I Bought A Broken Nintendo GameCube On eBay...Can We Fix It?

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  • čas přidán 11. 07. 2020
  • Today I wanted to take some time to check out a Nintendo GameCube I ordered on eBay that was as is. The description says it was not reading games and what sounded like an easy fix turned into a bit more work since it turned out to have significant water damage inside. Can we fix it?
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Komentáře • 549

  • @MoonAtomic7
    @MoonAtomic7 Před 3 lety +180

    You should do a series of this called “Pimp My Console.” Just get these broken systems and pimp them out

    • @gologotha7922
      @gologotha7922 Před 3 lety +1

      Make it water cooled GameCube! :)

    • @Andronicus87
      @Andronicus87 Před 3 lety

      I should have never sold my gamecube! I should of never sold my GBA, or my genesis snes and playstation 1.... I should of never sold any of the games I had for them either... I hate being poor and crippled and needing money.

    • @yourex-wife4259
      @yourex-wife4259 Před 3 lety +1

      @@gologotha7922 its seen enough moisture already

    • @LITTLE1994
      @LITTLE1994 Před 2 lety

      Pimp them? No, keep them fixed and original.

  • @ramonosuke
    @ramonosuke Před 3 lety +196

    Jeez, did the previous owner use that GC as a flotation device, in a pool full of pepsi? I never understand how users let their game systems/PC's get to this level of misuse

    • @johnny2x484
      @johnny2x484 Před 3 lety +16

      @nuwavghost
      Exactly. I know people like to deny that Nintendo consoles are for kids or are a "kiddie console" but the fact of the matter is plenty of kids owed them and used and abused the heck out of them. Same thing with literally any of their other Home consoles and or Portables. ( though I must say if you're getting a ten-year-old a switch you got too much disposable income,yeesh!)

    • @GanNing221
      @GanNing221 Před 3 lety +7

      Living in a city with high humidity could potentially be the culprit.

    • @alifarhat16
      @alifarhat16 Před 3 lety +1

      Probably a smoker

    • @onometre
      @onometre Před 3 lety +9

      I bought an og xbox from a goodwill and it was full of mountain dew residue

    • @yourex-wife4259
      @yourex-wife4259 Před 3 lety +6

      @@onometre xbox and mountain dew are synonymous

  • @banos3999
    @banos3999 Před 3 lety +217

    I really enjoy watching stuff like this. THANK YOU

    • @srFLiPP
      @srFLiPP Před 3 lety +5

      It's like a gaming version of the Discovery Channel lol

    • @IVChan
      @IVChan Před 3 lety +4

      He's like tronics fix

    • @johnny2x484
      @johnny2x484 Před 3 lety +4

      It's always good to know that these old Nintendo work horses can still be used for decades to come. It's always comforting to know that these things can be fixed rather easily and cheaply and continue to work for a long time to come.

    • @zerious1016
      @zerious1016 Před 3 lety +1

      GuppyLife he is, but he also do other stuff too which its good.

    • @MrTyler189
      @MrTyler189 Před 3 lety +1

      Yeah me too

  • @gab_v250
    @gab_v250 Před 3 lety +77

    Yes I would like to see more repairs, even with swapping the original cases with original 3rd party ones

  • @superdestrier9160
    @superdestrier9160 Před 3 lety +84

    Spawn Wave seems like he would be a secret pro Melee player

  • @miriamsgamingperspective9998

    Water, the worst enemy of electronics 🤣🤣

  • @RepairResell
    @RepairResell Před 3 lety +6

    Repair video are the best video !!!

  • @DarkTyyp
    @DarkTyyp Před 3 lety +140

    Ok, I know the thing has a handle on it, but how do you get enough water damage in a GameCube for it to be broken? Lol

  • @khaledalhosani1409
    @khaledalhosani1409 Před 3 lety +49

    Man I really have a soft spot for the Game Cube. I loved that system and had great memories playing games with my family and relatives on it. Super Smash melee, super monkey ball and the wrestling games were a blast to play.

