Pffft. It's a NOAC -- Nintendo-on-a-chip. Basically there's a NES in an FPGA under the blob, and the games are all on the nearby Flash ROM. If you can call those... things... games. (Trust me, "stupid" really _does_ apply here. Gratuitously.) Most are either low-effort pirate jobs, or far, far worse fake games where they've gone and swapped palettes and sprites around or otherwise reskinned something else, usually with the absolute bare minimum effort involved in making something that, in some vaguely technical sense, does in fact produce a game that will start and is approximately playable (and all too often is very little more, if at all, than that). I have one myself, just out of morbid curiosity, and from everything I can tell? Playing the Atari 2600 E.T. game while rigged to a taser so that it zaps you whenever you screw up, would be a bit more enjoyable of an afternoon than that thing. They are universally bottom-dollar cashgrabs and utter trash. eWaste out of the box.
The final screws are put in when the device is already repaired, not before. This way you lose less time and do not destroy the plastics where they are screwed.
@@personperson3101 No, it definitely isn't what it was listed at, as can be seen at aroun 0:20. It was listed as a "Nintendo Entertainment System NES Mini", which it clearly isn't.
@@personperson3101 lost your brain somewhere? What a stupid comment As soon it's listed as NES which is a trademark, it's already scam Man, idiots are everywhere nowadays
For the USB port, I would recommend keeping the mount pads clean and hit the pins first. I think those big mount legs definitely stopped you from sitting nice and flat this time, which in turn made the pins a pain in the ass.
10:29 the horses hoof shaped soldering iron tips that have a slight concave surface are great for soldering pins like that while preventing bridging. To fix bridges with that type of tip you just clean the solder of the tip so you are left with a concave surface on the tip that is ready to take up the excess solder from the pins.
Your videos are the best on electronics repair! I have a lot of fun! So, about the usb pins in short circuit, if at any time the console is connected to the usb of a TV for power, it will burn the USB of the TV... PEACE!
Haha, I've been one of those who bought this thinking it was a mini Nintendo. Paid about £40. What a pile of crap, complete fake. I complained to the seller saying that it wasn't the item advertised, a complete con. All I got back was, "sorry about that, you can have it for £20. " .. After looking through the fine details it would cost me more to return it, so I kept it. Even at £20, it's crap.
I'm not sure if it is a good idea that you leave the centre pins on the mini USB port shorted as that could cause issues down the line with whatever USB device the console is plugged into.
It probably won't be used more than once after Steve sees how poor the games are and the gameplay is a lot more lacking than something worth the price he paid for it. Just saying!
Holy hell, I just back from the flea market and this was all over the place, just with US power cord. Timing! I also adore the little smiles at your curse word right before the camera cuts. Great fix!
Long time lurker just subscribed! I have no idea how to fix this kind of thing but your videos make me think i can!! LOL!! Does the leaded solder bring down the melting point of the solder on the board? And same question for the flux? Thanks!!
Ahh yes, the Mintendo Electainment Supersystem. Mini. A quality piece of hardware right there. I feel sorry for the poor guy who bought this full price....
My first thought when I heard it buzz when you turned it on is that the pinout of the TRRS connector is weird and is outputting video on the wrong color, but a crushed jack makes sense.
what you did there happens a lot of us more than we care to admit,trying to fix something then it doesnt turn on anymore. i wonder if you can sell shirt with something that represents it. great video, very interesting and entertaining
I wish I could drop into your pub with my Vectrex that I'm too scared to recap! Unfortunately, ol' Blighty's a fair swim from us here in the Antipodes!
Can you post links to products you use like what flux, iron and solder? Have you tried flux core solder or is it too fat for these newer boards? Also where do you buy the protection stuff you put on the board after repairing?
I'm still learning the ropes when it comes to repairing electronics and I really enjoy your videos although i know you know exactly what you doing you still seem to pull off that ''I'm still learning this stuff'' which gives me the confidence to get into electronic repairs.
I got one of these for the same reason you snapped yours up, my mate thought it was a cheap nes mini. In all fairness it does play NES games and looking more like that of an original CRT with RF picture and audio
I like how you leave your footage just as is and show your mistakes, your mistakes that will happen to me as well. Instead of pretending everything went smooth
Hiya mate. If you watch North ridge fix he has some really good videos on discovering the problem and his soldering is on point. Well worth a watch mate fir clean soldering techniques. Thanks for sharing
Well you fixed it well done can I ask you Steve why do not test it before putting it back in the box l know this one was not much too put back together but some of your big projects could you see if it works first 😊👍
Solid. I think according to the listing, the console was shy and the seller was asking you not to show anything (of it) on TV because it would be embarrassed, like the time its capacitors leaked in gym class, and everyone could smell the fish juices that came out.
