Let's Repair - Ebay Junk - NEC TurboGrafx 16 - PC Engine

Let's Repair - Ebay Junk - NEC TurboGrafx 16 - PC Engine - Epic Deal!

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11 жыл бұрын

Another complete "let's repair" Vlog of probably THE best deal I've ever scored on ebay! This time I snagged myself a faulty PAL TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine complete in original box with Blazing Lazers game and all the cables/inlays/paperwork. When I got the email from ebay telling me I'd won, I genuinely shocked. I think everyone else must have forgotten to bid or something! :P
I'm pretty unfamiliar with the system and know very little about it other than the videos I've seen from fellow KZfaqrs. I'd love to get some suggestions of games I should try.
Thanks for watching!

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@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

That's pretty cool :) . Thanks for watching! Make some vids of the stuff you mod/fix :-)

@MrTonloc32 11 жыл бұрын

I had this console years ago. Definitely a blast from the past. Had a handful of games that you could carry around, as they reminded me of credit cards. Appreciate the video.

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Well thanks for the super fast postage and awesome deal! :) This is the second item I've bought from your store and both times, excellent service! Cheers

@Ettornio 11 жыл бұрын

Excellent work, Martin! Looking forward to your pickups for this system.

@NeoTrggrTheGammer 11 жыл бұрын

watching videos like this made me want to take up learning electronic soldering. Thanks for making these videos

@MoonlitVibe 11 жыл бұрын

I was amazed by the quality of the console and packaging. I was about four or five when I got my first console, a NES, so there was no danger of me keeping it all in good nick but I had an older relative who kept his impecable. It makes me think that I had the right idea all along, after all two decades worth of pristine conditioning is great for the buyer buy only equates to around a tenner for the seller. I suppose it's more a lifestyle thing but it made me feel better about my habits anyway.

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

That's not a garbage bag. It's a grey self-sealing postal bag. You've never seen these before? Most big ebay sellers use them. You wrap whatever you're shipping in bubble wrap then pop it into one of these. Saves on postage costs, it's tamper/rain proof and same protection as a jiffy bag. Box wasn't damaged in transit.

@NeoTrggrTheGammer 11 жыл бұрын

haven't started yet but im going to start learning soon but seeing these kinda of videos makes me want to repair broken electronics like video game consoles. Yeah the reason was mostly to learn a new skill/hobby that could prove useful and fun at the same time. The idea came from watching arcade machine repair videos and my love of the old school gaming consoles

@whitehouseuk 11 жыл бұрын

It's like watching a Scottish MacGyver at work! Excellent! :)

@robstimrules 11 жыл бұрын

Very nice video as always, you got yourself a very nice addition to the collection

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestions. Some more titles for me to add to the list and check out :)

@JayArgonaut 11 жыл бұрын

Nice video, you definitely bagged a bargain there and all you needed to do was a bit of resoldering. Makes me wonder why the original service engineer who worked on the PCB didn't have a proper go...

@COBOL 11 жыл бұрын

Yeah! But it was later official released by Telegames in UK only and in very limited quantities. It's so rare outside the UK that I've never saw one in person! You had an amazing deal on eBay with this and thanks your repairing skills now you're proud owner of a "NEC Turbografx" (without the "16", that's the name of the US one). Great!

@StarLightNow 11 жыл бұрын

That was an amazing deal! Awesome find and awesome video.

@MrROTD 11 жыл бұрын

good find and good job fixin it, I had one of these when it was new, Bonks adventure games and Legendary Axe were really cool at the time maybe I shoulda kept my TG16

@Jessie_Renfro 11 жыл бұрын

That's cool that you got a fair price and was able to fix it up. I think it's interesting to see the inside of a video game console. That I wouldn't have the patience to fix them like you have. XD

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks. As far as I know they're pretty easy to mod. You can install a region switch and RGB output. They seem to be locked at 50Hz though sadly.

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude. I was a bit surprised to see the condition of the board given the excellent condition of the outside! It seems someone bought it new and then tried to do the region mod. Kinda lucky they didn't fry something in the process! At least it was only about 5 pins I needed to resolder and not 300! lol Will check him out, thanks for the suggestion! I'm going to give the RGB mod a try I think.

@JMC_90 11 жыл бұрын

Loving these video's mate :)

@projectzip 11 жыл бұрын

Just see you have a multi mega, i bought one from a car boot for £3. Couldn't hand over the money quick enough lol

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestions! I'll check them out.

