As someone who treats my consoles like my babies, this is both horrifying and immensely satisfying to see rusty abandoned consoles restored to their former glory.
I've never quite understood how things like that get to that point. I've always been so gentle and careful with my electronics. I still have two DS lites in practically brand new condition. Edit: If only my content got this much traction
It must be because their either like really old and haven’t been played with if the owner had gotten a new console and the old one has just been collecting dust and not being careful or it was owned by a little kid or someone who is really messy and eats while they play video games
I think he's got a video about restoring a PSP, and those things are even more insanely over-engineered. Sony may be poor at creating a rabid following for their portable consoles, but man do they have some ridiculously talented engineers.
@@mndlessdrwer nah the PSP had a lot of mistakes, like the joystick in the 2000 and 1000 models, it isnt even wired its connected with a crappy card, it was till the 3000 model when they finally fixed it and made it wired
Fr there only u h 2000 different pieces it’s like a puzzle but ten times worse bc u put the part in wrong and u don’t realize it u h u gotta open it back up and redo it all
@@insertusersname8277 Sometimes, when there are too many parts inside, you most likely skip one or two parts when reassembling. And most cases we realize it too late, and we have to disassemble back to put the skipping part.
I love how detailed this person is and how they explain to you each part. What's damaged, repairing and so on. Probably the most detailed I've seen so far in the repair business on TH-cam.
Considering these things are closer to two decades old, I'm actually impressed that this one has survived. I wish I still had my DS Lite. I still have my 3DS XL and DSi though. Plus I have every single game from my DS Lite still. My Wii is also still played daily at my house. The Wii will never die.
i have two dslites that my wife wanted me to sell because the kids didn’t use them anymore. but i said no and im super glad because they had so many great game but can play everything with the r4 cartridge. plus will be sought out and worth something in a few years.
I did a screen replacement on one of these before. It was my first and only time repairing a DS. It went smoothly enough but curling up a fresh, stiff ribbon cable to fit through that hinge conduit had me scratching my head like I was in one of those infomercials saying, "there has to be a better way!" Fantastic restoration!
I love how he was honest w us about buying the stylus . He could have just as easily just thrown that in there and we would have never known it was separate 😂 he’s too wholesome
This is like watching the visual aesthetic that was so pleasing of Woody getting his restoration in Toy Story 2 with the painted boots, polished eyes etc lol
Hearing the Mario kart DS theme was such a blast of nostalgia. I just found my old DS and all of my old games. Still works great after all these years. I baby that thing.
I personally know the person who sent this. No, it wasn't his personal DS. Our group of friends lost hope that you would never end up posting the video after almost a year of waiting. Glad to see it's up!
“There’s some rust on it, maybe someone forgot it’s not waterproof…” Man, you’d be surprised what kids do. I had a cousin once who legit tried to clean her 3DS by running it under the sink, because to her it was the quickest way to get the job done. She literally didn’t process that it was an electronic, or that there were ports where the water woods get in and short the circuits. Let’s just say that was a hard learned lesson for her.
When I was about 4 or 5 I got a DS Lite for my birthday, I thought the screen could flip all the way backwards. My next birthday my parents kindly got me a new one and it’s still in good condition to this day. Edit: wow I didn’t know this would get 50 likes, thanks guys!
@@FleetingReverie Nah she deadass ran it under the sink. For one, she hadn’t gone to the bathroom to do it, it was the kitchen sink. She was stupid, but not THAT stupid.
Me and my friends at school restored an old motorised go kart once, we wanted to put on a race and a teacher bough this beat up go kart and we spent two months taking it apart, cleaning it, replacing parts, rebuilding it and the moment we turned it on and the engine kicked into life was one of the greatest feelings I have ever felt
This is imo the most impressive restoration you've ever done. DS Lites are extremely hard to repair do to their small size, and I'm utterly amazed at your ability to handle and fix such small parts Also this is coming from someone who has tried to repair a DS lite in the past, and taking the ribbon cable out of the hinge / putting it back in is sooo precarious
Mmm.. dual screened marshmallow. *chomp* Yknow, this faintly tastes like battery aci... AAAGGGHHHH IT BURNS MY MOUTH IS THIGNGLGINGNNFHFBVUUN UNU NINCINIFI
This video gave me inspiration to fix my Nintendo DS. Took a day or two but was worth the final result, these little consoles hold a place in my heart! And the best years of school lunch, the whole classroom would play Mario kart for 45 minutes. Those were the days.
A tip for reinserting screws during repairs: Turn the screw backwards until it "catches" the threads (you'll feel it drop down slightly) then turn it forwards to tighten it. This prevents the screw from carving new threads and ruining the hole over time if it's removed/reinserted! Anyone (or yourself) performing repairs or modifications in the future will thank you for this!
@@RobLescaille Like I always used to say when I was working assembly: "Why buy Loctite when you can just cross the threads?" Said it right up until I got fired... lol (fyi before anyone yells at me: That was, in fact, a joke :P)
As someone who learned how to retrobright thanks to odd tinkering, it is absolutely amazing. Kinda dangerous to do without gloves (learned that the hard way) but the result is totally worth it and the plastics look amazing
@@thadofalltrades haven't tried myself but in another video, Odd Tinkering does it with a colored transparent plastic (I think it was the Nintendo 64 one) and it does help restore the original tone. afaik it works on any plastic that gets yellowed over time
What a great service, you’re doing your part in the world to salvage as many old consoles as you can. I’m so lucky my DS Lite survived my childhood, its gba port is oxidized and it needs a left trigger button, but it’s a-ok aside from that. Losing it would be so sad. You’re legitimately reviving childhoods!
I never knew that the DS family design was so intricate. That seems like a pain to put back together. I still have my hot pink DSi working fine, after about 9 years.
still have my dsi in perfect condition. have absolutely no idea what happened to my ds lite but that thing was incredible. i still think the look of the lite is fantastic. wish i still had mine my wii still works, and that one i’m really proud of because i put that thing through the wringer
your videos inspired me to start fixing consoles myself, and one of my favourite things now is the feeling of fixing a broken console and then powering it up again, its like you're reviving someones childhood in a way. going through an old machine, imagining the person who had it before you, what their favourite games were and looking through the memory cards or save data and seeing all the games they played, or on consoles like the wii looking at all the miis and seeing all the little characters and imagining the stories or the real people behind each one, its like saving a tiny little piece of history and i find it so cool. thank you Odd!
@@ebsaeed4578 mostly just through trial and error and also a lot of youtube tutorials. there are plenty of bricked consoles on places like ebay that are super cheap (under 5$ sometimes) and i would buy those to just experiment or learn on, that way if i did screw up i wouldn't feel too terrible about it since it was so cheap. many of the same type of consoles also have very similar issues to each other, for example a common issue on the original xbox is a faulty clock capacitor leaking and corroding the motherboard. finding out these common issues within a console can help you pinpoint the most likely issue with a console. if anyone else has other ways they learned to repair things, feel free to leave them here too!
