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Win the Multi-System Retro Game Controller Built in Episode 260

 

element14 presents started as The Ben Heck Show and Ben was famous for his gaming mods.  In this episode he built the ultimate retro gaming controller using an ESP8266 WIFI Module, a transmitter controller, and a receiver on the game console. Universal support includes Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Sega, and Atari.

 

Yes, it's retro and wireless.

 

We're going to give this project away to the Community member who has the best story about wires.  Some community members may remember when there was only one phone in the house - and it had a short cord, hanging on the kitchen wall.  How did we survive that?  Some members may remember when all game controllers were wired to their consoles.  Were you able to sit a safe distance away from the television?  Did it matter?  Design engineers may have memories of creating prototypes where the wiring got. . . maybe a little confused?

 

If it's a story about wires, it goes in the chat.  The Community team will pick the best story and award that author this one of a kind build.

 

Episode 260:  Multi-System Retro Gaming Controller - watch now

 

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  • When I was younger 18-19, there was a neighbor I would help with odd jobs, yard work, painting etc.

    One time she asked if I could switch out a light fixture in her living room, easy enough.
    She told me it was an older house and the previous owner had done a lot of work himself, no problem.

    She told me the light was on a 3-way circuit, not a big deal for switching an overhead light, no problem.

    I proceed to find the right breaker, shut it off, light turns of no problem.

    Remove the fixture, still no problem.

    Now I’m standing at the top of a 6 foot ladder, reaching up with a screwdriver to remove the mounting plate. When above me a loud pop, and the brightest light I have ever seen, and sparks start raining down. When my vision clears, I look up too see a dark black scorch mark on the wires, a huge chunk of the screwdriver has turned to slag and is missing, tips barely hanging on by a thread of metal, my neighbor comes running into the room,

    ”what happened, do you need me to turn anything off?”

    “Oh, it’s off now, sorry about your screwdriver.”

     

    To this day I don’t understand it, but somehow someone managed to run opposing switches on the 3-way circuit to, two different breakers.

     

    moral of the story, there’s off, and there’s off, off.

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  • When I was younger 18-19, there was a neighbor I would help with odd jobs, yard work, painting etc.

    One time she asked if I could switch out a light fixture in her living room, easy enough.
    She told me it was an older house and the previous owner had done a lot of work himself, no problem.

    She told me the light was on a 3-way circuit, not a big deal for switching an overhead light, no problem.

    I proceed to find the right breaker, shut it off, light turns of no problem.

    Remove the fixture, still no problem.

    Now I’m standing at the top of a 6 foot ladder, reaching up with a screwdriver to remove the mounting plate. When above me a loud pop, and the brightest light I have ever seen, and sparks start raining down. When my vision clears, I look up too see a dark black scorch mark on the wires, a huge chunk of the screwdriver has turned to slag and is missing, tips barely hanging on by a thread of metal, my neighbor comes running into the room,

    ”what happened, do you need me to turn anything off?”

    “Oh, it’s off now, sorry about your screwdriver.”

     

    To this day I don’t understand it, but somehow someone managed to run opposing switches on the 3-way circuit to, two different breakers.

     

    moral of the story, there’s off, and there’s off, off.

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