Angering the Gaming Gods

Whirry's having issues again. I'm well aware that I've had a couple of false starts talking about his demise in the past so I'm not ready to eulogize him just yet. The reason is, I think I missed an offering or forgot to include Shigeru Miyamoto in my nightly prayers or something, because I seem to be CURSED right now by the prankster gods of video gaming. First off, Whirry won't whir. Seriously. The system powers on, I get the Dreamcast welcome screen, but the disc motor seems to be having issues.

Secondly, my original XBox's power cord has disappeared. Just vanished. No MAME emulation for this guy in the near future.

And finally, and most distressingly, my PS3 will no longer display a picture. I'm really hoping that this is an issue with a cord that can be much more easily replaced than a 300 dollar console. Because I don't have 300 dollars right now, much less 300 dollars to spend on a Playstation. So right now I've got a very expensive paper weight and some DVD-shaped coasters.

Do I need to find a Pikachu to sacrifice?