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Usually you own a console to play games on. After all, that is their main purpose. Sometimes however, your poor console is just left around collecting dust while you do something else. It’s not as though you play games all the time. So what use is your console if you don’t want to play games? What other things can you do with your console? Well, that is the question I asked my self and over the last few days I have been experimenting to unearth many other uses for your little (or big in XBox’s case) box of joy. Here is what I discovered: -
*PS2*
Usually I would expect my PS2 to be churning out such games like MGS2 and Gran Turismo 3. However, over the past days my PS2 has been put to the limit showing me it’s other capabilities. The first thing I found quite interesting was the skipping rope method. Basically you need two controllers, official or cheapo madcatz or any other cheapo controller will do. Now place the PS2 on the floor behind you and swing it over your head. As the console flies towards your legs quickly jump over it and proceed with the swinging motion. I had hours of joy doing this and it even kept me off Final Fantasy X. I managed to do 36 jumps last night which is probably my record. How many can you do?
After many skipping sessions with my PS2 it had started to become a bit dark outside. However! Thanks to the brilliantly bright LED’s on the front of the console I could continue my sessions. After this second great discovery I packed my bags and decided to go camping in a dark jungle to really test this method. As night fell I popped my PS2 and some spare car batteries in my pocket and set off in search for… well, twigs. As I came to a dark bit of the forest out came my PS2, which was now powered by the car batteries. Suddenly the whole forest was lit with a gleaming blue and green tint and my twig collecting became much easier. If you too want to go twig collecting or perform any other activity at night but can’t see, then just simply do what I did. Hook a car battery to the PS2, switch it on, and what do you know! Brilliant pocket lighting that could do Mag-lite out of business.
*Xbox*
Because I don’t personally have an Xbox, I decided to go around to Dixons and claim I had lost my mum. Even though I was 16 and perfectly knew my way around town, the manager still let me wait in a room until my parents were contacted. In this room there was a Game Cube and an Xbox so I decided to get to work. As this is the Xbox section then I can say that I started off with the Xbox even though it was the Game Cube that I experimented with first. After all X comes before G in the alphabet (What? Do you really expect a 16 year old who loses his mum to know the alphabet? Seriously? Do you?). Anyway, after a while they brought me a drink in. As there was no table to put my drink on I had to sit there holding it, until of course, I found out Xbox function number 2! Yes! The average cup sits perfectly on the disk tray freeing my hands so I could continue playing on the Game Cube. Now I know why people have two consoles! Not because of the different games. No. Simply because you can put your cup on one while you play the other. Bill Gates I salute you! Wait… no I don’t.
When the Dixons staff finally realised that I was taking them for a ride I heard a loud knock on the door. Frantically I tried to lift the heavy bulk of the Xbox before the door could be opened. Just in time I managed to block the door with the heavy mass. Now what a use that is! If only the Xbox had been invented during the time of The Shining! Then Jack wouldn’t have been able to get in.
*Game Cube*
Before I got chucked out of Dixons I did manage to experiment a bit with the Game Cube. First I stuck the cardboard out of a toilet roll to the bottom of the Game Cube (after detaching the controllers). Next I got a round bit of foam and stuck in on the top. For some reason there was a copy of Radio Times in the room and I was lucky enough to find a Radio Five Live logo! You personally can easily print one off the net. Now, after attaching the logo’s to the side of the ‘Cube my contraption was complete! Yes! I had turned a Game Cube into my very own ‘Five Live interview microphone’. Nice! Now I could go around talking to strangers without getting funny looks!
Another nice thing I discovered was that you can turn the Game Cube into your very own pet! Simply attach a controller to one of the middle ports, attach some wheels to the bottom and voila! For extra ‘cuteness’ you can add a Pikachu mask. Watch as passers by look in envy at your cute little ‘thing’. You could even be the first person to win Crufts with a Game Cube.
Now that’s innovation!
