I Restored This Destroyed Gameboy Advance SP - Retro Nintendo Console Restoration

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  • čas přidán 10. 03. 2021
  • In this video I will restore a Gameboy Advance SP. by Nintendo. The console is broken in half and it won't charge. Also the screen cable has been damaged and the screen need to be replaced. Gameboy Advance SP was finally the Gameboy everybody had been waiting for, it had illuminated color screen and battery. The screen was a huge upgrade from to the Gameboy advance which always needed good lighting to play it. Get your own GBA here (not the one on the video): amzn.to/3bF0Ezb
    To open the console I needed my screwdriver set. I will link it bellow. Like the other Gameboy consoles this need a tri wing (aka Y-tip) screw driver to open. the shell. On the inside a small phillips screw driver is needed. The console doesn't have many parts so it's easy to dissasemble, however if the screen is undamaged you need to be very careful with the orange ribbon cable.
    When I connected the charging cable it wouldn't charge. Usually this is because the charging port is dirty and/or corroded and cleaning it usually removes the problem. Another issue can be a completely dead battery. If you remove a battery from working device you will notice the console does the same thing, the light turns on for a second and turns off. If the light doesn't even flash, you know the issue is not in the battery. In rare cases the issue could also be a damaged mother board which could be much harder to repair.
    The screen was also broken. In theory the cable could be replaced, at leas with micro soldering, but new reproduction and original screens are easily available so usually it's not worth spending hours on trying to solder it.
    The shell was destroyed so I bought a replacement shell. The replacement shell have everything including the lens, buttons and new screws, except the hinges. But they come with caps that cover the actual hinges. New hinges are available but it doesn't always feel like the original hinges so I will use the old ones if they still work.
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Komentáře • 4,1K

  • @danielwalker722
    @danielwalker722 Před 3 lety +3106

    Imagine being the child (now an adult) that owned this, watching this video many years later. He just looks down at his hands and they're still covered in Nutella.

    • @iplay7784
      @iplay7784 Před 3 lety +183

      At least I _hope_ it’s nutella

    • @v1sea457
      @v1sea457 Před 3 lety +87

      I think it wasnt nutella...

    • @l0nkzolda202
      @l0nkzolda202 Před 3 lety +66

      @@v1sea457 You're not telling me... Oh... Oh god no...

    • @emaheiwa8174
      @emaheiwa8174 Před 3 lety +27

      @@l0nkzolda202 poop all over

    • @sandyred1140
      @sandyred1140 Před 2 lety +36

      GBA SP's blood type is NUTELLA!

  • @BlazeReborn2
    @BlazeReborn2 Před 3 lety +2248

    "minor damage on the shell"
    It looks like it was thrown into a brick wall.

    • @nickolaswilcox425
      @nickolaswilcox425 Před 3 lety +71

      ive seen thrown ones, my brother has a temper, this is a whole different level

    • @JasperCasper24
      @JasperCasper24 Před 3 lety +43

      @@nickolaswilcox425 idk man I dropped mine once from less than a meter off the ground onto carpet and the hinges broke, and a fragment of the part covering the ribbon broke off. I fixed mine with super glue tho lol and it’s hideous

    • @nadineayash9571
      @nadineayash9571 Před 3 lety +2

      @@JasperCasper24 what happened-
      Why'd u throw it-
      I don't understand?

    • @JasperCasper24
      @JasperCasper24 Před 3 lety +14

      @@nadineayash9571 It was an accident ;; I was playing on my uni campus and put it down on the sofa -closed- to put it away because I had to leave.. and it just kinda fell off

    • @nadineayash9571
      @nadineayash9571 Před 3 lety +5

      @@JasperCasper24 oh-
      I didn't know game boys were THAT fragile 😳

  • @Zamarae
    @Zamarae Před 2 lety +247

    Even though it was damaged, I think it’s obvious this was appreciated and very much loved by its previous owner-it deserved the restoration/refurbishment

    • @moonthevaporeon5113
      @moonthevaporeon5113 Před rokem +15

      I have a feeling the old owner had some good memories with this gameboy advance.

    • @solinvictus4367
      @solinvictus4367 Před 7 měsíci +2

      Nah man that's kid rage damage lol. I bet that gameboy was tossed against the wall more than once in anger

  • @deedlidog
    @deedlidog Před 2 lety +606

    would love to see you restore a DS sometime. the DS Lite especially had weak and breakable hinges.

    • @fat_albert
      @fat_albert Před 2 lety +31

      I remember snapping a couple ds lites in half because i was pissed off at a game or something when i was a kid with anger issues back in the day, so this is true

    • @REDFRLegend
      @REDFRLegend Před 2 lety +14

      My DS Lite snapped only one side in half. It still works, but the topscreen is dead

    • @amellyyyy
      @amellyyyy Před 2 lety +22

      @@REDFRLegend Oh, so you now have a Game Boy Macro basically.

    • @REDFRLegend
      @REDFRLegend Před 2 lety +6

      @@amellyyyy A Game Boy Macro with a second screen that is kept on it thanks to one cable hanging out of it

    • @th3noobman
      @th3noobman Před 2 lety +5

      I remember I once set down my DS on a table and I guess it was just a little too hard for the thing because the power lights popped off from the rest of the body

  • @sethro57personal
    @sethro57personal Před 3 lety +5092

    Aside from the restoration, I really like the fact that you spent half an hour playing Pokemon just to get 4 Pokemon and name them "Subscribe," "Like," "Comment," and "Share."

