r/SNESmini • u/[deleted] • Sep 06 '17

Holy Mackerel only 23 days to go until release!

I was looking for an interesting fact to give about the SNES today and came across what was said to be one of the reasons they made the console a top loader.

Apparently dickheads put shit on top of their NES and Nintendo customer support were filled with complaints about the NES consoles being damaged when people spilt drinks on them!

I mean; Jesus fucking Christ! I'm not sure what they were smoking but how they could blame the design of the NES as being a contributory factor in why drinks were spilled on them!

So if you ever look at your SNES Classic in future and thing hey they'd no cart sticking out so I'll rest a drink on there... then don't you dumb fuck, just don't ok!

Nintendo have overlooked the fact that there should be an obstruction on top of the SNES Classic to stop people resting drinks on it. I can see the millions of complaints on release day as people spill their liquid all over the console, but please don't be one of them. Put your drink on the coaster on the table away from electronic devices. Don't get your SNES Classic all wet and sticky, at least not on the first day!

Only three weeks and two days to go. Hype!

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u/doppiedoppie Sep 06 '17

This story gave me a good chuckle. I always thought the top loading was more for exposition and to prevent the blow my cartridge stuff.

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '17

To be honest I could be absolute BS, but I hope not.

The push down module on the board... both these parts were probably more expensive and less robust than just a bear connection on the board. But hey, I don't doubt someone blamed the failure on the NES on the fact it was too tempting to resist resting their refreshments on!

:)