I Restored This $5 Ebay Junk Gameboy Advance. It Used to be Blue

I Restored This $5 Ebay Junk Gameboy Advance. It Used to be Blue - Retro Console Repair

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I found this ruined Gameboy Advance for $5 it was sold as junk and it doesn't work. It is extremely yellow. The original color was transparent light blue called Glacier. This sort of projects are always interesting as I never know if the console has been completely destroyed on the inside or if it has only a small issue. Check out also my Gameboy t-shirt design, I will remove it from the store at the end of March: teespring.com/dmg-01-gameboy-...
I started the restoration by trying to get the power on. First I tried to clean corroded the contacts. To do that I needed to desolder the top of the switch. New switches can also be bought online if you just prefer to change it. After opening the switch I used isopropyl alcohol to gently clean the contacts. If you can't desolder it you can try to get isopropyl alcohol in the switch and then turn it on and off multiple times (with no batteries) similarly to what I will do with the volume wheel. However I think this is not as good method because it only spreads the dirt on on the inside rather than removing it. Once I got the power on I noticed the volume wheel didn't do much. It occasionally got some contact and turned the volume louder for a brief moment. I thought that it may have the same issue as the power switch. It was so this was very easy fix from the "technical" point. These were the only functional issues I found.
I also removed the yellowing from the plastic shell which was supposed to be colorless. For this I used the same retrobrighting method as always. H2O2 and UV-light. Full tutorial here: • How to remove yellowin...
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@jjvictor66 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine how many stuff you lost as "broken" and the whole problem was just cleaning the on/off switch

@ZY-mu2sk 4 жыл бұрын

I know, we hv this place where we help peeps fix stuff they are gonna throw away, and surprisingly a lot of them could still work after being cleaned and some parts reconnected.

@MsLaetitia26 3 жыл бұрын

I had to throw away many headphones cause i couldnt fix the weld without equipment. I tried to bring them to stores but none wanted to do it. Had no choice but to replace them. Everything was much easier to fix back in the day. Now the first word you hear from a repair shop is to buy a new item. And it's like they're train not to fix it completely

@mountainstream8718 3 жыл бұрын

@@MsLaetitia26 exactly. my ps2 has been broken since 2011/2012 and when i took it to the reparation guy he said i should just forget about it and get a new console because ps2 is outdated anyway and no one is going to waste their time trying to fix that. i'm over 20 now and still love that thing no matter how outdated it was. and now i think it's lost somewhere when i moved to a new place. 😔💔

@me30000 3 жыл бұрын

My wii stopped working one day (this was pretty early into the Wii’s run, long before Wii U) and now that I know that could’ve been the problem, I feel vaguely injured

@memelord7567 3 жыл бұрын

Yes a ton of electronics aren't even broken they're just to dirty to work

@Komodo867 4 жыл бұрын

My life's not working, I'll try to clean it with isopropyl alcohol.

@aceykiwi5877 4 жыл бұрын

Did it work? I'm getting beat by my husband. I want to try too.

@v0idspamz636 4 жыл бұрын

this could totally be one of those wavy 3d text memes

@Zerotwo-ks8rg 4 жыл бұрын

@@aceykiwi5877 oh no

@SSingh-nr8qz 4 жыл бұрын

Alcohol fixes most things. Both in the workshop, and in personal life.

@incog0956 4 жыл бұрын

Try ethanol, that usually works

@coflyerinc.9367 2 жыл бұрын

“Apple then watched in horror as he fixed his iPhone instead of getting a new one”

@MistedMind 2 жыл бұрын

*Apple sues him for repairing his own device, instead of buying a new one. Louis Rossmann can sing a song about this :P

@SoupyMittens Жыл бұрын

*angy apple noises*

@leviathan7627 Жыл бұрын

I WANT MY DANG MONEY! -Apple

@MartinNotFound 11 ай бұрын

apple broke my dad's iphone 7 with an update just so he got a new one

@MCbite21 7 ай бұрын

Hahahahahaha

@electrocast 2 жыл бұрын

Used this as reference when cleaning my own ice blue GBA & replacing the old shell with a clear indigo one instead. I love every video you do!

@therecreationalguru7323 4 жыл бұрын

This is what my parents see when I switch HDMI’s so they can watch a movie

@DECimotA 4 жыл бұрын

Literally my mom when she asks me to change it from movies to TV or vice versa

@DECimotA 4 жыл бұрын

I guess? I’m saying that my parents do the same thing, basically. My mom never bothers to change the HDMI and always makes me since I’m so good with it because I can change the upstairs TV from Xbox to TV to Switch easily.

@-izzy-131 4 жыл бұрын

VirtualDude 728 weird flex but ok

@Azazel0183 4 жыл бұрын

xd fr

@sixstring4718 4 жыл бұрын

VirtualDude 728 fucking idiot why don’t u have a PlayStation but an Xbox And you better have Cuphead (game) on the switch

@Rin57494 4 жыл бұрын

20 years later "I Restored This $5 Junk Nintendo Switch"

@point6850 4 жыл бұрын

If humanity lives that long

@point6850 4 жыл бұрын

@Ranz👻 true

@splay.5741 4 жыл бұрын

point, they will live a long time, believe me.

