Restoring this nasty GameBoy I bought
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- Опубликовано: 2 фев 2021
- I bought a GameBoy collection locally. It had all been stored in a case which had protected it from the outside world, but in the process covered the contents in disgusting sticky mouldy foam. Definitely needs a good ol' clean!
#GameBoy #Restoration #TheRetroFuture
I'm glad you bought a GameBoy, I know you needed one.
Hahah well it provides tens of thousands of people with entertainment! So that’s why I bought it.
@@TheRetroFuture I know, I'm being silly. I'm here for it.
lol
Plot twist: he throws them all away after each video but has a hella stash of Game Gears
@@DrewpieDrew He's a filthy Game Gear lover! I knew it!
every time you say IPA, my brain thinks of beer.
Me too hahaha
Ipa stands for International Phonetic Alphabet
Likewise 🙂
6:49 as dankpods would say, "SOMEONE'S BEEN IN 'ERE"
At least 10 of us get the reference! This is a good sign
haha
GEIR!
I was just thinking last night how cool would a dank pods/retro future colab be
That’s exactly what I was thinking lol
Finally, another guy that restores stuff and commentates. I don't like restorations that are just music and the things being fixed and cleaned up.
Their always fake pretty much. Thx Elliot
So..I have 2 of those cases from my childhood and during the early part of last year I decided to get back into video game stuff and repairs. Anyway, I had this same issue with my cases. What a mess...I kept mine though..sentimental attachment and all...but I get why you’d chuck that. 👍🏻 Love the content on both channels.
Same here! Mine was making a mess on all of my GB stuff. Decided to take everything out of it, but still keep it. That thing made a lot of trips to grandma's with me.
I laughed when Elliot said he's not going to rescue the bag because he doesn't like it. It's the simplest things! x3
"Oh no, I said 'fantastic' twice" is a sensation I'm all too familiar with.
Bring back childhood memories to see prices in francs (French currency before Euro began a thing around 2000/2001) and the hand writed bill from a tiny local shop is stunning. Big nostalgia vibes for me, as a 90’s French kid. Keep up the good Work Elliot !
Just a tip @ 14:27. You want to make sure that the plastic screw holes don't have water in them before screwing together the chassis. The screw will compress the water and the plastic will eventually crack. Water will often stick to those holes and it can be a little hard to get it out. I usually blow into them with my mouth to make them dry (make your mouth dry first too).
I cleared them!
@@TheRetroFuture2 Great! :)
Honestly, if that had been real mold, like fungus grossness, I'd have done that whole thing wearing a P100 respirator and nitriles. Definitely prefer dealing with disintegrated plastics than mold
microplastics are very bad for you
@@archkull eh, we havent gone extinct yet. micro plastics are everywhere, and although i dont suggest intentionally ingesting or inhaling them, im sure we all have a fair share of it inside of us.
Thats black mold...this kids gonna die of a lung disease 😔
FYI, this video is a fake restoration....a lot of these types of videos are.
@@agent109g8this guy is legit
The fact every single one of these games was in the case upside down drove me insane... There's even an indent that lines up exactly with the top of the cart... It's so infuriating.. Lol.
Imagine how they'd look if they weren't in them, though... the annoyance is definitely the lesser of two evils here
Oh god, when you first open the pack. I struggled to hold down my breakfast. You did a great job Elliot!
I can listen to that robocop soundtrack all day! Great video, thanks for the upload!
1:47: Next game we got here is "Mould Mania" 🤣
Please tell me that you washed your hands, like.... 7 times 😳
Why he's not using latex gloves and a mask is beyond me, does he WANT to get infected lungs ?
Black mold isn't a joke. Spores are invisible.
I love these types of videos. Great work! Can’t wait to see more videos from this channel and your main channel too.
Thank you!
Dude, everything i know about refurbs comes frome your two channels, thanks for being my fav youtuber.
A major improvement! How do you keep track of the history of each GameBoy once you've restored them and they all look so similar?
I would guess that he tracks them by serial number. That is the most obvious solution.
Many years ago, I actively collected and resold Atari 2600 consoles. Somewhere in storage, I still have the records of the serial numbers, what I paid for each unit, etc.