This is one of the most real restoration videos, and I can't believe that sometimes the fake videos get more views than yours. You took an electronic device in one of the worst conditions possible, and fixed it to the best of your ability, showing off the machines and chemicals you use to do so. And although the main board was well beyond saving, you could still take parts from it to fix another main board that could be saved. The fakes have a tendency to use unrealistic techniques (such as DISASSEMBLING A HARD DRIVE) and cleaning the parts in dirty water. And they use editing to fake it until they make it, and unfortunately, they make it. Your content deserves to be promoted to hell and back in order to drown out the fakes.
I think there's some bias here, probably based on external factors. This same console could have been given to one of those 'fake' creators and you'd probably have said that it was fake as well, right? Maybe that the damage wasn't real or that it was intentionally damaged by the creator just to make a video, or that parts were swapped off-camera or something else to be used as a 'Gotcha!' to prove that the video is fake somehow. This channel is one of the rare ones where authenticity is never in question, and I'm guessing it has to do with the work being done in a 'clean' environment which appeals to people more.
Most of the fakes go out of their way to thoroughly destroy the item first beyond what any reason natural damage may be (bending, breaking, melting etc). Then in fixing it they swap out so many parts it might as well be a new item.
@@Decipher13 That sounds a lot like what happened with this console! I mean...how'd it get as damaged as it was? Both screens and both boards had to be replaced. Not saying this video was faked, but I am saying that if this console ended up on one of those 'fake' channels, there would definitely be a lot of comments claiming it wasn't a real restoration because of the state the console was in.
@@qactustick all of the damage on this one can be attributed to moisture. It was either stored in a humid place or submerged in water at some point for an extended stretch. The original owner could have done so on purpose, but at least it wasn't also run over, set on fire, or caked with mud like a lot of channels do. Like that GBA one that was trending recently that Elliot Coll debunked that reeked of BS.
My god this was satisfying. The picture, the sound, the process itself. And the commentary being written instead of spoken made me feel like I could fall asleep to these. What a lot of love to show to a beautiful lil handheld!
@@BlvxkByrd wdym u hating on him bc he got more subs than u or is it bc u think they all are copy cats of each other. First of all the “copy cats” aren’t copy cats if they’re making their own videos. 2 this isn’t troom troom nonsense. 3 just leave the guy alone he already gets enough hate by people who got like 1 to 0 braincells
When I reached the end of this video I was surprised to find myself quite emotional, which is partially because of the nostalgia I have for the DS Lite and how much I played mine as a teenager... seeing that poor discarded console brought back to life with such care felt incredibly meaningful, somehow. I love this. Thank you.
Time stamps: 0:00 intro 0:56 inspection 1:30 disassembly 9:20 cleaning 10:45 de-yellowing 12:13 cleansing/fixing the boards 17:11 testing the screens 17:43 fixing/cleansing the screens 20:20 re-assembly 24:24 comparison & final result 24:47 gameplay 26:56 outro
It's always impressive to see someone with restoration skills go through their process. Artists come in all forms! One of my favorite things in the world is getting to see someone's old "junk" go back in time. It's like a superpower, haha! Wonderful work. 👍
@@williamb4652 Fake this fake that. How about you just stfu you no life low life troll. You wanna talk about fake, how about you go stand infront of the mirror and stare at yourself you fake cunt. What's the B stand for? is it for William Bitch.
@@Der.Geschichtenerzahler Once you accidently drop it in water, it's almost impossible to get rust out of a device, unless you immediately take it apart. I wore a very expensive watch at a Vegas pool once, thinking it was water proof. It was not! My heart sank when I got out of the pool and there was water inside the dial, I put it in rice for a few months and water was gone, but when I tried to change the time all I heard was rusty grinding gears inside the watch at that point I knew the watch was screwed, very expensive Vegas trip.
Wow, that was really fun to watch. Just the whole process of cleaning up the parts individually and assembling it back on was a real tour de force! Awesome job!
The way these things are put together is actually really interesting. Putting those hinges back together looked like a bit of a pain though. Haven't watched in awhile... Love the new upgrades
These videos are so bingwatchable, also gives me actually alot of inspiration to also learn and perform these kinds of restorations. Very unique and understandable to newbies, thanks
Im 21 now, I still have my first ever DS - DS Lite in a light pink... Not rusty, not dirty - not even scratched as I kept it in the case. Got it on release day - still works and powers, still has OG charger in brand new like condition and a lot of original games (over 50 of them!)... Including one gameboy that is Spyro (the OG spyro)... Since then I have had a DSi XL, 3ds, New 3ds (animal crossing happy home edition), the new flip 2ds (animal crossing edition, the green one) and a switch (animal crossing edition).
If you ever had a kid, imagine how cool their teachers or people in the community would think they were to be playing that 10 or 20 years down the road! That is so cool that you took such good care of it, I’m the same way with the dsi that I got in baby blue on release day. Happy times, happy times for sure.
@@odeefromdawic Agreed! The DSi was a good one too! I had one but it disappeared for some reason, it was the black glossy XL one... I reckon one of my family members nicked it which is unfortunate.
Tech Restorations are one of my favorite kinds of videos. Not only is it excellent to see these excellent and wonderful pieces of technology brought back up to full functionality, but it’s… contenting, in a way. That no matter how much time has passed, no matter how much something has been worn down and battered, it can be saved with enough time and patience. And if the technology to completely restore it isn’t here now, it will be in the future.
But I think the same about the people that created and assembled this „toy“ in first place, it‘s really impressive how many parts go into something that looks so simple from the outside. We have come far - and keep being dumb as a society 🤷🏻♂️
It's fake! Actually, he just found a cardboard box in his/her house, written a fake card from a "subscriber", painted the inside of the console with mud-like paint and sticked a black paper bit in the charging flashlight of the console Everything here was staged to make his/her viewers believe he was "restoring" the console, un-subcribe to his/her channel!
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With these types of things, there's only so much you can do, and it's a shame. This DS must have been in a flood or stored in a bad place where water could seep in easily. You did what you could, so very nice work!
@@horstszibulski19 obviously just our consoles were the main focus you know. I'm lucky to have never experienced one myself as my country has very dull weather.
This isn't junk! This is treasure!❤ I still have my Nintendo, and it works like a charm. I miss that console and the days of being so excited to go into GameStop to pick out a new game for getting good grades on my schoolwork and doing my chores.
for me seeing the classic mario kart ds is a really nostalgic moment, i feel like i was going back in time, times where you would play with the nintendo all night long in the bed because it was your favourite game, and closing the lid most of the times saved you from your paremts coming and checking on you if you were sleeping! keep up the great work!
a person like me would've looked at that DS Lite and said "well that's beyond repair" but you didn't and actually fixed it! I own a DSi Lite from back when I was a kid and surprisingly I kept it in pretty good condition! I know back then I loved my DS so much that I would never let it rust like that, but I know who to turn to if it ever would 😉
Amazing what you did with this poor drowned thing. The DS must be unter water for a long time. And now, it is looking as good as new. I'm excited for the next video. Your Videos are giving me chills. Thank you for your videos
Really incredible that you were able to restore it with it being in such a sorry state. It makes me a lot more confident that I could restore some of the consoles I own since none of them look nearly that bad.