    • @KaizarNike
      @KaizarNike Před 3 lety +175

      best way to make sure it works!

    • @timehunter9467
      @timehunter9467 Před 3 lety +108

      Gotta make sure the components work properly!

    • @imwastingyourtimealexxd3579
      @imwastingyourtimealexxd3579 Před 3 lety +40

      Spoilers man 🤣

    • @sethro57personal
      @sethro57personal Před 3 lety +68

      @@imwastingyourtimealexxd3579 well, you shouldn't have looked at the comments, then.

    • @dapperfan44
      @dapperfan44 Před 3 lety +32

      @@sethro57personal I tell myself the same thing but I do anyway.

  • @jackhammer40k_
    @jackhammer40k_ Před 3 lety +883

    "Time to see what's wrong with it" Lemme guess... is it... EVERYTHING?!

  • @DenkiRay
    @DenkiRay Před 2 lety +52

    Seeing a GBA like this really makes me go back to times when life was easier. Times when the only thing you had to do is play, learn and have fun. I'm almost 30 now and sometimes I wish I could go back...

  • @Roebey
    @Roebey Před 2 lety +17

    Things like the apprehension to buy replacement hinges because of the different way they feel is what in my opinion sets you apart from other repair channels. You care a lot about that genuine feeling.

  • @InsidiousClouds
    @InsidiousClouds Před 3 lety +640

    Imagine getting recommended one of these videos and it's your old Gameboy that you didn't know your parents had sold.

    • @Jordan3DS
      @Jordan3DS Před 2 lety +21

      It doesn't seem like the owner really cared about it to begin with, considering the condition it was in...

    • @Remlles
      @Remlles Před 2 lety +31

      @@Jordan3DS it depends, it could've been a kids one back then nd the broke it, and when tbey got older they didnt know how to repair it and sold it, maybe

    • @SBeef2
      @SBeef2 Před 2 lety +7

      I’d want it back

    • @skelletonbt9018
      @skelletonbt9018 Před 2 lety +2

      @@SBeef2 same

    • @haydengross1214
      @haydengross1214 Před 2 lety +6

      The fake Pokémon ruby is what does it for me

  • @adamroquemore6410
    @adamroquemore6410 Před 3 lety +1458

    “It has minor damage on the shell” meanwhile this thing looks like it was burned alive

  • @jbaker414
    @jbaker414 Před 2 lety +79

    The best thing about this unit was the backlight! After all those years of external lights to see our screens 😂

    • @handlesarefeckinstupid
      @handlesarefeckinstupid Před 2 lety +7

      Backlights were a real game changer to handhelds. Li-ion batteries that were chargeable in situ were great as well.

    • @JStrick525
      @JStrick525 Před 2 lety +5

      Yes! I had an original Game Boy and loved it but it was annoying playing at night. I know they came out with a light attachment for it but my folks said no because they knew I’d playing when I was supposed to be sleeping.
      They were probably right… 🤣

    • @TheHeroWTF
      @TheHeroWTF Před 2 lety +1

      @@JStrick525 Still got my, what I refer to as, the GB Brick. And she's sitting snug in her BFGB adapter thing that has both built-in front lights, magnifying screen to see those pixels better, and speaker for hearing all those beeps and boops from my GB games. (Sadly the dock is missing the front panel that goes over the GB's buttons)

    • @norliasmith
      @norliasmith Před 2 lety +2

      It was the AGS-101 model that had a good backlight and vibrant display.

  • @alexxtre
    @alexxtre Před 2 lety +8

    Fun fact, the silver Game Boy Advance SP and Pokémon Ruby were my first personal handheld console setup at 6 years old in 2004. I can still decently remember the day my parents surprised me with it, I was ecstatic. This made me so happy man, Ive also binged all the other console videos too. This is what I call fighting the good fight for childhood nostalgia

  • @Kleiner_Lutz
    @Kleiner_Lutz Před 3 lety +820

    "time to see what's wrong with it" - well, imma go with "it's broken in half"

    • @alinestevanatto
      @alinestevanatto Před 3 lety +20

      Imma go with "let's see what is NOT wrong with it" lol

    • @suleymanyucel3888
      @suleymanyucel3888 Před 3 lety

      @@alinestevanatto soeieiei3iee3wo

    • @Darloyman
      @Darloyman Před 3 lety +6

      just saying, having it being broken in half does not affect it turning on and off as the ribbon cable seemed to be fine and plus the top half could be completely broken and the system would still turn on and off as the motherboard is all that is needed to be working for the system to power on and charge. Only the hinge was affected by it being broken in half. Not I get this is most likely a joke and I am being a stick in the mud and there are gonna be 20 replies to this comment saying "r/woosh" but I just wanted to put this out there. Good day

    • @-Aryami
      @-Aryami Před 3 lety

      😭😭😭😭😂

    • @leonides1527
      @leonides1527 Před 3 lety

      Just a flesh wound

  • @alexcorvera2364
    @alexcorvera2364 Před 3 lety +353

    When the "bling" sound effect played after the GameBoy logo appeared... I really felt that. The old years came to me like a punch in the stomach...

