Restoring Extremely Yellowed Sega Dreamcast - Retro Console Restoration
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
- Sega Dreamcast restoration - In this video I will restore Dreamcast console launched by Sega in 1999. I bought this yellowed console and a game from Japan. This is a e version of the console, which can be seen from the red Dreamcast logo. Dreamcast has been one of the most requested consoles in the comments even though back in the day it was a flop.
For the disassembly of the Sega Dreamcast I used a phillips tip for my screwdriver. For the firs 3 screws I needed a screwdriver that didn’t have changeable bit because the holes for the screws were so deep and narrow. This console has so many different screws that I used an ice cube tray to hold the screws separately. This also helps me to remember what came from where because I can just put everything back together in reversed chronological order.
Once the top part is open you have to be careful to not turn the device upside down without holding the disk reader, because the top part of it is loose and if it falls it might rip out the cables on it or cause other damage in general the disk reader is a sensitive part so you want to be careful with it if you open it up like I did.
Once everything was pulled apart, I looked for any corrosion and dirt on the boards. Mainly I had some slight corrosion on the power unit. I used pressurized air to blow off any loose dust etc. and then I used isopropyl alcohol to clean off the corrosion and dirt. In general, there was not much dust or damage, it could be that this console was not used much ever. It also didn’t have the usual signs of previously opened consoles. I also cleaned the disk readers lens and the connection ports with alcohol because because on the very first try (which I didn’t film) I had some connection issue with my av-cable.
To get rid of the yellowing on the parts I put the parts in a bath with 12% hydrogen peroxide and left them in UV-light for around 2 days. Everything else was done much faster but the really yellowed parts of the body took ages to get done. After this I washed and dried the parts (this is very important). If moisture is left in the shell it will start corroding the parts again.
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When the robot uprising comes, this man will be spared.
“Is your plastic yellowed? Do you need some soldering? Can’t find anyone to clean your components? Come see the Last Man on Earth at the Tinkering Spa!”
Because he will be their slave.
Or they fear/respect him enough to keep him alive
@@eternalflame156 that was more what I was thinking. They see that he gives their ancestors so much care and reverance that they spare him. Maybe keep him like a pet too.
Exactly
Finally, someone who knows how to tighten screws into plastic properly. You turn it backwards until you feel a click, then you tighten it. Otherwise, you will start making a new thread and possibly break the plastic. This guy actually does is correctly.
You can screw it differently without breaking shit
omg i didnt know
Instructions unclear got penis stuck in plastic screw hole and tested new threads
@matt fahringer Yes
I never knew this - but I have disassembled and reassembled lots of things with screws into plastic and never broken stuff. I think his method is very smart and eliminates the risk of breakage, but even if you don’t do what he does, the risk of making a new thread and breakage is still low as long as you use a light touch.
Not gonna lie, it looks surprisingly good bronzed like that.
RGM-79SP the entire coment section says that.
Agreed
@@adamsmith4043 ķ
lol on my lcd with cool tones it looked gold at first glance I was like dafuq is that the techromancer edition?
Its doesn't look to bad, but I think the off white looks better imo
Ah yes, the Dreamcast beige edition. Or "Creamcast".
(It actually looks kind of nice in that yellowed colour tbh)
Creamcast lmao
It's HIGHLY nicotine stained bro....Lmao!
@@higler. 😂👍
Creamcast 👌😭😭😭😂😂😂👌👌
Bruh that sounds so wrong...
So emotionally invested to the point that I can’t sleep because i need to know if the toothbrush he uses is soft or firm..............
Pretty sure its firm. The bristles seem pretty stiff
Actually. I just watched him restore a Super Nintendo from June of 19 and he used a kids toothbrush. So maybe he uses soft. Or he felt that didnt do the job so he went to firm. I know im not helping but im trying lol
Maybe both for different scenarios
It was medium all along
Firm: 19 likes
Soft: 19 likes
Medium: 16 likes
I want to sleep ffs 😑
The Dreamcast was so ahead of its time. I'm lucky enough to have had one when they came out. The integration of the mini 8-bit games into the memory cards were so cool. I wish more developers took chances like Sega did back then.
