indiegames
January 9th, 2010, 23:20
Inspired by a three-year-old Kotaku article (http://kotaku.com/230646/japanese-teen-idol-tries-to-destroy-snes-carts), Canadian blogger Rinry subjected eight NES carts to varying forms of torture to see just how durable the goods were. Seven of them were still fully playable.
This is a long, but very watchable (and well made) video. Plus you get to hear Rinry say "out" and it's always adorable when a Canadian says that word. Ultimately, the point is that old NES cart are rough-and-tough customers because the actual ROM boards comprise so little of them. You can do a lot of damage to the plastic, and so long as it still fits in the console, you're still good to go.
How Tough are NES Games? (http://rinrygamegame.blogspot.com/2010/01/how-tough-are-nes-games.html) [Rinry Game Game, thanks Corey]
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This is a long, but very watchable (and well made) video. Plus you get to hear Rinry say "out" and it's always adorable when a Canadian says that word. Ultimately, the point is that old NES cart are rough-and-tough customers because the actual ROM boards comprise so little of them. You can do a lot of damage to the plastic, and so long as it still fits in the console, you're still good to go.
How Tough are NES Games? (http://rinrygamegame.blogspot.com/2010/01/how-tough-are-nes-games.html) [Rinry Game Game, thanks Corey]
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