    • @financedmilk8195
      @financedmilk8195 Před 3 lety +6

      Ik man my mom got rid of my game boy advanced I’m still sad😢

    • @danielchavez4792
      @danielchavez4792 Před 2 lety +1

      For me it was 15:40. It’s been YEARS since I heard that. Yet all the memories came back

    • @jonathanhinojosa1972
      @jonathanhinojosa1972 Před 2 lety +1

      I found Yesterday my old red GameBoy sp. I had to clean the on/off switch and man, I've been having a good time playing my old games. I forgot that this console was a jewel

    • @slicedhippy7776
      @slicedhippy7776 Před 2 lety +3

      I remember trying to turn down the volume cause that bling shook the hole house at 2 AM

    • @astralluna16
      @astralluna16 Před 2 lety +1

      seriously man, i miss my old gameboy advance sp. i think it got stolen after me and my family went to a douchey family members house.

  • @thisisntsergio1352
    @thisisntsergio1352 Před 2 lety +78

    This was unironically a great way to learn how to tear down my SP

    • @Schnort
      @Schnort Před 2 lety

      Make sure you don't lose any screws!

    • @MASSIVEsock
      @MASSIVEsock Před 2 lety +1

      @@Schnort or cross thread one in like at 12:40 !

    • @MASSIVEsock
      @MASSIVEsock Před 2 lety

      @@Schnort He also rounds it, hahahaa

    • @kylesparrow9996
      @kylesparrow9996 Před 2 lety +2

      Hope you put an IPS screen in yours! Or at the very least a 101 screen in!!

  • @nothoughts_onlytrance
    @nothoughts_onlytrance Před rokem +26

    The Gameboy SP was the first video game divice I ever owned! Really brings back memories of me playing Sonic Advance all day lol😂

    • @SuperCuriousFox
      @SuperCuriousFox Před rokem +1

      Same! Sonic Advance 3 in my case. I should go play it again sometime.

    • @NicNad17
      @NicNad17 Před rokem +1

      same here man! with good ol' pokemon firered!!! I actually recently bought both off ebay hahaha. still waiting on the game but the console works great after 2 days.. now i know how to fix it if need be; thanks Odd Tinkering, great useful video.

  • @whatchahowsya8688
    @whatchahowsya8688 Před 3 lety +2256

    Odd Tinkering: "minor damage on the shell."
    Odd Tinkering: *buys a whole new shell*

    • @Nost2682
      @Nost2682 Před 2 lety +29

      Would have been better to do the IPS Mod with it.

    • @halfy_fr
      @halfy_fr Před 2 lety +1

      Hi

    • @darealduck6945
      @darealduck6945 Před 2 lety +41

      You can’t restore objects with deep scratches, there’s just no way to polish it without ruining it

    • @Nost2682
      @Nost2682 Před 2 lety +72

      @@darealduck6945 Sure it's possible.
      You can fill in these places. What is broken can be repaired with plastic glue, this melts the plastic back together.
      Of course, it's a lot more work. In addition, the entire shell has to be repainted later.

    • @peterc3619
      @peterc3619 Před 2 lety +5

      @@darealduck6945 maybe bondo to fill the scratches

  • @Crow3893
    @Crow3893 Před 3 lety +626

    I don't know why but console restorations like these sure are satisfying

    • @alexdavies273
      @alexdavies273 Před 3 lety +15

      I don't why

    • @jukson8105
      @jukson8105 Před 3 lety +19

      @@alexdavies273 right up there with "please do not the cat"

    • @airplane6417
      @airplane6417 Před 3 lety +2

      @@jukson8105 Haha!

    • @gtno22
      @gtno22 Před 3 lety +11

      Man I often watch this stuff before I go to sleep, always so interesting and relaxing.

    • @top-gun-xvii
      @top-gun-xvii Před 3 lety +2

      Just to let you know, is "I don't know why..."

  • @adam_a923
    @adam_a923 Před 2 lety +6

    It's so beautiful to see old consoles like this restored and made new again. Also, I enjoy your sense of humor when it comes to these repairs. Great video man! Now, I'll have a guide for when my Gameboy Advance SP breaks and I need to fix it! =)

  • @jackal242
    @jackal242 Před 2 lety +41

    Amazing. He cleaned it so hard, it went from being silver colored to BLUE! :)

  • @vasya_cat
    @vasya_cat Před 3 lety +894

    Legends tell, that a single bath with a ducktor can cure all illnesses known to man

  • @elsopotas
    @elsopotas Před 3 lety +283

    Dude seriously you are like the kind of dad that always want to repair things the only difference is that you left the item better than when it was created

    • @Damascene_
      @Damascene_ Před 3 lety +62

      hes the god of isopropyl alcohol, and has learned the ways of swiss restorer my mechanics

    • @elsopotas
      @elsopotas Před 3 lety +8

      @@Damascene_ I C O N F I R M

    • @OddTinkering
      @OddTinkering  Před 3 lety +43

      Haha thanks

    • @OddTinkering
      @OddTinkering  Před 3 lety +43

      He is actually my friend

    • @elsopotas
      @elsopotas Před 3 lety +3

      @@OddTinkering Ok XD

  • @ReDiiKuLuS
    @ReDiiKuLuS Před 2 lety +6

    For me, this is my favorite handheld video game console of the time. I had 3 of these things when I was younger and there’s nothing more satisfying to me than the hinge opening/closing sounds.

  • @tigerbot2480
    @tigerbot2480 Před rokem +1

    I just wanted to say I’m a big fan of this channel and a few months ago I shattered the hinge and some of the body of the shell on mine so my dad and I just used this video to help put the internals into a new shell! Excellent work mate!

  • @Cuttlef1sh
    @Cuttlef1sh Před 3 lety +519

    'Minor damage on the shell'
    **Meanwhile the thing being pretty much decapitated-**

    • @Shawn4168
      @Shawn4168 Před 3 lety +16

      It's just a flesh wound.