I had a gaming pc running emulation of Dreamcast , lucky you. I never owned one.
I agree. I loved my dreamcast so much. Wish i still had it.
Some games had interesting differences on the Sega Saturn. Resident Evil 1 had some different monster locations, and the graphics and colour of various areas looked a little bit different.
Yep. Wish they were still here today
@@juliashenandoah3965 That's right! I forgot about that!
Ahh the rare gold Dreamcast...
Omg I was not expecting to find protomario here lol
@@katereza5881 same
I find the man in this and then later in a DankPods video like damn proto u vibin on the whole of youtube
ProtoMario so true
Yep that they peed on
Legendary and underrated console...
Definitely 👍
i remember i never got one because the lack of games didnt make it worth the money
I was just going through my Dreamcast stuff and remembering my favorite console launch of all time. I haven't seen a graphical leap in console gaming like the one from the PS1 to the Dreamcast since. LOVE the Dreamcast! Sidenote playing through Shenmue 3 at the moment 😁
@@shadow5273 there are TONS of games now.
Great console!
"This game is so weird" Welcome to half the Dreamcast library.
Welcome to ⅛ of all video games
truth
thats why i love this system so much
@@psychiron not the same thing man....
The color looks pretty nice. It aged like a fine cheese.
The Cheeto special edition Dreamcast
I read " It aged like a fine chinese", and it's still fits to your quote :D
Tbh I would've left it alone, the color scheme looks nice on the dreamcast
Ňbøđý i would of painted it black lolol
Honest to god would've copped it in that color if they dropped it back then
That was yellowed? I thought it was a special gold dreamcast
Edit:this comment is 2 years old at this point, how did become my most liked comment? why is it still getting replies?!
The Dreamcast suffers from this yellowing plastic issue. Even the SNES has this issue.
Same
Haha so did i
I thought it was a iron man edition at first glance!😱
“I trained for 20 years,just call me Golden Dreamcast"
in reverse: Custom Gold Dreamcast assembly guide.
It's funny how everyone thinks this was in a smokers home due to it being yellow... the reason the older systems turn yellow over time is from a product called bromine that they had put in to make the system more heat resistant. But overtime it has a reaction that actually brittles the plastic and causes the yellowing if exposed to UV radiation (sunlight).
too much science bro
@@ale122491 For you: Bromine + Sunlight = Its yellow.
if uv tun that yello why he use uv to clean it?
@@mudzanin9986 it's to activate the hydrogen peroxide to bleach it faster. so you'll have bleached plastic and it's even more brittle but at least not yellow
How to get rid of it? Sunlight.
I spent the last third of the video thinking: "it's still kinda yellow", then I realized I had the blue filter activated on my phone
Ha! Ditto until I just read your comment! Good looking out!🤣
It is! And I don't have any filter activated. He should have bleached it a little longer actually.
Same!!!
blue filters are pointless.
@@mikemcd my phone looks so different out of the blue light bruh...good looks chief
I don’t think people understand how good this mans editing is. He probably spends a lot of time working on each video 🙌🏻
Is that even yellowed at that point? Looked like a rare Shiny Dreamcast. 😂😂😂
Kamoe Desu I thought so too.😂
That's what I was thinking, and hoping to be the end product 😂 Like an off gold color
it was a rare limited anniversary edition of the Dreamcast
I thought he was restoring a special edition of dreamcast lol
No no, it’s the rare and elusive Pikachu Edition.
These videos are like ASMR to me. The clicking and clacking of everything is so relaxing.
And me
all ruined by the squeaky gloves... **shudders** like nails on a chalkboard
I think it's supposed to be. I'm not sure. It's very relaxing to watch though
It helps me sleep
@Osvi Reyes report them!
Robots 5 million years later..... And here on your right is the man that restored our elders. He is in ice so that way we can restore him.
