RARE Pokemon GameBoy Light Restoration!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 พ.ค. 2021
- I finally got my hands on this SUPER rare GameBoy Light! It isnt in the best condition but what can we do to try help it? Let's take a look!
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Hey! Thank you for watching!
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I think you can use olive oil for the sticker that was on the pikachu gameboy
Hey man, when I have a stubborn restoration like this I use an auto detailing degreaser to remove adhesive and it works SO much better than the alcohol for these types of jobs. Night n day. It'll take all that adhesive/residue off in just a couple of wipes when using just a few sprays of this stuff on a cloth... It's powerful stuff and might damage things if left sitting on there for an extended period of time, but it's designed to wash away very easily so you just wipe over it with the alcohol right after and you're good to go... I've used it countless times on several different components and surfaces and I've never had a single issue. Works like a charm and is a complete game changer. You'll no longer "lose the will to live". Lol... I don't even worry about adhesive or stubborn residue anymore. It's fantastic stuff! Cheers.
Can You Fix My Game Boy Eliot?
@@SuperMarioAPA3968 He's not a repair Shop.
@@SuperMarioAPA3968 🤦♂️is that a joke?! He's a TH-camr not a repair service. He's restoring and repairing his own personal collection, not someone else's... Regardless of your area, there will be several people capable of repairing your GB if you can't do so yourself... Just take a gander online and I'm sure you'll find someone.
My heart melted as soon i noticed the power light it's actually Pikachu's cheek that's so cutee and cleverrrrrr
My first ever GameBoy was a Pokemon Yellow edition, and it's the same thing there.
@@vedritmathias9193 same! The Pokémon Yellow GBC :)
Immediately looked up the listing on Ebay, I guess once the auction is done your house is paid :D
Pikachu's cheek is the on light!
PIKACHU'S CHEEK IS THE ON LIGHT
so cool
I love pokemon and game boys. Quite a dream come true
“shove a little shovelware into the back” *inserts TripWorld*
Owned at least 5 copies back in the 90's.............regerts
Woah woah woah. Why do I have a legend.
@@isblue8504 just a rare game. Pretty valuble
The soundtrack is made by the mega man composer
It was you! You outbid me on this gameboy!
Oof
These minimalistic designs for the Game Boy are amazing. I love the Pokemon and Mario Game Boys specifically, and if I could find some without having to take out another mortgage, I’d happily repair them.
Ohhh the joys of retro collecting.
You're the one who got me into repairing video game consoles. Now it's become one of my favorite things to do. Thanks
I'm surprised that after all this time no one had sourced a correct color polarizer for the pocket. Especially with the explosion in popularity of gb repair lately.
Love the restoration! You should try a swirl remover for the pokemon one! You will get all the weird scuff off with that polish compound!
Your quality has gotten so good. Idk how you did that with all the house stuff going on. Props.
Something about a close up of unscrewing game boy screws is super soothing
I find scrubbing the carbon button pads with first a wet cue tip and then a dry one leaves a nice matte finish that really improves the responsiveness of the button presses. They tend to get flat and shiny over time, which makes them less responsive. It takes some friction to really rejuvenate them.
Every time I see a video about the Gameboy, I know we're gonna get to see some sick Tetris skills.
"Shovelware game", he says.
It's Trip World, lmao. Iirc, one of the rarest GB games out there.
Double upload at the same time dang, ill watch this one first and then the 2nd channel one
211 pounds?? That’s a heavy gameboy!
When subsciption box is more faster than notification lol
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A small amount of WD-40 works way better than alcohol on that adhesive.
Lighter fluid as well. No idea why people insist on using alcohol. They complain that they have to use so much, yet never stop and think "Hmm, maybe it's because it doesn't work very well"
if 211 pounds is cheap i’d hate to see an expensive one
I'm curious too, especially if it's a near mint one
@@HUYI1 broken ones usually sell for £350-400, good used ones £700-800 mint in box £1100-1700
@@key2theuniverse713 wow crazy prices! 😬
You guys crack me up. To remove the adhesive from the polarizer , get a bottle of goof off( NOT goo gone). add a small layer of it on the glue. Let it sit for about 10min, add some goof off to a cotton bud and work it in a cirle. Wipe it off then finish with ipa. Hope this helps.
These types of restoration videos are my favorite. Nice job Elliot!
Austin Evans should watch this video.
