I had a discussion with David about the Commander X16 at PRGE back in 2018 I think. My opinion was an FPGA was required and it wouldn't be remotely as cheap as $50. I'm fine with being wrong but what really grinds my gears is when I give good advice and it's ignored, as the CX16 now has - shocking! - an FPGA and will probably cost hundreds.
Watching and listening to you get all excited over the image polarizers is absolutely infectious, and I absolutely LOVE it. Coincidentally, my cat Turbo has the zooms right now, too. It's approximately 6:15am...
The 8bit guy bit was super funny. I'm pretty sure a lot of the people that got upset about the paperclip have all had their own "8bit guy moment". I know I have.
Thank you SO MUCH for this video. My wife gifted me with this tabletop for Christmas and the images were monochrome over a colored background. This video helped me correct the issue and now it plays in color once again. Someone had installed the polarizer in the wrong direction. Again, thank you!
I love these old LCD/VFD games and thankfully still have a few from when I was a kid (and the boxes). Astro Wars, Firefox F7, Puck Monster, Scramble etc. and a couple of the 3D Tomytronic games.
We're all hack frauds. I think all amateur preservationists learned a lesson from that incident, and I think he did too. Now make fun of him gently but let him make his videos in peace!
Seeing the Canadian Tire logo when he opens the box. Then remembering Ben throwing shade at the great white north in the gamegear mod video. Here we go again
damnit I could have won Ben Heck Bingo if he'd have simply used Funky Foam under that battery door instead of getting all 3D fancy. DAMN YOU, HECKENDORN!!!
"Really crude quality..." "impersenation back and forth with yourself?" "...print..." "ah yes that too I guess. Also coolest still open fan of R&M in 2021
I've found that most LCDs are polarized at 45 degrees like this one is. My guess is this is so the display is still readable through sunglasses even if mounted in another orientation.
I had one of those as a kid. The 'start' music is different than I remember it, I wonder if there was a firmware change. My 8yo self discovered you could bounce the battery/power a few times and it would enter a diagnostic mode, play all the 100 pt tunes and show all the LCD cells. If you set the clock and alarm, a guy comes out of the passenger side of the right truck and rings a bell when the alarm goes off. The original battery cover slid in and locked into position. Thanks for showing this, I remember playing with this toy a lot growing up.
It is a Game and Watch, they called it the Game and Watch Tabletop line. Check the logo near the joystick. They also sold one of their models to Coleco who recolored it and released DK Jr. It's a fascinating line! By the way, it's super awesome you recreated the polarizing sheets. I can see people replicating what you've done to fix models they thought were unfixable
I find Ben's rambling so therapeutic. For some reason it reminds me of student days drunkenly catching the last bus home after a night out to find the resident lunatic quietly raving on the top deck... happily minus the smell and puddle of urine - the lunatic not me!
Haha. I was not expecting 8bit guy references. I wonder if Ben heck doesn't like him? I've chatted with him a few times on FB about the games he's made. He's alright in my book.
@@jothain so does Ben, I think there are some disagreements but Ben has "watched every 8 bit guy video". I think I get it, he can be overly opinionated and blunt but I always get laughs from that, every time the 8 bit guy says "irritating" I literally laugh out loud.
@@awesomeferret they're both old school tech CZcamsrs with personal opinions I definitely disagree on, but haven't done anything to be cancelled over (unless you wanna bash David over that paperclip fail). I'm a blunt person as well and can feel some sympathy for David and he's admitted he leaves in mistakes to be honest with viewers. Ben is clearly the more expert of an engineer and David has said numerous times that he himself isn't an expert and doing this all as a hobby, so I think it's somewhat unfair to go after him for being imperfect or not knowing every little thing. I do think David really needs to stop working on stuff aggressively because he "has no time to get the right tools". Like using a dremel to open stuff up as opposed to buying an iFixIt kit with all the right bits.
I love that game - my Mum has one in a box - that tune brought back memories!. And yeah, no need to make it portable, there is a game&watch version of it.
I had a discussion with David about the Commander X16 at PRGE back in 2018 I think. My opinion was an FPGA was required and it wouldn't be remotely as cheap as $50. I'm fine with being wrong but what really grinds my gears is when I give good advice and it's ignored, as the CX16 now has - shocking! - an FPGA and will probably cost hundreds.