@MrSiggler 11 жыл бұрын

Awesome, man! Not only a great deal, but the fix wasn't too difficult! I was surprised to see that the PAL Turbo-Grafx has an AV port... I had to mod my NTSC unit to get AV out. With an NTSC unit you'd need an over-priced expansion module called the Turbo-Booster to get anything but blurry RF out of it. Wish I could suggest a few games, right now I still only have just "Keith Courage in Alpha Zones" lol. Anyhow ;) Awesome job man!

@CursedTeardrop 11 жыл бұрын

always wanted one of these, i wish i had as much luck as you on ebay. love the repair vids keep them coming :-)

@bobbypaycheque 11 жыл бұрын

Great pick up and video as always. I live in North America and I have never even seen a Turbo Grafix 16 out in the wild. Guess we didn't get many of them. So enjoy it for all of us and you probably already know but there is a fantastic Castlevania game for the TG16 :)

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Most retro PAL consoles are set to run at 50Hz by default. This is why some unoptimised games appear to run slower. That's why installing 50/60Hz switches on old consoles is very common/popular here.

@AcornElectron 11 жыл бұрын

Good man! Another classic console saved from the landfill!

@TheMightyFlame 11 жыл бұрын

Hey! Love your videos, really fun to watch and your voice is so calm and relaxing! Great work! :) Random question, what kind of watch do you have? Really random but I'm looking after a new watch and I liked the one you got, haha :) Keep up the good work, I'm a fan!

@SPARKY832010 11 жыл бұрын

Lol you do it everytime martin. You got an eye for a bargain. Good work man.

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you like them!

@SproutyPottedPlant 11 жыл бұрын

Never seen one of those! That board sure was looking sorry for itself! It's amazing it was producing a video signal!!

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

It was suppose to get released but NEC pulled the plug at the last minute. That's why there are so many brand new boxed consoles floating about on ebay etc. The PAL stock exists but never made it to retail.

@KevinTwiner 11 жыл бұрын

Way too get it running!awsome job as always!

@MushroomMTL 11 жыл бұрын

Awesome deal and great job on the repair! :D

@SimmyBassline 11 жыл бұрын

That was a great deal you got yourself there mate, nice.

@wingnut4427 11 жыл бұрын

A few great games to consider collecting. Bonk's Adventure, Splatter House, Bloody Wolf, The Legendary Axe 1 & 2, Alien Crush, Devils Crush, Ninja Spirit, Victory Run & Vigilante.

@evoGage 11 жыл бұрын

Good job on the repair as usual!

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

I use a cordless butane iron for less intricate work such as desoldering RF shielding, removing old components and tinning wires etc. For more delicate stuff I use a cheap 30W iron with a very fine tip. Cheap irons are fine for most common jobs. They cost about £5 on ebay/Amazon.

@lxs077 11 жыл бұрын

iv known about the turbo grafx all my life but never actually paid much attention to the console till last year and now i must have one lol

@BartechTV 11 жыл бұрын

I once got a new Sony Vaio laptop on Ebay for £90. It wouldn't power up, but the charger they sent me with it was for a different laptop and the wrong voltage. Plugged in the right charger and it powered up right away and the battery started charging. Never even had to pick up a screwdriver :)

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Yeah I've bought stuff from them too. They have quite a lot of new old stock items, which is cool.

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestions! I'll go watch some gameplays :)

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Fixing a lot of these old systems is generally easier than you might think ;-)

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

I was really surprised when I got the email from ebay telling me how much the final bid was! :)

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

I was pretty surprised to win it at that price! :) After a little research it seems like a previous owner had attempted to do an RGB and/or region mod. Possibly decided they were out of their depth but by that time had already killed the console. I just reconnected a couple of legs on that IC and it was good as new :) . A lucky find for sure!

@TheSynrgy1987 11 жыл бұрын

i got a master system mk1 off ebay as faulty, it worked but for some reason had no sheilding inside and was sold with a megadrive ac adapter and av cable, people do some strange things still wonder what happened to the sheilding anyway, great deal!

@SpaceShank 11 жыл бұрын

Never even heard of this system, but good work!

@cutemimi25 11 жыл бұрын

So that's what the PAL version of the TurboGrafx 16 looks like (I thought it would look like the PC Engine). Anyway great pickup RetroGameTech.

