sadly, the piece to the side didn't come with it, so as you say it hangs off the side, looks like a hideous monstrosity even without the cables hooked up. I knew the ac adapters were different, but after seeing the model 1 with the side by side i wasn't even sure if it would work.... i mean if its that ugly it shouldn't be a working unit right?

even worse i have a 32x i bought from toysrus back in the day, i'm afraid to hook all these cords.....