I have a hobby of repairing video game consoles (especially handhelds) and the fact that you could re-use the original shell just blows my mind :) I didn't know that the retrobrighting process could remove dust from plastic and always thought a shell like that is beyond "repair".
This is an awesome restoration video. This takes me back to childhood times when I watched my former friends playing on their Nintendo DS. I wish I could have one in my childhood but sadly this never happened. Very satisfying to see that this jewel is saved.
I had one growing up and my brother and I would play Mario kart alllll the time. Seeing you pick that game made me really happy. Plus hearing the DS start up and all the sounds of the game bring back so many memories. Thanks!
Oh wow. This was kind of amazing to watch. All the pieces coming together. Getting a glimpse into how this works. And seeing something that looked beyond repair working again. Even having the old pieces incorporated into the new. I love these things, but the intricacy, the level of patience, and dealing with such a small device ... really makes me realize how much I wouldn't be able to do this.
This video was SO helpful! I looked around for other tutorials, but couldn’t find any good ones, then you upload this! Perfect timing! The only thing wrong with mine is I need new conductive rubber pads behind the buttons. If they are stretched, you could just boil them, but mine are ripped somehow, so I have to order new ones and install them. Thank you!
I've been a follower of yours for a long time now, I must say, I'm very impressed with the skills you've got. I've watched you develop them over time too. I myself am starting a restoration/repair/upgrade console business. Your videos are amazingly helpful. Well done my friend, well done.
Dude you're so good at this idk why you don't do this as a service.. that way not only can you make videos off of things people want fixed but you'd get Extra money by people paying you to fix their electronics. Gamers need you man xD
Unfortunately, sometimes they are not fixable. And who knows how many replacement parts are available anymore for the old stuff. The rarer the parts get, the more they will go up. But he is a true master at fixing this stuff. He has a level of patience I will never have.
I've just recently found your videos and have subscribed. I can't believe that it took seeing the Ducktor's famous brew to see that you are Finish. I was guessing Norwegian, but only had English spelling and grammar in the videos to go on. Thank you for these amazing videos! It's nice to see consumer electronics being saved from the landfill and given a new chance at life.
Odd, I've started watching your videos with my young children and they are loving them! They love the laser and the Ducktor! Thank you for providing family friendly content that is soothing and getting my kids interested in how things work. I can't wait to watch this video later tonight with them!
Maybe its just me but I feel a type of way seeing a game system in such a state. I strive to keep my stuff in decent condition so seeing these get to such a point of disrepair is upsetting. The difference is night and day for this restoration as usual, keep up the great work And glory to the Ducktor, our true savior
Your Content is great. I know other people try to dirty something up and "clean and fix" it for easy content, but you always show what's wrong and how you fix it and not just oh I cleaned off the dirt and powered it up. Thanks for the amazing content you deserver way more subscribers.
This video made me appreciate how well I've taken care of my family of DS systems throughout the years. The only "damage" I have are very light scratches from my move from the US to the EU, but they're all functional. From the DS Fat to the 2DS XL.
Let me just say that I’m super impressed. I learned things in this video that I’ve never seen before or know you could do. I recently took apart my DS to replace the pen pad since it was in poor shape. This video was recommended for me and I found it very interesting. You are funny for leaving all the entertaining extras in like the duck and finishing a round of the classic mario…. Very clever subscribe advertising and I DID subscribed. Thank you for this 🎉
I'm so glad I subbed to this channel. Seeing the appreciation of old gaming tech by restoring them definitely warms my geek/nerd heart. Keep up the great work!
Nice job! Brings me back a decade ago when I was buying up all the used & faulty DS Lite consoles I could find. I never paid more than $15 for any of them because people were just getting rid of them in favor of the newer 3DS models. In total I think I reshelled about 12 of them, changed out LCDs on at least 8, out of a total of 26 consoles I bought during the year. Never had one as bad as the one in the video, of course.
wish i could've sent ya both mine and my brother's DSs. the only thing that went wrong with them was that the hinges broke after my brother rage-quitted not just his but mine too. (the top screen wouldn't stop at the angle before laying flat when opened anymore) it ended up making both unusable and our parents ended up throwing them away. that in mind, this restoration was extremely satisfying. the second i saw that grey charger, with the foldaway power prongs, the nostalgia hit me like a giant wave. might sound silly but it unlocked a dusty memory trove for me. i only had the Cooking Mama game, and i only ever had the DS version, but i played it so often while trying to get all gold medals lol
Seeing the condition this Nintendo DS Lite is in is absolutely heartbreaking. This handheld was my childhood... 😭 Post vid edit: Hitting me hard with that Mario Kart DS nostalgia... the only game to cause my A and Right Trigger to wear out.
Except the damage was on purpose. Plastic doesn't rust, it does technically oxidize like everything but the distinct red orange and brown is exclusively Iron Oxide which is rust... Plastic is distinctly not made of Iron.
We need people like you to refurbish old devices, then sell it online or in stores today, 2022. Because I've been doing alot of research online for a fresh new 3ds and it's just so expensive and also are scratched, yellowed for some and just caked with dirt! I find the dirty ones disgusting and it nauseates me knowing its used then still being sold with dirt. We really need a person who cares enough to clean old game consoles and resell to the people out there looking to buy these devices again. I'm so happy people like you are out there. 🥺 Update: In 2024 as well. Many people are out there who still want these devices and have to scramble all over to find the right one! Nowadays, they will sell you broken Nintendo DS. :( I never had a 3ds XL and am planning on buying one. All I can do is hope they send me a fixed one.
I have an Apple McIntosh from 1984 that i used for almost ten years. I think it still works, I have an image writer printer from the same period as well as an external hard drive. It will be cool for you to take a look at it.
I really loved every minute of this, oh the nostalgia! But wow so much care and a fantastic job! Seeing mariokart at the end too, looked a blast! Well done xx
I know It's almost definitely gone, but this DS just reminded me of the one I had as a kid, and I really appreciate that. I know it's probably not the same serial number type thing on the bottom, but it just feels so strikingly similar to the one on my old one. Of course its almost definitely not my old one though since my dad accidentally took a box with my DS, his DS, his WiiU and a bunch of games to the dump and threw it out when we were moving since he thought it was the box (identical box even) of old doorknobs that we had replaced
@@zeldagamer11nolivestreams59 thanks We eventually got replacements for most of the things (or updated things like how I now have a 3ds) So it'll be okay eventually I guess I still miss my ds though (and my pokémon platinum that was in it at that time)
Hi 2M Technician here. Question, at 15:20, why not just use a little bit of liquid rosin flux? It would save you from having to wick off the extra solder and potentially melting some of the surround components when the wick touches them. It would also help with heat transfer to the applied surface.