@CursedTeardrop 11 жыл бұрын

Great price for that, I've seen them go for much more on eBay. Nice repair vid keep em coming :-)

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Lol, thanks. I sometimes worry people might think I'm being a bit smug. I'm actually just excited to share my finds and prove that there are still bargains to be found on ebay :) .

@lurkerrekrul 11 жыл бұрын

Game suggestions: Devil's Crush - Great pinball game Military Madness - Nice little war game, not too complex Space Harrier - Pretty good port Before spending a lot of money on games, I'd suggest that you download an emulator like TurboEngine and try them out. Then you'll know which ones you'll like.

@LightTheUnicorn 11 жыл бұрын

Was that Sony chip part of the sound system by any chance? Seen a very similar looking chip in my stereo.

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks. You just have to keep checking ebay frequently and look for things others might overlook.

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Those things look very cool!

@la.zanmal. 11 жыл бұрын

"I'd love to get some suggestions of games I should try."

@P5ychoFox 11 жыл бұрын

I have a Telegames PC Engine convertor for mine. You can fit a region switch to enable PC Engine games to be played but its a fiddly job.

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

The UK version has a composite output where as I think the US version was RF only? The image still looks pretty washed out to me so I'm going to do the RGB Scart mod next I think :)

@bfriesen75 11 жыл бұрын

A year ago I bought a "broken" TG16 off eBay, which is up and running now. What's interesting to me, if you compare the video image of your motherboard against the NTSC version and you'll see a lot of differences.

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

LoL, those are the best fixes! I've had similar experiences with Xbox 360s and Wiis. User error faults FTW! :)

@rodarkonero 11 жыл бұрын

great deal, great work on it - just amazing :) thumb up

@DaveSimonH 11 жыл бұрын

Well done, sounded like you surprised yourself on this one. Suppose worst case scenario, you could have kept if for spares or sold it on. Good that you got it working, although your wallet will be lighter when you track down more games for it :)

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

I was trying to find more info on this the other night. But it seems that because the console is a bit uncommon, there isn't much demand for finding a 60Hz solution. In most cases it would probably just be easier/cheaper to buy a US or Japanese system. I'm going to keep looking into it though. It can't be that difficult to revert it back to 60Hz. Maybe I already have some junk consoles with the required parts.

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Yeah the AV port is about the only advantage the UK model has over the US.

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Yes, it looks like someone glued it to the board. I didn't want to risk lifting traces by removing. It's no longer connected so I just left it where it was.

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Apparently they were never officially released in the UK. I'm surprised it came back to life too! lol

@ProductionsHead 11 жыл бұрын

The thing is, that even though it was faulty, everything that came with it that works is well over the price that you paid for it, the controller alone should be over 20 bucks.

@Shawnz281 11 жыл бұрын

Good video just wondering if you ever made a video for replacing a fuse in a nintendo ds lite with no power. thanks

@la.zanmal. 11 жыл бұрын

Oh man, Splatterhouse was like the one game I wanted back in the day but missed getting :( I remember seeing an arcade version of it once.

@jusfucksingmeupG 11 жыл бұрын

You my friend are a master tech. I do learn from you it look hopeless keep posting vids.

@GuardYourFlanks 11 жыл бұрын

Good job. Hey even if you couldn't get it working it would have been worth if for the box and the housing of that TG16

@VintageTechRepairs 11 жыл бұрын

Damn it, I Missed that one, LOL Well done

@FullMoonStudio 11 жыл бұрын

I have a mint one of these in my basement as I am the original owner. Have to dig it out and see if it still works ;-) I am in the USA. I did not realize that these did not have a proper UK release.

@southparkboy619 11 жыл бұрын

Your Genesis Monster was staring at me this whole video.

@markhorsburgh 11 жыл бұрын

Haha i have been looking at these over the last month and was just gonna message u to see if u had ever had one and modded one to run pc engine games. I guess i wont be buying any cheap turbo grafx games for awhile as martin the ebay hawk is on the lookout for them lol. Excellent pickup

@darkinertia2 11 жыл бұрын

holy shit epic deal indeed! at the very least you now have a boxed turbografx which if you wanted to you could just throw a working one into it, take the bad one out and make mad profit :P

@MyCatTookOverMyChannel 11 жыл бұрын

Hi Retro, this question doesnt have anything to do with the video but have you managed to be able to get a 3ds flash cart working with 3ds xl current fw? I may get one but would still like to play Roms/DSi games on my XL.