I like you guys both. Please don't fight.
@@ognyanbelchev4190 It's not a fight. Just giving my reasons for throwing jabs.
David is a software guy. Be patient with them. Easier to make friends and maintain our cover that way. 🥂
@@BenHeckHacks Now I get it! I'll remove my comments about not getting it now.
I love your work but you can be a total ego dick even if you maybe aren't realizing it. Work on them social skills G
"paper clip in a power supply moment" lol i love the stupid lore that shows up as canon in this show
I like the 8-bit guy. But there is a reason the phrase "knows enough to be dangerous" exists.
Ben is the eccentric uncle that we all look forward to hanging out with in the garage at family gatherings while he does cool stuff.
I'm like Rich Sanchez just more drunk.
"I'm the 8-bit guy and I've got 10 electric cars" LOL!
Shots fired!!
Haha I lost it laughing
And I like retro brighting everything!!
actually 4 and he built the first one himself 😂
The paper clip comment got me! 🤣
I came for the restoring but stayed for the 8bit Guy shade
Haha #me too
And me.
"ahee hee i have 10 electric cars" -the 7bit guy
He can sing, he can repair, he can clean, he can explain, he can scifi life like if it was normal, he can reuse packaging, Ben Heck. 🐱👤
Poor 8-Bit Guy. Getting shat on by Ben Heck himself
Ya that sounded Kinda dickish, but then also sounded just like David lol. He does love his retrobrighting.
Nerd on Nerd hate, when will it end?
Hi I’m the 8 bit guy - today, we cover the game I designed for the shed I built in my Tesla.
HAHAHAHAHA God Damn whyd i just piss myself at that????
Great 8-Bit guy impression lol. His and Voultars retrobriting tips saved my PCE and JP Sega Saturns refurbs haha...
There is a certain charm to the narration being done while Ben is eating
I'm here for the electronics and the regrettable acting.
Haha I always thought the 8-bit guy sounded like The Simpson's comic book guy. "Best episode ever"
Watching and listening to you get all excited over the image polarizers is absolutely infectious, and I absolutely LOVE it. Coincidentally, my cat Turbo has the zooms right now, too. It's approximately 6:15am...
I love the impersonations you do of everyone. This is the only retro gaming channel that's actually funny.
Mario is the ultimate handyman.. he also does plumbing, emergency rescues and even practices medicine!
Considering his pill usage, I'd expect that everything else chronologically came _after_ the medical license suspension.
I always thought there was something about his erratic driving now it all makes sense
A little of everything but nothing well.
Startup song sounds like “another one bites the dust”
Edit: ha! Never mind that’s what Ben says!
In the game boy advanced game game and watch gallery 4 the graphics are different and there is no startup sound
Considering how every wrong move in this game kills him, the song seems oddly appropriate
Not gonna lie, "Mario's Cement Factory" sounds like one of those fan games that are really messed up.
Hahahahha, I was thinking about the 8-bit guy when you were sticking that polarizer. Good thing you remembered
Restoring that plastic it looks like Ben inadvertently created Nuka Cola Quantum
The glee in Ben's voice when he said "It's a screwdriver!" had me laughing my ass off.
*Why don't you tell us how you really feel about 8-bit Guy*
"Kitten, get a hobby!"
"This is my hobby!"
The 8bit guy bit was super funny. I'm pretty sure a lot of the people that got upset about the paperclip have all had their own "8bit guy moment". I know I have.
We've all let the magic smoke out at least once
10:30 This is Nintendo in a nutshell. Cheap as chips, but skillfully applied technique makes it worth something.
You ARE the Kitten's hobby.
“I wanna live in a world with
Star Wars againnnnnnn!” - Ben
Love it. Commentary is always the best part.
Thank you SO MUCH for this video. My wife gifted me with this tabletop for Christmas and the images were monochrome over a colored background. This video helped me correct the issue and now it plays in color once again. Someone had installed the polarizer in the wrong direction. Again, thank you!
I love these old LCD/VFD games and thankfully still have a few from when I was a kid (and the boxes). Astro Wars, Firefox F7, Puck Monster, Scramble etc. and a couple of the 3D Tomytronic games.