With an little bit of elbow grease and like 3 different boards, some IPA, a soldering iron, a retrobrightinf setup, some new screws and unlimited dr duck power, you too can make your old outdated systems work like new again.
Don't think we've seen you restore a model train set before. Be interesting! Beautiful restoration on the Nintendo DS, probably my most played hand held ever!
You're an absolute miracle worker. When you got it, it looked like the bigger, meaner game systems cornered it in the school restroom and gave it repeated swirlies until it passed out. Now it's all brand new and gorgeous.
My 3DS is in completely perfect condition and has been for over 11 years, never updated it or anything, same charger and everything and works like a charm😍
I usually only comment on Videos but damn dude the nostalgia factor at the end after the restore? I could tell you we’re exhausted when the video ended please we need more
I never knew how tiny some of those parts were. I have a DSi from my childhood that still works, albeit its a little dirty. The nostalgia that hit me when you turned it on and played Mario Kart was very powerful.
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As someone who treats my consoles like my babies, this is both horrifying and immensely satisfying to see rusty abandoned consoles restored to their former glory.
same here budd!!
Same
I treat my stuff like my babies.
I still have all my childhood consoles and handhelds and they still run really well how does this happen 😭
plastic doesn’t rust
it is very rare to see a nintendo ds in such bad condition but with the hinges good, they always break.
Right?? I see so many job lots of DS' on ebay and the hinge is broken in the same spot about 50% of the time
Lmao I broke two separate ds hinges in the same spot and they were in decent condition so I’m not surprised
Agreed
Still have mine from 2006 and never broke them, even my friend use to play it all the time.
I agree. Mine still works but the hinges on one side is gone.
I've never quite understood how things like that get to that point. I've always been so gentle and careful with my electronics. I still have two DS lites in practically brand new condition.
Edit: If only my content got this much traction
Ikr. Im using my current smartphone for the fourth year and I never cracked the screen on it and it looks brand new under the case.
I'd assume either children, or drunk adults lol
It dropped into a lake and then they thought it was beyond help and chugged it in the corner for 10 years.
I recently found an old audio cassette, it was in even worse condition. also restored. watch my video.
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It must be because their either like really old and haven’t been played with if the owner had gotten a new console and the old one has just been collecting dust and not being careful or it was owned by a little kid or someone who is really messy and eats while they play video games
The fact that you managed to get that first rusted screw out without it turning entirely into dust is incredible
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Seeing a DS from the inside really makes you appreciate just how ingenious and ahead of its time the design really was
yeah it was so ahead of its time that the L, R buttons fail in almost every console
@@celticFootballClub1 tits time
I think he's got a video about restoring a PSP, and those things are even more insanely over-engineered. Sony may be poor at creating a rabid following for their portable consoles, but man do they have some ridiculously talented engineers.
It shares a lot of similarities to laptops. Nothing ingenious or ahead of its time about the internal design or hardware.
@@mndlessdrwer nah the PSP had a lot of mistakes, like the joystick in the 2000 and 1000 models, it isnt even wired its connected with a crappy card, it was till the 3000 model when they finally fixed it and made it wired
At this point, this is more a resurrection than a restoration 😂
HAHAHAHAHAHA
This man looks electronics in the eyes and says ‘you die when i say you die’
@@asheley.010 HAHAHAHAHAHA
@@dfuiopghidfg HAHAHAHAHAHA
@@Bowlore AHAHAHAHHHAHHAHAHA
Man... the anxiety of putting it all together not knowing if it will work is unbearable. Amazing job 👏
Fr there only u h 2000 different pieces it’s like a puzzle but ten times worse bc u put the part in wrong and u don’t realize it u h u gotta open it back up and redo it all
@@apm69 what
@@insertusersname8277 Sometimes, when there are too many parts inside, you most likely skip one or two parts when reassembling. And most cases we realize it too late, and we have to disassemble back to put the skipping part.
@@FnD4212 i’m referring to their obscene comment
@@insertusersname8277 Oh, I'm so used to it that I consider it normal
I love how detailed this person is and how they explain to you each part. What's damaged, repairing and so on. Probably the most detailed I've seen so far in the repair business on TH-cam.
It's fake
Edit: Forget it, I've watched the whole video now I know it's real
Louis rossman gets even more into detail. He'll show you diagrams and explain what everything does
@@JoseGregorioValeroVillarroelLMAO CALLED IT FAKE AND DIDNT EVEN WATCH THE VIDEO BEFOREHAND
Considering these things are closer to two decades old, I'm actually impressed that this one has survived. I wish I still had my DS Lite. I still have my 3DS XL and DSi though. Plus I have every single game from my DS Lite still. My Wii is also still played daily at my house. The Wii will never die.
Thought I was the only one still playing almost daily on the Wii, Mariokart Wii never gets old
@@kinaruluvsya CTGP REVOLUTION baby
i have two dslites that my wife wanted me to sell because the kids didn’t use them anymore. but i said no and im super glad because they had so many great game but can play everything with the r4 cartridge. plus will be sought out and worth something in a few years.
STILL GOTTA KEEP THE WIIS ALIVE SOMEHOW!
@@kinaruluvsya I've spent way too much of my life playing MarioKart Wii and yet I don't regret it
I did a screen replacement on one of these before. It was my first and only time repairing a DS. It went smoothly enough but curling up a fresh, stiff ribbon cable to fit through that hinge conduit had me scratching my head like I was in one of those infomercials saying, "there has to be a better way!"
Fantastic restoration!
I love how he was honest w us about buying the stylus . He could have just as easily just thrown that in there and we would have never known it was separate 😂 he’s too wholesome
I am going to remove your skin
a yellowed one too 💛
@Skinny Legend you make no sense
@Rijstewekkie takas means leave in my language
Honest? It's a fake restoration.
This is like watching the visual aesthetic that was so pleasing of Woody getting his restoration in Toy Story 2 with the painted boots, polished eyes etc lol
Hearing the Mario kart DS theme was such a blast of nostalgia. I just found my old DS and all of my old games. Still works great after all these years. I baby that thing.
If u own the og cooking mama and the second one ur chad
Was it charged tho?
I still have mine, too. The Mario theme brings so much nostalgia.
Same here. Used to play against my college mates.
I treat my 3ds and dsi + games like children those things are priceless to me
I personally know the person who sent this. No, it wasn't his personal DS. Our group of friends lost hope that you would never end up posting the video after almost a year of waiting. Glad to see it's up!
Where’d he find it, the bottom if the ocean?
@@Walter-The-Cat he stuck it up his ass
@@Walter-The-Cat maybe a sunken ship. Another kind of gold.
@@Walter-The-Cat My guess is deep in the woods.
No it’s in the landfill of e.t. Games that’s where it came from.
“There’s some rust on it, maybe someone forgot it’s not waterproof…”
Man, you’d be surprised what kids do.