    • @NonsensicalSpudz
      @NonsensicalSpudz Před 3 lety +8

      itws a damn shame it was restricted by its 1.5gb disk capacity, because it never got certain games due to size issues, even though it was in the middle in terms of power and capability

    • @jaggs9000
      @jaggs9000 Před 3 lety +3

      Im just getting into the Wrestling games on the gamecube Extremely underrated

    • @khaledalhosani1409
      @khaledalhosani1409 Před 3 lety +3

      NonsensicalVids yeah to me it was the disk capacity that caused some third party games to be missing some certain features and the controller, it’s amazing and very comfy but the problem was not having more buttons (R3,L3,L1). It had awesome exclusives though!

    • @reznortetrault4348
      @reznortetrault4348 Před 3 lety +8

      Gamecube was actually more powerful than the PS2, with the xbox being the most powerful for that gen.
      Didnt own a Gamcube till later ( had the PS2 early on) but still, my friends and I always played Melee, Double Dash, Viewtful Joe, Res4, Wind Waker/TP and of course Super Monkey ball as well:)

    • @khaledalhosani1409
      @khaledalhosani1409 Před 3 lety +4

      SirReznor yes it was more powerful! I remember trying Batman Vengeance (one of my first game cube purchases) on Game Cube and then seeing it on my friends PS2 and it looked better and somehow smoother (If I recall correctly ) on gamecube. However, some titles like need for speed, Def Jam FFNY had some features cut due to the disk size, sometimes it’s audio files, others textures or details. It’s amazing how Nintendo was able to squeeze every ounce of the console power and disk size. :D

  • @Ckoz2829
    @Ckoz2829 Před 3 lety +29

    I love it when you open up consoles! It’s very interesting to see how you fix it and I appreciate the explanation of all the important parts. I haven’t had to fix any of my consoles yet, but if I do, I’ll definitely refer to these videos.
    Also, love the F-Zero X music!

  • @DanielValle17
    @DanielValle17 Před 3 lety +10

    I have nothing but LOVE for the GameCube! Soooo many good memories with this system - and I own all Nintendo consoles and still have them. Severely underrated by the masses.
    Also, at time of this comment, this video had 587 👍 and 5 👎... why the hate. This is nothing but a quality video by this man and highly educational!

  • @BrianFo
    @BrianFo Před 3 lety +9

    Love this type of stuff! Because of your videos I started to actually tinker, clean, learn and fix old video game stuff that I had. Now I'm hooked into doing this stuff.

  • @PupNuggs
    @PupNuggs Před 3 lety +47

    You can leave the metal RF shielding out usually, it's only in there to keep the FCC happy. And it ain't like the GameCube has any actual RF-emitting components.

    • @EvilTurkeySlices
      @EvilTurkeySlices Před 3 lety +3

      The motherboard mounts to the bottom shield, and the drive mounts to the top shield.

    • @k.morris231
      @k.morris231 Před 2 lety +1

      I thought the shielding was also used to transmit heat better or not?

  • @S-Video
    @S-Video Před 3 lety +8

    Mario accidentally shot it with water, and before it stopped working, the GameCube yelled “No!”

  • @franzusgutlus54
    @franzusgutlus54 Před 3 lety +14

    "You can see a reddish light coming out of it"...DUDE, it's a laser. Take care of your eyes, man.

  • @kenniethjimenez2823
    @kenniethjimenez2823 Před 3 lety +26

    "Some Corrosion"

  • @GregglePoof
    @GregglePoof Před 3 lety +6

    Love these types of videos, between you and a few others I’ve learned loads of great stuff about my favourite consoles

  • @_Red_Mage_
    @_Red_Mage_ Před 3 lety +11

    I love this type of content. Keep it coming dude!

  • @LordYamcha
    @LordYamcha Před 3 lety +61

    Imagine the water damage is actually a bad doggies golden shower 😳

  • @ichwilleinerolex
    @ichwilleinerolex Před 3 lety +2

    Since you said it, Yes! I really enjoy and love the restore Videos, I always learn something watching them and they are fun to watch.
    keep ur good work up! much love

  • @zacheryjohnson2176
    @zacheryjohnson2176 Před 3 lety +4

    This is awesome! You should do more of this refurbished stuff! Super interesting

  • @tinotcg5815
    @tinotcg5815 Před 3 lety +2

    I've always wanted to get into things like this I definitely enjoy these videos. Thanks man!

