Let's Repair - Ebay Junk - 2x Neo Geo AES Systems For £21!

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Let's Repair - Ebay Junk - 2x Neo Geo AES Systems For £21! - SNK Double Deal

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Another "let's repair" Vlog where I document the fail/win process of buying faulty goods in the hope of an easy fix. This time I got myself 2 SNK Neo Geo AES consoles from ebay for a total £21.49 delivered. My original idea had been to break the consoles for parts as they were already partially incomplete and "faulty". One of them had a Universe BIOS chip fitted which I'd planned to extract and use in one of my MVS projects. But, before retiring the systems to the shed as parts boards, I decided to have a shot at fixing them. :)
Thanks for watching!

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@COBOL 11 жыл бұрын

Great job, man! It's always good to know that another original SNK beast was saved from the death!

@Zilkenian_Davenport 7 жыл бұрын

"You may be able to notice that" *screeching sound makes my ears bleed* Nope, didn't notice. Joking, I love your videos, and how you give life back into these old consoles and games. It's amazing.

@locked01 4 ай бұрын

Legend goes that a bunch of guys is still looking up and down eBay to find a NeoGeo AES that cheap.

@woodengamer 11 жыл бұрын

Awesome pickup! always fun to get a 'parts lot' and end up having it all working with just a little bit of effort.

@jhopkins1515 11 жыл бұрын

I can't believe you got these. I never get that lucky on eBay truly you are a master of your craft.

@KneeoGeeo 6 жыл бұрын

They were mine, bet the seller was neofusedgames or dreamcastgamer? I noticed when it said location chesterfield and then i saw the dumb fragile stickers on the box. If I knew the exact month you purchased them i could find your name and addy lol since at the time I was self employed selling video games. I had a huge neo geo aes collection of over 250 carts and around 20 consoles. All sold now. What a blast from the past. Glad you sorted them out bruv.

@UberMicroRepairs 11 жыл бұрын

I was hell bent on bidding on this and bloody missed it!! However now I know you got it, it eases the pain!! I'm just realy glad no spotty little scrote with a butane soldering iron and a burning desire to fix the world got hold of it!

@waynersmall1 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the quick reply. I found some corroded traces right above a chip. I tried cleaning them with alcohol but nothing happened. Then I followed a bad trace and soldered a wire directly from a leg on the chip and the end of the trace. BAM I got perfect audio. If anyone has this problem I suggest checking all traces even slightly discolored ones. It made me really happy that it was an easy fix for $90 broken system. Not quite as good as your deal though ;)

@1980sGamer 10 жыл бұрын

Wow. That's got to be the deal of the decade. You almost never see Neo-Geo AESs on ebay or heck, anywhere. Awesome stuff, and I hope you fixed them. :)

@mOczakowski 5 жыл бұрын

SWEET both Neos are back from beyond!!! Hoooray! =)

@Faginrs500 11 жыл бұрын

Great price and great ending. As Hannibal Smith used to say "I love it when a plan comes together!!"

@paulspydar 7 жыл бұрын

I would of filed a complaint with the post office, Btw , shows how much I like your vids, I forgot I had already watched & commented 2 years ago! )

@COBOL 11 жыл бұрын

What a bargain! 2 almost (and now fully) working AES for that price is awesome!

@taffowst 10 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fascinating

@Wormetti 11 жыл бұрын

Nice score! I hope you can fix the sound. Fragile stickers usually mean nothing. Most postage companies don't offer a fragile service, you have to pack expecting rough treatment. Ideally that box would have been full to the top with bubblewrap/peanuts/foam.

@notanfningain 7 жыл бұрын

I bought an AES Cart that had the same sound issue, quick clean of the connectors with some Isopropyl and it worked fine.

@ruisantos3117 8 жыл бұрын

I've been watching your videos for awhile and I was wondering what do you do with your spare parts, and if you would do a video showing your "inventory"?

@mattnorton9333 9 жыл бұрын

Lots of good info man. Thanks for this great resource and good luck with your future endeavors.

