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stealth toilet

stealth toilet

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Once upon a time I had a theory that Nintendo had installed self destruct chips in every gamecube system and timed them to activate for the launch of the Wii. While this theory is far from being confirmed, the Gamecube that my roommate bought brand new just over 3 months ago began to have freezing problems a little over a week ago. Since then it has stopped turning on entirely. No logo pops up on the screen, it is as though the Gamecube itself just quit working.

6 people I know bought gamecubes, and 4 of them have mysteriously quit working. What more evidence do I need to prove a conspiracy?
 
stealth toilet said:
What more evidence do I need to prove a conspiracy?
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People outside of your circle that have bad GC's. I have yet to have mine breakdown and not to mention that I have been around numerous GC's that have been used for heavy testing. So far I don't know anybody other than you and your friends that have broken down Cubes.
 
I had to buy a new one cause mine broke. Then again, anyone that loves Nintendo will never admit to knowing one breaking.
 
That's cause systems only break themselves if you don't like them :lol

My PS2 just all-of-a-sudden went kaploop on me quite a while ago.
 
aleeock157 said:
Nobody I know has ever had a faulty gamecube. Your instnaces are just pure coincidence...
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2 Would be a coincidence. Hell, even 3 I could see as being a coincidence, but 4!?

Then again, anyone that loves Nintendo will never admit to knowing one breaking.
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My hypothesis exactly. :D
 
the cube has been the most reliable piece of equipment ive seen, fallen and still works like the first day, even flat onto concrete from 4 feet high, still amazingly works, like new, not even but the tiniest little scuff. the ps2 also dropped from about the same level to the concrete, and it still worked. though, a couple months later started choking up - its okay, i got the slimline. I guess thats what you get for letting your nephew play your games... My xbox, however, totally pooped out on me, completely, a third gen system too! freaking pissed me off. it worked for the first few minutes it was turned on, then the optics would start grinding. enough time to get my important saves off of it though (morrowind).

anyway - ive known a lot of people with cubes, i have never heard of any of them breaking. heard a few cases of the ps2, and you hear a plethora of xbox cases.

so, uhm, either youre A) lying, B) have friends that couldnt care for a piece of technology, or C) have the most incredibly unlucky circle of friends ever.

proper care is more difficult then it sounds, the cube, unlike other systems, does have its air intake on the bottom, so putting it on the rug is basically murder. not a good idea with the xbox or ps2 either, but they do have rear air ducts. My honest guess is that your buddys dont know how to respect technology.
 
My honest guess is that your buddys dont know how to respect technology.
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With one of the instances I have recorded (maybe 2...) I could agree that not taking proper care of the system might have been the fault. BUT, each of those two people treated their other systems with just as much disregard, and their PS2's and Xbox's are still ticking.

The other two instance I've talked about (my old cube, and my roomates new one) are both instances in which I've made sure proper "respect" is given for the technology. Ironically, the N64 which sits right beside the cube on my entertainment center still operates perfectly, despite having coke spilled in it (not my fault) and numerous other actus of cruelty performed on it.

Unlucky circle of friends might be true, Strubes theory might also be true, and another theory I've come up with is that perhaps Canada has recieved a couple faulty shipments of Cubes or something like that. I dunno, but as I said before, 4 out of 6 seems more than coincidental to me.
 
Strubes said:
I had to buy a new one cause mine broke. Then again, anyone that loves Nintendo will never admit to knowing one breaking.
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I would admit it.

I noticed something on my platinum system.... I had a couple read errors... but that was due to a scratched disc. Ever since that disc... I've had a little trouble with my cube.

Beyond that... The other 2 Gamecube systems I've had since launch are fine. They have a lot of play on them. The 3rd system was bought to go in a vehicle on trips and all. It's been in extreme heat.. and freezing cold. Still works fine.

I think you guys have some bad luck with your Gamecubes. IT is probably getting back at you all for defecting :lol Besides mine... I've only heard of about 20 others that have had problems (via my business). BESIDES THAT... I've HONESTLY heard a lot more problems with the Xbox and Ps2. A lot more....

