The ONLY permanent fix for a dead Nintendo Virtual Boy

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👋🏻 Shoutout to ‪@SegasonicfanDesigns‬ for making a quality repair kit for the Virtual Boy.
For more information on the Virtual Ribbon visit segasonicfan.wixsite.com/retr...
He is also designing a new cool add-on called the Virtual Juice. To learn more visit segasonicfan.wixsite.com/retr...
Finally, to stay in the loop on Segasonicfan's latest whacky inventions, join his email list at segasonicfan.wixsite.com/retr...
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www.BorderlineOCD.com
The second Virtual Boy repair on the channel but this time with a clever repair/mod kit designed specifically for the biggest issue afflicting faulty Virtual Boys: the Virtual Ribbon has arrived.
Well, it arrived some time ago apparently and I've just been living under a rock, but the newest and latest version is here and I put my skills to the test installing it. The creator has also recently released a noob-friendly install aid called the EZ Mount to simplify the repair, and we love the sound of that!
I went on a bit of a shopping spree for this restoration, and pretty much bought all the missing accessories I needed to dress this Virtual Boy up, and a handsome boy it turned out to be indeed. Hope you enjoy the restoration.
🤟🏻 Big thank you to ‪@fenriswolfretro6729‬ for sending this broken Virtual Boy my way.
🔧 ‪@stoneagegamer‬ has you covered with some of the best stocked Virtual Boy parts and accessories
Virtual Ribbon Kit + Installation Service: bit.ly/43cxAre
Virtual Ribbon Kit (Do-It-Yourself): bit.ly/40QD09V
All the other Virtual Boy accessories in the video: bit.ly/3KMmWRb
Some specialty products specific to this project
🪛 Gamebit screwdriver with long enough shaft for the Virtual Boy: amzn.to/3ZOe95j
My philosophy on buying tools is to start small and to "outgrow" your gear over time. Expensive gear won't improve your repair and fault finding skills, only practice will do that. With that in mind below is what's in my current toolkit.
🔧 Toolkit
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Automatic Wire Stripper: amzn.to/30F5TJm
Pocket Multimeter: amzn.to/3IdvzQz
Component Tester: amzn.to/3l5rHG8
🖌 Soldering Essentials
TS100 Soldering Iron: amzn.to/2YIJZUR
No Clean Flux Syringe: amzn.to/2NFUZvQ
No Clean Solder: amzn.to/2NHEAqQ
Desoldering Braid: amzn.to/312Grws
Tip Tinner: amzn.to/31w2EF4
Contact Cleaner: amzn.to/3dI93ly
🔍 Soldering Add-ons
Fume Extractor with Hose: amzn.to/3hspLZi
Desoldering Vacuum Pump: amzn.to/3Qe9ipl
Hot Air Rework Station: amzn.to/3w023bF
Circuit Board Holder: amzn.to/3k35Pzm
Helping Hands Soldering Aid: amzn.to/3ihgksP
🔥 Thermal Compounds & Tape
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Arctic MX-4 Thermal Paste: amzn.to/2Ak2y8w
1.5MM Arctic Thermal Pads: amzn.to/2Vv1RQU
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Plastic Epoxy: amzn.to/3up0LIm
Timestamps:
0:00 The future was 1995
2:16 Shopping spree
4:35 Deep hole needs a long shaft
7:14 Preparing the LED arrays
10:48 Assembling the mod kit
13:52 The EZ Mount makes it EZ
18:37 Lubricating the stuck knobs
20:34 Installing the modded arrays
22:28 It's okay if it's not straight
24:01 Virtual Boy gets new wardrobe

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@BorderlineOCD 4 ай бұрын

Update: I'm currently on a hiatus from KZfaq, exploring and enjoying other hobbies. I initially launched this channel in earnest back in 2020 during the "event(s)" of that year, which made my time indoors both enjoyable and rewarding. Fast forward four years, and my passion for working on retro consoles remains strong - in fact, I've dedicated two rooms in my house to it! However, at present, I'm nurturing other interests and spending my free time outdoors with friends. While I do plan to return to console repairs at some point, for now, I appreciate your patience. If you're willing to stick around until then, I look forward to reconnecting with you in the near future.

@cbrown15n12 3 ай бұрын

Glad to hear! Really enjoy your videos and tutelage! Look forward to new videos in the future.

