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offline surrounded from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2002-09-08 16:33 [#00384100]
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okay... 2 days ago whilst playing Majora's Mask, i noticed
that the little controlstick on the controller wasn't moving
so easily anymore. I had to use more force, and when i
pushed it to the left, it took a couple of seconds before it
went back to the standard middle-position.

So i got a screwdriver, and opened up my controller. I found
the problem quickly enough... the inside mechanics of the
controlstick were covered with filth... hairs and other
stuff... like the stuff you find inside your mouse if you
clean that out (a computermouse that is).

But what puzzles me is that there was also a mysterious
white powder all over it. I have no idea where that could
come from... i've been very careful with my nintendo 64,
certainly haven't sprinkled it with white powder or
anything, and yet it was full of the stuff.

The only thing i could think of was that they were little
pieces of plastic, scraped of the (white) controlstick
because of all the friction etc. But there was really quite
a large amount... the controlstick should have shrunken if
so much has worn off.

I just don't understand it :-/
Any ideas? People who've had the same problem?


 

offline surrounded from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2002-09-08 16:33 [#00384101]
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by the way, now that i've cleaned it out, the controlstick
works excellent again! :-)


 

offline princo from Shitty City (Geelong) (Australia) on 2002-09-08 16:36 [#00384103]
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I'm a bit "ify" about that white powder buddy.

;)


 

offline surrounded from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2002-09-08 16:42 [#00384105]
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okay... and what does "ify" mean? :-p

Never heard that one before, and my dictionairy doesn't
mention it...


 

offline princo from Shitty City (Geelong) (Australia) on 2002-09-08 16:44 [#00384106]
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bah...
forget that word....

I'll use "curious" then :P


 

offline surrounded from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2002-09-08 16:50 [#00384108]
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hehe... so what are you trying to say? ;-)
Come on, act like a man and say your accusations loud and
clear :-p

Just because i find small portions of a mysterious white
powder hidden in my room, doesn't mean i've been doing
anything naughty...

-sniff sniff-


 

offline surrounded from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2002-09-08 16:50 [#00384109]
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no seriously though, i haven't!


 

offline Mr_Flappypants from Louisville (United States) on 2002-09-08 16:52 [#00384111]
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ilikenintendoalotandnowiwanttoplaymajorasmaskandiwillhavefun


 

offline zaphod from the metaverse on 2002-09-08 16:52 [#00384112]
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i'm pretty sure i had granules of sand inside my N64
controller once. may have been pieces of chips and machinery
that had fallen apart, but the thing still worked.
white powder eh? wink wink nudge nudge say no more.


 

offline princo from Shitty City (Geelong) (Australia) on 2002-09-08 16:54 [#00384113]
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hahaha

*sniff sniff* Indeed! ;)


 

offline Mr_Flappypants from Louisville (United States) on 2002-09-08 16:54 [#00384114]
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white powda


 

offline surrounded from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2002-09-08 16:56 [#00384116]
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you're all evil! Accusing me of such terrible things...

George is getting very upset!


 

offline surrounded from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2002-09-08 16:56 [#00384117]
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serenity now, serenity now...


 

offline princo from Shitty City (Geelong) (Australia) on 2002-09-08 16:58 [#00384119]
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hahahah :D

classic seinfeld ;)


 

offline zaphod from the metaverse on 2002-09-08 16:59 [#00384120]
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you're killin' independent George!


 

offline surrounded from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2002-09-08 17:01 [#00384121]
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a George divided against itself cannot stand!



 

offline Jarworski from The Grove (United Kingdom) on 2002-09-08 17:51 [#00384152]
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It's probably skin. Maybe you need a tan =oD


 

offline surrounded from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2002-09-08 19:00 [#00384213]
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skin would make sense i guess... i'll go with that until i
find a better explanation.

However it was really snow-white... i could probably use a
tan, but i am not that white ;-)


 

offline pachi from yo momma (United States) on 2002-09-08 19:06 [#00384218]
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interesting =)


 

offline RobE from London (United Kingdom) on 2002-09-08 21:38 [#00384339]
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If i'm not mistaken,that 'white powder' is actually the
sweat from your hands. I remember reading this in a N64
magazine a while ago (some punter asked the same thing).


