I Restored This $5 Ebay Junk Gameboy Advance. It Used to be Blue - Retro Console Repair

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  • čas přidán 20. 03. 2020
  • I found this ruined Gameboy Advance for $5 it was sold as junk and it doesn't work. It is extremely yellow. The original color was transparent light blue called Glacier. This sort of projects are always interesting as I never know if the console has been completely destroyed on the inside or if it has only a small issue. Check out also my Gameboy t-shirt design, I will remove it from the store at the end of March: teespring.com/dmg-01-gameboy-...
    I started the restoration by trying to get the power on. First I tried to clean corroded the contacts. To do that I needed to desolder the top of the switch. New switches can also be bought online if you just prefer to change it. After opening the switch I used isopropyl alcohol to gently clean the contacts. If you can't desolder it you can try to get isopropyl alcohol in the switch and then turn it on and off multiple times (with no batteries) similarly to what I will do with the volume wheel. However I think this is not as good method because it only spreads the dirt on on the inside rather than removing it. Once I got the power on I noticed the volume wheel didn't do much. It occasionally got some contact and turned the volume louder for a brief moment. I thought that it may have the same issue as the power switch. It was so this was very easy fix from the "technical" point. These were the only functional issues I found.
    I also removed the yellowing from the plastic shell which was supposed to be colorless. For this I used the same retrobrighting method as always. H2O2 and UV-light. Full tutorial here: • How to remove yellowin...
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Komentáře • 8K

  • @Komodo867
    @Komodo867 Před 4 lety +7629

    My life's not working, I'll try to clean it with isopropyl alcohol.

    • @aceykiwi5877
      @aceykiwi5877 Před 4 lety +168

      Did it work? I'm getting beat by my husband. I want to try too.

    • @v0idspamz636
      @v0idspamz636 Před 4 lety +58

      this could totally be one of those wavy 3d text memes

    • @Zerotwo-ks8rg
      @Zerotwo-ks8rg Před 4 lety +24

      @@aceykiwi5877 oh no

    • @SSingh-nr8qz
      @SSingh-nr8qz Před 4 lety +55

      Alcohol fixes most things. Both in the workshop, and in personal life.

    • @incog0956
      @incog0956 Před 4 lety +13

      Try ethanol, that usually works

  • @Rin57494
    @Rin57494 Před 4 lety +5538

    20 years later "I Restored This $5 Junk Nintendo Switch"

    • @point6850
      @point6850 Před 4 lety +314

      If humanity lives that long

    • @point6850
      @point6850 Před 4 lety +39

      @Ranz👻 true

    • @splay.5741
      @splay.5741 Před 4 lety +36

      point, they will live a long time, believe me.

    • @ry0usama511
      @ry0usama511 Před 4 lety +15

      @Ranz👻 don't say that u make me sad 😔

    • @howie3750
      @howie3750 Před 4 lety +71

      80 years later: I fix playstation 34 as junk for 5 dollars

  • @coflyerinc.9367
    @coflyerinc.9367 Před 2 lety +766

    “Apple then watched in horror as he fixed his iPhone instead of getting a new one”

    • @MistedMind
      @MistedMind Před 2 lety +61

      *Apple sues him for repairing his own device, instead of buying a new one.
      Louis Rossmann can sing a song about this :P

    • @SoupyMittens
      @SoupyMittens Před rokem +12

      *angy apple noises*

    • @leviathan7627
      @leviathan7627 Před rokem +1

      I WANT MY DANG MONEY!
      -Apple

    • @MartinNotFound
      @MartinNotFound Před 11 měsíci +4

      apple broke my dad's iphone 7 with an update just so he got a new one

    • @MCbite21
      @MCbite21 Před 7 měsíci

      Hahahahahaha

  • @electrocast
    @electrocast Před 2 lety +119

    Used this as reference when cleaning my own ice blue GBA & replacing the old shell with a clear indigo one instead. I love every video you do!

  • @jjvictor66
    @jjvictor66 Před 4 lety +4440

    Imagine how many stuff you lost as "broken" and the whole problem was just cleaning the on/off switch

    • @ZY-mu2sk
      @ZY-mu2sk Před 4 lety +173

      I know, we hv this place where we help peeps fix stuff they are gonna throw away, and surprisingly a lot of them could still work after being cleaned and some parts reconnected.

    • @MsLaetitia26
      @MsLaetitia26 Před 3 lety +109

      I had to throw away many headphones cause i couldnt fix the weld without equipment. I tried to bring them to stores but none wanted to do it. Had no choice but to replace them. Everything was much easier to fix back in the day. Now the first word you hear from a repair shop is to buy a new item. And it's like they're train not to fix it completely

    • @mountainstream8718
      @mountainstream8718 Před 3 lety +74

      @@MsLaetitia26 exactly. my ps2 has been broken since 2011/2012 and when i took it to the reparation guy he said i should just forget about it and get a new console because ps2 is outdated anyway and no one is going to waste their time trying to fix that. i'm over 20 now and still love that thing no matter how outdated it was. and now i think it's lost somewhere when i moved to a new place. 😔💔

    • @me30000
      @me30000 Před 3 lety +35

      My wii stopped working one day (this was pretty early into the Wii’s run, long before Wii U) and now that I know that could’ve been the problem, I feel vaguely injured

    • @memelord7567
      @memelord7567 Před 3 lety +20

      Yes a ton of electronics aren't even broken they're just to dirty to work

  • @JustADioWhosAHeroForFun
    @JustADioWhosAHeroForFun Před 4 lety +11794

    Give this man some dinosaur bones, the next day his house will become Jurassic Park

  • @enigma105
    @enigma105 Před 2 lety +28

    I remember when I was a kid. I dreamt of having this game boy. I was so jealous of my class mates that had one of this. Unfortunately we were very poor to buy one. I currently owned a ps4 after saving 2 years. I bought one used and it was one of the best money spent for my self.

