RARE Pokemon GameBoy Light Restoration!

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I finally got my hands on this SUPER rare GameBoy Light! It isnt in the best condition but what can we do to try help it? Let's take a look!
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@TheRetroFuture 3 жыл бұрын

Hey! Thank you for watching! Gameboy light collection: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/la90gtxyrs-0gGQ.html eBay listing: ebay.to/3wrPF3q

@ThisWorldShallKnowPain. 3 жыл бұрын

I think you can use olive oil for the sticker that was on the pikachu gameboy

@EvEnMoR 3 жыл бұрын

Hey man, when I have a stubborn restoration like this I use an auto detailing degreaser to remove adhesive and it works SO much better than the alcohol for these types of jobs. Night n day. It'll take all that adhesive/residue off in just a couple of wipes when using just a few sprays of this stuff on a cloth... It's powerful stuff and might damage things if left sitting on there for an extended period of time, but it's designed to wash away very easily so you just wipe over it with the alcohol right after and you're good to go... I've used it countless times on several different components and surfaces and I've never had a single issue. Works like a charm and is a complete game changer. You'll no longer "lose the will to live". Lol... I don't even worry about adhesive or stubborn residue anymore. It's fantastic stuff! Cheers.

@SuperMarioAPA3968 3 жыл бұрын

Can You Fix My Game Boy Eliot?

@mistressofbats 3 жыл бұрын

@@SuperMarioAPA3968 He's not a repair Shop.

@EvEnMoR 3 жыл бұрын

@@SuperMarioAPA3968 🤦‍♂️is that a joke?! He's a KZfaqr not a repair service. He's restoring and repairing his own personal collection, not someone else's... Regardless of your area, there will be several people capable of repairing your GB if you can't do so yourself... Just take a gander online and I'm sure you'll find someone.

@MaffiFernanda 3 жыл бұрын

My heart melted as soon i noticed the power light it's actually Pikachu's cheek that's so cutee and cleverrrrrr

@vedritmathias9193 3 жыл бұрын

My first ever GameBoy was a Pokemon Yellow edition, and it's the same thing there.

@Girvo747 3 жыл бұрын

@@vedritmathias9193 same! The Pokémon Yellow GBC :)

@Beatnutte 3 жыл бұрын

Immediately looked up the listing on Ebay, I guess once the auction is done your house is paid :D

@Gorillarevolta 3 жыл бұрын

Pikachu's cheek is the on light! PIKACHU'S CHEEK IS THE ON LIGHT so cool

@RC32Smiths01 3 жыл бұрын

I love pokemon and game boys. Quite a dream come true

@goblinmcgameface 3 жыл бұрын

These minimalistic designs for the Game Boy are amazing. I love the Pokemon and Mario Game Boys specifically, and if I could find some without having to take out another mortgage, I’d happily repair them. Ohhh the joys of retro collecting.

@BritishBeeMan 3 жыл бұрын

It was you! You outbid me on this gameboy!

@Robbnlinzi 3 жыл бұрын

Oof

@legendofhayden 3 жыл бұрын

“shove a little shovelware into the back” *inserts TripWorld*

@aaronblair9583 3 жыл бұрын

Owned at least 5 copies back in the 90's.............regerts

@isblue8504 3 жыл бұрын

Woah woah woah. Why do I have a legend.

@aaronblair9583 3 жыл бұрын

@@isblue8504 just a rare game. Pretty valuble

@TempraTemp 3 жыл бұрын

The soundtrack is made by the mega man composer

@omni9585 3 жыл бұрын

You're the one who got me into repairing video game consoles. Now it's become one of my favorite things to do. Thanks

@dittoisdone 3 жыл бұрын

Your quality has gotten so good. Idk how you did that with all the house stuff going on. Props.

@TheFM1995 3 жыл бұрын

Love the restoration! You should try a swirl remover for the pokemon one! You will get all the weird scuff off with that polish compound!

@coreystephen9878 3 жыл бұрын

Every time I see a video about the Gameboy, I know we're gonna get to see some sick Tetris skills.

@jongeo 3 жыл бұрын

I find scrubbing the carbon button pads with first a wet cue tip and then a dry one leaves a nice matte finish that really improves the responsiveness of the button presses. They tend to get flat and shiny over time, which makes them less responsive. It takes some friction to really rejuvenate them.

