Home
Databases
Community
Blogs
Tools
Submit
About
Donate
Database Search
Title
Console
Genre
Year
Publisher
RFG ID#
Community Blogs
My Blog
Submit Info
RFG Chat
Store
New on the Blogs
Update on the State of RFGeneration!
(8/31/2024)
In Which I Describe Pizza Tower at an Exhaustingly Long Length
(7/31/2024)
Remasters, Remakes, Rereleases, and Remembering the Past
(3/30/2024)
The Top 5 Survival Horror Games for the Sega Dreamcast
(2/20/2024)
Trombone Champ Is a Good Game
(12/30/2023)
Thoughts on the Nintendo Switch OLED Model
(11/21/2023)
Hypnospace Outlaw
(10/30/2023)
Hot Community Blog Entries
The Steam Indie Spring Sale - What should you get?
(3)
The Top 5 Survival Horror Games for the Sega Dreamcast
(1)
Remasters, Remakes, Rereleases, and Remembering the Past
(1)
Flash gaming at its best: Liferaft Zero
(2)
Trombone Champ Is a Good Game
(1)
In Which I Describe Pizza Tower at an Exhaustingly Long Length
(1)
Nielsen's Favorites on Channel 4
Shoot the Core-cast Episode 053 - Fire Shark
(1)
Press Playcast Episode 91 - Doki Doki Literature Club
(0)
Press Playcast Episode 92 - Bioshock Infinite
(0)
Shmup Club January 2023 - Metal Black
(1)
Shoot the Core-cast Episode 052 - Deathsmiles
(0)
Update on the State of RFGeneration!
(16)
Welcome,
Guest
. Please
login
or
register
.
Did you miss your
activation email?
October 31, 2024, 06:32:15 PM
News:
RF Generation: Where we play the Power Pad with our feet, not our hands, dagnabbit!
RF Generation Message Board
|
Collecting
|
Collection Connection
|
Controller cabinet of shame - organizing controllers
0 Members and 3 Guests are viewing this topic.
« previous
next »
Pages:
1
[
2
]
3
4
5
Author
Topic: Controller cabinet of shame - organizing controllers (Read 9393 times)
Hungrymoose
Atari 7800
Posts: 417
Re: Controller cabinet of shame - organizing controllers
«
Reply #15 on:
January 15, 2013, 11:55:03 PM »
I couldn't take it any more so I ran to Target, got some more plastic drawers and viola!
Logged
[img width=468 height=60]http://www.rfgeneration.com/images/banners/generated/collection/Hungrymoose.png[/img]
SideshowSam
N-Gage
Posts: 43
Re: Controller cabinet of shame - organizing controllers
«
Reply #16 on:
January 16, 2013, 12:05:07 AM »
Glad it turned out well, Moose.
IMG_20130115_230027.jpg
(29.46 KB, 300x400 - viewed 255 times.)
Logged
monkees19
Donor
Posts: 704
Awards: 2015 Fantasy Football Winner
Champion of
Re: Controller cabinet of shame - organizing controllers
«
Reply #17 on:
January 16, 2013, 01:27:03 AM »
Man, I gotta do something like that. Mine are just under the couch on a storage bin lid...well, easy access if nothing else.
Logged
[img width=300 height=135]http://www.xboxgamertag.com/gamercard/monkees19/fullnxe/card.png[/img]
techwizard
Donor
Posts: 3840
Re: Controller cabinet of shame - organizing controllers
«
Reply #18 on:
January 16, 2013, 04:29:06 AM »
i should probably find a different method to store my controllers...they barely fit in the drawers they're in, and i have the cables wrapped around them like everyone here said they shouldn't be XD
Logged
singlebanana
Director
Posts: 7082
Re: Controller cabinet of shame - organizing controllers
«
Reply #19 on:
January 16, 2013, 08:47:25 AM »
Yeah, the peg board method is pretty easy. Just be sure that you anchor it well into the wall (you don't have to go nuts, simple plastic anchors are fine if they are spaced out). Also make sure that that your spacers between the board in the wall are long enough to accommodate the hooks for the hangers to go in with ease. Also, be sure to use washers under your screws. Pegboard is not an extremely durable material and this will offer some protection from the holes stripping out. Good luck if you go that route.