@RafaelOliveira-te6lm 3 ай бұрын

Glad to know you're ok. I'll be waiting

@Swier3D 3 ай бұрын

Touching grass is super important. Looks forward to whenever you return.

@gazlander 3 ай бұрын

I'm just happy you're ok! Was worried there for a second

@somersetretrogames 3 ай бұрын

Great to hear. Your content is worth waiting for.

@fenriswolfretro6729 Жыл бұрын

For those curious, I never worked on this Virtual Boy. It was given to me as-is, but I already had a working Virtual Boy. So I decided to just send it to Borderline, to do as he pleased. And I am glad to see how the full restoration turned out!

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

Would you say it took me 2 years to get to this donation? Lol. But I got to it eventually, and it turned out awesome. Thanks again for sending it over. Also noticed you uploaded some content recently, way to go. I don't see a ton of Famicom content and something about watching videos on that system makes me happy. You got yourself a new subscriber ;)

@fenriswolfretro6729 Жыл бұрын

@@BorderlineOCD Much appreciated! I have other videos planned as well, I just need to get back into the groove of filming and posting. I don't mind how long it took for you to get to it, I am just happy to see you got it up and running!

@NickyG_vz Жыл бұрын

@@fenriswolfretro6729 I also appreciate donating it to someone who can actually get it fixed. It's a very specific set of skills.

@davedarhk6838 6 ай бұрын

Hey bud where have you been? I enjoy your in depth videos and miss them. Hopefully all is well.

@azelusnova 5 ай бұрын

I just found your channel and I am surprised that you haven't uploaded in 9 months. I hope all is well! You upload great and informative content :)

@HellScream107 Жыл бұрын

Great repair! I liked that you show us the troubleshooting steps when things do not go as planned. Restorations rarely go as scripted, so all advice and insight is greatly appreciated!

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful. It's a bit of a tricky install but worth the end result.

@xxdeadxangelx6150 8 ай бұрын

@@BorderlineOCDMAKE A NEW MF VIDEO NOW!!!!!!!

@TheDraugrDeathlord 11 ай бұрын

Health check! Let us know you are okay!

@someonesusingmyname 6 ай бұрын

This! @BorderlineOCD let us know you're ok!

@briancoulomb 6 ай бұрын

Been wondering myself. Hope he’s doing okay. Miss his content.

@TragicMike 6 ай бұрын

Yeah hope all is ok! I keep coming back to check if there is any new content!

@jackbanon491 6 ай бұрын

It appears he passed away last fall. His obituary is online :(

@briancoulomb 6 ай бұрын

@@jackbanon491 That’s unfortunate and sad to hear. He will be missed.

@andrewpercival1427 6 ай бұрын

Love this channel...real shame there hasn't been any videos in the last year or so... i keep checking...hope everything is ok

@ItzNickyJ 11 ай бұрын

This guy just came to my mind, no upload in 3 months? I liked the videos man, guess imma have to backlog some vids

@Adrian_Finn 8 ай бұрын

Noticed you haven't been posting new content for a while, hope you're ok, been missing you and your great content.

@ThickpropheT 7 ай бұрын

Have heard from you lately. Hope you and yours are well. Looking forward to whatever's next on your journey!

@Ryanahyde Жыл бұрын

Just dug my Virtual Boy the attic, to find the left display dead. Thanks for posting this at the perfect time!

@someonesusingmyname 7 ай бұрын

Just popping in to say i hope you have more videos in the pipeline. It's been a while. Hope all is well.

@Iktofed 15 күн бұрын

That looks like a really really easy repair. That's a huge relief after hearing how fragile and difficult the oem cable is. I look forward to doing this!

@Nunya58294 Жыл бұрын

To be honest this little gadget laid the foundation for VR!

@richardm5204 Жыл бұрын

i still got mine, saving this for the day it needs a fix.

@frankgile1996 Жыл бұрын

This is a really cool repair! Like others have said, I love that you still showed us whenever things didn't go according to plan, and how you went about troubleshooting things afterwards!

@TheHenshinGuy Жыл бұрын

I am impressed, that you have at least 2 virtual boys

@moggimoggi 10 ай бұрын

dude its been a while since you last uploaded, hope everything is fine with you 🌷

@p4thos 6 ай бұрын

Missing your videos!

