My Favorite repair of all time was the time I bought a Gamecube that allegedly had "no working ports". When i got it my tests confirmed this, but after closer inspection it was simply stuffed full of lego people hands in every port. Good times.
My favourite repair: Sega Master System 2 (SMS) non-working, from a lot with equally (not really) defective consoles (the Game Gear even had new caps). The antenna cable had snapped right at the connector, the connector was still stuck in the socket. I used some pliers to pull it out, console worked fine.
I bought 2 Gamecube consoles for $40. They said the eject button is stuck. That was the easiest console I have to fix. Just open the console and clear/clean the eject button. Problem fixed and in good working conditions. I also cleaned out the fan and other dust/debris inside the console.
At the same price I bought OG XBOX, it still had brand new "smell". That specific new electronic smell :D. It doesn't have any scratches, all is like new.
I bought a black gamecube for 50€ with a controller and thought it was a nice deal. Later I found out it had an Ethernet adapter plugged in so I was really hyped. One of the best deals ever
I used to fix broken Sega CDs from eBay in 1999-2002. Usually was just a fuse (f301). It was a nice little hustle until a bunch of other people started doing the same thing. I paid the majority of my college tuition once thanks to Sega. I miss those days.
this is like taking your car to the mechanic because "it wont start", but all he does is re-connect the battery... ...and then he charges $75 for the 'labor'...
No joke, I actually have this happen when people own multiple 1990s GM cars. The keys look the same and fit, so the customer will have it towed to me. I usually charge them my $15 minimum fee and tell them to bring ALL their car keys... some people
Oh yeah, I got a ps4 cheap because the drive didn't work. Only thing wrong with it was that there was a nickel stuck in it. I even got a ipod that all it needed was a new battery. People either don't have the time or skill to check easy things like this and it works out great for people looking for deals.
I've bought hundreds of game consoles and can't remember any ever being just bad cables. Maybe a ribbon cable or connector loose once in while. Lucky you half the time 🤥
@@Cronicbarbarian I definitely picked up an NES and the RF cable was broken, and then an SNES labeled "not working" for $5. SNES was fine, the power supply was bad. These are thrift store finds, not eBay stuff. And I've certainly had to replace a capacitor or 12. Game Gear...
In my experience, this really is the best project for anyone getting into console repair for the first time. They are so big and there is so much documentation out there.
Sometimes jumper packs go bad too! When I was a kid my cousin gave me his jungle green n64 because it stopped playing games. After a few months I decided to try the stock jumper pack I had lying around and it just worked.
It’s good to know people know how to work on them and repair them. I hope these consoles last for more years to come. They are special and worth preserving.
Reminds me of a friend of mine who gifted me Pokemon Diamond cause he didn't know how to leave the house at the beginning of the game (all he had to do is to go through the door and that's it ^^) I even was so nice and told him how to leave the house and asked him if he's sure he doesn't want to keep it but he said he isn't interested in pokemon anyway
Reminds me of when a friend of mine recently gave me his R9 380 because it crashed on him whenever he tried to play games. I suggested it was probably overheating, which he was certain it was not, so when I got it I replaced the thermal paste and tested it and it seems to work fine. I offered it back to him but he already bought a 1050 to replace it.
9:30 Use silicone spray. It removes a lot of the finer scratches and the deeper ones aren't as white anymore. It won't look like new, but it makes quite a difference.
