Oh come on why even try and fake this kind of thing man I just took a look at your videos and all of the titles are spelled perfectly not to mention you used to semi difficult English words like Multi dimensional and explanation I can’t imagine you not bowing how to spell beautiful or just having straight up shit grammar because of the fact that you can type perfect English everywhere else
Not really ahead of the time. Gameboy was old tech when it released. They did that to cut cost and have parts for production which are readly available.
Hi Elliot, just wanted to say what a superb retro game refurber you are! Really enjoy your style and content. Appreciate the time that goes into these, so thank you.
I've got two Game Gears that I've been holding on to for years. One is the blue model I got way back when GG came out and the second is a black model I picked up in the mid 2000s from a high school friend. That second one I know just needs some capacitors replaced as the screen faintly worked. The other one I think suffered a short from a bad link cable or something (due to when it died) so it's possible the board on that one might be damaged. Either way, the Game Gear has been a bit too advanced of a repair for my comfort level but I'm looking forward to tackling that project sometime soon.
Great fix! This GG looks gorgeous! But why didn't you desolder the old capacitor instead of pulling them out? You are lucky that the motherboard is solid and a circuit track didn't come with it.
Now that I found out about you, I feel really sad because I used to have a Nintendo 3DS XL (pink and white version) and the top screen popped off so it was completely black and the bottom screen still worked, but after about 2 weeks, it became distorted. I felt so really sad that it was broken that my 10 year old self decided to throw it completely away. I realize now that I threw away so many memories. I fewl like I could've came to you to fix it 😥 keep up the awesome work btw 👌
You're so cheeky! I love watching you and it's gotten me to tinker with my systems! I just bought a soldering iron kit and I'm going to replace batteries in my gameboy color games!
i liked this one a lot. a lot of your stuff is just cleaning and connecting ribbons but the soldering made it more enjoyable. love poppin' in occasionally and catching up on your stuff
just finished my first recap, things went alittle sideways when i went to touch up one of the pads with solder before adding the new cap one, thought i bridged a pad to a smaller capacitor nearby, and managed to peel up a trace trying to unbridge it. Found some schematics and it turns out they were supposed to be bridged/connected, ran a jumper wire as needed for the broken trace and she lives!
Awesome vid I love watching repairs on old hardware like this. Friendly filming tip: don't cut to the side when you're still looking at the other camera, it breaks eye contact with the viewer and makes it awkward to watch. 🙂👍
Love the Game Gear! Way ahead of its time.. Although the batterylife was a drama. Had to put 6 new AA in every 2.5 hrs or so.. Great video Elliot. Might do a recap and lens relacement on mine now. Keep up the good works!!
What a beautiful game gear! I'm happy to have one but I haven't used it since I watched the world cup on it (on the go) via the TV adaptor in 2002, hopefully the capacitors are still ok.
I noticed that I don't ever see you Wick the pads on the board to get rid of the old contaminated solder so you have clean pads to work with. If you don't, I really recommend doing this its just as important as using flux just so you are laying down clean solder on there sold pads.
Fantastic video. Been a sub for a couple of months and your videos are definitely up there in terms of content quality and the enjoyment they bring me. Kudos!
Really enjoyed this Elliot! Super cool stuff and you did a great job. Also, just for the record, I think you look great and I really like that hat on you too. :)
Please take more time to learn about good practice with soldering. I understand this is not a how-to video but mixing solder chemistry, mechanically removing the components, not cleaning up vented electrolytic fluid can all lead to serious problems with the hardware down the line. I recommend observing how someone like Voultar removes surface mount and through hole components as well as his board cleaning procedure. Your cleaning of the plastics is very well done and the surface of it is beautiful, but please take better care of the core electronics. I only wish to see you improve.
@@TheRetroFuture Yes, I've seen videos on TH-cam for that and the Nomad and the results are amazing. Brighter image, better battery life and next to no ghosting on the screen because of their higher refresh rate.
I don't understand. Why do you get so much hate? You are not ugly and you know what you are doing (about the batteries) also your videos are starting getting better and nicer with a really nice edit! Note: please put a relaxing lofi the other time! Thank you for your time elliot!
@@TommyAgramonSeth True, I had a Gameboy as a kid and I never saw anyone with a Game Gear or even an advert for it lol. But as Nintendo had Pokemon, I don't think anyone could compete with that.
I have a couple of GG's. I really want to buy an Everdrive some day. One of mine is modded with the MCWILL modern LCD. The display is amazing and it consumes less power.
At some point I wanted to get one of those... until I saw the price. I went with the much cheaper alternative instead... emulating the Gamegear on my EzFlash on my modded GBA.