  • @GreatGatzB
    @GreatGatzB Před 2 lety +39

    First time I’ve ever seen “atomic purple” ACTUALLY look even vaguely purple. Inherited this exact GBA from my sister and now I want to retrobrite it...

    • @hawkfeather6802
      @hawkfeather6802 Před rokem +2

      The shell on this one is Glacier blue. Good luck on fixing yours!

    • @GaryIsFound
      @GaryIsFound Před rokem +2

      I managed to buy the Glacier Blue counterpart for $8 at a thrift store and it works like a charm lol

    • @GaryIsFound
      @GaryIsFound Před rokem

      (No fixing needed and I had the original battery cover)

  • @therecreationalguru7323
    @therecreationalguru7323 Před 4 lety +8203

    This is what my parents see when I switch HDMI’s so they can watch a movie

    • @DECimotA
      @DECimotA Před 4 lety +158

      Literally my mom when she asks me to change it from movies to TV or vice versa

    • @DECimotA
      @DECimotA Před 4 lety +48

      I guess? I’m saying that my parents do the same thing, basically. My mom never bothers to change the HDMI and always makes me since I’m so good with it because I can change the upstairs TV from Xbox to TV to Switch easily.

    • @-izzy-131
      @-izzy-131 Před 4 lety +55

      VirtualDude 728 weird flex but ok

    • @Azazel0183
      @Azazel0183 Před 4 lety +3

      xd fr

    • @sixstring4718
      @sixstring4718 Před 4 lety +4

      VirtualDude 728 fucking idiot why don’t u have a PlayStation but an Xbox
      And you better have Cuphead (game) on the switch

  • @raz0229
    @raz0229 Před 4 lety +3614

    Someone: **selling this junk on Ebay thinking its useless**
    This guy: _Hold my isopropyl Alcohol_

  • @BaconFaceMcGee
    @BaconFaceMcGee Před rokem +23

    It’s amazing how repairable those things are.

  • @jakebello7988
    @jakebello7988 Před rokem +11

    I like how even after he technically got it to work perfectly, he thought "That's not good enough. I need to go all the way."

  • @weebwacker6919
    @weebwacker6919 Před 3 lety +2182

    Literally any game console known to man: *breaks*
    This guy: “come, this is no place to die”

    • @darkwindsage
      @darkwindsage Před 3 lety +31

      Heroes never die!

    • @ei7945
      @ei7945 Před 3 lety +4

      Hah, memes, love em

    • @kitkat5565
      @kitkat5565 Před 3 lety +3

      Spartans never die, they respawn

    • @kitkat5565
      @kitkat5565 Před 3 lety +2

      Yes ik i misquoted it for a jke

    • @michaellovely6601
      @michaellovely6601 Před 3 lety +10

      Odd Tinkering is the Lawrence Joel of restoring broken game consoles and antiques to their former glory. Lawrence Joel was a medic in the US Army during the wars in Korea and Vietnam. On November 8th, 1965 Lawrence became well-known for having saved many lives of the 173rd Airborne brigade during Operation Hump in Vietnam's War Zone D despite being severely wounded himself. After having been treated in Saigon, South Vietnam and in Tokyo, Japan; Lawrence was awarded the United States Medal of Honor for his actions, making him the first living black man since the Spanish-American War to receive such a high recognition. Lawrence retired from the military in 1973 and died eleven years later in 1984 at his home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina from complications stemming from diabetes.

  • @OlaftheGreat
    @OlaftheGreat Před 3 lety +2276

    There's just something I love about old, unwanted tech being given a second chance at life

  • @ashleywoedy9750
    @ashleywoedy9750 Před 3 lety +74

    I’d literally pay you to fix my pink game boy advance square body, you did such an amazing job on this one 🙂

    • @LA_Lea3
      @LA_Lea3 Před 2 lety +2

      I could do it. Just a matter of shipping. I just started an electronics repair/restore/recycle/customization business.

    • @LA_Lea3
      @LA_Lea3 Před 2 lety +1

      I'm in the US. California

    • @luanbergsonbr0293
      @luanbergsonbr0293 Před 2 lety +1

      Gamer boy advance muito bom #subs Gamer play CZcams PlayStation videos ?

  • @weedconesuer
    @weedconesuer Před 2 lety +4

    Hearing that *gling* on the start up makes me want to cry 😭
    I miss my gameboys 😢

  • @calfeggs
    @calfeggs Před 4 lety +2079

    Can we take a moment to appreciate that this thing still has its back cover..

    • @christiangarizio7587
      @christiangarizio7587 Před 4 lety +47

      Right? Lol
      Mines been missing for longer than I can remember

    • @dimebag_jack105
      @dimebag_jack105 Před 4 lety +17

      I have one that works perfectly.
      I just don't have many games

    • @KaityKat117
      @KaityKat117 Před 4 lety +48

      Judging by how it was unaffected by what I can only assume is decades of cigarette smoke, the owner prolly did lose it. And then found it only just in time to sell it.

    • @martijn439
      @martijn439 Před 4 lety +24

      @@KaityKat117 nah, the sun changes the color of them, maybe cigarette smoke too but who would lay this next to the smoke?

