Pat is correct. Official product was called the Broadband Adapter which uses an 8P8C connector for Ethernet. Dreamcast shipped with a 56K modem which uses an RJ-11 jack. Connecting to a game of Phantasy Star Online or Quake III Arena etc was slow, but once you were in the game that 56K moden held its own very well.
Just met Pat at "too many games convention" PA few months ago. Asked him to sign a nes controller for me and he shows me his exact method on how to properly wrap controllers. I'm real picky on wrap them correctly , thought it was cool. Thanks Pat
@@funkyweapon1981 “I used to think if I died in an evil place, then my soul wouldn't be able to make it to Heaven. But now? Fuck! I mean, I don't care where it goes, as long as it ain't here.” FREDERIC FORREST - Jay 'Chef' Hicks
I've heard people say I shouldn't blow in my cartridges or wrap the cord around the controller. I've been doing both of these things since the 80's not one of my games or controllers, to this day, have been broken because of that. I have to open my controllers and clean them but that's the only maintenance I've ever had to do on a controller and none of my games have stopped working or became glitchy. I just must be REALLY good at doing it the "wrong" way, lol.
Well, blowing on you cartridges is mor a problem for your console, mainly the NES, as the connector could get rusty and then hardly any game could played without opening it up and clean/repair it.
@@lupolinar I know why. That's how I was able to make that post, if I didn't there would have been a lot more question marks. Superstition is a common thing among people and has seemingly become excepted, even by people who would otherwise be considered "above" that. Again, I must be VERY good at doing it the "wrong" way. BTW my Genesis and SNES are still working too, along with the controllers and cartridges that got the same treatment as the NES. What a coincidence.
There's a Raspberry Pi distro called DreamPi that lets you play Dreamcast games including Phantasy Star online still. You hook a 56k USB modem up to the Pi and can use the LAN/wifi to connect to your network and then communicate between the PI and the Dreamcast with the modem.
Yep, and it is actually a better option than the Broadband adapter because not all Dreamcast multiplayer games support the broadband adapter, but all of them support the modem. I actually have my Broadband adapter from when I first purchased it back when it was new but I use my modem and DreamPi instead because it has better compatibility with the games.
@@DamienCooley that is good to know, I was going to pick up a broadband adapter the other day. I really need to get a Pi build working. Any idea how active dreamcast community is online, other than PSO?
they already have Konami mini arcades, in fact Kevin Eastman posted a photo of Stan Sakai looking as happy as a baby boy playing TMNT arcade game and he's probably the first person at comicon ever.
I used to do a similar thing, where I'd wrap the cord around my hand and put the end through. But a couple years back I discovered these reusable zip-ties and never looked back. Controllers, power cords, AV Cables, they're also good for cable management when the systems ar hooked up to the TV.
Dreamcast broadband adaptors are not region-specific. Japanese adaptors will work fine on US consoles. Ethernet is broadband. Early systems had dial-up modems, but the Dreamcast ethernet adaptor is, in fact, one and the same as a DC broadband adaptor.
I think the biggest reason why nobody's chomping at the bit for an aftermarket Dreamcast BBA is because it's actually not as functional as the stock 56K modem in modern settings. Not very many games were made to be compatible with the ethernet adapter, and the modem-compatible games can largely still be played today via VoIP.
@@marccaselle8108 you clearly haven't met many people then. Throughout the course of my 35-year-old life I've heard thousands of people say MARIO. Not that stupid Jersey Way
IIRC the North American version of the Dreamcast Broadband Adapter was only available directly from Sega via mail order in 2001, along with the PlanetWeb 3.0 browser, which you needed to set the adapter up back then. Both of those items fetch a pretty penny on eBay when they show up.
For wrapping the cord, I just wrap it around the controller, but I leave a loop of extra cable near he controller to not stress the connection. And this way, there's no tight bends where the cable is doubling over itself. It doesn't look as tidy, but I've never had a single controller fail since I've started doing it this way.
I've had multiple items taken from my table the years I vended. As far as I know, the most valuable item I had stolen was a #1 nintendo power with the welcome letter. It was easy to steal from me as I usually had 6 tables and I was the only one at the tables.
