DIRTY 1989 Nintendo GameBoy Restoration!

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  • Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
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Комментарии • 264

  • @TheRetroFuture
    @TheRetroFuture  5 лет назад +31

    Giving away stuff:
    GameBoy Pocket on Twitter:
    twitter.com/elliot_coll
    2DS on Instagram:
    instagram.com/theretrofuturephotos/

    • @darragullrr499
      @darragullrr499 5 лет назад

      That’s really cool great videos keep it up

    • @OWF43
      @OWF43 5 лет назад +1

      The Retro Future I would enjoy a SNES video for a home console but I also wanted to comment because I am kid and I get made fun of because I enjoy retro games more than newer games like red dead 2 or Fortnite and I like both of those games my brother has red dead 2 on his xbox so I got see him play it and it looks fun and of course I have played Fortnite but your video on the pocket go made me really really want a pocket go and I saved up and got one! But I just wanted to say thanks for the great content I really enjoy old retro games but whenever I find a retro related video their channel is always not retro related AT ALL so I am a really big fan even though I’ve only been subscribed since SomethingElseYT made the video of his DS LITE but thanks for making really good content.

    • @matthewnations501
      @matthewnations501 5 лет назад

      Please do another/better backlit pocket please.

    • @Corgi_ww
      @Corgi_ww 4 года назад

      Can I use a rechargeable battery on the gameboy?

  • @GameGameGame
    @GameGameGame 5 лет назад +135

    For anybody looking to get into repairing and cleaning retro consoles, the original Game Boy is a great place to start. It's easy to take apart, the inside is very simple, and it's unlikely that you would break anything. Nice work, Elliot!

    • @adamhenry6793
      @adamhenry6793 5 лет назад +1

      Yay!

    • @ed_do
      @ed_do 5 лет назад

      Where to get LCD for GB?

    • @OutrideMaro
      @OutrideMaro 5 лет назад +9

      Game Game I’d rather start with a game color or pocket, cause my first console I opened up was an advance sp then a color then pocket and the the original. I find that color and pocket were a lot less complicated as they only had 1 mother board... but yeah, that’s just my opinion tho

    • @GameGameGame
      @GameGameGame 5 лет назад +7

      @@OutrideMaro You're not wrong! It's definitely simpler to only deal with one motherboard, and aside from that, the process is pretty similar to a DMG. So yeah, pretty much anything in the Game Boy/Color/Advance line shouldn't give you too much of a challenge.

    • @alexvickers257
      @alexvickers257 4 года назад +1

      Changed the screen on an iphone 6s and the camera module on an iphone 5 before... easier or harder than this?

  • @mysticalpotato447
    @mysticalpotato447 5 лет назад +85

    youre making me want to buy old game boys and repair them

    • @snizzol
      @snizzol 4 года назад +2

      Doing it !

    • @stevesteve9246
      @stevesteve9246 4 года назад +1

      I just bought a bunch of High Quality Replacement Labels for the Game Boy DMG-01 Console in this video from a seller on eBay named Game Boy Color Man. He has every single replacement label for every Game Boy, Pocket, Color, Light, Advance, Advance SP, Micro N64, and SNES! For this DMG-01, he has the Battery Door Label, Serial Number Label, and Bar Code Label. And they are top quality American Made! Nothing like the toilet paper quality you'll find from other sellers that sell Chinese labels. The dude is awesome! The labels look fantastic and fit perfectly down to the millimeter. The packaging is amazing, and the dude also threw in a whole bunch of free kick ass Dishwasher Safe Die Cut Stickers! Check out his store if your Game Boy looks beat up and needs new labels! Or if you just need a smile put on your face. Honestly the coolest eBay purchase I ever made! He even ships to all 50 states and the Entire Globe!
      Look at this on eBay
      ebay.com/usr/gameboycolorman

  • @marcp.
    @marcp. 5 лет назад +76

    Ooooooh 4 matching batteries this time 😳

    • @TheRetroFuture
      @TheRetroFuture  5 лет назад +7

      Marc P. There’s actually two different types!

    • @marcp.
      @marcp. 5 лет назад +3

      @@TheRetroFuture I only see 4 identical Energizer AA types 🤔

    • @TheRetroFuture
      @TheRetroFuture  5 лет назад +9

      Marc P. Oh never mind yeah you’re right!

