Author Topic: Good and Bad experiences with game "accessories" (Read 4560 times)

BP · « **on:** September 13, 2005, 08:26:49 AM »

Bad: MadCatz. They are horrible. So far, I've had a broken N64 controller from them, a broken GCN controller from them, and a corrupt GCN memory card.

Good: Intec. I got a nice car adapter for my DS and a hand comforter for my SP. That one broke, but I think it was my fault.
Pelican. I like how their memory cards aren't disfunctional.
Radica. They made this thing for the SP so that you could put 3 games in and move the switch if you wanted to play a different one. That kinda made up for the intec hand comforter, too.

Maybe I should ust get reliable Nintendo brand stuff...

You can put a spoon between two slices of bread and it only sticks out a little bit! â€“Andy Milonakis

Markio · « **Reply #1 on:** September 13, 2005, 08:55:12 AM »

Worm lights work great for Game Boys without the lighted screen. Mine stopped working after a long time though.

â€œOf all the people I know, it is expected that Watoad will say â€˜cheeseâ€™ first.â€

Edited by - Markio on 9/13/2005 7:56:31 AM

Lizard Dude · « **Reply #2 on:** September 13, 2005, 09:54:35 AM »

I got a sweet Pelican hat at E3.

I bte yuo cna rdae tihs by lkooign at it.

Watoad · « **Reply #3 on:** September 13, 2005, 01:04:23 PM »

"Dang, TEM lives in a low-quality area." ~ Lizard Dude

Suffix · « **Reply #4 on:** September 13, 2005, 01:48:42 PM »

I don't get it, Watoad.

I don't recommend Pelican GCN controllers, too bulky.

Watoad · « **Reply #5 on:** September 13, 2005, 01:53:03 PM »

All I can say is that when I look at Lizard's pose in the last picture, it makes me think of Mario. I'm not sure why exactly, but I know that the hat has something to do with it.

"Dang, TEM lives in a low-quality area." ~ Lizard Dude

Suffix · « **Reply #6 on:** September 13, 2005, 04:46:22 PM »

Also, the ground seems to point directly at -45 degrees, reminiscent of SMW. The shading adds to this.

Edited by - Suffix on 9/13/2005 3:49:36 PM

TEM · « **Reply #7 on:** September 13, 2005, 04:51:29 PM »

Watoad totally just fixed our failed attempt at a UP. I like his "no captions" style

Time slowed and Reality bent.
But on and on the Eggman went.

PaperLuigi · « **Reply #8 on:** September 13, 2005, 04:53:09 PM »

Bad: 1. Wavebirds always died out when a cell phone was on.
2. Old 64 controler moved around characters with out touching them.

Good: Wave Birds were still great, cause I could play from afar. Just about everything else I own still works, so it's all good.

I have the body of a God! Unfortunately, it''s Buddah.

Vidgmchtr · « **Reply #9 on:** September 13, 2005, 05:10:58 PM »

I never get third party stuff.

...Except for my Action Replay.

superstarMASIAH · « **Reply #10 on:** September 13, 2005, 05:14:19 PM »

The accesories I got with my original GBA sucked, they were intec.

I always buy my accesories from Nintendo now, they may be expensive, but at least I know they will work great and last long.

But burning in my heart, the memory smoulders on, of the gunner''s dying words on the intercom...~ Roger

Lizard Dude · « **Reply #11 on:** September 13, 2005, 05:27:12 PM »

Hahaha, that's a great sequence. I really like the transparency use in the third one.

Those were good times, good times.

I bte yuo cna rdae tihs by lkooign at it.

Fifth · « **Reply #12 on:** September 13, 2005, 06:21:40 PM »

Third-party companies can't seem to make a reliable analog stick. I've had many-a third-party N64 controller go bad before its prime.

The best game accessory I've ever bought was the "Power Plug" (referred to as "The Beeping Box") for the Genesis. Fitting between the controller and the system, it allowed you to set things such as turbo buttons, toggle buttons, and, above all else, to program any button or button sequence into any other button. Useful for programming in Gaw's "Cowering lump", Nigel's "Kamekazi attack", or the standing slide from Gunstar Heroes, among other things.
And, as I bought it towards the end of the Genesis's life, it was a mere $5.

Go Moon!

Edited by - Fifth on 9/13/2005 5:25:23 PM

Glorb · « **Reply #13 on:** September 14, 2005, 11:16:30 AM »

I remember this time when I got an Action Replay. Instead of activating the codes, I accidentally made it call forth Cthulhu and destroy the world.

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"How are you gentlemen !! All your base are belong to us !! You are on the way to destruction. You have no chance to survive make your time. HA HA HA HA ...."
-Cats, Zero Wing (Genesis)

Trainman · « **Reply #14 on:** September 14, 2005, 07:57:51 PM »

"Old 64 controler moved around characters with out touching them."

Erm... Start, L, R?