Rare Rip Curl GameBoy Advance SP FULL Restoration

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3 жыл бұрын

I was sent a very rare Australian exclusive GameBoy Advance SP to add to my collection of rare GameBoys! Big thank you to Christian for sending this in! He bought it form ebay covered in paint, managed to remove the majority of it himself and I hasd to go in there and remove the final bits! Enjoy!
Battery - I don’t want to link one in case it’s bad! There are so many to chose from. Sorry!
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@TheRetroFuture 3 жыл бұрын

Really sorry about the audio levels! Had an absolute mare! Hopefully you can still enjoy the video! Thank you so much for 298k! We’re so close!

@vertyyy8234 3 жыл бұрын

It's ok

@LambdaMiscellaneous 3 жыл бұрын

I really didn’t notice anything :)

@Roman6025 3 жыл бұрын

#roadto299k

@icomeinpeace2717 3 жыл бұрын

i am 4

@kubanowakowski3869 3 жыл бұрын

I really can't belive that you have so few subscribers 😅

@deanobeany 3 жыл бұрын

The retro future bingo game; "Unbelievable" "Pretty. Damn. Good" "Isopropyl alcohol" "And here we go!" "Q tip, cotton bud, whatever you call it"

@SuperBadAirsoft 3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Mr sheen

@willm5032 3 жыл бұрын

"Sendico"

@ChloeKream 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for giving me a new drinking game

@umbrellacampfire 3 жыл бұрын

dremel

@jesx 3 жыл бұрын

You forgot: "in absolute mint condition"

@SailorLoonie 3 жыл бұрын

There are some KZfaqrs who do "restorations" that end up damaging or degrading the product in some way, and i always appreciate how immaculate and careful your skills are. You could do serious museum-quality work, I'm sure of it!

@sebastiansolis5185 3 жыл бұрын

Shutup furry

@nickgotbigtits8298 3 жыл бұрын

@@sebastiansolis5185 Fr

@Boomtox 3 жыл бұрын

The gba is going to be 20 its next birthday and the ds is 16 and the 3ds is almost 10 years old. All of these feel like 11 years old 7 years old and 3 years old crazy how time flys by

@TheOldScoola 3 жыл бұрын

boomtox the boombox woah

@glaciiz 3 жыл бұрын

Was it yesterday when I got my 3DS in 2012?

@wajalama 3 жыл бұрын

I think the gba sp aged really well, the clamshell design still looks good nowadays, the buttons look sleek, and the font used for the advance logo still looks modern.

@Eggy-bp6pj 3 жыл бұрын

The beginning of that montage made me laugh way more than it probably should have. Well done my friend! Very entertaining video as always :)

@Hoozatomic 3 жыл бұрын

I can't explain why, but ut's always so satisfying seeing a GBA SP being reassembled, especially after the shell got a clean.

@SilvercreekAnimations 3 жыл бұрын

For a few months now I've been watching your content about every day and I want to thank you for the amazing content you provide for everyone these videos have been great keep it up. Although I'm not an og these past months seemed to go slow but when I watch your videos it seems to make my day go faster and I want to thank you for providing content for everyone. thank you for the great experience.

@FunkVT 3 жыл бұрын

The CINEMATOGRAPHY for that bit at 11:35 😤👌 This man needs at least 1million subs

@justaregularguy3071 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love to clean my handhelds, so I feel like home in this channel. In fact, I have learned many tricks from you here and there, so thank you! Also, I love the importance you give to all the process with your camera shots, it's really a lot of effort, and the result is incredible.

@DragoSmash 3 жыл бұрын

"its really important that you do this to a game that isn't that expensive" *doing it on an Everdrive* me: 💧👁👄👁

@unstableturtleduck 3 жыл бұрын

Did it work for you? Or did ya break it? (Idk if you are actually doing it or not)

@DragoSmash 3 жыл бұрын

@@unstableturtleduck I'm not doing it, I'm making fun of Elliot saying to do something on a game that's not expensive and he does it on an Everdrive which is very expensive

@unstableturtleduck 3 жыл бұрын

@@DragoSmash ah

@jonathanmartin3375 3 жыл бұрын

Mr Sheen finally getting the cinematic respect it deserves.

@eathermask613 3 жыл бұрын

I can see your gaming skills haven't improved

@METALMAN4Wii 3 жыл бұрын

Nice of Nintendo to allow us to change our own battery without a special screwdriver.