Oh my God that 8bit guy roast is giving me life
He was also roasting the people that complained about it.
That guy is such a hack fraud! Can't stand him
We're all hack frauds. I think all amateur preservationists learned a lesson from that incident, and I think he did too. Now make fun of him gently but let him make his videos in peace!
@@voodooroller His videos are low effort and he is a overall cringe lord.. Btw... lol at your last name
Decent impressions got me lmaoing
Your Sean Connery is immaculate!
"Ate some things that aren't legal in all states" I knew it...
Never stop singing.
He made 8 bit guy sound so derpy
David is pretty derpy if we're completely honest. I like the guy, but he's very much a bull in a china shop when it comes to vintage hardware.
@@bruwinHe is..but I still watch his channel. Saw him let the smoke out with the paper clip in the rare IBM.
you are roasting the shit out of the 8-bit guy rn lol, are you gonna get a commander 16?
ChickenLips 16!
Odd tinkering is the CZcams guy that fixes old toys and electronics
I thought he was referencing "Rescue & Restore".
@@JekyllJones he could have been, I have never watched that channel though
I had the opposite problem getting frustrated why my phone screen was showing nothing...through my polarised sunglasses...
that is one of the best Connery impressions i have ever heard
Seeing the Canadian Tire logo when he opens the box. Then remembering Ben throwing shade at the great white north in the gamegear mod video. Here we go again
No one is safe from my shade!
1:58 (EDIT: 22:47 also) -- nice 8-bit guy jabs there lololol
This is the game that shows everyone the "pie factory" in Donkey Kong is actually a Cement Factory! Awesome!
Not only an educational vintage electronic game repair, it's an Indiana Jones revue!
Best video about Mario mini arcades
being fixed by a karaoke singer I've ever watched
14:50 his voice impressions are spot on.
And yeah I’ve seen the young Indy chronicles it’s actually very historical and (gasp) educational.
Top shelf ramblings this time around, Ben! 👏👏👏
Love a new episode, this is a great piece of history.
Damn Ben, throwing shade at 8bit guy right out the gate!
I know right!
Oh man. I had one of these as a kid in the 80's. That theme song starting up just brought me back. Thanks!
the 8-bit-guy dig nearly killed me...lamo
Next on ben heck hacks, how to change out the clock on the wash and cure to support 36 hour cycles
Wow the dig at 8-Bit Guy nearly killed me!
Add the 8 bit guy to the techvelling willburies!
Come for the content, stay for the 🎵
I always assumed bens glasses were what he used to see into the future. Now the magic is all lost.
Come for the repair, stay for the old man stories
Lmfao, Luigi getting Mario a job legit made my face hurt
Do 8bit guy and Ben not like each other?
Sounds like playful Gen X banter between two youtubers to me.
Naah, Ben and David r Buddies!!! Like the bootcamp said, " Playful Gen X Banter"!!!
2:00 the imitation is just hilarious.
I love how people are taking jabs at Ben about his opinions on 8-Bit Guy as if he legit cares about your opinions
I lost it at the 8-bit Guy impersonation. Great stuff!
Love seeing the Canadian tire tape.
damnit I could have won Ben Heck Bingo if he'd have simply used Funky Foam under that battery door instead of getting all 3D fancy. DAMN YOU, HECKENDORN!!!
Nice restore! As usual, really enjoyed this.
Throwing shade at 8 Bit Guy...glorious.
After the day I've had I needed this episode
The real question is, why is a plumber working in a cement factory?
For job references obviously. A man of many talents isn't easy to find these days.
Union strike~ must seek alternate employment.
Okay now it's time for 8-Bit to throw it back.
"Really crude quality..." "impersenation back and forth with yourself?" "...print..." "ah yes that too I guess.
Also coolest still open fan of R&M in 2021
Oh boy that brought back memories, I used to have one of those as a kid. As soon as that tune started up it all flashed back into my head! lol
you‘re videos are so entertaining 🤣 best wishes from bavaria 😊
Do every single one of your videos get copyright strikes?
Fair use is a thing.
Seeing this always reminds me as kid in the 90s playing Tiger Electronic games and those hose fun to drive games that look like car dashboard.
Watching this really makes me want to see a project with a custom LCD display, such fun old tech
Come for the tech-nerd goodness, stay for Bens impressions and hilarious commentary. 💯🤣
Love the dig at "8 Bit guy," lol...