@chaosgremlin 3 жыл бұрын

Something about a close up of unscrewing game boy screws is super soothing

@brooklyn11218 3 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised that after all this time no one had sourced a correct color polarizer for the pocket. Especially with the explosion in popularity of gb repair lately.

@Ricar2002YT 3 жыл бұрын

Double upload at the same time dang, ill watch this one first and then the 2nd channel one

@benbissell6311 3 жыл бұрын

I have been waiting for one of these for a while. Great job

@PixelguardianGame 3 жыл бұрын

211 pounds?? That’s a heavy gameboy!

@creativezito8500 3 жыл бұрын

When subsciption box is more faster than notification lol

@omni9585 3 жыл бұрын

@JuicyJakeRepairs 3 жыл бұрын

the last picture of the listing is amazing 😂

@thecreaturefpv9295 3 жыл бұрын

These types of restoration videos are my favorite. Nice job Elliot!

@brucesmith6477 3 жыл бұрын

You guys crack me up. To remove the adhesive from the polarizer , get a bottle of goof off( NOT goo gone). add a small layer of it on the glue. Let it sit for about 10min, add some goof off to a cotton bud and work it in a cirle. Wipe it off then finish with ipa. Hope this helps.

@lightmagick 3 жыл бұрын

A small amount of WD-40 works way better than alcohol on that adhesive.

@KJM321 3 жыл бұрын

Lighter fluid as well. No idea why people insist on using alcohol. They complain that they have to use so much, yet never stop and think "Hmm, maybe it's because it doesn't work very well"

@MezzoForte4 3 жыл бұрын

"Shovelware game", he says. It's Trip World, lmao. Iirc, one of the rarest GB games out there.

@jtj_6252 3 жыл бұрын

I love watching you repair these things its amazing!

@MinecrafterPictures 3 жыл бұрын

Austin Evans should watch this video. Depside that he makes videos usually about modern tech, Austin is a *HUGE* Pokemon nerd (in a good way, I promise) and he even has his own Pokemon collection and their matching consoles, including Game Boys. He would love to see this video (alongside some of your others Pokemon related videos)

@koala6499 3 жыл бұрын

I miss these videos it doesn’t seem like he does them much anymore

@bigbeaner9716 3 жыл бұрын

if 211 pounds is cheap i’d hate to see an expensive one

@HUYI1 3 жыл бұрын

I'm curious too, especially if it's a near mint one

@key2theuniverse713 2 жыл бұрын

@@HUYI1 broken ones usually sell for £350-400, good used ones £700-800 mint in box £1100-1700

@HUYI1 2 жыл бұрын

@@key2theuniverse713 wow crazy prices! 😬

@Tacospaceman 2 жыл бұрын

Holy hell Elliot. Invest in some Goo Off it’s so good for these adhesives. As a detailer I can tell you they’re safe for most plastics

@jep624 3 жыл бұрын

I have a Pokemon Yellow Gameboy color, with the blue back. You did an awesome job.

@TheGuyWhoIsSitting 3 жыл бұрын

I tried cleaning the motherboard of my childhood GBC, and the speaker was what I was trying to clean and ended up causing some kind of issue to make it sound even worse after I put it back together. I wasn't doing a through clean, I was just using a Qtip to wipe out some of the dust but it didn't appear to like that. I thought I was being gentle... I'd love to restore my childhood GBA as well. If I ever get any soldering equipment maybe I could replace the old speaker in my GBC... maybe get a cheaper one and do the backlit screen mod.

@Fizzyguy201Sonicguy6 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like I'll need to do some restoration on my GBA.

@jpanjua6646 3 жыл бұрын

I've always wandered if you script your videos , you look so cool and fresh

@ralogump2173 3 жыл бұрын

Keep up the good work man!

@moukthikvishnubhatla1408 3 жыл бұрын

Nice repair. you should start a forum! it would be great. but i think your discord might do as well

@oscarcamey8 3 жыл бұрын

Man the Pikachu Gameboy is so clean! Grew up on Gameboy and pokemon. I wish I was into handhelds more, but Im more fond for collecting N64 now then Gameboy. 99.5 % isopropyl is the way to go lol

@Lorenzo88C 3 жыл бұрын

I love to watch people restore old games consolle (restore them too)

@quietusplus1221 3 жыл бұрын

"Sorry about the wet hair". Doesn't look any different mate XD No worries. Loving the sort of trip-hop music btw.

