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@yolad5 ай бұрын
So many channels about retro mods are so careful and delicate but James is just as jank as the original truly gives retro vibes
@endeav0r_495 ай бұрын
James' family motto is "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing janky"
@AuroraAce.5 ай бұрын
jankpods
@Dlndn_5 ай бұрын
James here is an inspiration to all enthusiasts, we must be jank builders
@rainbowrambo70935 ай бұрын
I read this comment before putting this video on as background noise. Then I look over after hearing dremels, "hot glue hot glue hot glue", and see plastic being cut off with pliers. I see what you mean now.
@doctorrobert13395 ай бұрын
He's just as insane as Wade lol
@choppercove5 ай бұрын
It's shocking the amount of angle grinding a console can take and still work.
@illustriouschin5 ай бұрын
Have you seen the portable Wii (U?) hack?
@choppercove5 ай бұрын
@@illustriouschin Yeah, the portable Wii where they chop off around 70% of the PCB. It's insane.
@southernflatland5 ай бұрын
Fun fact, if you cut a board with a grinder or hacksaw or whatever, you really should finish off the edges with fine needle files/jewelers files. You don't want the traces from the different layers of the boards shorting together on rough cut edges.
@defenestratorr5 ай бұрын
@@choppercove The portable Wii U is even more insane lol
@pul53gh5 ай бұрын
@@defenestratorr wait those actually exist??
@SomeInterestingName5 ай бұрын
The fact James can so confidently rip out electronics and frankenstein them together and know exactly what he's doing is astonishing to me.
@Repent-and-believe-in-Jesus can't quote stuff from the bible as proof of God
@Gwenithzo4 ай бұрын
@Repent-and-believe-in-JesusNot even God can stop James from making Gaming Monstrosities
@ExpandDong4204 ай бұрын
@Repent-and-believe-in-JesusNintendo Playstation
@seabit2535 ай бұрын
What always sells me with James' creations is just how violently he throws them together, I love it.
@ErwinHolland.3 ай бұрын
What are you talking about? These are the most delicately built, high quality conversions I have ever seen! 🤣
@GolemAvalanche5 ай бұрын
To be so careless with one's components but still knowledgeable enough to make it all work (and to know what to fix when it doesn't work) is truly the mark of a craftsman.
@ZaHandle5 ай бұрын
Once you know electronics you’ll know that PCBs are just fancy wires and you can easily locate failed components from the dark spot from its explosion
@RAFMnBgaming5 ай бұрын
@@ZaHandle Mood. I'm thinking of getting a PCB put on the bottom of my desk so I don't have to worry about my garbage cable management anymore.
@CH-su5vj5 ай бұрын
@@RAFMnBgaming you could just tape cables to the underside of your desk
@RAFMnBgaming5 ай бұрын
@@CH-su5vj that still technically requires the management of cables.
@snizzol3 ай бұрын
Exactly ! 😂
@Arcade_Cat_5 ай бұрын
The amount of times James says “I’m sure it’ll work,” “hopefully that works,” and “I’m sure it’ll be fine”is very reassuring
@Furko085 ай бұрын
That's how you know he knows what he's doing
@berkeokur995 ай бұрын
I’m a bit surprised that these stuff actually work usually on first try
@gir489returns25 ай бұрын
I feel like a lot of James’ quotes would look great on a T-shirt. “Kinda jams in here.”
@RAFMnBgaming5 ай бұрын
to be fair it worked.
@deniskhafizov68275 ай бұрын
"You really shouldn't leave this unfused, but I'm just gonna leave it unfused"
@Nebbed2 ай бұрын
*Rest in pieces Parallel Port* *(1995 - 2024)*
@afan64Ай бұрын
It had a good time here on Earth. It's in a better bin now.
@blackfacegaming1915 ай бұрын
As a 12+yr iron worker/welder/fabricator/nerd, I see a lot of myself in you. Fellow nerd man to fellow nerd man, keep up the excellent nerd work Shit goes hard
@devkit05 ай бұрын
I'm so used to these kinds of things being all precise and formal. Seeing you grinding circuit boards, ripping things apart, patching things together with wires, then dumping ten kilos of hot glue in there and ending up with a working item is such a breath of fresh air honestly
@tezcanaslan28775 ай бұрын
Like someone else said in one of his earlier videos, James is a early 19th century surgeon. He knows what parts do and what he has to do, he just lacks some technique.
