do you ever fear that your15 year old system will break?... : O

that is one of my biggest fears.. :o :cry:

and the other day my sega saturn stoped spinning(im starting to hate this thing) but im not sure if that was supose to happen..:?

not really - I do not play continually anymore and there is a place in the next town that sells and works on older consoles.

I would go there if I had any trouble.

nope . as long as there were millions produced i shouldnt fear ,, plus like some 1 else said i dont play mine regularly as i do my wii or ps3 ro 360 which the later doesnt even need to be played to fail i found this out the hardway lol ,

i came from walmart with new game in hand for it and to no suprise it didnt read any disc since then had to replace the console within 6 monthso f purchase lol , then the rrod then e74 etc , ,meh , tha t would be the only console id say id fea breakin on me

The only old system I have is the N64. It's probably pretty old, but I'm not too concerned. Play N Trade sells them for 40 bucks.

im way more worried about my newer consoles. i had one break on me so far

Yes, but I keep my consoles in good condition so they won't break down.

Not really,

because there are so many ways to play classic games nowadays and because you can get most classic consoles cheap.

Yes. I think of it more when my gamecube starts because I've used it so much, and because it makes weird clicking noises....

The oldest one I have is my Gamecube and I doubt it's gonna break anytime soon. The button for opening the tray thing gets jammed sometime but that's it. And it's not even 15 years old yet! Almost but it's not there yet haha.

It's funny because all of my modern things have broken over time. My first 360 stopped reading disks. My computer's screen got broken, and my old DS got broken in half...Don't ask how that works xD

What is extremely stupid is that my 15 year old Snes works, but my original Xbox died after three years, and my 360 has died twice in four years.

What is extremely stupid is that my 15 year old Snes works, but my original Xbox died after three years, and my 360 has died twice in four years.

magnax1

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What is extremely stupid is that my 15 year old Snes works, but my original Xbox died after three years, and my 360 has died twice in four years.

Daavpuke

It was even more frustrating because of how agonizingly slow my original xbox died. At first it would randomly crash, then it wouldn't read half the games I owned, then at the end the only two games it would play were Star wars battlefront, and Halo 2. I still have no idea what sort of problem with a video game system would limit the games it could play, and I really wanna figure it out, lol.

I don't really worry about my home consoles like the Saturn, but I do worry about my handheld collection

[QUOTE="Daavpuke"][QUOTE="magnax1"]

What is extremely stupid is that my 15 year old Snes works, but my original Xbox died after three years, and my 360 has died twice in four years.

magnax1

It was even more frustrating because of how agonizingly slow my original xbox died. At first it would randomly crash, then it wouldn't read half the games I owned, then at the end the only two games it would play were Star wars battlefront, and Halo 2. I still have no idea what sort of problem with a video game system would limit the games it could play, and I really wanna figure it out, lol.

Sure all Videogame systems will eventually die! So 15 year systems and systems older and younger will eventually die. The gaming industry itself almost died and will eventually again in the future Almost die again! All systems will eventually will die!

But that is life. I don't worry to much about it. Fear of dying systems will always be a concern. In modern times X360 is a good example But death of gaming machines will always happen.

No. My games worry me far more than the systems.

It's never actually crossed my mind that one of my older consoles will up and die

I don't really think about it, and hopefully it won't happen.

I have a 22 year old console (NES) and an even older one (Atari 2600) and they're both excellently taken care of. It's just a matter of how well you care for it, I'm not worried anything'll happen to them though.aryoshi

[QUOTE="aryoshi"]I have a 22 year old console (NES) and an even older one (Atari 2600) and they're both excellently taken care of. It's just a matter of how well you care for it, I'm not worried anything'll happen to them though.Emerald_Warrior

I love retro gaming, I'd be lost if my Nintendo 64 or Super Nintendo broke because I play both of them more regularly then I play my Wii. But I don't worry about them possibly breaking as one day it's bound to happen because nothing lasts forwver. But if they do break I'll just buy another one.

I actually think my N64 and Super Nintendo are more reliable than my Xbox 360 as neither of my Nintendo consoles have ever broke, yet my Xbox 360 has broke 3 times.

All the time. So better get some play out of it while it lasts. My NES is pretty much cooked...Daavpuke

i had a launch snes that still works but the enviroment made it misplace images, show parts of images and lag where there wasnt before and yet my ps1 cant load a game.

I've been buying some Japanese-imported systems lately...if one of those broke on me, I'd be wheeping. If my PS3/360/Wii broke, I'd go crazy...I don't have a warranty. O_O Sometimes I'm worried, like when a game takes too long to load or doesn't start up properly. But usually that problem's resolved with a little disc/cartridge cleaning or something of the sort.

I think because of the fact that newer consoles have been so terribly made, people are going to have to move to emulators for old games. I hope I don't get modded for mentioning emulators, lol.

I think because of the fact that newer consoles have been so terribly made, people are going to have to move to emulators for old games. I hope I don't get modded for mentioning emulators, lol.

magnax1

that is one of my biggest fears.. :o :cry:

and the other day my sega saturn stoped spinning(im starting to hate this thing) but im not sure if that was supose to happen..:?

kingdavid562

I'm not worried at all. I've had a few get "sick" on me, but I've "cured" them every time. I've honestly never encountered a truely dead system...

Now I just need to figure out how to fix newer ones, and then I'll have no problem at all! I have a broken xbox for this purpose...the "cure" has eluded me for some time however...