    • @thelegendkillersshittyduff1335
      @thelegendkillersshittyduff1335 Před 4 lety +2

      @@KaityKat117 don't you mean probably dude are you that fucking lazy with your spelling or god forbid can you spell the word probably

  • @CynthiaGonzalez-nh9rb
    @CynthiaGonzalez-nh9rb Před 4 lety +2499

    The shaking with the "this has not happened before" XD

  • @scruggsgaming22
    @scruggsgaming22 Před 8 měsíci +2

    It’s amazing how almost sometimes a simple fix and a little cleaning and scrubbing can bring your childhood back to life

  • @cameronharris8848
    @cameronharris8848 Před 2 lety +4

    These videos relax me to no end. Thank you for your simplicity and quietness

  • @LukeCorreia
    @LukeCorreia Před 3 lety +359

    "this has not happened before" into "now it looks brand new" was the smoothest recovery i've ever seen

  • @neptune3161
    @neptune3161 Před 3 lety +1910

    its wild that a lot of the time the devices are literally just dirty

    • @preposteroustoast
      @preposteroustoast Před 3 lety +240

      My dad took his gameboy into the service, he ended up getting his leg blown off by a bomb, but the gameboy, still in his pocket, was still working. I now use it!

    • @linkthehero1234
      @linkthehero1234 Před 3 lety +30

      good to know...?

    • @preposteroustoast
      @preposteroustoast Před 3 lety +116

      @@linkthehero1234 Im just saying that often times they still work, and are very durable.

    • @late_8106
      @late_8106 Před 3 lety +80

      Game boy = Nokia

    • @WilliamBruhhh
      @WilliamBruhhh Před 3 lety +17

      @@preposteroustoast Awesome

  • @greglane501
    @greglane501 Před 3 lety +45

    The fact that it still had a battery cover is a miracle. My shit would break within the first 3 months every time.

    • @UltimateDillon
      @UltimateDillon Před 2 lety +5

      Bruh what were you doing to them

    • @greglane501
      @greglane501 Před 2 lety +4

      @@UltimateDillon I think I played with them too much so the little part that would clip into the console always fell off.

  • @coflyerinc.9367
    @coflyerinc.9367 Před 2 lety +69

    Guy on eBay: “you literally can’t fix it it’s way beyond repair!”
    This guy: hold my isopropyl alcohol

  • @meowmiator4875
    @meowmiator4875 Před 3 lety +2723

    Plot twist: He made this video to show off his Mario kart circuit skills

  • @DaVeganZombie
    @DaVeganZombie Před 4 lety +1316

    Imagine being the guy who sold this... just waking up and seeing your old game boy look brand new after thinking you broke it forever ago.
    How amazing...

    • @allsmilesx0573
      @allsmilesx0573 Před 4 lety +60

      Right! Like I wonder if he buys the stuff and when restores em, does he send em a link to what he's done to them afterwards. That would be badass.

    • @grubi05
      @grubi05 Před 4 lety +29

      But in reality, the games you can play on gameboy are just washed up mate. Sure you can boost your nostalgia abit, but tell me after 20min you won't go back to playing a 10x better game on any smartphone today or pc, ps1234. anything is better then this little screen with 4bit coloring :P

    • @bigsmall246
      @bigsmall246 Před 4 lety +42

      @@grubi05 not to mention emulators. These things are collector's items though. A working unit is worth much more than a broken one.

    • @felixtreasurebuns9154
      @felixtreasurebuns9154 Před 4 lety +34

      @@grubi05 not gonna lie man there is multiple games that I go back to occasionally and will play for well over 20 hours or longer depending how much you can do in the game, some game were just straight up gems.

    • @DaVeganZombie
      @DaVeganZombie Před 4 lety +49

      grubi05 there are plenty of games that are still fantastic on that console. Graphics don’t mean anything, and if that’s your mindset I feel bad for you.
      Has nothing to do with nostalgia. Games are games. Fun is fun. Don’t project your crap too hard.

  • @queenmayz7728
    @queenmayz7728 Před 2 lety +101

    After seeing many of your videos, I have grown fascinated with the idea of repairing gaming consoles myself. Where did you learn to do this?

    • @adam_a923
      @adam_a923 Před 2 lety +15

      Anyone can do this, it's just a matter of testing components if need be and also cleaning is a major part of repair.

    • @ArlanKels
      @ArlanKels Před rokem +14

      @@adam_a923 Tools, testing, practice, and probably a few videos or guides on how to do it initially.
      Soldering definitely needs practice, cause a bad soldering job can muss it up.
      Don't be a musser.

    • @hawkfeather6802
      @hawkfeather6802 Před rokem +4

      @@ArlanKels Soldering is hard in the beginning. I'm just getting into it myself.

  • @jameswaller50
    @jameswaller50 Před 3 lety +1

    Love your restorations. No annoying talking and no whacking in a PS5 emulator and Super HDMI cable, just pure restoration.

  • @braxinIV
    @braxinIV Před 3 lety +1571

    I don’t know man, this looks iffy.
    *sees The Ducktor
    Never mind, we are in good hands.

    • @williamckinley
      @williamckinley Před 3 lety +3

      Haha!
      Amazing!

    • @SpringDavid
      @SpringDavid Před 3 lety +6

      *yiffy
      (sorry had to, I'm ready to compensate for my war crimes)

    • @Kai-bz9ym
      @Kai-bz9ym Před 3 lety +1

      Ahahahahahahaha

    • @xzandergraves2413
      @xzandergraves2413 Před 3 lety +3

      God bless Jesus loves you,
      We have to give our worries to God and He will take them on himself because they only lead to bad things,
      Verse: "Don't give in to worry or anger; it only leads to trouble" Psalm 37 8 God bless Jesus loves you,
      Website: Womansday. Biblegateway.

    • @Kaplykos
      @Kaplykos Před 3 lety +3

      @@xzandergraves2413 what Gameboy game is that

  • @thefamdex5156
    @thefamdex5156 Před 3 lety +523

    me: *Broke my leg*
    also me: "I think it will work after i clean it with isopropyl alcohol"

    • @luistheugliestdude1909
      @luistheugliestdude1909 Před 3 lety +4

      I also use it on corpses, they don’t stink anymore.