If that shade of orange/yellow was slightly more uniform, it would have looked quite nice with that color.
Fun to see the insides of one.
Yeah I'd honestly just try to do a color match and paint the bottom like the rest of it
That wonderful colour "nicotine sunrise"
I actually thought it was a design looking at the thumbnail
Will the PSONE come out like this as well? Not the original grey one, but the off-white smaller PS
Creme Brulee edition Dreamcast?
Yellowed? Dude In no way THAT is yellowed, it's so beautiful, like a gold edition!
Gold is awesome. The ordinary grey edition under it is boring.
That looked so cool before honestly, it's like an orange creamsicle
It was a Creamcast before. It is now once again a Dreamcast
Orange Dreamsicle
When this guy eats toast, there are never any crumbs anywhere. Try and find them. You won't.
Of course not. Because when he’s done eating, he can refurbish the crumbs back into an unsliced, untoasted loaf of bread, then rebags it and puts it back on the grocery shelf as though it was never gone
@@Emiliapocalypse not the route i expected you to take but damn that was funny af
ecks dee
ofc not! he would clean them with isopropyl alcohol and refurbish it to a bread loaf.
@@Emiliapocalypse lmfaoo
That peroxide plus UV reaction is pure magic
@Julius Järvenkimmel In how much time? Are you implying that the yellowing will be faster? Because otherwise if the time scale is the same I don't care. You still have doubled the "good looking" life of the console
@@MrMasodelSaggio/videos/videos Depends on sunlight exposure. Keep it away from any direct or indirect sunlight and it will last for decades, just like the original gray color on the bottom of the console.
Maybe we can protect from yellowing with a UV protectant spray?
Julius Järvenkimmel won’t last if your console is getting kissed by the sun. Very effective method.
@@ErebosGR direct sunlight is fine as long as you don't have a window in the way. Direct sunlight fixes yellowing.
"Dreamcast console looks pretty nice, I wonder why it was an underrated console"
24:30 oh...
@Nymphia and Jet Set Radio
Yeah, of all the games he could have used to test it he had to go with “PenPen Tricelon”
Stupid people just waited because they wanted a ps2 , sega did nothing with the dreamcast ,now what if the dreamcast sold 153 million units,we may then had a dreamcast 2, dreamcast 4 and waiting now for the dreamcast 5,right?
Well, at least it has CVS2 on it
@@johneygd i wish this was that timeline :(
"Golden Dreamcast looks cool. I didn't remember they made a gold one!" *reads title* "Oh..."
"You'll want to turn your Sun to a nice 5,778 degrees kelvin, then sit your Sega Dreamcast out for about 20 years until it's a nice golden-brown [...]"
Instructions unclear, got penis stuck in the Sun. 1/10.
@@jimmyrustler8983 hahaha
It fell sleep while tanning. Lol
Jimmy Rustler for me it was everyone of my neighbors smal pp’s
@@mikefive1098 too much spray on tan 😂
I'd honestly like to see a dreamcast painted in a similar caramel color scheme. It was surprisingly good looking.
"It seems like a lot of people take a piss on their consoles. I didnt take piss on mine so it still looks good"
- _AVGN 2015_
Smokin and playin.
He shits on some of them though 😂😂
@@statusquo9520 It has nothing to do with smoking. It's the bromine added to the plastic as a fire retardant that reacts to sunlight which causes the yellowing.
Jesse. We need to cook.
@@reallydontlikethem You're goddamn right! ;)
Dreamcast: Chain Smoker Edition.
That console probably smells like a landfil. Plastic absorves all sorts of toxins and chemicals and with it deseases. I would nuke that thing into a detox bath for a day or too.
@@P33b4Ugo5omwh3r3 Just don't get in the bath with it. Lol
@@suckmyd1ck420 Very rarely you understand what you read. It's like a miracle. Even the writing isn't your strong side. Are you maybe butthurt because I said smokers smell like a landfill? Well guess what if truth hurts you that is your own problem.