@@bitcheslovecannons5769 It's the other way around. SNES is an acronym, so it's totally acceptable to say it like a word. The weird change to a Z sound is mostly a UK thing, so "snez" is definitely a dialect difference. Mario is a proper name, and dialect doesn't apply to proper names. It's "Mahreo" no matter what. Saying "marry-o" is a mispronunciation.
@@richardtheconquerer I don't give a shit what language you speak, there's only one way to pronounce a proper name. If person is from New Jersey and says it's pronounced "marry-o" then that's the way it's said. If they said it's "Mah-reo" then that's the way it is. Dialect does not apply to proper nouns. Names aren't pronounced differently in different languages. If it's fictional it might be localized to be easier for a different dialect, but that's literally a different name used for a different region. A person named Jose is still "hose-A" no matter where in the world you take them. There is literally no instance where it would be correct to call them "Josie", or "Joe-say" or anything else, because that aint their name. Proper nouns. Learn about 'em.
I wrap cords using a modified version of the over-under method. It keeps the cord from twisting and losing it's structure inside the outer sheath and prevents wear and breaking of the wires inside the cord. Plus you can just throw the cord out and it unwraps naturally instead of tangling. Basically ask a stage audio engineer (or whatever they're called). They'll tell you how to do it right. I think I got my method from watching a TH-cam video a long time ago after seeing them doing it on stage once at a concert and wondering why they do it that way.
It's totally fine to wrap around the controller though as long as you leave a little slack where the cord connects to the controller. Just saying! Never had an issue with this method.
Yeah, I put my index finger behind where the cord comes out on the first two loops around the controller so it's slack where the cord comes out but the rest is tightly wrapped.
A sporting card store in my home city of Montreal got held up at gunpoint for a complete 1952 Topps baseball card set that was displayed in a binder under a glass case. He should have had it locked away and then take it out for special shows with an armed guard.
I talked to an electrical engineer, and he said nearly everyone ties cables way to tight and incorrectly. They should be more loose following the natural "bend" and flex the copper/wires do on their own, so I tie them very loosely in a figure 8 then wrap a velcro tie around the center instead of using the cord for it. The loops of the "8" need to be longer and loose so it's not cinching the cable or wearing out the rubber coatings.
Surprised nobody mentioned the ‘over-under’ technique, which is the actual way you’re supposed to wrap cables... look it up - cables have a ‘memory’ and it’s is the safest & most natural way to wrap em up!
I tend to take a pair of scissors (sharper the better) Take desired wired controller, take scissors and cut the cable (closer to the controller the better) Tada, magic... you now have a wireless controller. No more worrying about wires. Thank you, glad to help with this crisis.
I grew up in South Africa and a friend there who said Mario the New York/New Jersey way. He's South African like me but not sure why he said it that way. 🤔
I have wrapped 10000 cords and its always with a fat elastic. Flat cords ("d" and "double round" Ac cords for instance) are squeezed between the thumb and forefinger to eliminate any twists and a fat elastic, nearly identical to a factory wrap. Having had a thousand fat elastics deteriorate and break after 10 years, I'm starting to think about switching to a twist tie. I have only seen the "Luna wrap" a few times and it would have simplified merchandizing 20 years ago before I got custom sombrero cut header cards and clear poly bags. I think I'm going to have to try it out, I say I'm not too old to try new things
This will sound funny but I'm from the south in GA, African American and I have an cousin in law also African American and his name is Mario. His mother, sister and all his other immediate family says it "Mary-o". Everyone else says "Mah-rio". Edit: I don't believe they are from up north.
Ian gets it because of the no stress factor on the controller cord and cord connection on the inside. I prefer to rewrap just as it came from the factory also those velcro wrap ties work. I cringe when i see a nes or snes controller wrapped incorrectly, first thing I'm thinking is that thing going to work next time?
My mate's brother was Mario, the way Pat's saying it. Alas my mate was not called Luigi though. That's the only way I've heard it pronounced over here, until more recent times when say the "it's a me Mario" thing
I know there is definitely a PC light gun that works on modern TV's. I vaguely remember a linus tech tips video where they showed it off. Pretty sure if it did work with NES games it'd be through a PC emulator though because I also remember it required software to function.
idk, maybe its because I'm from the midwest, but I get a little ticked every time I hear someone say "Merrio" Like, listen to how the character says his own name in the games, its MARio.