Thanks for reading,
*PS2*
Usually I would expect my PS2 to be churning out such games like MGS2 and Gran Turismo 3. However, over the past days my PS2 has been put to the limit showing me it’s other capabilities. The first thing I found quite interesting was the skipping rope method. Basically you need two controllers, official or cheapo madcatz or any other cheapo controller will do. Now place the PS2 on the floor behind you and swing it over your head. As the console flies towards your legs quickly jump over it and proceed with the swinging motion. I had hours of joy doing this and it even kept me off Final Fantasy X. I managed to do 36 jumps last night which is probably my record. How many can you do?
After many skipping sessions with my PS2 it had started to become a bit dark outside. However! Thanks to the brilliantly bright LED’s on the front of the console I could continue my sessions. After this second great discovery I packed my bags and decided to go camping in a dark jungle to really test this method. As night fell I popped my PS2 and some spare car batteries in my pocket and set off in search for… well, twigs. As I came to a dark bit of the forest out came my PS2, which was now powered by the car batteries. Suddenly the whole forest was lit with a gleaming blue and green tint and my twig collecting became much easier. If you too want to go twig collecting or perform any other activity at night but can’t see, then just simply do what I did. Hook a car battery to the PS2, switch it on, and what do you know! Brilliant pocket lighting that could do Mag-lite out of business.
*Xbox*
Because I don’t personally have an Xbox, I decided to go around to Dixons and claim I had lost my mum. Even though I was 16 and perfectly knew my way around town, the manager still let me wait in a room until my parents were contacted. In this room there was a Game Cube and an Xbox so I decided to get to work. As this is the Xbox section then I can say that I started off with the Xbox even though it was the Game Cube that I experimented with first. After all X comes before G in the alphabet (What? Do you really expect a 16 year old who loses his mum to know the alphabet? Seriously? Do you?). Anyway, after a while they brought me a drink in. As there was no table to put my drink on I had to sit there holding it, until of course, I found out Xbox function number 2! Yes! The average cup sits perfectly on the disk tray freeing my hands so I could continue playing on the Game Cube. Now I know why people have two consoles! Not because of the different games. No. Simply because you can put your cup on one while you play the other. Bill Gates I salute you! Wait… no I don’t.
When the Dixons staff finally realised that I was taking them for a ride I heard a loud knock on the door. Frantically I tried to lift the heavy bulk of the Xbox before the door could be opened. Just in time I managed to block the door with the heavy mass. Now what a use that is! If only the Xbox had been invented during the time of The Shining! Then Jack wouldn’t have been able to get in.
*Game Cube*
Before I got chucked out of Dixons I did manage to experiment a bit with the Game Cube. First I stuck the cardboard out of a toilet roll to the bottom of the Game Cube (after detaching the controllers). Next I got a round bit of foam and stuck in on the top. For some reason there was a copy of Radio Times in the room and I was lucky enough to find a Radio Five Live logo! You personally can easily print one off the net. Now, after attaching the logo’s to the side of the ‘Cube my contraption was complete! Yes! I had turned a Game Cube into my very own ‘Five Live interview microphone’. Nice! Now I could go around talking to strangers without getting funny looks!
Another nice thing I discovered was that you can turn the Game Cube into your very own pet! Simply attach a controller to one of the middle ports, attach some wheels to the bottom and voila! For extra ‘cuteness’ you can add a Pikachu mask. Watch as passers by look in envy at your cute little ‘thing’. You could even be the first person to win Crufts with a Game Cube.
Now that’s innovation!
Thanks for reading,
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Na†ßu© wrote:
> Lol, thanks for the warning. Heh heh, great stroy though :D
well, not really. especially considering that he found this joke on the net somewhere and just added a whole prologue to it. the real joke just starts with a man liking baked beans and he is driving home one night (after months of giving them up) and his car breaks down outside a moterway thingy (place to eat) heh. he smells the beans and decides he will walk off the farting but then he gets home and his wife blindfolds him... blah blah blah...
> Lol, thanks for the warning. Heh heh, great stroy though :D
well, not really. especially considering that he found this joke on the net somewhere and just added a whole prologue to it. the real joke just starts with a man liking baked beans and he is driving home one night (after months of giving them up) and his car breaks down outside a moterway thingy (place to eat) heh. he smells the beans and decides he will walk off the farting but then he gets home and his wife blindfolds him... blah blah blah...