I recently fixed one of those about a month ago. Same broken MINI-USB problem. I tried to desolder that jack shit USB and ripped off traces. Ended up permanently soldering a USB in what was left from the traces, and it's a nice fix because I have the console connected to my TV's USB port, so... If my niece feels like playing a game she just turns on the TV and turns on the console.
Hello, I have taken up the hobby of fixing stuff, I was wondering where you got your collection of USB ports ? and in a previous video you had a collection of components, where do you get that ? Cheere
The final screws are put in when the device is already repaired, not before. This way you lose less time and do not destroy the plastics where they are screwed.
Probably the supplied psu doesn't care about the short circuit, but maybe the poorly designed TV or whatever device you plug it in later on does. Please don't leave it like that!
They were knocking these out around the same time the official NES mini came out, don't feel bad, a lot of people bought these thinking they were legit!😂
Ah, that explains it. I genuinely once had to ring up a retailer, can't remember who now, maybe Maplin, to ask to cancel the order I'd placed whilst 'relaxing' the night before. They were very understanding actually. I think it happens a lot
famiclones they are called, and they have been around for ages, long before the whole mini-console fad. it's literally a whole """real""" hardware NES on a single chip. so, in a sense, it's actually more like a real NES than Nintendo's mini-console which is just an emulator on an ARM computer.
@@gamergod9182 No, a famiclone actually plays NES cart games (and looks like whatever console was modern at that time, like the SNES or a PS1). This one is basically a fake NES mini, with no NES hardware whatsoever on a single chip. It's an emulator filled with fake games.
@@StezStixFix 20ish years ago a former classmate of mine learned that lesson one morning when he realized he had bought a portable chess computer the night before. To his credit, he didn't back out of the deal, paid and got the chess computer. Don't drink and ebay.
I’m about to take apart mine too. It’s having the same issue and I’m pretty sure mine’s a knock off. There’s absolutely no branding anywhere not even at the back of the controller.. I can’t believe that’s all that there is in there they could made it even smaller lol maybe I’ll make something for a new box and bring it with my name and sell it haha
10 quid for a chinese NES mini knockoff is already pushing it. 10 quid for a BROKEN chinese knockoff mini is over the line. I'd have filed a dispute for my money back. It's clearly not an NES classic mini and that's enough for a refund.
is putting it back together before testing on the bench just for comic effect or do you really do that for real? also, yes i know you dont need to connect the 3 middle pins but it still triggered an ocd moment.
I don't say this lightly, but I think the Super Mouse Brick Game was a better purchase. Fitting that you use your worst soldering on the worst of "consoles".
Do you think you would ever do a "tutorial" video of some sort? Maybe not a proper tutorial, but a video on how Steve fixes things and explain how you fix it?
It's wonderful to share your journey from wide eyed hopeful 'electrical repairman' to cynical bodger, 'well that'll do won't it!'. After paying £10 for it and spending too much time to repair it, it's now worth.... £5. How you could see that controller and think, 'looks legit' I'll never know. Keep it up, great stuff😂
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Stupid. "Nintendo". Console. Thing.
Pffft. It's a NOAC -- Nintendo-on-a-chip. Basically there's a NES in an FPGA under the blob, and the games are all on the nearby Flash ROM. If you can call those... things... games. (Trust me, "stupid" really _does_ apply here. Gratuitously.) Most are either low-effort pirate jobs, or far, far worse fake games where they've gone and swapped palettes and sprites around or otherwise reskinned something else, usually with the absolute bare minimum effort involved in making something that, in some vaguely technical sense, does in fact produce a game that will start and is approximately playable (and all too often is very little more, if at all, than that). I have one myself, just out of morbid curiosity, and from everything I can tell? Playing the Atari 2600 E.T. game while rigged to a taser so that it zaps you whenever you screw up, would be a bit more enjoyable of an afternoon than that thing. They are universally bottom-dollar cashgrabs and utter trash. eWaste out of the box.
Indeed
that is a great case for a retro pi project!!!
The final screws are put in when the device is already repaired, not before. This way you lose less time and do not destroy the plastics where they are screwed.
is that fake contras??????????????