The Xbox 360 controller was the greatest, most durable controller ever made. My Xbox One controller is so cheaply made I feel I can literally break it with my hands if I still had toxic rage problems.
is it cheating at a board / card game if the other person is just never paying attention and the others have to constantly remind them to grab a card or they got an extra point etc etc. sometimes I'm like "I'm not gonna lie, but if you're not paying attention I'm not gonna help you win" 😂
Sorry about the totally off topic question but I don’t understand why James Rolf won’t collab with boogie2988 but Pat would interview him. & James is the more “edgy” creator. What gives?
Pat is correct. Official product was called the Broadband Adapter which uses an 8P8C connector for Ethernet. Dreamcast shipped with a 56K modem which uses an RJ-11 jack. Connecting to a game of Phantasy Star Online or Quake III Arena etc was slow, but once you were in the game that 56K moden held its own very well.
Just met Pat at "too many games convention" PA few months ago. Asked him to sign a nes controller for me and he shows me his exact method on how to properly wrap controllers. I'm real picky on wrap them correctly , thought it was cool. Thanks Pat
The real question for Ian is if he’s ever gone to another store or someone’s house and unconsciously wrapped their controller cords using that method
Subconsciously maybe🙂🙂
I absolutely have
The Apocalypse Now question was the funniest thing in a while.
I think he wants to start a cult, like Kurtz did in that movie.
@@funkyweapon1981 “I used to think if I died in an evil place, then my soul wouldn't be able to make it to Heaven. But now? Fuck! I mean, I don't care where it goes, as long as it ain't here.”
FREDERIC FORREST - Jay 'Chef' Hicks
NJ representative here. Can confirm that Pat's pronunciation of Mario is how everyone said it here.
I think this is the earliest I've seen you post something.
Honored that my question response is the thumbnail for this video. Thanks Pat and Ian
It was a good question, and I was not doing mine like that. I will probably go tidy my spare controllers up now with the Luna Knot
@@mumfnah the LUNA KNOT it shall be
I've heard people say I shouldn't blow in my cartridges or wrap the cord around the controller. I've been doing both of these things since the 80's not one of my games or controllers, to this day, have been broken because of that. I have to open my controllers and clean them but that's the only maintenance I've ever had to do on a controller and none of my games have stopped working or became glitchy.
I just must be REALLY good at doing it the "wrong" way, lol.
Well, blowing on you cartridges is mor a problem for your console, mainly the NES, as the connector could get rusty and then hardly any game could played without opening it up and clean/repair it.
@@lupolinar My NES is still working fine.
@@JimmysALilGirl Good for you. :)
I'm just stating WHY people consider blowing on your cartridge is not as good as our child selfs thought.
@@lupolinar I know why. That's how I was able to make that post, if I didn't there would have been a lot more question marks.
Superstition is a common thing among people and has seemingly become excepted, even by people who would otherwise be considered "above" that.
Again, I must be VERY good at doing it the "wrong" way. BTW my Genesis and SNES are still working too, along with the controllers and cartridges that got the same treatment as the NES. What a coincidence.
There's a Raspberry Pi distro called DreamPi that lets you play Dreamcast games including Phantasy Star online still. You hook a 56k USB modem up to the Pi and can use the LAN/wifi to connect to your network and then communicate between the PI and the Dreamcast with the modem.
Yep, and it is actually a better option than the Broadband adapter because not all Dreamcast multiplayer games support the broadband adapter, but all of them support the modem. I actually have my Broadband adapter from when I first purchased it back when it was new but I use my modem and DreamPi instead because it has better compatibility with the games.
@@DamienCooley that is good to know, I was going to pick up a broadband adapter the other day. I really need to get a Pi build working. Any idea how active dreamcast community is online, other than PSO?
they already have Konami mini arcades, in fact Kevin Eastman posted a photo of Stan Sakai looking as happy as a baby boy playing TMNT arcade game and he's probably the first person at comicon ever.