@ry0usama511 4 жыл бұрын

@Ranz👻 don't say that u make me sad 😔

@howie3750 4 жыл бұрын

80 years later: I fix playstation 34 as junk for 5 dollars

@enigma105 2 жыл бұрын

I remember when I was a kid. I dreamt of having this game boy. I was so jealous of my class mates that had one of this. Unfortunately we were very poor to buy one. I currently owned a ps4 after saving 2 years. I bought one used and it was one of the best money spent for my self.

@BaconFaceMcGee Жыл бұрын

It’s amazing how repairable those things are.

@JustADioWhosAHeroForFun 4 жыл бұрын

Give this man some dinosaur bones, the next day his house will become Jurassic Park

@flitchi. 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent !

@nwoagent5411 4 жыл бұрын

@nihilmr 4 жыл бұрын

Just A Dio Who's A Hero For Fun muesum for the family, literally

@KabutoRyu 4 жыл бұрын

dafuq hahaha

@uninformed2167 4 жыл бұрын

I wonder why you speak about dinosaurs...

@OlaftheGreat 3 жыл бұрын

There's just something I love about old, unwanted tech being given a second chance at life

@navras2006 3 жыл бұрын

its kinda magical, right

@moa9188 3 жыл бұрын

Odd: im about to start this guy an new career

@HisVirusness 3 жыл бұрын

@yaskween Sold as junk for $5.

@insertsmthhere8204 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@zennyblades 3 жыл бұрын

But i want it.

@cameronharris8848 2 жыл бұрын

These videos relax me to no end. Thank you for your simplicity and quietness

@DangerWifeDodd 3 жыл бұрын

I remember finding your channel nearly 3 years ago and binged all your videos in one day. I knew you’d blow up, now i have so much more to watch. I’m so happy for you.

@calfeggs 4 жыл бұрын

Can we take a moment to appreciate that this thing still has its back cover..

@christiangarizio7587 4 жыл бұрын

Right? Lol Mines been missing for longer than I can remember

@dimebag_jack105 4 жыл бұрын

I have one that works perfectly. I just don't have many games

@KaityKat117 4 жыл бұрын

Judging by how it was unaffected by what I can only assume is decades of cigarette smoke, the owner prolly did lose it. And then found it only just in time to sell it.

@martijn439 4 жыл бұрын

@@KaityKat117 nah, the sun changes the color of them, maybe cigarette smoke too but who would lay this next to the smoke?

@thelegendkillersshittyduff1335 4 жыл бұрын

@@KaityKat117 don't you mean probably dude are you that fucking lazy with your spelling or god forbid can you spell the word probably

@weebwacker6919 3 жыл бұрын

Literally any game console known to man: *breaks* This guy: “come, this is no place to die”

@darkwindsage 3 жыл бұрын

Heroes never die!

@ei7945 3 жыл бұрын

Hah, memes, love em

@kitkat5565 3 жыл бұрын

Spartans never die, they respawn

@kitkat5565 3 жыл бұрын

Yes ik i misquoted it for a jke

@michaellovely6601 3 жыл бұрын

Odd Tinkering is the Lawrence Joel of restoring broken game consoles and antiques to their former glory. Lawrence Joel was a medic in the US Army during the wars in Korea and Vietnam. On November 8th, 1965 Lawrence became well-known for having saved many lives of the 173rd Airborne brigade during Operation Hump in Vietnam's War Zone D despite being severely wounded himself. After having been treated in Saigon, South Vietnam and in Tokyo, Japan; Lawrence was awarded the United States Medal of Honor for his actions, making him the first living black man since the Spanish-American War to receive such a high recognition. Lawrence retired from the military in 1973 and died eleven years later in 1984 at his home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina from complications stemming from diabetes.

@GreatGatzB 2 жыл бұрын

First time I’ve ever seen “atomic purple” ACTUALLY look even vaguely purple. Inherited this exact GBA from my sister and now I want to retrobrite it...

@hawkfeather6802 Жыл бұрын

The shell on this one is Glacier blue. Good luck on fixing yours!

@GaryIsFound Жыл бұрын

I managed to buy the Glacier Blue counterpart for $8 at a thrift store and it works like a charm lol

@GaryIsFound Жыл бұрын

(No fixing needed and I had the original battery cover)

@jameswaller50 3 жыл бұрын

Love your restorations. No annoying talking and no whacking in a PS5 emulator and Super HDMI cable, just pure restoration.

@CynthiaGonzalez-nh9rb 4 жыл бұрын

The shaking with the "this has not happened before" XD

@omegaman116 4 жыл бұрын

i looked a long time for this comment xD

@Vanxxy_ 4 жыл бұрын

Then drops it in frustration

@chef_ludplayz 4 жыл бұрын

when was that

@samkilledyou2508 4 жыл бұрын

@@chef_ludplayz 13:07

@chef_ludplayz 4 жыл бұрын

@@samkilledyou2508 thanks

@neptune3161 3 жыл бұрын

its wild that a lot of the time the devices are literally just dirty

@preposteroustoast 3 жыл бұрын

My dad took his gameboy into the service, he ended up getting his leg blown off by a bomb, but the gameboy, still in his pocket, was still working. I now use it!

@linkthehero1234 3 жыл бұрын

good to know...?