Awesome video! I just bought a Game Gear here in central europe (don't leave us UK!!! :'( ) just like the one I had when I was 10 years old (yeah... I'm that old) I'm actually kinda hoping it won't work so that I can play with all those capacitors!
screen replacement for the Gamegear is an expensive mod and very hard to do. That screen is soldered onto the board. It's not like the Gameboy where you just unplug a ribbon.
If I have any dead pixels on my game gear is it even worth attempting repairs? The dead or stuck looking pixels come and go when I adjust the brightness
Purchased my 1st game gear a month ago. I can honestly say I was excited to get a one and when The seller told me it was non functioning I was even more excited lol. Same problems as your video except my sound doesn’t work. I was just wondering if you will do the LCD mod on a game gear and time soon? Unless you’ve done one already the I look for it. Since mine is not working I would really like to do it all at once to enjoy it even more. Thank you.
@@connormackay6257 I never played the remake. It does look cool but the original for me is very nostalgic and I appreciate what a huge game it was for the time.
Where is all this broken but fixable stuff from? I can't find anything on the internet. Do you usually wait for a long time for an offer to pop up or am I just not looking right?
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That thumbnail is the beautifulest thing ever
Edit:lol im so bad at english
We all understand it! Thanks haha :)
Yes
Oh come on why even try and fake this kind of thing man I just took a look at your videos and all of the titles are spelled perfectly not to mention you used to semi difficult English words like Multi dimensional and explanation I can’t imagine you not bowing how to spell beautiful or just having straight up shit grammar because of the fact that you can type perfect English everywhere else
@@TheRetroFuture i love this stuff
Hi RetroFuture thanks for the tip on your ds videos to remove the parental lock I bought a 3ds and it have parental lock
Ah sweet man!
@@TheRetroFuture Yeah, it helped me too, I struggled with it literally years, thank you
I struggled fir about 3 months so thank too
Love that you've been branching out with your repairs lately!
Thank you!
The Sega Game Gear was ahead of the time, I remember a neighbor had this back in the 90s and it blew my mind.
Not really ahead of the time. Gameboy was old tech when it released. They did that to cut cost and have parts for production which are readly available.
The Atari Lynx was released 2 or 3 years before GameGear and had better colors and graphics capabilities believe it or not... a 16 bit handheld.
Ever heard of the turbo grafx portable it had the same quality as the console and was a portable machine
Great repair! Though you should recap the audio board anyway, because those old SMD caps love to leak over time and corrode and ruin traces.
I will. Just needed a break!
Ellio! I'm gonna start calling you that! ... and those comments were all pure gold rofl
Thanks Shaw
Rofl
Hey small world. Another one of my youtubers I watch.
It's nice that someone actually responseds to there viewers comments.
Hi Elliot, just wanted to say what a superb retro game refurber you are! Really enjoy your style and content. Appreciate the time that goes into these, so thank you.
Thanks!
That’s rare even here in the states. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a blue one in person, only standard black ones. What a find!
That thumbnail is the most beautiful thing I’ve seen in my entire life!
I've got two Game Gears that I've been holding on to for years. One is the blue model I got way back when GG came out and the second is a black model I picked up in the mid 2000s from a high school friend. That second one I know just needs some capacitors replaced as the screen faintly worked. The other one I think suffered a short from a bad link cable or something (due to when it died) so it's possible the board on that one might be damaged. Either way, the Game Gear has been a bit too advanced of a repair for my comfort level but I'm looking forward to tackling that project sometime soon.
you're the only channel I know that engages with viewers as much as you do, which, to put it simply, is absolutely decent
I love seeing you have more fun and being more confident in your videos. It’s a joy to watch as always. Keep it up.
I loved the game gear I had back in the early 90s. I wish I would've kept and fixed it. I had sonic 2 and mortal kombat.
Elliott, I love your content! I like how your videos are very concise and to the point, as well as the occasional tips.
Its so satisfying to see you renew an old system! Keep up the great work!
Pretty cool to watch after a long day of school
Looks good! I'd love to see more game gear on the channel. Stay safe. Good luck with the house
Great fix!
This GG looks gorgeous!
But why didn't you desolder the old capacitor instead of pulling them out?
You are lucky that the motherboard is solid and a circuit track didn't come with it.
what i thought, lucky no pads lifted. desolder properly ellio!
yea, my eyes hurt when i saw how he is pulling those caps. If only one would leaked and corrode a pad, he would have problems
Yeah that was dumb
@@AntonTHPS (Elliot)
When you responded to that comment and you put the cartman voice clip, I legit laughed. Also, that thumbnail is just... Amazing, amazing indeed.