I used to do a similar thing, where I'd wrap the cord around my hand and put the end through. But a couple years back I discovered these reusable zip-ties and never looked back. Controllers, power cords, AV Cables, they're also good for cable management when the systems ar hooked up to the TV.
Dreamcast broadband adaptors are not region-specific. Japanese adaptors will work fine on US consoles. Ethernet is broadband. Early systems had dial-up modems, but the Dreamcast ethernet adaptor is, in fact, one and the same as a DC broadband adaptor.
I think the biggest reason why nobody's chomping at the bit for an aftermarket Dreamcast BBA is because it's actually not as functional as the stock 56K modem in modern settings. Not very many games were made to be compatible with the ethernet adapter, and the modem-compatible games can largely still be played today via VoIP.
and there is a fan made work around with the rpi
Mario has said his name in the games many times....like how can you even debate this?
He is literally telling you.
It's a me mar-e-o.
Exactly, I saw many Mario video game commercials in the late 80s early 90s and it was always pronounced mar-e-o. No one I met pronounced it mare-i-o.
@@marccaselle8108 you clearly haven't met many people then. Throughout the course of my 35-year-old life I've heard thousands of people say MARIO. Not that stupid Jersey Way
@@brocksamson9737 actually I have met many people where I used to live and it was always Mario not that jersey mare-e-o lol.
IIRC the North American version of the Dreamcast Broadband Adapter was only available directly from Sega via mail order in 2001, along with the PlanetWeb 3.0 browser, which you needed to set the adapter up back then. Both of those items fetch a pretty penny on eBay when they show up.
Why does the question about Wildwood NJ have to be so disappointing? I was all excited to hear that place talked about.
For wrapping the cord, I just wrap it around the controller, but I leave a loop of extra cable near he controller to not stress the connection. And this way, there's no tight bends where the cable is doubling over itself. It doesn't look as tidy, but I've never had a single controller fail since I've started doing it this way.
I do the same thing! Those are the biggest wear points I’ve found
I will be wrapping my controllers this way from now on
11:25 sounds like the Chris Farley SNL interviews. Remember that scene in Die Hard when you were walking on broken glass?
I thought I knew how to wrap controllers but the way they showed here is much better
I love the question about the Amico Ian looks like a wind up toy that was getting wound up and then released lol
*Who cheats at a board game?!*
I feel like that was a Seinfeld reference and I am all for it! 😂
I've had multiple items taken from my table the years I vended. As far as I know, the most valuable item I had stolen was a #1 nintendo power with the welcome letter. It was easy to steal from me as I usually had 6 tables and I was the only one at the tables.
In Italian, they say MARIO, but, in Sicilian, they say MARIO…
they came with a dial up modem, the ethernet adapter was the hard one to get
3:48 "I knew a Mario. I did not know any MARIos." 😂😭💀
I love Pat getting so defensive about mispronouncing Mario when he gets on people for saying "Snez".
@@bitcheslovecannons5769 It's the other way around. SNES is an acronym, so it's totally acceptable to say it like a word. The weird change to a Z sound is mostly a UK thing, so "snez" is definitely a dialect difference. Mario is a proper name, and dialect doesn't apply to proper names. It's "Mahreo" no matter what. Saying "marry-o" is a mispronunciation.
@@simpleanswer8954 lol how do you figure dialect doesn't apply? The same name can be pronounced many different ways in different languages
@@richardtheconquerer I don't give a shit what language you speak, there's only one way to pronounce a proper name. If person is from New Jersey and says it's pronounced "marry-o" then that's the way it's said. If they said it's "Mah-reo" then that's the way it is. Dialect does not apply to proper nouns. Names aren't pronounced differently in different languages. If it's fictional it might be localized to be easier for a different dialect, but that's literally a different name used for a different region. A person named Jose is still "hose-A" no matter where in the world you take them. There is literally no instance where it would be correct to call them "Josie", or "Joe-say" or anything else, because that aint their name. Proper nouns. Learn about 'em.
@@simpleanswer8954 Richard is pronounced "ree-shard" in French.
