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Nintendo Gamecube most durable game system!

Pokemon Master #1

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    Has anybody seen the episode of X-play where Morgan Webb starts dropping and smashing The Nintedo Gamecube Sony Playstation 2 and Microsoft X-box?Well if you haven't then here's the results:
    PS2-Is unable to turn on after dropping a weight on it from the top of a ladder.
    X-box-Is unable to turn on after droppin a weight on it from the top of a ladder, pounded on the side with sledge hammer, and dropped off a high balcony.
    GCN-Got a weight dropped on it from the top of a ladder, punded on it's side with sledge hammer, and dropped off high balcony and still worked!
    And afterwards they tried it again and the results came out exactly the same.
    After that the PS2 and the X-box got smashed up some more for breaking (this has to be console abuse)!
    I think Nintendo deserves a hand for making a tough game system!
     
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    That's awesome. This shows that Nintendo is better.
     
    I saw that episode. All three consoles are tough, but the tests were pretty biased. The Xbox's weight would obviously cause it to take the last test pretty hard.
    And all it shows is that the console can take more wear and tear it should never see. o_O
     
    Kairi said:
    I saw that episode. All three consoles are tough, but the tests were pretty biased. The Xbox?s weight would obviously cause it to take the last test pretty hard.
    And all it shows is that the console can take more wear and tear it should never see. o_O
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    Well the last test would probably be the most likely to happen as an accident in real life, that and the first one. I don't think anyone would accidently whack a console like a golf ball though (meh, none lost in that round anyways). Though, especially at times like when moving, dropping the consoles/stuff onto the consoles could happen, and its nice to know the PS2 and X-Box couldn't survive them but the Gamecube can =]

    I remember some video game magazine saying they flushed a GBA down the toilet and it still worked. That and someone sent in a letter saying they accidenlty froze/unfroze their GBC several times in late winter and it still worked (with the save file on Pokemon Silver, which was in it at the time, intact).
     
    Yeah, true. Still though, it was really funny to watch the weight in the first test just deflect off of the Xbox. XD They dropped it from awfully high though, and same with the weight. Dang. Not to mention the GCN cover wouldn't close without excessive force after. Ahh, X-play. Last good show on G4TechTV.
     
    I love XPlay, even though I didn't see that episode. Personally, I don't think these tests should even matter, because you should be taking care of your consoles, considering they are really expensive.
     
    Now would be your chance to catch it Piro, with X-day going on all day today. XP
     
    Kairi said:
    I saw that episode. All three consoles are tough, but the tests were pretty biased. The Xbox?s weight would obviously cause it to take the last test pretty hard.
    And all it shows is that the console can take more wear and tear it should never see. o_O
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    Biased? X-Play? Gamecube? Yeah right. X-Play hates the GCN.
     
    I didn't mean it to come off like that. I wouldn't say that hate the GCN, either. I just mean the nature of the last test really hurt the Xbox because of its weight.
     
    Kairi said:
    I saw that episode. All three consoles are tough, but the tests were pretty biased. The Xbox?s weight would obviously cause it to take the last test pretty hard.
    And all it shows is that the console can take more wear and tear it should never see. o_O
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    Accually, I forgot that my GC was in my travel bag, and I dropped it off a 2nd story landing, it was on the bottom of the travel bag with a lot of magizines, books, graphic novels, and other heavy electronic cords, and it still works like it did when I pulled it fresh out of the box! :D
     
    It's good to make them durable. Since Nintendo knows that many of us are accidents waiting to happen, they probably went ahead and just made it more stronger for the sake of it. They probably know that someone will drop it sooner or later. :P
     
    if they can make the systems that durable why not houses? But theyd make em even more durable then thier consoles.
     
    I agree with Abby, it's a kinda biased test. Though I still think Nintendo may have the most durable system, most of those situations will never happen.
    Pogiforce-14 said:
    well then that is the x-box's fault for making a system that heavy.
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    But balcony/ladder dropping and sledgehammer abuse isn't very realistic. Possible, but not realistic. Perhaps.. dropping it waist-high multiple times? I dunno.
     
    You know, it strikes me as odd that Sony has the least durable system out there, and they made it even skinnier. What the heck is up with that?


    That said, All I can say to you all who drop your systems on purpose to see if they still work is, I'm not replacing them. Not my problem. Of course, they didn't put "durable enough to withstand sledgehammer bludgeoning" on the side of the systems, so THEY probably won't replace a shattered system either.

    Accidental, I understand, but when you do things like that on purpose... yeah... There's some issues that need to be worked out...

    "OK. Today, we're going to see if the PS2, XBox and GCube can handle an accidental sledgehammer bludgeoning. Let me just hit the bottle one more time... ... (Bubbling Sounds)... ... Ok, man. We're all set."

    (Slams hammer down on the three systems.) "Dude, did you see those pieces go everywhere? Man, I didn't know those systems could break into that many pieces... Dude, I think that's your Memory Card..."

    Sorry, ranting again.
     
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    What if you're just moving into your apartment on the second floor and your TV is near the balcony? You're bringing the console over to your TV and you trip, sending your X-Box/PS2/GCN out the door and over the railing. Doesn't it make you feel safer to know that the system will be okay? XD

    Heh, I saw this episode, actually. :3 It really amused me. ^^; I wasn't too surprised, either. Nintendo is known for their durable systems, I believe. I remember reading an issue of Nintendo Power in which people wrote in about things that had happened to their Gameboys without rendering them useless. o_O
     
    SBaby said:
    You know, it strikes me as odd that Sony has the least durable system out there, and they made it even skinnier. What the heck is up with that?
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    If you haven't noticed, Sony products are lazy pieces of dookie that always break; game consoles, walkmen, headphones, CD players, etc. made by Sony all break down within the first year of use 87% of the time (I got one of the lucky PS2s, my dads doesn't play half of his games [in perfect condition themselves] though).

    Well saying Sony headphones are bad isn't saying much. >>
    *has a huge pile of Sony and non-Sony headphones that all stopped working after a month of use*
     
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