 

offline Amonbrune from Vancouver (Canada) on 2002-09-08 21:44 [#00384343]
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Ive noticed that white powder on my snes controllers
too..and other stuff. maybe its placed inside to keep
friction down. or maybe you stumbled on some mob / cocain
deal. go to your local authorities man.


 

offline SteveWardale from Lincoln (United Kingdom) on 2002-09-08 21:59 [#00384360]
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Did you buy it second hand? If so, beware! But I think
RobE's advice is pretty sef explanitory and great at that.


 

offline uzim on 2002-09-08 22:05 [#00384367]
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iih, the n64 controller... great, except the stick — i
hate these groovings on it :/


 

offline RobE from London (United Kingdom) on 2002-09-08 22:07 [#00384370]
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Why, thx Steve!


 

offline grinningcat from london (United Kingdom) on 2002-09-08 22:11 [#00384389]
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yeah i have that problem sometimes.

but sometimes i also find it in my sock, shoes and in my
deep pockets, its really strange.

strangley enough, its only when the police are searching me
that I notice it is carried on my persons.

i wonder.


 

offline MachineofGod from the land of halo's (United States) on 2002-09-08 22:15 [#00384399]
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my 64 controller gets this white powder outside the control
stick, ive never looked inside though but I know why theres
white powder on the outside. its from Using the controller.
rubbing the control stick against the other plastic makes
the white poweder as far as I know. maybe ill open mine up
and see.


 

offline Jarworski from The Grove (United Kingdom) on 2002-09-08 22:17 [#00384402]
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The Gamecube controller would actually be even better... if
it had a trigger button. DAMN THOSE FOOLS!!! DAMN THEM TO
HELL!!!!

*cries and rolls around*


 

offline MachineofGod from the land of halo's (United States) on 2002-09-08 22:18 [#00384407]
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what do you mean?


 

offline weatheredstoner from same shit babes. (United States) on 2002-09-08 22:18 [#00384409]
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I also get the white powder. I dont know what it is exactly,
prolly just a different kind of dust.


 

offline RobE from London (United Kingdom) on 2002-09-08 22:20 [#00384415]
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Just admit it,you're all junkies!!


 

offline surrounded from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2002-09-08 23:59 [#00384516]
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hehe, i bought it brand new... so maybe nintendo's
"videogames" have just been a cover for all these years... i
bet they're the japanese maffia ;-)

I had thought about the option it might actually been put
there on purpose to keep friction down... but that doesn't
make any sense because the reason i opened it up in the
first place was there was too much friction... and now
without the powder friction is gone :-)

I figure it's probably sweat and little bits of skin...
which is actually rather disgusting when you think about
it...


 

offline surrounded from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2002-09-09 00:01 [#00384520]
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be careful when you open the controller though! There is -as
i found out- actually a spring inside the
controlstick-mechanics.

I spent 15 minutes crawling on the floor, looking for a
little part of joystick that shot away when i opened it :-p


 

offline xlr from Boston (United States) on 2002-09-09 00:01 [#00384521]
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This white powder is most likely anthrax.

I don't care what anybody says, when properly held, the n64
controller is the most comfortable, responsive gamepad ever
designed. That little thumb joystick is ingenious.


 

offline surrounded from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2002-09-09 00:04 [#00384525]
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it IS a good gamepad indeed...

i remember when i first bought it together with mario64,
someone asked me "how do you actually control mario in
3d?"... and i couldn't anwser :-p It just goes purely on
intuition... i've never had to think about it for a second,
and yet i can't really explain how i'm able to make him do
what i want on the screen.


 

offline surrounded from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2002-09-09 00:06 [#00384530]
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however, have there been any nintendo64 games at all that
actually use the old-fashioned d-pad on the left?


 

offline xlr from Boston (United States) on 2002-09-09 00:07 [#00384533]
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Yes, Dr. Mario relies solely on the d-pad.

It's basically Tetris 2 with pills instead of blocks.


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2002-09-09 00:09 [#00384535]
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My controllers are wearing out... it's not so easy to do
perfect power slides in Mario Kart 64 anymore!

