Space Invader Console Restoration with Broken Screen - Retro Console Restoration
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- In this episode I will restore this Invader console made by Gakken. It's not working and the screen is broken and it needs a full restoration.
I started by finding out why the console wasn't working. I don't have schematics for teh circuit board so it's much harder to try to figure out what's wrong. I first tried to replace the capacitors as they're parts that will break when they get old and it's a common issue with older electronics. Next I looked for any broken older joints. I found one and after fixing it the screeen started to work. There was still some issues so I figured it there's likely other broken joints too, or some dirt causing the circuit to short. I cleaned the borad and reflowed the solder in all of the joints on the board. After this the game started working normally.
The switch for the difficulty level was still stuck. I removed it fro mteh board and cleaned it with my ultrasonic cleaner in isopropyl alcohol.
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Next I took a photo of the broken screen and recreated it in Photoshop. I printed the graphix fro a new screen on a plastic sheet and cut it into shape. Similarly I took photo of the sticker and used that and other pictures I was able to find from the internet to recreate the sticker and printed it on a silver sticker paper.
I cleaned the screws and battery contact in the ultrasonic cleaner and replated them with nickel.
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OMG! This exact game was my Christmas gift from my grandmother about 40 years ago in Japan. I still remember this like yesterday!
I was hero because I let my neighbour friends to play. Thank ODD THINKING for fixing this. Thank you grandma, I miss you.
That's heartwarming. I miss my grandma too.
Hey, is this game basically the same as Fire Away by Tandy? Because it sure sounds the same. It's very Space Invaders-y, with red UFOs racing by at the top of the screen.
I got one about the same time in Australia for Christmas
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@@jessragan6714 Yep, it is the same but this is the original i think
and imagine nobody has probably even gotten to play one of these for 20+ years or more!
Getting these old LCD games working again makes me so happy. I'm so glad you were able to fix it.
This is older than LCD. It's a VFD (vacuum fluorescent display). The entire display is a vacuum tube. This is old, old school.
@@TheRealMentat001 Very common on early VCRs, too!
@@TheRealMentat001 I have two bartop card game arcade machines from ComputerKinetics that use dot matrix VFD as their displays, and those machines were made around 1970. Pretty much impossible to replace. And one got smashed while the machine was being shipped to me
@@JosephDavies and the speak and spell
@@TheRealMentat001 yeah.. LCD.. that's cutting edge! This is Proper Old Skool!
This guy is a jack of all trades and I love it! The videos are so calming, and a good reminder there's people that throw stuff away for people like this guy to fix up and breathe new life into. I had one of these as a hand-me-down from my grandpa, and it's awesome, I spent hours with it.
Awesome content!
been rewatching your vids while in the hospital and you never disappoint! keep it up!!
I wish all the best for you!
I hope you get well soon!
Wish you a swift recovery, man!
thank you for all the well wishes! hoping to get out in the coming weeks!!
Get well soon 💪🏼
The love and care you put into this repair is truly inspiring to a retro enthusiast. Every old game or handheld should get this kind of love no matter how dirty or broken it looks.
Gotta respect these videos, this thing was almost beyond repair. Its absolutely astonishing the amount of time you take to perfect what once was lost.
do not ever change the way you present everything - its always perfection - one of my fav channels on youtube
So glad you don't feel the need to add music to these videos. They are intensely relaxing and gratifying to watch. Just seeing someone quietly and meticulously restore things that would otherwise just be thrown away, it's spellbinding.
You did a great job ! Now we can play together 😂
You were so lucky when you restored that mining lantern
As a person with sensory processing disorder I love your videos, getting to hear the sounds instead of just a voice over
Fun Fact, these were known as Galaxy Invader consoles here in the UK, they came in 3 varieties. This model, a Galaxy Invader 1000 model and a Galaxy Invader 10000 model (The 10000 one being the rarest and most expensive to collect).
I have all 3 and grew up playing the 1000 model of this as a kid (given by grandparents as it was my fathers), it's incredibly fun and amazing to see you restore such a device that's so dear to my heart and childhood. Thanks buddy! Keep it up!
The lengths he goes to make old, broken tech work like new is truly remarkable. Crazy to think there are repairmen this committed out there.
Thanks again for showing off one of these older, more obscure hardware. They are always fascinating to watch.
Yeah baby, Odd Tinkering's videos is always, so *very fascinating* to watch...😎
The best part about these restorations is how they take me back to when I was a young boy. Thank you so much!
Being able to repair all those consoles and stuff, must be so cool...
I had this space invaders game. I had it around 86/87.