    • @sexygarfield80
      @sexygarfield80 Před 3 lety +1

      @Тити Мити it works like a charm

    • @luarosie
      @luarosie Před 3 lety +1

      Have you tried resoldering it?

    • @haydensimper5744
      @haydensimper5744 Před 3 lety +1

      What type? Beer, wine, molten aluminum?

    • @kirishimaejiro1425
      @kirishimaejiro1425 Před 3 lety +4

      The joke is nice but I don’t get why people are taking it seriously- he meant it as a joke cuz the guy cleans everything with isopropyl alcohol...

  • @izabelawilson
    @izabelawilson Před 3 lety +5

    We can HEAR he smiling when the stuff comes to life. This is simply precious!

  • @striker0
    @striker0 Před měsícem

    This has always been one of my favorite videos from you man. Normally I'll watch it just to let my brain calm down after a hectic day, but this time around was different. I watched it as a reference to start repair work on my own GBA that I found while cleaning out my childhood home.
    So thanks a bunch for this video!

  • @lucaspullman1282
    @lucaspullman1282 Před 4 lety +1451

    Console: is snapped in half
    This guy: *holding a toothbrush and alcohol* I can fix that

  • @isreel8092
    @isreel8092 Před 3 lety +4758

    I’ve seen u restore lots of things very impressive. Maybe u can restore my parents failing marriage

    • @EvergreenNoi
      @EvergreenNoi Před 3 lety +603

      You will need normal alcohol for that to be fixed

    • @idkmantsysbskfb
      @idkmantsysbskfb Před 3 lety +60

      @@EvergreenNoi Lol

    • @1800mexicano
      @1800mexicano Před 3 lety +157

      Flex tape'll fix that in a jiffy. Are your parents a canoe split in half?

    • @georgemill8822
      @georgemill8822 Před 3 lety +58

      @@1800mexicano first we need to cut them in half. A typical chainsaw should do it.

    • @supersaraqxz548
      @supersaraqxz548 Před 3 lety +62

      Have you tried a hot glue gun??

  • @95Civictuner
    @95Civictuner Před měsícem

    Having watched a number of your videos so far, I find it amazing how resilient these game systems are. Just some TLC goes a long way. Great content!!

  • @AndrewJamesDaniel
    @AndrewJamesDaniel Před 2 lety +1

    This channel has become my new favourite - watching this is both mesmerising and inspiring! I want to do this for myself!

  • @Chakrashuriken
    @Chakrashuriken Před 4 lety +1305

    This is like the electronic version of that scene from Toy Story 2 where Woody gets cleaned and polished. I love it.

  • @BimbesKhan85
    @BimbesKhan85 Před 3 lety +1033

    Here I am, a 35 year old grown up, binge watching someone clean retro devices for no reason. Please keep up the great work, my friend!

  • @nikinthemud
    @nikinthemud Před 6 měsíci +1

    its amazing how all these consoles that you restore used to be cherished by the person who first owned them only to be discarded in a few years and then, if lucky, restored and cherished all over again...I love watching your vidz! Great work!

  • @kingdedede6853
    @kingdedede6853 Před 2 lety +6

    It’s amazing how this guy never stops at a condition of working. He fixed the sound and made it work again, and that didn’t satisfy him. Keep up the good work OT

  • @MyChainVVS
    @MyChainVVS Před 3 lety +605

    "This has not happened before"
    Imagine if he just went into a blind rage

    • @captaintitus7711
      @captaintitus7711 Před 3 lety +62

      I'm laughing hard at that part

    • @navras2006
      @navras2006 Před 3 lety +43

      *something goes terrible wrong *oh no, wait a minute *it turns out perfect, even better t before
      ..this is so not my life

    • @sam_pnw
      @sam_pnw Před 3 lety +76

      That protective film lived it's whole life and served perfectly

    • @CorneliusCob
      @CorneliusCob Před 2 lety +9

      Initiatalizing howtobasic.exe

    • @LunaProtogen
      @LunaProtogen Před 2 lety +1

      @@CorneliusCob Damn, you took the words right out of my mouth

  • @srantily8056
    @srantily8056 Před 3 lety +364

    the person that sold him the gameboy: i want it back

  • @DangerWifeDodd
    @DangerWifeDodd Před 3 lety +5

    I remember finding your channel nearly 3 years ago and binged all your videos in one day. I knew you’d blow up, now i have so much more to watch. I’m so happy for you.

  • @adam_a923
    @adam_a923 Před 2 lety +1

    It's so satisfying watching your videos from beginning to end.

  • @toygertiger5504
    @toygertiger5504 Před 4 lety +463

    Things I’ve learned from watching this guy:
    Isopropyl alcohol can definitely fix way more than I thought

    • @OtakuTemmie
      @OtakuTemmie Před 4 lety +8

      I used it to clean my n64 when it would keep freezing

    • @kevinmiranto4396
      @kevinmiranto4396 Před 4 lety +7

      Mythic Heart can it fix my life?

    • @franchescang3623
      @franchescang3623 Před 4 lety +17

      Kevin Raz yeah, just drink it

    • @shazaoza95
      @shazaoza95 Před 4 lety

      and that it even existed in the first place

    • @shazaoza95
      @shazaoza95 Před 4 lety

      @@kevinmiranto4396 No it can't,Get your life together yourself you call that a useless DIY

  • @aviatorgamer3057
    @aviatorgamer3057 Před 3 lety +1936

    Imagine the person who sold him the Gameboy sees this and wants it back.

    • @WTF15TH15
      @WTF15TH15 Před 3 lety +96

      @@taipeskmn6567 if it were me, I'd say "nope" In a very happy way, and then pour some isopropyl alcohol on him. I'm a dick, but that is my preference.