I think I'll switch my crap controllers with my young
cousins brand new controllers, I wonder if he'll notice...


 

offline diablo on 2002-09-09 00:11 [#00384537]
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White powder... "pills instead of blocks" Nintendo Corp is
getting high.



 

offline surrounded from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2002-09-09 00:13 [#00384541]
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that's evil ophecks... you're a moderator, you should set a
good example for all of us.

good point though... maybe i should go out and buy some
spare N64 controllers... it won't be long until they're
unavaiable everywhere :-s


 

offline surrounded from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2002-09-09 00:14 [#00384542]
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dr.mario for nintendo64?!

Good god... i played that game 15 years ago on my 8bit nes!


 

offline MachineofGod from the land of halo's (United States) on 2002-09-09 00:24 [#00384549]
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I believe drmario64 was rather cheap from the getgo, so its
probably really cheap now.


 

offline MachineofGod from the land of halo's (United States) on 2002-09-09 00:27 [#00384555]
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maybe ill look for this game now, I totally forgot about
this1. I still wanna get these for 64:

Paper mario
Sin + punishment(import)
kirby 64
dr mario64


 

offline MachineofGod from the land of halo's (United States) on 2002-09-09 00:29 [#00384559]
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mortal kombat trilogy used the d pad as well, what an awful
game.


 

offline surrounded from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2002-09-09 00:35 [#00384565]
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ehr... i hope this isn't true :-/
found it through google:

"The main problem with the controller is the lack of
durability. As you put the wear and tear on the analog
stick, you'll notice a white powder appearing often. It
looks like talcum powder but it's actually the stick wearing
away. My first controller has aged quite a bit and now the
stick has worn down to the point where James Bond's walking
seems sluggish when playing with that controller. The stick
looks the same but very loose."


 

offline surrounded from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2002-09-09 00:38 [#00384568]
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yes by all means, buy paper mario! Now!
It lasted not nearly long enough... i finished it in about
10 days, but wow... those were some of the 10 best days of
my life!

Lots of humour, an entertaining storyline, and surprises
around every corner... i can't wait to play it again :-)

I've been wanting to buy kirby64 aswell... the very first
Kirby on the game boy is still a classic! I'm curious how
he'll translate to the big screen.


 

offline MachineofGod from the land of halo's (United States) on 2002-09-09 00:50 [#00384579]
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i rented paper mario and it was awesome but its just so
expensive, on ebay its up to $30 or so I want a cheap copy.
kirby is also somewhat expensive


 

offline surrounded from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2002-09-09 01:40 [#00384603]
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yep... i paid 30 euros for it... which is roughly the same
amount as $30 i think... and that was on a sale :-s...
videogames are way overpriced.

But still... papermario was worth every cent i think :-D
Damn i love that game. Especially goombario's sarcastic
comment on every character and location in the game!

I've seen kirby for 30 euros as well... i'm still in doubt
as to whether i'll buy it... a 2nd hand copy would be
better, IF i can find it.

I did manage to get a copy of F-Zero X for 15 euros a while
ago... that was a great deal. I'm amazed that they stayed so
close to the original F-Zero, and still they added all the
ramps and loops etc... extremely playable aswell...
wonderful game.


 

offline MachineofGod from the land of halo's (United States) on 2002-09-09 03:04 [#00384633]
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f zero 1 and x are excellent. I cant wait for new f zero
for gamecube. i hope sega doesnt screw it up, nintendo wont
let that happen though :)


 

offline Dael from the low end (Australia) on 2002-09-09 03:36 [#00384652]
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damm 64 contollers, I reckon it's their only weakness, why
dont they put a solid analogue stick on their controllers
like the PS2?, I don't see any white powder around them,
as for paper mario what a game! I think alot of RPG makers
could learn alot from playing that one, more classic
nintendo gameplay keeping you glued to the screen as allways


 

offline MAGICNINJA from G-ville of tha FL (United States) on 2002-09-09 04:04 [#00384689]
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The n64 controllers are the best of all time. I only wish
that the stick was less slippery, the controller was a
little more solid, as in not hollow and that they had built
in rumble packs.


 


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