@ImprovSpeech5 ай бұрын
@@tezcanaslan2877I think it's less he lacks the technique and more he refuses the technique
@foorocker915 ай бұрын
This comment is everything I thought as well. Great work on this James!
@forgot7en5 ай бұрын
Nah. He has the knowledge and technique, but chooses to only show the knowledge while slapping shit together like an insane genius. It's like everyone is saying "please be careful" and he's like "ppffffffttttttfdtfftpfpt SURE KID" and just ruins your life with knowledge @@tezcanaslan2877
@moji38125 ай бұрын
Yeah
@Ericson7Official5 ай бұрын
This is an absolute cursed patchwork of a console but I can’t help but be amazed by it.
@floppydiscruler5 ай бұрын
It’s really is “that’s stupid. I LOVE IT”
@yuzukimiyazono63275 ай бұрын
1:41 PS: Oh you fixed me. James: HAHA it's time to rip it's guts out
@GooseWaffe5 ай бұрын
The way he talks about what he's doing puts me at ease and makes me realise, we're going to get the end result and i'm going to wait and watch it unfold
@toyotacorollaaltis86135 ай бұрын
James is the type of guy to have a disc drive scratch his game and not hammer the drive to nothing.
@janson29115 ай бұрын
You mean 1 grit the drive to nothing?
@DrBagPhD5 ай бұрын
@@janson2911no that's Wade's domain.
@21baron5 ай бұрын
Well, to be fair, he did used a GRINDER to work on it later, which it's a power play if I ever saw one
@21baron5 ай бұрын
@Forthakine well, yes, but I'm sure every electronic in a three mile radius was getting the message lmao
@dualitysDownfall5 ай бұрын
James is like a mad scientist for electronics instead of chemistry
@HarrysDogmalaysia5 ай бұрын
So a mad engineer?
@dualitysDownfall5 ай бұрын
@@HarrysDogmalaysia ...yeah!
@GoredonTheDestroyer5 ай бұрын
Like a drunken Tech-Priest who is also Australian.
@breadnaught37115 ай бұрын
Explosions & Fire/Extractions & Ire. Backyard chemist in Australia.
@NONAME_0985 ай бұрын
Nile red but tech
@bricksandpieces15 ай бұрын
Man I love these videos, nothing is careful, if you dont need it, rip it off, and hot glue everything. And the main peices are either free or leftover parts. I like this more than all these professional tech video's🤣
@Chezzygaming1232 ай бұрын
The SNES thinks its all fun and games until he whips out the ol' Angle Grinder
@nwojdak5 ай бұрын
James, you both inspire me and terrify me with your devil-may-care attitude towards electronics. I am in awe of your prowess
@zacharyhansen82505 ай бұрын
Devil does care. He wants to make sure everything stays working but his methodology is chaotic and evil.
@MacDonnellFTAA5 ай бұрын
That was 10 minutes and 54 second of pure carnage and I absolutely love it, I applaud your craftsmanship and knowladge towards electronics. That was sheer perfection.
@Games_for_James5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@MacDonnellFTAA5 ай бұрын
@@Games_for_James I've enjoyed every video both you and Wade have posted thus far, keep up the amazing work!
@powercage2 ай бұрын
I couldn’t look away.
@jcruz50505 ай бұрын
This man tears apart electronics with such confidence! I'm afraid to even look at an open PCB board the wrong way 😂
@OldVHSTapefrom-wo7qh2 ай бұрын
You playing Pepsiman made this video 100% better This, the portable Super Nintendo, that NES inside a NES cart... I really love what you do, and I'm looking forward to see what you will do next.
@Worrok5 ай бұрын
The only man to truly treat vintage electronics with the respect they deserve.
@TRIVIA52095 ай бұрын
I absolutely love “put a game in the cartridge slot”
@johnreskusich23243 ай бұрын
Excellent video. I love your storytelling. fast, economical, clear. I learned a lot about looking at things that I had too much reverence for. I am amazed at how many changes you can make, fire it up and it's still working. Thank you for sharing your project.