@preposteroustoast 3 жыл бұрын

@@linkthehero1234 Im just saying that often times they still work, and are very durable.

@late_8106 3 жыл бұрын

Game boy = Nokia

@WilliamBruhhh 3 жыл бұрын

@@preposteroustoast Awesome

@AndrewJamesDaniel 2 жыл бұрын

This channel has become my new favourite - watching this is both mesmerising and inspiring! I want to do this for myself!

@95Civictuner Ай бұрын

Having watched a number of your videos so far, I find it amazing how resilient these game systems are. Just some TLC goes a long way. Great content!!

@raz0229 4 жыл бұрын

Someone: **selling this junk on Ebay thinking its useless** This guy: _Hold my isopropyl Alcohol_

@DanielFerreira-ez8qd 4 жыл бұрын

Not really though

@kuon4813 4 жыл бұрын

Lol True.

@kuon4813 4 жыл бұрын

And you hold my animation

@NannaTheGamer 4 жыл бұрын

@Nero Redivivus why is it useless? xD it still works.

@NannaTheGamer 4 жыл бұрын

@Nero Redivivus ohhh

@thefamdex5156 3 жыл бұрын

me: *Broke my leg* also me: "I think it will work after i clean it with isopropyl alcohol"

@luistheugliestdude1909 3 жыл бұрын

I also use it on corpses, they don’t stink anymore.

@sexygarfield80 3 жыл бұрын

@Тити Мити it works like a charm

@luarosie 3 жыл бұрын

Have you tried resoldering it?

@haydensimper5744 3 жыл бұрын

What type? Beer, wine, molten aluminum?

@kirishimaejiro1425 3 жыл бұрын

The joke is nice but I don’t get why people are taking it seriously- he meant it as a joke cuz the guy cleans everything with isopropyl alcohol...

@striker0 Ай бұрын

This has always been one of my favorite videos from you man. Normally I'll watch it just to let my brain calm down after a hectic day, but this time around was different. I watched it as a reference to start repair work on my own GBA that I found while cleaning out my childhood home. So thanks a bunch for this video!

@kingdedede6853 2 жыл бұрын

It’s amazing how this guy never stops at a condition of working. He fixed the sound and made it work again, and that didn’t satisfy him. Keep up the good work OT

@Chakrashuriken 4 жыл бұрын

This is like the electronic version of that scene from Toy Story 2 where Woody gets cleaned and polished. I love it.

@unknownwill4th549 4 жыл бұрын

They need to add the music to it also like the one in toy story

@ozmagenesis 4 жыл бұрын

@@unknownwill4th549 You can't rush art

@unknownwill4th549 4 жыл бұрын

@@ozmagenesis ive never heard truer facts

@lootyoutube 4 жыл бұрын

top tier comment

@thedoublechip 4 жыл бұрын

This is a 10/10 comparison.

@lucaspullman1282 4 жыл бұрын

Console: is snapped in half This guy: *holding a toothbrush and alcohol* I can fix that

@ni.ko3869 4 жыл бұрын

is that a holes reference?

@lucaspullman1282 4 жыл бұрын

ni.ko386 no

@awesomemercerdude 4 жыл бұрын

My boy, anything can be fixed with alcohol

@asharazhar1506 4 жыл бұрын

lol yea

@romannichols1954 4 жыл бұрын

@weedconesuer 2 жыл бұрын

Hearing that *gling* on the start up makes me want to cry 😭 I miss my gameboys 😢

@scruggsgaming22 8 ай бұрын

It’s amazing how almost sometimes a simple fix and a little cleaning and scrubbing can bring your childhood back to life

@MyChainVVS 3 жыл бұрын

"This has not happened before" Imagine if he just went into a blind rage

@captaintitus7711 3 жыл бұрын

I'm laughing hard at that part

@navras2006 3 жыл бұрын

*something goes terrible wrong *oh no, wait a minute *it turns out perfect, even better t before ..this is so not my life

@sam_pnw 3 жыл бұрын

That protective film lived it's whole life and served perfectly

@CorneliusCob 2 жыл бұрын

Initiatalizing howtobasic.exe

@LunaProtogen 2 жыл бұрын

@@CorneliusCob Damn, you took the words right out of my mouth

@LukeCorreia 3 жыл бұрын

"this has not happened before" into "now it looks brand new" was the smoothest recovery i've ever seen

@sunchaser999 3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@heyitshunter8010 3 жыл бұрын

Timestamp?

@rainofkhandaq6678 3 жыл бұрын

@@heyitshunter8010 13:05

@izabelawilson 3 жыл бұрын

We can HEAR he smiling when the stuff comes to life. This is simply precious!

@queenmayz7728 2 жыл бұрын

After seeing many of your videos, I have grown fascinated with the idea of repairing gaming consoles myself. Where did you learn to do this?

@adam_a923 2 жыл бұрын

Anyone can do this, it's just a matter of testing components if need be and also cleaning is a major part of repair.

@ArlanKels Жыл бұрын

@@adam_a923 Tools, testing, practice, and probably a few videos or guides on how to do it initially. Soldering definitely needs practice, cause a bad soldering job can muss it up. Don't be a musser.

@hawkfeather6802 Жыл бұрын

@@ArlanKels Soldering is hard in the beginning. I'm just getting into it myself.

