Fixing a SNES Controller
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oas fixing the controller like it's that scene from Toy Story 2 where the old chess player man does a whole full-body repairment on Woody
That scene probably put the joy of ASMR into my brains.
I had a revelation recently that watching Oats is like watching your friends older brother play video games and this video really drove that home lol
Hey Oats, I just wanted to say thank you for going above and beyond for all of your viewers. Honestly, I have been wanting to learn more about this stuff and you made it extremely practical for someone to understand how to take apart a SNES controller and troubleshoot the issues. This was incredibly informational and nice knowledge to have in the back of my mind if I wanted to start getting into Super Metroid.
You definitely need more followers and views on your channel. Please continue to do more Super Metroid content in the future. I am extremely grateful for all the effort you put into your content and I also want you to know that there are people outside of your twitch chat that do watch and appreciate your content silently from the shadows. I'm sure you make their day just a little better after they see you upload.
Thanks again for everything you do. Cheers
The "paper mod" trick is quite helpful. My usb xbox controller has issues with the R1 button feeling a little squishy. I'm going to see if this trick will fix that, too.
My Xbox elite series 2 is full of paper on the bumpers, I've had to disassemble it so many times
My 360XBox controller has also a mod on the DPAD with hot glue and tape so i can use the DPAD a bit better... but its really bad still
Can't believe I missed this live 😭
Thank you for posting the vid! I find this kind of content super interesting!
I know this very well. When the black coating on the rubber membranes are worn out they start to give wrong imputs. If you are into imput-heavy games, especially fighting games, you should change the rubber membranes from time to time.
Probably still a long way from not being able to obtain official/original SNES controllers in bulk, but eventually such repairs will require a soldering setup because it'll be replacing actual components on the boards, not just swapping boards and cleaning.
At that point they start allowing emulation like I believe Mario Brothers allows for NES.
Why would you fix a SNES controller? I just pick a few new ones from the bush in the back yard. Grow your own, it's a lot more economical.
Oats got the big boy fix it fit. I want that kit real bad.
Oats tech channel when
i generally like ifixit products, they've of a very nice quality, my only issue with them is, especially on laptop repairs, SOME screw wells are very deep and narrow and the ifixit bits are short, so you will sometimes still need a set of small screwdrivers for certain projects.
Seconding this, ifixit products including replacement batteries, parts and their toolkits are amazing, I love them
If I'm understanding this video Oats' TAS wall jump modded SNES controller broke so he made a tutorial on how to make another one?
don’t worry Oats, I’ll notify HitBox right away
IFixIt needs to sponsor!
Need a new record in Super Metroid? IFixit! Jay has forever changed IFixit on the internet forever... They need to embrace the best marketing ever for their products
I don't think ifixit even needs to sponsor, word of mouth on just how great their products and guides are...
A cotton swab in combination with isopropyl-alcohol is usually everything that is needed to fix these. Just cleaning all the contact points(board and membranes) should solve any problems.
Finger grease and other crap prevents good contact and makes stuff stick.
At this point, especially with the number of hours that Oats puts in on a given controller - we have other things starting to go wrong. The carbon contact pads are worn and cracked and the copper substrate underneath is fully oxidized. I've had luck scraping the carbon off and resurfacing with a high quality silver solder, but its hard to get a nice uniform layer like the carbon was. From there, the membranes are starting to age to the point they are cracking and falling apart. Aftermarket membranes exist, but they feel and perform nothing like the original Nintendo membranes. For L and R the plastic is starting to wear to the point that you often don't get the correct travel of the button physically cannot stay where its supposed to. Thirty years is a long time.
@@ZeroX252 One thing is for sure: That original gear won't last forever😔
Toolkit ordered lmao
This was neat to watch, more "slice of life"style content is cool especially hearing about more behind the scenes speedrun stuff.
Now for reasons like this I wish samus had an idle animation. So she could just be doing something while oats is fixing the controller.
But what, Oats? What?!
this was really cool
My best guess is that something was stuck on the circuit board that passed the electrical signal. So weird.
Future vid: Oats fixes a turbo controller.
Didn't realise this was the basis for metroid prime ice level music
whats the name of the toolkit! i repair controllers too, yours is sick
Looked like it was an iFixit brand kit.
Look up the iFixit Manta Toolkit
It's the manta ifixit kit, you can get it for like $50, it's amazing and it has bits for everything including SNES, GBA and GB/C cartridges
i cleand snes controler but the buttons are still mushy do you have any suggestions for new membranes to buy
Can't believe Oas just exposed himself cheating in front of everybody smh my head
cant believe oats uploaded a video showing how he cheats
I know right? It's wild
I need to get me one of those toolkits. I have like half a dozen snes/super famicom + a dozen gamrcube controllers to go through~~~
Man that song jams
Hey Oats, are you still planning to sell those controllers when you finish cleaning the lot of 100?
can you talk about your screwdriver set real quick? I am looking for a good electronics set. Thanks, Oats!
That's one of the ifixit sets.
is there an appreciable difference between the purple/lavender face button controllers from the red/yellow/green/blue ones? I grew up using the former but only ever see the latter at events and whatnot
The red/yellow/green/blue controllers are Super Famicom controllers.
Speed runners seem to greatly prefer them. They feel about the same to me though.
@@MisterCee420The main difference is the face buttons, where the Super Famicom controllers have convex buttons whereas the SNES have concave buttons
I imagine convex works better for faster inputs, like how I heard on a GDQ ALttP run that using a concave SNES controller would be terrible for Pegasus hovering
probably some sweat got into the controller who knows... had that happen to one of my controllers once, just took it apart, cleaned it with some IPA then good as new
what iz the length of the cable from controller exit to tip of plug
6’ unless you have a super famicom controller
In that case I think it’s cut in half. 3’
@@kxp.1496 3 feet lol
What does oats controller smell like
Send me one of those controllers and I'll mod it for ya 😇
Can even swap in tactile switches for the buttons 🤙
that could be kinda cool actually, i wonder how it would change up the feel of the game having tactile switches
oats give fitness advice
Lift
@@xDARKSHADEx yeah
Are third party controllers not allowed? I just ask because 8bitdo makes a great SNES like controller and they have an adapter for SNES
I love mine, shrug
8BitDo SN30 or SN30 pro don't have a d-pad suited for Super Metroid Wall Jumps, I had to buy a real SNES controller for good results.