Deftones

So I get to Gannon today in Zelda: Wind Waker. I'm playing and I get through when all of the sudden I can't move Link anymore. I am like ****, ****, ****! My batteries on my Wavebird died during the battle. What an opportune time for that to happen!

BigDave

That would definitely suck.

ben12

What, and you just died!? That's when you're supposed to make one of those amazingly mad dashes for new batteries or a new controller or something. Pathetic!

Deftones

well, actually i was still alive. I don't have any batteries, so I just turned the Cube out of disgust.

darkside

That has happened to me in the middle of a close game of NCAA 2K3. By the time I find batteries the computer has gone on a 20-0 run.

Sloth911

could you just unplug the WB and plug in a regular controller?

Gizmo

Jason, not everyone HAS another controller....

Deftones

well, i went over to the parents house for dinner and i "borrowed" some batteries! Gannon, here i come!

ben12

Doesn't Gamecube come with a regular non-Wavebird controller?

Matt

Could be that they put their regular controllers away after they got their WaveBirds, and the regular controllers weren't accessible anymore. . .

MasterofDVD

I think my WaveBird batteries are getting low. Link seemed a bit slow to respond tonight. I was just sailing around so it wasn't an issue but I can see how in a fight that would suck.

trigun

Standard GameCube controller: included with system
6 ft GameCube controller extension cord: $3
Not having your controller "bonk" in the middle of a game: Priceless

Thunderball

Not having wires to trip over when you and you're friends are all drunk playing Mario Party 4 or Super Smash Bros Melee : Priceless

Stoolie

My Wavebird so far has shown early signs of the batteries running out. The most common is that the character will still move even if I'm not touching the stick. I usually replace them then to avoid this problem.

Wavebird=Best controller ever.

stoolie

mtucker

It would have been a good feature to have the Gamecube "pause" when a Wavebird's receiver is unplugged from the controller . That way, if the batteries in the Wavebird die you can unplug the receiver and have the game pause while you hunt for more batteries or plug in a regular controller.

BTW, I love having rechargable batteries. I always have two AA batteries charged up just in case the 2 die in Wavebird die. I wish every console had a 1st party wireless controller available.

~~ PAL ~~

Or, if you're a real gaming nerd, do preventive maintenance and check your battery levels every month...

Lastblade

I think that's Ganon's new form of attack.... draining all battery power from Wavebird at the beginning of the fight.... you supposed to unplug your wavebird and plug it back in just after he starts wailing on you.

Duh, it is so obvious.

</nerdy mode off>

sdcrym

I have the Wavebird and a regular controller with extension cord. For Zelda, I'm opting to use the regular controller to make use of the rumble feature. The cord doesn't really restrict me at all, and I didn't want to feel like I am missing anything by not having rumble. To me, the Wavebird is just more of a convenience when I'm just casually playing one of my older games like Super Monkey Ball. When I have other people over to play multiplayer, we use the wavebird, but only because it's one of my total of three controllers.

trigun

This reminds me of having to use the 2nd player controller port to defeat Psycho Mantis in MGS.

I think the most devious puzzle put in a game was in the original X-Men game for the Sega Genesis. I was never able to figure out how to defeat the Mojo World level until I discovered an FAQ years later. At the end of the level, the game tells you to reset the world. I could never find a switch or button to push before the timer hits 0, and give up due to not wanting to replay all the way through again. The trick to beating the level is to literally hit the reset button on the Genesis. Who in their right mind would just hit the reset button while in the middle of a game? Sure, a hint was laid, but it still wasn't obvious to my young mind.

trigun

Drunk friend smashing "broken" WaveBird: $40