Was literally sat here thinking it’d be awesome to watch a new video from you.. and here we are! Let’s go!
😁 I read your mind! 😍
Just enjoy your channel. I have been repairing electronic items for years but you bring a comedic value to the game. Good on you, love it!
Would be really funny if you returned it to the seller because it was fake and just leave a note in the package that you fixed the crappy thing😂
Or write them a message that you fixed it, then realized it was fake and now want your money back.
It's not fake it's what it was listed as.
@@personperson3101It's not what it's listed as
@@personperson3101 No, it definitely isn't what it was listed at, as can be seen at aroun 0:20. It was listed as a "Nintendo Entertainment System NES Mini", which it clearly isn't.
@@personperson3101 lost your brain somewhere? What a stupid comment
As soon it's listed as NES which is a trademark, it's already scam
Man, idiots are everywhere nowadays
I was sad to go to work but then your video popped up.
Now I’m not sad anymore 😊
Congrats for the repair !
😁 Thanks Bruno!
@@StezStixFix 😘
@@BrunakoPAO Stupid 9-5 money making thing :P
For the USB port, I would recommend keeping the mount pads clean and hit the pins first. I think those big mount legs definitely stopped you from sitting nice and flat this time, which in turn made the pins a pain in the ass.
10:29 the horses hoof shaped soldering iron tips that have a slight concave surface are great for soldering pins like that while preventing bridging. To fix bridges with that type of tip you just clean the solder of the tip so you are left with a concave surface on the tip that is ready to take up the excess solder from the pins.
Brilliant work as always. I need your expertise to fix xbox 360 traces which were damaged when I removed the x-clamp.
Your videos are the best on electronics repair! I have a lot of fun! So, about the usb pins in short circuit, if at any time the console is connected to the usb of a TV for power, it will burn the USB of the TV... PEACE!
I love how the easy and stupid fix turns into another complex fix just for fun haha. It happens to me all the time.
🤣 Thanks Emilio! Yeah, happens more often than it should! 😁
I usually find I have to fix the things I was going to use to fix the thing I'm fixing
Haha, I've been one of those who bought this thinking it was a mini Nintendo. Paid about £40. What a pile of crap, complete fake. I complained to the seller saying that it wasn't the item advertised, a complete con. All I got back was, "sorry about that, you can have it for £20. " .. After looking through the fine details it would cost me more to return it, so I kept it. Even at £20, it's crap.
Thanks to your videos, I had enough confidence in myself to replace my Switch’s broken fan. Keep up the great work. Really enjoy your videos.
I'm not sure if it is a good idea that you leave the centre pins on the mini USB port shorted as that could cause issues down the line with whatever USB device the console is plugged into.
It probably won't be used more than once after Steve sees how poor the games are and the gameplay is a lot more lacking than something worth the price he paid for it. Just saying!
thought exactly same thing
At least you got a video out of the “NES” mini and it wasn’t a complex fix. Thanks as always Steve!
Excellent job, Steve. "Enjoy" your new "Nintendo".
Holy hell, I just back from the flea market and this was all over the place, just with US power cord. Timing! I also adore the little smiles at your curse word right before the camera cuts. Great fix!
Of course the stupid thing had to break in an additional way. It was being way to easy so had to give you some more stuff for us to watch.
I feel like if I sneezed on it, something else would break. This thing is light as a feather and just as robust! 🤣
Long time lurker just subscribed! I have no idea how to fix this kind of thing but your videos make me think i can!! LOL!! Does the leaded solder bring down the melting point of the solder on the board? And same question for the flux? Thanks!!
Ahh yes, the Mintendo Electainment Supersystem. Mini. A quality piece of hardware right there. I feel sorry for the poor guy who bought this full price....
🤣🤣 Yeah, I can't imagine there's more than a few £'s worth of components in this thing!
I get the feeling the seller probably made their money back or even a profit on this. You can find them new for this price all over the place,
Or you could call it a 'Ming-tendo Elocution Super-Game-System Mockro Mini'? (LOL) Just a thought!
My first thought when I heard it buzz when you turned it on is that the pinout of the TRRS connector is weird and is outputting video on the wrong color, but a crushed jack makes sense.
what you did there happens a lot of us more than we care to admit,trying to fix something then it doesnt turn on anymore. i wonder if you can sell shirt with something that represents it. great video, very interesting and entertaining
I could tell you didn't want to make this video, but i appreciate you doing it anyway. Was still entertaining to watch. As always!
Funny, was duped in exactly the same way by one this year. Think mine had a blob chip issue though.