@Games_for_James3 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@manicmods5 ай бұрын
Wonderful work and summary!!! Love the upright optical. I made a VCR media center PC that was featured on Gizmoro a loong time ago, and used the VCR slot for pop out tray. You're inspiring me as I look around at unsuspecting hardware 😂
@KiraSlith5 ай бұрын
That was... the most horrifying and cursed console modding video I have ever watched. Great job James! Just a few weeks late for Halloween I'm afraid.
@Furko085 ай бұрын
The angle grinder is a very welcome addition to the videos. I hope to see more of it in the future
@Frank_Pods5 ай бұрын
I call it the 1 Grind
@mathewdeering5 ай бұрын
AND A YOITUBE STAR SIDE CHARACTER WAS BORN @@Frank_Pods
@gamerin123d65 ай бұрын
The angle grinder is James' version of the 1 grit
@Augnos5 ай бұрын
Angle grinder definitely needs a name!
@G-Cole-015 ай бұрын
@@Augnos one name i thought of was Disk Utility.
@user-ys3xl9sx9e5 ай бұрын
I honestly subscribed just because of how you are all about fuckin shit up and just running with it. The fact that this is your process and the end result works is fantastic.🤘
@lonnymoore26222 ай бұрын
LOL i love your channel i first found your channel wen you made the nes cartrage that plays nes games and even with the loop back its self . you had me laughing all day with how you take things appart destructively and rewire them to make them work again. keep up the good work .
@Portentous__5 ай бұрын
I feel like I'm watching a man perform open heart surgery with a wood axe I love this, please do more :)
@kimbryhagen5 ай бұрын
don't forget the hot glue :)
@photondebuger455 ай бұрын
And it working too because he's that good
@Kovaelin5 ай бұрын
And succeeding!
@David_Phantom5 ай бұрын
I'm impressed with how violent the modding can be and still, you know, work.
@RobertNowagarski2 ай бұрын
Found your channel last night I’ve got my new fix until i watch every video keep up the great stuff also I am so dumbfounded that you can smash things apart and still manage to make em work again
@skyr3x5 ай бұрын
Im in love with your approach of just ripping and tearing until it somehow works
@realmz5 ай бұрын
This was so much fun to watch. Every time he says this won't fit, I'd say to myself "surely he won't angle grind it" and he does 😂
@Cyman755 ай бұрын
Not always. Sometimes he also cracks parts into two pieces with his bare hands. 😂
@adez133 ай бұрын
The final product even looks like an angle grinder
@just_dizzy_emmensely5 ай бұрын
This whole video had me gritting my teeth, with my eyes wide and my heart racing. I could sense my own physical discomfort tangibly emanating through the room around me. I kept waiting for the moment when it all went to hell. The stress was so intense, I was sweating bullets. I got so scared, I almost called my mom to come pick me up. If chaotic evil was a retro gaming KZfaqr, this is that guy. Congratulations sir, you successfully made me uncomfortable for 11 minutes straight. ... Subbed. 👍🏻
@YesOkayButWhy5 ай бұрын
That'd be the bag.
@hargel38703 ай бұрын
Your channel brings me so much joy. I was laughing like a maniac the entire video
@theexcellerantonehypertone795 ай бұрын
This was one of THE BEST VIDEOS I have every seen 😊 really enjoyed the whole build process and was absolutely amazed by your skills
@joshuasims54215 ай бұрын
That disc spinning openly in the SNES cartridge slot is a thing of true beauty, Dr Frankenstein sends his regards.
@rickyboiiiii5 ай бұрын
As an engineer, I am absolutely horrified at how you did this. But I still couldn't stop watching it.
@CrimenesDiarios5 ай бұрын
@@juser-abuseras a puerto rican Im not American enough to understand both of you.
@johnboydojo5 ай бұрын
@@CrimenesDiarios HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Bloody Classic!! We have a winner!! 🏆
@NiwaFlan5 ай бұрын
Omg hi koishi pfp
@ducks5145 ай бұрын
OK larper
@xrtgaming20005 ай бұрын
@@juser-abuserò
@BadContentCreator1935 ай бұрын
1:47 “Don’t need that” *Metal clanging* 1:51 “Don’t need that” *Metal clanging*
@demonblade30185 ай бұрын
I just recently saw this content and I fell in love fast. Keep making this content. Its loved
@seanmckelvey66185 ай бұрын
You know that Simpsons episode where Homer tries to build a BBQ and it ends up looking like an absolute mess, but it's mistaken as abstract art? That's the sort of vibe I get from James' projects 🤣 Great stuff.
