Game Cartridge Restoration - The Ultimate Guide! | Nintendrew
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 พ.ค. 2024
- In this video, I'll show you my tips for cleaning and refurbishing your game cartridges. Learn how to remove stickers, old residue, and even permanent marker from labels! Thanks for watching!
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Really useful video, for sure.
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Awesome! I was hoping you'd make a video on this. Now I can restore that copy of Star Fox 64 we picked up at the Flea Market during the $5 Bad Game Challenge!
I hope those two things are unrelated, haha. Starfox 64 is a great game!
You got Starfox 64 in a BAD game challenge?
Unbelievable
Yeah because there are no other videos to show how to refurbish your games. Everything on this channel is someone else’s idea. Nintendrew is a cvnt. 👌🏻
If you're gonna be a keyboard warrior, then at least don't censor your cuss words, lol
I have one problem with this video... and that is the repro lable. I am glad he did say include a phrase that says repro lable, but repro lables are a huge problem.
Many collectors and stores have gotten burned because of fake lables. It destroys the collectability of a game. It's like acid washing coins. Now I have a decent size collection with a few games that have seen better days... I would love a lable, but I just look for carts with shot boards to swap them.
Again I am not saying this to be a jerk, but it's not good advice. Preserving these things in as close to original state is sooo important.
I really enjoy your videos and keep up the good work.
So, I just wanted to test out the sticker removal process and decided to do it on cheap game in case I messed up. I removed A TON of stickers off of Rogue Squadron and uncovered that it was a "Not For Sale" that some store was probably trying to cover up. Stoked to unravel a semi rare find!
Nice!
I just bought a few games that have Sharpie on them, so this video is super helpful! :D
@SCf3 Oh hey!!! Love your videos!~
Veteran's discount for those who have stepped into a blockbuster.
damn you just made me feel dated man.
Lol, personally I would've kept the Blockbuster sticker..tell me that's not nostalgic.
Our two Blockbuster's got turned into an Autozone and a Supermex
I feel old and I am only 14
Pokebot900 we got a long way to go
"The Ultimate Guide"
Nintendrew is secretly working on Smash Ultimate
XD
He’s working on the cartridges for the game... lol
Is he the DLC?
Wake up America!
Lol
Why the hell am I watching this, I don't have a single cartridge in my house
Not even nintendo ds?
ashtar Nintendo ds isn’t a cartridge is a card
I only have 6 and all of them are in pristine condition
Me neither.
I don’t have any cartridge
Thank you for putting "reproduction label" on your custom label.
This very helpful, some tricks I did not know as retro collector myself.
A good general and friendly guide to cart upkeep. Very well done drew😁
i want to see more of the reproduction label process, that was neat!
Amazing content as always!
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I’m subbed to u had no idea you watched Nintendrew!😂
This is why i love you dude ur videos helps with my new gaming set up for next year keep up the good work ^^
Drew: *takes a heat gun to an N64 game*
My brain: "Sweet mother of god are you insane"
Also my brain: "Oh, its only Madden 64"
Had a Mario Golf Cartridge that has the label falling apart I’m glad to have found this video as now I can properly replace the label from this amazing tutorial, thank you so much ^^
Great video! Lots of great tips. Id like to throw in some more pro tips if I may. Using game bits to open NES, SNES, N64, Genesis etc, to get the board out, then erasing the dirt with white art eraser works wonders. It gets every bit of dirt off the leads. Its not abrasive and leaves little to no residue. Use a Qtip with 90% or higher isopropyl to wipe away any residue from the eraser and use the dry end to wipe away any iso left, and you should be set. Remember kids, never and i mean never use Brasso or other harsh chemicals to clean cartridge contacts. Its a metal polisher and will eat away at the contacts and cause irreversible damage to them. Using the methods Nintendrew talked about in combination with the ones i mention is all you need to keep your games running for years to come. Game on!
I open every game I get if it can be opened and use this method. Makes it look brand new.
I loved the video Drew! These “restoration” videos are my favorite!