I wish I could drop into your pub with my Vectrex that I'm too scared to recap! Unfortunately, ol' Blighty's a fair swim from us here in the Antipodes!
Your Patreon shout-outs are friggin' hilarious 😂 Don't ever tell people to skip that!
Can you post links to products you use like what flux, iron and solder? Have you tried flux core solder or is it too fat for these newer boards? Also where do you buy the protection stuff you put on the board after repairing?
I'm still learning the ropes when it comes to repairing electronics and I really enjoy your videos although i know you know exactly what you doing you still seem to pull off that ''I'm still learning this stuff'' which gives me the confidence to get into electronic repairs.
@xStezStixFix-xc6vd I do hope its another repair video I've run out of all the other ones you've made.
Is it 2.5mm or 3. 5mm jack? Bought 3.5 and I've got video when I play about but sound is just static...
I got one of these for the same reason you snapped yours up, my mate thought it was a cheap nes mini. In all fairness it does play NES games and looking more like that of an original CRT with RF picture and audio
0:45 Liked just for the honesty. Love the channel because you're awesome. 🤘
Nice one Steve. Sometimes you just have to phone it in 😂 👍
😁 Thanks Chris!
I like how you leave your footage just as is and show your mistakes, your mistakes that will happen to me as well. Instead of pretending everything went smooth
Anyone know where i can find the assortment of usb mini connectors as well as im sure hdmi and the like?
1st Class Gina quality. The gift that keeps on giving. Do you think "they" will ever live that reputation down? Not bloody likely.
Just a bent connector turns into a port replacement. At least no resistors got damaged.
Almost! One on the right side almost came off lol
Hiya mate. If you watch North ridge fix he has some really good videos on discovering the problem and his soldering is on point. Well worth a watch mate fir clean soldering techniques.
Thanks for sharing
Well you fixed it well done can I ask you Steve why do not test it before putting it back in the box l know this one was not much too put back together but some of your big projects could you see if it works first 😊👍
Solid.
I think according to the listing, the console was shy and the seller was asking you not to show anything (of it) on TV because it would be embarrassed, like the time its capacitors leaked in gym class, and everyone could smell the fish juices that came out.
This video is a great example of why you should always bench test before you fully reassemble.
I recently fixed one of those about a month ago. Same broken MINI-USB problem.
I tried to desolder that jack shit USB and ripped off traces.
Ended up permanently soldering a USB in what was left from the traces, and it's a nice fix because I have the console connected to my TV's USB port, so... If my niece feels like playing a game she just turns on the TV and turns on the console.
Hello, I have taken up the hobby of fixing stuff, I was wondering where you got your collection of USB ports ? and in a previous video you had a collection of components, where do you get that ?
Cheere
The metal gear solid alarm sounds everytime he was about to curse got me laughing like crazy! Well played Steve 😂😂😂
Thank you for being my go to relaxation videos.
The final screws are put in when the device is already repaired, not before. This way you lose less time and do not destroy the plastics where they are screwed.
no matter how well the repair went, if you fully assemble all the fasteners before testing you’ll be screwed.
Ok awesome! I have a tv with the same issue! Time to take it apart!!
That thing oozes so much quality I'm surprised you didn't need a mop.
Probably the supplied psu doesn't care about the short circuit, but maybe the poorly designed TV or whatever device you plug it in later on does. Please don't leave it like that!
Brilliant fix even though it was as fake a £15 note well done Steve
Nice repair my friend a new port all it needed your the best😅😅😅
You missed a great opportunity for a horse bleep at the end. Would've been the bow that tied it all together.
That Alexander O'Neal outro was unnecessarily awesome
Loving the Metal Gear alert tone for the words of naughtiness 😂 👍
When you said "full air flow" I basically watched C1 waiting for you to melt some extra parts off in the process...
why didnt you just use solder wick to debridge the slack work
IDK Bro, I have the NES and SNES Classic, I modded the crap outta both of em, and they each have between 500-800 games on it, I LOVE em.
How does one send you things for you to fix? I have a little Namco arcadey thing that'd be perfecto for you
I'm so happy that you've gotten bigger, Steve, but I miss the old room 😂
Nice job Steve!
So nostalgic. I grew up playing Robocop 4 on the Entertain Fun System.