@Games_for_James5 ай бұрын
I nearly used that meme as the thumbnail 😂
@theyakkomanguy75225 ай бұрын
"That's one fine-looking Nintendo PlayStation. WHY DOESN'T MINE LOOK LIKE THAT?!"
@Games_for_James5 ай бұрын
@@theyakkomanguy7522 It actually turned out looking way better than I expected 🤣 so I didn't use that meme
@seanmckelvey66185 ай бұрын
@@Games_for_James Mate, aside from the disc drive just sitting in the cartridge port I thought she was an official unit. 😤
@voca-chan79535 ай бұрын
I love how the disc drive is sideways and in the air. It looks so awesome. And as a bonus, you can tell when the PS1 authenticates the disc!
@PlutoTheSynth5 ай бұрын
how can you tell that?
@voca-chan79535 ай бұрын
@@PlutoTheSynth The disc will start speeding up as it reads the wobble groove near the spindle hole.
@nickwallette62015 ай бұрын
@@PlutoTheSynth It speeds up. The first check (for the region-coded wobble) is done at a lower speed.
@PlushiePower4 ай бұрын
idk why but like, your voice is just nice to listen to so all your videos are super rewatchable to me😭
@zacforrest4 ай бұрын
this is so chaotic, omg but so cool to see you can know what your doing and fly through this compared to everyone else who makes It seem like such a big deal.
@TheMaristBoy5 ай бұрын
The sudden cuts to power tools just grinding away at sensitive electronics is just *chef's kiss*
@thegingineer05 ай бұрын
The blend of chaos and ingenuity is like hearing a symphony played entirely by airhorns.
@solidsnakeandgrayfox5 ай бұрын
Or a shit ton of kazoos
@mistaecco4 ай бұрын
Honest to god, this is inspirational to me. I get stuck in "Project deadlock" on a regular basis, and it helps to see how to complete a project. Not everything has to be elegant. Not everything can be parametric and perfect. If it works, it achieves the goal. Youre a chaotic bastard, and you're a genius.
@mathewdwhite5 ай бұрын
This is so relatable. Exactly how my projects go. The idea of being perfect is there but I get impatient and just go for it!
@gc61855 ай бұрын
This channel has unironically helped me so much in my own pursuit of electronics repair. Seeing the absolutely mad way James works eased so much of my anxiety and now I'm actually able to get things done instead of worrying about being overly precious with them lest they be ruined by anything other than perfection. You'd think any video in which an angle grinder was taken *multiple times* to a motherboard would be anxiety-inducing, but it's really quite the opposite.
@AdamIsUrqed5 ай бұрын
James is the epitome of what I feel an engineer should be. Overlords: "We need this to do that and another thing" James: "On it. Doin' it. Done" Overlords: "It does exactly what we want it to, but it's not marketable" James: "Designers make twice what I do. Send'em my love"
@vos55795 ай бұрын
This is my new favorite thing on the internet. Please do more! I’ve subscribed! Haha
@networkrage5 ай бұрын
Everyone tip toes around these things so delicately and james just out here snapping boards and grinding off bits 😂😂 love it
@SonicManEXE5 ай бұрын
I love how James is the (relative) voice of reason on Garbage Time, but in reality he just matches Wade’s energy 😂
@matiasaguilar250026 күн бұрын
He's as competent at electronics as wade is at drumming, and just equally chaotic. It's easy to tell why they're friends
@ietonewowoi30535 ай бұрын
I love being a technician and seeing him have absolutely zero regard as to if he’s breaking something or not
@X73935 ай бұрын
You should be working with all those video game companies because you’re pretty smart especially with those parts etc! Nice work 😮
@ChazYocom12 күн бұрын
I would actually like owning something like this, something about a custom one of none console is just fascinating on its own. Great job on this, even though it was hobbled together, it works great!
@RAFMnBgaming5 ай бұрын
I feel like I'm watching a chef. Not one who follows a recipie but one who can feel in his soul what the dish needs.