  • @ElComanche
    @ElComanche Před 3 lety +3

    I love all this stuff. So cool Jon. Nice work! Do a saturn!

  • @1984therocker
    @1984therocker Před 3 lety +3

    Nice! These gamecube related videos are my favorites. Especially when getting the games in the mail!

  • @derekfreiley7980
    @derekfreiley7980 Před 3 lety +2

    I’m always in awe of people who are able to do things like this. That’s why I enjoy these videos because it’s borderline sorcery! Plus it had GameCube in the title, there was no way I wasn’t going to watch it

  • @BenjermanKulandaisamy
    @BenjermanKulandaisamy Před 3 lety +2

    you have to respect people that takes the time to properly wrapped up something that they're sending off to someone who bought it from them especially when that item isn't working they still take the time

  • @pedroangelsaezhernandez5347

    5:19
    Sonic: I can clean stuff at supersonic speed!
    Spawnwave: Hold my Blue Falcon

  • @birdfish86
    @birdfish86 Před 3 lety +14

    OMG F-Zero X Drivin' through on Max YES!!! Good

  • @alexisopio1979
    @alexisopio1979 Před 3 lety

    Awesome restore, brother!! I definitely check out all your videos and find cool tips and tricks all the time. Keep 'em coming!!

  • @mikukumiku
    @mikukumiku Před 3 lety +3

    Seller selling (undisclosed) water-damaged GC to Spawn on ebay: Haha, Gotcha!
    Spawn fixing said GC on CZcams: Haha, Gotcha!

  • @noelopez3
    @noelopez3 Před 3 lety +2

    This types of videos are my favorite. Keep up the great content.

  • @TheRmm1976
    @TheRmm1976 Před 3 lety

    Awesome video, that final look is AWESOME!! Very impressive!

  • @pedroangelsaezhernandez5347

    5:24 gotta love that F-zero tune

  • @AndrewO83
    @AndrewO83 Před 3 lety

    Thanks for keeping the music going during the put back together phase with the final look. I didn't want the music to stop lol. I miss my GameCube and games, I wish I still had mine :(

  • @leyvawilly
    @leyvawilly Před 3 lety +2

    Sunday funday that intro could have been grrrreat! Always like these repair type videos keep up the great work.

  • @chrisapitz6089
    @chrisapitz6089 Před 3 lety

    I find these repair videos very interesting. Thanks!

  • @BigSkylar
    @BigSkylar Před 3 lety

    I love watching these I watch alot of Tronics fix cause he and you both actually talk us through it and it's nice.

  • @erallen97
    @erallen97 Před 3 lety

    I love your restoration videos! So far this year I've restored an original Xbox and a Game Boy Color. Thank you for the inspiration!

  • @SnuggsMcDuff
    @SnuggsMcDuff Před 3 lety

    Love all your Gamecube content. Goodluck with your GC collection!

  • @russellhellyer4957
    @russellhellyer4957 Před 3 lety

    I appreciate your repair videos, vastly helpful to the community

  • @sonofmeh3182
    @sonofmeh3182 Před 3 lety +2

    I bought a 21 dollar gamecube that apparently didn't read discs. Turns out it actually did.

  • @retrosoul8770
    @retrosoul8770 Před 3 lety

    Nice F-Zero X tracks in vid and outro, X and GX are my favorite 64 and GC games. Masterpieces. Great job on the restoration.

  • @EasyCompanyEagle
    @EasyCompanyEagle Před 3 lety +47

    Did anyone else think: “yes we can. bob the builder” when they read the title lol

    • @ericwolf2448
      @ericwolf2448 Před 3 lety +8

      Spawnthetechman can he fix it, Spawnthetechman Yes He Can!! 👍

    • @jazzycup9274
      @jazzycup9274 Před 3 lety +1

      I thought, "Well since it's highly unlikely you'd upload a failure video... *shakes Magic 8 Ball* all signs point to yes"
      Then I skipped ahead to where it was in fact fixed. Next video.