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you like em! :). I ended up playing the TG for a week or 2 then sold it. It's a great system but the UK version is basically locked into 50Hz mode which I really didn't like. I'm now on the look out for a JAP or US model to buy and RGB mod :)

@cl10k 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks for answering! You have a great channel - keep up your excellent work and good luck for your ebay hunting :-) Greetings from Germany!

@johnnygunz9295 10 жыл бұрын

@harry,the lcd screen is for the modchip thats in the xbox,its a optional purchase when you buy the chip

@SimmyBassline 11 жыл бұрын

Very well done mate, you have done it again!!

@P5ychoFox 11 жыл бұрын

I was watching these and debating with myself whether to bid or not. I'd love an AES but was certain that as the seller dealt in NEO GEO stuff that he'd have stripped the boards and they'd be beyond repair. AMazing price you got them for, gutted I didn't take a chance.

@jet5910 9 жыл бұрын

Did ace ventura deliver your package? lol

@plasticineformaldehyde9611 8 жыл бұрын

haha, good one. Jim Carrey rules!

@randomanon7040 5 жыл бұрын

Royal Mail, apparently the same thing though.

@random_gamer_guy82 5 жыл бұрын

Sounds broken, probably is,bet it was nice though!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

I genuinely thought they'd have been picked over and completely dead. A very nice surprise indeed! :) On closer inspection the UniBios install in the first console is the reason for the error screen. It's a total mess and needs redone/reworked. The cracked cart slot is the reason for the sound issues. The second console just needs that transistor replaced. Shouldn't be too hard to fix them both. I'll do an update when they're both 100% :)

@ald7140 8 жыл бұрын

You should get a tripod so we could see you working, really a shame you skip all the parts where you're fixing things

@DrLilo 4 жыл бұрын

What an amazing deal, great video!

@Kube3000 11 жыл бұрын

Love these videos mate, my favourite KZfaq channel by a mile. Please keep them coming.

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Not sure. But once they're fully functional again they should be worth a lot more than what I paid. They'll be a bare bones unit/replacement board.

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Best TV show of the 80's! :)

@darkinertia2 11 жыл бұрын

broken items when cheap are always worth looking at! i got a rare official ps2 neo geo controller for 20 bucks shipped out of japan and it wasnt even broken and not a scratch on it!

@notanfningain 7 жыл бұрын

I had noise like that with my metal slug, gave the cart connectors and the cartridge slot a clean with isopropanol and it worked fine.

@iangates8815 4 жыл бұрын

pretty savy , dealings , bloody brilliant.

@MrTechnoSqueek 11 жыл бұрын

Wow great stuff! I have been thinking about getting a Neo Geo CDZ myself

@Utoobyourself 11 жыл бұрын

Thats awesome find Martin...Nice!

@Arcadiality 11 жыл бұрын

What a F ing result for you. Nice video as always fella. I hear you on the AES Vs MVS argument. It borders on the ridiculous for the price of some AES carts.

@UnpauseandPwn 11 жыл бұрын

Awesome video man. Greetings from Fife!

@lordkaicer 11 жыл бұрын

nice hit you got there with those 2 consoles.

@NeonGenesisPlatinum 11 жыл бұрын

This is the best bargain i have seen!! Well done mate. I think the unibios chips are different for the MVS, depending on the motherboard they just plug straight in (socket type) and i dont think you need to solder wires?? Or am i wrong

@gavincurtis 9 жыл бұрын

Good thing they didn't end up in the hands of a scrapper wanting "all that gold".

@duskonanyavarld1786 9 жыл бұрын

The Dollar Guy I´d buy that for a dollar!

@FaSMaN 11 жыл бұрын

Amazing score congratulations!!!!

@cl10k 11 жыл бұрын

Hey Martin, I always enjoy your vids about more "exotic" (at least here in europe) consoles. What happened to your TurboGrafx? Even a short vid about your experience with it and your opinion would be really appreciated!

@shenmeowzo 11 жыл бұрын

thats fuckin terrible about the broken box. and its got 'fragile' stickers on and everything! man, they put their prices up, take the piss, then treat packages like shit.. GRRRR!! dude, you are a tech legend. what a result.

