[Colonel Tycho]

Has anyone else noticed that GBA games and GBC games can really take a beating and keep going? My brother has sent 2 GBA games and a GBC game through the washing machine, and they still worked perfectly. My friend left a game outside for a month or two and it still worked perfectly.
Now think about what PSP games would be like if they went through that torment... those are CD ROMs, not cartridges. Theres another advantage of DS over PSP right there.

[Someone Else]

That's true, it's probably because they're so small so if they were dropped they'd still work. :mellow:

Still gonna get a DS over PSP.

[gsninja]

Me too. The DS is so cool!

[ForteGX]

I read a story about a GBC that fell in a bucket of motor oil and still worked. Oh! And there was also a GBC that survived being run over by a lawn mower.

[Nino]

my friend bought a GBA, opened it outside the store, went out and dropped it in the sewer :(

[Someone Else]

Nino, on Sep 18 2004, 02:13 PM, said:

my friend bought a GBA, opened it outside the store, went out and dropped it in the sewer :(

Uh.... then what happened? Does he hate Nintendo or something?

[PiersDM]

heh, I feel sorry for him already:P

also.. the fact that my GBA falls down the concrete stairs all the time and it works perfectly

[Linear]

I think I get what you mean PDM. =\

[gsninja]

It proves that GBAs are very durable.

[Nick Presta]

I have actually dropped by GBA out of my bedroom window onto the ground.

Despite the scratch (HUGE) on the screen and the broken battery cover, it works fine.

[Colonel Tycho]

Ya and screens and covers can be replaced. The battery case: just use tape lol thats what my friend does.

[ForteGX]

nick1presta, on Sep 18 2004, 07:58 PM, said:

I have actually dropped by GBA out of my bedroom window onto the ground.

It almost sounds like you did that purposely...

My GBA always falls on the ground (like, 2 feet drop onto a soft carpet); it's hard ground (concrete, wooden floors, etc.) that concerns me.

[gsninja]

I drop my GBA a lot on accident and it always works fine.

[Echo_djinn]

I have never EVEr drop my system or have any major scratches on my GBA but I have banged up my xbox a bit but it still works fine(the xbox is chiped at the right corner)

[Ganon]

i dropped my gbc down the toilet accidently and it still works :unsure: but i never play games in the bathroom now:(

[Colonel Tycho]

lol your lesson has been learned. But even drowning it wont work. I wonder if running it over with a car would kill it? curiosity kills the gameboy.

[Ganon]

you wonder about that *shudder* i hope you dont have any ideas.

[Nick Presta]

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It almost sounds like you did that purposely...

I did drop it purposely. I had 3 GBAs and wanted to see how "good" they were.

[The Postman]

:D :joy: ^_^ :P
That is the first time I hear about something like that...
*Goes offf to try it with GBA: SP, but chickens out* Lolz.
The DS will use media cards I think though.

[TheDogWho]

What are media cards?
Like cartridges but thinner?

[Dullahan]

The games can take a beating but the gba itself can't, i shattered the screen on mine, with one too many punches, fortunately i bought a new one of my mate for £20. As for GC i've already broke 3 controllers, disintergrated the L2 button on my ps1 pad and breaking the right analogue, also broke 2 N64 pads, one had it's analogue ripped out, and i broke my gbc the same way as my gba.

i need some anger management.

[Elliott]

I have dropped my GBA plenty of times, and it still works fine. Also, I havn't pit my cartridges in cases for years (literally) and they still work the same as the day I bought them!

[Venus_Man1]

Yes, GBA can take a beating. I've dropped it soo much and only the battery thingy is broken. But tape works fine too me.

[el_Sethro]

yeah! I found a tetris game (for the original GB) on the road. it was covered in dirt and the plastic case of the carterage was partially smashed and partially missing. I cleaned the dirt off and now it works perfectally fine.

[NuMou Sniper]

Ganon, on Sep 19 2004, 06:47 PM, said:

i dropped my gbc down the toilet accidently and it still works :) but i never play games in the bathroom now:(

wow bad luck that stinks alot. (sorry for the pun) The only system i have evr dropped was my GBC. It still works except that the battery cover broke a bit and the sound is lower than usual but other than taht it's fine. Since then I have treated my games better than ANYTHING else I own :)

[Venus_Man1]

I have always done that. :)

[Dullahan]

Agatio, on Oct 12 2004, 06:54 AM, said:

I have dropped my GBA plenty of times, and it still works fine. Also, I havn't pit my cartridges in cases for years (literally) and they still work the same as the day I bought them!

there's a difference between drop and punch.

Haven't done anything to my ps2 yet

[Arkarian]

I've never broken any of my pads purposefully. The only pads which I have and don't work are my mega drive pads from when I got my mega drive one 10+ years ago, and the only reason they don't work is because the biits of carbon or whatever that lie under the buttons have worn off on the inside of the pad which means that it dont register you pressing the buttons.

[Venus_Man1]

I don't see how you can brake a control for a consol. I think they can take a beating too;).