Awesome guide! This is definitely going to be my go to video if I ever find myself needing to restore some old cartridges.
You can literally help with anything! Thank you Nintendrew.
Thanks Nintendrew! This was super useful! I just bought a copy of Gex 64 with most of the label art missing. Now I know how to make it look beautiful next to my other games in my collection
I watched this video last night and didn't expect to do this, but today I did a clean on all of my games. It worked extremely well, thanks!
Thank you for the helpful tips. I have a few games that need cleaning and I didn't know how. After watching this video I started doing what you told me to do to fix it. It worked and they look almost like brand new. Thank you ️ ☺️.
As a collector, this is way awesome! You rock!
Dude that was a great video! I can't believe I never thought to make repro labels like that! That's awesome!
Simple video, with examples, and real solutions - Congratulations!
Okay, this video literally came at the perfect time. I just bought an Ocarina of Time cartridge with a sticker on the label, was very careful in removing the sticker, but still wound up with some very small tears. Now I know how to make this cartridge look new again! :)
Thanks for the tips, I always try to care and preserve all my games and it’s great to learn better ways. 👍
These videos are so relaxing and cathartic to watch. Really highlights how OCD I really am...
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Even though I don't have any game cartridges these videos are still enjoyable
Love these videos! Keep up the great work man!
Love seeing this type of video. Great content!
Very cool. These kind of videos are so informative.
As a (mainly) handheld game collector, this is super handy!!!
Nice tip on the labels, I was able to restore some of my old games!
Yup that’s why I keep 2 bottles of GooGone in my cabinet next to where I display my collection, buy a new title, open up cabinet, I got GooGone, Isomorphic Alcohol, paper towels, q-tips, and 2 game bit screw drivers. The perfect system. Thanks Nintendrew for spreading the word, I hate seeing where stickers have been torn off and caused damage, now people will know!
Relatively new subscriber here, just wanted to say I really appreciate the work you put into your videos.
I used on some old SNES and MD games and these methods worked beautifully
This is crazy helpful thanks!
You sir, are a blessed creature.
Wonderful! Thanks for this video! I'm starting an NES collection and it's good to know how to properly clean up my carts!
Another great video! Haven't thought about cleaning my cartridges in a while, I need to check them out.
Thanks for this video. It helped me restore some of my old cartridge games.
This will genuinely help me out, thank you for this video!
I actually needed to do this to a couple of games. Thanks for the info!
Really good guide, I also recommend protecting not in use cartridges with clear contact covers of custom cases.
I hope you make it big. You have such an amazing talent for making videos man! You made something I care nothing about into something I cared about the entire video. Great job as always!
For real though, He's so well in front of a camera. He always maintains eye contact, he speaks clearly and concisely, he doesn't look like a robot when he talks, and his videos are so informative and quick to the point.
Thanks Nintendrew really appreciate your time to show this tips
have some n64 that have more than 15 years and need to replace the label
Thanks! I've recently been trying to get into game collecting and it's good to know that I can restore games in poor condition
Really helpful for starting to collect. Thanks for this.
Thanks drew this really improved my games keep up the good work
Thanks Drew this video will help me with your other helpful videos in the future for me
Good stuff! Thanks!
This was very helpful. Thanks Drew.
Gotta love the love for old and used cartridges. I can’t wait to try this out soon enough! The only thing I experienced is that Goo Gone wouldn’t be as effective, especially when removing stickers from cardboard boxes, it wouldn’t help even after ten minutes or more. The hairdryer works most of the times, though.
Great video, it helped me a lot in games and boxes of Game Boy, congratulations!
Man, you are amazing, thank u so much for sharing this with the world!
I'll be sure to use this some time. Thanks!
loving these very helpful!!!
Thank you, my Diddy Kong Racing and GoldenEye 007 labels could use some of these tips👍
You sir, are a national hero. Thank you 😊
Fantastic video as always. Thanks!