The best repair I’ve done was finding a “broken” model 2 genesis. I couldn’t test it at the time but after taking it apart and cleaning it, the bloody thing worked. Some people just don’t know how game consoles work
"Repairing" Console is fun and all, but i have the feeling that today more and more ppl pay "to much" even for actual broken consoles. Not sure it's because it's getting popular on YT (not just this Channel) or more ppl "think" they can fix a console. Maybe it's just me, but let say the N64 was broken to a point that even a missing Jumper Pak is not the reason. And 25$ for that (+shipping) seems expensive to me. Here in germany you pay around 35€ for a working N64 with Cables ect. (+shipping) so for me, "saving" 10€ (or $) to risk buying a maybe a truly broken console, seems not like a good bargain hunt. Or maybe i just miss the times, where you actually just spend around 10-20% worth of a console that is broken. So yeah, a console "fixed" (even nothing was broken) but there was not much costs saving, specialy you need a separate jumper pak, so it can work (more costs) Well i just do the math, but maybe this video got already enough monetize commercial(an i don't mean this in a bad way, it's how YT works), so the Console was already "free" anyway :P
@@Matanumi it already did go up some years ago. But yeah, maybe some ppl thinking they can do the same and buy broken consoles even without comparing prices with working consoles^^ On "modern" consoles this is more common, because ppl try to get a new console cheap. So if they get a broken one they may can fix and maybe save 50$ on it, they try.
Oh man lol I took everything apart and cleaned mine completely down. Everything looks brand new again. I’m proud of my work . I even gave my N64 a WD-40 wipe down to give my N64 shine again. That new look.
Did the seller _REALLY_ write "UwU" on that small sticker describing it's condition? No wonder why they couldn't figure out why it wasn't working when it was most obvious
I heard you mention using a magic eraser, avoid doing this at all. The magic eraser can easily ruin a finish that your consoles may have, especially plastic with a shiny finish because the sponge is abrasive.
Reminds me of my SNES. A guy at the flea market gave it to me for free because the cartridge flap wouldn’t open. All I had to do was flip the power switch off to unlock it.
Eleven minute video summarized: - I bought a ‘broken’ N64 that was just missing a jumper pak or expansion pak. - You can brush away dust. - You can clean plastic with soap and water. Amazing work.
When you get a good cheap find like that, you should fix it up and use it as a give away for the show. Would be some nice PR work on that and probably improve your numbers. I'd do it as a drawing so everyone has equal chance. Just my thoughts :-)
I got lucky on ebay once. A Gamecube, several controllers, all cables, several first party black and grey memory cards, gameboy player, almost all of the greatest games on it (even Wind Waker Limited Edition, all Resident Evils and 2 still sealed,...), a free-loader, some import games that were never released in Europe, some GBA cartridges,... For €300. I gave the system and most games to my younger sister with whom I used to play Gamecube games a lot back in the day, updated my own collection, swapped all the better condition manuals and boxes and inlays, sold some of the double games that my sister wouldn't have wanted, at prices about half the average ebay prices, and still made a small profit. So it was a great upgrade for my collection, a great birthday present for my sister, a good deal for some people just looking for certain games, and a small profit for me. I'm now wondering why someone who had all that, imported games included, got rid of it so cheap... I really hope they weren't in trouble, and that if they were, the sale price covered their trouble. I didn't think of it at that time.
Mine was the same I got it and had no expansion or jumper pak but I checked it out with a jumper pak only thing was it looked like something was spilled in it but still worked I cleaned it up and modded it
One of the reasons why I love watching your videos I because you like to take things apart and see what's wrong with them. But at least you know how it all goes back together. When I was a kid and this was back in the 80s, I loved taking apart like transistor radios and cassette decks, but after doing so, I could not for the life of me put it back together and would then always get yelled at by my parents asking me if it was broke and I'd say no then they'd say why take it apart if it's not broke, don't try to fix something if it's not broke! But I never learned my lesson because as with most kids, tell them not to do something they will just do that thing more. And I was one of those kids.
I bought one like this at a pawn shop! I just happened to have an extra expansion pack at home purchased for like 3 or 5 dollars from a flea market...worked fine ever since!😎
About three years ago, I got a dirty, dusty SCPH-7501 PS1 with a Dualshock 1 controller for about $5 in a flea market. There was no box, no AV cables nor power cables. Just the console and a controller. It was a gamble for me at the time, because that particular flea market isn't known for selling perfect working devices all the time. But the gamble paid off quite well. All it needed was a little cleanse-up and the cables, which costed me about $3. I already had some PS1 games to play on my PS2, so it was good to go. The best part of it is that it's chip-modded, so it can play burned back-ups. It wasn't the best gaming bargain I've had in my life but it surely has been the cheapest I've ever had so far.
