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I like to play my console games with friends. The main problem is that they live quite far from me and only one of us has a certain console, while the other has a different console. What I'd like is to be able to pick my Dreamcast up and take it to my friend's house without worrying about leaving wires, controllers and other vital pieces of equipment behind me.
The only suggestions to counter this that I've thought of so far are taping the console leads to the machine with sellotape and wrapping the controller wires around the console, then sticking it in a bag. The problem is that the tape often makes marks on the machine and wrapping leads around only loosens the wires on controllers, eventually fraying the wire inside.
To combat this I would like to see:
.More infra-red or wireless controllers to choose from.
.Console connectors for the tv that sent the signal by infra-red or other wireless means (they already do these for the PC to use it on a TV)
.Speakers and joypads that are built to attach to the console, or a console with an ability to fold like a box and contain the various bits and pieces.
I realise there are plenty of console bags that have space for all this, but I'd like to be able to pick everything up in one go and know I've got it all without getting to my friend's house 50 miles away and realising I can't use the console!
The only suggestions to counter this that I've thought of so far are taping the console leads to the machine with sellotape and wrapping the controller wires around the console, then sticking it in a bag. The problem is that the tape often makes marks on the machine and wrapping leads around only loosens the wires on controllers, eventually fraying the wire inside.
To combat this I would like to see:
.More infra-red or wireless controllers to choose from.
.Console connectors for the tv that sent the signal by infra-red or other wireless means (they already do these for the PC to use it on a TV)
.Speakers and joypads that are built to attach to the console, or a console with an ability to fold like a box and contain the various bits and pieces.
I realise there are plenty of console bags that have space for all this, but I'd like to be able to pick everything up in one go and know I've got it all without getting to my friend's house 50 miles away and realising I can't use the console!
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I like to play my console games with friends. The main problem is that they live quite far from me and only one of us has a certain console, while the other has a different console. What I'd like is to be able to pick my Dreamcast up and take it to my friend's house without worrying about leaving wires, controllers and other vital pieces of equipment behind me.
The only suggestions to counter this that I've thought of so far are taping the console leads to the machine with sellotape and wrapping the controller wires around the console, then sticking it in a bag. The problem is that the tape often makes marks on the machine and wrapping leads around only loosens the wires on controllers, eventually fraying the wire inside.
To combat this I would like to see:
.More infra-red or wireless controllers to choose from.
.Console connectors for the tv that sent the signal by infra-red or other wireless means (they already do these for the PC to use it on a TV)
.Speakers and joypads that are built to attach to the console, or a console with an ability to fold like a box and contain the various bits and pieces.
I realise there are plenty of console bags that have space for all this, but I'd like to be able to pick everything up in one go and know I've got it all without getting to my friend's house 50 miles away and realising I can't use the console!
The only suggestions to counter this that I've thought of so far are taping the console leads to the machine with sellotape and wrapping the controller wires around the console, then sticking it in a bag. The problem is that the tape often makes marks on the machine and wrapping leads around only loosens the wires on controllers, eventually fraying the wire inside.
To combat this I would like to see:
.More infra-red or wireless controllers to choose from.
.Console connectors for the tv that sent the signal by infra-red or other wireless means (they already do these for the PC to use it on a TV)
.Speakers and joypads that are built to attach to the console, or a console with an ability to fold like a box and contain the various bits and pieces.
I realise there are plenty of console bags that have space for all this, but I'd like to be able to pick everything up in one go and know I've got it all without getting to my friend's house 50 miles away and realising I can't use the console!