Really cool. Thanks for these useful tips 😎👍
Another great tutorial video! I do all this when I get home with a new game, it part of my OCD😘
Love the Dedede amiibo on the back shelf. You got good taste, my dude.
thanks for the advice
Thank you for helping me help repair on my game console for ready to rumble
It helps me a lot. Thank you so much
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I Absolutely Love your fantastic videos keep it up!!!😇💚
Just found a n64 and am in the process of repairing it. This video will be a lifesaver!
This video can come in handy! Thanks!
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Very solid video on how to do this stuff, a lot of tricks I use myself in here - but I had never heard of the specific marker you used for getting sharpie off of the labels, I'll have to give that a try!
YESSSS FINALLY IVE BEEN WAITING ON THIS VIDEO FOR SO LONG 😁
Pat the NES Punk *_wept._*
It's always good to see someone showing how to return games to their former glory.
This is great for everyone who has a cartridge with something off and for everyone who wants the cartridges to look great. I would love to see more Gameboy stuff on the replacement label stuff, but since the games I'm interested in add a better label are there, nothing to complain on my case.
thank you! This is fantastic!
Really helpful video mate. Thanks.
This will come in handy for making a better label for the "Sonic Advance" GBA cartridge I have in my collection that's a bit worn down. Thank you.
I have a copy of Tetrisphere that is perfect condition.
It has Permanent Marker
It has a Torn Label
It has Stickers
The Best Of All!!!!
It has a Hollywood Video Engraving on the cartridge!
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thank you for your very instructive video.
When a Nintendrew video is uploaded, you know it’s going to be a good day
Thank NINTENDREW this video helped me replace the label on my Sapphire game
Another great video!
This is a VERY useful video thank you so much
Thank you so much for this. I have a bunch of games from garage sales. One being a gba player Nickelodeon volume 3 that you mentioned from a previous episode for gba games. It had some marker on the back and it wouldn’t play right. I was about to send it to Goodwill and see if I could get something for it. But I saw this video. Now I’m planning on selling it for a lot more!!! Thanks SO much. You have earned a new subscriber
I might use this to fix up some of my cartridges even though my N64 doesn't work! Thanks for the tips!
Awesome video Drew
Awesome it'll be helpful thanks!
Great work bud !
Yay for having the same name.
And thank you for this video. Gonna restore some of my older N64 carts. Thanks for the info.
Rock on!
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Awesome video! Just got a copy of Rayman 2 with a damaged rear label and marker pen on the back, this has really helped. Cheers pal!
It’s so useful! I don’t have a cartridge based console but I’m getting one soon!
Why did you use the box cutter on the game cart? You will definitely scratch the underlying gray plastic surface. I highly recommend one applies this packing tape before glueing to the cartridge. Throw some construction paper or cardboard underneath so as to not cut into your table.
Probably doesn't really matter much when you've already had to reproduce the entire label. You probably won't even notice the scratches either.
Jo Decker
If you ever wanted to replace it again (maybe you found one that doesn’t use packing tape?), you’d always have to line up the scratches perfectly. But in all, why create more damage when you are trying to preserve the original?
Honestly, I can't see anyone without a lot of time on their hands replacing all of their labels every time they find a new and potentially better method, so a barely visible scratch (and not really deep unless you're extremely heavy-handed or The Incredible Hulk) on a mass-produced plastic case is probably going to be negligible as long as it still looks pretty on the shelf. But each to everyone's own. *shrug*
Though the same 😱
Thanks! I love your videos
Oh thank you so much, I have bean looking for a tool set for to fix my Ds lite and N64. Thank very much for that link.
Great video again Drew. I could have sworn that you already uploaded this long ago. Mainly because I watched it when I was wanting to clean my 64 games. If this is indeed new, then I don't know who I watched. But I am very sure that this was an older video before. Please reply Drew, it is driving me crazy. Keep up the great work.
Same here.
can't wait to try this on my Starfox and Rogue Squadron carts
Definitely came in handy.
I got a Banjo-Kazooie cart with the clear plastic Blockbuster sticker which is IMMENSELY difficult to remove, near impossible I might add.
Hoping this’ll help.