Logged
RFGen Co-Director; pinball, 2600 & NES nutjob, co-host of the RFGen
Community Playthrough and the RFGen Playcast. Listen/Download on iTunes and Podbean:
www.rfgplaycast.com
Complete licensed NA NES, U.S. SMS, NA Vectrex, and Microvision sets!, 11 left for 7800, 25 for 5200, 42 for Colecovision
singlebanana
Director
Posts: 7082
Re: Controller cabinet of shame - organizing controllers
«
Reply #20 on:
January 16, 2013, 08:52:52 AM »
Quote from: Shadow Kisuragi on January 15, 2013, 06:24:20 PM
...uhh, yeah...
ONE UP THIS, MOOSE!
Nice NeoGeo cab back there Shadow. Does it have the headphone jack? I thought about getting a multicade of classic games for my garage, but I think I'll get a Neo first. Such great titles on it and you can swap them out fairly reasonably.
Logged
RFGen Co-Director; pinball, 2600 & NES nutjob, co-host of the RFGen
Community Playthrough and the RFGen Playcast. Listen/Download on iTunes and Podbean:
www.rfgplaycast.com
Complete licensed NA NES, U.S. SMS, NA Vectrex, and Microvision sets!, 11 left for 7800, 25 for 5200, 42 for Colecovision
Shadow Kisuragi
Variant Collector
Director
Posts: 10853
Awards: 2013 Fantasy Football Winner
Re: Controller cabinet of shame - organizing controllers
«
Reply #21 on:
January 16, 2013, 08:56:51 AM »
Yep, it has a headphone jack and memory card slots. I've told the story before, but my cabinet has never seen an arcade before. It was purchased direct from SNK from a distributor, but was never rented out. One of my wife's co-workers purchased it, and we got it from him for $250. It needs some restoration work on the side panels, and I need to reconnect the 2nd controller since something came loose during the move.
He was nice enough to include a multicart with the cabinet, which has most of the NeoGeo library on it including romhacks. That would be my suggestion if you don't want to get the expensive MVS carts to start off with.
...back on topic, does anyone think the magnet idea would work well? Can anyone think of any controllers that it would damage? I'd prefer not to hang them on hooks, personally.
«
Last Edit: January 16, 2013, 08:59:03 AM by Shadow Kisuragi
»
Logged
singlebanana
Director
Posts: 7082
Re: Controller cabinet of shame - organizing controllers
«
Reply #22 on:
January 16, 2013, 09:51:07 AM »
Nice grab man, I somehow missed you ever talking about this purchase.
The only thing about the magnet idea that would concern me is that you would have to put adhesive magnets on the backs of your controllers, which I wouldn't want to do to mine. The sticky on those is usually pretty strong and I would worry about damage if I ever took them off and they might give the controller a different "feel" in some cases. Was there another way you were thinking about to attach the magnets?
Logged
RFGen Co-Director; pinball, 2600 & NES nutjob, co-host of the RFGen
Community Playthrough and the RFGen Playcast. Listen/Download on iTunes and Podbean:
www.rfgplaycast.com
Complete licensed NA NES, U.S. SMS, NA Vectrex, and Microvision sets!, 11 left for 7800, 25 for 5200, 42 for Colecovision
SideshowSam
N-Gage
Posts: 43
Re: Controller cabinet of shame - organizing controllers
«
Reply #23 on:
January 16, 2013, 01:29:47 PM »
Quote from: singlebanana on January 16, 2013, 09:51:07 AM
The sticky on those is usually pretty strong and I would worry about damage if I ever took them off and they might give the controller a different "feel" in some cases. Was there another way you were thinking about to attach the magnets?
That would be my concern as well, if there was a way the magnet would be obstructive and I wouldn't worry about the adhesive I think it could be pretty cool. It would have to be a pretty strong magnet too, I'd bet.
Logged
singlebanana
Director
Posts: 7082
Re: Controller cabinet of shame - organizing controllers
«
Reply #24 on:
January 16, 2013, 02:06:56 PM »
Even if you use a magnet on the controller, the cords would still flop around. Still a cool idea if you can find some way to make it work.
