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The Toughest Game Cartridges Survive Fire, Flood, Ice, Jelly

Mike Fahey February 1, 2011 3:00 AM

Which video game console had the most resilient cartridges, the Super Nintendo or the Sega Genesis? Blistered Thumbs’ Rinry lets her sadistic side shine as she boils, burns, freezes and drops a pair of games to determine the toughest.

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