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ITT: What are the most DURABLE Video Game Consoles

SNES, Genesis, N64 all seem like they could withstand nuclea...
coral outnumbered ape
  01/26/26
The cartridge sticking out of the n64 seems like a vulnerabi...
Fiercely-loyal Newt
  01/26/26
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Alcoholic Crotch Water Buffalo
  01/26/26
The laser dies out iirc
Fragrant Senate Deer Antler
  01/26/26
Nothing with a disc drive and moving parts is indestructible
abnormal orchestra pit
  01/26/26
not a console but still have a Commodore PET and a Xerox 820...
Milky irate personal credit line meetinghouse
  01/26/26
180
Alcoholic Crotch Water Buffalo
  01/27/26
Not the NES, that design was such a POS.
vigorous business firm
  01/26/26
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Fragrant Senate Deer Antler
  01/26/26
I have like 5 NES systems and the cartridge slot is a piece ...
Fragrant Senate Deer Antler
  01/26/26
I think my PS1 still works. PS2 probably too, but it seemed ...
coral outnumbered ape
  01/26/26
My ps2 got wonky within a year or so of buying it it would n...
Fragrant Senate Deer Antler
  01/26/26
My ZOZO ‘04 Limited Edition is showing no signs of slo...
Alcoholic Crotch Water Buffalo
  01/26/26
Didn't they pull up a gameboy color from a shipwreck at the ...
chartreuse church building macaca
  01/26/26
idk about that but I've bought a ton of them and like half t...
Fragrant Senate Deer Antler
  01/26/26
gameboy https://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/a27183316/ninte...
razzmatazz gas station legend
  01/26/26
Those things were like a brick. Me and my brother used to th...
Boyish twisted plaza indirect expression
  01/26/26
PS2
Wonderful Step-uncle's House
  01/26/26
i owned 3 ps2s was my favorite and last console, eventual...
razzmatazz gas station legend
  01/26/26
OG game boy
180 stubborn indian lodge
  01/26/26
Cr.
Khaki Zippy Rehab
  01/26/26
Not IMO, you have to reflow almost all of them https://www.y...
Fragrant Senate Deer Antler
  01/26/26
has anyone here ever done that "Recalibration" to ...
coral outnumbered ape
  01/27/26


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Date: January 26th, 2026 3:54 PM
Author: coral outnumbered ape

SNES, Genesis, N64 all seem like they could withstand nuclear bombs and still work. My SNES and N64 still work great IMO

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826991&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#49621035)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:01 PM
Author: Fiercely-loyal Newt

The cartridge sticking out of the n64 seems like a vulnerability. The GameCube, however, is fucking indestructible.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826991&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#49621047)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:04 PM
Author: Alcoholic Crotch Water Buffalo



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826991&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#49621054)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:16 PM
Author: Fragrant Senate Deer Antler

The laser dies out iirc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826991&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#49621097)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 7:33 PM
Author: abnormal orchestra pit

Nothing with a disc drive and moving parts is indestructible

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826991&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#49621731)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:07 PM
Author: Milky irate personal credit line meetinghouse

not a console but still have a Commodore PET and a Xerox 820 in storage that power up fine



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826991&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#49621061)



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Date: January 27th, 2026 2:06 PM
Author: Alcoholic Crotch Water Buffalo

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826991&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#49623953)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:11 PM
Author: vigorous business firm

Not the NES, that design was such a POS.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826991&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#49621087)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:16 PM
Author: Fragrant Senate Deer Antler



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826991&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#49621098)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:20 PM
Author: Fragrant Senate Deer Antler

I have like 5 NES systems and the cartridge slot is a piece of shit. You have to take it apart and clip a pin on the lockout chip

The snes and genesis and n64 still work fine

I haven't hooked up my old psx or dreamcast in probably 20+ years

The first xbox has capacitors that will leak acid on the motherboard and destroy it, the xbox 360 had the red ring of death and idk about the rest, ljl at micro$oft

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826991&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#49621107)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:22 PM
Author: coral outnumbered ape

I think my PS1 still works. PS2 probably too, but it seemed flismier than the PS1

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826991&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#49621118)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:24 PM
Author: Fragrant Senate Deer Antler

My ps2 got wonky within a year or so of buying it it would not work sometimes randomly

Ps1 was a tank

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826991&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#49621123)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 6:55 PM
Author: Alcoholic Crotch Water Buffalo

My ZOZO ‘04 Limited Edition is showing no signs of slowly down, crazy but true, longevity helped I suspect by Rach’s commitment to server hamster/gerbil et al. continuity to make the generational transitions smooth and uneventful, periodic (cyber)performance art to the contrary notwithstanding

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826991&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#49621626)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 6:59 PM
Author: chartreuse church building macaca

Didn't they pull up a gameboy color from a shipwreck at the bottom of the ocean and it still worked

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826991&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#49621638)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 7:08 PM
Author: Fragrant Senate Deer Antler

idk about that but I've bought a ton of them and like half the speakers don't work anymore

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826991&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#49621660)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 7:09 PM
Author: razzmatazz gas station legend

gameboy

https://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/a27183316/nintendo-game-boy-survived-gulf-war/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826991&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#49621662)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 7:14 PM
Author: Boyish twisted plaza indirect expression

Those things were like a brick. Me and my brother used to throw our gameboy all over the place and at each other.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826991&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#49621672)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 7:11 PM
Author: Wonderful Step-uncle's House

PS2

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826991&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#49621666)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 7:12 PM
Author: razzmatazz gas station legend

i owned 3 ps2s

was my favorite and last console, eventually the console would stop being able to read the discs with the purple cds

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826991&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#49621669)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 7:16 PM
Author: 180 stubborn indian lodge

OG game boy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826991&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#49621675)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 7:27 PM
Author: Khaki Zippy Rehab

Cr.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826991&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#49621706)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 7:52 PM
Author: Fragrant Senate Deer Antler

Not IMO, you have to reflow almost all of them https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OEXhxoTIvY

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826991&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#49621778)



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Date: January 27th, 2026 3:41 PM
Author: coral outnumbered ape

has anyone here ever done that "Recalibration" to their OG Gameboy and Gameboy Color? Apparently it helps a lot

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826991&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#49624332)