snes, n64 and ps1 were all great. but i give it to the ps1, mine still works!

I voted Gamecube, but mine is broken for some unknown reason, it sometimes refuses to spin the disc, I have to try several times until it works

It still works.

Any console with a disc drive has no chance of outlasting the older systems with no moving parts.

SNES was a shrick-bithouse.

I agree it is one of the sturdiest gaming machines and definitly THE most sturdy handhelds. But the thread is about consoles like the 35 years old and still going Atari 2600.

What is your opinion about the Gamecube?

Technically we can bring up handhelds, as it is kind of an open-ended question.  

Gamecube was a beast as well, but still probably can't outlast any of the pre-disc drive syatems.

As far as accidents go, both are sturdy systems so who knows.

Sure. It's a blury line, but I think they are so different that when someone says console it means the thing hooked up to your TV and if they say handheld it means the thing in your pocket.

As for the Gameboy being hardy. It's probably because it was made to travel. When a home console can take a licking and keep on ticking it's more impressive because it wasn't designed for a trip down the Amazon.

However, at the same time, consoles had to be made (at least in the past) in mind that there were lots of cords connecting it to the TV, and from your controller to the console, so it could very well be physically damaged by falling off of wherever you put it when you played it.