@braxinIV 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t know man, this looks iffy. *sees The Ducktor Never mind, we are in good hands.

@williamckinley 3 жыл бұрын

Haha! Amazing!

@SpringDavid 3 жыл бұрын

*yiffy (sorry had to, I'm ready to compensate for my war crimes)

@Kai-bz9ym 3 жыл бұрын

Ahahahahahahaha

@xzandergraves2413 3 жыл бұрын

God bless Jesus loves you, We have to give our worries to God and He will take them on himself because they only lead to bad things, Verse: "Don't give in to worry or anger; it only leads to trouble" Psalm 37 8 God bless Jesus loves you, Website: Womansday. Biblegateway.

@Kaplykos 3 жыл бұрын

@@xzandergraves2413 what Gameboy game is that

@meowmiator4875 3 жыл бұрын

Plot twist: He made this video to show off his Mario kart circuit skills

@miguelsire4446 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha xD

@somekidplays355 3 жыл бұрын

Mmmmmmmmmmmmh

@adriansowma9420 3 жыл бұрын

Oh no I suck at Mario kart 0-0

@DarkMoonRDZ 3 жыл бұрын

Damn...

@yt_rhmammut9157 3 жыл бұрын

I play it on ds

@nikinthemud 6 ай бұрын

its amazing how all these consoles that you restore used to be cherished by the person who first owned them only to be discarded in a few years and then, if lucky, restored and cherished all over again...I love watching your vidz! Great work!

@ashleywoedy9750 3 жыл бұрын

I’d literally pay you to fix my pink game boy advance square body, you did such an amazing job on this one 🙂

@LA_Lea3 2 жыл бұрын

I could do it. Just a matter of shipping. I just started an electronics repair/restore/recycle/customization business.

@LA_Lea3 2 жыл бұрын

I'm in the US. California

@luanbergsonbr0293 2 жыл бұрын

Gamer boy advance muito bom #subs Gamer play KZfaq PlayStation videos ?

@DaVeganZombie 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine being the guy who sold this... just waking up and seeing your old game boy look brand new after thinking you broke it forever ago. How amazing...

@allsmilesx0573 4 жыл бұрын

Right! Like I wonder if he buys the stuff and when restores em, does he send em a link to what he's done to them afterwards. That would be badass.

@grubi05 4 жыл бұрын

But in reality, the games you can play on gameboy are just washed up mate. Sure you can boost your nostalgia abit, but tell me after 20min you won't go back to playing a 10x better game on any smartphone today or pc, ps1234. anything is better then this little screen with 4bit coloring :P

@bigsmall246 4 жыл бұрын

@@grubi05 not to mention emulators. These things are collector's items though. A working unit is worth much more than a broken one.

@felixtreasurebuns9154 4 жыл бұрын

@@grubi05 not gonna lie man there is multiple games that I go back to occasionally and will play for well over 20 hours or longer depending how much you can do in the game, some game were just straight up gems.

@DaVeganZombie 4 жыл бұрын

grubi05 there are plenty of games that are still fantastic on that console. Graphics don’t mean anything, and if that’s your mindset I feel bad for you. Has nothing to do with nostalgia. Games are games. Fun is fun. Don’t project your crap too hard.

@RyanBarrett80 4 жыл бұрын

The best part is he doesn't talk... I enjoyed every second of this video.

@Lee-wb5yx 4 жыл бұрын

he doesn't talk but says enough through text for those who wants some interaction to understand him

@joejoemartinez6059 4 жыл бұрын

That's ASMR. For tou

@eveshirley 4 жыл бұрын

The only thing that it bothers me a little bit is the scrubbing part but I enjoy every second of this video ♥️

@sleepy_llt3307 4 жыл бұрын

@@eveshirley But scrubbing sound is so satisfying 🥺🥺

@TexasGreed 4 жыл бұрын

There's one where he screams as loud as he can randomly for no reason. Scary as fuck.

@coflyerinc.9367 2 жыл бұрын

Guy on eBay: “you literally can’t fix it it’s way beyond repair!” This guy: hold my isopropyl alcohol

@hunvignac635 2 жыл бұрын

I like that one😂

@janinepage4420 2 жыл бұрын

That's right

@shadrawdragon6560 3 жыл бұрын

Its such an impressive feat, watching him take these things apart with such tender care and maling them good as new

@BimbesKhan85 3 жыл бұрын

Here I am, a 35 year old grown up, binge watching someone clean retro devices for no reason. Please keep up the great work, my friend!

@StevenoftheDead 3 жыл бұрын

Don't you also get the itch to try this for yourself?

@BimbesKhan85 3 жыл бұрын

@@StevenoftheDead Great question! Interestingly not really, no.

@JustAryo 3 жыл бұрын

Hello,SIR

@eijirokirishima3281 3 жыл бұрын

I'm here binge watching this at 25 here! 😅

@joepeters8746 3 жыл бұрын

get a job a lazy potato

@toygertiger5504 4 жыл бұрын

Things I’ve learned from watching this guy: Isopropyl alcohol can definitely fix way more than I thought

@OtakuTemmie 4 жыл бұрын

I used it to clean my n64 when it would keep freezing

@kevinmiranto4396 4 жыл бұрын

Mythic Heart can it fix my life?