When i repaired NES consoles for a game store I would always write on the inside of the shell with a marker the year it was repaired, and what was repaired. Just a nice little easter egg if someone fixes another problem years down the line, like watch makers marks.
@@mdog1678 youre an awesome person for that. also reassuring for whoever opens it next, sometimes you can tell when things have been opened and messed with, but you cant always tell what they messed with.
that gameboy looks... fantastic :)
its interesting that ive seen maybe a dozen videos like this from you but i learn a new thing about gameboy restoration every time
I love your channel I've watched most of your videos! Keep up the great work and super jealous of the gameboy collection you got going on!
Oh man! Back in 1996-97 I got my first gameboy pocket for my 6th birthday and Mole Mania was the first game I got! Seeing this game cardridge brings back so many memories!
I love watching a good long Let's Refurb right before work. Put's me a good mood
I want that robocop soundtrack to be the outro on all vids in the retro future...
My favorite part of these videos are the cleaning of the contrast and volume wheels. So oddly satisfying.
His realization of saying fantastic 2 times in a row was hilarious
Kudos to you for keeping it the way it is, nice to see the little guy getting some tlc. I've recently acquired an original gb in a box of stuff, but it's in worse condition. The snes console that I keep out for use is really yellow and alot of the plastic is broken. I nicknamed it "the tank" because it works perfectly, and I kept the $29.99 thrift store price sticker on it for added bling.
Gotta go check out that sountrack now!
Thanks! This is like "how to clean a Game Boy" video with neat tips, just what I was looking for before cleaning my own Game Boy :)
I love a good restoration, soooo satisfying. I got one of these for Christmas 1990, that Robocop game is nostalgic.
Legend has it, if you've ever owned a GameBoy you manifest a copy of WWF Superstars somewhere in your home....Also, Robocop is a banger of a game
I know that from experience, somehow I had two copies of WWF Superstars appear out of nowhere when I had my old Game Boy
I was born blind but can see lights and outlines, I had no idea I needed this in my life. This is my first video of yours and it's really calming and I get to learn things along the way.
I've subscribed.
What do you mean by lights and outlines? You got me interested
I have the same bag from childhood and the foam is broken down in the same way. Loved that case it went everywhere with me as a kid :D
Same for me. It ended so bad that I decided to trash it.
Same. I took that top foam piece out and gave it a vigorous brushing until all the black stuff was off. It came clean and the bag still holds my games etc to this day.
Just plugged my Gameboy Color into my headphones, stuck in that 61 in 1 multicart you reviewed once and put on RoboCop just to listen. Banging tune mate!
Never seen more dust in my life 😂
It’s rough ey.
Yes
my bed room says hi
@@IanC14 hello 😂
Take a drink every time he says “nice”, “clean”, and “fantastic” lol
Great Gameboy and cool games. And a nice cleaning. Much love.
This video has been in my watch later for months. I just watched it today, (07/05/2021) 3 weeks ago tomorrow, (16/04/2021) my younger brother died from a huge heamorage just hours after being told he'll be going home from soon (from hospital).
Every friday for the last year, we played games together and the last time he was here, we both sat and listened to the Robocop theme track for the Amstrad Version. When you mentioned the theme song at the end, I couldn't believe the theme was the same. It's one of our favourite video game theme tracks of all time.
Amazing.
My brother didn't deserve to have his life cut short, I'm so heart broken that he'll never get to listen to that music ever again.
33 years old and to spend his last month in hospital, that's no way to go.
Scott, Brother, I love you and miss you.
Elliot, thank you very much for this video and letting the song ring out.
Hearing the Robocop soundtrack brought back some good memories, Ocean games really had amazing soundtracks
Always great to watch a regular game boy restoration :)
i've had that same black carrycase since the early 90's. i love it.
I picked one up probably 10 years ago and just stored it in a closet in my game room. I see now I need to get it put and restore it as well. Mine needed a new case cause some idiot took white out and used it like paint and painted it. I'll probably pick up a new case for mine though. It did come with about 8 games and a small carrying case but not a big case like you have in the video. Great content.
There's nothing quite like the feeling of "Clean button confidence"
Yes I'm here even before the HD version of the video is available! 360p team!