They were knocking these out around the same time the official NES mini came out, don't feel bad, a lot of people bought these thinking they were legit!😂
Yeah, I should've known it was too good to be true! Never eBay after a few beers, that's my new motto! 🤣
Ah, that explains it. I genuinely once had to ring up a retailer, can't remember who now, maybe Maplin, to ask to cancel the order I'd placed whilst 'relaxing' the night before. They were very understanding actually. I think it happens a lot
famiclones they are called, and they have been around for ages, long before the whole mini-console fad. it's literally a whole """real""" hardware NES on a single chip. so, in a sense, it's actually more like a real NES than Nintendo's mini-console which is just an emulator on an ARM computer.
@@gamergod9182 No, a famiclone actually plays NES cart games (and looks like whatever console was modern at that time, like the SNES or a PS1). This one is basically a fake NES mini, with no NES hardware whatsoever on a single chip. It's an emulator filled with fake games.
@@StezStixFix 20ish years ago a former classmate of mine learned that lesson one morning when he realized he had bought a portable chess computer the night before. To his credit, he didn't back out of the deal, paid and got the chess computer. Don't drink and ebay.
Why do you reassemble stuff before you test it?
I recetly picked similar up, but in the form of a "game boy". Tiny screen and controls guaranteed to ruin your eyes and hands!
That looked like contra over the Ninja Gaiden background lol great vid!
I’m about to take apart mine too. It’s having the same issue and I’m pretty sure mine’s a knock off. There’s absolutely no branding anywhere not even at the back of the controller.. I can’t believe that’s all that there is in there they could made it even smaller lol maybe I’ll make something for a new box and bring it with my name and sell it haha
Easily the best Steve on the internet.
10 quid for a chinese NES mini knockoff is already pushing it. 10 quid for a BROKEN chinese knockoff mini is over the line. I'd have filed a dispute for my money back. It's clearly not an NES classic mini and that's enough for a refund.
Classic Steve, smashing things up for content 😂
Poor Steve - you just couldn't get into this one😅😅
😁 🤣 Thanks Greg!
good video. not sure that pos was worth fixing but good for a video.
Before I see what it is, I can tell you that buzzing when you turned it on to verify the complaint, is backfeeding through the speakers
Thoroughly entertaining as always mate.
Would've had worked with a micro usb instead ? Small upgrade worth it
Micro usb is actually more fragile. Though usbc would be nice
Look, maybe the display connector breaks if you use it more than 3 times, but at least the power connector breaks if you use it more than 5 times.
What kind of Flux you use
My OCD would not have allowed me to leave the three terminals like that
great video
I'd like to see a video disassembling the titanic submarine remote from logitech but I just realized the power button is in place of the reset button
You've made a new genre of music: Fix Hop
You got to be happy at least you fixed it
whoa speed rhymes, cool stuff 🤘
is putting it back together before testing on the bench just for comic effect or do you really do that for real? also, yes i know you dont need to connect the 3 middle pins but it still triggered an ocd moment.
Lets open the box and see, erm, not a lot!
Great video as always, and yeah that USB an't going to shift any time soon lol
I love your choices of music!!!
Really enjoying the 80s synth
Can you do a video on installing a modchip in a console?
Love your videos thanks😉😉😉
That 4:25 meeh! made me laugh hardly😂😂
Great guide 👍
You did comment on how the USB port felt different that time. Probably broke then.
I would love to know how much this cost new.
Great video for £10. Not bad in my book!
I don't say this lightly, but I think the Super Mouse Brick Game was a better purchase. Fitting that you use your worst soldering on the worst of "consoles".
Alexander O'Neal would be proud 😁
Did the box of USB ports come from the middle aisle of Lidl? You can get anything there.
Sad cause no one even gave my working real NES mini a second look on ebay months ago
Do you think you would ever do a "tutorial" video of some sort? Maybe not a proper tutorial, but a video on how Steve fixes things and explain how you fix it?
is it possible to get the song without the rap ? sounds awesome
You made it solid!
It's wonderful to share your journey from wide eyed hopeful 'electrical repairman' to cynical bodger, 'well that'll do won't it!'. After paying £10 for it and spending too much time to repair it, it's now worth.... £5. How you could see that controller and think, 'looks legit' I'll never know. Keep it up, great stuff😂
Nope, not worth £5. It's missing a controller.
@@MyRegardsToTheDodo And it doesn't have an HDMI port or USB connected controller either!
Gotta love those knockoffs. 😂 Made of high quality Chinesium.
Content’s content at the end of the day!
The most entertaining thing about this video was your PJ bottoms 😂. Only joking… love your content 👍 Thank you.