    • @adrianeaglez
      @adrianeaglez Před 3 lety +46

      @@WTF15TH15 yeah that is why it's not you. Comment degenerate

    • @DD-ce5fk
      @DD-ce5fk Před 3 lety +104

      I'd smile and say thanks for not tossing it out. But offer to sell it back for $50.

    • @Dkbyy222
      @Dkbyy222 Před 3 lety +5

      Eu não iria querer de volta. Eu teria vendido kkkk

    • @aldorod1123
      @aldorod1123 Před 3 lety +10

      @On God? This ain't tiktok but good try

  • @stingyringpiece
    @stingyringpiece Před 11 měsíci +1

    therapeutically ingenious workmanship
    I could watch you all day
    infact i will!!!
    Inspirational

  • @joyceadto289
    @joyceadto289 Před 2 lety

    Amazing channel with no bs ... Just pure fun and informative to watch

  • @wadebastero6329
    @wadebastero6329 Před 3 lety +529

    Q: What do we need when repairing electronic things?
    A: Isopropyl Alcohol and a toothbrush. Oh, a yellow duckie.

    • @ei7945
      @ei7945 Před 3 lety +6

      **chuckles** Duck- **chuckles again** ducktor! Baahahahahhaahahahah

    • @williamckinley
      @williamckinley Před 3 lety +3

      Definitely a screwdriver.

    • @dawsonhenry5558
      @dawsonhenry5558 Před 3 lety +3

      Not just any yellow duckie
      THE DUCKTOR

    • @coldleaf4204
      @coldleaf4204 Před 3 lety +1

      @@dawsonhenry5558 I thought you said impostor for a sec

    • @wasdasdf2745
      @wasdasdf2745 Před 3 lety

      hha

  • @RyanBarrett80
    @RyanBarrett80 Před 4 lety +335

    The best part is he doesn't talk... I enjoyed every second of this video.

    • @Lee-wb5yx
      @Lee-wb5yx Před 4 lety +12

      he doesn't talk but says enough through text for those who wants some interaction to understand him

    • @joejoemartinez6059
      @joejoemartinez6059 Před 4 lety +1

      That's ASMR. For tou

    • @eveshirley
      @eveshirley Před 4 lety

      The only thing that it bothers me a little bit is the scrubbing part but I enjoy every second of this video ♥️

    • @sleepy_llt3307
      @sleepy_llt3307 Před 4 lety

      @@eveshirley But scrubbing sound is so satisfying 🥺🥺

    • @TexasGreed
      @TexasGreed Před 4 lety

      There's one where he screams as loud as he can randomly for no reason. Scary as fuck.

  • @hatchelsix6300
    @hatchelsix6300 Před rokem

    Spectacular work bud. You are the best. Love all your videos, thanks for sharing.

  • @drgndemon20
    @drgndemon20 Před 3 lety +8

    There is something oddly therapeutic about watching you repair and restore old tech. Good job my friend.

  • @Gerard-oo8os
    @Gerard-oo8os Před 3 lety +439

    I can’t imagine how strained our eyes were back then when Gameboys didn’t have a backlight.

    • @sed8181
      @sed8181 Před 3 lety +42

      hehe, you didn't have the super ultra mega lamp w/ magnifying glass clipped on to yours. It was an insane aparatus that attached to the top of the gba that came up and over the screen. It ate AAs 10x faster than the system itself. I don't remember the actual name of the product so I made up my own lol.

    • @joniwesslin1494
      @joniwesslin1494 Před 3 lety +6

      Older handheld consoles from original Gameboy to more recent ones have serious modding communities that mod everything from backlight to batteries to sound in them. Some even sell them with mods. No need to try and make out stuff from non backlit screens if you don't want to.

    • @JavierEscuella1911
      @JavierEscuella1911 Před 3 lety +3

      Then the gameboy advance sp came out

    • @myrealusername9998
      @myrealusername9998 Před 3 lety

      sed8181 I think it had “boost” in the name, I remember seeing one recently at a retro gaming store

    • @fathomboy991
      @fathomboy991 Před 3 lety +6

      Back when I was a smol boi, the gameboy color had been out for a few months and there was this kiosk in the mall that sold third party nintendo stuff. I bought this super awesome glow in the dark gameboy light that was a bunch of bones, and the lamp itself was a skull. Good times bro.

  • @weebovv3176
    @weebovv3176 Před 4 lety +928

    Oh god, are we really at the point where we're calling this a retro console?
    I feel so old...

    • @KaijaSchmauss
      @KaijaSchmauss Před 4 lety +28

      Same. I remember when these things were the new hot thing. I was maybe 7 or 8, but still.

    • @dimebag_jack105
      @dimebag_jack105 Před 4 lety +5

      @@d.r.656 was it the worm light?

    • @weebovv3176
      @weebovv3176 Před 4 lety

      @@d.r.656 That takes me back.

    • @goatprince1
      @goatprince1 Před 4 lety +24

      The Game Boy Advance is nearly twenty years old, my dude. It's been considered "retro" for quite a few years at this point.

    • @gamermapper
      @gamermapper Před 4 lety +6

      DS is a retro console

  • @OZdoesArt
    @OZdoesArt Před rokem +4

    Thank you for this video! My GBA gave up the ghost recently and I was worried that there wasn't anything I'd be able to do to fix it. Remembered seeing this video before , bought a tri-wing screwdriver, cracked that sucker open, and sure enough all I needed to do was clean the power switch.

  • @gabskazumi543
    @gabskazumi543 Před 2 lety +1

    I just discovered this channel and it's magical (and relaxing) to watch

  • @xXstifty509Xx
    @xXstifty509Xx Před 4 lety +950

    Nintendo needs to start making translucent handhelds again, they're so pretty.

    • @btjmrp
      @btjmrp Před 4 lety +27

      I agree! I once had a 3ds charger that was translucent blue.

