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ITT: What are the most DURABLE Video Game Consoles

SNES, Genesis, N64 all seem like they could withstand nuclea...
Snowy Slap-happy Codepig
  01/26/26
The cartridge sticking out of the n64 seems like a vulnerabi...
Adventurous forum
  01/26/26
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tan painfully honest den
  01/26/26
The laser dies out iirc
anal market idiot
  01/26/26
Nothing with a disc drive and moving parts is indestructible
magical brilliant house
  01/26/26
not a console but still have a Commodore PET and a Xerox 820...
Pink Center
  01/26/26
180
tan painfully honest den
  01/27/26
Not the NES, that design was such a POS.
Walnut knife people who are hurt
  01/26/26
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anal market idiot
  01/26/26
I have like 5 NES systems and the cartridge slot is a piece ...
anal market idiot
  01/26/26
I think my PS1 still works. PS2 probably too, but it seemed ...
Snowy Slap-happy Codepig
  01/26/26
My ps2 got wonky within a year or so of buying it it would n...
anal market idiot
  01/26/26
My ZOZO ‘04 Limited Edition is showing no signs of slo...
tan painfully honest den
  01/26/26
Didn't they pull up a gameboy color from a shipwreck at the ...
deranged hairless volcanic crater
  01/26/26
idk about that but I've bought a ton of them and like half t...
anal market idiot
  01/26/26
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insane carnelian resort hunting ground
  01/26/26
Those things were like a brick. Me and my brother used to th...
motley amethyst lettuce
  01/26/26
PS2
Bespoke azure stock car turdskin
  01/26/26
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insane carnelian resort hunting ground
  01/26/26
OG game boy
vivacious stage
  01/26/26
Cr.
cream dashing quadroon
  01/26/26
Not IMO, you have to reflow almost all of them https://www.y...
anal market idiot
  01/26/26
has anyone here ever done that "Recalibration" to ...
Snowy Slap-happy Codepig
  01/27/26


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Date: January 26th, 2026 3:54 PM
Author: Snowy Slap-happy Codepig

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...#49621035)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:01 PM
Author: Adventurous forum

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...#49621047)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:04 PM
Author: tan painfully honest den



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



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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:16 PM
Author: anal market idiot

The laser dies out iirc

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



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Date: January 26th, 2026 7:33 PM
Author: magical brilliant house

Nothing with a disc drive and moving parts is indestructible

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



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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:07 PM
Author: Pink Center

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...#49621061)



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Date: January 27th, 2026 2:06 PM
Author: tan painfully honest den

180

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



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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:11 PM
Author: Walnut knife people who are hurt

Not the NES, that design was such a POS.

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



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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:16 PM
Author: anal market idiot



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



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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:20 PM
Author: anal market idiot

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...#49621107)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:22 PM
Author: Snowy Slap-happy Codepig

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...#49621118)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:24 PM
Author: anal market idiot

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...#49621123)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 6:55 PM
Author: tan painfully honest den

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...#49621626)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 6:59 PM
Author: deranged hairless volcanic crater

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...#49621638)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 7:08 PM
Author: anal market idiot

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...#49621660)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 7:09 PM
Author: insane carnelian resort hunting ground



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



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Date: January 26th, 2026 7:14 PM
Author: motley amethyst lettuce

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...#49621672)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 7:11 PM
Author: Bespoke azure stock car turdskin

PS2

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



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Date: January 26th, 2026 7:12 PM
Author: insane carnelian resort hunting ground



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



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Date: January 26th, 2026 7:16 PM
Author: vivacious stage

OG game boy

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



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Date: January 26th, 2026 7:27 PM
Author: cream dashing quadroon

Cr.

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



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Date: January 26th, 2026 7:52 PM
Author: anal market idiot

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...#49621778)



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Date: January 27th, 2026 3:41 PM
Author: Snowy Slap-happy Codepig

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...#49624332)