@franchescang3623 4 жыл бұрын

Kevin Raz yeah, just drink it

@shazaoza95 4 жыл бұрын

and that it even existed in the first place

@shazaoza95 4 жыл бұрын

@@kevinmiranto4396 No it can't,Get your life together yourself you call that a useless DIY

@OZdoesArt Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video! My GBA gave up the ghost recently and I was worried that there wasn't anything I'd be able to do to fix it. Remembered seeing this video before , bought a tri-wing screwdriver, cracked that sucker open, and sure enough all I needed to do was clean the power switch.

@jakebello7988 Жыл бұрын

I like how even after he technically got it to work perfectly, he thought "That's not good enough. I need to go all the way."

@srantily8056 3 жыл бұрын

the person that sold him the gameboy: i want it back

@wasdasdf2745 3 жыл бұрын

lol

@Jizen 3 жыл бұрын

lol

@bigfootisreal9359 3 жыл бұрын

🤣

@manucarneiro 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@-Im-The-Superstar- 3 жыл бұрын

Tck, silly humans

@raijinmadapaka 4 жыл бұрын

I just love it every time he shakes his hands when he's mad 😂

@sarahsanchez150 4 жыл бұрын

I was scared what he was doing XD

@rizalinovera9898 4 жыл бұрын

Looks like hes doing the howtobasics style

@oocaeden 4 жыл бұрын

Rizalino Vera my thoughts exactly

@rizalinovera9898 4 жыл бұрын

Oh ok

@606Pixels 4 жыл бұрын

Omg, That arkham Knight pic tho

@adam_a923 2 жыл бұрын

It's so satisfying watching your videos from beginning to end.

@joyceadto289 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing channel with no bs ... Just pure fun and informative to watch

@user-us8hs1ml5p 4 жыл бұрын

Anything broken: This man: tis but a scratch

@strawberryfields9762 4 жыл бұрын

Monty Python😂

@kaitlyn148 4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@estellaruiz3125 4 жыл бұрын

Strawberry fields97 your bloody arm is gone! Also nice pfp.

@surferkat24 3 жыл бұрын

omg yaaaaaaas

@estellaruiz3125 3 жыл бұрын

Ps. Paul’s dead

@Gerard-oo8os 3 жыл бұрын

I can’t imagine how strained our eyes were back then when Gameboys didn’t have a backlight.

@sed8181 3 жыл бұрын

hehe, you didn't have the super ultra mega lamp w/ magnifying glass clipped on to yours. It was an insane aparatus that attached to the top of the gba that came up and over the screen. It ate AAs 10x faster than the system itself. I don't remember the actual name of the product so I made up my own lol.

@joniwesslin1494 3 жыл бұрын

Older handheld consoles from original Gameboy to more recent ones have serious modding communities that mod everything from backlight to batteries to sound in them. Some even sell them with mods. No need to try and make out stuff from non backlit screens if you don't want to.

@JavierEscuella1911 3 жыл бұрын

Then the gameboy advance sp came out

@myrealusername9998 3 жыл бұрын

sed8181 I think it had “boost” in the name, I remember seeing one recently at a retro gaming store

@fathomboy991 3 жыл бұрын

Back when I was a smol boi, the gameboy color had been out for a few months and there was this kiosk in the mall that sold third party nintendo stuff. I bought this super awesome glow in the dark gameboy light that was a bunch of bones, and the lamp itself was a skull. Good times bro.

@stingyringpiece 11 ай бұрын

therapeutically ingenious workmanship I could watch you all day infact i will!!! Inspirational

@hatchelsix6300 Жыл бұрын

Spectacular work bud. You are the best. Love all your videos, thanks for sharing.

@wadebastero6329 3 жыл бұрын

Q: What do we need when repairing electronic things? A: Isopropyl Alcohol and a toothbrush. Oh, a yellow duckie.

@ei7945 3 жыл бұрын

**chuckles** Duck- **chuckles again** ducktor! Baahahahahhaahahahah

@williamckinley 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely a screwdriver.

@dawsonhenry5558 3 жыл бұрын

Not just any yellow duckie THE DUCKTOR

@coldleaf4204 3 жыл бұрын

@@dawsonhenry5558 I thought you said impostor for a sec

@wasdasdf2745 3 жыл бұрын

hha

@AlexanderFort 3 жыл бұрын

I love how gentle he is. It shows he has respect for all these items he restores.

@eliotdelcray8642 3 жыл бұрын

True that!

@Its_Pronounced_Heezee 3 жыл бұрын

And it's also because most of these things are delicate as hell. Being gentle is a necessity for certain electronic parts.

@Eray2007 3 жыл бұрын

And not stupid obnoxious careless people

@rilladelacruz86 3 жыл бұрын

You mean he FULL RESTORES!! 😐

@kalesmart1 3 жыл бұрын

@@rilladelacruz86 you get a like from me for that, thankyou lol

@Deewreck1991 2 жыл бұрын

These are some of the most satisfying videos I’ve ever watched great job man you have definitely earned every sub you have

@AJ_bh 2 жыл бұрын

Man! It's very satisfying to watch this. I have a Gameboy in the same state. I really wanted someone to fix it that way.

