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Happen it was my birthday on Friday.
Anyway, my wife got me a Wavebird. Well, that's not strictly true, I had to order it myself, as she didn't know where she could get one from, but she did wrap it up, and I opened it on my birthday.
It wasn't easy to get the thing out of it's packaging though. Stupid plastic casing rubbish! My scissoring skills aren't too hot in the dark at 6:30 in the morning, but I got it out eventually.
Had to go to work shortly afterwards, but upon my return, the tests begun.
Firstly I stuck in the batteries and put both the Wavebird and the reciever on channel 1. I switched my Gamecube on, but when I pressed buttons there was no response. I checked that I had both on the same channel, moved them to 5, but still nothing.
Switched the pad on.
Test 1: Sitting on sofa.
Yes, the pad works fine from my regular sitting position, only I don't have to move the Gamecube to the floor. I still lift the pad up when the children come by though, to aviod them tripping on non-existant wires.
Test 2: In the kitchen
I move into the kitchen, and press the buttons. Malibu tells me that Spiderman is indeed moving. So it works fine through one wall. I cannot see the TV though. I imagine I'd still be able to play Super Smash Bros: Melee and Sonic Adventure from here with my usual degree of skill.
Test 3: In the back garden.
My wife Lisa has had to move into the living room to report results to me. Apparently it's still working fine, but it's difficult to hear, with a number od walls between us.
Test 4: Out the front
I move around the house, and glance in the living room window, to confirm with my own eyes that it's still working.
Test 5: On the road
Well, not a real road, just the track that leads to my house, so no danger of traffic. I'm the other side of the conifers now too, and beneath phone lines. There are birds sitting on these phone lines. The Wavebird still works fine.
Test 6: On the road, in my pants.
I'm not wearing shoes, so I don't really want to walk further from my house, so I put another layer between the Wavebird and the reciever, by putting it in my pants. I furiously bash away in my pants. My wife reports that it's working. The birds fly away. Parents call their children inside. I hear a siren.
NEXT WEEKS TEST:
Will the Wavebird work from my jail cell?
*NOTE*
Test 6 only took place within the confides of my wrong brain. Other tests, 1-5, were conducted and the results as stated above.
Anyway, my wife got me a Wavebird. Well, that's not strictly true, I had to order it myself, as she didn't know where she could get one from, but she did wrap it up, and I opened it on my birthday.
It wasn't easy to get the thing out of it's packaging though. Stupid plastic casing rubbish! My scissoring skills aren't too hot in the dark at 6:30 in the morning, but I got it out eventually.
Had to go to work shortly afterwards, but upon my return, the tests begun.
Firstly I stuck in the batteries and put both the Wavebird and the reciever on channel 1. I switched my Gamecube on, but when I pressed buttons there was no response. I checked that I had both on the same channel, moved them to 5, but still nothing.
Switched the pad on.
Test 1: Sitting on sofa.
Yes, the pad works fine from my regular sitting position, only I don't have to move the Gamecube to the floor. I still lift the pad up when the children come by though, to aviod them tripping on non-existant wires.
Test 2: In the kitchen
I move into the kitchen, and press the buttons. Malibu tells me that Spiderman is indeed moving. So it works fine through one wall. I cannot see the TV though. I imagine I'd still be able to play Super Smash Bros: Melee and Sonic Adventure from here with my usual degree of skill.
Test 3: In the back garden.
My wife Lisa has had to move into the living room to report results to me. Apparently it's still working fine, but it's difficult to hear, with a number od walls between us.
Test 4: Out the front
I move around the house, and glance in the living room window, to confirm with my own eyes that it's still working.
Test 5: On the road
Well, not a real road, just the track that leads to my house, so no danger of traffic. I'm the other side of the conifers now too, and beneath phone lines. There are birds sitting on these phone lines. The Wavebird still works fine.
Test 6: On the road, in my pants.
I'm not wearing shoes, so I don't really want to walk further from my house, so I put another layer between the Wavebird and the reciever, by putting it in my pants. I furiously bash away in my pants. My wife reports that it's working. The birds fly away. Parents call their children inside. I hear a siren.
NEXT WEEKS TEST:
Will the Wavebird work from my jail cell?
*NOTE*
Test 6 only took place within the confides of my wrong brain. Other tests, 1-5, were conducted and the results as stated above.
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Thanks for the info auf deutsch. I might get a couple to complete my collection of controllers.
If I didn't already have 4 pads I'd get one.
Can't you use scissors? It's easy. *Cuts paper with scissors to make them jealous*
Cool, I got mine in America, brand new for £22 and had a hard time getting that damned packaging off...
I finally recieved (Har-Har) my wavebird today! It rules! Works from much further away than it said on the box! :D
Got it off of Ebay for £30, brand new, unused, and that includes P+P!
:D
Got it off of Ebay for £30, brand new, unused, and that includes P+P!
:D
I have heard from somewhere that when The Wavebird comes out in Europe on 22nd Nov they will reduce the price of all other existing controllers that are wirefull.
Plus I'm getting it as a christmas present with Starfox Adventures, awsome.
Plus I'm getting it as a christmas present with Starfox Adventures, awsome.
Meka Dragon wrote:
>I furiously bash away in my pants.
Tsk tsk. What does Lisa say about that? :-D
>I furiously bash away in my pants.
Tsk tsk. What does Lisa say about that? :-D
Loved test six, heh.
Oh and surely you would put the control pad down so your kids could step over the wires rather than lifting it up which would send them flying.
Mind you depends how old/tall your kids are, heh. :)
Oh and surely you would put the control pad down so your kids could step over the wires rather than lifting it up which would send them flying.
Mind you depends how old/tall your kids are, heh. :)
Meka Dragon wrote:
> There are birds sitting on these phone lines. The Wavebird still works > fine.
What.... It still works when birds are sitting on phone lines?..
Sheesh Im getting one....
> There are birds sitting on these phone lines. The Wavebird still works > fine.
What.... It still works when birds are sitting on phone lines?..
Sheesh Im getting one....
Maverick42 wrote:
> Would you recommend one then? How does the lack of a rumble feature
> fare? Does it look good against a purple GameCube? Are there different
> colours? Is it more expensive than an original controller?
Would You recommend one?
Definately, you can finally relax while holding a controller (unless your room is already really small)
How does a lack of ruble feauture fare?
I prefer it to be quite honest, cos the rumble feature got kinda annoying on the old controller.
Does it look good against a purple gamecube?
I doesn't look bad but it just reminds me so much of the dull grey N64 controller
.
Are there different colours?
No. Shame though, something for Ninty to work on ;)
Is it more expensive than the original?
Yeah, but not by much, but the price might have changed by the time it gets released.
> Would you recommend one then? How does the lack of a rumble feature
> fare? Does it look good against a purple GameCube? Are there different
> colours? Is it more expensive than an original controller?
Would You recommend one?
Definately, you can finally relax while holding a controller (unless your room is already really small)
How does a lack of ruble feauture fare?
I prefer it to be quite honest, cos the rumble feature got kinda annoying on the old controller.
Does it look good against a purple gamecube?
I doesn't look bad but it just reminds me so much of the dull grey N64 controller
.
Are there different colours?
No. Shame though, something for Ninty to work on ;)
Is it more expensive than the original?
Yeah, but not by much, but the price might have changed by the time it gets released.
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