    • @Urtbreh
      @Urtbreh Před 4 lety +27

      You can buy the shells for the switch. They come in all the classic n64 translucent colors

    • @TheReeShow
      @TheReeShow Před 3 lety +67

      @@Urtbreh they just don't have the same flare though. Nintendo did more than just make the case transparent. The bezels had texture and the hardware inside was coloured for the sole purpose of matching up with the transparent plastic. Even the button cushions had a complimenting colour. But most of these transparent body kits for switches seem to overlook that aspect for a quick buck.

    • @KevinCasasola2006
      @KevinCasasola2006 Před 3 lety +5

      @@TheReeShow flare -----> flareon

    • @Soupus__
      @Soupus__ Před 3 lety +14

      Petition for translucent switch

  • @twitchesmodunionrep7049
    @twitchesmodunionrep7049 Před 3 lety +517

    Man almost threw hands when he thought the back sticker messed up

    • @rebeccaritchie-smith4857
      @rebeccaritchie-smith4857 Před 3 lety +10

      It's the same door to you and your team to be there for the first to review the attached file for

    • @johnmatthews5876
      @johnmatthews5876 Před 3 lety +3

      @@rebeccaritchie-smith4857 Links might not work if HTML is deprecated. Zip files with encryption work best. The window to the team leader is similar but second review exe attachment or

    • @MrClarkisgod
      @MrClarkisgod Před 3 lety +25

      Completely silent.... but I could feel the rage. He almost snapped it in half.

  • @lycoriselixir
    @lycoriselixir Před rokem +1

    You are an artist, man. Greettings from Chile!

  • @AJ_bh
    @AJ_bh Před 2 lety

    Man! It's very satisfying to watch this. I have a Gameboy in the same state. I really wanted someone to fix it that way.

  • @user-us8hs1ml5p
    @user-us8hs1ml5p Před 4 lety +724

    Anything broken:
    This man: tis but a scratch

  • @bozotheclown4165
    @bozotheclown4165 Před 3 lety +190

    In the year 2040: 'I restore a yellowed PS5'

    • @fyratvanoll3497
      @fyratvanoll3497 Před 3 lety +17

      That i bought for 10$

    • @LucidTurtle
      @LucidTurtle Před 3 lety +1

      I wanna be notified when this happens

    • @juliansoria7733
      @juliansoria7733 Před 3 lety

      Just imagine restoring that with everything inside of that

    • @Spoomis
      @Spoomis Před 3 lety

      I wouldn't be surprised

    • @retroe3076
      @retroe3076 Před 3 lety

      U can't. Todays technology isn't meant to be repaired

  • @MrMentalmotion
    @MrMentalmotion Před 3 měsíci +1

    This video was amazing and informative. The whole process felt like a chemistry class. I would pay top dollar for your services. I came along to youtube to see if its something I can do myself.

  • @will_mcdermott
    @will_mcdermott Před 2 lety

    Glad theres people like this guy that repairs everything in the device and doesn’t just replace anything that doesn’t work. Only thing he replaces is a sheet of polarized film.

  • @darchee5452
    @darchee5452 Před 4 lety +364

    this is what i expect when a console is "refurbished"

    • @brandonbrown5952
      @brandonbrown5952 Před 4 lety +7

      It’s what you’d expect, but not always what happens.

    • @aidancommenting
      @aidancommenting Před 4 lety +10

      @@brandonbrown5952 Like, refurbished with duct tape? Just slap that stuff on your broken screen. There all fixed

  • @SherLuvSuju
    @SherLuvSuju Před 4 lety +233

    damn imagine having this guy for a family friend or relative when you're a kid

  • @LameDudeKin
    @LameDudeKin Před 2 lety +1

    I'm a sucker for old console's.
    And seeing you fix them up after people throw them out like trash warm's my heart.

  • @d05music17
    @d05music17 Před 2 lety +2

    Solid work man, restoration 10/10

  • @saraklingenborg7897
    @saraklingenborg7897 Před 4 lety +267

    The fact this used to be clear blue is mind boggling

    • @SirChubbyBunny
      @SirChubbyBunny Před 4 lety +1

      I would have thought it was atomic purple, but not blue. :O

    • @kaeggensen
      @kaeggensen Před 4 lety +1

      @@SirChubbyBunny no Homunkulus is right. I have the exact same model and it is not atomic purple. Its a slightly blueish coloured translucent tint.

    • @WH250398
      @WH250398 Před 4 lety +6

      Michael Jackson used to be black. Wrap your head around that.

    • @kael5798
      @kael5798 Před 4 lety

      @Ozi Res cursed comment

    • @hestheMaster
      @hestheMaster Před 4 lety +3

      It was called Clear Glacier. All others were flat solid colors.

  • @crazyflaps169
    @crazyflaps169 Před 3 lety +664

    Its sad to think how many of these things in this condition are just thrown away.

    • @swampertbanka1
      @swampertbanka1 Před 3 lety +86

      crazyflaps169 right? I actually had 2 friends give me their gameboys cause they thought they were junk & I was free to use em for spare parts, kept them years later & took the time to clean em. Now I have 3 working gameboys

    • @CorneliusCob
      @CorneliusCob Před 3 lety +16

      @@swampertbanka1 lol jokes on them now

    • @ElProf
      @ElProf Před 3 lety +21

      @@swampertbanka1 I was inspired by this great channel but can't for the life of me find anyone who sells even busted gameboys for such cheap prices.
      Literally for the price they ask I could buy a fully functioning one 😂

    • @arispaparis69
      @arispaparis69 Před 3 lety +17

      My dad threw away my sega master system and my ps1 slim away because well idk what happened with the sega but with the ps1 he threw it away because its cable stopped working i was SO MAD the sega master system is a bit rare now

    • @arispaparis69
      @arispaparis69 Před 3 lety +6

      @@swampertbanka1 i wanna order one and fix it just to have a gameboy because theyre so cool because they are collectible but im a bit scared to fix it cuz i might break it o-o

  • @Deewreck1991
    @Deewreck1991 Před 2 lety

    These are some of the most satisfying videos I’ve ever watched great job man you have definitely earned every sub you have

  • @shadrawdragon6560
    @shadrawdragon6560 Před 3 lety +4

    Its such an impressive feat, watching him take these things apart with such tender care and maling them good as new

  • @pidgeymessengerservice3696
    @pidgeymessengerservice3696 Před 4 lety +444

    Aaah yes, the original gba...even in perfect condition, you still can’t see the damn screen.