@isreel8092 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen u restore lots of things very impressive. Maybe u can restore my parents failing marriage

@EvergreenNoi 3 жыл бұрын

You will need normal alcohol for that to be fixed

@idkmantsysbskfb 3 жыл бұрын

@@EvergreenNoi Lol

@1800mexicano 3 жыл бұрын

Flex tape'll fix that in a jiffy. Are your parents a canoe split in half?

@georgemill8822 3 жыл бұрын

@@1800mexicano first we need to cut them in half. A typical chainsaw should do it.

@supersaraqxz548 3 жыл бұрын

Have you tried a hot glue gun??

@SherLuvSuju 4 жыл бұрын

damn imagine having this guy for a family friend or relative when you're a kid

@sadiqjunaid920 4 жыл бұрын

I would give him all my stuff to fix

@bfosilver1924 2 жыл бұрын

I picked up an Indigo GBA yesterday that looks like it sat in a few dust storms. This video is going to help so much to clean and restore it!

@gabskazumi543 2 жыл бұрын

I just discovered this channel and it's magical (and relaxing) to watch

@darchee5452 4 жыл бұрын

this is what i expect when a console is "refurbished"

@brandonbrown5952 4 жыл бұрын

It’s what you’d expect, but not always what happens.

@aidancommenting 4 жыл бұрын

@@brandonbrown5952 Like, refurbished with duct tape? Just slap that stuff on your broken screen. There all fixed

@aviatorgamer3057 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine the person who sold him the Gameboy sees this and wants it back.

@WTF15TH15 3 жыл бұрын

@@taipeskmn6567 if it were me, I'd say "nope" In a very happy way, and then pour some isopropyl alcohol on him. I'm a dick, but that is my preference.

@adrianeaglez 3 жыл бұрын

@@WTF15TH15 yeah that is why it's not you. Comment degenerate

@DD-ce5fk 3 жыл бұрын

I'd smile and say thanks for not tossing it out. But offer to sell it back for $50.

@Dkbyy222 3 жыл бұрын

Eu não iria querer de volta. Eu teria vendido kkkk

@aldorod1123 3 жыл бұрын

@On God? This ain't tiktok but good try

@drgndemon20 3 жыл бұрын

There is something oddly therapeutic about watching you repair and restore old tech. Good job my friend.

@will_mcdermott 2 жыл бұрын

Glad theres people like this guy that repairs everything in the device and doesn’t just replace anything that doesn’t work. Only thing he replaces is a sheet of polarized film.

@weebovv3176 4 жыл бұрын

Oh god, are we really at the point where we're calling this a retro console? I feel so old...

@KaijaSchmauss 4 жыл бұрын

Same. I remember when these things were the new hot thing. I was maybe 7 or 8, but still.

@dimebag_jack105 4 жыл бұрын

@@d.r.656 was it the worm light?

@weebovv3176 4 жыл бұрын

@@d.r.656 That takes me back.

@goatprince1 4 жыл бұрын

The Game Boy Advance is nearly twenty years old, my dude. It's been considered "retro" for quite a few years at this point.

@gamermapper 4 жыл бұрын

DS is a retro console

@xXstifty509Xx 4 жыл бұрын

Nintendo needs to start making translucent handhelds again, they're so pretty.

@btjmrp 4 жыл бұрын

I agree! I once had a 3ds charger that was translucent blue.

@Urtbreh 4 жыл бұрын

You can buy the shells for the switch. They come in all the classic n64 translucent colors

@TheReeShow 3 жыл бұрын

@@Urtbreh they just don't have the same flare though. Nintendo did more than just make the case transparent. The bezels had texture and the hardware inside was coloured for the sole purpose of matching up with the transparent plastic. Even the button cushions had a complimenting colour. But most of these transparent body kits for switches seem to overlook that aspect for a quick buck.

@KevinCasasola2006 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheReeShow flare -----> flareon

@Soupus__ 3 жыл бұрын

Petition for translucent switch

@LameDudeKin 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a sucker for old console's. And seeing you fix them up after people throw them out like trash warm's my heart.

@MrMentalmotion 3 ай бұрын

This video was amazing and informative. The whole process felt like a chemistry class. I would pay top dollar for your services. I came along to youtube to see if its something I can do myself.

@NicholasKratzer 3 жыл бұрын

I have no idea why KZfaq suggested I watch gameboy repair ASMR, but I'm glad it did. Great stuff, I'm an immediate fan of the Ducktor.

@mustafae2115 3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@somedude5465 2 жыл бұрын

I don't either. I've never simultaneously hated and loved something so much I'm so conflicted lmao. I love seeing this get repaired but I can completely go without the asmr...

@Muhammad4life 2 жыл бұрын

never gonna give you up

@darthsonic4135 2 жыл бұрын

@@somedude5465 I don’t think it’s trying to be ASMR, though? Edit: like, these are just inherently soothing sounds that we’re going to happen in NY restoration video. The only thing that might make this ASMR specifically would be the way it’s edited. It sounds like you want a more “amateur” style vid. And what’s wrong with the ASMR anyways?

@randywindkoltgi.7910 2 жыл бұрын

@@darthsonic4135 The fact that this video is a surprisingly ASMR of the GBA its not bad, I happy know that others thinks the same thing. I'm going to replay the game because is so exciting.