I'll be back later when I got the time to actually watch :P
Thanks Ryan
@@TheRetroFuture lmao
@@TheRetroFuture Watched it! Great vid as always. You should definitely play Mole Mania if you haven't.
Look great, especially for a stock DMG! I am partial to glass lenses but a good plastic one does keep it looking original. Great job.
Totally a shame that you don’t have more subscribers! I’m not big in the community, basically because I’m the hugest lurker in existence, anyways, imo you’re one of the retro modding ogs. At least on RUclips, and sure you haven’t been around since the beginning but you’re incredibly knowledgeable and it’s obvious you appreciate the significance of the items that come into your hands. I would absolutely trust you with restoring any of my consoles or handhelds. It would be like a badge of honor to me if you repaired or even modded my N3DSXL.
omg the ending holy moly
i was almost in tears that sound track is fire
I sneezed looking at the dust 🤧
Loved that you you played robocop I've not heard that into since I had my original gameboy back in the early 90s, absolute blast from the past!
Is it bad that I knew EXACTLY which case that had been sitting in from the preview photo? Those foam inserts are notoriously bad. Loved the video!!!
Brilliant, just in time for lunch!
Enjoy! The lunch and the video.
@@TheRetroFuture yeah but not both at the same time lmao
It’s 6:45 am over here lol
@@udon601 Central European Time it's 12:55 my friend :)
You got an awesome pitch up there, lucky. Awesome video as always 👍🏾
Thanks for making this video, it helped me repair a "broken" GameBoy.
That's a really decent haul , , good score Elliott 👽👍
Hi Elliot. I'm in the UK, what method do you find the best to pick up old Gameboys, etc outside of Ebay? (In non-lockdown times)
12:47 You can also use this method for fixing crunchy noises coming from the headphones, and sound coming from the speaker when muted.
Hey Elliot I have a question I have a little bit of corrosion on my battery contacts on my game room should I clean them up or just leave it
I had the same thing happen to the case I had since 1991 for. my Game Gear. Just disintegrated all over my (thankfully) cased games and console. Not too bad to clean. Had to send it out to get new capacitors, but it was fine after that. Just some banding on the aging screen that will have to be replaced at some point.
did you at least salvage the tray from the bag? could be quite handy!
What tool did you use to clean the loose glue off the back of the screen lens?
i've put bags like that through a baby clothing boil wash and they've come out looking great, it helps to put some towels or bedding you don't care about in with it so it doesn't get too beaten up but worth a try :D
Elliot you are a brave sole my friend. That DMG was a horrible mess you did it justice! Cheers!
I have one of those gameboys but my screen is partially dead. Any ideas on were i could get a new one?
I bought one with mo(u)ld inside and out and it actually turned out to be in pristine condition underneath. It must have been thrown in an attic and forgotten immediately (did the owner not like it, or did they pass away?)
I have learned so much from your channel!
I may be wrong but isn't Isopropyl alochol bad for rubber? The black conductive pads on the buttons are rubber I believe and the black residue left on the cotton bud is the surface of the pad being removed, rather than cleaned?
I have an old DMG that has its original games, box, and manuals that is almost totally unused. I did use it once to see if it worked. It did, but liked to randomly shut off. Anyone have any clues why?
Great video. I just found my son’s old game boy and am trying to troubleshoot it. The battery contacts have a bit of corrosion on them. Can they be removed from the battery compartment and cleaned without taking it all apart? Use IPA? Thanks.
Bit late but yeah you do need to remove the shell, it's not hard.
Baking soda + water and a tootbrush should do it. You can get replacement contacts cheap if they're buggered.
"Oh no I said fantastic twice." Best quote.
nice video :) i like these laid-back videos
I don't think that's mold. It's the padding of the bag disintegrating.
Did...did you watch the video?
Hope you copped that logo patch off the outside of the bag. Could re-sew it onto something!
Last year I bought the exact same case with a gameboy and games. First look inside I thought it'd be mold. Luckily just the case desintegrating. Pretty easy clean 🙂
You seem like the kinda guy that could fix something rare like a nintendo virtual boy, mine bust after moving home so has been boxed for a year or so now
Great video 😁 Did you secure the Ribbon cable in?
was there anything under the tray in the bag?