  • @Awfulwriter
    @Awfulwriter 3 года назад +2

    I've just turned on my own Gameboy from 1989. Not played it in over 25 years. It worked straight away. God they knew how to make lasting handheld consoles back then

  • @Mymatevince
    @Mymatevince 5 лет назад +28

    Great camera work :-) The GameBoy turned out so clean, also nice tip with the soldering iron on the screen :-)

    • @TheRetroFuture
      @TheRetroFuture  5 лет назад +3

      Thanks Vince!

    • @RWL2012
      @RWL2012 4 года назад

      The soldering iron on the screen is old news, I had it done to mine in 2016

    • @shubarunt9893
      @shubarunt9893 3 года назад +10

      @@RWL2012 no body asked.

  • @Kalderooni
    @Kalderooni 5 лет назад +4

    Really, it doesn't matter which console you do next, it's always a blast to watch your restorations, no matter which console or electronics you do.

  • @thomas581
    @thomas581 5 лет назад +6

    My grandma got this exact one and its in a very good condition! Works fine and colors of the gameboy look great

  • @GEKGanon
    @GEKGanon 5 лет назад +1

    I love these videos. This isn't just restoration of a Gameboy, it is preservation of video game history. It is video game archaeology.

  • @SonicAlpha
    @SonicAlpha 5 лет назад +5

    Every time I see you do a GB restoration, I'm always tempted to try it myself.
    Good job :)

  • @nmills87
    @nmills87 5 лет назад +2

    Well that super dramatic close up of some screws being nipped up was an experience 😅

  • @sebastianvandenborg1795
    @sebastianvandenborg1795 4 года назад +1

    Absolutly love the cut-style of this video! Thank you for your nice conent, hope you keep going :) much love from germany dude

  • @orlenoggenni7510
    @orlenoggenni7510 3 года назад

    I love that he’s wearing his Tiger electronic wrist watch.

  • @tomwood5706
    @tomwood5706 3 года назад

    I just found my dmg Gameboy up my parents loft, guna restore it just like this. I'm 32 and wanting to relive the nostalgia and restore all my old games. Great vid

  • @ODixon89
    @ODixon89 5 лет назад +2

    This is the most therapeutic thing I've ever watched.

  • @pimpedoutstereos9747
    @pimpedoutstereos9747 2 года назад +1

    Even tho I’ve seen that many of these dmg restorations I still always find myself watching them as I’ve done a few myself and always find them satisfying and makes me wanna do sum more of these projects

  • @onyxx300_
    @onyxx300_ 4 года назад

    Finding a Game Boy with a battery cover is like finding a DS with its stylus; whether it be aftermarket or OEM.

  • @zeewolf1116
    @zeewolf1116 5 лет назад +4

    Awesome video again... love to watch these... keep up the good work.

  • @mattmadden6642
    @mattmadden6642 4 года назад +8

    9:24 "His wife is pregnant so I think she's gonna have a baby"

    • @nothere__0
      @nothere__0 4 года назад

      LonePotato hes like “i think im not sure”

  • @rossmadibo
    @rossmadibo 4 года назад +2

    Duuuude the the camera angles and the music during reassembly... that was sooo fucking relaxing to watch. Amazing refurb work. Link's awakening for the GB also on my personal top 10 games of all time.

  • @RadiantDuck
    @RadiantDuck 5 лет назад +1

    Just bought the non dx version of links awakening and reliving my childhood on GBA I modded with the AGS 101 screen! You've really inspired my to try and fix some old tech I've got round the house, like an old Sony minidisc player and an oldish iPod touch that needs some soldering! Keep up the great work!

    • @TheRetroFuture
      @TheRetroFuture  5 лет назад +1

      Good stuff!! Enjoy the game, good luck with the refurbs!

  • @randynovick7972
    @randynovick7972 5 лет назад

    Really nice to see you do one of these again. Very satisfying to watch. Many thanks.

  • @MandoMakes
    @MandoMakes 4 года назад +1

    I just cleaned my dmg from childhood and it turned on after the IPA treatment - great content !!!