@@P33b4Ugo5omwh3r3 you're adorable
@@2033 No only. It wouldn't be this this bad from just exposure to uv light, that's nicotine discoloration as well.
I loved the Dreamcast. First time we had proper arcade quality games in our homes. It also introduced the internet to a lot of people with its awesome dial up browser...Phantasy star online was beyond amazing.
amazing how easily you can reverse the yellowing process.
this is scientific and it's so amaizing ⚗️
It's not permanent though. Parts will yellow again in a year or so. Nothing can be done about it unfortunately.
In theory plastic will yellow back slower if instead of UV light exposure, sous-vide stick 50C bath method is used. It gives overall better results.
@@sarmatiko Do you have a liink to check on the method?
@@collomps yeah it's described in Deskthority "Retrobright 2.0" thread: deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=19220
It's not "Reversed", the plastic will 'yellow' again sooner.
And this my friends was the only example of the strictly limited "Butterscotch" Dreamcast. Only one was known to be around.
Guys I licked Dreamcast and my pee is turning purple. What do I do
Totally Bethany walk into an Applebee’s and ask for a 250 shot of nitrous and 93 Shell Gasoline
I thought that it’d been painted gold before I read the title.
As much as I love things in original condition, I think I like the new golden brown color, oddly. It reminds me of a Twinkie.
Honestly the yellow/gold coloring looks pretty cool.
There was the gamecube that sported an orange color, or the exclusively orange xbox that's hard to find, but I get whatcha mean. Unfortunately, more modern consoles have lost that inner kid and now dawn the age of black. Colored consoles were pretty quirky and cool truthfully
Eric Saldana Those were just bright orange more than they were that goldish color.
This unit is so weird, the yellowing is so extreme I never seen like it before, but the inside is actually pretty clean and dustless. It's like somebody put that on the window shelf shop then forget about it for 20 years.
It was strangely clean. 🤔Clearly, nobody ever ate Cheetos while using this console! 🤣
thats because this is a fake restoration
he got a perfectly fine dreamcast and somehow yellowed it
most of his other console restorations are fake as well
@@ewerton8463 I've noticed this too. There's no need for him to do it.
I just thought it could've been in a store and just now has been sold?
Like, on display and forgotten
@@asecondago7 in a demo kiosk with the plastic bubble over top of it, facing the window so you can see it from the outside of the electronics boutique or Blockbuster
It actually looks pretty good in yellow.
The yellowing is so perfect that for a second I fought it was a painted console
Exactly, it looks like the paint has one or two carats of gold in it. It's much more appealing than a grey console.
That could have been passed off as a special "Tails Colored Model" I swear
I'm 61 and never had a console for video game nor a game boy or whatever. Why do I watch all of these videos?
Because I love cleaning very much and the fact that even damaged equipment can be repaired and be used again. As a bonus: This videos are kind of a meditation for me after coming home from work.
I swear, at this point I'm just convinced you're replacing it with a different dream cast
An icetray, man that is GENIUS.
Today I replaced the broken controller port/fan of my Dreamcast and felt like a wizard. Then I made the mistake of watching this and now I feel inadequate :(
That's still pretty impressive. Nice one.
Funny that guys never feel that way about porn lol
@@quinlan6968 lmao 🤣🤣🤣
That's still impressive as hell
@@quinlan6968 they do, they just usually don’t talk about it and/or admit it
"Retro console"... Damn, that makes me feel old. Still got my original one I've had since launch
@Red Forman 🤣
I mean, I had one too, but I got it when I was like 5 and at that point the console was about 7 or 8 years old.
@@Misthaufen01 Does it still work?
@@AUBCodeII Probably. Those things lasted more often than not
Jepp
Actually, I like the look of it.
Exactly, it looks better before the restoration. It looks intentionally golden like a limited edition.
Most likely dirty
Nah
I always play these videos on 2x speed and the sound of him screwing and unscrewing things at that speed is so satisfying.