I had a cousin once who legit tried to clean her 3DS by running it under the sink, because to her it was the quickest way to get the job done. She literally didn’t process that it was an electronic, or that there were ports where the water woods get in and short the circuits. Let’s just say that was a hard learned lesson for her.
Probably dropped it in the toilet
When I was about 4 or 5 I got a DS Lite for my birthday, I thought the screen could flip all the way backwards. My next birthday my parents kindly got me a new one and it’s still in good condition to this day. Edit: wow I didn’t know this would get 50 likes, thanks guys!
An expensive one too
I did the same thing when I was 5 LOL, got a new one that same day. I was too spoiled bruh
@@FleetingReverie Nah she deadass ran it under the sink. For one, she hadn’t gone to the bathroom to do it, it was the kitchen sink. She was stupid, but not THAT stupid.
I always watch your videos when i need to calm my anxiety. Thank you for your work.
Me and my friends at school restored an old motorised go kart once, we wanted to put on a race and a teacher bough this beat up go kart and we spent two months taking it apart, cleaning it, replacing parts, rebuilding it and the moment we turned it on and the engine kicked into life was one of the greatest feelings I have ever felt
That just felt like it felt nice
Must be
Damn thats sick
W teacher for giving you the old go kart
Mario kart in real life basically, I can see how your story relates to this video
This is imo the most impressive restoration you've ever done. DS Lites are extremely hard to repair do to their small size, and I'm utterly amazed at your ability to handle and fix such small parts
Also this is coming from someone who has tried to repair a DS lite in the past, and taking the ribbon cable out of the hinge / putting it back in is sooo precarious
I'm trying to restore a bend in the middle DS classic atm (it got squished by a stair lift) and I am so scared of damaging the ribbon bands haha
DS lite Ribbon cables in 30 different rhythm games!!!
Yeah, my father had to replace my sister's screens 8 years back since dead pixels were seemingly growing. it only shows the ds logo and thats it now.
If someone replies “due” I will lose my mind
@@plane371 due
You know your DS is damaged when it looks like a perfectly toasted marshmallow.
Lol
Mmm.. dual screened marshmallow. *chomp*
Yknow, this faintly tastes like battery aci... AAAGGGHHHH IT BURNS MY MOUTH IS THIGNGLGINGNNFHFBVUUN UNU NINCINIFI
@@cryodual hahahaha but how do you know how battery acid tastes like??? 🤔🤔🤔🤔
@@zainbasir2324 Prior experience
@@cryodual haha ok
This video gave me inspiration to fix my Nintendo DS. Took a day or two but was worth the final result, these little consoles hold a place in my heart! And the best years of school lunch, the whole classroom would play Mario kart for 45 minutes. Those were the days.
A tip for reinserting screws during repairs: Turn the screw backwards until it "catches" the threads (you'll feel it drop down slightly) then turn it forwards to tighten it. This prevents the screw from carving new threads and ruining the hole over time if it's removed/reinserted! Anyone (or yourself) performing repairs or modifications in the future will thank you for this!
nice tips bro!
As a mechanic you gotta do this with every nut and bolt because fixing stripped threads can ruin your day, if your lucky just replacing the bolt.
Stripped threads are the worst. Thanks for the tip!
Yep! I had the exact same thought. Best way to not cross thread.
@@RobLescaille Like I always used to say when I was working assembly: "Why buy Loctite when you can just cross the threads?" Said it right up until I got fired... lol (fyi before anyone yells at me: That was, in fact, a joke :P)
This ds isn’t broken it’s the limited edition perfectly toasted marshmallow shell and insides, there was only one in the world.
No way
omg 😱
Also that wasn't rust all over the board, it was delicious caramel.
That is the only one because they roasted it and pretending they made a first ever marshmallow DS lite
Ok but that would actually be really cool if it was a real shell
That retrobrighting is without question the coolest thing I have ever seen. It never gets old watching you do that.
I'm not quite convinced it's not fucking magic.
@@MarkoDash I can't wait to try it. It's like alchemy.
As someone who learned how to retrobright thanks to odd tinkering, it is absolutely amazing. Kinda dangerous to do without gloves (learned that the hard way) but the result is totally worth it and the plastics look amazing
@@HarryAmoros I assume it doesn't work with colored plastics, red, green, blue etc
@@thadofalltrades haven't tried myself but in another video, Odd Tinkering does it with a colored transparent plastic (I think it was the Nintendo 64 one) and it does help restore the original tone. afaik it works on any plastic that gets yellowed over time
What a great service, you’re doing your part in the world to salvage as many old consoles as you can. I’m so lucky my DS Lite survived my childhood, its gba port is oxidized and it needs a left trigger button, but it’s a-ok aside from that. Losing it would be so sad. You’re legitimately reviving childhoods!
I never knew that the DS family design was so intricate. That seems like a pain to put back together.
I still have my hot pink DSi working fine, after about 9 years.
Still have my 3DS it's just dead.
SAME
still have my dsi in perfect condition. have absolutely no idea what happened to my ds lite but that thing was incredible. i still think the look of the lite is fantastic. wish i still had mine
my wii still works, and that one i’m really proud of because i put that thing through the wringer
Same! I've had a baby pink ds lite for maybe 14 years, and still use it on road trips and rainy days. It works perfectly!
I have a hot pink one in perfect condition cause it was my sister's and she never used it
your videos inspired me to start fixing consoles myself, and one of my favourite things now is the feeling of fixing a broken console and then powering it up again, its like you're reviving someones childhood in a way. going through an old machine, imagining the person who had it before you, what their favourite games were and looking through the memory cards or save data and seeing all the games they played, or on consoles like the wii looking at all the miis and seeing all the little characters and imagining the stories or the real people behind each one, its like saving a tiny little piece of history and i find it so cool. thank you Odd!
I love that feeling as well 🤩
howd u learn?
@@ebsaeed4578 I imagine if you have a basic understanding of the hardware and design of the console then it’s probably not hard to pick up from there
@@ebsaeed4578 mostly just through trial and error and also a lot of youtube tutorials. there are plenty of bricked consoles on places like ebay that are super cheap (under 5$ sometimes) and i would buy those to just experiment or learn on, that way if i did screw up i wouldn't feel too terrible about it since it was so cheap. many of the same type of consoles also have very similar issues to each other, for example a common issue on the original xbox is a faulty clock capacitor leaking and corroding the motherboard. finding out these common issues within a console can help you pinpoint the most likely issue with a console. if anyone else has other ways they learned to repair things, feel free to leave them here too!
This is one of the most real restoration videos, and I can't believe that sometimes the fake videos get more views than yours.
You took an electronic device in one of the worst conditions possible, and fixed it to the best of your ability, showing off the machines and chemicals you use to do so. And although the main board was well beyond saving, you could still take parts from it to fix another main board that could be saved.
The fakes have a tendency to use unrealistic techniques (such as DISASSEMBLING A HARD DRIVE) and cleaning the parts in dirty water. And they use editing to fake it until they make it, and unfortunately, they make it.
Your content deserves to be promoted to hell and back in order to drown out the fakes.
