My confusion on the last sentence is with the inclusion of both “still” and “always”.
Either one would make sense and give flavor to the post about what you’re talking about.
“It still worked” meaning the TV/controller worked after being thrown around, a astute commentary about the durability of controllers and TVs compared to the original consoles.
“It always worked” seems to imply that doing this ritual completed the objective of calming the rage.
Both is just confusing me
Just gonna leave this here
I had this off brad PS2 controller with a small neon strip in it. I cracked the plastic around the handle in rage one day and it shocked my hands if they got sweaty after that. Still was my favorite controller even if it occasionally fought back.
I used to get mad and chuck the controller at the NES. Imagine my surprise one day when I broke the cartridge door off. Fucking Battletoads.
Both TV and controller survived.
My brother was always scared the TV would accidentally crack and implode while he was watching TV. I kept telling him that it would take a direct strike from a baseball bat or dropping it off the roof of the house to do that. Tube TVs were STRONG.
TV screens today flutter when you touch them.
Those screens are really just thin glass sandwiches.
And they’re sharp too. When replacing a TV backlight I didn’t think about using gloves when lifting the panel. Welp, it can cut the skin a bit. If it slipped as I held it, that would have been fun for sure…
Anyway, the correct course of action is probably suction cups. Especially with larger panels. And a second person too. This was just a 32 inch panel.
I’ve seen too many videos of people launching Wiimotes because they weren’t wearing the strap. The Wii was around right as CRT was on its way out so I wonder how many LCD and plasma panels died this way.
it was probably because the tv wasn’t optimized for flatness, because there was no point yet. it had to be a tube at the time. like you can just go get some bulletproof glass and put it in front of your modern tv and it will be sturdy, but also bulky and heavy, like back in the day.