    • @Cuttlef1sh
      @Cuttlef1sh Před 3 lety +16

      @@Shawn4168 "Alright. We'll call it a draw."

  • @SrGreen02
    @SrGreen02 Před 3 lety +317

    "This unit has some minor damage."
    *Press x to doubt*

  • @mani16koinu
    @mani16koinu Před 2 lety +3

    I wanted an SP soooooo bad! But the DS came out and my begging paid off. That is hands down my favorite handheld console to date. I had so many good times on that thing.
    Great video! I'm so intrigued by what you do and very interested in learning a thing or two or twenty.

  • @thesuperzfamilyvlog6607
    @thesuperzfamilyvlog6607 Před 2 lety +4

    Looks great! I truly appreciate your restoration of old tech. My favorite was my old GBC, which I can’t find. It was my 2nd handheld, although my DSi XL is a close 2nd.

  • @Mortebianca
    @Mortebianca Před 3 lety +3300

    Next video: I restored this literal pile of atoms into a fully functioning human citizen - Retro Homo Sapiens Restoration

    • @ajbones4207
      @ajbones4207 Před 3 lety +42

      With the way things are these days, the Human race can use either restoration or a complete overhaul sad to say. Mr.Tinkerer please proceed with our permission. A.S.A.P.!

    • @mianna6746
      @mianna6746 Před 3 lety +16

      @It's Because Bruh what did he do to you

    • @letsrundom3433
      @letsrundom3433 Před 3 lety +2

      Grande mortebianca

    • @beamor1mmII
      @beamor1mmII Před 3 lety +1

      Kkkkkk

    • @cheetochinpo
      @cheetochinpo Před 3 lety +10

      @It's Because who shat in your cereal today

  • @munchkin2465
    @munchkin2465 Před 3 lety +304

    *Has sticker of gen 4 leaders on a console that played gen 3 only*
    Wait, that's illegal.

    • @stupidbandkid741
      @stupidbandkid741 Před 3 lety +4

      It also played 1 and 2. But yes I noticed that too

    • @Fr0st3d
      @Fr0st3d Před 3 lety +3

      Glad I'm not the only one who noticed xD

    • @Omxga7
      @Omxga7 Před 3 lety +5

      @@kaiwright6003 munchlax was gen 4

  • @alsiredwood5642
    @alsiredwood5642 Před 2 lety +13

    This is what inspires me at 1 am to start fixing random stuff, knowing full well i can't 😭 but nonetheless i love each and every one of these videos, and they certainly are next lvl asmr

  • @Quicknpointless
    @Quicknpointless Před 9 měsíci

    The love and care put into these vids are awesome!!
    That ducktor is handy too 😊

  • @RandomLime715
    @RandomLime715 Před 3 lety +325

    Still waiting for the day for when he says “there is major damage to the shell” and the shell is completely unrecognizable, yet somehow this guy still fixes it

    • @mysticsaru8577
      @mysticsaru8577 Před 3 lety +16

      Well he didn't really fix this. He replaced most of the parts

    • @m234476ghhma
      @m234476ghhma Před 3 lety +10

      @@mysticsaru8577 Most of the parts = Shell, cable
      Yes, precisely.

    • @sandyred1140
      @sandyred1140 Před 3 lety +2

      GBA SP "white"
      After shell replaced "blue"

    • @davetheimpaler204
      @davetheimpaler204 Před 2 lety +6

      @@mysticsaru8577 Yeah, it wasn't really a restoration; he replaced everything but the board, basically.
      He could have glued the hinges and kept the shell and probably replaced the ribbon cable and kept the screen.

    • @foolishkovane
      @foolishkovane Před 2 lety +1

      for that to happen, he must do a collab with howtobasic.

  • @andrewderiugin8428
    @andrewderiugin8428 Před 3 lety +263

    *“A small price to pay for restoration”*

  • @teresan2688
    @teresan2688 Před 6 měsíci

    Wow, so clever with the pokemon names. Also, the condition it was received in before its makeover definitely indicated it was well loved. This was such a precious video. Thank you!

  • @lupesaldana4882
    @lupesaldana4882 Před 2 lety +15

    I remember when the SP first came out. Thx Mr Odd. You brought back memories!

  • @zoroark522
    @zoroark522 Před 3 lety +1001

    It's weird to think that the child that played this to death could have a child of their own. Seeing things like this with care put into them like stickers is always bittersweet.

    • @midnighttornado22
      @midnighttornado22 Před 2 lety +87

      This SP fulfilled its purpose in life until the very end, by being an object of affection and abuse by its owner. 👍

    • @MidnighttArtz
      @MidnighttArtz Před 2 lety +48

      @@midnighttornado22 looks like the original owner raged in a game and just broke it

    • @ha_ur_dead6675
      @ha_ur_dead6675 Před 2 lety +23

      @@MidnighttArtz they were probably playing a nuzlock.

    • @settingsun5582
      @settingsun5582 Před 2 lety +7

      @@ha_ur_dead6675 nuzlocke*™

    • @loulou3676
      @loulou3676 Před 2 lety +15

      (S)he had stickers on it from the DS games that came out in 2007, so (s)he played it for several years at a minimum!

  • @LadyBeans710
    @LadyBeans710 Před 3 lety +151

    This was one "loved" gameboy. The stickers all hold a story. Absolutely amazing I had a pearl pink one I was always playing Pokemon or Dogz.