    • @FalcoMoment
      @FalcoMoment Před 4 lety +26

      Had to use those little plug in lights like the GBC because the space age technology of backlight wasn't put in

    • @nathans8178
      @nathans8178 Před 4 lety +6

      I would have to sit under a bright light just to see what i was doing.

    • @meme4one
      @meme4one Před 4 lety +1

      @@FalcoMoment I had one of these and an enlarging mirror combined. Amazing tech in those little consoles though, shame out the screen brightness.

    • @thelegendaryklobb2879
      @thelegendaryklobb2879 Před 4 lety +5

      Sega did it right years before with the Game Gear

    • @cariad561
      @cariad561 Před 4 lety +7

      I have memories of long car journeys as a child where I'd be playing pokemon, and have to wait for junctions on the motorway to do anything because they were the only place that had street lamps.

  • @bfosilver1924
    @bfosilver1924 Před 2 lety

    I picked up an Indigo GBA yesterday that looks like it sat in a few dust storms. This video is going to help so much to clean and restore it!

  • @tomasbozzato
    @tomasbozzato Před 3 lety

    Your videos inspire me a lot thanks for sharing them

  • @NicholasKratzer
    @NicholasKratzer Před 3 lety +646

    I have no idea why CZcams suggested I watch gameboy repair ASMR, but I'm glad it did. Great stuff, I'm an immediate fan of the Ducktor.

    • @mustafae2115
      @mustafae2115 Před 3 lety +7

      Me too

    • @somedude5465
      @somedude5465 Před 2 lety +5

      I don't either. I've never simultaneously hated and loved something so much I'm so conflicted lmao. I love seeing this get repaired but I can completely go without the asmr...

    • @Muhammad4life
      @Muhammad4life Před 2 lety

      never gonna give you up

    • @darthsonic4135
      @darthsonic4135 Před 2 lety +8

      @@somedude5465 I don’t think it’s trying to be ASMR, though?
      Edit: like, these are just inherently soothing sounds that we’re going to happen in NY restoration video. The only thing that might make this ASMR specifically would be the way it’s edited. It sounds like you want a more “amateur” style vid.
      And what’s wrong with the ASMR anyways?

    • @randywindkoltgi.7910
      @randywindkoltgi.7910 Před 2 lety +1

      @@darthsonic4135 The fact that this video is a surprisingly ASMR of the GBA its not bad, I happy know that others thinks the same thing. I'm going to replay the game because is so exciting.

  • @AlexanderFort
    @AlexanderFort Před 3 lety +439

    I love how gentle he is. It shows he has respect for all these items he restores.

    • @eliotdelcray8642
      @eliotdelcray8642 Před 3 lety +3

      True that!

    • @Its_Pronounced_Heezee
      @Its_Pronounced_Heezee Před 3 lety +20

      And it's also because most of these things are delicate as hell. Being gentle is a necessity for certain electronic parts.

    • @Eray2007
      @Eray2007 Před 3 lety

      And not stupid obnoxious careless people

    • @rilladelacruz86
      @rilladelacruz86 Před 3 lety +2

      You mean he FULL RESTORES!! 😐

    • @kalesmart1
      @kalesmart1 Před 3 lety

      @@rilladelacruz86 you get a like from me for that, thankyou lol

  • @deniseshephard3347
    @deniseshephard3347 Před 2 lety

    I love the Ductor and you Sir are great at restoring things

  • @Tristown
    @Tristown Před 3 lety

    I hope they repair every console and controller. These make nifty restoration guides

  • @ViveAzy.07
    @ViveAzy.07 Před 3 lety +1945

    This proves alcohol can indeed fix anything!
    **drinks alcohol**
    **cries**

    • @LapasLamp
      @LapasLamp Před 3 lety +18

      and rethinking life

    • @stoopidbeybladekid
      @stoopidbeybladekid Před 3 lety +6

      Have a nice day

    • @giggityguy
      @giggityguy Před 3 lety +40

      Well there's your problem: you're drinking ethanol, CH3CH2OH. The alcohol that fixes everything is isopropyl alcohol, CH3CHOHCH3. If you drink enough of that all of your problems will be over soon enough.

    • @muptezelbayan7585
      @muptezelbayan7585 Před 3 lety

      Türk müsün

    • @ViveAzy.07
      @ViveAzy.07 Před 3 lety

      @@muptezelbayan7585 what

  • @raijinmadapaka
    @raijinmadapaka Před 4 lety +321

    I just love it every time he shakes his hands when he's mad 😂

  • @Airsign83
    @Airsign83 Před 2 lety

    I’ve been watching for two days and u are a freeking genius 😊

  • @-tweeomoz-1786
    @-tweeomoz-1786 Před 2 lety +3

    These videos are an inspiration to take better care of our stuff in the first place

  • @pirunkieli
    @pirunkieli Před 3 lety +431

    I like how most serious problems of that Gameboy were fixed with just IPA and soapy water

  • @Orice11
    @Orice11 Před 4 lety +448

    Odd Tinkering: "Oh I'm not like HowToBasic at all. Some would say I'm the reverse."