†B†V† :hat
 
stealth toilet said:
With one of the instances I have recorded (maybe 2...) I could agree that not taking proper care of the system might have been the fault. BUT, each of those two people treated their other systems with just as much disregard, and their PS2's and Xbox's are still ticking.

The other two instance I've talked about (my old cube, and my roomates new one) are both instances in which I've made sure proper "respect" is given for the technology. Ironically, the N64 which sits right beside the cube on my entertainment center still operates perfectly, despite having coke spilled in it (not my fault) and numerous other actus of cruelty performed on it.

Unlucky circle of friends might be true, Strubes theory might also be true, and another theory I've come up with is that perhaps Canada has recieved a couple faulty shipments of Cubes or something like that. I dunno, but as I said before, 4 out of 6 seems more than coincidental to me.
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but as i was saying though - the cube could have been more vulnerable due to its bottom air intake. like i said, i would EXPECT a cube on the carpet to die. i would honestly be surprised if it survived it. if it happened to 3 people, my guess is they all went the same way.
 
Anbesol said:
but as i was saying though - the cube could have been more vulnerable due to its bottom air intake.  like i said, i would EXPECT a cube on the carpet to die.  i would honestly be surprised if it survived it.  if it happened to 3 people, my guess is they all went the same way.
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3 of your friend's Gamecube systems died from being on the floor?

Are you sure it was attributed to that?

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3 of your friend's Gamecube systems died from being on the floor?

Are you sure it was attributed to that?
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No, as I already stated in the thread:

With one of the instances I have recorded (maybe 2...) I could agree that not taking proper care of the system might have been the fault. BUT, each of those two people treated their other systems with just as much disregard, and their PS2's and Xbox's are still ticking.

The other two instance I've talked about (my old cube, and my roomates new one) are both instances in which I've made sure proper "respect" is given for the technology.
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1 may have stopped working due to carpet proximity. Another might also be attributed to that, but that is giving the "carpet theory" the benefit of the doubt on the condition that I was not in direct ownership of the console, so I can't say for sure that it was always properly taken care of.

Either way, two that were under my control, 1 that was practically brand new, quit for unexplained reasons. A third also quit mysteriously. The fourth could be attributed to improper treatment, but that particular friend owned every console and treated them all with the aforementioned disregard, and the GC was the only one to quit working.
 
Honestly, it just happens sometimes. I have learned to ignore when people tell me that a piece of hardware "is faulty". Not really. Sometimes they are and sometimes they are not. Talk to one person, and they never have a problem. Talk to another person, and theirs crashed a day after launch.

A perfect example, I never had a problem with an xbox, or a PS2, but one time I had a dreamcast overheat in my entertainment center (mainly why I don't own a dreamcast at the moment, but I would really like one, hehe).

Same thing with the Neogeo CD. My top loader died after 3 months, but other people have had theirs since the systems launch with no problems.

Sometimes it just happens.
 
To OP:


My gamecube has never had a problem....what kind of memory cards do they have?

I only had trouble with PS1 being a dork in the past. All of my Nintendo stuff works great.....

I wonder why so many people would be having the same problem where you live?
 
The only systems so far that I had to exchange due to defectiveness were:

1) launch XBOX 360. System failure. Took it back the next day and got one in a different batch (I could tell by the serial #), haven't had a problem since.

2) used PSP. The memory card slot wouldn't hold the memory card any more. But it was used, so I don't know how badly it was treated before I bought it. I exchanged it for another PSP.
 
I'm at the opinion that Canadian Cubes were somehow "defective." My Cube is running just fine. But I also am extremely anal about the care of my systems. My kids aren't allowed near them. And neither is my wife (She once attempted to plug something in near my games, and knocked them all onto the floor).

My upkeep is like this: I unplug them after I am finished playing. I keep the shelves that they are stored on free of any dust, as well as the consoles themselves, and the controllers are unplugged and stored so nobody can walk by and trip on them, sending one or more of the consoles onto the floor (I am afraid that my Xbox would land on my kids, killing them because it weighs more than my refrigerator).

I also agree that late model consoles should never be put on the floor. Carpet can clog the vents and dust and lint can get in and seize up any moving parts.
 
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