  • @spaceinvader2827
    @spaceinvader2827 4 года назад

    Biggest achievement yet,
    4 batteries from the same company

  • @jesushuerta4379
    @jesushuerta4379 5 лет назад +2

    I'd like to see a Wii repair 😅

  • @uTubeNoITube
    @uTubeNoITube 5 лет назад

    Elliot you should offer this as a service and start making some money on the side restoring these for people who don't feel confident doing it themselves, call the company "Retro Restorations" ;)

  • @Rick_Todd
    @Rick_Todd 5 лет назад

    I'm loving those Macro Lens Shots.

  • @GinoDonati95
    @GinoDonati95 5 лет назад

    I have not seen a single comment about the sinc between the audio and the montage, realy nice.

  • @kakashi99908
    @kakashi99908 5 лет назад +1

    It is a good idea to wipe dry the alcohol with a clean dry qtip. Hard to tell in the videos if you are. Doing this gets the PCB cleaner and collects more of the grime before it dries again. Not that it is really going to hurt anything but it is good practice.

  • @jooniethebest3709
    @jooniethebest3709 5 лет назад +3

    Yes! The OG gameboy repairs! Love your vids! This is very, VERY nice!

  • @g171225
    @g171225 5 лет назад +1

    I would love to see a Gameboy micro .. love your videos

  • @radio-180cc
    @radio-180cc 5 лет назад

    Let it sink in that That thing is 30 years , and most likely older than most People in the comment section

  • @shigerunintendo_943
    @shigerunintendo_943 Месяц назад

    APPROVED

  • @tyler6319
    @tyler6319 5 лет назад

    a super nintendo repair would be aweseome. I just got one and could use some tips and tricks on how to keep it looking like new.

  • @ellaquin
    @ellaquin 3 года назад +1

    9:10 I never knew that part even existed!

  • @JohnnyJoJo-km7di
    @JohnnyJoJo-km7di 3 года назад

    Recently I got a game boy color, so seeing this makes me dopamine chemical.

  • @RussLyman
    @RussLyman 5 лет назад

    great video. Love all those sexy B roll shots of the cleaning and taking it apart.
    I too am enjoying Links Awakening on the Switch. Getting back into it tonight

  • @timothyritchie5290
    @timothyritchie5290 5 лет назад

    Could you go over how your PO box works. If I send you things do you return them ever? Charge for repairs?
    Love the channel- what you are doing is the future for everything electronic not just retro gaming. Superb.

  • @Axel-xf6kt
    @Axel-xf6kt 5 лет назад +1

    Elliots videos are so got darn good.

  • @peshalraina1322
    @peshalraina1322 5 лет назад

    Your videos are really great. I hope that your channel soon reaches 1 million

  • @IDreamOfGaming
    @IDreamOfGaming Год назад

    Just bought a DMG myself which needs a strip down and clean.

  • @RetroRockGamer
    @RetroRockGamer 5 лет назад

    what you said about how Links Awakening on Switch is essentially the same game is exactly why I think 60 bucks is way over-priced.

    • @TheRetroFuture
      @TheRetroFuture  5 лет назад

      Ahhh they are all overpriced! Great remake though.

  • @RandomInnVGMs
    @RandomInnVGMs 4 года назад

    A Sega Mega Drive console repair/cleaning would be something unexpected and interesting to see from you. :)

  • @terreance4529
    @terreance4529 5 лет назад

    make sure all fully screen line and turn down and up of small wheel contrast what you can see if little line fix again fully and clean of fully no yellow of body game boy 1989 :)

  • @jamesheal5389
    @jamesheal5389 5 лет назад

    My gameboy I took inside out and bought new case looks great now 👍

  • @hohoberto
    @hohoberto 5 лет назад

    NICE FLICK ON THE SCREEN LENS

  • @jonathankulesa
    @jonathankulesa 5 лет назад

    Gaming Preservationist... ✊️❤

  • @eskimojoe6564
    @eskimojoe6564 5 лет назад +1

    Awesome man you do amazing work! Love your videos and all the helpful information you share with us. :)

  • @ethand4784
    @ethand4784 5 лет назад

    niccceee now this is quality content I challenge you sir to repair the WORST damaged dmg you can find

    • @TheRetroFuture
      @TheRetroFuture  5 лет назад

      Thank you very much! I will keep my eye out!