@pou3321 3 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@eprushan1289 3 жыл бұрын

and then they never did again

@t0biascze644 3 жыл бұрын

@@eprushan1289 new 3ds and new 3ds xl

@malick9549 2 жыл бұрын

@@t0biascze644 you forgot: Phat DS DS lite DSi/DSi xl o2ds/o3ds/o3ds xl

@t0biascze644 2 жыл бұрын

@@malick9549 on new 2ds XL you need special screwdriver (Tri wing)

@TheOldScoola 3 жыл бұрын

Electronics: guess I’ll die Him: N o.

@geometrikselfelsefesi 3 жыл бұрын

unorginial

@TheOldScoola 3 жыл бұрын

Baldi says the baldi account

@CLOYO 3 жыл бұрын

unorgenital

@colonelgraff9198 3 жыл бұрын

1:32 “if your battery spins, it may explode.” Lol

@XMrPineappleX 3 жыл бұрын

Still have one in the drawer beside me, it's a bit banged up but provided so many great memories.

@DanMorelle 3 жыл бұрын

I love the way you're combing music with these and letting your wider influences to creep in. Really cool.

@retrac1999 3 жыл бұрын

really been enjoying that there are a few gameboy modifying and restoring channels all with incredibly high production value. Thank you for putting so muc heart and soul into your videos Elliot. Very enjoyable to watch and have inspired a few gameboy related projects for myself as well.

@undividedcoffee9788 3 жыл бұрын

I had to look it up to see if the “sharpie” marks were apart of it and it was which is cool

@goblinmcgameface 3 жыл бұрын

I seriously can’t wait for the Mario Kart: Super Circuit inspired shell + letsplay.

@JoeyDoesTech 3 жыл бұрын

Loved the style on this one :) That skit was actually so decent... Good stuff :)

@sojannedos 3 жыл бұрын

Dramatic choice of music, at first, lol It also looks like you're the only one who made a video about this limited edition gba sp. Good job!

@KingLumague 3 жыл бұрын

"These are tri-wing, get your flathead screwdriver."

@emilerobitaille76 3 жыл бұрын

King Lumague **USES PHILIPS**

@retropeacock386 3 жыл бұрын

You sir, deserve an award for the best Gameboy collection. Mostly for things like the left handed Gameboy, and cool collectable things like this.

@unknownhacker73_52 3 жыл бұрын

I love your content soooo muuuch, i pray the best for you in life as a thanks for all of the great and enjoyable content you have given us across the years. And above all Happy Anniversary!! (Ik it’s after it happened but still, hope you had fun!!) Many thanks from you followers and viewers!!!!

@panthastaa34 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love your sense of humor. That plus your content makes every video fun to watch

@tgapcharlie 3 жыл бұрын

You are one of the main reasons why I love trying to restore old electronics, so thanks for making these excellent, high quality restoration videos.

@cambloch 3 жыл бұрын

Hi from France, just discovered your channel 2 days ago, and what a pleasure, exactly the kind of "relaxing retro gaming video" I was looking for. Thanks

@MaggitJef 3 жыл бұрын

Oh also wanted to say, your editing and angles etc. have gotten so good, excellent work

@snil3464 3 жыл бұрын

I always wanted to ask, but is the intro animation fan-made of did you make it yourself?

@starrssccollide 3 жыл бұрын

He hearted it

@starrssccollide 3 жыл бұрын

But no response

@muhammadjimmyramadhan4687 3 жыл бұрын

imagination

@snil3464 3 жыл бұрын

I feel homered in that case to have a heated comment :)

@alexfederici6228 3 жыл бұрын

Rabbit with a sun tan did you edit the comment? Because if you edit the comment it unhearts

@Rygyat 3 жыл бұрын

This man so good at what he does he calls it a try of the wing screw

@patmillman7255 3 жыл бұрын

Fun Fact: For those who are interested, these GBA's were mainly sold at the Rip Curl line of stores in the beach city Torquay! If I recall, I've seen one in the past- but that's just me!

@tabithac.4631 3 жыл бұрын

I found your channel a few days ago. I love the content! New sub!

@martinpegler5449 3 жыл бұрын

You are a comical genius! :D Keep up the good work saving old tech.

@aoaodong5103 3 жыл бұрын

The spray joke was pretty dangerous! Hope the spare didn't hurt your eyes!!! BTW big fan of your retro game consoles videos, plz give us more interesting content!