I have that exact same one! Added a backlight to it too
You missed the opportunity to have movie Sonic in the thumbnail other than that good video
You motivated me to collect retro handhelds Thanks!
Oh Lord, so much love for this little GG. This video is so lovely
Now that I found out about you, I feel really sad because I used to have a Nintendo 3DS XL (pink and white version) and the top screen popped off so it was completely black and the bottom screen still worked, but after about 2 weeks, it became distorted. I felt so really sad that it was broken that my 10 year old self decided to throw it completely away. I realize now that I threw away so many memories. I fewl like I could've came to you to fix it 😥 keep up the awesome work btw 👌
You're so cheeky! I love watching you and it's gotten me to tinker with my systems! I just bought a soldering iron kit and I'm going to replace batteries in my gameboy color games!
Mr. Sheen should sponsor you, you use it every video. Wish we had it in the states, I want to try it.
i liked this one a lot. a lot of your stuff is just cleaning and connecting ribbons but the soldering made it more enjoyable. love poppin' in occasionally and catching up on your stuff
Ah thanks dude!
My god, that GG looks mint. Lucky you!
just finished my first recap, things went alittle sideways when i went to touch up one of the pads with solder before adding the new cap one, thought i bridged a pad to a smaller capacitor nearby, and managed to peel up a trace trying to unbridge it. Found some schematics and it turns out they were supposed to be bridged/connected, ran a jumper wire as needed for the broken trace and she lives!
Awesome vid I love watching repairs on old hardware like this. Friendly filming tip: don't cut to the side when you're still looking at the other camera, it breaks eye contact with the viewer and makes it awkward to watch. 🙂👍
Love the Game Gear! Way ahead of its time..
Although the batterylife was a drama.
Had to put 6 new AA in every 2.5 hrs or so..
Great video Elliot.
Might do a recap and lens relacement on mine now.
Keep up the good works!!
Can you put a charge battery in there 6 AA batteries is gonna get expensive fast
What a beautiful game gear! I'm happy to have one but I haven't used it since I watched the world cup on it (on the go) via the TV adaptor in 2002, hopefully the capacitors are still ok.
I noticed that I don't ever see you Wick the pads on the board to get rid of the old contaminated solder so you have clean pads to work with. If you don't, I really recommend doing this its just as important as using flux just so you are laying down clean solder on there sold pads.
I have a solid man crush on Edit.
When I was a kid (I'm from the US) I had a Black Game Gear. Unaware they had a Blue one.
So nice.. now it just needs a modern screen change ;) awesome video brother.. enjoyed watching.. see you :D
Great repair! Really enjoyed it and maybe you should repair a old gameboy that is broken. Again, this was a great vid 👍!
The thumbnail is perfect!
I'm not really good in fixing some game consoles tht I have. But after watching your video I got some knowledge about it. Thank you.
Fantastic video. Been a sub for a couple of months and your videos are definitely up there in terms of content quality and the enjoyment they bring me. Kudos!
Thanks Marcos! Appreciate that!
That blue is so nice!
I would dread having to replace all of those capacitors. Nice refurb.
I love the blue colour!
Thats a realy nice blue colored game gear
Indeed!
I understand The Retro Future 100% of the time
Nice vid, i found you about a month ago and i must say, i really enjoy your videos. You do really nice work 👍🏼
Ah thanks Tom!
these always look nice with the white lens
Really enjoyed this Elliot! Super cool stuff and you did a great job. Also, just for the record, I think you look great and I really like that hat on you too. :)
I'd say replace the backlight on it. It's a simple mod, but it not only make s the screen look a bit brighter but also greatly increases the battery.
Dude you're a legend for this one!
Please take more time to learn about good practice with soldering. I understand this is not a how-to video but mixing solder chemistry, mechanically removing the components, not cleaning up vented electrolytic fluid can all lead to serious problems with the hardware down the line. I recommend observing how someone like Voultar removes surface mount and through hole components as well as his board cleaning procedure. Your cleaning of the plastics is very well done and the surface of it is beautiful, but please take better care of the core electronics. I only wish to see you improve.
Well, you could,ve also try scratch remover for that screen protector, but hey the new screen protector looks great tolast another 30 years.
the new one's made glass, makes it a thousand times better in the long run
Hello again Johney
Looks amazing, just need to install a modern LED panel.
Do they exist?
@@TheRetroFuture they do! I think you need to get them from the States though
I've heard of that done as well. Saves a TON on battery life getting rid of the fluorescent bulb. And can be brighter.
@@TheRetroFuture Yes, I've seen videos on TH-cam for that and the Nomad and the results are amazing. Brighter image, better battery life and next to no ghosting on the screen because of their higher refresh rate.
