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Xen on 08 August 2008
ZenfoldorVGI said:

Gamecube is the most reliable system of last gen for several reasons, unless you count the slim PS2.

A. Sturdy and well designed hardware.

B. The lense is clearly visible and easily cleanable by the consumer at home.

C. Very cool running console, comparitively.

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oliist on 08 August 2008

I own three GameCubes{because for the different colours}and they are all still working. And unlike PlayStation 1-3,Saturn,Dreamcast,Wii,Xbox & 360 i never ever had to do a reset on my GameCube because of a frozen game.



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thekitchensink on 08 August 2008

Never even had mine crash once.



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hunter_alien on 08 August 2008

I agree that the GC was by far the most reliable console in the 6th gen... well bult, shock ressistant gaming machine ;)



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SuperMario1 on 08 August 2008

I have three GameCubes. All work fine. One of them got rained on. (I left the window open) And when I got back home I tiped it over and water came pouring out of it. It still works.



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shakarak on 08 August 2008

I own three gamecubes in different colors also. The only thing you want to watch for is disc read error, the lens can be very sensitive sometimes.



Sky Render on 08 August 2008

Nintendo builds hardware like tanks. It's their greatest "unmentioned claim to fame", and taken for granted by many users until they accidentally drop their Game Boy or knock their game console over and discover that it's not even damaged.



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epsilon72 on 08 August 2008
shakarak said:
I own three gamecubes in different colors also. The only thing you want to watch for is disc read error, the lens can be very sensitive sometimes.

There is a way to fix this problem, but it requires a voltmeter and disassembling your console...

Anyways, the original gamecube that my family bought around launch still works, so I guess they're fairly reliable.  Not their most reliable system, but still much better than average.

 



Xen on 08 August 2008
Soriku said:

I had mine for 4+ years and it works like new.

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Already did :)

 



.:Dark Prince:. on 08 August 2008
Sky Render said:
Nintendo builds hardware like tanks. It's their greatest "unmentioned claim to fame", and taken for granted by many users until they accidentally drop their Game Boy or knock their game console over and discover that it's not even damaged.


I'd say this was true until the Wii. I find the Wii to be my least reliable console ever... it's already on its "deathbed" with numerous disc read errors and artifacts all over the place :(

I could just be in the minority though.