  • @squallneko5004
    @squallneko5004 Před 3 lety

    Totally awesome GameCube repair video. I really like these types of videos. I hope to see more

  • @johnodaz1273
    @johnodaz1273 Před 3 lety +2

    Really good Job Jon(SW). Man that GC was beat up badly with that Water Damage. That Starlight Gold Case is looking fantastic, I had the Purple one back when, which was pretty funky and sweet.

  • @onasazi
    @onasazi Před 3 lety

    Enjoying them (videos) keep them coming Spawnwave!

  • @aaronmarkham2814
    @aaronmarkham2814 Před 3 lety

    I like the stuff you do with consoles, changing shells, fixing them, doing custom work

  • @GC-ji3ye
    @GC-ji3ye Před 3 lety +2

    Used GameCube for sale. “Light” water damage. Doesn’t read discs. Well, when you flood the disc motor...
    Great video!

  • @HenryFlores4
    @HenryFlores4 Před 3 lety +1

    YES!!!! Make more of these types of videos!!!! Keep it up!

  • @DrRubix1712
    @DrRubix1712 Před 3 lety

    I love these videos! I always want to do it myself but get scared of needing to micro solder

  • @bencrysler7217
    @bencrysler7217 Před 3 lety

    Definitely enjoy this type of video! Keep it up!

  • @BlueGohan14
    @BlueGohan14 Před 3 lety

    Definitely, definitely enjoyed this type of video. I would love it if you did these more often. I mean even if you don’t do them to keep them, you could always just sell them again on eBay and get your money back. It’s a win-win. I love these techie videos.

  • @Dohko80
    @Dohko80 Před 3 lety

    Thanks for all the fix it videos you make. Because of them I’m able to repair. From someone who has no knowledge what so at all.Mostly recent drift issue for my friends switches.

  • @Pyangryong
    @Pyangryong Před 3 lety

    I like watching these restoration Videos. Been watching quite a few of them lately as this is something i would like to do.

  • @shaunanigans2522
    @shaunanigans2522 Před 3 lety

    Love this kind of content. Your gamecube looks great in that case.

  • @takwu0
    @takwu0 Před 3 lety +1

    Spawnwave: Prince of Persia, the first one, sands of time.
    Jordan Mechner: ...

  • @JasonSawyer
    @JasonSawyer Před 3 lety

    I like a lot of your vids, but the teardowns/rebuilds/fixes are definitely my favorite.

  • @kaijuhero7115
    @kaijuhero7115 Před 3 lety

    I love Spawnwave's projects and console tear downs.

  • @Wave9990
    @Wave9990 Před 3 lety

    I really like these videos. Thanks!

  • @mrtibbs2
    @mrtibbs2 Před 3 lety

    I watch newswave every morning and really enjoy your weekend content!

  • @davidschneider1074
    @davidschneider1074 Před 3 lety

    Yes! Love these kind of videos!!!! Nice job!

  • @sbrothers520
    @sbrothers520 Před 3 lety

    Hope to see more of these repairs/ remastering of systems!

  • @stefano8881
    @stefano8881 Před 3 lety +3

    I'd love to see more videos like this
    Also, I've been trying to get a gamecube since I only had the ps2 when I was a kid, but every guy I call asking for the cube, it's been sold a few hours or days before my call, it's pretty annoying since those has been really good prices

  • @samhart5806
    @samhart5806 Před 3 lety

    Love it dude, I watch all your vids, great content always.

  • @callaham8987
    @callaham8987 Před 3 lety +1

    MORE OF THESE PLEASE DUDE ❤️

  • @TheSleepyFonz
    @TheSleepyFonz Před 3 lety

    Yes SpawnWave, I enjoy the hell out of these videos. Please so many more

  • @aresswenl112
    @aresswenl112 Před 3 lety

    Love these types of videos, keep it up!

  • @infamousbird323
    @infamousbird323 Před 3 lety +3

    I bought myself a GameCube for 23$ 2 years ago and it works flawlessly.

  • @CoBrA2168
    @CoBrA2168 Před 3 lety

    Love these types of videos!