@thazsar 3 жыл бұрын

I saw someone use Brasso in a video to remove plastic screen scratches. Not sure if you’ve tried that already

@manmadeofmoss 3 жыл бұрын

not sure why youtube un subscribed me from you. missed you and went for a search and added you back. keep up the great videos.

@The_Druzzer 3 жыл бұрын

Can sympathise with the sticky screen residue being a ball ache to remove, most frustrating thing about repair jobs like these.

@KJM321 3 жыл бұрын

Lighter fluid will solve that problem. Breaks down adhesive very quickly.

@NocturnalRS 3 жыл бұрын

Idk why i'm so addicted to this type of content!

@maxdoes_ 3 жыл бұрын

I truly feel that removing the polarizer adhesive has left me with permanent mental health problems

@DavidRoberts 3 жыл бұрын

"...and put the BameNoys back together."

@ttranpphu0212 3 жыл бұрын

That never get old :D

@1986f250diesel 3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see a GBA celebi limited edition restoration

@Christophersanchez1326 3 жыл бұрын

The bay noise back together 🤣

@HooperCross 3 жыл бұрын

1:39 What's this? Matching batteries? ON THIS CHANNEL!?

@skybladedx3804 3 жыл бұрын

2 videos at the same time wow

@retrorestoration9053 3 жыл бұрын

Great job! Always interesting to see these Gameboys being restored.

@stuff31 3 жыл бұрын

these videos are so satisfying.

@BeastlyEevee 3 жыл бұрын

Omg I have this one! The one I got isn't in great condition either but it's well loved and taken care off and just a bit of IPA was enough to keep it up.

@mgbretro 3 жыл бұрын

8 recommend Using WD-40 and a plastic card(old Dave and busters card, train card, etc) and slowly sliding it in to remove the polarizer. This is way easier as the WD-40 eats most of the adhesive.

@collectingonthecheap56353 3 жыл бұрын

Wet hair is fine, just glad you took the time to get clothed. Not sure what the algorithm would do to you if you did a review in the nude. This is a really sweet system.

@robertleete2988 3 жыл бұрын

Clean body, clean mind, clean gameboys

@danielmaytie 3 жыл бұрын

Go on Amazon and search “sticky stuff remover” removes all dried up residue off screens vert very easily and also removes glue very easy too

@benvanbaak 3 жыл бұрын

Nice job, looks good! I think you might be able to buff the lens with a Dremel and some car polish.

@joestromo2592 3 жыл бұрын

Not too long ago I picked up a DMG style Pocket that was supposedly "broken" -- at some point batteries leaked and ruined the battery contacts, but other than that I don't think it was really ever used (batteries must have leaked not too long after purchase). Button contacts looked pristine. I still need to solder a new battery contact in, but it works for now with a power adapter in the bottom

@segagamerguy 3 жыл бұрын

This was really amazing! Nice build 👌

@tingle2958 3 жыл бұрын

Lol you really started a video with "sorry about the wet hair".. Elliot we know you pride yourself on being fresh to death, but you don't need to apologise for that 😅

@dragicianryudo595 3 жыл бұрын

What a good find, thanks for sharing the restoration.

@michaelmay9728 3 жыл бұрын

Always wanted a Light!

@powerrangermaster96 3 жыл бұрын

i wonder if he has the gameboy that came with pokemon special pikachu edition when you pre-ordered it

@lalo2509 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty good restoration, I'm not shure but you could try using thinner or acetone to remove the glue from the screen.

@StephenArsenault 3 жыл бұрын

In case you haven't heard it a million and one times, let me volunteer - deoxit is phenomenal for pots and switches; significantly better than IPA.

@smg3810 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Elliot (Brandon here). Have you checked out McDonalds? They have the 25th anniversary Pokémon cards with the Happy Meals and they are still in stock in Jersey.

@supremekingjaden.3096 3 жыл бұрын

Well done Elliot, another great video from a real youtuber.

@KJM321 3 жыл бұрын

Why do you use alcohol to remove adhesive? Alcohol doesn't break it down, you might as well be using water. If you have to use that much, that should be an indication that it's not working. Use lighter fluid. It breaks down the adhesive and makes it much, much, MUCH easier to remove. It'll likely only take a couple minutes to get it completely cleaned off.

@TheSkaldenmettrunk 3 жыл бұрын

This looks very good.