@bozotheclown4165 3 жыл бұрын

In the year 2040: 'I restore a yellowed PS5'

@fyratvanoll3497 3 жыл бұрын

That i bought for 10$

@LucidTurtle 3 жыл бұрын

I wanna be notified when this happens

@juliansoria7733 3 жыл бұрын

Just imagine restoring that with everything inside of that

@Spoomis 3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't be surprised

@retroe3076 3 жыл бұрын

U can't. Todays technology isn't meant to be repaired

@-tweeomoz-1786 2 жыл бұрын

These videos are an inspiration to take better care of our stuff in the first place

@greglane501 3 жыл бұрын

The fact that it still had a battery cover is a miracle. My shit would break within the first 3 months every time.

@UltimateDillon 2 жыл бұрын

Bruh what were you doing to them

@greglane501 2 жыл бұрын

@@UltimateDillon I think I played with them too much so the little part that would clip into the console always fell off.

@saraklingenborg7897 4 жыл бұрын

The fact this used to be clear blue is mind boggling

@SirChubbyBunny 4 жыл бұрын

I would have thought it was atomic purple, but not blue. :O

@kaeggensen 4 жыл бұрын

@@SirChubbyBunny no Homunkulus is right. I have the exact same model and it is not atomic purple. Its a slightly blueish coloured translucent tint.

@WH250398 4 жыл бұрын

Michael Jackson used to be black. Wrap your head around that.

@kael5798 4 жыл бұрын

@Ozi Res cursed comment

@hestheMaster 4 жыл бұрын

It was called Clear Glacier. All others were flat solid colors.

@crazyflaps169 3 жыл бұрын

Its sad to think how many of these things in this condition are just thrown away.

@swampertbanka1 3 жыл бұрын

crazyflaps169 right? I actually had 2 friends give me their gameboys cause they thought they were junk & I was free to use em for spare parts, kept them years later & took the time to clean em. Now I have 3 working gameboys

@CorneliusCob 3 жыл бұрын

@@swampertbanka1 lol jokes on them now

@ElProf 3 жыл бұрын

@@swampertbanka1 I was inspired by this great channel but can't for the life of me find anyone who sells even busted gameboys for such cheap prices. Literally for the price they ask I could buy a fully functioning one 😂

@arispaparis69 3 жыл бұрын

My dad threw away my sega master system and my ps1 slim away because well idk what happened with the sega but with the ps1 he threw it away because its cable stopped working i was SO MAD the sega master system is a bit rare now

@arispaparis69 3 жыл бұрын

@@swampertbanka1 i wanna order one and fix it just to have a gameboy because theyre so cool because they are collectible but im a bit scared to fix it cuz i might break it o-o

@Tristown 3 жыл бұрын

I hope they repair every console and controller. These make nifty restoration guides

@lycoriselixir Жыл бұрын

You are an artist, man. Greettings from Chile!

@twitchesmodunionrep7049 3 жыл бұрын

Man almost threw hands when he thought the back sticker messed up

@rebeccaritchie-smith4857 3 жыл бұрын

It's the same door to you and your team to be there for the first to review the attached file for

@johnmatthews5876 3 жыл бұрын

@@rebeccaritchie-smith4857 Links might not work if HTML is deprecated. Zip files with encryption work best. The window to the team leader is similar but second review exe attachment or

@MrClarkisgod 3 жыл бұрын

Completely silent.... but I could feel the rage. He almost snapped it in half.

@noxumi7361 4 жыл бұрын

Brought tears to my eyes because I remember owning one of these as a kid during the early 2000's... Man time has flown and I can still reminisce all the fun times one little console gave me as a kid.

@ashlin_404 10 ай бұрын

I'm glad you kept the shell even though it may look bad. That thing itself tells a story about that unit.

@d05music17 2 жыл бұрын

Solid work man, restoration 10/10

@myksiealley 4 жыл бұрын

I love how some “broken” things are just dirty and can become like new with some cleaning. Wow! Your cinematography is getting so much better ♥️

@toeran6061 4 жыл бұрын

Mucho brokeno

@myksiealley 4 жыл бұрын

Cole Zuk well.. my point is it’s still workable and didn’t need to be thrown out, just cleaned.

@dragun428 4 жыл бұрын

Fixable but if you have all the tools you need

@DavidSHMatthews 3 жыл бұрын

This one made me kinda sad, I wanted one of these as a kid. Now I see they are all old and forgotten in a way. Time is a strange thing. Great video friend.

@damianvazquez9288 3 жыл бұрын

I know man.. I miss the good ol’ days..

@andrzejwanoski86 3 жыл бұрын

Ha. It was my dream. Living in poverty on the third world. Now it is just junk. And even then would be impossible to find one here to sell.

@ZazzilasArden 3 жыл бұрын

I still have my purple GBA from when I was a kid. I don't play it anymore but it sits proudly on my shelf as a piece of gaming history.

@xkleverkid 3 жыл бұрын

man it makes me super thankful to have owned one as a kid

@KittyKittyPeowPeow 3 жыл бұрын

@@andrzejwanoski86 Try swapmeets, they're usually pretty cheap.