I think there's some bias here, probably based on external factors. This same console could have been given to one of those 'fake' creators and you'd probably have said that it was fake as well, right? Maybe that the damage wasn't real or that it was intentionally damaged by the creator just to make a video, or that parts were swapped off-camera or something else to be used as a 'Gotcha!' to prove that the video is fake somehow. This channel is one of the rare ones where authenticity is never in question, and I'm guessing it has to do with the work being done in a 'clean' environment which appeals to people more.
Most of the fakes go out of their way to thoroughly destroy the item first beyond what any reason natural damage may be (bending, breaking, melting etc). Then in fixing it they swap out so many parts it might as well be a new item.
@@Decipher13 That sounds a lot like what happened with this console! I mean...how'd it get as damaged as it was? Both screens and both boards had to be replaced. Not saying this video was faked, but I am saying that if this console ended up on one of those 'fake' channels, there would definitely be a lot of comments claiming it wasn't a real restoration because of the state the console was in.
@@qactustick all of the damage on this one can be attributed to moisture. It was either stored in a humid place or submerged in water at some point for an extended stretch. The original owner could have done so on purpose, but at least it wasn't also run over, set on fire, or caked with mud like a lot of channels do. Like that GBA one that was trending recently that Elliot Coll debunked that reeked of BS.
@Mudkip909 You... don't have to look real far. Just search up "computer restoration" and you're bound to find something.
Your work is admirable, opening, disassembling and fixing Nintendo consoles is not for everyone, especially restoring, you are to be congratulated!
O cara é um herói, bom demais!
Wow! Did you donate all of that money? That so cool! And awsome of course
Olha só, não sou o único brasileiro por aqui! Bom te ver!@@lucasyugui5676
No like 💀😂
This guy isn't just a restorator, he's also a nice gamer
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My god this was satisfying. The picture, the sound, the process itself. And the commentary being written instead of spoken made me feel like I could fall asleep to these. What a lot of love to show to a beautiful lil handheld!
2:01 I can't stop watching that screwdriver just crunch through the rust, gave me such a spine tingle.
You know there's like 10 million other channels that all do the same thing. He's a copycat lol, don't credit him for anything
@@BlvxkByrd wdym u hating on him bc he got more subs than u or is it bc u think they all are copy cats of each other. First of all the “copy cats” aren’t copy cats if they’re making their own videos. 2 this isn’t troom troom nonsense. 3 just leave the guy alone he already gets enough hate by people who got like 1 to 0 braincells
@@apm69 Not reading your essay, everything I said is literally fact. Cope more goofy
@@BlvxkByrd says one who can’t read
When I reached the end of this video I was surprised to find myself quite emotional, which is partially because of the nostalgia I have for the DS Lite and how much I played mine as a teenager... seeing that poor discarded console brought back to life with such care felt incredibly meaningful, somehow. I love this. Thank you.
Time stamps:
0:00 intro
0:56 inspection
1:30 disassembly
9:20 cleaning
10:45 de-yellowing
12:13 cleansing/fixing the boards
17:11 testing the screens
17:43 fixing/cleansing the screens
20:20 re-assembly
24:24 comparison & final result
24:47 gameplay
26:56 outro
You just spoiled the ending
Thanks man I can now easily find the parts with watery soap and isopropyl alcohol
It's always impressive to see someone with restoration skills go through their process. Artists come in all forms! One of my favorite things in the world is getting to see someone's old "junk" go back in time. It's like a superpower, haha! Wonderful work. 👍
Go check out The Fabrik - he‘s amazing too!
It's fake
@@williamb4652 Are you blind?
@@williamb4652 Fake this fake that. How about you just stfu you no life low life troll. You wanna talk about fake, how about you go stand infront of the mirror and stare at yourself you fake cunt. What's the B stand for? is it for William Bitch.
I'm still blown away every time with how well the retrobrighting process works. EVERY. TIME.
This poor console went through hell and you’ve brought it back to pristine condition. Fantastic work!
I wonder how the hell it got so rusty. The former owner is a diver or what?
@@Der.Geschichtenerzahler maybe the owner threw it in water
@@Der.Geschichtenerzahler Maybe their house flooded
@@Der.Geschichtenerzahler Once you accidently drop it in water, it's almost impossible to get rust out of a device, unless you immediately take it apart. I wore a very expensive watch at a Vegas pool once, thinking it was water proof. It was not! My heart sank when I got out of the pool and there was water inside the dial, I put it in rice for a few months and water was gone, but when I tried to change the time all I heard was rusty grinding gears inside the watch at that point I knew the watch was screwed, very expensive Vegas trip.
@@AllenHanPR dang that hurt i have alittle scratch at the side of my switch screen and i feel sad already.
Wow, that was really fun to watch. Just the whole process of cleaning up the parts individually and assembling it back on was a real tour de force! Awesome job!
The way these things are put together is actually really interesting. Putting those hinges back together looked like a bit of a pain though. Haven't watched in awhile... Love the new upgrades
Retro console repairman/customizer here. Yeah, the DS Lite hinge is an absolute nightmare to get back together
These videos are so bingwatchable, also gives me actually alot of inspiration to also learn and perform these kinds of restorations. Very unique and understandable to newbies, thanks
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@@KINGJERMARCUS bro that’s great and all but I do not care
I’m learning to repair too, I’m starting on this PS4 Controller I had lying around with bad drift and is really dirty
I learned to service my 3DSLL and actually done several controller overhauls because of this guy
@@brodown64 good luck man. Stick assemblies are cheap but you gotta have a steady hand, a good iron and a solder sucker
Im 21 now, I still have my first ever DS - DS Lite in a light pink... Not rusty, not dirty - not even scratched as I kept it in the case. Got it on release day - still works and powers, still has OG charger in brand new like condition and a lot of original games (over 50 of them!)... Including one gameboy that is Spyro (the OG spyro)... Since then I have had a DSi XL, 3ds, New 3ds (animal crossing happy home edition), the new flip 2ds (animal crossing edition, the green one) and a switch (animal crossing edition).
Lol so many animal crossing consoles 😂
Some
If you ever had a kid, imagine how cool their teachers or people in the community would think they were to be playing that 10 or 20 years down the road! That is so cool that you took such good care of it, I’m the same way with the dsi that I got in baby blue on release day. Happy times, happy times for sure.
@@odeefromdawic Agreed! The DSi was a good one too! I had one but it disappeared for some reason, it was the black glossy XL one... I reckon one of my family members nicked it which is unfortunate.
can i have it?
You are extremely intelligent for fixing this device for not many people can do such things you have my gratitude
The ds lite is such a nostalgic and simple console. Everyone had one, and watching just any video about them is always so much fun :)
My mom could never afford it to me when I was little :(((
The single sexiest video game console design-wise.
@@OhKayEl i repaired one once , I can assure you those ribbon cables are very unsexy
@@solan9214 I meant the exterior/shell design, not hardware design.
