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Tell me about any ugly power supply setups you all have seen in gaming.  Most are a simple, standard 3-4' (1m) in length.  A true work of elegance is the interchangeability of the PS2 and Xbox power cables.   

To share my own experience, I have an Atari 2600 cable that is 16' (4.88m) long.  I can plug it into an outlet in another room if I wish, and its impossible to bundle the cable around the power adapter, its just too long.

The ad adapter for the 2600 is one long mother.  My cd-i has a interesting power cord.  Similar to the wii's how its a external adapter with a cord that plugs into the wall and a cord that plugs into the unit.  The big hunk of cheese is right in the middle. <~~{{{{}}}~~> The connector end that plugs into the cd-i is similar to a phone cord.

I think I have the same Atari power plug as Oatbob. I have never measured it but it is a lot long then any other power cord I have. I can't think of any other strange ones I have.

For my NES I use an old keyboards AC adapter. Dunno why they interchange but someone tripped and stripped my NES adapter, I tried out some old ones laying around, and that one worked.

PS2 and Xbox cables are interchangeable? WHA?  :o

He's referring to model 1 PS2's. Dreamcast cables, PS1 cables and I think Saturn (don't Quote me) all use more or less the same power cord as the PS2 and Xboxs.

Actually, I was referring to the slim PS2 cable.  The part that goes from the wall outlet to the external power adapter can be exchanged with the Xbox cable.  Wow, I just checked, and Tan's right, Dreamcast and PS1 cables do work for each other.

I bet a cord I have for an old Sony boombox works too.

You can play Gameboy even if you plug the AC jack into the headphones slot.
At least it worked on my first one... but mine was prety fucked up...

Who came up with the horrible Idea for the N64. That guy needs to be shot.   That has to be one of the worst idea's EVER. :)

I always really liked the N64 hookups. They took up much less space. I don't really have any problem with any specific power cord, but they sure do get mixed up in my floor. A couple of weeks ago I had 7 different systems sitting in my floor with their cords going every which way. I couldn't even see my PS2 anymore. I cleaned it up, but it's only a matter of time before the same things happens again. I guess that's part of the game.

How about the 360 brick? Who the heck thought that one up?

Even I've got to admit that the brick is ridiculous. I hope they figure out a way to replace it.

Maybe they could just get an internal power supply like on the PS3.

The bloated wall wart for the Colecovision can be a real pain. It's so heavy that it unplugs itself when it's put on the end of a power strip. Now I just use a normal extension cord specifically to plug in all of my consoles. (Not all at once, obviously  :razz:  ) It's just so much easier to let the ac adapter rest on the floor.

Cool, I do the same.  I leave the end of my (two) power strips open for these.  I'm screwed though if I get a Sega CD.  The Genesis/32x already has two power adapters, and the Sega CD takes a third!

Heh heh, I'm already there.   ;D It is a royal pain. I have to use two extension cords to be able to plug in all three adapters. I plug in one on each side of the first cord then squeeze in the plug for the second cord so I can attach the third wall wart in the second extension. I wonder who was the engineering wizard that overlooked how much of a problem plugging in three big Sega ac adapters would be.    ::)

Or like the original Xbox.

You want to see a real monstrous set of cables?  :razz:

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This is what all of that tangled mess is needed for:

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