@kbbbb7 Жыл бұрын

That's an awesome kit and a complicated repair. Well done.

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

The repair is a bit finicky but the end result was great.

@TRJ2241987 Жыл бұрын

I had my soldered by a shop about 16 or 17 years ago. Still works great.

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

I own a "solder fixed" unit as well and mine still works too but the shortcomings of the stock cable were demonstrated in the video with the severe pitting. The superiority of the replacement ribbon cable is clear. Also if your unit is played by different people rather than one person, the IPD slider is constantly moving the LED assembly left and right to adjust for each player. That will fatigue a solder fixed ribbon cable but will not impact this repair kit. At a very minimum you might want to consider the 3D printed support brackets available for the solder fix to increase the life of your repair, as they support the solder fixed area so it cannot be stressed as much by the left and right movement of the LED assembly when the IPD slider is adjusted.

@TRJ2241987 Жыл бұрын

@@BorderlineOCD haha yeah I always keep it in the middle and tell people they aren't allowed to move it, that's cool that the new ribbon rectifies that issue, though I've never had anyone come over that felt the need to adjust it anyway

@TRJ2241987 Жыл бұрын

Also you say the console was never meant to last 20-25 years, but it seems to me most Virtual Boys were already failing after a few years. I picked mine up in 2002 and within a year I needed the solder fix. Easily the biggest shortcoming in Nintendo's quality assurance up until the launch of the Switch. Mine always went between 2 dead screens, and at best I would get two working screens but both screens had horizontal bars through the entire image. I would never have the confidence to buy one of these consoles in a gaming store that didn't have it labeled as soldered. There is a store by me asking $500 for a mint in box one but I wouldn't recommend anyone to buy it if they aren't capable of doing this fix.

@jasonmccomb280 Жыл бұрын

I am retired and immensely enjoy watching repair videos. I am big on reusing things and there is just something special about resurrecting old video games. You and channels like yours have inspired me to fix and mod consoles and controllers. I bought my first every soldering kit. So far I have only modded a handful of controllers. It is so much fun! Thanks again for another terrific video!

@sirpiken Жыл бұрын

The virtual boy controller shape was way ahead of it's time.

@bernardosantos430 Жыл бұрын

You made that soldering job look so easy. I only realized how small those contacts were when you held the resistor and the led on the tip of your finger

@mrskimmer64 Жыл бұрын

Oh the irony of using “Sega Sonic Fan” parts to repair a Nintendo product, lol!

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

I know, right? 🤣

@salsbar Жыл бұрын

Great repair! Your series has gotten me into repairing consoles that I have. I had a PS2 slim in my closet for probably close to 15 years. I finally ordered a new laser and got it working again!

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear you started tinkering and fixing your own retro tech!

@tangyorange6509 Жыл бұрын

I’m not a vintage game collector, but I do love tinkering so I can see why it was recommended to me. This was very entertaining and I got to say your background displays is probably my favorite out of all the game rooms I’ve seen. Plenty of space to breathe and not just a wall of games.

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

Thanks for stopping by 😎

@noneyabiz0987 Жыл бұрын

Man, I've been waiting to get my fix from watching you solder & repair stuff! As always, excellent video. Can't wait for the next video.

@physalis17 Жыл бұрын

Glad to see you making repair videos again. Love your vids!

@livefreeprintguns Жыл бұрын

BTW, thank you for creating playlists! I often watch AVGN playlists when I'm winding down for the night and always appreciate channels who do this so I can just relax and binge watch a bunch of their videos!

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@JASPACB750RR Жыл бұрын

We need more content from you. Your videos are some of the best I’ve seen.

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

@michael9613 Жыл бұрын

This man right here inspired me to get into soldering and repairing consoles 😎🤙

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

Happy to hear it.

@MrNoobed Жыл бұрын

I just wish there was more meat on that bone. I couldn't find a source of bad consoles and good and bad were selling for just as much as each other last time I checked ebay. 😢

@wwbodywork5582 11 ай бұрын

Really love the channel and cant wait to see more videos from you. Slowly working my way through all your uploads and really learning so much. Really well explained and gives me the confidence to refurbish my own consoles. Look forward to seeing more!