@derrick3472 3 жыл бұрын

I actually laughed out loud at your slapstick comedy 😆

@JustNeki 3 жыл бұрын

Love u, Elliot :3 (and as well that montage, it was awesome xd)

@jugostran 3 жыл бұрын

I used to have Rip Curl gear. Never knew they sponsored a special edition GBA SP.

@DreamDaddie 3 жыл бұрын

Good thing you wear glasses, had Windex sprayed in my eye once. I hurt.

@stevesstuff1450 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice... never seen that design before - being from the UK!!! Lovely restoration job though... looks good as new! :-)

@overshock1935 3 жыл бұрын

I love your vids thank you for entertaining me for hours I also love old consoles I just recently got an original gameboy thank you for showing me models of gameboys I dident even know existed thank you and keep up the good work

@shayan.a 3 жыл бұрын

Very satisfying to watch. Makes me want to add a gameboy next to my switch.

@BeastlyEevee 3 жыл бұрын

Really do agree with Elliot on the iFixit kit. I got one myself and it's helped me a lot with reshelling and reassembling gameboys.

@pdaguytom 3 жыл бұрын

Nice pick up! Thx for the video.

@TheSkaldenmettrunk 3 жыл бұрын

Looks very good. I like the comedy inputs.

@bradleyb10 3 жыл бұрын

really enjoyed the "style" of this video, was very entertaining and nice balance of funny and professional

@JuicyJakeRepairs 3 жыл бұрын

its amazing how many weird exclusives there are for hand held consoles!

@UnknownUser_10 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Very cool 👍🏻

@algaegaming3834 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool seeing this while living 5 minutes from the Ripcurl HQ in aus

@charlie_3541 3 жыл бұрын

i saw that gameboy on reddit close to a year ago!

@mr.beamss9106 2 жыл бұрын

underrated channel for sure

@storm_f1788 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing video!

@deegeeare1150 3 жыл бұрын

By now, you're so good at this, you could do an "eyes closed restoration" challenge and do it perfectly.

@onemancrew3206 3 жыл бұрын

Seriously looks beautiful ‼️‼️ Best what I see So fare

@New1man 3 жыл бұрын

I love your content is so relaxing

@thewhang 3 жыл бұрын

I'm loving the fuzzy cotton sticks ASMR!

@saskia105 3 жыл бұрын

I happened to get a pikachu sp years ago for about $12 and I had no clue what it was worth, I just loved Nintendo and Pokémon. I’m very pleased to say it’s still in perfect condition and lives in a protective case with my red sp. 👍🏻

@markkennethalmaden9355 3 жыл бұрын

Filipino fan here , hope you recognize me ! Dying to have a gameboy advance sp again .. hahaha .. i keep watching you !

@mystichr. 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video

@sokari134 3 жыл бұрын

Coll video and cool repair, thanks for showing all the process as always, love your channel. Are you going to make more videos about more retro stuff like casset players? I just watched a couple and they are cool too.

@milanvekaria8544 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice vid mate.This was amazing and your restoration of it was absolutely amazing!Thank you for entertaining me in lockdown in the UK.

@thedarkstone6041 3 жыл бұрын

How did you watch it this fast 😑

@milanvekaria8544 3 жыл бұрын

TheDark Stone I’m just saying that in *my* opinion I am anticipating that this vid will be amazing

@thedarkstone6041 3 жыл бұрын

@@milanvekaria8544 well that make sense his vid are always amazing.

@milanvekaria8544 3 жыл бұрын

TheDark Stone thank you for replying and also for agreeing with me

@randallcraft4071 2 жыл бұрын

I have one of these, I bought it at a Ron Jon surf outfitters in the US. But it was listed as a used thing. I've never seen another game boy for sell in a sporting goods store like that, it was just randomly next to a stack of Oakley

@juiceeesteve2586 3 жыл бұрын

Im already loving the Video, great work!

@dannydanny9875 3 жыл бұрын

Very Satisfying

@TrondRune 3 жыл бұрын

Haha, brilliant assembly!

