Nothing ever lasts forever – and that applies to video game hardware. Sooner rather than later, the consoles that we love will fail and we'll be faced with the prospect of throwing them out or spending cash to fix them up again. Just like any other consumer product, games consoles have a finite lifespan – so it shouldn't really surprise or upset us when we see a classic system thrown in the trash or used as a doorstop.
But wait now! We're Nintendo fans, right? When we see a piece of gaming history getting abused or mistreated, we can't help but react emotionally. And that's precisely what has happened in the case of this photo, which shows a once-proud GameCube being used as (gasp!) an ashtray:
The image – which is apparently four years old – has recently surfaced online and caused quite a lot of gnashing of teeth. "The one who used the GameCube as an ashtray is the abomination," said one Facebook user. "This is mutilation," said another.
While it's perhaps a good thing that the person who took the photo has found a purpose for their faulty GameCube – thereby saving it from the trash – perhaps they should have just taken the (slightly more dignified) doorstop option instead. Ahem.
[source gonintendo.com]
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I mean... why do we care what people do with their own property?
It's gross, absolutely. But it's their right, so... I mean... eh?
Oh it breaks the heart! Somebody could be repairing these things so a more deserving person could enjoy them but no let's trash it instead for clicks! It's like this one video i saw of a guy purposely microwaving a brand new 3DS and he later decided to sell the remains on ebay. Crazy thing is people were actually bidding on it! At insane prices no less!
Some idiot on youtube stood in line for three hours during PS4's launch and bought one then smashed it with a sledge hammer in front of Sony fans for laughs.
My god how low this world has sunk!
If objects can talk, they will get very upset to be treated very bad.
One day the abused game systems will rize up and kill us all! You thought we had the console wars back in the 90's? Just you wait!
Now the gamecube has cancer.
If Gamecubes could talk.
"Clean...me...occasionally..."
Someone should notify the authorities, this poor Gamecube needs help. -if it's not already too late.
Cigarettes. Gross! If the outside of your body looked like what your lungs probably do inside would you still smoke? I think not!
Well the top hatch has obviously broken off, so, unfortunately it's their gamecube, they can do what they want with it.
They couldn't even be bothered to at least hollow it out so it could hold more ciggy butts.
At least it’s being used
If you think that's bad, you should have seen what my mother did with my wiimote!!
@DinnerAndWine I am a very lonely man, can you please show me
I hope it was a brick. Otherwise this would be a waste of a wonderful piece of hardware.
@DinnerAndWine Ohh please no!
@1UP_MARIO made me chuckle!
And I bet it still works.
My friend did this with an old model PS one back in the day. He cutout the plastic under the lid and fit a square glass ashtray. Could open and close the lid- it was funny. I miss that dude.
Smoking and vaping is bad for your health kids.
I REALLY hope that was a bricked system. The GameCube deserves much better than that.
If someone wants to smoke, that's their prerogative. But PLEASE don't smoke around any electronic devices with a fan/vents. I've seen what happens to a computer tower when it's been smoked near for long periods of time. Many of the internal components were caked with tar.
@Zeldafan79 a tiny fraction of the population destroying a tiny fraction of material goods in no way represents a “sinking” of the world. Heck, one could easily make the argument that the massive amount of money spent on entertainment is an indication of how this would has sunk.
Gamecubes cannot talk. They won't complain. Interesting use, and none would complain if this was a gamecube-looking ashtray.
The Gamecube can do anything!
Unbelievable how some muppet can use a classic console this way.
This is just terrible....terrible!!
Those who feel a deep spiritual connection to any GameCube, as I do, find this to be an atrocity and an act of deep wickedness against our faith.
@wollywoo And people like me find it fitting... And hilarious. I think the Game Cube was a fine system in its day, but the insane cultists who never shut their pie holes about it get really annoying.
That's horrible.
After I saw some people mutilating them into Switch docks I bought a second one as a back up. They only sold 22 million. N64s are already stupid expensive due to collectors buying all the colors. Gamecube will be next.
I'm totally converting my silver game cube into a spittoon after seeing this.
Way way way better than those people who buy the latest gaming machines just to smash them or burn them on YouTube and then laugh at all the crying kids who can't afford their own.
@Heavyarms55 Well at least those systems were put out of their misery rather than this wretched fate. I think I have a particular hatred towards cigarette smoking due to my mother when I was growing up. And my dad. And my brother. And two sisters. And uncle. And sister-in-law. And brother-in-law. And all of their freaking friends. I remember opening my systems and seeing yellow on rags when I cleaned them, same with other accessories of mine.
@LaytonPuzzle27 smoking IS bad for you but vaping is not, get your facts right first.
And they still say "smoking only harms myself"... As for the "cultists", Game Cube wasn't just a great console, it still has some of the greatest games ever made in my opinion, one of the better controllers, the greatest peripherals like the Game Boy Player / GBA link cable (Pacman Vs!) / DK Bongo's..., and it was my first home console (never had a tv as a young child, just Game boys), so it has a special place.
@huyi ... I heard differently. Either way, it's easy to avoid and obviously not necessary and a waste of anything used for it, so I stay away from both and that's my advice to everybody.
Forget health. I am not sure about the rest of the world is tackling smoking but here I Australia we are taxing the living sh*t out of them. I just bought Enter the gungeon, downwell, unravel 2, and I hate running backwards all for the price of a packet of 25 cigarettes. Glad I quit.
@huyi I know what vaping is. It's simply no different from cigarette smoking.
@huyi Vaping is not bad for OTHER'S health. Fixed.
Not quite as monstrous as stretching 4:3 games to 16:9.
Darn it! Does this person know that the GameCube is an endangered species?! Nintendo doesn't make those no more, how cruel!
@KatBear Fair argument, and I'm not defending this, but I still think those jerks who buy the new consoles just to smash/burn them online and laugh at people who can't afford to enjoy them are significantly worse.
What an ashhole.
Huh? Some people just throw their old console out as junk. I think the guy using it as an ashtray actually gave it another purpose.
@Anti-Matter I wonder how The Brave Little Toaster feels about this.
RIP poor little game cube. You deserve more than to be used as a ashtray. This is just freakin awful who ever did this should be in the hall of forever shamed.
@Mario_64
I don't recall the name but possibly.
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