@@richardtheconquerer Nope. Are you talking about accents? Because that's not dialect.
I wrap cords using a modified version of the over-under method. It keeps the cord from twisting and losing it's structure inside the outer sheath and prevents wear and breaking of the wires inside the cord. Plus you can just throw the cord out and it unwraps naturally instead of tangling.
Basically ask a stage audio engineer (or whatever they're called). They'll tell you how to do it right. I think I got my method from watching a TH-cam video a long time ago after seeing them doing it on stage once at a concert and wondering why they do it that way.
I would love if Capcom released a CPS-1, CPS-2 and a CPS-3 mini arcades with all games released on CPS1,2 and 3.
Pat on that TikTok voice mail. I fux. Keep up the stellar work fellazzz!
It's totally fine to wrap around the controller though as long as you leave a little slack where the cord connects to the controller. Just saying! Never had an issue with this method.
Yeah, I put my index finger behind where the cord comes out on the first two loops around the controller so it's slack where the cord comes out but the rest is tightly wrapped.
Mike from Wildwood is the Steven Wright of the CU Podcast.
A sporting card store in my home city of Montreal got held up at gunpoint for a complete 1952 Topps baseball card set that was displayed in a binder under a glass case. He should have had it locked away and then take it out for special shows with an armed guard.
So scalpers are robbing people at gunpoint now, are they? We should have dealt with them when we had the chance.
I talked to an electrical engineer, and he said nearly everyone ties cables way to tight and incorrectly. They should be more loose following the natural "bend" and flex the copper/wires do on their own, so I tie them very loosely in a figure 8 then wrap a velcro tie around the center instead of using the cord for it. The loops of the "8" need to be longer and loose so it's not cinching the cable or wearing out the rubber coatings.
I really hope that apocalypse now question was a bit because it's perfect. If not, just wonderful unintentional comedy.
Surprised nobody mentioned the ‘over-under’ technique, which is the actual way you’re supposed to wrap cables... look it up - cables have a ‘memory’ and it’s is the safest & most natural way to wrap em up!
I know it's not the best method, but I always just wrapped my cords around the controller itself.
I tend to take a pair of scissors (sharper the better) Take desired wired controller, take scissors and cut the cable (closer to the controller the better) Tada, magic... you now have a wireless controller. No more worrying about wires. Thank you, glad to help with this crisis.
i still have my dial-up modem for my Dreamcast. Phantasy Star Online was life!
I grew up in South Africa and a friend there who said Mario the New York/New Jersey way. He's South African like me but not sure why he said it that way. 🤔
Please dust of the Coleco Arcades in the back🙏
That wrap rules! Hahaha! Learn from the best, and share genius when you see it.
I wrap the cord and put it in a toilet paper cardboard roll. No knot. No tangle. Learned it from John Hancock.
I have wrapped 10000 cords and its always with a fat elastic. Flat cords ("d" and "double round" Ac cords for instance) are squeezed between the thumb and forefinger to eliminate any twists and a fat elastic, nearly identical to a factory wrap. Having had a thousand fat elastics deteriorate and break after 10 years, I'm starting to think about switching to a twist tie. I have only seen the "Luna wrap" a few times and it would have simplified merchandizing 20 years ago before I got custom sombrero cut header cards and clear poly bags. I think I'm going to have to try it out, I say I'm not too old to try new things
FFX and metal Gear Solid 3 masterpieces and have endings you won't ever forget.
There's the Astro City Mini V for vertical screen oriented shooters, but apparently the input delay is on the heavy side?
Yeah, I've seen MLP's review on that particular one. Not a good look for it.
Lol donut county. Nice Ian. Love it
This will sound funny but I'm from the south in GA, African American and I have an cousin in law also African American and his name is Mario. His mother, sister and all his other immediate family says it "Mary-o". Everyone else says "Mah-rio". Edit: I don't believe they are from up north.
I'm gonna have to start tying controller cords like that. Tell Ian thanks for me.
tommy tallarico has a website selling the oof sound because roblux removed it
Ian gets it because of the no stress factor on the controller cord and cord connection on the inside. I prefer to rewrap just as it came from the factory also those velcro wrap ties work. I cringe when i see a nes or snes controller wrapped incorrectly, first thing I'm thinking is that thing going to work next time?
