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February 1, 2010, 01:09:48 PM
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DS Games are Tough
I was going through my DS games on Sunday around 3PM and noticed I was missing a game. I found it 24 hours later sitting in the middle of the street in front of my driveway. It had been run over multiple times by vehicles, but it still worked! Here's a picture and video to prove it. The picture is best viewed at the maximum resolution to see the damage.
Last edited by isbragg; February 1, 2010 at 01:11:08 PM. |
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February 1, 2010, 01:17:30 PM
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All I have to say is...
Nuked Game Boy. That is all. |
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February 1, 2010, 01:52:02 PM
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Nintendo builds their stuff like tanks.
(And very ironically I just bought a copy of that game today). |
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February 1, 2010, 02:59:36 PM
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February 1, 2010, 03:46:34 PM
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Gamecubes are also really stabble.
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February 1, 2010, 03:58:58 PM
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They can also survive washers and dryers. I think my Phantom Hourglass went through twice, and it still plays.
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February 1, 2010, 04:00:16 PM
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I've washed both a copy of Link to the Past (GBA) and Metroid Fusion accidentially. Both work completely fine, save for the worn out looking little cover picture.
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February 1, 2010, 06:48:22 PM
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Hardest konsole ever = Xbox
Lol, I dropped mine at skool one time and got stepped on like krazy. Still worked though. 
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February 1, 2010, 09:48:37 PM
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Nintendo consoles are unbreakable? Hardly. My DS snapped in two after dropping it too many times. Now I have to constantly guard my pockets to make sure my new one doesn't drop. Also my Wii cracked and now it won't read SD cards.
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#10
February 2, 2010, 08:25:22 AM
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Wow, I never thought the DS games would actually stand a chance against such a thing.
Anyways, the DS is kind of fragile, and the games do get damaged when they are washed for me. |
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February 2, 2010, 11:59:17 AM
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My Gamecube memory cards have been washed so many times, its not even funny. They are scratched all over, but still work perfectly.
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February 2, 2010, 07:24:48 PM
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Then again, you did drop your DS a lot, and it is a hinged console, so...your faut there. |
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February 7, 2010, 11:32:36 AM
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When my DS went through the wash, Pokemon Diamond was in it, tested it on a friends DS and it still worked fine... My original GBA has withstood loads of drops on the floor...
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February 7, 2010, 05:46:56 PM
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I've thrown my DS against the wall variuos times from quite high up... Good thing it still works, eh?
 The only problem I have seen with the DS so far is when the trigger to turn it on and off breaks, then you can't turn your DS on anymore. This has happened to my cousin twice. And my GBA... So much abuse, yet it still works. I am impressed. Last edited by SK; February 7, 2010 at 05:47:22 PM. |
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February 8, 2010, 09:12:25 AM
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My DSLite has had a hard history - most recently, the hinges broke and the top screen looks really faded (seems to be a bad connection with the hinges). The DSi seems a little more stable, and I can still use the DSLite for basic trading between games (though you have to do a little guessing navigation), and for playing GBA games (the bottom screen works perfectly).
The games themselves seem quite durable, though. |
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February 8, 2010, 11:02:50 AM
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My DS lite broke after two years because it split in half becausre it couldn't take my house's hardwood flooring and I then eventually took it apart by hand.
Last edited by Magmaster12; February 8, 2010 at 11:03:16 AM. |
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February 8, 2010, 12:22:13 PM
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Why do you people have so many broken DS's? Except for the L/R buttons jamming, all three of my DS models are perfectly fine. Granted, my old DS has a crack in the hinge, but it's not severe, nor is it integral.
Having said that, I can't send my DS Lite or DS in to Nintendo for repairs without having to pay for it. (The DS has a bad R, the DS Lite a bad L.) |
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February 8, 2010, 12:41:59 PM
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I dropped my DS hundreds of times and still nothing but, when it got in the toliet...
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February 8, 2010, 12:46:51 PM
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February 8, 2010, 01:07:01 PM
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P.S I can't wait for Pokemon Heartgold!
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March 8, 2010, 04:02:06 PM
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I snapped my DS in two like many others. Thus the birth of my launch day DSi. Now the DSi's L and R won't function. Was probably the ice cream. Now I can't drift in Mario Kart DS.
I've had Mario Tennis (GB), Gold, Pearl, Phantom Hourglass, and a GC memory card go through the washer. My gamecube was super stable. Last edited by DashArmy; March 8, 2010 at 04:02:56 PM. Reason: Grammatical Errors |
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March 8, 2010, 05:14:14 PM
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March 8, 2010, 07:35:53 PM
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My DSi's L button works again. Yoshi, you are a gift from Go- Arceu- Yokoi himself. EDIT: Alas, this trick only worked for my DSi. The DS and the DS Lite are not showing any signs of recovery. Last edited by LiteTheIronMan; March 8, 2010 at 07:38:39 PM. |
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April 3, 2010, 12:35:23 PM
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even my platinum survived a few rounds in the washer.
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April 17, 2010, 07:13:33 AM
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My opinion is that NINTENDO is a very hardworking and nice. They have very sturdy products.
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April 18, 2010, 02:43:11 PM
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April 21, 2010, 10:54:18 AM
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Just getting back to this topic to say I've had Ranger: Shadows of Almia, Diamond, and SoulSilver all go through the wash since starting this thread. They all still work.
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July 30, 2010, 09:10:01 AM
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I've had one DS game go through a washer and dryer with no loss of save data at all, so I can believe that DS games are really strong.
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July 30, 2010, 10:01:21 AM
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July 30, 2010, 11:07:02 AM
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What I've had happen to my DS carts? I've stepped on them a few times. I've also dropped my DS a couple of times (It still mostly works). I don't know what system is most reliable (probably GBA; my friend's one has gone through quite a bit of abuse, and it works perfectly fine), but I can tell you this: GameCube controllers are extremely tough. When I was a kid and got frustrated, I would hit the controller against things very hard. I've also dropped it a few times, and my friend once accidentally pulled it out of the system, and it works perfectly fine; only sign of damage is a bit of missing paint on the back.
Last edited by NismoZ; July 30, 2010 at 11:07:59 AM. |
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July 30, 2010, 10:23:00 PM
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I thought it would have never have worked over being crushed like that
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August 19, 2010, 06:10:55 PM
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And I seriously can't belive that game got ran over and still works. Never knew Nintendo consoles were that hard. |
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May 19, 2011, 06:34:32 PM
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I was out for a walk one morning, and of course I had some DS game cards in my pocket. But when I went inside to play Metroid Prime Hunters, I noticed it somehow slipped out of my change pocket. I retraced my walking path, and there it was, in the soaking-wet grass, dangerously close to my driveway. Seemed like it withstood a light rain. Anyway, I went back inside to play it... worked like a charm.
Last edited by Seiji J. Konokama; May 19, 2011 at 06:35:54 PM. |
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May 19, 2011, 07:00:20 PM
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My Pokewalker went through the washer and dryer and all that died was the battery, I was pretty surprised
Last edited by WherewolfTherewolf; May 19, 2011 at 07:00:31 PM. |
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August 9, 2011, 12:16:56 PM
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I wonder if I can get the L and R buttons on my Onyx DS Lite to work using the same method EDIT: No dice on the Onyx DS Lite... but that's fine. Other than for linked trades, I really don't use it much. Last edited by Seiji J. Konokama; August 9, 2011 at 12:30:42 PM. |
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August 9, 2011, 12:23:21 PM
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I think the Only really fragile Nintendo console was the DS Lite. I've had each DS. The lite is the only one that managed to break. But my Gamecube broke from being too old.
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