@granthelas4468 11 ай бұрын

🎉 50k subscribers congratulations 🎊 👏 hope things are going well for you mate, and if not hopefully they get better soon 👍

@cactoidpinata Жыл бұрын

This is a phenomenal repair guide. It still looks extremely difficult, but I think I'm going to try it anyway when the kit comes back in stock.

@libcrypt98 9 ай бұрын

Rest in peace mate. Taken way too soon. 😢

@Marc-vr5vg 9 ай бұрын

What happened?

@IrishReid 8 ай бұрын

What? You're joking right?

@BananaSizzle 6 ай бұрын

Is this a joke?

@Manticore_007 Жыл бұрын

I love this video. Repair videos are always nice, another console saved. I really love your relaxed energy and explanation while repairing it! I'm gonna check more videos!

@ramiropena2325 Жыл бұрын

That was amazing! Great job!

@olivierauberger Жыл бұрын

Sweet a new video! Really cool donation and repair!

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@goatbone Жыл бұрын

1:57 Just call that number, Mario will come fix it for you.

@MAXTORRACER Жыл бұрын

Been waiting on a new video from you. Great as always. Thanks!

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@MAXTORRACER Жыл бұрын

@@BorderlineOCD And here I am, again. Checking to make sure KZfaq hasn't skipped my notification. Dying for the new video.

@snowman5020 Жыл бұрын

Nice work, that's a great looking VB you've got there now.

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

Indeed it is. Thanks buddy.

@davedarhk6838 Жыл бұрын

Love the videos. recently got into console repairs a few months back for my buddy's retro game shop and your videos have taught . first thing i repaired was a snes . found the problem and ran a jumper wire. my buddy asked where i learned that and i showed him ,lol

@AceUndergeekBunny Жыл бұрын

Great work ! The Virtual Boy is not a common piece of tech so know than we can fix those who've been broken is a great new for preservation !

@Abauto84 Жыл бұрын

nice repair loved the ribbon cable adapter boards looks so cool

@jonsmith6496 Жыл бұрын

Been awhile, glad you’re back!🎉

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

Glad to be here!

@takmk Жыл бұрын

It actually took me a long while to understand how the virtual ribbon was actually being soldered to the bottom part being as thick as it is... o_O Thanks for the video!

@djrkzr Жыл бұрын

That ribbon cables are real ocd hell I can tell😂

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

Lol it's true.

@videogamepolak0 Жыл бұрын

damn that 1090 is still kicking bro lovin it!

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

Are you referring to the soldering iron? Mine's actually a TS100 but maybe they look a bit similar on video.

@RBKing80 Жыл бұрын

Hope everything is ok with you. Not had any new content I'm a few months.

@Jebbreh Жыл бұрын

This is awesome. Always love Virtual Boy content. Mine currently has the mirroring/double vision issue. One side projects wrong.

@zooblesdoobles7298 Жыл бұрын

I love watching your videos, they are very peaceful to watch after a day of work. Please keep making these...specially Dreamcasts :>

@TheLatinoExplorer Жыл бұрын

Just stopping by to say thanks for your video’s. Best retro game channel!

@bolex17 2 ай бұрын

Come back mate! Your videos are so therapeutic!

@rynhanson Жыл бұрын

I had one as a kid. I want one so bad

@sinistermoon Жыл бұрын

Good as new! Nicely done.

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Thee_Dr_Evil Жыл бұрын

If only the headaches were virtual too. Nice job refurbishing!

@zacharyrollick6169 Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't mind if Nintendo made a Virtual Boy 2.

@Monhamd1000 4 ай бұрын

Here we are, fixing a flop that could've been something.

@israelmejia697 4 ай бұрын

Love the hair man, great video!

@LucaBlightOfHighland 5 ай бұрын

Your channel is a gem, it has enormous potential, I hope you can dedicate yourself to it again with some new videos in the future.

@fezwhy 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing! I plan to purchase a virtual boy and do the same fix for it.

@DaftDude Жыл бұрын

Nice job and excellent camera work.

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

Thanks dude.

@colinmanton2992 Жыл бұрын

I always love your videos, keep up the good work ✌🏻

@serialtoon Жыл бұрын

I remember going to a Sears back in the day to play this bad boy. Ended up feeling sick from all the red LEDs blasting into my retinas. I was one now working or not just as a cool piece for the man cave. Thanks for the vid.