I've found that most LCDs are polarized at 45 degrees like this one is. My guess is this is so the display is still readable through sunglasses even if mounted in another orientation.
We're polarized glasses a thing in 1983?
@@mopenstein It looks like they were introduced in 1936 by Polaroid. Before their cameras Polaroid made polarizing sheets (hence their name).
I had one of those as a kid. The 'start' music is different than I remember it, I wonder if there was a firmware change.
My 8yo self discovered you could bounce the battery/power a few times and it would enter a diagnostic mode, play all the 100 pt tunes and show all the LCD cells.
If you set the clock and alarm, a guy comes out of the passenger side of the right truck and rings a bell when the alarm goes off.
The original battery cover slid in and locked into position.
Thanks for showing this, I remember playing with this toy a lot growing up.
Ah, mine sounded more like this one: czcams.com/video/fZyU7P9LVoc/video.html
It is a Game and Watch, they called it the Game and Watch Tabletop line. Check the logo near the joystick. They also sold one of their models to Coleco who recolored it and released DK Jr. It's a fascinating line!
By the way, it's super awesome you recreated the polarizing sheets. I can see people replicating what you've done to fix models they thought were unfixable
oxiclean decomposes into hydrogen peroxide. So, your adding hydrogen peroxide to hydrogen peroxide...
Mario's Cement Factory was actually the first and only Game and Watch that I owned. I still have it and it still works perfectly.
Also, I figured at the beginning, Cement city was referencing the lab in the basement. Perhaps the lab should be called Cementwerks
Here for the Indy jokes but the jab at the 8 bit guy was a bonus 👍
I laughed so hard hahahah
"My rule of THUMB for fingers...." Nice!
I find Ben's rambling so therapeutic.
For some reason it reminds me of student days drunkenly catching the last bus home after a night out to find the resident lunatic quietly raving on the top deck... happily minus the smell and puddle of urine - the lunatic not me!
Sometimes puddles of urine are still involved.
Haha. I was not expecting 8bit guy references. I wonder if Ben heck doesn't like him? I've chatted with him a few times on FB about the games he's made. He's alright in my book.
It kinda sounded that he dislikes him. I think he makes excellent content.
@@jothain so does Ben, I think there are some disagreements but Ben has "watched every 8 bit guy video". I think I get it, he can be overly opinionated and blunt but I always get laughs from that, every time the 8 bit guy says "irritating" I literally laugh out loud.
@@awesomeferret they're both old school tech CZcamsrs with personal opinions I definitely disagree on, but haven't done anything to be cancelled over (unless you wanna bash David over that paperclip fail). I'm a blunt person as well and can feel some sympathy for David and he's admitted he leaves in mistakes to be honest with viewers. Ben is clearly the more expert of an engineer and David has said numerous times that he himself isn't an expert and doing this all as a hobby, so I think it's somewhat unfair to go after him for being imperfect or not knowing every little thing. I do think David really needs to stop working on stuff aggressively because he "has no time to get the right tools". Like using a dremel to open stuff up as opposed to buying an iFixIt kit with all the right bits.
Lol, love how it boots up with the start of Another One Bites the Dust.
32:51 best part!!! the insurance thing!! hhahaha
Considering how lethal Mario's job there is maybe some union-enforced OSHA compliance is what it actually needs.
The camera angle makes me feel like I'm watching upside down.
I love that game - my Mum has one in a box - that tune brought back memories!. And yeah, no need to make it portable, there is a game&watch version of it.
Your videos are great Ben Heck I been following for almost 20 years I guess
Electronic restoration and Barenaked Ladies references? Hell yes.
Poor Ben's arms never stood a chance against buddy's claws
This is a pretty advanced, to a point it actually looks like a game. Maybe because it has a lot more states than the one I had as a kid.
Omg my childhood. Love the crappy tire stickers. I think mine came from Consumers Distributing. What a trip!
Loved seing what was inside dat bit of electronic games history!
Wow that 8bit guy impression was spot on especially the laugh
HA HA HA!! "8-bit guy paperclip rare computer moment..." That NEVER happens...
pretty darn good singing coconut crab impersonation, nevermind remembering the lyrics 🤣