Setsuna Mudou
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3ds plays ds as well as the original hw
My handhelds are slowing die even without much use
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Windle Poons
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
How old was your Vita? I still have and use my launch day Vita and never had any battery swelling.
Crayon
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Ice got a Gameboy color, maybe a pocket, and an advance so but I haven't tried them in a long time. I do have a neo Geo Pocket, wonderswan, and lynx that i play regularly and those work perfect after replacing the lcds.
Anyway, that sucks! I found at least one place online that does retro console refurbs. I can't remember specifically, but I was looking into some preventative maintenance and the price wasn't crazy.
Anyway, that sucks! I found at least one place online that does retro console refurbs. I can't remember specifically, but I was looking into some preventative maintenance and the price wasn't crazy.
Magic Carpet
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It was a launch Vita and this happened around 2022. So 10 or 11 years.
It happened while it was sitting in a case in a drawer.
The Vita was a traveler. It went on several overseas trips during its life.
kiphalfton
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Wait until it happens to your ding-a-ling.
Woman in that gif sure isn't helping.
protonion
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I sold most of my old systems the last years. Boxed and handled religiously.
-Gameboy. Dead vertical line of pixels.
-Gba. Wouldn't turn on. Though I was told this is easily fixed by the buyer.
-Dsi. Perfect.
-3ds xl. Perfect.
-Psp. Perfect
-Psvita. Perfect
I managed to get one of the last available 2ds I could find as I have a nice collection there. I hope it lasts.
As for consoles.
-Nes. Difficult to read the cartridge but can be fixed I was told.
-Gamecube. Dead laser... It had minimal usage. What crap this system was...
-N64. Perfect
-Snes. Perfect.
-Ps1. Perfect
-Ps2. Perfect. Insane usage.
-Wii. Problematic laser...
-Ps3 slim. Perfect.
-Ps4. Perfect.
From my experience Sony is the king of hardware quality.
-Gameboy. Dead vertical line of pixels.
-Gba. Wouldn't turn on. Though I was told this is easily fixed by the buyer.
-Dsi. Perfect.
-3ds xl. Perfect.
-Psp. Perfect
-Psvita. Perfect
I managed to get one of the last available 2ds I could find as I have a nice collection there. I hope it lasts.
As for consoles.
-Nes. Difficult to read the cartridge but can be fixed I was told.
-Gamecube. Dead laser... It had minimal usage. What crap this system was...
-N64. Perfect
-Snes. Perfect.
-Ps1. Perfect
-Ps2. Perfect. Insane usage.
-Wii. Problematic laser...
-Ps3 slim. Perfect.
-Ps4. Perfect.
From my experience Sony is the king of hardware quality.
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REDRZA MWS
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Batteries only hold charges certain period of time. Good luck with EV that only go 300 miles. The power grid goes out or gets attacked you ain't going nowhere.
sono
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Noo don't even think it! I love my Vita!
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Minsc
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So if your entire country's power grid goes out indefinitely - so nothing has power, least of all EVs, no heat, no ac, no electricity to charge your phone, nothing, in 10.000s of miles in every direction, and to top it off, your country is under invasion/attack by other countries, bombs, fire, and just death and more bombs at every corner, you'll be laughing at people who own a single EV and no other cars (before you and they both get exploded in to the afterlife)? I guess that's one weird doomsday scenario you got lol.
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Lunarorbit
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Is that the Gameboy that survived a bomb in the gulf war?
Wildebeest
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Old batteries will often leak and do damage to equipment. If you are storing a system for long term, it can pay to work out if it has a battery and take it out pre-emptively. And I think sone capacitors can just go bad even if not used if they leak.
nkarafo
Member
Try pushing the switch inside, like a button, while turning it ON. This is how i make mine work.
Sleepwalker
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Yup i have a ds lite that doesnt charge, its not the battery or the charger so its probably a blown fuse... have been avoiding repairing that.
Azelover
Titanic was called the Ship of Dreams, and it was. It really was.
I have a technique that I use.
I pick a game system to focus on, every three months or so. And the systems I'm not using I keep covered in shrink wrap. I leave them hibernating.
Seems to be working so far, I've been doing it for decades.
The only game system I keep permanently in use is the PC. But I'm constantly changing it so it usually works just fine..
I pick a game system to focus on, every three months or so. And the systems I'm not using I keep covered in shrink wrap. I leave them hibernating.
Seems to be working so far, I've been doing it for decades.
The only game system I keep permanently in use is the PC. But I'm constantly changing it so it usually works just fine..
digital_ghost
I am a closet furry. Don't you judge me.
My parents refrigerator lasted 35 years before it went kaput. Good luck to one nowadays lasting that long. Everything has short term planned obsolescence now
. (Planned failure by manufacturers)
I went through 4 or 5 ps4s that had hardware failures after a few years. My new launch ps4 was dead on arrival.
Fortunately i pay monthly now for a never ending warranty that covers all my game consoles and tvs. Just have to pay a small deductible if something breaks.
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Puscifer
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Better start hoping for fpgas and emulation to jump in
StreetsofBeige
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Dont forget to check places like Costco. Game consoles have indefinite warranty. And electronics like TVs have 90 day returns, 2 year standard warranty, and extended warranties making it 5-6 years is only an extra $100 or so. My last two TVs from Costco died but the warranty covered me. The last time it happened the re;pair shop couldn even fix it so Costco sent me a new TV of reduced value in today's value 5 years later. That shitty $1800 CDN Sony 900e (worst TV I ever had with many problems) got replaced by an LG $1200 TV which has been perfect for two years.
Game consoles have indefinite warranty because they are classified as toys, not electronics like PCs and TVs.
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digital_ghost
I am a closet furry. Don't you judge me.
Thank you for letting me know. Just bought an lg oled but ill consider costco next time.
I didn't know that Costco offers free warranty on consoles interesting. Sorry to hear that you had problems with your sony tv.
I pay $15 a month for a forever warranty from Asurion. If my game system or tv breaks i pay $100 deductible at most and they fix it or get me a new tv / console at no additional charge.
Here is the link.
Home+ Entertainment - Asurion
For just $14.99 you can get device protection for your favorite devices. Contact Asurion today to learn about our Home+ Entertainment package.
www.asurion.com
They have 24/7 support too and have been in business for years.
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nkarafo
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Pretty sure the PS1 is already covered in that regard.
RPSleon
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FR1908
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You are very lucky. I have 4 Game Gears and they all have issues. 2 have broken screens, 1 has no sound and the other is very quiet. Some are just blown up capacitors which are easy to repair, but because of laziness I bought an Analogue Pocket for my Game Boy, Lynx and Game Gear games.
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