@nathanenfinger9559 2 жыл бұрын

Yours and TysyTube are the main 2 I watch when it comes to this type of restorations

@luanbergsonbr0293 2 жыл бұрын

Gamer boy advance muito bom #subs Gamer play KZfaq PlayStation videos ?

@mr.e9371 2 жыл бұрын

Good job repairing, your awesome at knowing the knowledge of portable computers that you can play games on

@pidgeymessengerservice3696 4 жыл бұрын

Aaah yes, the original gba...even in perfect condition, you still can’t see the damn screen.

@FalcoMoment 4 жыл бұрын

Had to use those little plug in lights like the GBC because the space age technology of backlight wasn't put in

@nathans8178 4 жыл бұрын

I would have to sit under a bright light just to see what i was doing.

@meme4one 4 жыл бұрын

@@FalcoMoment I had one of these and an enlarging mirror combined. Amazing tech in those little consoles though, shame out the screen brightness.

@thelegendaryklobb2879 4 жыл бұрын

Sega did it right years before with the Game Gear

@cariad561 4 жыл бұрын

I have memories of long car journeys as a child where I'd be playing pokemon, and have to wait for junctions on the motorway to do anything because they were the only place that had street lamps.

@Malo9388 2 жыл бұрын

Dude your videos are great. Always makes me feel so much calm and peaceful. Keep up the good work! I wonder if there's something the ducktor couldn't fix...?

@OveqStories 2 жыл бұрын

world hunger

@deniseshephard3347 2 жыл бұрын

I love the Ductor and you Sir are great at restoring things

@emilioivanjimenezlopez5798 4 жыл бұрын

A dirty console somewhere in the world: does nothing This guy: *brushing intensifies*

@Orice11 4 жыл бұрын

Odd Tinkering: "Oh I'm not like HowToBasic at all. Some would say I'm the reverse."

@HeyitsBri_ 4 жыл бұрын

Orice11 nothing new under the sun.

@fight_and_die1573 4 жыл бұрын

Orice11 i kept expecting the guy to start breaking it at every second. HowToBasic has given me trust issues.

@carl_the_ 4 жыл бұрын

He is the exact opposite. HowToBasic aggressively breaks stuff, while Odd Tinkering calmly and carefully fixes stuff.

@superllama6768 4 жыл бұрын

HowToBasic throws eggs at things he doesn’t really break them

@carl_the_ 4 жыл бұрын

@@superllama6768 He mostly throws eggs at stuff, but he actually breaks them, actually.

@Airsign83 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been watching for two days and u are a freeking genius 😊

@moseslalmuanpuia8988 2 жыл бұрын

That's a pretty mint condition. I remember on my famicom that my most recurring problems were a torn rubber below the joystick buttons or a loose plugin port for the joystick that needed soldering.

@pirunkieli 3 жыл бұрын

I like how most serious problems of that Gameboy were fixed with just IPA and soapy water

@Lapwing1916 2 жыл бұрын

I’m Sorry That Name 🤣

@thinkablebaileylim6168 2 жыл бұрын

cursed yoda

@christianchase2889 2 жыл бұрын

watery soap*

@songshit2541 2 жыл бұрын

@@christianchase2889 this ain’t school

@crimsongamer2337 2 жыл бұрын

@@songshit2541 But it's the internet, so they'd to correct someone else's grammar just to make themselves feel better.

@ViveAzy.07 3 жыл бұрын

This proves alcohol can indeed fix anything! **drinks alcohol** **cries**

@LapasLamp 3 жыл бұрын

and rethinking life

@stoopidbeybladekid 3 жыл бұрын

Have a nice day

@giggityguy 3 жыл бұрын

Well there's your problem: you're drinking ethanol, CH3CH2OH. The alcohol that fixes everything is isopropyl alcohol, CH3CHOHCH3. If you drink enough of that all of your problems will be over soon enough.

@muptezelbayan7585 3 жыл бұрын

Türk müsün

@ViveAzy.07 3 жыл бұрын

@@muptezelbayan7585 what

@tomasbozzato 3 жыл бұрын

Your videos inspire me a lot thanks for sharing them

@jonathankirkwood8562 2 жыл бұрын

I like how you test each component as you go

@Mou5eBoy 4 жыл бұрын

There’s something kind of heartwarming seeing this specific gameboy that was forgotten and essentially junk come back to life at 5:14. It made me really happy to see it turn on again :)

@epicepicburrito2066 4 жыл бұрын

Who else is up at 5 o’clock watching this? I’m dead tired.

@yungmoneyklan9452 4 жыл бұрын

Epic EPIC BURRITO uh no

@aharr3437 4 жыл бұрын

Well then go to bed you insomniac *FUCK*

@manbeast 4 жыл бұрын

@Guraikam Hothi well at least your honest. Admitting to staying up like that is basically just aging yourself. Adults with jobs to go to and debts to pay can't afford to stay up all night watching someone fix garbage.

@chromosoze 4 жыл бұрын

im up at 5'clock in a different time zone

@Gildofaal 4 жыл бұрын

@@manbeast You know half of the world is in quarantine right?

@justliyah7412 2 жыл бұрын

The little rage and then the “ohhh just protection” made my day

@kairon156 Жыл бұрын

Very cool video. I look forward to seeing more. Just taking a quick look on ebay and darn retro consoles are expensive, even ones being sold for parts due to them being sold in bundles.