    • @MissingnoZZaZZ
      @MissingnoZZaZZ Před 3 lety +17

      @@bWWd0 Simple, don't buy more stickers for your daughter...She can't stick them all over if she doesn't have them...this is big brain time
      (Of course I'm kidding, but the girl is not wrong. Those stickers were there because they were certainly important to whoever put them, if your daughter sticks them everywhere for no reason it means that she does not care and can waste it)

    • @Jaidenism0722
      @Jaidenism0722 Před 3 lety +10

      @@bWWd0 Okay but who asked

    • @MrLuigiBean1
      @MrLuigiBean1 Před 3 lety +5

      SP was such a good system! The memories...

    • @zombiefriend
      @zombiefriend Před 3 lety +9

      @@bWWd0 Bro, why are you so angry? Relax.

    • @LadyBeans710
      @LadyBeans710 Před 3 lety +4

      @@bWWd0 okay but those sticker would still trigger nostalgia later on in life.

  • @jacobroman3168
    @jacobroman3168 Před 2 lety

    This guy is a genius I’ve been watching you for two years and a half now and you’re always considerate of the people watching.. and I’ll always be here to support you👍 keep up the good work my brother💚🤍❤️🇮🇹

    • @Julmaa87
      @Julmaa87 Před 2 lety

      Genius how? All he did was replace a console..

  • @CristobalJesusArenas
    @CristobalJesusArenas Před 7 měsíci

    Those sounds are really oddly satisfying! I absolutely recommend this for making me relaxed!

  • @BlackOneSaturni
    @BlackOneSaturni Před 3 lety +150

    Any device: *breaks*
    This guy: Tis but a scratch

  • @nosferathu258
    @nosferathu258 Před 3 lety +493

    Fun fact: this whole video was made with the sole intent a flexing the Game Boy socks

  • @Poisonsed_Teacup
    @Poisonsed_Teacup Před 2 lety +5

    This might seem stupid but,these videos remind me that everything can be fixed and that oddly makes me feel like everything is going to be ok,so thank you for making these wonderful videos have a fantastic day or night

  • @3DLA92
    @3DLA92 Před 2 lety +4

    Incrível restauração desse gameboy ficou impecável parabéns 👏👏👏👏

  • @GracieJello
    @GracieJello Před 3 lety +782

    The Gameboy: *broken in half*
    This guy: "ah, tis but a scratch"

    • @phs125
      @phs125 Před 2 lety +8

      Also,
      Replaces entire shell and calls it restoration
      Like apple charging $600 for a back glass replacement and basically giving back a different brand new phone...

    • @ErDenol_00
      @ErDenol_00 Před 2 lety +2

      @@phs125 the entire shell and the screen

    • @ArikIkirA
      @ArikIkirA Před 2 lety

      marketing specialists: *this man is a genius*
      Edit I subscribed

    • @bangernomicsireland3951
      @bangernomicsireland3951 Před 2 lety

      Yes

    • @nekoart_fnf
      @nekoart_fnf Před 2 lety

      Odd Tinkering arregla todo lo antiguo

  • @dnsoulx
    @dnsoulx Před 2 lety +257

    “shell has minor damage”
    *shell looks like it’s been through 2 nuclear bombs*

    • @DireBowser
      @DireBowser Před 2 lety +4

      I see what you did there

    • @RandomAhhChannel
      @RandomAhhChannel Před 2 lety +1

      @@DireBowser I don't get it

    • @DireBowser
      @DireBowser Před 2 lety +10

      @@RandomAhhChannel The Gameboy comes from Japan which was bombed twice during WWII.

    • @RandomAhhChannel
      @RandomAhhChannel Před 2 lety

      @@DireBowser oh alr

    • @EvidLekan
      @EvidLekan Před 2 lety +2

      The battery survived like Indiana Jones XD

  • @mr.beamss9106
    @mr.beamss9106 Před 2 lety +1

    You got me into repairing gameboys, I absolutely love your videos

  • @hatchelsix6300
    @hatchelsix6300 Před rokem

    Your work is superb my friend!

  • @Laluan
    @Laluan Před 3 lety +274

    “Time to see what’s wrong with it”
    Uhm, everything?

    • @josmar1009
      @josmar1009 Před 3 lety +6

      “Ah yes it seems that the object was given many minor injuries to its shell”
      Meanwhile the whole god damn thing look like it’s been played by 3 years old and has been locked in a closet that has been near the place where World war 2 took.
      This man is literally Felix from Wreck it Ralph.

  • @omierufus
    @omierufus Před 3 lety +203

    Oh my god this makes me miss my old Gameboys, so many hours playing Tetris, Mario Kart, LEGO Star Wars, and the little mermaid game
    Edit: since commenting this, i have received a used gameboy advance sp and repurchased Namco museum and bought my first Pokémon game! (if we don't count pokemon go which i hardly ever play because i never leave my house)

    • @ReviewerKid90
      @ReviewerKid90 Před 3 lety +10

      For me it was spending Saturday nights and Sunday Mornings replaying Pokemon Sapphire and Leaf Green.

    • @omierufus
      @omierufus Před 3 lety +4

      @@ReviewerKid90 i didn't have any of the pokemon games as a kid, it was a rough upbringing 😔
      I think my favorite one that i did have was the namco museum with Mrs Pac Man, Poll Position, Galaga, and my personal fav Dig Dug. Can't believe I forgot that in my original comment.

