I Paid £30 for a Faulty DMG GAME BOY | Let's Try and FIX It!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 เม.ย. 2022
- I bought this Nintendo Game Boy off of eBay for spares or repairs. The listing stated it turned on but didn't load any games.
Can I Fix it?!
Hope you enjoy!
Steve
PS. I'm not an expert in repairs at all. I do this for fun, and it may not be the best or safest way to go about repairing broken stuff. I'm pretty good at melting plastic though. Please don't copy me - I'm an idiot.
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My favorite thing about this channel is that, you show how easy it is to do everything right and still have it not work.
When I get my own job I'll try to fix so many things!
Spoiler alert....
The TH-cam algorithm recommended you to me and I've been loving watching your vids. You have such a great personality for this, and I never thought I would enjoy watching someone repair electronics, but yet, I'm on the edge of my seat with you! Thanks for brightening my day!
I like this channel more than other repair channels I've seen.
watching your stuff feels like just sitting in a room with your mate talking as you work on stuff. other channels cut out all the good stuff. lol
'That should work now' ... 'I made it worse, HOW!?' So relatable!! Glad the algorithm recommended you to me. Loving your content!!
These fixes are so satisfying! Thanks for bringing life back to these devices.
Nice one, Steve! You are truly developing skills in micro soldering! Amazing! And the now traditional/classic "stupid game!" at the end, with the right soudtrack song! Nice show, buddy!😁😁😁
🤣🤣 thanks Pedro!
I just recently stumbled onto this guy's channel; uh in before he blows up. That moment at 10:26 after going on that journey with you...... *chefs kiss* so satisfying.
Your videos are really well made, its not about having a totally fleshed out lab or some fancy stuff but more about the basics. This makes the videos really enjoyable, something I can easily subscribe to.
Nice one Steve, so much blue! Lovely colour though. Also sporting a new UV light, very fancy 👍👍👍👍
Thanks Vince! Yeah, the UV light is cracking. So much better (and quicker!) than the torch 👍
Where did you get the uv light from?
I hated electronics back in college, but you made me wanna go back and study it all over again, salute!
Never seen a damaged gameboy like that ! You are not lucky with your purchases but we are lucky to have a video on it so keep buying junk consoles for our pleasure 😜😂
Thanks KoSlow! I really like doing these trace repair ones, so I'm pleased with the purchases. Obviously I don't know what I'm gonna get when I buy them, but that's part of the fun! 😁
Hi Steve, Paul from Littleborough here. I watch you most days and you have spurred me on to start again with the odd thing. Brilliant what you do.. Better than Factory! I also watch My mate Vince and 12 voltvids. All the best, P.
Man I love the clack when the cartridge slides in and out of the cartridge slot. It's so mechanical, so visceral. So satisfying.
Nice fix btw. I'm surprised the game boy still worked even with a big hole in one of the nodes
The ONLY problem i have with this channel is that i need more vids! As always, great stuff
I just found your channel about three days ago, it's so relaxing to watch your videos, have an awesome day!
Great video, can’t beat watching old tech getting fixed! This Gameboy was the first model I ever played, So it was even better to watch!
These consoles are so cool! A concrete brick of a console. I have got 2 of those:) The earliest, produced 89 consoles, have philips screws, not triwing by the way.
Again. Your work is so tidy, and your videoes are so well produced. Just a joy to watch:-) A giant shame that you don`t have more subs, but it will come:-)
Thanks Willy, really appreciate that! 👍
So satisfying to watch these repairs! Job well done!
I have literally no interest in game boys. Or electronics. But I am now finding myself binge watching all of your videos.
One of the best choices the youtube algorithm has made so far ! Appreciate your fantastic work. : )
Crazy how I am watching someone fix stuff but still enjoying it and keep watching it.... never would of thought it
I cannot describe how appreciative I am for discovering your channel lately!
"I made it worse by trying to fix it"... Incredibly relatable.. Consider me a new subscriber!
This channel is the definition of 'hidden gem'.
i love this channel so much, you make it so easy to understand what's going on
"GETTIN THERE LEWIS!" thats what I heart everytime he says get in there haha
For some reason TH-cam recommended your videos. Now I'm oddly addicted to watching them. I'm glad some body has a steady enough hand to solder like that.
