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ITT: What are the most DURABLE Video Game Consoles

SNES, Genesis, N64 all seem like they could withstand nuclea...
marvelous gas station brethren
  01/26/26
The cartridge sticking out of the n64 seems like a vulnerabi...
spruce gaming laptop shrine
  01/26/26
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Costumed magical parlour halford
  01/26/26
The laser dies out iirc
slap-happy godawful electric furnace
  01/26/26
Nothing with a disc drive and moving parts is indestructible
Disrespectful Trust Fund Stock Car
  01/26/26
not a console but still have a Commodore PET and a Xerox 820...
Rebellious karate
  01/26/26
180
Costumed magical parlour halford
  01/27/26
Not the NES, that design was such a POS.
Emerald temple degenerate
  01/26/26
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slap-happy godawful electric furnace
  01/26/26
I have like 5 NES systems and the cartridge slot is a piece ...
slap-happy godawful electric furnace
  01/26/26
I think my PS1 still works. PS2 probably too, but it seemed ...
marvelous gas station brethren
  01/26/26
My ps2 got wonky within a year or so of buying it it would n...
slap-happy godawful electric furnace
  01/26/26
My ZOZO ‘04 Limited Edition is showing no signs of slo...
Costumed magical parlour halford
  01/26/26
Didn't they pull up a gameboy color from a shipwreck at the ...
sienna theatre
  01/26/26
idk about that but I've bought a ton of them and like half t...
slap-happy godawful electric furnace
  01/26/26
gameboy https://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/a27183316/ninte...
excitant wrinkle school
  01/26/26
Those things were like a brick. Me and my brother used to th...
henna field
  01/26/26
PS2
Bright frozen stain rigpig
  01/26/26
i owned 3 ps2s was my favorite and last console, eventual...
excitant wrinkle school
  01/26/26
OG game boy
nighttime topaz dog poop pocket flask
  01/26/26
Cr.
pontificating stage circlehead
  01/26/26
Not IMO, you have to reflow almost all of them https://www.y...
slap-happy godawful electric furnace
  01/26/26
has anyone here ever done that "Recalibration" to ...
marvelous gas station brethren
  01/27/26


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Date: January 26th, 2026 3:54 PM
Author: marvelous gas station brethren

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=posted#49621035)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:01 PM
Author: spruce gaming laptop shrine

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=posted#49621047)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:04 PM
Author: Costumed magical parlour halford



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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:16 PM
Author: slap-happy godawful electric furnace

The laser dies out iirc

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



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Date: January 26th, 2026 7:33 PM
Author: Disrespectful Trust Fund Stock Car

Nothing with a disc drive and moving parts is indestructible

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



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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:07 PM
Author: Rebellious karate

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=posted#49621061)



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Date: January 27th, 2026 2:06 PM
Author: Costumed magical parlour halford

180

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



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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:11 PM
Author: Emerald temple degenerate

Not the NES, that design was such a POS.

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



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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:16 PM
Author: slap-happy godawful electric furnace



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



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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:20 PM
Author: slap-happy godawful electric furnace

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=posted#49621107)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:22 PM
Author: marvelous gas station brethren

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=posted#49621118)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:24 PM
Author: slap-happy godawful electric furnace

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=posted#49621123)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 6:55 PM
Author: Costumed magical parlour halford

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=posted#49621626)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 6:59 PM
Author: sienna theatre

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=posted#49621638)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 7:08 PM
Author: slap-happy godawful electric furnace

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=posted#49621660)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 7:09 PM
Author: excitant wrinkle school

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=posted#49621662)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 7:14 PM
Author: henna field

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=posted#49621672)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 7:11 PM
Author: Bright frozen stain rigpig

PS2

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



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Date: January 26th, 2026 7:12 PM
Author: excitant wrinkle school

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=posted#49621669)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 7:16 PM
Author: nighttime topaz dog poop pocket flask

OG game boy

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



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Date: January 26th, 2026 7:27 PM
Author: pontificating stage circlehead

Cr.

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



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Date: January 26th, 2026 7:52 PM
Author: slap-happy godawful electric furnace

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=posted#49621778)



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Date: January 27th, 2026 3:41 PM
Author: marvelous gas station brethren

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=posted#49624332)