    • @PuppetMaster8707
      @PuppetMaster8707 Před 3 lety +3

      @@omierufus oh sweet I just bought me a copy of the Namco Museum on Gameboy Advance about a month ago

    • @H1PP1E88
      @H1PP1E88 Před 3 lety +3

      Little mermaid pinball blast!? I'm gonna scream

    • @omierufus
      @omierufus Před 3 lety +2

      @@H1PP1E88 no, the game was basically a playthrough of the movie. Pinball blast sounds like it could've been fun though

  • @gillyfretwell4971
    @gillyfretwell4971 Před 2 lety

    My 3 year old loves these vids, and he just fell asleep to this one.
    Made my night easier and showed us how to fix a GBA SP, thanks man 🤘🏻

  • @DaddyCaedisVA
    @DaddyCaedisVA Před 2 lety

    The game boy advance sp was not the first console I owned. But it was the first one I bought for myself after 2 months of working. It was a red one. And my first game was pokemon leaf green.
    Thank you for this video. I love seeing you fix things.

  • @Bananaguybro
    @Bananaguybro Před 3 lety +69

    Mr. Tinkering it's gamecube time in the retro nintendo resortation department

    • @omierufus
      @omierufus Před 3 lety +4

      *p l e a s e*

    • @atukiaos8786
      @atukiaos8786 Před 3 lety +2

      Exactly my thougt but I was starving for a gameboy already 🤩🤩🤩

    • @candywing7798
      @candywing7798 Před 3 lety +2

      Yes please do a gamecube. I had so a fun time watching fix a Dreamcast (my fav console of all time) i could see a Gamecube fix being pretty fun as well

  • @jacobhackett3053
    @jacobhackett3053 Před 3 lety +201

    me: help my arm is broken!
    Odd Tinkering: Apply Isopropyl Alcohol

  • @alisonsmith4436
    @alisonsmith4436 Před 2 lety +1

    Once again thank you so much for your fabulous videos 😊

  • @pirannha
    @pirannha Před 2 lety

    I had a blue Gameboy Advance SP back when I was 16 or so, with Pokemon Sapphire... the restoration was amazing, but the final part of the video was super effective!

  • @Battury
    @Battury Před 3 lety +24

    Am I the only one who was sad to see those stickers go? They really gave it some nice character!

  • @whoslovingmj
    @whoslovingmj Před 3 lety +89

    “The connecter is also fragile I need to be careful around that” *Frantic scrubbing ensues* xD

  • @JohnnyQuaykersBelmont
    @JohnnyQuaykersBelmont Před 5 měsíci

    The last portable system I had was a Gameboy Advance. I sold it at some point. I kind of miss it. A backlit screen is a must, especially for us older folks. Nice restoration!

  • @alessondratrue9820
    @alessondratrue9820 Před rokem

    I always like the work you do, and this is great. Idk if this is restoration so much as rebuilding. Replace everything but the circuit board and you get a new gameboy!

  • @MasterJ_2003
    @MasterJ_2003 Před 3 lety +56

    "It has some minor damage"
    It looks like whoever owned it last threw it down the stairs and onto a gas stove!

  • @joshkopo6166
    @joshkopo6166 Před 3 lety +53

    all these soft clicking, popping, and clanking is just pure eargasm

  • @ICKYJOGGERYT
    @ICKYJOGGERYT Před 2 lety

    You make such satisfying videos! U deserve another subscriber

  • @HansSmullerRaschDiaz
    @HansSmullerRaschDiaz Před rokem +1

    Following the steps video, I was able to restore my old GBA SP, thanks!

  • @UPTHERAWT
    @UPTHERAWT Před 3 lety +357

    "Minor damage to the shell”
    That looks as bad as my mental health

    • @Mocroskate
      @Mocroskate Před 3 lety +12

      You know thats not true, the gameboy doesnt even come close.

    • @lonk_skonk
      @lonk_skonk Před 3 lety +2

      Haha, please get some help

    • @brivvy
      @brivvy Před 3 lety

      🥺

    • @RockyMountainWest13
      @RockyMountainWest13 Před 3 lety

      Stop letting yourself be brainwashed by the liberal media and your life will improve drastically. For starters, the chyna virus has over a 99% survival rate.

    • @lonk_skonk
      @lonk_skonk Před 3 lety

      @@RockyMountainWest13 ok but this isn't political at all

  • @epsilon5193
    @epsilon5193 Před 2 lety +349

    I always love these. It feels so much like nostalgic love. These things are broken, unwanted. They nonetheless contain so many memories. Love at the stickers! Even if we know nothing, we know the owner loved pokemon, clearly loved this machine. And you make it work again, make it like new. Ready for new memories. That feels like a kindness to me, a kind of love I can’t name.

    • @violetsparkles5453
      @violetsparkles5453 Před 2 lety +7

      It's like the same sad nostalgia you get from watching Brave Little Toaster, but it's a game boy instead.

    • @steamrollinlowfloor3344
      @steamrollinlowfloor3344 Před 2 lety +2

      Yeah I was going to buy one but I saw too many 1-Star reviews so I bought a DS instead and the DS can play GBA Games. And the DS works great!

    • @GiuseppeSantomartino
      @GiuseppeSantomartino Před 2 lety +2

      @@steamrollinlowfloor3344
      ,

    • @drizztdourden666
      @drizztdourden666 Před 2 lety +2

      @WALK-E Bot Fan those reviews that you read are obviously wrong & wall-e is for babies & kids(just like every 3d cartoon movies)these are facts.

