What do you guys do with old broken systems?

[darkslime]

I have stuff like a dc with a shot motherboard, and a nes that won't power on that are worth almost nothing. Don't want to throw these out but they're just taking up space. I'm trying to think of something cool to do with the broken systems. What do you guys do with them?

[swlovinist]

If a system is common, I just usually part out and throw away the bad. If the system is uncommon, then I find a home for it...even if its not mine

[Hwj_Chim]

This one is easy, parts. old broken systems are the best place for parts

[aclbandit]

This one is easy, parts. old broken systems are the best place for parts

100% agreed! I have a "dead" NES currently (effed up pins where the connector goes on the MoBo, easy fix, just lazy), as well as a spare SNES and N64 that technically *do* work that I keep around just in case one of my systems kicks it.

I've also seen a fairly cool NES mod where someone put a whole PC in it and the CD drive was in the cartridge slot.

[Arcade_Ness]

I had a first generation Gameboy, of which died due to battery acid leaking from reusing old batteries. Last time I checked it was in a drawer at my folk's place, with a bunch of old toys. I should toss it out, but it still holds a deal of sentimental value.

[SpaceHarrier]

I disassemble mine slowly, painfully. I spread their insides out and decorate my room with them. I drape them over furniture. I set their empty husks on a shelf.

This serves as a warning to my other consoles. You stop functioning, you will be next.

[otoko]

I disassemble mine slowly, painfully. I spread their insides out and decorate my room with them. I drape them over furniture. I set their empty husks on a shelf.

This serves as a warning to my other consoles. You stop functioning, you will be next.

Freddy Krueger of game consoles or something?

Me? I keep them around until I find a use for them. That usually is parts, or since it's borken I explore and try to fix it myself. If I fail who cares. As my Grandfather would apparently say "you can't break it any more than broke."

[Gentlegamer]

Suggestion for broken NES (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihGkBpPIxzE)

[Yukio]

I disassemble mine slowly, painfully. I spread their insides out and decorate my room with them. I drape them over furniture. I set their empty husks on a shelf.

This serves as a warning to my other consoles. You stop functioning, you will be next.


Freddy Krueger of game consoles or something?


Or something would be more appropriated.Since there is Myron Kruger a pioneer of Virtual Reality ...

[SegaAges]

I disassemble mine slowly, painfully. I spread their insides out and decorate my room with them. I drape them over furniture. I set their empty husks on a shelf.

This serves as a warning to my other consoles. You stop functioning, you will be next.

Dude, that is pretty gangster actually. Hahaha, that means you have had your 360 die once and only once then, right?

[bones11]

Usually try to fix what I can and give away the rest once the broken consoles pile gets too high. At one point I had a several dead NES consoles that wouldn't power up. The lot of them sold for like $20 on ebay. Whatever you do, don't chuck them, someone can always use them to fix/part out/mod/create oddball art. Anyone seen the NES toaster? That thing is a trip.

[jb143]

Never throw them out. I've found many electronics that people have thrown away over the years and usually it was a very simple fix. Usually a blown fuse, sometimes a blown diode or cap, but always a cheap easy fix. Cascade failures are pretty rare in electronics. It's almost always going to be 1 part that's going to cost less than a dollar to replace. And if that 1 part does cost too much to fix, then rest are good parts that someone else is sure to able to use. And besides...throwing away electronics isn't good for the environment.

[Chickenpuppet]

Simple: Make art! Or reenact the copier scene from Office Space. Or finally answer the ages old question, "Which bounces higher: Genesis or SNES?"

[coreys429]

Simple: Make art! Or reenact the copier scene from Office Space. Or finally answer the ages old question, "Which bounces higher: Genesis or SNES?"

Round one: Genesis 1 vs SNES.....I think winner would be SNES

Round two: Genesis 2 vs SNES.....I think it would be SNES again

Round three: Genesis 3 vs SNES 2...I think it would be Genesis 3.

Bonus for wind factor Add the Genny one CD and make a mock up of the SNES CD add on and try it out.

[8bitgamer]

I keep the controllers, wiring and such (if they work) for spare parts, but take the broken consoles to Goodwill. They sell them "as is," and hopefully someone who knows a lot more than I do about fixing game systems will come along and buy them.

[zektor]

I say parts as well. I have swapped parts on a Lynx to make one mint one, I have grabbed parts off of Game Gears for the same purpose. I have swapped buttons on gamepads, swapped shells on consoles (with a better quality shell) and so on. I just store them in the closet until I need them. You just never know when that time will come!

[Gentlegamer]

I honestly think the best thing to do is either give or sell (very cheaply) the non-working consoles "as-is" to someone that either wants to try to fix it or could use it for spare parts. Really no reason to trash or destroy a console.

[murdoc rose]

Dead systems are set to the side along with the mounds of other stuff, up parts or mods or anything really but then again i'm clearing stuff out right now so its advise from a normal point of view

[ryborg]

I have sold MANY completely broken NES/SNES/GB/GBA systems on ebay, with no problem. You obviously won't get nearly as much as you do for a working system, but if you package in a couple common games and list it clearly, it will sell.

[Atarileaf]

I keep everything. I've got a couple Atari's that I mean to try to fix. One needs the solder redone at the power jack. I've got a gemini that needs the solder fixed on the left joystick port. And I have a dead 4-switch woody that is just that -dead. With the Atari's though, just keeping the shell is cool. They still look so sleek and fabulous. (Did I just say "fabulous?)

[dao2]

Um... only had 2 consoles die on me. A saturn I got, it had the disc swap done to much and was ruined, tossed that one out. And a dreamcast, stuck it in the utility room and 2 years later it magically worked again :P

[aaron7]

I have a stack of blinky NES systems, old GameBoys (good and bad), Game Gears... no real value to em so they live in my closet lol

[TheRealist50]

I usually keep the systems and fix them if I can. If its a little more difficult I still keep it just in case I need a part.

Same with controllers, If something is busted or the wire is ripped. I take off the buttons and shell and toss the inside. Clean it up and if I find a dirty old ratty controller I replace the bad parts with my newly cleaned parts. As long as the inside works I'm cool with that.

[rbudrick]

I like to wait until I have two broken units and use the parts to make one good one.

-Rob