15:17 have you checked the Sinden Lightgun?
My mate's brother was Mario, the way Pat's saying it.
Alas my mate was not called Luigi though.
That's the only way I've heard it pronounced over here, until more recent times when say the "it's a me Mario" thing
I am also from New Jersey. I am not Italian, but I pronounce Mario like Pat does.
you pronounce mario with a long a?
yes, its a regional dialect.
uhuh, what region?
uhh upstate new york.
I understood that reference.
Really? I'm from Utica and I've never heard him called Maaario
If you are from Pittsburgh you say Mario like you say Mario Lemieux.. The greatest hockey player of all times
i just stretch out my cords down the hallway and leave them. why would you wrap them up
The Sinden Lightgun is a Lightgun for non-CRTs.
Is Ian saying "Ung-yun" for onion a Buffalo thing?
I know us Aussies call him Mah-rio not marry-o lol
I pretty much play GTA3, VC and SA every year.
That part of the voice messages was my favorite which is being asked on how to properly wrap a game controller cord. Love the podcast.
In TN I have heard Mario pronounced both ways and said it myself both ways.
i wrap cords like the way the 8bitguy does in a circle, because that way it won’t develop any creases or kinks over time
Super Mario 2 has the best ending
According to someone on Reddit there is a flat screen solution to the zapper.
I know there is definitely a PC light gun that works on modern TV's. I vaguely remember a linus tech tips video where they showed it off. Pretty sure if it did work with NES games it'd be through a PC emulator though because I also remember it required software to function.
Attempted the controller cord wrapping and just ended up with a tangled mess
You can make a Dreamcast Network adapter using a Raspberry Pi
That's why people back in the day being pissy about how Bob Hoskins said the name in the "Mario Brothers" movie were just being stupid.
The odin cameout same chip cheaper with a screen???
nintendo has used both forms of mario. at this point you just say it how you want
A lot of people would buy an after market Dreamcast network adapter
Apocalypse Now is worth watching.
300 bucks for that adapter.... got to find that as I know I have one around here. Bearly used it since it worked with so few games.
Everyone knows you wrap the cord around the controller as tightly as possible.
It's been a while!!! 🤣
north jersey, always pronounced like pat, grew up in west paterson
Stealing fine art is usually done to extort the museums.
It's a Jersy thing, not a NY thing. I've lived my entire life in NY and no one I grew up with (I'm 65) ever called it "Mary-o".
idk, maybe its because I'm from the midwest, but I get a little ticked every time I hear someone say "Merrio" Like, listen to how the character says his own name in the games, its MARio.
The Xbox 360 controller was the greatest, most durable controller ever made. My Xbox One controller is so cheaply made I feel I can literally break it with my hands if I still had toxic rage problems.
I live in northern NJ and we say Mario, not Mario.
Coming from Canada. I always get ripped on when I say Mario instead of Mah-Reo in my channels videos. My wife’s name is Maria not Mah-Rea. Lol
Bad example, Maria is not pronounced Mare-rea the way Pat pronounces Mario “Mare-rio”.
Ian. Check out Astro City V
You can not blame the chip shortage on the amico.
Answer to the click bait question is at 16:30
is it cheating at a board / card game if the other person is just never paying attention and the others have to constantly remind them to grab a card or they got an extra point etc etc. sometimes I'm like "I'm not gonna lie, but if you're not paying attention I'm not gonna help you win" 😂
I teach and the kids BURN me on the way I say Mario all the time. Glad to know it's not just me.=)
That's not how you do it. You wrap the cord around the controller.
So you do that, too?
Sorry about the totally off topic question but I don’t understand why James Rolf won’t collab with boogie2988 but Pat would interview him. & James is the more “edgy” creator. What gives?
Guy doesn’t know about the DreamPi solution for Dreamcast
How about calling them CONTROLLERS instead of F'n "remotes" 😒😒😒
I'd like your thoughts on lady decade guys youtube scammer
Pat's right. It was always Mario with the long a. Enix is Enix, not Eenix. Gradius is Gradius, not Graydius.