@@solan9214 try the 3ds xl, that thing had three ribbon cables that went through the hinge
Tech Restorations are one of my favorite kinds of videos. Not only is it excellent to see these excellent and wonderful pieces of technology brought back up to full functionality, but it’s… contenting, in a way. That no matter how much time has passed, no matter how much something has been worn down and battered, it can be saved with enough time and patience. And if the technology to completely restore it isn’t here now, it will be in the future.
every time I see his videos, I think to myself… “wow, the human mind is really brilliant and capable of so many things”. this is really impressive
i cant fix that, some people are smarter than others.
A human also ruined that DS
@@breathofthepro3758 and a human saved it
But I think the same about the people that created and assembled this „toy“ in first place, it‘s really impressive how many parts go into something that looks so simple from the outside. We have come far - and keep being dumb as a society 🤷🏻♂️
i have watched this a few times over the months. so nice to see you take such good care in restoring these
It's fake! Actually, he just found a cardboard box in his/her house, written a fake card from a "subscriber", painted the inside of the console with mud-like paint and sticked a black paper bit in the charging flashlight of the console
Everything here was staged to make his/her viewers believe he was "restoring" the console, un-subcribe to his/her channel!
This is a whole other level of ASMR, not only relaxing, but pretty educational as well! It’s so interesting to see how a DS is from the inside
Okay true.
But if it's so educational can you explain how plastic can rust?
@@energywolff7112 simple. it doesn't, however it can get stained from rust that is there.
If you try to restore something using these videos you’ll end up destroying it
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@@j3en534how so?
With these types of things, there's only so much you can do, and it's a shame. This DS must have been in a flood or stored in a bad place where water could seep in easily.
You did what you could, so very nice work!
It's believed to have been a tsunami as apparently this DS came from japan according to the people who sent it in
@@Monica_bondevik Would have thought that this thing was in the german flooding, telling from the rust and sludge in it...
@@horstszibulski19 natural disasters are horrible for our beloved game consoles
@@Monica_bondevik Not omly for them, but also, yes!
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@@horstszibulski19 obviously just our consoles were the main focus you know. I'm lucky to have never experienced one myself as my country has very dull weather.
As someone who repairs and resells refurbished DS lites on eBay as a hobby, this was great to watch. Good Job @Odd Tinkering
This isn't junk! This is treasure!❤ I still have my Nintendo, and it works like a charm. I miss that console and the days of being so excited to go into GameStop to pick out a new game for getting good grades on my schoolwork and doing my chores.
It's fake!
for me seeing the classic mario kart ds is a really nostalgic moment, i feel like i was going back in time, times where you would play with the nintendo all night long in the bed because it was your favourite game, and closing the lid most of the times saved you from your paremts coming and checking on you if you were sleeping! keep up the great work!
a person like me would've looked at that DS Lite and said "well that's beyond repair" but you didn't and actually fixed it! I own a DSi Lite from back when I was a kid and surprisingly I kept it in pretty good condition! I know back then I loved my DS so much that I would never let it rust like that, but I know who to turn to if it ever would 😉
Never say never. Everything can be fixed. Even the most trashed
Amazing what you did with this poor drowned thing. The DS must be unter water for a long time. And now, it is looking as good as new. I'm excited for the next video. Your Videos are giving me chills. Thank you for your videos
thanks for always being so thorough in your explanations!
This was definitely a rough one. You did a stunning job breathing some new life into that DS. Kudos to you.
Really incredible that you were able to restore it with it being in such a sorry state. It makes me a lot more confident that I could restore some of the consoles I own since none of them look nearly that bad.
I have a hobby of repairing video game consoles (especially handhelds) and the fact that you could re-use the original shell just blows my mind :)
I didn't know that the retrobrighting process could remove dust from plastic and always thought a shell like that is beyond "repair".
This is an awesome restoration video. This takes me back to childhood times when I watched my former friends playing on their Nintendo DS. I wish I could have one in my childhood but sadly this never happened. Very satisfying to see that this jewel is saved.
I had one growing up and my brother and I would play Mario kart alllll the time. Seeing you pick that game made me really happy. Plus hearing the DS start up and all the sounds of the game bring back so many memories. Thanks!
Oh wow. This was kind of amazing to watch. All the pieces coming together. Getting a glimpse into how this works. And seeing something that looked beyond repair working again. Even having the old pieces incorporated into the new. I love these things, but the intricacy, the level of patience, and dealing with such a small device ... really makes me realize how much I wouldn't be able to do this.
As someone that repairs and sells DS lite handhelds as a hobby this was nice to see. Good job making something out of this monstrosity.
This video was SO helpful! I looked around for other tutorials, but couldn’t find any good ones, then you upload this! Perfect timing! The only thing wrong with mine is I need new conductive rubber pads behind the buttons. If they are stretched, you could just boil them, but mine are ripped somehow, so I have to order new ones and install them. Thank you!
It's fake!
@@JoseGregorioValeroVillarroel Then how did I successfully fix my DS Lite? I now know a DS Lite like the back of my hand.
You truly are a wizard at this stuff- I was scared you’d just replace the inside and the outside, but the way you cleaned all that rust was amazing
Your really good at mariokart! It is a joy to see someone use something after they get restored! Thank you
Is that sarcasm?
@@trainlover123trainsrock true he lost to a bot
@@B.L.U.S Bro did rev at 2 seconds or drift at all, it's like it was satirical gameplay.
The before and after is really amazing. Also amazing to try to restore as many of the original parts as possible, instead of replacing them.
The retro brighting was so satisfying
I've been a follower of yours for a long time now, I must say, I'm very impressed with the skills you've got.
I've watched you develop them over time too.
I myself am starting a restoration/repair/upgrade console business.
Your videos are amazingly helpful.
Well done my friend, well done.
Dude you're so good at this idk why you don't do this as a service.. that way not only can you make videos off of things people want fixed but you'd get Extra money by people paying you to fix their electronics.
Gamers need you man xD
Because its fake
@@williamb4652 how is it fake?
@@williamb4652 its not fake
hes just a professional guy
the other restoration videos are from different channels there fake
this channel is not fake.
Unfortunately, sometimes they are not fixable. And who knows how many replacement parts are available anymore for the old stuff. The rarer the parts get, the more they will go up. But he is a true master at fixing this stuff. He has a level of patience I will never have.
@@dennismull9167 Facts for sure
I like how your videos don't fall under the category of asmr but they do exactly that for me! Love watching and listening to them.
I've just recently found your videos and have subscribed. I can't believe that it took seeing the Ducktor's famous brew to see that you are Finish. I was guessing Norwegian, but only had English spelling and grammar in the videos to go on.
Thank you for these amazing videos! It's nice to see consumer electronics being saved from the landfill and given a new chance at life.
It was so neat seeing inside a DS lite! I've had the same one since around 2007 and I'd always wondered what it looked like inside
Odd, I've started watching your videos with my young children and they are loving them! They love the laser and the Ducktor! Thank you for providing family friendly content that is soothing and getting my kids interested in how things work. I can't wait to watch this video later tonight with them!
