/vr/ - Retro Games

My SNES has been continuously plugged for probably longer than some people on this board have been alive and it still works without issue.

>>5026501
Same. My NES has been plugged with only the briefest of interruptions since 1986. It still works great.

What’s the meme to this?

>>5026582
my TRS 80 coco2 has a slight power draw even when turned off and this could lead to early death because power supplies weren't designed to handle electricity

>>5026583
Is this a general rule or only a certain time frame. I’m just not familiar with this.

>>5026582
My SNES power supply stays warm/hot when it's plugged in even if the console isn't on, I think.
I never took any chances and always unplug it because of that.

>>5026580
>>5026501
>t.guys who never moved out of parents basement

>>5026257
hey, i heard op is a compulsive lying moron.
> welcome to /vr/
> home of the compulsive lying morons.

>>5026257
Is that supposed to be a problem?

>>5026257
it's plugged to the fucking wall. what am I gonna do, fuck with the circuit breaker?

>>5026596
I live in my own house and have lived in various apartments over the years, but I always kept my SNES hooked up for the majority of the time. Also, my parents don't even have a basement.

>>5026920
you show 'em man

>had an 18 year old SNES that worked 100% perfectly with no issues
>six years ago i was driving home through a massive, violent thunderstorm
>Worried sick because i know all my consoles and computer are plugged in.
>Surge protector, but that wont stop fucking Zeus.
>I get to my apartment building
>Residents are all moving about
>Lots of the lights are flickering or out
>I ask what happened
>"Building got hit really hard by lightning."
>PANIC
>Run up to my apartment and unplug everything
>wait for the storm to pass
>Check consoles one by one
>n64... okay
>PS2... okay
>Wii... okay
>ps3... okay
>PC... just fine
>Snes....................... oh god no.
>It's gone.
>Won't turn on, completely dead.
>Of all the fucking systems that had to fall it was the fucking SNES.

Still hurts to this day bros... I bought a new one from a used game store, but it's got issues and sometimes fails to start up.

>>5026930
Can electronics explode from a lightning surge?

>>5026942

Dunno if they actually go boom, but lightning can cause such a strong electrical surge through hardware that it downright fries every circuit. It's like using a car battery to jump start a Tamagotchi.

>>5026942
Explode, no, but they can suffer severe internal damage.

>>5026596
Ain't no basements in Houston

>>5026920
>have lived in various apartments over the years

Oh so you're a deadbeat piece of shit.

>>5026997
Not radical, anon. We're all just trying to make it in this world. That was just uncalled for.

>>5026930
The snes would have been the cheapest out of all if them to replace though. I'd say you got lucky.

I always flick the power strip switch/unplug anything that has a power-supply that gets hot even when not in use, simply because it's a waste of energy.

planet is dying, fite me.

>>5026257
I use a Timer to start all my setup with the flick of a button.

>>5026997
Or he lives in a city.

>>5026997
Or he’s a college stundent. I’ve lived at four to get my degree. Homeowner now, but I wager you still live with your parents with such a response. Let’s just hope you under 30 and have a shot at making a life worth having.

>>5027068

True, but it was also the first console i ever owned. Got it when i was three years old, so the nostalgia value was priceless.

Didn't some jap leave his snes plugged in and on for 20 years?

>>5027089
Calm down, Barrett.

>>5026930
might have just been the power fuse that fried you know

>>5026997
lol what a complete dumbass you are

>>5026997
When I was in college, I lived in two different apartment complexes as well as rented a house for a year. After college, I moved back in with my parent for a while before getting another apartment and eventually moving to the house I have currently lived in for 8 years. I apologize if I offended you by saying my SNES has be active longer than you, but I can't help the truth.

>>5026997
It's not uncommon to move every 2-3 years when you live in an apartment due to getting better deals on rent, changing jobs, moving to a different part of town, etc. Just what is deadbeat about that?

>>5026997
Imagine being this much of a sheltered bumpkin.

>>5026596
I wonder where is the connection between unplugged machines and living in the basement. Something apparently missed me.

>>5026997
Just within the frame of my uni time, I switched the place I was living in on roughtly yearly basis. First job? Different city. Promotion? Another city. New job? Yet another city.
If someone is deadbeat, they literally stay in the same fucking place, because that's the only place they can afford and can't get a better deal.

>>5026596
Shit. Okay you got me

>>5026596
>t. assmad op who got baited and blown the fuck out in his own bait thread