@jamesgillre Жыл бұрын

YES He is back! Love it

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it.

@adeeshabandara9140 Жыл бұрын

Great work brother man

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy.

@hadesmcc Жыл бұрын

I too have recently bought the stand and that kit from StoneAgeGamer. I haven't gotten around to installing it yet. Great video as usual. 😀

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

Good luck with the install!

@hadesmcc Жыл бұрын

@@BorderlineOCD cheers. 😄

@miaouew 9 ай бұрын

Wonderful job

@74bobby Жыл бұрын

Great Job 👍

@QsTechService1 Жыл бұрын

Pretty nice Mod Thanks for sharing

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

No problem 👍🏻

@tycoinreno Жыл бұрын

22:54 I found when doing this install (using the older 2-piece version of @SegasonicfanDesigns's mod) that trimming the ribbon cable allows the ribbon to fully mate into the ZIF connector on the mod, sit straight, and sit all the way in. It appears the cable is the right size for the connector on the VB, but just a fraction of a millimeter too wide for the ZIF connector on the mod. The trim I performed was to take just a hair's width off of either side of the ribbon cable, very carefully, with very sharp scissors. A craft knife would also work well if you're more comfortable with that. I am very pleased to see that there's now a one-piece design for the mod, which is a nice improvement!

@FR13DT0AST Жыл бұрын

i found one of your shirts at the goodwill, bought it and i wear it often.

@No1BRC Жыл бұрын

just one tip- whenever you're using a brand new ribbon cable- always clean the Contacts with alcohol. I remember once installing a new one in a small repajr which didnt work, the seller of the part was very kind and send me a new unit... same fault worked for hours then I let it rest for 1 year and after picking it up again I tried cleaning the contacts of one silly ribbon cable... which was the solution.

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip, I’ll keep that in mind.

@RobertKliethermes Жыл бұрын

That is some clean soldering work Sir! Great repair kit. I just re-soldered the original cable to the daughter board, but even though it works it was not a clean looking repair. I'll have to pick up this kit and repair is right.

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

I've done the "solder fix" repair on my previous unit. It's still going strong. If it fails I plan to replace it with this kit. Time will tell.

@Syngekhoomei 10 ай бұрын

4 months ago? Are you ok dude

@nostalgiaflipnfix Жыл бұрын

Very nice. FYI, you’ve mounted the Virtual Boy onto the stand backwards. The legs should be pointing forward

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

Just learning about the intended orientation. Looks a little odd but you're right.

@nostalgiaflipnfix Жыл бұрын

@@BorderlineOCDsuper common mistake! I’m sharing because I also used to have it on backwards. Looks really weird the “correct” way lol

@MrFixiit Жыл бұрын

another good job my friend.

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the visit.

@djm9937 4 ай бұрын

It's been ages since we've seen any content. I hope you are well and enjoying life :)

@justinmoravetz4544 Жыл бұрын

Excited to get this fix once they're back in stock. I have 3 VBs in various state of functioning due to the ribbon cables going bad.

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

Nice! Good luck with the mod/repairs. Btw just in case you’re not aware the left and right lenses are interchangeable so you might get away with assembling a working unit between the 3 as-is if there are at least a pair of good lenses between them.

@justinmoravetz4544 Жыл бұрын

@@BorderlineOCD haha! Yep! That’s why I have one “good” VB and two for parts. I have 2 VB flash carts if you would like to see some software. Lots of indie stuff too.

@Ragesauce Жыл бұрын

never owned a virtual boy, but my cousin had one and I tried it out, I loved it. As a kid this thing was really fun, I would have liked to try all the games for it.

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

I'd like to try the full library too but the flash cart options for the VB leave a lot to be desired. I've messed around with the library on emulation but it's not the same of course.

@signorpaldoni Жыл бұрын

VB is really a fun console, get it if you can because it is worth it. I love it, Wario Land is one of the best and almost all the puzzle games are really addictive (the only one I can't really "get" is 3d tetris)

@ivannightly1919 Жыл бұрын

love mine still on the shelf

@sirpiken Жыл бұрын

I remember trying this thing in the store back in the day.