Lol, thanks for the warning. Heh heh, great stroy though :D
Hi,
Like most people reading this, I have a PS2. A dear friend of mine (whose name I will not disclose) has an XBox. His nickname is "hammerhead" - he has a flat head. His other nickname at school was "Windy Miller"... for reasons which will become more apparent.
Now, one reason why I'm posting this (its my first posting) is to warn console owners that there are some dangers for using consoles for other purposes. My friend's XBox cost him his marriage!. This is true, it happened to my friend in real life, and telling this, brings a tear to my eye (its like a dagger through my heart, but I must tell).
The other reason I'm posting this is that he found an extraordinary use for his XBox - that I could not do with my PS2 :~(
He was soooo chuffed, but, as I will tell you, all did not turn out so rosy in the end:
He had a terrible passion for baked beans. He loved them, but they always had an embarrassing and somewhat lively reaction on him.
We were in this nightclub once and he met this girl, I'll use Kate as her name - I don't want to give out real names. He really, really liked Kate and he thought to himself, she'll never like me if I carrying on like this, so, after getting my advice, he made the supreme sacrifice and gave up beans. They fell in love and he asked her to marry him and she said Yes!. She became his fiancee.
This might sound like sloshy, girly fairytale, but it's all true.
Anyway...
A few months ago, on the Saturday, after discussing what to do for his stag do, we were comparing our consoles and games. We both kept insisting that we had the better one. After much debate we then tried to find imaginative uses for each one. Matching each over, like for like, for hours and hours... until he removed the contents of his XBox and put it on his head. Ohh... it fit sooo snug and he looked so cool!. He look better than "Robbie the Robot". I was completely gutted - my PS2 did'nt even fit or look like a robot's glove. Completely gutted!!.
The only problem he had was that he could not see. He knew he looked good, and he pursaded me to guide him around. We went down the high street and everybody was coming up to him. Arggh, he look so impressive and everyone was giving him complements. We also went into a few bars and had the odd beer as well. He was getting so much attention. Argghh... I was so smegging jealeous! Me, walking around like his blinking guide dog, whilst he looked like the dogs tadgers - arggh, I wanted one... badly!!!
On the Monday, on the way home from work, his car broke down and since we all live in the country, he called Kate and told her that he would be late because he had to walk. On his way home, he passed a small cafe and the wonderful aroma of baked beans overwhelmed him.
Since he still had several miles to walk he figured he could walk off any ill affects before he got home. It was also a special day for him. So he went in and ordered, and before leaving had 3 extra large helpings of baked beans. All the way home he putt-putted. By the time he arrived home he felt reasonably safe.
Kate met him at the door and seemed somewhat excited. She exclaimed, "Darling, I have the most wonderful surprise for you for dinner tonight!"
She put a blindfold on him, but knowing how good he looked (and thinking she would want a little bit of hanky panky for desert) he whipped off the blindfold and put on his XBox. He knew she would be impressed and he knew she was quite kinky - so what would be better that fooling around with "Robbie the Robot".
She grinned and led him to his chair at the head of the table and made him promise not to peak.
At this point he was beginning to feel another one coming on. Just as Kate was about to remove the XBox, the telephone rang. She again made him promise not to peek until she returned, and away she went to answer the phone. While she was gone, he seized the opportunity. He shifted his weight to one leg and let go. It was not only loud, but ripe as a rotten egg. He had a hard time breathing, so he felt for his napkin and fanned the air abouthim.
He had just started to feel better, when another urge came on. He raised his leg and RRIIIPPPP !!! It sounded like a diesel engine revving, and smelled worse. To keep from gagging, he tried fanning his arms a while, hoping the smell would dissipate. He got another urge. This was a real blue ribbon winner, the windows shook, the dishes on the table rattled and a minute later the flowers on the table were dead.