Reminds me of a funny case of mine. I bought a broken self-propelling lawn mower on craigslist. The mower itself was OK, but self-propulsion was not working. I got all my tools ready, flipped the mower and found that the transmission belt went off the pulley. Put the belt back and it's running fine. The easiest repair in my life. Big savings too - got myself like-new mower for 30% the price.
The only console repair I've done, not really a repair but more of a rebooting method, was with an old xbox 360 arcade console. It had the red light of death, 1 ring I believe, maybe 2, I can't remember it's been so long. I put in a cotton pick or whatever you call those things into the vent where the fans were (half of the pick) and after some time, the system lit up green and came back to life. I then had a PS3 yellow light of death later on but I was able to return it and get a replacement.
I bought my 2nd N64 "for parts" hoping I could swap some things with my other one that only plays sound from one speaker, but it turns out the system was just really dirty to the point that the power/reset buttons were stuck. Once I cleaned it, the thing worked just fine. Put my expansion pack in it, and no issues.
I love buying these types of consoles that are listed as “for parts/not working” because most of the time it’s either an easy fix or doesn’t need any work at all due to lack of experience by the seller.
I had a similar experience with a SEGA CD. There was a retro games shop near where I lived, and he gave me one that didn't work, and said that if I get it working I can go back and pay him. He hadn't tried it with a Mega Drive inserted. Worked immediately. I went back to pay him, and he had left.
Bought a Japanese N64 that was listed as defective for 25€ earlier this week. Arrived pretty scratched, absolutely filthy both inside and outside and with a stuck reset button. Took me about an hour to completely disassemble it, clean it inside out and reassemble it and now it's squeaky clean and working perfectly. No actual repairs needed. And given the recent price development, it was an absolute bargain.
I know this video is old, but Kyle might have taken advantage of that seller on ebay. He could have sent him a message telling him about the jumper/expansion pack. Maybe that person bought that N64 from someone else who also took advantage of him. Maybe that person wanted to play some N64 games and didn't know how simple it was to repair it.
I’d be grateful to see you do this with an original PS4. Mine still works great but I’d like to get inside to give it a dust/clean, & see how to put it all back together in a video of yours. Thanks.
Hey, Spawnwave, I wanted to mention that I bought a ps4 slim that overheated for $100. Turns out it was just a fan problem which I easily replaced. I have started to play some games that my brother's friend gameshared to me. It's really fun playing Persona 5 Royal and some other games he gameshared.
Once got a $20 SNES that just needed a new fuse. I thought I could do that again so I bought another and the picture/colors were just super dark. Apparently, it’s either capacitors, or the entire freaking PPU. I could recap it, but I don’t wanna buy the caps just to find out it was really the PPU.
Reminds me how my parents bought me a SNES for $20 in the 2000's. The part where you plug the power cable into was always loose, so it was super easy to lose power. Maybe I can finally fix the damn thing after all these years
I found a brand new NES 101 model console at a yard sale, when I was younger, because the woman selling it was trying to buy an NES and thought that what she bought wasn't an NES, not realizing that the NES 101 WAS an NES. Got it for something like $5. Sometimes you get lucky with video game finds.
I think my favorite story like this happened a couple months ago, someone sold a DS Lite as for parts because they "couldn't get past the download screen", I still gave it a good cleaning but naturally the first thing I did was test download play (normally wouldn't even be a test but come on it was too funny to not). Almost felt bad for having that as a repair flip lol
I would estimate 90% of the consoles from the Nintendo 64 era back to the old Atari 2600's that I have worked on that were claimed as not working in some way simply required a good cleaning or very minor part replacement, like in this video. Most of the remaining 10% required something fairly easy like replacing capacitors, led light, or resoldering loose connections. These old consoles unless they were just absolutely abused are pretty darn robust!
I've been repairing electronics for 7 years and I've seen this before. Take it apart and desolder the cartridge reading pins. Then bring 2 quarts of distilled water to a boil and submerge them for a few minutes. Then just resolder and reassemble and it should work great!