@thewiseoldfox4 ай бұрын
The best kind
@possibly_ben4 ай бұрын
and then proceeds to dump a kilo of cocaine into the pot
@RAFMnBgaming4 ай бұрын
@@possibly_ben If it's what the dish needs...
@SquickWorks5 ай бұрын
Finally someone who mods with all the same mouth-foaming, rabid urgency, recklessness, and horrifying amount of hot glue that I do. This is spectacularly grotesque and you've earned yourself a sub only like 45 seconds in. Well done mate
@hybo91595 ай бұрын
Well, thats a realy nice combination of ideas! The outside spinning Disk is most impressive.
@jamesmckissick25322 ай бұрын
Your mods simultaneously bring me so much joy and so much sadness. You're a mad scientist.
@GaminylGames5 ай бұрын
James GameSpot posted an article about this on the front page! Congrats man!!!
@Games_for_James5 ай бұрын
Oh wow!!
@matmatician75 ай бұрын
Just saw an article on GameRant about your Frankenstein creation, James! And I say "frankenstein" with the utmost respect, it was truly incredible to watch you just brute force this endeavor with sheer knowledge and circular saw skills.
@TsarempireYT5 ай бұрын
I have taken part my old Super Nintendo a couple times just to look around and I was sooooo careful, then I watch you rip both the ps1 board apart and destroy and hot glue the plastic on a famicom and it mortified me yet I couldn’t stop watching, you have earned yourself a sub
@IneptOrange3 ай бұрын
I am 99% sure a PS5 would instantly set ablaze on contact with a screwdriver
@endeav0r_495 ай бұрын
I was terrified when the angle grinder came out the first time, and then horrified when it started cutting the boards, but all in all i was amazed at the results, can't argue with those
@ProfWereW5 ай бұрын
That's just a big dremel
@NemesisTWarlock5 ай бұрын
This is the most terrifying piece of electrical engineering I have ever witnessed in my entire life. AMAZING.
@keiranmacdonald49805 ай бұрын
I love the chaos of this! Need more of this!
@HcCh-sm8kk3 ай бұрын
To see him destroy parts and pieces that he don't need then put together the rest to have it working again is amazing. Is rough watching this entire video but great work.
@user-qb3pt9im9j5 ай бұрын
I know someone is a master at their work when they can do it as careless as he does and still make something way better then most people can.
@RestoreTechnique5 ай бұрын
This guy makes custom builds like he has a 2hr time limit 😅 Love the disk drive in the snes slot 😚🤌
@elektriktoad25 ай бұрын
Great British Bakeoff but for console modding? I would watch that
@moarjank2 ай бұрын
This was my first time seeing someone anglegrind a PCB. that it works inspires me to continue my franken-vr project.
@Heyworld214 ай бұрын
This is really cool. I would suggest putting a protective cover on the disk so they don’t get damaged by outer things
@hayder06875 ай бұрын
very epic, the cd drive sticking out the cartridge port tho is too funny man 🤣
@tbx10245 ай бұрын
That AC-voltage power switch is terrifying. Cursed, amazing piece of work!
@deniskhafizov68275 ай бұрын
Actually, now this switch is commuting a lot less current than usual.
@H3wastooshort5 ай бұрын
@@deniskhafizov6827the current is fine, but the 230V arcing might fuck it up
@nticompass5 ай бұрын
Old computers used to use "AT power supplies." Those also had the mains A/C voltage going through the power switch!
@H3wastooshort5 ай бұрын
@@nticompass yeah, but this one might not be rated for mains voltage, given that it is only supposed to switch 9v (or 12, cant remember)
@carlsandburg48605 ай бұрын
That’s hilarious just in concept / writing lol. Really awesome build and hot glue respect!
@captainslow52995 ай бұрын
The way you grind, yank and glue everything apart or together, I thought this was going to be a joke video... Big respect that this thing actually works, thumbs up!
@exidy-yt5 ай бұрын
Holy crap this is the jankiest, most fearless retro DIY i've ever seen, and I am hooked!! Cant wait for moar!
@michaelmcbride25105 ай бұрын
I fixed a destroyed Panasonic Q in a similar way. I shoved a spare gamecube board and a laptop psu in it. This vid makes me feel better about my Frankenstein build! Great work!