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

They didn't sell too well outside of Japan I believe. Didn't know about the Castlevania game. Will check it out.

@1980sGamer 11 жыл бұрын

Hmm. I didn't know it was just called the "Turbografx" in the UK. Thanks for sharing that.

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

It would be nice to get an original Japanese PC-Engine one day :) . They are very expensive though! It's no surprise we get the ugly cover art as usual, haha. JAMMA PC-Engine? That sounds interesting!

@DjStiv3 11 жыл бұрын

man i wish i was like you bro... clever at repairing consoles & fixing things.. im below average at best... its awesome you do these things.. (in the back of mind i think its bogus bcz i wish i could do these things like you..but at at the same time i respect you and your knowledge) i wish at the very least i actually knew you or someone like you i think it would be nice and aweome if you could help fix things.. (you should consider opening a repair site like a send in repair sort of thing

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

It looks like the console had a botched region/RGB mod attempted on it. Probably bought new and never played as a result. The UK version seems like a bit of an oddball system! it's gimped in some ways and improved in others. I'm looking forward to trying out some other games :)

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude. It's just a bit of luck and knowing what to keep an eye on ;-)

@yandman26 11 жыл бұрын

It's also worth noting you have the black NTSC game pad that's not the one that comes with the pal unit , pal ones are grey like the console the American console was black like your pad but I feel this looks much better

@P5ychoFox 11 жыл бұрын

Hmm the previous owner didn't open the manual but removed and re-fitted the ICs :) I have one of these PAL TG consoles, mine was brand new and boxed. I've only played it a handful of times so far. Very nice system, shame its launch here in the UK never really got going.

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

I'm starting to think so. Either a region mod or RGB mod gone wrong. Interesting to read about all the new old stock that seems to be floating about. I never knew the system was never officially released in the UK. That would explain why the system is in seemingly unused condition.

@swaxTV 11 жыл бұрын

i once bought a video camera for 90 USD and sold it on ebay for over 600!!:) gotta love people who dont know what selling.

@Cptalbertweskerful 11 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Lucky it was so easy to fix :D

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Well I have now :P. Very nice little shooter!

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

They seem to cost about £70 including postage for BNIB new old stock bundle. So not a bad saving! :)

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

After seeing the condition of the board I just assumed the thing must have been fried or previously repaired and had died again. I wasn't hopeful so it was a real surprise to see it boot up! :) I figured since the controller and game typically sell for around £10 each that I couldn't really lose :P. Problem is I've now got a taste for TG16 gaming and would love to get the Japanese console with some games! But my wallet hasn't recovered from Xmas yet! :P

@9ElevenGamer 11 жыл бұрын

It's worth it just for the controller at that price, nice find mate.

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

Lol, did you forget to bid? I couldn't believe no one else was interested. The controller alone is worth about £10! :)

@iGuruRevolution 11 жыл бұрын

Martin, you should put ads on your videos, I feel bad watching them without giving you anything in return. Also the money generated from the ads could help let you buy more junk to repair which would in turn give us more videos :D:D:D like so he can see guys!

@halofreak4t5 11 жыл бұрын

very nice find

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

I been playing it quite a bit. Very fun shooter :)

@memsom 11 жыл бұрын

Was the Turbografx ever released in the UK/pal region? I saw pcengines in the UK in the 80's (there was a shop in my town that sold them) but they were all imports and were converted to PAL.

@drummingsoldier87 11 жыл бұрын

I have a TurboGrafx that isn't working and this inspired me to at least try and fix it :)

@MetalTiger88 11 жыл бұрын

WOW! that was a steal man O_O i see these systems quite often on e-bay if i´m serching for pc-engine stuff and they always come in the box with 5 games and stuff like that. they are all working and those sellers want 100€ and more wich isn´t to bad i think, but i´m quite happy with my jamma pc-engine ^_^ but definately good work on that machine, this one IS brand new! =) oh btw, don´t you also think that coverartwork of blazing lazers is kinda ugly compared to the japanese version? xD

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

I think it was maybe a region mod gone wrong. I'll probably end up region modding it properly and also install a proper RGB output :)

@RetroGameTech 11 жыл бұрын

The UK version does composite out as standard. That's about it's only advantage over the US version, though. :P