While keeping an ear tuned in on the conversation in the hallway, and keeping his promise of staying blindfolded, he carried on like this for the next ten minutes, farting and fanning each time with his napkin. When he heard the phone farewells he neatly laid his napkin on his lap and folded his hands on top of it. Smiling contentedly, he was the picture of innocence when Kate walked in.
Apologising for taking so long, she asked if he had peeked at the dinner table. After assuring her he had not peeked, Kate removed the XBox and she yelled, "SURPRISE!!!"
To his shock and horror, there were twelve dinner guests, including Kate's Mum and Dad (Yes, thats right the future "In-Laws") seated around the table for his surprise birthday party.
---
Thinking about this still makes me cry - I am now whilst writing this - my poor, poor friend - if only he got a PS2!.
Thanks for reading.
Me.
Like most people reading this, I have a PS2. A dear friend of mine (whose name I will not disclose) has an XBox. His nickname is "hammerhead" - he has a flat head. His other nickname at school was "Windy Miller"... for reasons which will become more apparent.
Now, one reason why I'm posting this (its my first posting) is to warn console owners that there are some dangers for using consoles for other purposes. My friend's XBox cost him his marriage!. This is true, it happened to my friend in real life, and telling this, brings a tear to my eye (its like a dagger through my heart, but I must tell).
The other reason I'm posting this is that he found an extraordinary use for his XBox - that I could not do with my PS2 :~(
He was soooo chuffed, but, as I will tell you, all did not turn out so rosy in the end:
He had a terrible passion for baked beans. He loved them, but they always had an embarrassing and somewhat lively reaction on him.
We were in this nightclub once and he met this girl, I'll use Kate as her name - I don't want to give out real names. He really, really liked Kate and he thought to himself, she'll never like me if I carrying on like this, so, after getting my advice, he made the supreme sacrifice and gave up beans. They fell in love and he asked her to marry him and she said Yes!. She became his fiancee.
This might sound like sloshy, girly fairytale, but it's all true.
Anyway...
A few months ago, on the Saturday, after discussing what to do for his stag do, we were comparing our consoles and games. We both kept insisting that we had the better one. After much debate we then tried to find imaginative uses for each one. Matching each over, like for like, for hours and hours... until he removed the contents of his XBox and put it on his head. Ohh... it fit sooo snug and he looked so cool!. He look better than "Robbie the Robot". I was completely gutted - my PS2 did'nt even fit or look like a robot's glove. Completely gutted!!.
The only problem he had was that he could not see. He knew he looked good, and he pursaded me to guide him around. We went down the high street and everybody was coming up to him. Arggh, he look so impressive and everyone was giving him complements. We also went into a few bars and had the odd beer as well. He was getting so much attention. Argghh... I was so smegging jealeous! Me, walking around like his blinking guide dog, whilst he looked like the dogs tadgers - arggh, I wanted one... badly!!!
On the Monday, on the way home from work, his car broke down and since we all live in the country, he called Kate and told her that he would be late because he had to walk. On his way home, he passed a small cafe and the wonderful aroma of baked beans overwhelmed him.
Since he still had several miles to walk he figured he could walk off any ill affects before he got home. It was also a special day for him. So he went in and ordered, and before leaving had 3 extra large helpings of baked beans. All the way home he putt-putted. By the time he arrived home he felt reasonably safe.
Kate met him at the door and seemed somewhat excited. She exclaimed, "Darling, I have the most wonderful surprise for you for dinner tonight!"
She put a blindfold on him, but knowing how good he looked (and thinking she would want a little bit of hanky panky for desert) he whipped off the blindfold and put on his XBox. He knew she would be impressed and he knew she was quite kinky - so what would be better that fooling around with "Robbie the Robot".
She grinned and led him to his chair at the head of the table and made him promise not to peak.
At this point he was beginning to feel another one coming on. Just as Kate was about to remove the XBox, the telephone rang. She again made him promise not to peek until she returned, and away she went to answer the phone. While she was gone, he seized the opportunity. He shifted his weight to one leg and let go. It was not only loud, but ripe as a rotten egg. He had a hard time breathing, so he felt for his napkin and fanned the air abouthim.
