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My DS fell from 3rd floor and survived the fall
- Thread starter Stampy
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DSs are built like tanks. Their only weakness seems to be being left open and getting sat on. They hate that. As far as the 3DSXL? we have my daughters in one of those NERF cases. It looks like it just came out of the box. Brand new under that foam shell. It's taken some tumbles but none from 3 stories. I'd have to say after 15 months it's taken a beating and still looks and functions great.
grap3fruitman
Banned
Go find out and tell us the results.
The cartridge will survive the fall out of your ass.
IrgendwasmitRot
Member
Your luck, bro. My DS (that ugly grey one) fell from my table and it literally exploded.
Of course. Those shits are built like a tank, even our stomach acid can't break it down. Try doing that with a PSP UMD, go ahead, try it.
The disc would crack and tear up your throat
Piercedveil
Member
My original DS fell off the top of the fridge and the top screen basically fell off.
Only if you have the 3d switcher on max.
Yep, thought about this situation, if it was the other way around. But Vita seems so fragile, like a pale maiden closed in an Ivory Tower. I think the thought itself would break it, as a matter of fact I have to check it now to see if it's ok.
KojiKnight
Member
Was your 3DS made of wet paper? My daughter (4) regularly plays with my wife's 3DS... dropping it, even at times throwing it and it's still good.
Don't think my XL would hold up as well though.
What are you talking about? Vita is heavy and solid with no hinge.
I'd be worried about scratches but that's about it.
I doubt that. I remember cases of the 3DS surviving 35mph car crashes without any sign of damage, though.
Strong stuff.
PotionBleue
Member
I dropped violently my 3DS once and it's fine. I feared L/R bumpers would fly away considering all what I've read about them but nope.
Both my DS lite and 3DS have been introduced to a variety of floors from a variety of heights and lived to brag about it.
Too bad that the coating of the 3DS slows off scratches more. After many years, the surface of my DS lite is covered in very light scratches, but you don't notice them unless you hold it to the light and look hard.
The 3DS however, is extremely proud of its battle scars and shows them off all the time.
Too bad that the coating of the 3DS slows off scratches more. After many years, the surface of my DS lite is covered in very light scratches, but you don't notice them unless you hold it to the light and look hard.
The 3DS however, is extremely proud of its battle scars and shows them off all the time.
Edwards_Omatic
Member
I brought my 3DS XL with me in the car and the top screen is now permanently tinted purple.
You should've apologized more.
faceless007
Member
Maybe I'm unlucky. I dropped my DSi XL only about a foot onto a hard floor a few weeks ago, and ever since the touch screen has been registering phantom touches near the top left corner of the screen. I've been debating whether to send it in for service or not.
Coffee Dog
Banned
Nintendium is absolutely bananas. My young sister dropped my GBA SP from what i was sure would be a fatal distance, but it just ended up with a few scratches and chips.
But your ass won't survive.
Spieler Eins
Member
My original DS fell out of my pocket and the hinges immediately broke, so the upper screen would forever be loose.
lol, thankfully happened at the end of it's gen.
lol, thankfully happened at the end of it's gen.
GameAddict411
Member
My vita fell to the concret floor and nothing happened to it, the only problem with the built quality is that it can be scratched easily.
1.21Gigawatts
Banned
I have a little chillout area under my roof and thats 3 metres over my normal room.
My PSP fell down there countless times and its still working.
My PSP fell down there countless times and its still working.
ONLY a 3rd floor fall ???
Kid these days ...
I remember seeing that but was it dipped in acid or something?
If at first you don't succeed, try again.
My DS lasted a while but the fringes started to crack and fray and one day it just came apart. I will say i find the 3DS hinges to be much more trustworthy to stand the test of time in that regard, as they appear to be designed to handle a bit more abuse.
I remember my gamecube got knocked off my desk and bounced around (while running and having a disc spinning inside of it) and not only was the gamecube perfectly fine but the disk didn't get any scratches from it. I accidently tipped over my 360 and my fifa 12 disc now has a huge burn mark and is obviously unusable. In general Nintendo makes some sturdy hardware.
I remember my gamecube got knocked off my desk and bounced around (while running and having a disc spinning inside of it) and not only was the gamecube perfectly fine but the disk didn't get any scratches from it. I accidently tipped over my 360 and my fifa 12 disc now has a huge burn mark and is obviously unusable. In general Nintendo makes some sturdy hardware.
faceless007
Member
Caught in a bomb explosion while carried by a solider in the First Gulf War. It's on display at the Nintendo World Store in NYC.
It was bombed.
astrogamer
Member
It survived a plane crash in operation Desert Storm I believe
Edit: Apparently I remembered wrong
ONLY a 3rd floor fall ???
Kid these days ...
Is that the gameboy that survived an explosion caused by an IED?
TIGER-COOL
Banned
slightly ashamed of how many times I've dropped my 3DS. It's hit some hard surfaces too. Still functions perfectly, and no notable scratches or anything. Pretty fuckin' sturdy.
I believe it was in a building that got bombed in the first Iraq war, or something like that. Not entirely sure about the war, but it dd get bombed.
Captain Jack
Banned
It was bombed in the Gulf War.