Omg an ice cube tray is so genius. Id have never thought of that lmao
A fishing tackle box is also a good choice for a variety of compartment sizes.
I said this the first vid I saw! So simple. So genius.
I liked that too.
@@megaman161 exactly what i use when im working on stuff
when that dreamcast logo showed up on screen i felt like i went through a time machine and im back to playing gauntlet legends
Crazy Taxi for me
that Dreamcast startup will forever give me chills. Loved that box.
Thank you for restoring this beautiful game console, Dreamcast was truly a gem.
Video games and ASMR--it's like some kind of heaven.
I never knew my Dreamcast could connect to the internet.
Still can
You have one of these?!
@@randomyt666 Lol, yeah, got it brand new for Christmas in 2000, when I was 15. Along with a copy of Shenmue. My dad was so impressed with the opening graphics. He said, "This is a game? Not a movie?"
@@lilyflare2 Some parents tend to say that. It's a way to signal interest or appear positively surprised, even though they very likely dgas. :P
Actually took my dreamcast and tried to remove it to confirm if my dreamcast had that. LOL
Not gonna lie, the orange version looks kinda cool tho.
I've got to say that I am extremely amazed at how the yellow comes out. I need to try this.
I've got my original dreamcast hut it's not yellowed at all. My NES has a little amount.
This just blows my mind lol
Oh yes! You have just greatly improved my sunday morning! Thanks for uploading another retro console restoration! Have a good day! 😁
Dreamcast most underrated console ever. It was awesome as was this restoration.👍🏴
Seriously it’s so yellow you could just purposely yellow the disc cover to the same level as the rest and you have yourself a caramel edition Dreamcast lol
Also the submersion method is hands down the best way to retro right, great results.
I'd like a two toned one tbh
That Dreamcast was so yellowed it looked more like a special edition console than age
best looking game system ever made. I remember it like it was yesterday, being 15 with 700$ i saved from my summer job so i could buy the dreamcast on 9.9.99. I got 5 games, 3 controllers and 3 VMUs. Sega will always have a place in my heart
"Yellowed" That's being generous.
Same here... I actually thought it may have been a special edition or something like that
This Brown videogame back to 1999 and return to white color
ngl, it doesn’t look that bad being yellowed.
Favorite console of all time! Love the Dreamcast.
I actually kinda dug the yellow color better. It gave the console character. I honestly woulda just left the frame alone and fixed the inside.
Yeah its colors reminded me of tails from sonic
@@Getwright- I'm a huge sonic fan
*Sees Thumbnail*: Damn, another console special edition I've never heard of?
*Reads title*: Oh, dear...🤢
@Ties de Jong She/ he meant that it doesn't look disgusting until you think about it.
My dad has one. Looks brand new and still works! I just brought it up the other day and played it.
For how well this consol was maintained I feel the original owner intentionally left the cover to oxidize.
Each and every sound in this video is so satisfying
it's nice to see stuff that isn't dusty as hell for a change
Anyone else kind of like the yellowed look to it?
Nah but I appreciate your opinion
@@alexanderbayer8179 Thank you mr pocket player
Nah, it looks unappealing. Yellow this dull gives off a strong image of urination for me.
I thought it was a special edition at 1st!
Someone chain smoked in that house lol. Like literally lit their cigarette with the burning butt of the previous.
Nah, the inside is clean. It looks like certain plastic parts just turned yellow with age & UV exposure.
Sashazur nah?Go and learn a good english
@@ekipbs8201 "Nah" is a word in the english dictionary you fucking idiot
@@ekipbs8201 If I may interject, this is going terribly for you. May I suggest you sit down and shut the fuck up?
Love the dreamcast, i had as a child about 200 games for it, amazing console
Seriously, your videos are relaxing! Love all of them!
I highly recommend Sonic adventure, Soul Calibur, and RE: Code Veronica. Oh and the old classic, Zombie revenge!
I love the layout of the internals on the DC. It seems so neat and compact.
"This moves the disk reader back and forth"
"I make new one"
D D Ha! I knew I’d see this comment here.