@MatSpeedle Жыл бұрын

Repaired all 3 of my VB's with these kits, they are an amazing piece of kit and you can finally use your VB and adjust it without fear of dead lines coming up. There was no easy mount at the time I got my kits last year but with care an patience it's really not too hard to do it without them :) Mine was a bit trickier though as I had the older V3.7 kits. These v4 kits looks far easier in comparison :)

@leoocd7453 11 ай бұрын

Nice bro, keep up! 😉

@techrestoread Жыл бұрын

Great job I do enjoy watching your videos and have learnt a thing or to from you so thank you and keep up the good work

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear buddy. Cheers.

@x1ic1x 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video lol I was gonna sell my virtual boy for parts now I can fix it

@mikemar42 Жыл бұрын

Great job! Much respect for doing that without a microscope or any magnification. Your skills are really getting quite impressive!

@Dark_Jaguar Жыл бұрын

I did this the older method, "melting" a little of the plastic to directly solder the older ribbon cables to their spots on the board (and cleaning up that nasty residue along the way). I took my sweet time doing it because it's VERY fine work (involving binding everything down onto my work mat with packing tape to prevent as much movement as possible). I did mess up a few times, since once that plastic is melted, the wire contacts are left "floating", but the end result after taking numerous breaks to keep myself calm and then come back, was a fully functioning unit. Since my cables didn't show any signs of rusting, and I tend to keep my things well packed in moisture free environments, this fix should last too. Alright so this one is meant as a more permanent fix, but from what I can tell, it also has a lot of moving parts that could go wrong and is still a complicated fix. If the cables are damaged, this is a good way to go, and in the long term if they should go bad down the line a second fix will go a LOT smoother, but for the price I'd say it's more of an alternative than a vastly superior way to go about it as it stands right now. Oh I usually attach the stand in the reverse of how you have it, with the "knees" facing towards me and hold the controller behind the stand. It gives me a lot more free range from my experience.

@nikolaszisoudis8408 9 ай бұрын

Hey man where are you? Long time no see!

@briancoulomb 9 ай бұрын

I’ve been wondering the same thing. Hopefully everything is good. I miss the content.

@splugereport Жыл бұрын

I finally ended up using bodge wire and soldering every single last wire. What a pain! Lol

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

I'm assuming you mean the "solder fix" where you melt the plastic and attach the ribbon. That's how I repaired my other unit.

@splugereport Жыл бұрын

@@BorderlineOCD not quite. I tried that way too but it ended up never completely getting good contact before the plastic melted and turned to goop. Instead I cut wires and ran them from the vb header on the unit to the LCD directly. I soldered each 5 inch wire to each pad under a microscope.

@DanLinden Жыл бұрын

And there we have it! 🤗

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

That's how I know you're a returning subscriber :)

@cautious_bin86 7 ай бұрын

Why aren't you posting anymore ?

@ApexOT Жыл бұрын

Great work! I hope to see one in real life one day.

@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын

Dreams can come true :P

@randyjack9584 Жыл бұрын

Check out your local used video game shops, they get VB's in from time to time.

@GoodVibeCollecting Жыл бұрын

You can probably buff out the scratches on the lens piece. The virtual boy was indeed unique for it's time. It was basicly like a VR headset in the 90's.

@vtbn53 Жыл бұрын

As a mechanical TV aficionado I have always been intrigued by the Virtual Boy which is a relatively modern day incarnation of an old technology. Funny thing is there are more examples of mechanical TV now than there has been since the dawn of the CRT.

@watchingdanny Жыл бұрын

This was somewhat of a precursor to VR headsets. Pretty cool they were thinking that far ahead of their time.

@Gecko1993HogheadIncOfficial Жыл бұрын

Is everything alright? It’s been two months since anything was uploaded.

@JBITProjects Жыл бұрын

Hopefully just waiting on parts to finish off some videos! I hope all is ok

@kellyliu4329 Жыл бұрын

13:00 no I cannot see the tiny green marking 😂

@Not-Great-at-Gaming Жыл бұрын

About 10 years ago, I bought 2 VBs that had one working lens on each and viola, one completely working and one completely dead VB. Unfortunately, one working lens is now dead too. So, I need to fix (at least) 3 of them. It's amazing how much is available now. Back then, I had to piece together and repair everything manually. My one working stand is actually epoxied.