I've still got mine in the loft sadly water damaged ...
As a little kid (probably 89/90s I dropped it in the bath whilst playing it
To my surprise it actually worked
So, silly me assumed (aged 7 or so) though, "oh, they are waterproof"
😔
Yup, found put the hard way that they aren't.
Didn't have the heart 💔 to tell my parents as it was only months old at the time.
New to the channel and blown away with the level of fault diagnosis and nano surgery taking place 👍 amazing skills man 😎👌
10:25 best laugh ever . Keep the good work :)
😂😂 thanks Froz!
I love watching you fix stuff it's so satisfying when you get them working again, especially because game boy is still my favorite hand held console, wish I could do that fine soldering you can the components are just too small for me
I'm just binging vids now... Love your work!
The closing music, the only reason I give it a like!
You know, you offer a lot of humility in your videos. And you do yourself down. But what you do is incredible. Well done!!
Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.
TH-cam recommended me this video and I'm starting to feel like youtube knows me better than I know myself cause I enjoyed every minute and even gave a sub 🤣.
Wish I could get my 1080 looked at and possibly fixed by someone sent it in for RMA and they wouldn't fix it. It was still under warranty so I refused to pay for the fix. Now it just collects dust cheers going to go binge watch some more of these.
The fact that your boy dave is still there is what i check about every video you make like this lol.
Idk how I stumbled upon your channel but you're a gem bro. Love the content!
Recently found this channel. Love your work man. Youre so calm and easy going in your vids And i learned a lot from it. Only thing i should adjust if i were you (if possible) is the volume of the *PEEEEEEP* currentmeter.
Keep on the good work!
These videos being recommended to me I don’t know how or why but I’m loving them lol
Great fix Steve! We love your channel and let's hope we get a chance to insult sword fight and beat the sword master again in the new Return to Monkey Island!!!! CAN'T WAIT!!
Yep, genuinely can't wait! It's gonna be awesome! 😍
Nice fix, thankfully there was a lot less wrong with my NES. Someone had cut the IRQ line and rejoined it, but was unaware they had cut the next line. Once I realised the extent of the damage, I just added another wire and it booted a game just fine.
I had never seen this defect on the Gameboy DMG. Excelent video. I love the soundtrack!
Thanks Sabrina! 👍
I love your videos. Keep up the good work 👏
Love all of your videos! and the music you use in them!...especially - Don't Leave Yet! (feat. Lil Demi') love the instrumental
That's Neptun in different timelines and positions. Looks like it had a bad start formation.
GET IN THERE!! 😁😁😂
Great fix. Looked like a very satisfying one to work through.
Loved the video!
😁😁 Thanks Lee, much appreciated! 👍
Just found you channel & loving the content 👌
Missed opportunity.... "I'm blue daba dee daba da"
Great video, love your comments. Have a game boy with exact the same fault. Now i now where to look!
Fun to watch you bud and see things been fixed
Another great job there Steve your fixing skills have came along way and i enjoy watching your fixes on all items you get so well done mate - nice 1 👍🏻
Thanks Chris, much appreciated! 👍
Great video Steve! I love to see old retro systems get fixed! 😊
Thanks Rachel, I really enjoyed working on this one! 😀
❤️ great vid as always
You are a braver and more patient man than I. I just go to my Gameboy parts drawer instead of fixing a board.
Great videos that are even better with your quirky sense of humour..'d llike to know how much you're able to sell the fixed items for
Oh finally a restore without a MOD! xD Nice job
Good job. Love the MI shirt!!!
Like your videos ! Subscribed, keep up the nice work ✌️
Cheers from Marseille - France
Thanks Bruno, much appreciated! 👍
I love how toy story was a odd font for Nintendo and Mario turned it into alien language
Bit late to this one, but really enjoyed it :) Fantastic work Steve!
Thanks dude! 👍
I played the heck out of super Mario land on my original game boy as a kid, hearing the game music brought back memories. I still have the game boy with games and accessories stored away safely, all in great condition. Now I want to take it out and play it some 😂
The maniacal laugh cracks me up, I do that all the time when I unexpectedly fix something :D
Great job! Subbed!
Great repair my mate Steve 😊
😁 thanks Cuthbert!
love your videos!