20:42 And on.... and on... and on... and Ariston...
Thanks, that's now stuck in my head again XD
Should I get the DMG-GB 1989 or the GB pocket?
Tea, a sandwich & a new upload.
Perfect lunch.
@Hey Elliot, Just a question. I've seen you fix vertical lines a few times now, but I've never seen you fix Horizontal ones. I've recently got a GameBoy with a Horitzontal line, but i've got no idea how I should go about fixing that. Could you point me to a video where you fix it?
Anyway, thanks for the video's! :)
I Hope Eliot sees this. I wish for the same. Horuzontal is really hard from what I've heard
Can't wait for the Switch unboxing/restorations here in 30 years or so!
You lucky dog. Id love a cache like that!
Are you mad? Don't throw stuff in the bin! Keep and sell later in lot on eBay
@Mrsuperking RUclips631 XD
Where can I buy the old Konsole for restoration? Maybe someone knows
Your Rite the Robo SoundTrack is Fire🔥 Thx Mate Cheers 🍺🍻🍺 ps: do you still have the Gameboy?
I have that same bag. And the foam padding crumbled as well as yours. I feel your struggle
Thats soot not mould.. If that was Mould the the paper on the manuals would have been warped and curled.
Clickbait
*mold
@@ChicagoMel23 but its not mold its soot so therefore im still in context lol
I got something EXTREMLY similar to this at a garage sale. It came with the SAME EXACT bag, disintegrating and everything, a Gameboy, and a few games. I tried to save the bag, but ended up throwing it out. The Gameboy wouldn't turn on at first, but after giving the battery contacts a good clean, it flickered on. The screen had a lot of lines on it, but I fixed it with my old soldiering iron, which I threw out a few days later because it melted itself and no longer heated up. The games worked great, after cleaning them, of course. I later accidentally tore the speaker out and, with no soldering iron at the time, had to live with it. I haven't soldered the speaker back on yet, but it works!
You're like the guy from Toy Story 2 that fixes Woody but with Game Boys - it's a nice vibe
Hi Elliot, what are your preferred hunting grounds for old GameBoys and how often is it crap vs. useful/interesting?
The looney toons game is awesome! Each level is a different style of platforming done really well.
What can I use besides Mr.Sheen? Can't find it in Canada.
I actually did buy a DMG from eBay that came in the same case, same situation. I wound up having to chuck the case, the DMG aside from the mold was in pristine condition, and cleaned very nicely. Overall was a great deal
Is there a reason you do all of your tinkering on a micro fiber cloth?
Hi, can you tell us all the product you use in description? Thx
Does someone knows where to buy the Battery terminal
that Robocop music totally reminds me of the C64 SID chip music.
Have you tried the RIPS V4 IPS kit yet? It looks like a big improvement over the V3. I got a bit inspired the other day and bought 2 worn (but fully working) DMG Game Boys and made a big order for $300 of replacement shells, V4 IPS kits and some other stuff on RetroModding. Using your discount code of course :)
I never owned a DMG as a kid, I started with a GBC but I played Super Mario Land on someone else's DMG when i was very young, so I have some good memories of that. I'm going to try to learn LSDJ so that's why I got 2, to link 2 LSDJ's together. And also because the guy I was buying one from (nice guy, he also collects Game Boys like you) said he had one with some broken screw posts and marks on the screen that I could get for cheaper since I mentioned I was going to replace most of it anyway, but I ended up buying both since he gave me a good deal on them.
Eventually want to mod my old GBC and OG GBA with IPS screens too. I really love the form factor of the OG GBA but I can't use it with a non-backlit screen, I've been too spoiled by modern tech.
Robocop will always have a place in my gaming library. I turn it on for the menu music alone from time to time.
When you restored it did you just clean it really good or did you have to get parts?
he just cleans it good and if there's something broken he trys to fix it. If it not fixable he just replace it.
Such a wonderful video. Thank you for sharing. DMG!!!!!
I was eating breakfast while watching this. Now I don't have to worry about what I am going to have for lunch today. Great restoration!