It's a NUS-CPU-03 Motherboard, that means you can easily mod it for RGB and you already have C-Sync on the AV-Port. That alone makes it a little more valuable.
So yeah. I never would have known about that. I never had a Nintendo 64, so I had zero knowledge of the Jumper Pak. I'd heard of the Expansion pack, of course, but I didn't know that if you didn't have one, you had to have the jumper pak in there for the console to function.
My best repair for money was some GHD hair straighteners. Not vidya, but bought em for £30, got em replaced under warranty and gave them to my girlfriend lol. They cost about £150 new. I always like to get something like a GBA SP though that "won't charge". Sure, the battery is at 0.7v, of course it won't. Give it a jump start, works just fine.
This is a popular tactic among sellers and scalpers on ebay. You are selling the Nintendo 64 very cheaply, but without jumpers or expansion packs. This is then removed beforehand and then sold separately for disproportionately high prices. So it is not an oversight or ignorance but just pure intention to rip off XD
@D. But if it is a component that is normally included in the console from the outset and without it the console will not work, but it is then deliberately removed and then again to get more out by selling it overpriced, it is a scam
I found dashboard cleaners works wonders for consoles as well man, hey you were opening up that Surface Pro for for last Christmas right? Good to see it on the table but in one piece though. I got one about the same time - thanks to your 'recommendation' lol - use it for art like Evan. I found it's really an awesome piece of tech so sort of happy it didn't push through I guess.
Got a ps2 on eBay for 15$. Seller said it froze on the dashboard but really the orbs just stopped rotating because the clock battery was dead. Still plays all games fine I guess they just didn't test it
I bought a replacement clear blue case for my Deamcast for $100 about 5 years ago I was expecting only the shell and got a fully working Dreamcast installed in it as well!
4 ปีที่แล้ว
I've recently bought a working N64 (with power supply and a gamepad) for under 25 euro - from the previous owner, at a local marketplace. Aaaaand I've got another (main unit without PSU, with a soccer game) for about 13 euro. Now I've got three N64 consoles :)
saw a gameboy color on ebay the other day listed as not working and only for parts. the pictures clearly showed it turned on with no cartridge in as proof that it didn't work. thought it was really funny that they didn't realize it was fully functional and just needed a game inserted.
This is kind of how I got my Wii U! It was listed as powering on, but with no display. When I tested it with my flatmate's gamepad, it worked flawlessly!
I have gotten incredibly lucky buying gaming equipment from an unofficial Amazon return store in my hometown. I bought a retroflag GPI case for 20$ because it didn't work (they never bought or installed a Pi Zero) and last week a Radeon 5700xt for 20$ that had been returned as defective (bent IO plate). I didn't buy either thing to flip but if I had it would have definitely made me a decent chunk of change. I ultimately came out ahead because I sold my old graphics card for 100$.
Picked up one for $5 at a Op Shop, no av cables or controller went on eBay got cheap av cable. controller and game from Pawn Shop all up cost about $60 au all up Loving it
My brother sold all our old systems and games when he moved out (Snes, N64, Ps1) so now i am rebuilding the collection that we had when i was little In the summer i finally found an N64 for $25 in a yard sale! It was just missing an AV cable- when i found the av cable at another yardsale + a few games. This will help me clean the N64 but the only question is how to find the best converter from av to hdmi on newer tvs and if i need a jumper pack
![[#2024MAMA] BIGBANG (빅뱅) - 뱅뱅뱅 (BANG BANG BANG) + FANTASTIC BABY | Mnet 241123 방송](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/EQsYfiPR9uM/mqdefault.jpg)
My Favorite repair of all time was the time I bought a Gamecube that allegedly had "no working ports". When i got it my tests confirmed this, but after closer inspection it was simply stuffed full of lego people hands in every port. Good times.
My favourite repair: Sega Master System 2 (SMS) non-working, from a lot with equally (not really) defective consoles (the Game Gear even had new caps). The antenna cable had snapped right at the connector, the connector was still stuck in the socket. I used some pliers to pull it out, console worked fine.