True story: one day a friend and I went into my garage and closed the door so it would be nice and dark to see the game better.
However upon leaving the garage the inside safety cable snapped. We were locked inside and the mother called the fire service to get us out.
It was scary being only 7 at the time. Not the dark, or being locked in but the whupping I was sure to get from my mum.
I was in disbelief when you said the taped together screen was as good as new, then chuckled when I realized it was a joke. You got me...
tip: ultrasonic cleaning works best when the cleaning solution itself vibrates, but the object being cleaned does not.
That is why commercial models have small baskets that hold the dirt objects to keep it away from vibrations.
It's nice to see The Ducktor's star power branding used as a force for good.
Wow, this one was a really interesting project, that device was so entirely broken and you managed to bring it back to life with a lot of skill and patience. Well done.
this channel is what taught me that stickers can be removed easily with isopropyl alcohol
Awesome restore! Love seeing stuff I played with as a kid come back to life. Keep em coming ODD! GOD Bless.
I had one of these at my aunties house when I was a kid but in yellow. Unfortunately she passed away in 2019 so we had to clear her house. me and my brother were desperate to find it but unfortunately we never did. This video has brought back so many memories.
You really should buy and use some flux to help with the soldering job, specially the reflow. The "score" is showing stuff that doesn't look like a number, probably has bad solders or it has dead segments. But hey, now it works! Good job!
so unbelievably eerie... I saw this EXACT console in a retro game shop yesterday and thought "huh, maybe I could fix this thing up and get it working at home". This video might work as a tutorial haha. Very cool!
[Sigh] I had that exact console as a kid. So glad you got that working.
I come back to this channel every once in a while and I just love the restorations. Brings back my want to fix things.
I had this one when I was little and I also worked in a company long time ago where we could have done all the repairs you do here. It is very satisfying to watch you work. Reminds me on the good times. I am more of a old camera repair guy, but I just repaired an old automatic record player and now I want to repair this kind of stuff as well. What have you done? ;)
Thank you for this one, that bring back memories when i was playing that game. Very much good memories with my brother on who's doing the best score.
I will never cease to be amazed at the simplicity of these old electronic games.
I will also never cease to be amazed at how obnoxious their sound effects are.
I realized that this restoration project was most critical to deal with.
I had exactly that same model, only mine was impeccable, I sold it when I entered high school, because the joystick broke and after repairing it about 5 times I knew it was time to let it go, what good memories
Awesome work. I had this exact machine when I was younger, inherited from my parents. The only difference was the company was called CGL. The only thing it's missing on this restoration is the little black gasket/cover behind the control lever - it was a textured black rubber/vinyl.
I’ve always loved your wonderful work. I’ve watched all your videos. I love seeing you take something that is trash to a treasure. Keep up the fantastic work. I look forward to seeing your next restoration. Your lighter restorations is what got me hooked. I’ve been watching ever since. Most of your videos I have watched multiple times.
Something about just random clinking things like plastic or metal on your vids makes it an amazing white noise
That restoration is really amazing. Thank you so much Odd. Your skills are awesome. Greetings to the the Ducktor.
Odd tinkering ducktor is very smart. This guy is amazing.❤
Who knew that this would end up being a prop in Star Wars Asoka.
its crazy how far technology has come
Obsessed with the 'mad scientist' vibe
Wow men you are thé best restoring channel ever. Love from France !!
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This is one of the oldest games to ever exist
Whilst the restoration is satisfying!
I love to see what else you can get into just to restore later! 🙂
That my sir, is probably the cleanest plastic duck on this planet.
This was great! I love that you re-did the stickers
It is my favorite restoration channel, it caught my attention to see another channel that imitates all aspects of this one, called Restoration EG
Есть два типа людей, одни обожают этот фильм, другие просто слышали отличнейший саундтрек. И я честно признаюсь, до этого года я был из второй категории. Но вот, выдались более-менее длинные выходные и я его посмотрел. Посмотрел и тут же пожалел об этом. Раньше надо было так сделать, раньше! Тридцать шесть лет, а только сейчас такой шедевр увидел!
Пойти что ли снова глянуть или досмотреть "на пригоршню больше"?
I love how the ducktor is basically your mascot
Your videos never disappoint. Especially with the retro videogames
I remember taking that into school on the day we stopped for Christmas holidays. My folks spoiled myself and my sister as kids.
Oh wow, I remember that thing lmao, I was born in 1977 so yeah, I remember a ton of these games lmao, I had 1 called Tank Attack, it was a handheld that looked like a gun, was a dark green and all, man I had so much fun with that thing, still got it somewhere in my boxes
The most satisfying part for me is how you made new sticker based on the original one
That's so cool!! Thanks for reviving these great pieces of gaming history. Keep up the great work!!
