Extremly bored one day, i decided to tackle one of the biggest flaws of the dreamcast pad, the cable.
armed only with a scrwdriver and a knife, i managed to carve a gap in the top of the pad so i could thread the cable through it. i must say, it makes a huge difference!
Personally I don't mind the cable coming out the bottom (strangely, sometimes I kind of like it....)
What did you do about the part making sure the PCB isn't damaged when the cable is yanked?