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude. Pretty happy with the outcome :)

@MrSiggler 11 жыл бұрын

What luck on those working as well as they are, eh? Awesome dude!

@RyogaXvX 11 жыл бұрын

I would love to see an update video on these 2 consoles in the future! ;D

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Those are definitely the best types of deal. You can sometimes just tell from someones auction listing that they either don't care or have no idea how to properly test something :P This occasion was just a very nice surprise. I thought I was only buying faulty parts boards! XD

@Ettornio 11 жыл бұрын

Wow, excellent work. What a deal! You could easily make like 150 quid if you resold them, right? Looking forward to your update video.

@MyCatTookOverMyChannel 11 жыл бұрын

Hope you still get to reply to this but I'd love to see you review android pc, your channel is getting to the point where you can send emails to them and ask for review units, you're great at it.

@PierreVonStaines 11 жыл бұрын

Bloomin' great pick up, you lucky bugger! ;o)

@KITT171 11 жыл бұрын

I bet you could get mine working maybe lol. Somone already said they could try, I just have to send it to them and pay to send it back to me, still haven't decided though entirely. Impressive.

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Another lucky win :)

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

I almost did the same :P . I was pretty convinced they'd have been picked over and 100 dead. Glad I took the gamble :)

@stephblackcat 7 жыл бұрын

So jealous. I would love to pick one of these up and a flashcart.

@guardianDogg 11 жыл бұрын

Wow man. Nice surprise video.

@DaveSimonH 11 жыл бұрын

Very well done, hope the profit on them helps you with other projects, or something boring like bills ;)

@GamerGuy51 9 жыл бұрын

Love this channel, it's like my crack.

@Hellwyck 8 жыл бұрын

+GamerGuy51 Leave your crack out of this ;)

@Hellwyck 7 жыл бұрын

***** What?

@ReviewUSA-ri5dv 7 жыл бұрын

Your BUTT CRACK

@villeuk 11 жыл бұрын

loving your channel and videos btw

@raylyd 11 жыл бұрын

Nice deal i had two once but i never had a cart to test them.

@321bytor 11 жыл бұрын

Great vid as usual. Well done

@cocacolaholic 11 жыл бұрын

excellent vid, subscribed! miss my neo geo

@Cptalbertweskerful 11 жыл бұрын

How ridiculous was that?! What an amazing bargain, you'll make a pretty penny out of those, I kind of ignored my AES after picking up most of the cheap games, MVS is so much more convenient :) As always, an impressive video of your skills :D

@denBlackie 11 жыл бұрын

Amazing find !

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Sometime I think fragile stickers have the opposite effect of doing what their supposed to :P. I saw that, nice catch! It surprising that Xbox consoles are still relatively valuable in Aus. Over here they're pretty worthless from a resellers point of view. I've accumulated a few over the years :) . Btw were you an active member over on XS at one time?

@evoGage 11 жыл бұрын

As usual, you managed to bag yourself a bargain!

@Wiitoo 11 жыл бұрын

Nice buys there, I was going to ask, if you would consider selling the big 'on' button and the slider (I found an AES at a car boot sales a few years ago, it was in pieces but as I found out it worked but was missing the two switches), no problem if you want to keep them, I also have a few ngage goodies I could trade if you prefer. Anyway, keep up the good work.

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

I just got lucky... again :P. On closer inspection that UniBios console will actually need a fair amount of reworking to put 100% right. But the other console with the bad PSU just needs one component replaced! :) Do you know exactly what's wrong with yours? Does it turn on at all?

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

I thought the same :P . I really only bought them for the parts and that UniBios chip to put in my MVS. I was surprised it went for such a low bid. Even more surprised the consoles aren't completely dead! :P Win some lose some I guess :)

@JBEEUD 8 жыл бұрын

It's kinda funny for me watching this because about 10 years ago I got one of these consoles from someone for $15-$20 US that wasn't working. Turned out the issue was a damaged GPU. Fortunately I managed to fix it, (won't go into details unless someone is really interested. It was not easy to find the issue or a solution to it.), now I have a working console with three games. I just need to find a controller or two... :P

@daniel070487 3 жыл бұрын

my experience with postage.the more fragile stickers you put on there, the more it gets kicked around.