  • @lschatz5670
    @lschatz5670 Před 3 lety

    How are there dislikes for this video? Great job as always and this was a really fun watch, thank you!

  • @qwertyasdfzxcv121
    @qwertyasdfzxcv121 Před 3 lety

    Hey I’m kinda new here been watching for only a couple months! But I love your videos man keep on keepin on.

  • @LionOfJudah83
    @LionOfJudah83 Před 3 lety

    I love your tech videos. Much Respect.

  • @blazemkds
    @blazemkds Před 3 lety +2

    I love the little sound when it boots up a game, i remember my GC becoming faulty and i'd just wait to hear that sound which confirms it has read the game correctly. Sometimes it'd take upwards of 15 minutes to get it running lol

  • @thebug-man3033
    @thebug-man3033 Před 3 lety

    Love your vids man, makes my day!

  • @jackenjiel4009
    @jackenjiel4009 Před 3 lety

    Love these kinds of videos. Keep it up.

  • @bonjoe1758
    @bonjoe1758 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Recently repaired mine! Great console! What a looker by the way

  • @Slaypex505
    @Slaypex505 Před 3 lety

    Quality content right here. Wish I was able to fix my old ps2 like this.

  • @dweedeblabla
    @dweedeblabla Před 3 lety

    I know I’m late to the party, but keep pushing videos like this. It’s great watching.
    Oh and please do a budget at the end.

  • @kenny6g6
    @kenny6g6 Před 3 lety

    love the big blue music with the put together

  • @3k4landrew
    @3k4landrew Před 3 lety

    Your starlight GameCube build turned out Great! 👍

  • @welshwisdom
    @welshwisdom Před 3 lety

    Love these type of video

  • @dillsimmons
    @dillsimmons Před 3 lety

    I love these types of videos!

  • @shona-sof
    @shona-sof Před 3 lety

    I always enjoy restoration videos!

  • @isaacflores1948
    @isaacflores1948 Před 3 lety

    Awesome video. Love the repair series. Id love to see more. Original XBOX would be cool. I dont see alot of that.

  • @phillipsrulez
    @phillipsrulez Před 3 lety

    So much nostalgia I remember those 007 games Great Video.

  • @ThePerfectionist1
    @ThePerfectionist1 Před 2 lety

    They must of dropped this one in the pool😆, great video btw my guy!✊🏼

  • @michaeldalporto9517
    @michaeldalporto9517 Před 3 lety

    I enjoy your repair videos

  • @mullinsjm1
    @mullinsjm1 Před 3 lety

    I'd like to see more videos like this. I love console repair vids.

  • @DannyGPro
    @DannyGPro Před 3 lety

    Never cease to amaze me, great video!

  • @Mega-Prime
    @Mega-Prime Před 3 lety

    I love these kind of videos

  • @scottythompson940
    @scottythompson940 Před 3 lety +2

    Cool video tech talk spawn wave

  • @JSJneo
    @JSJneo Před 3 lety

    Hell yes! more restoring videos!

  • @mikep6283
    @mikep6283 Před 3 lety

    Enjoy watching your restoration content

  • @1stravis
    @1stravis Před 3 lety

    Very cool keep up the good work 👍

  • @casanovavw72
    @casanovavw72 Před 3 lety +2

    Yes Please! I Love These Restore Videos!👍

  • @needjuiceinmywrld8248
    @needjuiceinmywrld8248 Před 3 lety +1

    I had a rusted GameCube that I found at a flea market. I got it and a couple games for 20 bucks not realizing there was rust pouring out of the ports on the bottom. Got home and it still worked perfectly. I was very surprised 😂

  • @JohnAllen-po5wd
    @JohnAllen-po5wd Před 3 lety

    yes, I love the restoration videos!

  • @frank-bmtz
    @frank-bmtz Před 2 lety

    Agent Under Fire! That's childhood nostalgia activated instantly for sure!

  • @guysanders2659
    @guysanders2659 Před 3 lety

    This brings me back. I loved my gamecube I use to have.

  • @Stillxxen
    @Stillxxen Před 3 lety

    Nice Shirt 👌.
    And great Video!