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Post by stratogustav on Nov 11, 2017 23:14:56 GMT
There was talking about this on another topic, so let's make it a discussion.
I had 4 PS2 die on me. 2 Fat ones and 2 Slim. Most systems are on possession of my brother. This is the list of what still works as of the end of the year in 2017:
- 3 SNES, North America versions
- 3 N64, all 3 black
- 3 GameCube, 1 gray, 1 black, 1 purple
- 1 PS2 [our 5th, Slim version]
- 2 Wii standard, white
- 1 PS1
- 1 PSOne
- 1 Xbox 360
- 1 PS3 Slim
- 1 PS4 standard
- 1 Wii U black
- 1 PS4 Pro
- 1 Switch gray
- 2 Classic Game Boy
- 1 Game Boy Pocket, gray
- 1 Game Boy Color, transparent purple
- 2 Game Boy Advance, 1 gray, 1 blue
- 2 Game Boy Advance SP, 1 gray, 1 blue
- 2 Nintendo DS, 1 gray, 1 blue
- 1 New Nintendo 3DS XL, dark gray
In my house I only have 1 of the Wii, the Wii U, the PS3 Slim, the PS4 Pro, and the New Nintendo 3DS XL. We previously had a regular Nintendo 3DS XL, but that one did die.
The R.I.P. total is:
- 1 NES clone off brand with NES built in games
- 1 SNES clone off brand with an extra Genesis slot
- 4 PS2, 2 Fat, 2 Slim
- 1 regular Nintendo 3DS XL, black
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Post by dschult3 on Nov 11, 2017 23:24:49 GMT
I can honestly say that I have never had one choke out on me. I remember hearing about the red ring of death years ago, but (unless the system is a clone), I really haven't heard of official systems dying out.
However...does that include the laser of an optical drive? If that is included, then I suppose more systems could be added to the list. Although, can't they be replaced and keep the system alive?
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Post by stratogustav on Nov 11, 2017 23:26:47 GMT
Yes, for the PS2s that died on me, I was referring to their ability to read our game discs. We never attempted to fix them.
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Post by Balder on Nov 11, 2017 23:38:44 GMT
My 360 RROD-ed, but got repaired free of charge because of the 5 year warranty rule that is mandatory in Norway for all electronics. It has never failed me since.
My first Atari 2600 works, but the image is all fucked up. It's B&W and there's TV snow obscuring the image (a lot of it).
My two Dreamcasts were broken when I received them. Pieces of shit.
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Post by stratogustav on Nov 11, 2017 23:42:23 GMT
What do you mean by TV snow? Maybe it just needs a new cable.
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Post by winnersdontusedrugs on Nov 11, 2017 23:49:44 GMT
The only console that ever died on me was a gameboy color that I dropped in water as a kid. I also had this bizzare problem with my fat PS3 that involved alot of 3D games getting these weird graphical artifacts, usually in the form of spiked polygons jutting out of models. There wouldn't be any when I started the console up but more and more would pop up over time as I played. I didn't take this pic but it shows the same problem.  The console otherwise worked fine though so I'm not sure if it counts. |
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Post by cobretti on Nov 12, 2017 0:35:38 GMT
Ive had a 360 RROD on me early in its life. My japanese model 1 Saturn’s disc drive failed a couple months ago. I’ve had a couple early model PS1s go bad on me. Other than that, I’ve been pretty lucky over the years.
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Post by Cervantes on Nov 12, 2017 1:02:09 GMT
My original Saturn died when my sister plugged it directly in a 220v outlet. When I was a small kid, I remember my Atari 2600 dying twice; my father himself fixed it the first time, but he couldn't figure it the second time and, by then, we already had a NES anyway.
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Post by stratogustav on Nov 12, 2017 1:36:04 GMT
The only console that ever died on me was a gameboy color that I dropped in water as a kid. I also had this bizzare problem with my fat PS3 that involved alot of 3D games getting these weird graphical artifacts, usually in the form of spiked polygons jutting out of models. There wouldn't be any when I started the console up but more and more would pop up over time as I played. I didn't take this pic but it shows the same problem. The console otherwise worked fine though so I'm not sure if it counts. I never heard of that. I'm new to this whole thing about the difference between playing a game and emulating it. Like how the Super Nintendo did not played the sound of the cartridges as an audio file, that instead it was giving those sounds its own interpretation in a live manner. It looks here as if the PS3 was giving an inaccurate interpretation to those polygons. I wonder what was causing that to happen. |
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Post by Cervantes on Nov 12, 2017 1:37:48 GMT
Quick note: at the time, being a little and stupid kid, I thought I wouldn't miss the 2600 since I had that shiny new NES. Boy was I wrong.
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Post by stratogustav on Nov 12, 2017 1:39:17 GMT
Quick note: at the time, being a little and stupid kid, I thought I wouldn't miss the 2600 since I had that shiny new NES. Boy was I wrong. When did you realize that you missed your 2600? |
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Post by scipioafricanus on Nov 12, 2017 3:08:56 GMT
Skyrim killed my fat PS3.
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Post by Armored Core Raven on Nov 12, 2017 6:15:52 GMT
a Radofin Pong console
a Dreamcast
an Xbox
There are also some that have broken CD readers and other minor things like two PlayStations and a PlayStation 2 can't read discs anymore and my 32X is having sound issues.
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Post by stratogustav on Nov 12, 2017 8:54:37 GMT
I definitely think the broken disc readers count. For the 4 PS2 consoles I mentioned that broke on us, that was the issue.
About the 32X sound issues I wonder if it is just the cable or the entry port in the CRT TV. If it is just the cable I wouldn't count it. I had several cables failed on me, specially HDMI, once I got replacements, it was all fine. I'm sure older video cables are not an exception.
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Post by Armored Core Raven on Nov 12, 2017 9:06:16 GMT
No, the sound works fine over the cable, it's the sound chip in the 32X specifically that's not working correctly. And only one of the PlayStations has a completely broken disc reader (specifically a connecting cable on the inside of the console is cut, the disc reader itself is technically fine but without the proper connecting cable it's stone cold dead), the other one and the PS2 still work but with disc read errors occurring more and more often.
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