Glad that you managed to fix that Gameboy :)
Though some times I wonder what people do to their consoles for them to end with such damage =/
By the way nice ending with that classic ABBA song :D
OMG!!! This is the first game I played in my gameboy when I was a kid!!! Good job~
The number of times I've had games not work because of 1 stupid pin is astounding, and always a head slapper when I find it
Nice work mate 👏🏻👍🏻
Cheers mate! 👍
Another great video, o how I do miss my old GB, have to try and convince the wife that the kids really need one
🤣 your kids definitely need one, Morten! 😁
Steve I didn’t think you were going to fix this game boy but I was wrong well done sir get in there 👍👏👏thanks for your video see you next time 👍😊
Really enjoy your well produced videos showing your repair journey. The added songs at the end are a lovely bonus!
😁 thanks Mike!
Great work Steve. Your repair skills are growing fast.
What is the make and model of the UV timer light.
Thanks John. Not sure if it's a generic one, but it's from repair outlet. This one: repairoutlet.co.uk/collections/uv-lamps/products/qianli-portable-iuv-intelligent-curing-lamp
I was wondering what that device was, so thanks for saying :)
Awesome Steve! You're getting so much better every time I watch. Unlike the English test cricket team.
😂 thanks Chris! Yeah, they are definitely going the other way. The "reset" button doesn't seem to have been pressed properly yet.
I love your channel!!!
Didn't realise I needed a Secret of Monkey Island t-shirt in my life! But I really do!
Hey Steve! Really love your channel ! I'm also repairing stuff, but not at an advanced level as you. I want to practice using copper wires / jumper wires as you showed. But I'm unable to find those, any idea what I should search to find those? + Isolant for the wires? Thanks !!
Hmm.. Interesting Brother Steve! Toy story 2 was made by Mintendo - Mario-land was made by a bunch of mixed up, garbled pipes & tubes.
I see what you did there & if you pause around 0:56 Steve! Tells us what the GB is going to do' John travoltage style - Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive 😂🤣
Oh Steve! Dr. Bunsen Honeydew got in touch, He wants his' Beaker back when your done with it 😂 That GB screen sucks! now that doses need changing 👍🏻
🤣 Thanks brother Steve! Glad you noticed the deliberate stayin' alive dance! I should've done that as my outro song 😁. Yeah, the screen is awful. Will be trying to pick up an IPS for it, for sure! 👍
I also noticed the use of the Muppet! throughout the lovely video content ☺
@@StezStixFix ❤🩹
Youre really talented well done
Sorry. That just looks like the missing connections just need a slight more solder. That’s it. From my observation, the rings is connected, no need to make a new trace. (I stopped at 6:20)
I would suggest, when you come across high levels of corrosion on solder pads or vias, to reflow them using new solder and even suck the old solder using a solder pump. I mean you get into all this trouble to repair the stuff and you are doing 100% great. Why don't secure the retro stuff from further corrosion. On the video you repaired the GB carts from ebay, almost all of them had the same pins not soldered correctly by the factory. This would suggest their solder might be problematic. I thing it would be wiser to re solder them instead of just reflowing the old solder.
Really great vids! Keep it up mate!
Another brilliant 👏 video but where did you get that uv light for the solder mask?
I like .... Your star shaped screws.. to the right ...Solid!
Hello, I have the same problem in my nintendo game boy. I think that this video will be a great help. Thanks.
Just found you...ninused to repair and modify the Nintendo NES. Great fun!
Great job Steve
Thanks Jon! 👍
Steve is the type of guy you love for his singing skills and just appreiate he can fix about anything.
man do i enjoy your videos.
That Laugh I love to hear the joy in it.
Nice job !! 👍🏼👍🏼
Nice! Another repair channel! :)
This next period for me is all about studying GameBoy, I want to write an emulator for fun. So this gives a nice hardware view as well :) thanks!
I liked when the life-saving surgery theme was activated.
Good repair Steve
Thanks Oz! 👍
Lovely to see a smile on your face. 💕
Coper oxide is blue. This baby got some moisture on it
stupid game(boy)
Just recently discovered your channel
Love your energy and the way you go about these repair projects.
Nice tee shirt By the way
I wish I had this level of competence in anything technical
Very nice! Don't look at me I am hideous. Nice job indeed
😁 thanks WanJockey! 👍