    • @_marshP
      @_marshP Před 2 lety +6

      most likely bought late into the GBA's life, potentially after it got discontinued, considering the stickers are gen 4

  • @stetytielemans
    @stetytielemans Před rokem

    I like how your movements are really human and that you sometimes bump things.

  • @romanvasquez4477
    @romanvasquez4477 Před 2 lety

    I only subbed bc of the witty work in to have us like, share, and subscribe. Great video!!

  • @UPTHERAWT
    @UPTHERAWT Před 3 lety +73

    That was one tough round of mario party advance

  • @Rhino1931
    @Rhino1931 Před 2 lety +70

    Watching these literally makes me want to go back to all my old game consoles and restore them like this.

  • @femmyvr3290
    @femmyvr3290 Před 2 lety +1

    Favorite handheld? Hands down Gameboy advanced, I loved the size, form factor, and the way it fits in the hand, it just feels so natural to hold and play especially with the L and R buttons most times I dont even read the controls for some games I just play and eventually I get them

  • @tmntleo
    @tmntleo Před 2 lety +2

    That SP was very well loved, my first one looked about like that (minus the broken hinge and not being able to charge) by the time I got a DS.

  • @Negative1KD
    @Negative1KD Před 3 lety +56

    This is so nostalgic. My gameboy SP was in my dad’s car when his car got stolen. It was tragic

    • @Vergil-940
      @Vergil-940 Před 3 lety +1

      Oooooffff

    • @seginns8212
      @seginns8212 Před 3 lety +1

      No Arturo! Dónde se sentó tu coche

    • @killer92173
      @killer92173 Před 3 lety +2

      I had the AGS 101 model, and now I regret getting rid of it cuz it's the best Gameboy console. Lol

    • @franciscodiaz5610
      @franciscodiaz5610 Před 3 lety +1

      @@killer92173 kids nowadays see it as a piece of junk.

    • @davdgs
      @davdgs Před 3 lety +1

      @@franciscodiaz5610 ???????????? No, they don't, they see it as old electronics but "most kids nowadays" aren't really interested in that..?

  • @crimsonwolf7248
    @crimsonwolf7248 Před 2 lety +122

    I had a red one for the better part of 8 years, I think I still do somewhere, how many long car trips this thing kept me entertained on is countless. The startup sound and the fact that this dude puts in Pokemon Ruby is like being 10 again xD

    • @poolman851
      @poolman851 Před 2 lety +2

      I had the black one when they came out, i think they were like $80 at the time.

    • @AlmightStick
      @AlmightStick Před 2 lety +3

      Same! Sadly the L and R buttons started to get all funky on me. I suspect from watching all these videos, that there is some dirt or debris stuck in there.

    • @ha_ur_dead6675
      @ha_ur_dead6675 Před 2 lety +1

      @@AlmightStick I had issues charging mine for years until I looked in the port to see either I as a kid or my siblings stuck a peice of pencil lead in it.

    • @Solontire
      @Solontire Před 2 lety +1

      Still have my red one I pull out every so often. One of the best handhelds IMO as the backlight was such an upgrade to the game boys. Don’t ever plan on getting rid of it

    • @glam4663
      @glam4663 Před 2 lety +1

      I remember having a blue one.

  • @SegaDisneyUniverse
    @SegaDisneyUniverse Před 2 lety +2

    Man...so much nostalgia. The Gameboy Advanced SP was my #1 favorite handheld console back in the day. Sonic Advanced 1, 2, 3, and Sonic Battle, were my most played games. I even used to have the Sonic X episodes back when movies/TV being released as cartridges.

    • @SegaDisneyUniverse
      @SegaDisneyUniverse Před 2 lety +2

      And I don't know why this comment got auto deleted when I said nothing offensive in the slightest! I can't stand CZcams sometimes!🙄

  • @mastercheifslayer300
    @mastercheifslayer300 Před rokem

    I love when you restore old video game consoles like the SP. It like watching surgery. I had one during middle school. So many good memories

  • @SOUND_FACTORY
    @SOUND_FACTORY Před 3 lety +119

    This gameboy: obliterated
    This guy: give it to me, that’s easy

    • @rwxstudio7173
      @rwxstudio7173 Před 3 lety +1

      A "hold my tools" moment.

    • @benisser
      @benisser Před 3 lety +1

      Compared to all his other vids this one is actually easy, he just bought a bunch of replacement stuff and scrubbed the motherboard with alcohol a bit.

  • @veronicacuratolatobar186
    @veronicacuratolatobar186 Před 2 lety +34

    So many great memories from my game boy advance. I was a newspaper gal in my block, I saved for months, I didn't know the games were sold apart. So the day I finally bought it, my mom gave me the cassete as a gift ❤

  • @nerdikitti
    @nerdikitti Před 2 lety

    Liked, commented and apparently finally subscribed! Thank that sock copy of Ruby lol! Always great work man! Thank you ❤

  • @LRSNRCNG309
    @LRSNRCNG309 Před měsícem

    I FINALLY GOT MINE APART AND CLEANED IT AND PUT BACK TOGETHER IT WOULDNTA BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THIS VIDEO INSPIRING ME AND TEACHING ME WHAT TO DO SO THANK YOU 🤟🏻

  • @hudsonball4702
    @hudsonball4702 Před 3 lety +32

    I'm shocked you didn't put the Gym Leaders sticker back on. Those stickers are very rare now-a-days.

    • @KorporaalHax
      @KorporaalHax Před 3 lety +4

      Well the glue adhesive melted when he put isopropyl alcohol on it

    • @kagechu2005BISVG
      @kagechu2005BISVG Před 3 lety

      Are you guys talking about Pokemon?