  • @joabwilliams-meakin9637
    @joabwilliams-meakin9637 4 года назад

    Trying to put a back light into a Gameboy being an absolute nightmare so far

  • @DreamDaddie
    @DreamDaddie 5 лет назад

    YAY!!! New Gameboy Video!

  • @silversonic1
    @silversonic1 5 лет назад

    I wouldn't mind some home console repairs. I think you should start with Famicom/NES, as those are most likely to need repair.

  • @Martin-ry3vy
    @Martin-ry3vy 5 лет назад

    I waited so long for one of these ☺️great video my personal gameboy also have that plastic cover over the cable connector

  • @coolteen420
    @coolteen420 5 лет назад

    anyone else always think about Zack Ryder and his figure-baths when E does his gameboy baths?

  • @christiangroudon3646
    @christiangroudon3646 5 лет назад +1

    My grandpa has the gamboy classic it has Tetris

  • @ArtistMarkFlynn
    @ArtistMarkFlynn 5 лет назад

    Delicious restoration

  • @erenaydilekci2334
    @erenaydilekci2334 5 лет назад

    Damn dude impressive how you made that gameboy look so good 😬

  • @PerfektAspekt
    @PerfektAspekt 5 лет назад +2

    Hot Soapy Water™

  • @adrogamer22
    @adrogamer22 5 лет назад

    Hey TRF can you make a video looking inside the analog stick (the design flaw/ the blue thing that makes it work and drift) just open that metal thing and you’ll see.
    If you don’t want to/ can’t it’s ok 👍

  • @Lucas.stalcup
    @Lucas.stalcup Год назад

    I can say hot soapy water a million times in a row

  • @JamesCollects
    @JamesCollects 5 лет назад +4

    I'm pleased it came up so well, believe it of not it's not the dirtiest one I've found (I actually found one with a dead cockroach inside it)
    I'll give you a shout If I find any more for you
    Great editing by the way!

  • @MatejGames
    @MatejGames 5 лет назад

    Are you reading our minds again, Eliott? ;)

  • @meunaimharouj6325
    @meunaimharouj6325 5 лет назад

    Nice video, I particully loved the video editing! Good work

  • @ikilledsanta2
    @ikilledsanta2 5 лет назад

    Would love to see a master system refurbished by you

  • @jochenwuerfel
    @jochenwuerfel 5 лет назад

    Who... this one was dirty but your video was very satisfying - thank you :)

  • @matthewnations501
    @matthewnations501 5 лет назад

    Best RUclips channel ever!

  • @e-man316
    @e-man316 5 лет назад

    This is so satisfyingly awesome

  • @aleksanderW21
    @aleksanderW21 5 лет назад

    Clean Repair, keep going !👍🏼

  • @endless.thirty
    @endless.thirty 5 лет назад

    Something new, PlayStation 2 repair!

  • @BTGaming196
    @BTGaming196 4 года назад

    N64 PLEASE! i had a one when i was a kid given to me by my cousin and i think i split liquid in it so seeing inside may help me to recover the old thing

  • @brandonirick4406
    @brandonirick4406 5 лет назад

    I’d love to see a SNES cleaned up

  • @japanesemickeymouse6694
    @japanesemickeymouse6694 4 года назад

    im restoring my high school gameboy:) not sure if i should backlite it

  • @kaladawalker7771
    @kaladawalker7771 5 лет назад

    Hey the retro future channel what are some old gaming consoles that you have not heard of and never fixed before?

  • @infamousbird323
    @infamousbird323 5 лет назад

    I love your videos, all the way from Los Angeles

  • @Defy_Convention
    @Defy_Convention 5 лет назад

    Good times, good times.

  • @gloriusk7105
    @gloriusk7105 4 года назад

    Bought a Gameboy on ebay where there are a few dead pixels on screen will try to fix it.

  • @cesarfranku
    @cesarfranku 5 лет назад

    Elliot you should do a game boy macro next time.

  • @cadenfisher6455
    @cadenfisher6455 5 лет назад

    I’ve been waiting for one of these for a while 😁

  • @mosiunyan7774
    @mosiunyan7774 5 лет назад

    That's how to should looks future.

