Believe I bought my new PS2, after the first one broke down, around 2003. It should still work. I don't really use it anymore though.
What's the longest your console has ever worked for?
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SNES has lasted about twenty years and it still works. Now, just to find that sneaky wee scart... anyway, I've also had my PS2 since early 2000s I think. PS1 a wee bit longer, likewise with my Gameboy Color! Though I haven't tried the former in donkeys.
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My first computer that my family got back in '96 is still working. It's got Warcraft 2, Wolfenstein 3D, Civilization and a bunch of NES and gameboy roms. It's collection dust in a closet somewhere, but I used it two years ago just fine. It's outlived every computer I had since. They just don't make em like they used to.
My oldest console is the Nintendo 64, which will be 13 years old this Christmas and is still alive and well. My original DS is another story. The top screen is hanging off so I have to be very delicate with it. But the damn thing refuses to break.
The only console that has broken completly is my Gamecube. It was a fighter, it died a slow, agonising death.
Thank god the wii has backwards-compatibility.
The only console that has broken completly is my Gamecube. It was a fighter, it died a slow, agonising death.
Thank god the wii has backwards-compatibility.
I've got a Commodore 64 in my attic that still works...oldest "console" is probably my PS2, although my PS3 has seen alot more use just as a media server.
I've got a couple of Pentium 4s, Celerons, and a few of the XP AMD chips that still work like they were brand new.
I've got a couple of Pentium 4s, Celerons, and a few of the XP AMD chips that still work like they were brand new.
Haha same thing with my original Ds , that thing was/is a freaking tank !Xenos Eriadin said:My oldest console is the Nintendo 64, which will be 13 years old this Christmas and is still alive and well. My original DS is another story. The top screen is hanging off so I have to be very delicate with it. But the damn thing refuses to break.
The only console that has broken completly is my Gamecube. It was a fighter, it died a slow, agonising death.
Thank god the wii has backwards-compatibility.
OT : my snes still works since it's release . Still gotta blow on the cartridges some though. Long live Final fantasy III ( I.E 6)
Had a Nintentdo 64 for 10 years before a lightning storm killed it. And I am not ashamed to say I was close to tears when it happened. That thing served me well.
It's probably my sister's Xbox (which I've taken from her but will probably give back since she asked me so nicely). Other than that would be my PS3 probably...I've had it since...2008 or 9, I don't know. Then I got my 360 around 2009 or 10 or so. It's ironic considering I've got a Gamecube, N64 and, SNES. They're new to my collection though so I couldn't count them fairly. My next console is either going to be a PS2 or a Sega Genesis.
I know my grand mother's Atari still works; not sure when she got it through. But that is AT LEAST 20 years old, assuming she got less than a year before I was born ('92). Looking up the 2600, it says it was sold from '80 to '82, so, I have to assume she got it around then. So, around 30 years old and still working?
I've also got a working n64, sega saturn, game boy, etc. that all work. Definitely some truth to the older things being hardier than new consoles.
I've also got a working n64, sega saturn, game boy, etc. that all work. Definitely some truth to the older things being hardier than new consoles.
My Wii is working just fine and has done so since launch day, though it's only forced to work one or twice a season at this point, so...
I got my 360 march of '06 and my ps3 dec of '06, they both stopped working around april '10. I replaced them both and now I'm scared of turning them on (I do but once you get that yellow light of death or red ring of death you never forget it and you always expect it).
These are the only two consoles that have ever stopped working. (That I've owned)
These are the only two consoles that have ever stopped working. (That I've owned)
My 360 is still working after getting it a few months after release. Before that, my Xbox is still working after getting it the Christmas after release. And my N64 is still working after getting it the Christmas after release. And my SNES is still working, and my NES is still working... And by Gameboy color and Gameboy Advance are both still working...
I don't have very good luck with computers though. My laptop fried after a year (overheated and killed the HDD), then the screen died a year later and had to be replaced, and now it's on its way to another death.
I don't have very good luck with computers though. My laptop fried after a year (overheated and killed the HDD), then the screen died a year later and had to be replaced, and now it's on its way to another death.
All of my consoles and handhelds are in working order, including my NES, Mega Drive and SNES. I've never had a console crap out on me. Guess I'm lucky like that.
Everything older than last gen is no longer in use though. I safely stored them about 5 years ago and I now play their games through emulation.
Everything older than last gen is no longer in use though. I safely stored them about 5 years ago and I now play their games through emulation.
First off, may I say, you obviously either have money to burn or you like shiny things waaaaaay too much.w9496 said:
As for the thread content, my original NES still runs after having been used for over 20 years, my PSO is still working even though the only games I can still play on it I've become bored with after fifteen years and I've still got my GBO and GBC still up somewhere that I lost about a month ago, as for my shortest running console I have a PS2 I bought used and played for about 2 months before I got tired of the games, and am still playing my 360 after around 6 years
My NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Colors (2 of 'em), N64, GameCube, Wii, PS2, PS3, Dreamcast, and GameGear all still work perfectly.
The only thing that has died on me was an XBOX and, unless someone gives it to me free, there's no way in hell I'd own a 360.
Any console that is regularly expected to last less than the 10 year console generation lifespan is a retarded joke.
The only thing that has died on me was an XBOX and, unless someone gives it to me free, there's no way in hell I'd own a 360.
Any console that is regularly expected to last less than the 10 year console generation lifespan is a retarded joke.
My Xbox hardly reads discs anymore. That means my collection of games never work.Redryhno said:
The Gears Xbox comes with $120 of controllers, a $20 headset, a month of Live, the $60 game, and a massive 320GB harddrive.
I get 200 bucks of equipment for only 100.