Lego people were fisting a Gamecube....
I bought a OLED PlayStation Vita for $10. Listed as broken for parts. It just needed a charge. I'm like wtf????
lol that's a good deal xD
🧐 how did you find a listing for $10
@@timelymirror7826 OfferUp
@@emburez indeed. It came with a 4gb memory card. Enough to hack it.
@Ryan-Rami Ayoub probably
I bought 2 Gamecube consoles for $40. They said the eject button is stuck. That was the easiest console I have to fix. Just open the console and clear/clean the eject button. Problem fixed and in good working conditions. I also cleaned out the fan and other dust/debris inside the console.
At the same price I bought OG XBOX, it still had brand new "smell". That specific new electronic smell :D.
It doesn't have any scratches, all is like new.
I bought an XBox One yesterday for $40. Seller couldn’t find the power cord and claimed it didn’t work. I picked up a cord and it works perfectly 😂
Come up
I bought a black gamecube for 50€ with a controller and thought it was a nice deal. Later I found out it had an Ethernet adapter plugged in so I was really hyped. One of the best deals ever
@Narcissist why is every comment of you full of hatred? Are you an internet hero of some sort
I used to fix broken Sega CDs from eBay in 1999-2002. Usually was just a fuse (f301). It was a nice little hustle until a bunch of other people started doing the same thing. I paid the majority of my college tuition once thanks to Sega. I miss those days.
this is like taking your car to the mechanic because "it wont start", but all he does is re-connect the battery...
...and then he charges $75 for the 'labor'...
No joke, I actually have this happen when people own multiple 1990s GM cars. The keys look the same and fit, so the customer will have it towed to me. I usually charge them my $15 minimum fee and tell them to bring ALL their car keys... some people
Not accurate at all. This is like selling the car before even taking it to a mechanic. Didn’t try to get it fixed, just got rid of it
N64's are built like a tank.
Bebo i bought mine for €13,- (about the same in $) it is Teared and broken all over the place but it still functions :D
My brother shoved Cheetos in mine and it’s still running strong 😂
Most nintendo products are.
Is that Nintendium that makes them durable.
zomfragger and then we have joy con drifts “not being real”
Jk I know you said most
These are my favorite type of buys when the seller doesn't know what they have and you get a great deal!
Fr
lol agreed. I bought a brand new gba micro in his box for only $30.
I brought a 3ds off eBay for £100 when they were still above £200 less then a year after it came out when there very few games on the system.
Oh yeah, I got a ps4 cheap because the drive didn't work. Only thing wrong with it was that there was a nickel stuck in it. I even got a ipod that all it needed was a new battery. People either don't have the time or skill to check easy things like this and it works out great for people looking for deals.
Lmao I bought a "broken" dreamcast for $30, the disk eject button was just jammed and the clock battery was dead (common with many older consoles).
Why is there an "uwu" on that note on the console?
It's a symbol for terrorism
denotes the intelligence of the seller
was likely the employees initials that tested it...
@@metalskizzo its a weeaboo emoticon. uwu
Blehstor HAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHHA
i have bought many "for parts or repair" systems. Honestly, half the time it was just bad cables.
I bought a mobo once that was "not working ". I'm thinking the dude just put in a wrong cpu or something cause it worked fine lol
I bought a wii u for $100 when they come out hdmi cable was broken lol
I've bought hundreds of game consoles and can't remember any ever being just bad cables. Maybe a ribbon cable or connector loose once in while. Lucky you half the time 🤥
Or dirty cartridge slots.
@@Cronicbarbarian I definitely picked up an NES and the RF cable was broken, and then an SNES labeled "not working" for $5. SNES was fine, the power supply was bad. These are thrift store finds, not eBay stuff. And I've certainly had to replace a capacitor or 12. Game Gear...
this guy makes me wanna buy broken systems to fix em.sounds fun and a cheap way to get a new system
Jumper Pak
Sounds like it's a jump starter
But in Japan it is named the Terminator pak
It's actually a RAMBUS terminator. There's nothing "jumper" about it. Guess NoA didn't want kids getting confused though.
so is it literally a jumper pack? meaning I could just complete the circuit with a paperclip?