  • @denvernaicker8250
    @denvernaicker8250 5 лет назад

    perfect

  • @onyxx300_
    @onyxx300_ 4 года назад

    0:36
    I said "hot, soapy water" ten times fast without stumbling over my words.

    • @onyxx300_
      @onyxx300_ 4 года назад

      @Emilio Gallardo ik

  • @grahameys2
    @grahameys2 4 года назад

    Apologies if you have covered this in another video, but do you have any recommendations of a supplier of replacement lenses for the original Gameboy? Got one that I am restoring and the original lens is pretty beat up. Thanks in advance!

    • @onyxx300_
      @onyxx300_ 4 года назад

      I would recommend finding the most accurate one on eBay, and I would recommend glass, as it won't scratch or shatter as easily as the one that's already on there. Just don't clean it with isopropyl alcohol. It'll damage the paint. I'd recommend Windex

  • @delrik1376
    @delrik1376 5 лет назад

    id love to see n64

  • @RDJ134
    @RDJ134 5 лет назад

    You Didt a great job on this NGB, i have two banged up laying around here, by seeing this video opening them up and check it would not be that hard. Or do more damage to them (they dont boot up with batteries in it and i dont have a charger for it so i dont know if they realy work or not. Got them for free with a stack of games so not complaning :)
    SNES and SEGA MegaDrive cleaning video would be apriciated. :)

  • @jwenz
    @jwenz 4 года назад

    Thanks! This helped a lot!

  • @gluttonousmaximus9048
    @gluttonousmaximus9048 5 лет назад

    Why is it that when I deal with Game Boy units there's always gonna be one or two problems that NONE of the common fixes will actually fix... Like the stubborn dead pixel lines on the screen or battery corrosion that somehow merges the plastic and the metal slab

    • @TheRetroFuture
      @TheRetroFuture  5 лет назад

      Yeah that’s the way of retro refurbs I’m afraid!

  • @flyingpizza2563
    @flyingpizza2563 5 лет назад +1

    WOW that’s a dirty game boy

  • @todaysuniverse
    @todaysuniverse 4 года назад

    Headed to Japan next month. Wondering if there is anything you may want from there to fix?

  • @ahah86
    @ahah86 3 года назад

    What glue would you use to get the screen lense back in place?

  • @matthewd7538
    @matthewd7538 5 лет назад

    Very well made video! Love the content!

  • @MikaB1302
    @MikaB1302 Год назад

    What exact product do you use to polish the metal shielding???

  • @tylorlopez7684
    @tylorlopez7684 3 года назад

    This really helped my dmg dont turn on so im still workong on thay

  • @nathanglynn7443
    @nathanglynn7443 5 лет назад

    You should do a gameboy micro

  • @koalakun3195
    @koalakun3195 5 лет назад

    Nice

  • @cathyimwalle6957
    @cathyimwalle6957 3 года назад

    i found my 1989 gameboy but batteries were left in and with new batteries it will not turn on...any suggestions
    thanks
    CJ

  • @JeepCherokee4000
    @JeepCherokee4000 5 лет назад +1

    I’ve got you to blame for infecting me with Nintendo handheld bug...now I am proud owner of almost all colors for dmg, gb pocket, gb color, gba, gba sp, gb micro...missing just gb light

  • @WH250398
    @WH250398 5 лет назад

    Just wondering, what was your first ever gameboy, and what was your first ever console in general?

  • @niccolofontana7831
    @niccolofontana7831 4 года назад

    what is the temp for the welder? 100C or less? because i use it to solder at about 260 ° c

  • @onyxx300_
    @onyxx300_ 4 года назад

    I actually fixed a DMG that wouldn't turn on, so that it would. It's perfectly functional (mind the horizontal line. Ugh.) I'm getting a new, black shell for it. I'm going to be making a video on the process

  • @Gameang123acdc
    @Gameang123acdc 4 года назад

    Your videos are great dude.
    Got a question for ya, just bought a GameBoy myself but the screen has a couple of faulty horizontal lines.
    Is fixing them as easy as the vertical ones?

    • @onyxx300_
      @onyxx300_ 4 года назад

      It's damn near impossible, dude

    • @wazr_wtm
      @wazr_wtm 2 года назад

      But new screen