Haha, classic "My mechanics"
My XBOX CLASSIC N64 and SEGA SATURN PS1 and PS2 and GAMECUBE are working perfect always I clean the disc readers now I'm saving money for a DREAMCAST to complete my collection of the wonderful 5th and 6th generation consoles in my opinion in design of the consoles and variety of games the 5th and 6th are the best for me
* Checks system itself works *
"It worked without issues"...
"I'll fix up all the circuitry once the case is clean anyway."
@@giancarlolugo9586 A peaceful era of actual gaming not like the cancer what we get today like the DLC, microtransactions and halfassed games on launch, always online, downloading crap and the list goes on. Consoles use to have great plug n play complete games on day one for a decent price without any hassle and without workarounds and no worries will I have to refund this pile of trash I just bought and still lose money and time in the process.
i kind of want a console to release in orange now
Gamecube
Most underrated console ever produced. I love my Dreamcast!
Pretty sure you shouldn't smoke directly onto a Dreamcast.
Unless you're joking, the yellowing is because of prolonged UV exposure to sunlight.
@@ErebosGR Sunlight and heat.
@@KopAce I was thinking heat being how even it is
Dont vape on the pizza!
Im kinda getting the *Odd Tinkering* mentality
Gotta clean this, clean that 😂🤔
You must stay silent while doing it.
Seeing his videos inspired me to fix my old Xbox360 😂
I got a Dreamcast when they were being discontinued. Best purchase I have ever made. Tons of great games for dirt cheap.
I've just came across one of your previous videos. The gbc. I love that you restore old systems. It's satisfying to watch. Keep up the great work
That yellow is so uniform and clean I thought it was just yellow to begin with
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it"
Odd Tinkering: *hold my beer*
I think they could have used a few more screws in that 🤔
I'm curious, how often do you have to play your own video recordings back to remember how to put things back together ?
I was wondering the exact same thing while watching him unscrew so many stuff
Probably not often. Once you do this kind of stuff for a while you get pretty good at remembering how things go back together.
That is the butteriest Dreamcast shell I have ever seen.
This is some serious ASMR DC sh*t right here. Watching this soothes my soul.
I’m not gonna lie, that yellow/orange color is low-key awesome
The yellowing is actually caused by bromine (caused by breakdown of bromine-containing fire retardant chemicals in the plastic, by exposure to UV light). The more elemental bromine released, the darker the color.
Ice tray screw separator = BRILLIANT.
Everyone : Oh the weird powdery stuff on the batteries is acid
Me : *licks fingers* I thought is was salt and vinegar.... °⌓°
Me: *sees thumbnail* WOW! A limited edition golden/amber coloured dreamcast! 😍
Me again: *Reads the title* I was really hoping it was a limited edition one but even if it's yellowed it still looks gorgeous! But it ain't a limited edition one! 🥺
He’s like a surgeon for old game consoles! Well done Doctor!
I remember I had a DreamCast, PlayStation, and a Nintendo 64 all hooked up in my room. Everyone that would come over called it the "Arcade House".
I thought that was a gold dreamcast at first I'm like, "that's super rare!" Lol.
This was the first video game console that I've ever owned. A birthday gift from my grandma.
24:31 WAIT A MINUTE. These characters had a cameo appearance in Blue Stinger for the Dreamcast!
It honestly looks kinda cool when it’s yellow like some rare special edition console 😂
Probably my all time favourite console.
Should've left it like that. Looks like a special golden edition or something.
Exactly, that color is naturally much more appealing to humans than plain boring grey plastic.
i imagine itd be a bit sticky to touch with bare hands
You can clean off any grime without removing the yellowing. That UV treatment is a totally separate thing.
Maybe a little wear would be nice, but that much! Fuck no
@@icecookie2953 nah, the yellowing comes from the oxidation of a chemical in the plastic they use. It's completely removed from contamination.
Ngl I reallly love how yellow it gotten.
I really like that extreme yellow colour it looks so cool