@@marrizard Please don't
(yeah, I know, r/wooooooooosh)
@@Sauraen Yeah no don't use a paperclip, use a metal fork instead since there's multiple pins.
In my experience, this really is the best project for anyone getting into console repair for the first time.
They are so big and there is so much documentation out there.
No, a wii is better to work on
Sometimes jumper packs go bad too! When I was a kid my cousin gave me his jungle green n64 because it stopped playing games. After a few months I decided to try the stock jumper pack I had lying around and it just worked.
It’s good to know people know how to work on them and repair them. I hope these consoles last for more years to come. They are special and worth preserving.
Reminds me of a friend of mine who gifted me Pokemon Diamond cause he didn't know how to leave the house at the beginning of the game (all he had to do is to go through the door and that's it ^^)
I even was so nice and told him how to leave the house and asked him if he's sure he doesn't want to keep it but he said he isn't interested in pokemon anyway
Reminds me of when a friend of mine recently gave me his R9 380 because it crashed on him whenever he tried to play games. I suggested it was probably overheating, which he was certain it was not, so when I got it I replaced the thermal paste and tested it and it seems to work fine. I offered it back to him but he already bought a 1050 to replace it.
Your friend might have just wanted to give it to you and made up an excuse?
@Saudade he wasn't that wealthy but not poor either, I'd say average
😜 simple
Wise choice, Pokémon games are boring.
9:30 Use silicone spray. It removes a lot of the finer scratches and the deeper ones aren't as white anymore. It won't look like new, but it makes quite a difference.
Cue the *THAT WAS EASY*
Barely an inconvenience?
What is this USB to AV sourcery. We need to know more!
The best repair I’ve done was finding a “broken” model 2 genesis. I couldn’t test it at the time but after taking it apart and cleaning it, the bloody thing worked. Some people just don’t know how game consoles work
is that an "uwu" on the note that came with it lmao
"Console won't work UwU"
[Notices uwu] What's this?
"Repairing" Console is fun and all, but i have the feeling that today more and more ppl pay "to much" even for actual broken consoles. Not sure it's because it's getting popular on YT (not just this Channel) or more ppl "think" they can fix a console.
Maybe it's just me, but let say the N64 was broken to a point that even a missing Jumper Pak is not the reason. And 25$ for that (+shipping) seems expensive to me. Here in germany you pay around 35€ for a working N64 with Cables ect. (+shipping) so for me, "saving" 10€ (or $) to risk buying a maybe a truly broken console, seems not like a good bargain hunt.
Or maybe i just miss the times, where you actually just spend around 10-20% worth of a console that is broken.
So yeah, a console "fixed" (even nothing was broken) but there was not much costs saving, specialy you need a separate jumper pak, so it can work (more costs)
Well i just do the math, but maybe this video got already enough monetize commercial(an i don't mean this in a bad way, it's how YT works), so the Console was already "free" anyway :P
@@Matanumi it already did go up some years ago. But yeah, maybe some ppl thinking they can do the same and buy broken consoles even without comparing prices with working consoles^^
On "modern" consoles this is more common, because ppl try to get a new console cheap. So if they get a broken one they may can fix and maybe save 50$ on it, they try.
Oh man lol I took everything apart and cleaned mine completely down. Everything looks brand new again. I’m proud of my work . I even gave my N64 a WD-40 wipe down to give my N64 shine again. That new look.
Did the seller _REALLY_ write "UwU" on that small sticker describing it's condition? No wonder why they couldn't figure out why it wasn't working when it was most obvious
I heard you mention using a magic eraser, avoid doing this at all. The magic eraser can easily ruin a finish that your consoles may have, especially plastic with a shiny finish because the sponge is abrasive.
Holy shit bro you actually had a spare expansion pack.
SPAWN WAVE IS PREPARED LIKE A BOSS!!
Reminds me of my SNES. A guy at the flea market gave it to me for free because the cartridge flap wouldn’t open. All I had to do was flip the power switch off to unlock it.