Depside that he makes videos usually about modern tech, Austin is a *HUGE* Pokemon nerd (in a good way, I promise) and he even has his own Pokemon collection and their matching consoles, including Game Boys.
He would love to see this video (alongside some of your others Pokemon related videos)
I miss these videos it doesn’t seem like he does them much anymore
I have been waiting for one of these for a while. Great job
the last picture of the listing is amazing 😂
I love watching you repair these things its amazing!
This was really amazing! Nice build 👌
Nice repair. you should start a forum! it would be great. but i think your discord might do as well
Great job! Always interesting to see these Gameboys being restored.
Holy hell Elliot. Invest in some Goo Off it’s so good for these adhesives. As a detailer I can tell you they’re safe for most plastics
I love your repair videos! Great video
not sure why youtube un subscribed me from you. missed you and went for a search and added you back. keep up the great videos.
Keep up the good work man!
I've always wandered if you script your videos , you look so cool and fresh
I have a Pokemon Yellow Gameboy color, with the blue back.
You did an awesome job.
Love your restoration videos! Keep it up 👍👍👍
I tried cleaning the motherboard of my childhood GBC, and the speaker was what I was trying to clean and ended up causing some kind of issue to make it sound even worse after I put it back together. I wasn't doing a through clean, I was just using a Qtip to wipe out some of the dust but it didn't appear to like that. I thought I was being gentle... I'd love to restore my childhood GBA as well. If I ever get any soldering equipment maybe I could replace the old speaker in my GBC... maybe get a cheaper one and do the backlit screen mod.
Love the content been watching your content since the beginning your the man can’t wait for more updates on the house
Nice job, looks good! I think you might be able to buff the lens with a Dremel and some car polish.
Man the Pikachu Gameboy is so clean! Grew up on Gameboy and pokemon. I wish I was into handhelds more, but Im more fond for collecting N64 now then Gameboy. 99.5 % isopropyl is the way to go lol
What a good find, thanks for sharing the restoration.
I saw someone use Brasso in a video to remove plastic screen scratches. Not sure if you’ve tried that already
"Sorry about the wet hair". Doesn't look any different mate XD No worries.
Loving the sort of trip-hop music btw.
Looks like I'll need to do some restoration on my GBA.
Idk why i'm so addicted to this type of content!
Pretty good restoration, I'm not shure but you could try using thinner or acetone to remove the glue from the screen.
Not too long ago I picked up a DMG style Pocket that was supposedly "broken" -- at some point batteries leaked and ruined the battery contacts, but other than that I don't think it was really ever used (batteries must have leaked not too long after purchase). Button contacts looked pristine. I still need to solder a new battery contact in, but it works for now with a power adapter in the bottom
these videos are so satisfying.
Curious question, I have a PCNY GBA, its coloration is worn in a few spots. I wanna keep the original, official casing but I want to get it looking closer to new. Is there something I can do to get it looking newer without replacing the casing? Like a specific paint color I could use to patch the wear. Have a gold spray paint at home but it's a more vibrant yellow color while the console uses a duller and almost greenish tone.
I love to watch people restore old games consolle (restore them too)
1:39 What's this? Matching batteries? ON THIS CHANNEL!?
Well done Elliot, another great video from a real youtuber.
"...and put the BameNoys back together."
That never get old :D
Hey Elliot, thanks for the new video, how you doing?
My word I’m late to this one. I know how your channel just hinges on my views, lmao. Thanks for vid Elliot. Appreciated as always!
I'd love to see a GBA celebi limited edition restoration
The bay noise back together 🤣
Can sympathise with the sticky screen residue being a ball ache to remove, most frustrating thing about repair jobs like these.
Lighter fluid will solve that problem. Breaks down adhesive very quickly.
I truly feel that removing the polarizer adhesive has left me with permanent mental health problems
2 videos at the same time wow
That GameBoy is great! Would love to have this version of it. =)
8 recommend Using WD-40 and a plastic card(old Dave and busters card, train card, etc) and slowly sliding it in to remove the polarizer. This is way easier as the WD-40 eats most of the adhesive.
Hi Elliott I have question dose it D value replacing a old Game Boy screen.
Omg I have this one! The one I got isn't in great condition either but it's well loved and taken care off and just a bit of IPA was enough to keep it up.