@TheBloodyBarron934 ай бұрын
Awesome video I love the Frankenstein approach
@xxel_manco_de_fortnite64xx845 ай бұрын
There is so much knowledge applied in this video or that is how I see it, very interesting and incredible, good video
@jorgerincon68745 ай бұрын
It's so mesmerizing watching this guy gut those components with such confidence 😂 Looks like a modding Speedrun, with how he just power saws everything
@woofy19885 ай бұрын
I wish I had the same amount of confidence in myself that James has in hot glue
@TheSkaldenmettrunk5 ай бұрын
It hurts to see this but I quite like the result. The spinning disc on top looks really cool.
@quest4best5 ай бұрын
This video is great man. Really like how you did everything from the editing to just putting this console together. Lol I'm going to check out your float plane! I would also possibly love help with some modding. Thanks for the great video!
@Games_for_James5 ай бұрын
Thanks! Hope to see you on Floatplane! I’m glad you liked it! As far as modding help, keep high voltage safety in mind then just give it a go, if you arent confident with something look up tutorials. Also don’t be put off if you get to the end and you’ve completely destroyed your device. Learning is the valuable part.
@quest4best5 ай бұрын
@@Games_for_James great info! Very true, learn more through mistakes than success
@JoyRender5 ай бұрын
James turned into dankpods at 10:26 just so we could have the full Pepsi man experience. truly the best creator of our time
@dujeduje17805 ай бұрын
Ah yes, we all have a sony playstation in a toolbox
@seanmckelvey66185 ай бұрын
there's a power supply board from an og XBOX in my toolbox 🤣
@KungskyrkanMolndal5 ай бұрын
How the hell did this work? I loved the zanie way you bodhed this amazing thing together. Well done!
@ActuallyAFungus2 ай бұрын
This embodies everything that I love about tinkering and modding. Glorious. Simply glorious.
@damnson6665 ай бұрын
love this channel. James is making the whole process to look like absolutely carnage while same time skillfully building something amazing.
@Deadgirl975 ай бұрын
He's just so chill for how chaotic his work is. "Oh well I kind of messed up doing this crazy thing, let's do another crazy thing to fix it!"
@UnknownZ3bra2 ай бұрын
That turned out looking really cool !
@pongopea5 ай бұрын
the fact james can selectively break stuff and end up with projects working perfectly fine shows that he actually knows a lot more than you'd expect at a first glance
@tjeerdtrekkie10305 ай бұрын
This video was such a joy to watch. The way you just slap, throw and cut through the hardware and electronics without a care in the world because you know what you're doing anyways is super enjoyable to see
@caskye19505 ай бұрын
Your calm voice betrays the absolute carnage I'm seeing on my screen.
@jdbarker322 ай бұрын
The way you break some of the pieces off is like a train wreck, in that I can't stop watching it. 😂
@MortallyBane4 ай бұрын
This is the most chaotic DIY console restoration video I've ever seen and I love it.
@alexsudati5 ай бұрын
In a sea of highly produced "clean" restoring/retro videos seeing this chaotic "careless" mess is very refreshing. At first I was baffled and then it hit me: "This is real life, this is what I would do (minus the glue gun, we don't like each other)." I got so used to the silent, ultra minimalistic productions that it made me think that that's how it should be, BUT NO! And for that I thank you and you got a new subscriber
@MaxSparta5 ай бұрын
On top of the absolutely chaotic way James somehow manages to get this working despite only using glue and a circular saw, i do also love watching him develop as a content creator and become more and more characterful with each passing upload.
@dylanwahrheit8725 ай бұрын
I showed my dad this vid and he said, "That's the hackiest motherf***er i've ever seen" and he is an electrical engineer. But I have to agree. Angle grinding not just the case but the motherboard, ripping off unused components, and using a 9V switch to break main. I literally had to lie that you were joking to my dad he was actually horrified. Never in my life have I ever scene every ribbon being a slice of a bigger ribbon or soldering to different ribbons together they brake if I look at them the wrong way. I don't think theirs's an inch of this console not held together with hot glue which is impressive and horrifying. I can't wait for the next video. I've never quite seen anything like this. The crafty way you get away with using all the wrong things is insane.
@okname53355 ай бұрын
im always impressed by jamses precision tooling and design