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Kris
11/04/09

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It actually still looks relatively intact despite all that, even having been split in half. #amusement
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MacGyver1138
11/04/09

@Kris: Nintendo products have always been famously tough. Nintendo Power used to have reader stories of systems working after crazy abuse. The best one I ever read was by a gamer who lived in Alaska. He was playing his Gameboy one day in the Spring at his open window. He set it down to go eat, and forgot about it. It managed to fall outside and be forgotten all through the Alaskan winter. He found it the next Spring and replaced the batteries. Though a little discolored, the system still worked! #amusement
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Kris
11/04/09

@MacGyver1138:
I meant that, I just didn't type it. They've always been remarkably resilient in my experience as well. #amusement
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MacGyver1138
11/06/09

@Kris: One thing I'm not sure about is the Wii. I haven't had any reason to test it, but for some reason it seems more fragile than past systems. Maybe it's the sensor bar that makes it feel flimsy to me. #amusement
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ryanmartinez
11/04/09

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Now shoot one through a cow.

Why? I dunno. Just do it. #amusement
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Mr. Tambourine Man
11/04/09

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This issue of AMUSEMENT is absolutely incredible. Its main theme is bugs in videogames, and the magazine itself is bug-ridden this time. Pages you can't read, pictures upside down, pages in the inappropriate articles and some amazing art.
So fucking glad I subscribed (although I'm in contact with the editor in chief from time to time as the servoce leaves a lot to be desired, like late deliveries and little info. Also, the price of subscription that's displayed on the mags website doesn't take VAT into account, which is...puzzling to say the least. All in all though, the mag itself is FANTASTIC, and completely different from what you may have come to expect from "gaming" mags.
AND THERE'S BOOBS IN EVERY ISSUE (stylishly shot, but boobs nonetheless!!)

EDIT: Here's what I'm talking about
[amusement.fr]
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Reil: Save Stars, Save Peach
11/04/09

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If they tried it with a Wiimote, it would be practically whole on the other side. And the wood would explode. #amusement
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Raven
11/04/09

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3 Questions:
1: Does it work with Quad Damage?
2: Will it float?
3: Will it blend?.

Also, I want to see what happens when they shoot just a cart, or the original DS through a wall, I've heard those buggers can be quite resilient (both).
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ZombiePuppy
11/04/09

@Raven: Try a classic Gameboy! #amusement
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Odin
11/04/09

@ZombiePuppy:
Yeah those things are tough. I tried to disassemble mine a while ago, got annoyed at the Nintendo screws and took a hammer to try and break it open (I avoided the screen though). The damage was merely cosmetic and the thing still works. #amusement
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xeleion - Mains El Fuerte
11/04/09

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Man, and here I thought Nintendo products were indestructible. I guess I wasn't trying hard enough. #amusement
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Blore07
11/04/09

@xeleion - Mains El Fuerte: The gamecube was the last nintendo product made of Nintendium, now i'm not saying theyre not tough still, They hold up pretty well, but the wii and DS certainly are not indestructable.

I dropped my DS Phat on carpet and it snapped.
In comparisent I was once riding my bmx with my gamecube in my bag (used to take it to a friends house for PSO nights) and I didnt know my bag was undone, it fell out and landed on concrete, while I was going pretty damn fast, it scratched, sure, but it worked like a dream. #amusement
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Jonn
11/04/09

@Blore07: Really? I've dropped my DS Lite several times, and all I've gotten is a single dead pixel and a trick right shoulder button. Still a disappointment, considering that my GBA-the original GBA-still works fine despite the badly scratched screen.* Given that it's the first new console I've ever bought, I mother hen that sucker like it was my firstborn child.

*I had to MacGyver new battery contacts using a twist-tie after I left some batteries in there and the contacts rusted, but that was my fault, so it doesn't count. #amusement
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PhatsMahoney
11/04/09

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See when I had a controller break on me, I just turned it into my throwing controller, smashing controller.. whatever. I had a 45 pound dumb-bell and the controller next to my couch and those two met quite a bit. Great stress reliever even when not being constantly killed by grenades thrown halfway across the map. #amusement
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dowingba
11/04/09

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I knew that hinge was weak. #amusement
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M-Pyre
11/04/09

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Good lord, I want to see a video of that... #amusement
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TSFMfest - not funny
11/03/09

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That is on a visual level an incredibly gorgeous picture. #amusement
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dracosummoner
11/03/09

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Why can't I just fire it from my Rock-It Launcher? #amusement
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Marios_shadow
11/03/09

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Oh, wow, look at the wifi antenna, it's completely broken free of the top! Be free, little antenna, be free! #amusement
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orijimi
11/04/09

@Marios_shadow:
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NeVeRMoRe666
11/03/09

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Knowing Nintendo, a little tape and and some glue and the DS should be up and running cookin mama in no time.
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xcalibr
11/03/09

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what a poorly made handheld. It did not even survive going through a plywood wall...

The original GB would not be pleased. #amusement
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Archaotic
11/03/09

@xcalibr: The Game Boy Brick is fucking immortal. Mine still works and it doesn't even have its SCREEN anymore. #amusement
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Clstirens has a Zune
11/03/09

@Archaotic: mines had a full glass of soda poured on it (i found it, hidden, behind my giant wall of video game cables a few months later. A friend confessed)

It works just the same, I just had to clean it out... by basically pouring water on the buttons until the soda came out! (I was young and didn't have the right tools) #amusement
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fuchikoma
11/04/09

@Clstirens has a Zune: I treated mine really carefully, but the display columns near the sides eventually burned out. At first there were just a couple, but by this point it can make it hard to play Tetris. #amusement
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Clstirens has a Zune
11/04/09

@fuchikoma: Man, that sucks. After putting water on mine, and hearing stories about them surviving an entire summer in the lawn (including mowing the lawn, rain, and sun) i'm not sure what happened. #amusement
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fuchikoma
11/04/09

@Clstirens has a Zune: Hard to say... it still put in many years of good service though - this was a gradual loss and the system was well worth it. Just interesting that so many are pretty much bombproof, but this one slowly failed on its own. #amusement
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Avalon
11/03/09

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After the announcement of the DSIXL, I fully support this article. #amusement
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