Great to see that the Ducktor is branching out with their own brand of isopropyl alcohol.
You do such awesome work to keep old things alive and functioning.
Another fantastic job from you and the Ducktor!!!
❤️❤️❤️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
it is pure therapy to watch the videos you make! Keep up the good work! Cheers from Norway.
This level of dedication. Love your videos.
I fix stuff myself, items like these that use batteries are my favorite (because they're the easiest to fix)
Of course the most I know how to do is solder loose cables so for me that's the most enjoyable part of your videos. I hope one day I can get to your level of skill
We can't imagine a video without the duck. It's like Cheese pizza without cheese or Paris without the Eiffel tower, it's impossible.
Congratulations, i like to watch your videos.
Loved the restoration. Good job. Please return the dust seal missing from the left switch.
I watch your channel everyday it brings me joy seeing toys I use to play with become usable again
These videos are honestly top 5 in things of all time on RUclips
the perfect video to watch before sleeping :)
I'm Brazilian and I always follow your channel, congratulations friend, excellent work!! 🎮🕹️
ever considered a sideline as a Necromancer?, talk about resurrecting the dead! Outstanding job !
I bought your BST-888B screwdriver set and it's fantastic!
Console restorations are my fav!
Beautiful to see a new video, I love watching you and it's amazing how you always bring new tricks and such original ideas!
You had me with the taped up screen for a second 😂
I would not mind seeing the same consoles, like GameBoys and SNES being worked on for different issues. Game consoles are legit mine and my kids favorite videos to watch on your channel.
End of a crazy week and a new Odd Tinkering video. Love this channel.
Brilliant video as usual. One thing though there should also be a black paper / felt disc on the joystick just like the one under the button, that would make it look better. I like the new screen and printing, good job.
3:02 scared the life outta me with full volume up
Looks like the thing I would hold out to detect motion from a Xenomorph
mine was bright yellow, with black underside. great job as usual
That screen turned out great👊
the little duck gettings its bill brushed made me laugh out loud - enjoyable video, thanks for sharing !
You, Sir, are a wizard.
I would have either removed and replaced the solder on those broken and dry joints, or added some flux, as the joints still didn't look good even after reflow.
I don’t comment too much, but I’m glad to see that you’re still posting vids. Love the content 🤘
I can appreciate a good n clean solder..
11:36
I can also appreciate a good "knee slapper"!
I literally LOL'd at that "good as new!" part!
My God, the sounds reminds me of Engineering Class.
I LOVE ENGINEERING CLASS, cheers!
When it seems impossible you make it possible! You created a new part for the screen!
I know it was a typo, but I have decided to use the much superior word 'reflof' instead of reflow from now on.
Another lovely restoration video.
I have one of these awaiting some repair. The previous owner had left batteries in it, and the corrosion ran up along the wires into the mainboard, its as dead as a doornail right now but the VFD is good, and the plastics are fair.
I love your works, Congratulations from Spain
That was a satisfying board brushing
Damn looks like space invaders really got a hold of this one
Always look forward to your vids!!
Finally it's here
*ruclips.net/video/93Fyv4XAr-A/видео.html*
The Ducktor is back let's gooooo
My Dad had one of these, it was the coolest thing ever as a kid.
very cool handheld with vfd. good work thanks.
I remember playing that when I was a kid...that game was so fun.
“i think this might be the issue” bold of you to imply theres only one.
These videos are so good that ive nearly watched them for 100 times
Dang, I was 11 when this was new. That's some retro gaming. Looks more like Galaga than Space Invaders though. Not that there's a huge difference.
Excellent job again! I especially liked how you solved the issue with the broken screen. Reproducing the markings in Photoshop and having them uv printed onto the plastic sheet was really cool!
Maybe the following can be useful for possible similar projects in the future. Such graphic items might be handier to create in a vector based program instead of a pixel based program like Photoshop, because vector based graphics can be indefinitely scaled for example. Adobe has Illustrator for that, however since you won't be using that every day (money) there is a good open source (free) alternative called Inkscape. Unless you know it already of course.
I used it recently to make a private graphic creation without any previous knowledge of that program and achieved the intended result in just 2-3 hours, so the learning curve doesn't seem to be so steep, even for a half witted amateur like me. Lol
I love watching you work, you're like a wizard or something!
It’s always a treat to watch your videos - thank you! ✌🏻🎨☕️