Hello im about to buy a pikachu edition gameboy light but the seller says that the button a is not working, is that an easy fix?? Thanks in advance
Is there a particular polarizer screen suitable for original GB? It has screen burn.
Go on Amazon and search “sticky stuff remover” removes all dried up residue off screens vert very easily and also removes glue very easy too
Always wanted a Light!
What the hell where was the girlfriends tooth brush joke
Lol you really started a video with "sorry about the wet hair".. Elliot we know you pride yourself on being fresh to death, but you don't need to apologise for that 😅
Clean body, clean mind, clean gameboys
This looks very good.
Quite impressive!
Is it not possible to use acetone or wd40 to remove the sticky residue? It works wonders removing the sticky stuff on my mountain bike, cheers
Another great video; totally random: damn you’re good looking. 🤩
How long has it been since the last restoration video? I can't remember the last one I saw that wasn't an introduction to some wacky/obsolete device, lol
i wonder if he has the gameboy that came with pokemon special pikachu edition when you pre-ordered it
In case you haven't heard it a million and one times, let me volunteer - deoxit is phenomenal for pots and switches; significantly better than IPA.
Hey Elliot (Brandon here). Have you checked out McDonalds? They have the 25th anniversary Pokémon cards with the Happy Meals and they are still in stock in Jersey.
My dad had one of these when he was younger. Wish he kept it!
Interesting. I didn't know the Gameboy Light's had a grayscale screen. Is this one based off the Pocket?
Question, how do you decide what is the proper contrast when aligning the polarizer film to the screen when the gamboy itself has a contrast wheel?
They're two different things. The polarizer alignment is all physical and changes the maximum contrast you can get. When it is properly aligned an undriven pixel will be as white as possible and a fully driven pixel will be as black as possible. If it's 45 degrees off both fully driven and fully undriven pixels will be the same gray (and in-between pixels will be lighter or darker, leading to strange effects). If it's 90 degrees off the colors will be inverted (this is half of the 'bivert' mod done on DMGs). Basically you want the lightest color when the device is off. You can't tell by eye but when this happens the polarization lines of both the front and back polarizers will be running in the same direction.
The 'contrast' wheel, by comparison, adjusts the electrical drive. It's really more like the 'brightness' control on an old TV. If it's too low black pixels aren't fully on and if it's too high white pixels aren't fully off.
How can you just put together the screen and bumm it's amazing? :D
I always unhappy with mines because no matter how hard I try, there is always dirt/dust remains on the filter or the screen :(
Why there's no replacement shell for GBLight?
Hey Elliottttt❤️
I just clicked on the video, I'm at 00:00 and seeing the title made me scream "PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF PRESERVATION DON'T REMOVE THE GODDAMN STICKER ON THE BACK" in my head.
*Edit* Finished watching the video. Awesome, he didn't remove the sticker. Guess now I have to click subscribe 😅
New and Improved!
Got the gba ips mod for my birthday today but forgot to order a screwdriver
I think GooGone would have removed the residue from the screen 100x faster than iso
Honestly I really want to be a broken Gameboy just so this guy can fix me with his handsome self lol
I tryed to be like you i have gba sp mother board 101 and a screen i try to put it in a new case but the ribbon cable rip 🙃
Gutted for you. Those ribbons are pretty delicate, especially with the flip screens of the SP and DSs.
Hope the experience doesn't put you off trying again in the future.
@@ToxoRetro 🙃 why do i mess up
@@evananimation306, you're only human. 😁
Try to watch closely how the ribbon goes through the hinge, taking note of their techniques. Try studying Elliot, Macho Nacho Productions, This Does Not Compute, Joey Does Tech, to name a few. Best of luck next time - may the force be with you.
You ever hear of goo gone it's a good adhesive remover
🔥 I Don't Really Have The Money To Buy anything lol btw Nice vid
I had a Gameboy like that as a kid. I lost it though...
Why do you use alcohol to remove adhesive? Alcohol doesn't break it down, you might as well be using water. If you have to use that much, that should be an indication that it's not working.
Use lighter fluid. It breaks down the adhesive and makes it much, much, MUCH easier to remove. It'll likely only take a couple minutes to get it completely cleaned off.
i have a simulair one but it has both pichu and pikachu on and it is a gameboy color.
"the house is very important" (buys more gameboys :L)
Gotta make content so he can make money.
How much was it sold for?
when i showed up on this side of youtube, i reached another level