    • @HeyitsBri_
      @HeyitsBri_ Před 4 lety

      Orice11 nothing new under the sun.

    • @fight_and_die1573
      @fight_and_die1573 Před 4 lety +8

      Orice11 i kept expecting the guy to start breaking it at every second. HowToBasic has given me trust issues.

    • @carl_the_
      @carl_the_ Před 4 lety +1

      He is the exact opposite. HowToBasic aggressively breaks stuff, while Odd Tinkering calmly and carefully fixes stuff.

    • @superllama6768
      @superllama6768 Před 4 lety

      HowToBasic throws eggs at things he doesn’t really break them

    • @carl_the_
      @carl_the_ Před 4 lety +1

      @@superllama6768 He mostly throws eggs at stuff, but he actually breaks them, actually.

  • @ashlin_404
    @ashlin_404 Před 10 měsíci

    I'm glad you kept the shell even though it may look bad. That thing itself tells a story about that unit.

  • @jonathankirkwood8562
    @jonathankirkwood8562 Před 2 lety

    I like how you test each component as you go

  • @smokeandkippers
    @smokeandkippers Před 4 lety +156

    This is therapy. I put on my headphones and listen to the sounds of an alcohol soaked toothbrush on 90’s plastic and circuit board and I can feel my blood pressure going down. Life’s little pleasures, eh?

    • @Dimmadale
      @Dimmadale Před 4 lety +1

      smokeandkippers Has has to work with a new man 👨 I love 💕 this is my first game in a few weeks now I’m so excited 😆 was one ☝️ is it gonna is the day we can hang with a lot and we will get to this

    • @nicolecardinale9556
      @nicolecardinale9556 Před 4 lety +2

      smokeandkippers It’s akin to ASMR!

    • @philcolton5933
      @philcolton5933 Před 4 lety +7

      Gameboy Advanced isn't from the 90s

    • @BigOlSmellyFlashlight
      @BigOlSmellyFlashlight Před 4 lety +1

      @@philcolton5933 it's been in development since the 90s though

    • @philcolton5933
      @philcolton5933 Před 4 lety +1

      @@BigOlSmellyFlashlight Fair enough, but I doubt, that the had molded the plastic shells by then lol

  • @epicepicburrito2066
    @epicepicburrito2066 Před 4 lety +508

    Who else is up at 5 o’clock watching this? I’m dead tired.

    • @yungmoneyklan9452
      @yungmoneyklan9452 Před 4 lety +1

      Epic EPIC BURRITO uh no

    • @aharr3437
      @aharr3437 Před 4 lety +9

      Well then go to bed you insomniac *FUCK*

    • @manbeast
      @manbeast Před 4 lety +5

      @Guraikam Hothi well at least your honest. Admitting to staying up like that is basically just aging yourself. Adults with jobs to go to and debts to pay can't afford to stay up all night watching someone fix garbage.

    • @chromosoze
      @chromosoze Před 4 lety +4

      im up at 5'clock in a different time zone

    • @Gildofaal
      @Gildofaal Před 4 lety +10

      @@manbeast You know half of the world is in quarantine right?

  • @mrfixit8776
    @mrfixit8776 Před rokem +2

    Man I was 12 when this came out. I remember a few months before I finally gotten a Game Boy Color and then this came out. Magical time to be a kid as this technology was new to us.

  • @morfeuh
    @morfeuh Před 2 lety

    Your work is fascinating!!

  • @coffeenpastel3231
    @coffeenpastel3231 Před 4 lety +130

    9:49 “the ductor is here” idk why that melted my heart ;;

    • @dazzledazz123
      @dazzledazz123 Před 4 lety +12

      Mr. Ductor always makes me feel better :)

  • @emilioivanjimenezlopez5798
    @emilioivanjimenezlopez5798 Před 4 lety +240

    A dirty console somewhere in the world: does nothing
    This guy: *brushing intensifies*

  • @thebiggerreality18
    @thebiggerreality18 Před 3 lety

    I love watching these videos very relaxing as well

  • @kyliesmith8800
    @kyliesmith8800 Před 3 lety

    This is really relaxing to watch

  • @noxumi7361
    @noxumi7361 Před 4 lety +17

    Brought tears to my eyes because I remember owning one of these as a kid during the early 2000's... Man time has flown and I can still reminisce all the fun times one little console gave me as a kid.

  • @supreme-fortnitefunnymomen6050

    This is basically the toy story fixing woody scene but without music

  • @moseslalmuanpuia8988
    @moseslalmuanpuia8988 Před 2 lety +3

    That's a pretty mint condition. I remember on my famicom that my most recurring problems were a torn rubber below the joystick buttons or a loose plugin port for the joystick that needed soldering.

  • @justliyah7412
    @justliyah7412 Před 2 lety +2

    The little rage and then the “ohhh just protection” made my day

  • @Ilse446
    @Ilse446 Před 4 lety +224

    This guy could make a business if he repaired consoles sent in, I would intrust my console in his hands

    • @cyxx414
      @cyxx414 Před 3 lety

      yea me too!

    • @orangeleaf36plus
      @orangeleaf36plus Před 3 lety +4

      yeah me too! my ds lite's top screen is broken and there are a few cracks at the shell so i would ask him to change the case (since this is my sister's ds and is pink) and fix the top screen.

    • @pwnshhhop51
      @pwnshhhop51 Před 3 lety +5

      I buy a lot of old consoles and I’d send him all of them just for a checkup.

    • @VRTIXE
      @VRTIXE Před 3 lety +9

      I think this guy already has a good business goin lol

    • @oleksiybeshlega36
      @oleksiybeshlega36 Před 3 lety +1

      @@orangeleaf36plus it always "My sister pink stuf"