@appletime20 11 жыл бұрын

both are fully working now

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Cheers! :) The prices for some AES games is obscene! Very cool console but prohibitively expensive :( MVS FTW! :)

@jjsquire706 3 жыл бұрын

Great video👍😁😎👌

@COBOL 11 жыл бұрын

Have you check the cable? If the cable is ok you have to check for leaking capacitor in the sound area of the mainboard.

@aljr357 8 жыл бұрын

Yeah that's what I'm going to do also is get a mvs at least I hope I can.

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks, dude! They still need a bit of work but still a good deal. I see you have internet again? :)

@chrispate66881 8 жыл бұрын

i'm so impressed.

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Once they're fully reworked and cleaned up they'll definitely be worth a little more than what I paid for them, that's for sure! :P

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I really appreciate that :)

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks. The sound is due to the cracked cart slot. Should be an easy fix :).

@Morgorath30 11 жыл бұрын

It'd be cool if you did like a quick "tutorial" on this led cartridge mod I saw on youtube using a the clear gameboy color cartridges. Just a thought.

@mechadrake 11 жыл бұрын

Just got two welding helmets from UK. Royal mail and Lithuania mail almost completely crushed both boxes too :) good thing these are not fragile. Do people in mail crunch boxes for fun or something? :D

@aljr357 8 жыл бұрын

I could just cry I've wanted a neo geo aes console since 1995 and I know I'll never be able to afford one unless I get it for under 200 dollar Canadian with a game.

@gato712 11 жыл бұрын

Nice ebay find :)

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@hardcoregamer5812 10 жыл бұрын

The problem I had with sound just happened when I played that game all my another games worked perfectly

@FaSMaN 11 жыл бұрын

Yup, but its not the greatest, 2mbps only, but for now at least its good enough to what the youtubers I like, will do a update video soon though :)

@9ElevenGamer 10 жыл бұрын

Looks like the sound cap's have died, you got a good deal.

@CeledonianError 10 жыл бұрын

waddya mean?

@9ElevenGamer 10 жыл бұрын

Decxstin Aplex The Capacitors connected to the sound chip, it's purely a guess, but Cap's are renound for dying out on older consoles.

@CeledonianError 10 жыл бұрын

9ElevenGamer Ohhhhhh ok thx

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

It would be cool to have an AES and a nice selection of good games. It would be even cooler just to have that kind of money to spend on video games :P . In reality I think it would just really bother me that I had so much capital tied up in just a few fragile game carts :/ . I'd rather spend the cash on a car or holiday etc :P

@pydpipper 11 жыл бұрын

lol, yes i would. let me know when you want got get rid of them and the price you want. would love to take one of these bad boys of ya hands.

@waynersmall1 11 жыл бұрын

Love all your videos. Modded my sega nomad after watching one. I don't have any sound on my Japanese Neo Geo AES. Any suggestions?

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

I'll let you know when they're fully refurbished and working again :)

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

I've worked with a few ex-postal workers in the past and some of their stories about what goes on in the distribution centers is pretty disgusting. So to answer your question, yes :(

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

No doubt! :)

@pas7680 11 жыл бұрын

damn you get lucky far too often, they came from just up the road from me too - caught me slipping

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks :). I'll drop you a PM when I get round to selling them :)

@planetmaxretroreview 11 жыл бұрын

nice one well done

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Sorry, recently I've been getting loads of people PMing me with technical queries looking for help. As a result I sadly had to disable PMs altogether on my account. There're literally not enough hours in the day for me to sit down, read, work out a solution then write out a detailed response to everyone's questions. I tried to in the past but many people were either outright rude to me or didn't even say thanks. It's nothing personal. Keeping up with video comments is hard enough! :P

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

You should look into getting an MVS :)