Logged
RFGen Co-Director; pinball, 2600 & NES nutjob, co-host of the RFGen
Community Playthrough and the RFGen Playcast. Listen/Download on iTunes and Podbean:
www.rfgplaycast.com
Complete licensed NA NES, U.S. SMS, NA Vectrex, and Microvision sets!, 11 left for 7800, 25 for 5200, 42 for Colecovision
techwizard
Donor
Posts: 3840
Re: Controller cabinet of shame - organizing controllers
«
Reply #25 on:
January 16, 2013, 05:26:01 PM »
i like the practicality of the peg board idea, but visually i don't like it at all...i usually like to have everything look neat and livable, so that friends could come over and not feel like they're in a store or a workshop. for myself i think i just need to get better drawers, i've seen some really wide ones at walmart recently that would do the trick, that way i wouldn't have to pile the controllers on top of each other, they could be laid out side by side.
Logged
Shadow Kisuragi
Variant Collector
Director
Posts: 10853
Awards: 2013 Fantasy Football Winner
Re: Controller cabinet of shame - organizing controllers
«
Reply #26 on:
January 16, 2013, 05:30:31 PM »
Quote from: techwizard on January 16, 2013, 05:26:01 PM
i like the practicality of the peg board idea, but visually i don't like it at all...i usually like to have everything look neat and livable, so that friends could come over and not feel like they're in a store or a workshop. for myself i think i just need to get better drawers, i've seen some really wide ones at walmart recently that would do the trick, that way i wouldn't have to pile the controllers on top of each other, they could be laid out side by side.
You'd think that, but it fails very quickly.
Logged
SideshowSam
N-Gage
Posts: 43
Re: Controller cabinet of shame - organizing controllers
«
Reply #27 on:
January 16, 2013, 07:49:46 PM »
Quote from: Shadow Kisuragi on January 16, 2013, 05:30:31 PM
You'd think that, but it fails very quickly.
Especially if you're like me, and you pick up any 25 cent NES controller at a garage sale. Even if you already have 15. I mean, who can pass by a deal! Besides I might wanna try my hand at making a wireless one one day and it'll help to have some practice ones I can mess up.
Logged
Kabonk
N-Gage
Posts: 37
Re: Controller cabinet of shame - organizing controllers
«
Reply #28 on:
January 16, 2013, 08:34:33 PM »
Quote from: Shadow Kisuragi on January 15, 2013, 06:24:20 PM
...uhh, yeah...
ONE UP THIS, MOOSE!
I feel your pain
[img width=375 height=500]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8211/8362232903_23ece7e520.jpg[/img]
IMG_20130105_110532
by
kabonk
, on Flickr
[img width=500 height=375]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8502/8363299344_c7524845db.jpg[/img]
IMG_20130105_110526
by
kabonk
, on Flickr
Logged
[img width=468 height=60]http://www.rfgeneration.com/images/banners/generated/collection/Kabonk.png[/img]
techwizard
Donor
Posts: 3840
Re: Controller cabinet of shame - organizing controllers
«
Reply #29 on:
January 16, 2013, 11:24:37 PM »
i'm glad i have no room of shame, those all look almost like a hoarder's rooms
Logged
Pages:
1
[
2
]
3
4
5
« previous
next »
Jump to:
Please select a destination:
-----------------------------
Gaming
-----------------------------
=> Video Game Generation
===> RFGeneration Archives
=> Community Playthroughs
=> What About Channel 4?
=> RF Generation Podcasts
-----------------------------
Collecting
-----------------------------
=> Collection Connection
=> Trophies From the Hunt
=> Sales Extravaganza
===> Free Stuff
===> Keep An Eye Out For Me!!!
-----------------------------
Announcements and Feedback
-----------------------------
=> Announcements and Feedback
=> The Thinktank
=> RF Generation Events
-----------------------------
Other
-----------------------------
=> Idle Chatter
=> Media Room
=> The Gym
1 Hour
1 Day
1 Week
1 Month
Forever
Login with username, password and session length
Powered by SMF 1.1.21
|
SMF © 2015, Simple Machines
Simple Audio Video Embedder
RF Generation Theme derived from YabbGrey By
Nesianstyles
| Buttons by A.M.A
Page created in 0.181 seconds with 24 queries.
Site content Copyright © rfgeneration
.
com unless otherwise noted
.
Oh, and keep it on channel three
.