Eleven minute video summarized:
- I bought a ‘broken’ N64 that was just missing a jumper pak or expansion pak.
- You can brush away dust.
- You can clean plastic with soap and water.
Amazing work.
Yup. I juste wasted exactly 11 min of life. Neat.
For a second I thought you bought my N64 I sold for parts, but it wasn't lol.
This reminds me, I still have an N64 in my house, somewhere...
When you get a good cheap find like that, you should fix it up and use it as a give away for the show. Would be some nice PR work on that and probably improve your numbers. I'd do it as a drawing so everyone has equal chance. Just my thoughts :-)
I say he does whatever he wants with the stuff he buys
Ahh my Nintendo 64 lives again! And is now immortalized on TH-cam! ~Says someone who isn’t me cause it’s not mine
I got lucky on ebay once. A Gamecube, several controllers, all cables, several first party black and grey memory cards, gameboy player, almost all of the greatest games on it (even Wind Waker Limited Edition, all Resident Evils and 2 still sealed,...), a free-loader, some import games that were never released in Europe, some GBA cartridges,... For €300. I gave the system and most games to my younger sister with whom I used to play Gamecube games a lot back in the day, updated my own collection, swapped all the better condition manuals and boxes and inlays, sold some of the double games that my sister wouldn't have wanted, at prices about half the average ebay prices, and still made a small profit. So it was a great upgrade for my collection, a great birthday present for my sister, a good deal for some people just looking for certain games, and a small profit for me.
I'm now wondering why someone who had all that, imported games included, got rid of it so cheap... I really hope they weren't in trouble, and that if they were, the sale price covered their trouble. I didn't think of it at that time.
Mine was the same I got it and had no expansion or jumper pak but I checked it out with a jumper pak only thing was it looked like something was spilled in it but still worked I cleaned it up and modded it
I connected and played my old N64 a couple weeks ago and was surprised it still worked!
He completely ignored the UwU on the note.
Just curious, what's so important or fascinating about UWU?
Travis Suter nothing if you are more than 13yo
@@ergonomics_of_flatulence Furries are more than that, you ignorant weeb.
@@JTSuter Furries :3
@@CoffeeTheDragon furries are lower than weebs. And I'm not a weeb. Yeah you're hated by a lot of people
One of the reasons why I love watching your videos I because you like to take things apart and see what's wrong with them. But at least you know how it all goes back together. When I was a kid and this was back in the 80s, I loved taking apart like transistor radios and cassette decks, but after doing so, I could not for the life of me put it back together and would then always get yelled at by my parents asking me if it was broke and I'd say no then they'd say why take it apart if it's not broke, don't try to fix something if it's not broke! But I never learned my lesson because as with most kids, tell them not to do something they will just do that thing more. And I was one of those kids.
People are lazier these days 😅 nice find spawnwave.
No kidding lol got a ps2 for a good deal all because it just needed new AV cables
I bought one like this at a pawn shop! I just happened to have an extra expansion pack at home purchased for like 3 or 5 dollars from a flea market...worked fine ever since!😎
About three years ago, I got a dirty, dusty SCPH-7501 PS1 with a Dualshock 1 controller for about $5 in a flea market. There was no box, no AV cables nor power cables. Just the console and a controller. It was a gamble for me at the time, because that particular flea market isn't known for selling perfect working devices all the time. But the gamble paid off quite well. All it needed was a little cleanse-up and the cables, which costed me about $3. I already had some PS1 games to play on my PS2, so it was good to go. The best part of it is that it's chip-modded, so it can play burned back-ups. It wasn't the best gaming bargain I've had in my life but it surely has been the cheapest I've ever had so far.
Reminds me of a funny case of mine. I bought a broken self-propelling lawn mower on craigslist. The mower itself was OK, but self-propulsion was not working. I got all my tools ready, flipped the mower and found that the transmission belt went off the pulley. Put the belt back and it's running fine. The easiest repair in my life. Big savings too - got myself like-new mower for 30% the price.
that starfox 64 intro.... man I haven't seen that in years. good score there.
