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ITT: What are the most DURABLE Video Game Consoles

SNES, Genesis, N64 all seem like they could withstand nuclea...
startling church psychic
  01/26/26
The cartridge sticking out of the n64 seems like a vulnerabi...
Light deep immigrant dingle berry
  01/26/26
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Cracking Elastic Band
  01/26/26
The laser dies out iirc
Spruce Giraffe
  01/26/26
Nothing with a disc drive and moving parts is indestructible
Bat shit crazy violet principal's office
  01/26/26
not a console but still have a Commodore PET and a Xerox 820...
Bearded umber plaza
  01/26/26
180
Cracking Elastic Band
  01/27/26
Not the NES, that design was such a POS.
Hyperactive senate
  01/26/26
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Spruce Giraffe
  01/26/26
I have like 5 NES systems and the cartridge slot is a piece ...
Spruce Giraffe
  01/26/26
I think my PS1 still works. PS2 probably too, but it seemed ...
startling church psychic
  01/26/26
My ps2 got wonky within a year or so of buying it it would n...
Spruce Giraffe
  01/26/26
My ZOZO ‘04 Limited Edition is showing no signs of slo...
Cracking Elastic Band
  01/26/26
Didn't they pull up a gameboy color from a shipwreck at the ...
peach naked corn cake gaping
  01/26/26
idk about that but I've bought a ton of them and like half t...
Spruce Giraffe
  01/26/26
gameboy https://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/a27183316/ninte...
Stimulating yellow trump supporter indirect expression
  01/26/26
Those things were like a brick. Me and my brother used to th...
Brindle lodge
  01/26/26
PS2
Floppy Pale Antidepressant Drug
  01/26/26
i owned 3 ps2s was my favorite and last console, eventual...
Stimulating yellow trump supporter indirect expression
  01/26/26
OG game boy
coiffed house
  01/26/26
Cr.
Spectacular saffron circlehead friendly grandma
  01/26/26
Not IMO, you have to reflow almost all of them https://www.y...
Spruce Giraffe
  01/26/26
has anyone here ever done that "Recalibration" to ...
startling church psychic
  01/27/26


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Date: January 26th, 2026 3:54 PM
Author: startling church psychic

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: Light deep immigrant dingle berry

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: Cracking Elastic Band



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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:16 PM
Author: Spruce Giraffe

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: Bat shit crazy violet principal's office

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: Bearded umber plaza

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: Cracking Elastic Band

180

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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:11 PM
Author: Hyperactive senate

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: Spruce Giraffe



(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: Spruce Giraffe

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: startling church psychic

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: Spruce Giraffe

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: Cracking Elastic Band

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: peach naked corn cake gaping

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: Spruce Giraffe

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: Stimulating yellow trump supporter indirect expression

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),#49621662)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 7:14 PM
Author: Brindle lodge

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: Floppy Pale Antidepressant Drug

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: Stimulating yellow trump supporter indirect expression

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),#49621669)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 7:16 PM
Author: coiffed house

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: Spectacular saffron circlehead friendly grandma

Cr.

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Date: January 26th, 2026 7:52 PM
Author: Spruce Giraffe

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: startling church psychic

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)