Yep, look for the McWill mod
Awesome work there🤖
Cheers!
Awesome vid, Elo.
I didn't expect that much work on the board.
Sick job Elliot !,,!
I don't understand. Why do you get so much hate? You are not ugly and you know what you are doing (about the batteries) also your videos are starting getting better and nicer with a really nice edit!
Note: please put a relaxing lofi the other time! Thank you for your time elliot!
1:43 man loves his fish
Wow to think the Gameboy in 1990 out sold this is amazing lol
It's not always about the technology, Nintendo never really was. Gameboy was much more affordable and didn't eat 6 AA batteries in an hour.
@@TommyAgramonSeth True, I had a Gameboy as a kid and I never saw anyone with a Game Gear or even an advert for it lol. But as Nintendo had Pokemon, I don't think anyone could compete with that.
Hi im a new subscriber, i enjoy your content thank you for it Elliot
Are you considering an LCD mod on this?
I'd like to see a backlight mod video, maybe recap the audio board too.
Great video!
Ezio makes such quality content omg
Hahahaha thanks Melk
what do you use in the video to clean up the game gear outside fronts and buttons ?
Ellio-t I really liked the detail in the thumbnail
This wouldnt be a retrofuture video if elliot didnt put isopropyl alcohol in it 😆
do you want an arcade classics for the game gear
I really want to grow my sonic collection.
Great video!
Also
>Sonic 2 on the Game Gear
lol
amazing console!
I have a couple of GG's. I really want to buy an Everdrive some day. One of mine is modded with the MCWILL modern LCD. The display is amazing and it consumes less power.
At some point I wanted to get one of those... until I saw the price. I went with the much cheaper alternative instead... emulating the Gamegear on my EzFlash on my modded GBA.
Awesome video! I just bought a Game Gear here in central europe (don't leave us UK!!! :'( ) just like the one I had when I was 10 years old (yeah... I'm that old) I'm actually kinda hoping it won't work so that I can play with all those capacitors!
Oh, Edit. Another wonderful video.
Hahaha!
Did you replace the screen ? Modern lcd improve the image a lot and probably use less power.
screen replacement for the Gamegear is an expensive mod and very hard to do. That screen is soldered onto the board. It's not like the Gameboy where you just unplug a ribbon.
Some people seem to be being rather rude to you buddy ignore them keep on being you your doing a fantastic job love the videos 👌
*spills water* "Hello every one were going to remove water damage by putting some rice on it! The end".
If I have any dead pixels on my game gear is it even worth attempting repairs? The dead or stuck looking pixels come and go when I adjust the brightness
Purchased my 1st game gear a month ago. I can honestly say I was excited to get a one and when The seller told me it was non functioning I was even more excited lol. Same problems as your video except my sound doesn’t work. I was just wondering if you will do the LCD mod on a game gear and time soon? Unless you’ve done one already the I look for it. Since mine is not working I would really like to do it all at once to enjoy it even more. Thank you.
4:02 this motherboard is 30 years old today
"Hello everyone, Elio here again"
Whoever said he is ugly is wrong. He is a fine lad
It was in blue too? 🦔💨💙
good work
My name is Elliot to
Hey Elliot, could you please consider doing a "Let's Refurb" video on a DMG? And how to fix horizontal lines on the display? Thanks.
Any advice for someone who may have snapped a leg off a cap trying to desolder leaving just barely a fraction of a nub in the through hole?
The cap is knackered... but you dont have to push the legs through the hole.. just get a blob of solder on there and a contact is a contact!
Make sure you get Wonder Boy Dragon's Trap. It is the BEST Game Gear game!
But the remake is way better
@@connormackay6257 I never played the remake. It does look cool but the original for me is very nostalgic and I appreciate what a huge game it was for the time.
The old Game Gear. The screen would just go black with no warning lol🤭🤭
Is there a way to make the game gear back light brighter? I've notice it's kinda dim on your vids, or this a camera problem?
Just my studio lighting
@@TheRetroFuture ah ok
Are you using flux at all on your soldering? If not, you should be, it will make your life so much easier.
Imagine having the nose of the guy who called you ugly.
Where do you buy all your broken consoles for so cheap
"your ugly af"
lmao im dead
Should’ve put the Sonic movie poster on the Game Gear.
Trigger some unfortunate souls.
Where is all this broken but fixable stuff from?
I can't find anything on the internet.
Do you usually wait for a long time for an offer to pop up or am I just not looking right?
Can you tell my friends that you are not me Henry.
Hey, I got a question : could you show how to change the Nintendo network ID?
That's more busted caps than a gang movie.
Nice video
Thanks!
@6:31 thought you were just gonna have a bag of chips