Maybe its just me but I feel a type of way seeing a game system in such a state. I strive to keep my stuff in decent condition so seeing these get to such a point of disrepair is upsetting. The difference is night and day for this restoration as usual, keep up the great work
And glory to the Ducktor, our true savior
Same here
Your Content is great. I know other people try to dirty something up and "clean and fix" it for easy content, but you always show what's wrong and how you fix it and not just oh I cleaned off the dirt and powered it up. Thanks for the amazing content you deserver way more subscribers.
This is beyond amazing. Many people would give up when looking at the deplorable console condition. You're awesome!!
It’s always satisfying to see these videos, thank you so much for making these
This video made me appreciate how well I've taken care of my family of DS systems throughout the years. The only "damage" I have are very light scratches from my move from the US to the EU, but they're all functional. From the DS Fat to the 2DS XL.
For scratches I can recommend you to try melanin sponge - it's white sponges with tiny holes that works as polishing/ very high grit sandpaper.
Let me just say that I’m super impressed. I learned things in this video that I’ve never seen before or know you could do. I recently took apart my DS to replace the pen pad since it was in poor shape. This video was recommended for me and I found it very interesting. You are funny for leaving all the entertaining extras in like the duck and finishing a round of the classic mario…. Very clever subscribe advertising and I DID subscribed. Thank you for this 🎉
I'm so glad I subbed to this channel. Seeing the appreciation of old gaming tech by restoring them definitely warms my geek/nerd heart. Keep up the great work!
This was unexpectedly wholesome. I wish I knew how to find someone near me who could clean mine up too. It's given me many hours of joy.
Nice job! Brings me back a decade ago when I was buying up all the used & faulty DS Lite consoles I could find. I never paid more than $15 for any of them because people were just getting rid of them in favor of the newer 3DS models. In total I think I reshelled about 12 of them, changed out LCDs on at least 8, out of a total of 26 consoles I bought during the year. Never had one as bad as the one in the video, of course.
Retrobrighting remains the coolest thing in the world to me
wish i could've sent ya both mine and my brother's DSs. the only thing that went wrong with them was that the hinges broke after my brother rage-quitted not just his but mine too. (the top screen wouldn't stop at the angle before laying flat when opened anymore) it ended up making both unusable and our parents ended up throwing them away. that in mind, this restoration was extremely satisfying.
the second i saw that grey charger, with the foldaway power prongs, the nostalgia hit me like a giant wave. might sound silly but it unlocked a dusty memory trove for me. i only had the Cooking Mama game, and i only ever had the DS version, but i played it so often while trying to get all gold medals lol
Seeing the condition this Nintendo DS Lite is in is absolutely heartbreaking. This handheld was my childhood... 😭
Post vid edit: Hitting me hard with that Mario Kart DS nostalgia... the only game to cause my A and Right Trigger to wear out.
You can play games so much the buttons wear out?
@@SubxRacer
Definitely. I have an OG 3ds (bought after the price drop around 2012), and my left and right back buttons are worn out from overuse.
Except the damage was on purpose. Plastic doesn't rust, it does technically oxidize like everything but the distinct red orange and brown is exclusively Iron Oxide which is rust... Plastic is distinctly not made of Iron.
@@SubxRacer Oh most definitely, I've had this happen to both my Nintendo DS Lite and 3DS from Mario Kart DS and 7 respectfully.
Fun times those... 😌
Thank you for doing all of this with a camera in the way and giving the best viewing angle for us ❤️
Your attention to details amazing; I got dizzy from the complexity of the parts while you separated them; an excellent job.
We need people like you to refurbish old devices, then sell it online or in stores today, 2022. Because I've been doing alot of research online for a fresh new 3ds and it's just so expensive and also are scratched, yellowed for some and just caked with dirt! I find the dirty ones disgusting and it nauseates me knowing its used then still being sold with dirt. We really need a person who cares enough to clean old game consoles and resell to the people out there looking to buy these devices again. I'm so happy people like you are out there. 🥺
Update: In 2024 as well. Many people are out there who still want these devices and have to scramble all over to find the right one! Nowadays, they will sell you broken Nintendo DS. :( I never had a 3ds XL and am planning on buying one. All I can do is hope they send me a fixed one.
No, we don't, everything in this video is fake!
You're doing God's work, mate.
The DS Lite is my favorite handheld of all time. Such a perfect, timeless design.
I have an Apple McIntosh from 1984 that i used for almost ten years. I think it still works, I have an image writer printer from the same period as well as an external hard drive. It will be cool for you to take a look at it.
Amazing! It’s so satisfying to see something brought back to life!
I have never seen someone solder so gracefully. Love these videos, thank you for continuing to share your craft with us!
I really loved every minute of this, oh the nostalgia! But wow so much care and a fantastic job! Seeing mariokart at the end too, looked a blast! Well done xx
I know It's almost definitely gone, but this DS just reminded me of the one I had as a kid, and I really appreciate that. I know it's probably not the same serial number type thing on the bottom, but it just feels so strikingly similar to the one on my old one.
Of course its almost definitely not my old one though since my dad accidentally took a box with my DS, his DS, his WiiU and a bunch of games to the dump and threw it out when we were moving since he thought it was the box (identical box even) of old doorknobs that we had replaced
Dude I feel so bad for you!
@@zeldagamer11nolivestreams59 thanks
We eventually got replacements for most of the things (or updated things like how I now have a 3ds)
So it'll be okay eventually I guess
I still miss my ds though (and my pokémon platinum that was in it at that time)
I would’ve charged at least 500$ you not only repaired the whole console, but resurrected it from the dead. Well done
Hi 2M Technician here. Question, at 15:20, why not just use a little bit of liquid rosin flux? It would save you from having to wick off the extra solder and potentially melting some of the surround components when the wick touches them. It would also help with heat transfer to the applied surface.
The legend is back! Thanks for another awesome video and restoration! (thanks to the random viewer for sending this to him as well)
With an little bit of elbow grease and like 3 different boards, some IPA, a soldering iron, a retrobrightinf setup, some new screws and unlimited dr duck power, you too can make your old outdated systems work like new again.
Don't think we've seen you restore a model train set before. Be interesting!
Beautiful restoration on the Nintendo DS, probably my most played hand held ever!
You're an absolute miracle worker. When you got it, it looked like the bigger, meaner game systems cornered it in the school restroom and gave it repeated swirlies until it passed out. Now it's all brand new and gorgeous.
My 3DS is in completely perfect condition and has been for over 11 years, never updated it or anything, same charger and everything and works like a charm😍
awe same :(
SAAAAAME BRO!!!!!
I usually only comment on Videos but damn dude the nostalgia factor at the end after the restore? I could tell you we’re exhausted when the video ended please we need more
I never knew how tiny some of those parts were. I have a DSi from my childhood that still works, albeit its a little dirty. The nostalgia that hit me when you turned it on and played Mario Kart was very powerful.