That's very understandable because we all have things that we trip for and it's what makes sense to us. When such games that I trip for comes up, I might get it.
As far as I know, there is no amount of hours you can run a console and it will get damaged. It's all about when I'm tired of playing that I give it a break.
If you come from a family of long gamers, you're definitely going to know more about these old consoles that most new generation gamers aren't privileged.