  • @Dimewise_R
    @Dimewise_R Před 3 lety +207

    "This unit has some minor damage on the shell and needs to be restored".
    **Screen is detached from the body.**

  • @VincentPascual
    @VincentPascual Před 2 lety

    One of the best parts of this video (or your other videos for that matter) is the Ducktor. I love the surprised look on his face when you open the GBA.

  • @RichardNotaLoca
    @RichardNotaLoca Před 2 lety +1

    Amo este tipo de videos, y que recuerdo me trajo ver ese Game Boy Advanced SP de color azul que fue uno de los que tuve de niño, ver esto me dio ganas de comprar uno.

  • @jonnitor
    @jonnitor Před 3 lety +82

    "minor damage to the shell" like as in a kid chucked the thing across the Grand Canyon?

  • @WhatDoify
    @WhatDoify Před 3 lety +89

    “Odd Tinkering Prensets”

  • @alejandrocamberosrodriguez4222

    Love your videos! I'm thinking about getting a GBA SP just for the nostalgia factor.
    Also, mandatory reply at 3:08: "General Kenobi! You are... a bold one!"

  • @markmarsh4570
    @markmarsh4570 Před 2 lety

    Thank you so much this channel helps me to repair my Gameboy and Nintendo d's lite. Am so thankfull.

  • @craigdorsey1293
    @craigdorsey1293 Před 3 lety +36

    I definitely love the look of the replacement shell (and why it had to be done) but one of favorite parts of these videos when he makes the old shells look like new again!

    • @Eclyocy
      @Eclyocy Před 3 lety +8

      Yeah, would be much more interesting to see the original shell and ribbon cable to be repaired. Felt a bit like cheating to me.

    • @truthoftheuniverse4179
      @truthoftheuniverse4179 Před 2 lety

      czcams.com/video/jwzPMSPvJ1Y/video.html

  • @caingamin2
    @caingamin2 Před 3 lety +36

    I love how a gym leader list sticker was on top I really like that idea. Too bad it wont go well with my 3ds

    • @Luchux177
      @Luchux177 Před 2 lety +14

      The funny thing is that those are the Gen 4 gym leaders, and the GBA can only play up to gen 3, lol

  • @ZhecoNol
    @ZhecoNol Před 2 lety +1

    Being broken to pieces aside, this looks like it was probably a kickass gameboy back in it's day! Those stickers are sick!

  • @TearthyFlame
    @TearthyFlame Před 2 lety +2

    I've been watching a lot of your videos recently, and watching this one made me want to get new housings for my GBA SPs. And watching this one again makes me look forward to opening up the GBA SP again that I botched one part of the housing with putting one of the longer Tri-Wing screws at the bottom It made a small plastic bubble. I hope to not make such a stupid mistake again. But this time I'm getting a Clear Blue - Glow in the Dark Housings, I don't want to deal with painted cases this time around. They either look nice or ugly.

  • @Tronicsfix
    @Tronicsfix Před 3 lety +956

    Nice work! Came out so nice.

    • @jiftx0
      @jiftx0 Před 3 lety +5

      I predicted he would do this console for about several months from now

    • @miguelare3
      @miguelare3 Před 3 lety +5

      Love your vids TronicsFix!

    • @ApproachCautiously
      @ApproachCautiously Před 3 lety +3

      Hey

    • @alexcuevas5771
      @alexcuevas5771 Před 3 lety +6

      where is the collab tronicsfix x OddThinkering ? A Fix off(?)

    • @flizzy483
      @flizzy483 Před 3 lety +3

      I wanted to like it but it's on 69 don't wanna ruin it

  • @markus8222
    @markus8222 Před 3 lety +39

    This man could restore my faith in humanity

  • @Ashman62
    @Ashman62 Před rokem +1

    Thank you for the vid. It helped me restore my son's GBAsp

  • @ryankelly3078
    @ryankelly3078 Před 2 lety

    This was the exact color of my SP and the exact game I played before Emerald. Ty for the nostalgia. Damn.

  • @isqz2592
    @isqz2592 Před 2 lety +78

    Imagine how beautiful that sp gonna be with sapphire version cartridge 😍

    • @violetsparkles5453
      @violetsparkles5453 Před 2 lety +3

      slick as ffffuuuuccckkk

    • @ekim613
      @ekim613 Před 2 lety +2

      I got the cobalt sp with sapphire, spice orange advance with gold and yellow colour with.. you guessed it. Very beautiful indeed!

    • @glam4663
      @glam4663 Před 2 lety +2

      Idk, but as someone who had the blue SP and Sapphire, the way the cartridge just blends in.

  • @loriparker666
    @loriparker666 Před 2 lety +76

    “Time to see what’s wrong with it”
    Ummm so the problem isn’t that it’s falling apart lol 😂

    • @Soso_LP
      @Soso_LP Před 2 lety

      I've been looking for a comment like this XD

  • @ClintonBowden-jo4yy
    @ClintonBowden-jo4yy Před 9 měsíci

    Great restoration. Mine favorite handheld...I had a purple GBA. Miss it. Need a new one for.when I'm on the road.

  • @cleosan8150
    @cleosan8150 Před 2 lety +1

    The SP is still one of my fave handheld consoles. Mine is fortunately still working and in pretty decent shape, if it should ever get to the point of near-destruction it is good to know that there are some tech-magicians out there who can fix almost everything!