@andresbravo2003 3 жыл бұрын

Quite impressive!

@Echidneys 3 жыл бұрын

How long has it been since the last restoration video? I can't remember the last one I saw that wasn't an introduction to some wacky/obsolete device, lol

@gregeanes1257 3 жыл бұрын

Love the content been watching your content since the beginning your the man can’t wait for more updates on the house

@schmidsgamebox5883 3 жыл бұрын

That GameBoy is great! Would love to have this version of it. =)

@unRealityFPV 3 жыл бұрын

I think GooGone would have removed the residue from the screen 100x faster than iso

@nicholasleahy905 3 жыл бұрын

Got the gba ips mod for my birthday today but forgot to order a screwdriver

@lambodiablogtr 3 жыл бұрын

Love your restoration videos! Keep it up 👍👍👍

@MAIcrosoft 3 жыл бұрын

I just clicked on the video, I'm at 00:00 and seeing the title made me scream "PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF PRESERVATION DON'T REMOVE THE GODDAMN STICKER ON THE BACK" in my head. *Edit* Finished watching the video. Awesome, he didn't remove the sticker. Guess now I have to click subscribe 😅

@DackxJaniels 3 жыл бұрын

You could probably buy some polywatch to buff out the scratches on the lens

@TravisStamper 3 жыл бұрын

My word I’m late to this one. I know how your channel just hinges on my views, lmao. Thanks for vid Elliot. Appreciated as always!

@aceyct 3 жыл бұрын

🔥 I Don't Really Have The Money To Buy anything lol btw Nice vid

@roderickmoore7694 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly I really want to be a broken Gameboy just so this guy can fix me with his handsome self lol

@JoeyKee 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video; totally random: damn you’re good looking. 🤩

@grey_df8 3 жыл бұрын

I had a Gameboy like that as a kid. I lost it though...

@Jake-im7bp 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Elliot, thanks for the new video, how you doing?

@antix527 3 жыл бұрын

My dad had one of these when he was younger. Wish he kept it!

@wampwamp 3 жыл бұрын

You ever hear of goo gone it's a good adhesive remover

@MorroAnimation 3 жыл бұрын

I tryed to be like you i have gba sp mother board 101 and a screen i try to put it in a new case but the ribbon cable rip 🙃

@ToxoRetro 3 жыл бұрын

Gutted for you. Those ribbons are pretty delicate, especially with the flip screens of the SP and DSs. Hope the experience doesn't put you off trying again in the future.

@MorroAnimation 3 жыл бұрын

@@ToxoRetro 🙃 why do i mess up

@ToxoRetro 3 жыл бұрын

@@MorroAnimation, you're only human. 😁 Try to watch closely how the ribbon goes through the hinge, taking note of their techniques. Try studying Elliot, Macho Nacho Productions, This Does Not Compute, Joey Does Tech, to name a few. Best of luck next time - may the force be with you.

@ROBDEWAND 3 жыл бұрын

i have a simulair one but it has both pichu and pikachu on and it is a gameboy color.

@vedritmathias9193 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if you could take some really fine sandpaper or polishing compound to buff out some of those scratches and issues with the finish.

@okayboomer7546 2 жыл бұрын

Sandpaper would take away any polished surface too it and scratch it up. I wouldn’t suggest sandpaper

@bigtasty1082 3 жыл бұрын

What the hell where was the girlfriends tooth brush joke

@dannydanny9875 3 жыл бұрын

New and Improved!

@key2theuniverse713 3 жыл бұрын

Dude the prices of these have skyrocketed

@elipeeli 3 жыл бұрын

when i showed up on this side of youtube, i reached another level

@HUYI1 3 жыл бұрын

You could flog that Pokémon light for 900 with the condition it's in, it's good money 👍👍👍

@PrimeIsCrime 3 жыл бұрын

5:36 Is that your girlfriend's toothbrush?

@HUYI1 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@thatdaveguy4130 Жыл бұрын

Is it not possible to use acetone or wd40 to remove the sticky residue? It works wonders removing the sticky stuff on my mountain bike, cheers

@MrJunk78 3 жыл бұрын

Still a boss at restoring Gameboys. Still terrible at Tetris. 😉

@Gaboros92 3 жыл бұрын

How can you just put together the screen and bumm it's amazing? :D I always unhappy with mines because no matter how hard I try, there is always dirt/dust remains on the filter or the screen :(