No shit. I mean what console has survived as long as those OG Gamecubes. I have had mine for 20 years and the first issue came up this year. Turns out it’s an easy fix I can do myself and nothing destroying the console itself I can still play while working on this fix.

Also the Gamecube had so many games that were moved from the N64 that and some of the rarest games exist on Gamecube. Sometimes I can’t believe it was ever a flop for them because it was a childhood favorite. I’m so glad I kept mine and tried to take good care of it even when it was in storage for so long.

I don’t think any console today or even back at the time in 99 or early 2000s would last 20 years with kids turning into adults and 5-6 moves without having a console breaking issue.

Ive had 2 PS2’s go down, a PS3 Gen1 break, 3 Xbox 360, and very sadly an OG Xbox that did last from 2005 to 2015, an N64, and my PS4 Slim is getting there for sure. All (except the 64) gotten years (some a decade) after this Gamecube I still have today.

Thank my lucky stars my sister gave it back to me because it is my rock of a console. It should have done so much better than what articles and money say. It’s a very sought after retro console and I’m glad I still have and take care of mine from 2003 when I was a youngin’

    • Vash63@lemmy.worldEnglish
      81·
      11 months ago

      PS1? Those disc drives were very fragile. Mine didn’t work unless I physically tilted console sideways after like 2 years of use.

      • frezik@midwest.socialEnglish
        3·
        11 months ago

        SDIO mod is almost mandatory at this point. Not an easy mod, though. Certainly not a first time soldering project. You have to carefully scrape away the protective layer of some very thin traces to expose the copper and solder a fine wire to it.

        Still, the quality of life improvement is worth it, even if you don’t download ISOs off the Internet. Vastly reduced loading times and no dealing with scratched discs.

      • Aradina [She/They]@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        For the PS1 disc drives, typically the issue is caused by a rubber band that hardens and falls apart over time. It’s a fairly easy replacement. That and greasing the rails.

    • TimeSquirrel@kbin.social
      5·
      11 months ago

      Not a console, but I have a working Tandy 1000 from 1984.

      Mobo in great condition and case isn’t even yellowed, whoever had it before me must have had it in a dark coat closet for 30 years.

    • nicetriangle@kbin.social
      2·
      11 months ago

      Yeah I’ve seen a lot of SNES still working today. I had one myself just a few years ago and sold it when I had a big move. So that’s a lifespan of about 25-33 years depending on when the existing units were produced.