@MaggitJef 3 жыл бұрын

DAMN IT ELLIOT! those squeaks killed my teeth

@noeldoesthings 3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: in the Netherlands a q-tip is called "wattenstaafje" hahah

@erenaydilekci2334 3 жыл бұрын

Almost to 300k 😁😁

@Neglesh 3 жыл бұрын

I had this awesome SP when I was a kid. Wish I still had it :(

@PaxtonLarson-uf7xm 4 ай бұрын

I was watching youre old Video The time you uploaded it was on my birthday

@Azz156 3 жыл бұрын

when he said they only came out here in straya i did a quick ebay search n found a near complete rip curl shell for $25. score :P should have it next week

@pigeonette1 3 жыл бұрын

Cool! Love ur vids!

@Lunas2525 3 жыл бұрын

You can harvest those springs from floppy disk doors. You might need to trim the legs.

@Lukripar 3 жыл бұрын

Elliot! What lens do you use for your close up footage of screwing in / cleaning / polishing?

@fernandots9235 3 жыл бұрын

A trick I use to remove the front part of the screen is use an sewing neddle to remove the little spongy pads. The chance of damaging them or the frame drops a lot with a needle.

@lolcat 3 жыл бұрын

Haven't tried it but a sim card tool might also be a good fit

@simonbrown285 3 жыл бұрын

Ripcurl and quick silver both did their own special ones

@TheTotallyRandomGuy 3 жыл бұрын

6:56 does exactly what he said not to do

@theory170 3 жыл бұрын

Bro Elliot, what’s the song you use for the re-assembly montage?

@david.godlewski 3 жыл бұрын

lmao i died when you sprayed yourself with the Mr sheen

@Strashky 3 жыл бұрын

hey elliot, i had a quick question kinda unrelated to the video but what came to mind when you cleaned the cartridge reader. Both my GBA SP AGS 101s have a problem where they sometimes just dont turn on which makes me have to wiggle the power switch up and down a couple times before it actually turns on. Do you have any tips on fixing that problem? One of my SPs also has a problem with the volume slider where as soon as i turn it on it wont be able to turn off completely anymore until i reboot the console. Like i can adjust the volume but if i wont go completely silent anymore. I think they are both related though and are slider problems but i havent found a good way to fix these issues yet. I tried contact spray but it only seemed to help for a week or 2.

@ffernandez16 3 жыл бұрын

dope beats on the montage

@izzymaedavidson1974 3 жыл бұрын

Still looking forward to that aft market original ds shell resell on you second channel. ❤️

@playmooregames371 3 жыл бұрын

Great content, as always. Can you make Game Gear or WonderSwan repair videos?

@mrgame1140 3 жыл бұрын

Noice vid game boy looks beautiful

@jake.raynor 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Elliot, do you know where we can get pre-timmed GBA SP shells for an IPS mod? RetroGaming doesn't seem to be selling them anymore, and ebay isn't listing anything very reliable as far as I can tell.

@Rygyat 3 жыл бұрын

Looks pretty cool

@Yamigetsu 3 жыл бұрын

Where do you get replacement screens? I'm at my wit's end with Retro Modding. Ordered a cgb-001 replacement screen and the one they shipped me is too big, the ribbon cable is the wrong size and also too short. It was advertised to fit the cgb-01 that I've owned for decades, but it sure doesn't! And cant seem to get ahold of them about a refund or replacement now. 🤬 Any recommendations of a more reliable place to get the proper screen? Cheers. On the bright side, they at least got the tri-wing/Phillips screwdriver set and glass replacement dmg lens, but that's not too difficult to mess up lol

@Crow0567 3 жыл бұрын

Oh dear, im not even planning on modding my SP and the bit about batteries just saved mine.

@joseh.749 3 жыл бұрын

best recommended ever

@myroncolwell5531 3 жыл бұрын

classy and cultured...refreshing

@kiel89 3 жыл бұрын

Could you please do a video about troubleshooting when we re shell? I tried to do it on mine after watch your videos and the screen is not working anymore 😅

@morokko5stars68 3 жыл бұрын

As fan of Nintendo games Im surfer 🏄‍♂️ from Morocco 🇲🇦 i have never seen a gba sp rip curl that’s fantastic

@mutantmecha 3 жыл бұрын

Ive seen a fair amount in Australian 2nd hand shops but not recently. Maybe they were horded at some point i recall they were sold at retail for a while. As far as SPs go not the rarest but id imagine importing them would be hard.

@morokko5stars68 3 жыл бұрын

Mutant Mecha i like just the logo of rip curl but if i got it i will transmit to the 101 one