He had just started to feel better, when another urge came on. He raised his leg and RRIIIPPPP !!! It sounded like a diesel engine revving, and smelled worse. To keep from gagging, he tried fanning his arms a while, hoping the smell would dissipate. He got another urge. This was a real blue ribbon winner, the windows shook, the dishes on the table rattled and a minute later the flowers on the table were dead.
While keeping an ear tuned in on the conversation in the hallway, and keeping his promise of staying blindfolded, he carried on like this for the next ten minutes, farting and fanning each time with his napkin. When he heard the phone farewells he neatly laid his napkin on his lap and folded his hands on top of it. Smiling contentedly, he was the picture of innocence when Kate walked in.
Apologising for taking so long, she asked if he had peeked at the dinner table. After assuring her he had not peeked, Kate removed the XBox and she yelled, "SURPRISE!!!"
To his shock and horror, there were twelve dinner guests, including Kate's Mum and Dad (Yes, thats right the future "In-Laws") seated around the table for his surprise birthday party.
---
Thinking about this still makes me cry - I am now whilst writing this - my poor, poor friend - if only he got a PS2!.
Thanks for reading.
Me.
You could try it.
Na†ßu© wrote:
> Your compliments are making my cheeks go red. Or could it be the fact
> that I am worn out after another session of PS2 skipping? And quack
> i'm quite tall so some people might have trouble with the length of
> the controller. Sorry I should have mentioned that.
i don't suppose it would quite so well on stilts, eh?
> Your compliments are making my cheeks go red. Or could it be the fact
> that I am worn out after another session of PS2 skipping? And quack
> i'm quite tall so some people might have trouble with the length of
> the controller. Sorry I should have mentioned that.
i don't suppose it would quite so well on stilts, eh?
Your compliments are making my cheeks go red. Or could it be the fact that I am worn out after another session of PS2 skipping? And quack i'm quite tall so some people might have trouble with the length of the controller. Sorry I should have mentioned that.
RM18 wrote:
> ps2_proud wrote:
> KR wrote:
> good post. GAD contender :-)
>
> Of course. Nath keeps coming out with these great topics. I have
> written about videogame violence in the FOG (chat) forum and I
> personally put a lot of effort into it.
>
> But nath has done a great job in SR. keep it up!
>
>
> How would you know? You wouldn't have been here long enough to
> ascertain how good he is.
>
Oh but I have. I was recently 'Ronaldinho_da_2nd' but I was banned for misconduct. But I have seen the errors of my ways. Good Day.
PS2_Proud
> ps2_proud wrote:
> KR wrote:
> good post. GAD contender :-)
>
> Of course. Nath keeps coming out with these great topics. I have
> written about videogame violence in the FOG (chat) forum and I
> personally put a lot of effort into it.
>
> But nath has done a great job in SR. keep it up!
>
>
> How would you know? You wouldn't have been here long enough to
> ascertain how good he is.
>
Oh but I have. I was recently 'Ronaldinho_da_2nd' but I was banned for misconduct. But I have seen the errors of my ways. Good Day.
PS2_Proud
great post Nat
ps2_proud wrote:
> KR wrote:
> good post. GAD contender :-)
>
> Of course. Nath keeps coming out with these great topics. I have
> written about videogame violence in the FOG (chat) forum and I
> personally put a lot of effort into it.
>
> But nath has done a great job in SR. keep it up!
How would you know? You wouldn't have been here long enough to ascertain how good he is.
Co-incidentally though, Natbuc is deserving of those accolades - another entertaining topic, well done!
:D
> KR wrote:
> good post. GAD contender :-)
>
> Of course. Nath keeps coming out with these great topics. I have
> written about videogame violence in the FOG (chat) forum and I
> personally put a lot of effort into it.
>
> But nath has done a great job in SR. keep it up!
How would you know? You wouldn't have been here long enough to ascertain how good he is.
Co-incidentally though, Natbuc is deserving of those accolades - another entertaining topic, well done!
:D
personally i find the controller wires too long for skipping
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