The only console repair I've done, not really a repair but more of a rebooting method, was with an old xbox 360 arcade console. It had the red light of death, 1 ring I believe, maybe 2, I can't remember it's been so long. I put in a cotton pick or whatever you call those things into the vent where the fans were (half of the pick) and after some time, the system lit up green and came back to life. I then had a PS3 yellow light of death later on but I was able to return it and get a replacement.
Love these videos, keep making them.
I like to leave the expansion pack cover off because it seems to run cooler. Plus I like to see the red top
I love doing this kind of stuff too. Bought a mint condition N64 for $50 & did the exact same thing. Amazing!!!
I bought my 2nd N64 "for parts" hoping I could swap some things with my other one that only plays sound from one speaker, but it turns out the system was just really dirty to the point that the power/reset buttons were stuck. Once I cleaned it, the thing worked just fine. Put my expansion pack in it, and no issues.
These are my fave consoles to buy for repair becasue 90% of the time they just need a cleaning under the pin connector.
For the great finale: microfiber towel + pledge (for plastic). It makes the consoles look great! (A few drops should do it, not too much).
Reality video should have been 3 mins long, but we all look forward to the opening and clean bit as well
I wanted to see some roaches crawling around inside.
I love buying these types of consoles that are listed as “for parts/not working” because most of the time it’s either an easy fix or doesn’t need any work at all due to lack of experience by the seller.
I'm on Vita number three from eBay. Two had broken screens which were easy enough, but one just needed a new right joystick. Super easy fix
I had a similar experience with a SEGA CD. There was a retro games shop near where I lived, and he gave me one that didn't work, and said that if I get it working I can go back and pay him. He hadn't tried it with a Mega Drive inserted. Worked immediately. I went back to pay him, and he had left.
Bought a Japanese N64 that was listed as defective for 25€ earlier this week. Arrived pretty scratched, absolutely filthy both inside and outside and with a stuck reset button.
Took me about an hour to completely disassemble it, clean it inside out and reassemble it and now it's squeaky clean and working perfectly. No actual repairs needed.
And given the recent price development, it was an absolute bargain.
Star Fox 64 looks really good : )
I was looking at a computer on eBay that was listed as “broken as is”.
I asked what was wrong with it... he said... it’s slow.
Bought it lol.
Great tips for selling your broken n64!
'Remove cover and jumper pack - then list as not working' 👍😅
I know this video is old, but Kyle might have taken advantage of that seller on ebay. He could have sent him a message telling him about the jumper/expansion pack. Maybe that person bought that N64 from someone else who also took advantage of him. Maybe that person wanted to play some N64 games and didn't know how simple it was to repair it.
I’d be grateful to see you do this with an original PS4. Mine still works great but I’d like to get inside to give it a dust/clean, & see how to put it all back together in a video of yours. Thanks.
No one:
Sticker: UwU
@Roger Tickler Furry Emote, Like OwO . Both is basically a horny reaction,just to different context.
@@CoffeeTheDragon I thought that uwu was a sleepy furry face.
@@CaveyMoth Well i am always sleepy so whatever face i do is sleepy XD
@@CoffeeTheDragon Coffee is life, man
@@CaveyMoth Yes, i am life OwO
love video's like this. though they also remind me that I should probably take some time to clean up my N64.
Lol, expansion pack missing, that the problem. 😂
@Mike UK 😂
Hey, Spawnwave, I wanted to mention that I bought a ps4 slim that overheated for $100. Turns out it was just a fan problem which I easily replaced. I have started to play some games that my brother's friend gameshared to me. It's really fun playing Persona 5 Royal and some other games he gameshared.
Once got a $20 SNES that just needed a new fuse. I thought I could do that again so I bought another and the picture/colors were just super dark. Apparently, it’s either capacitors, or the entire freaking PPU. I could recap it, but I don’t wanna buy the caps just to find out it was really the PPU.
Reminds me how my parents bought me a SNES for $20 in the 2000's. The part where you plug the power cable into was always loose, so it was super easy to lose power. Maybe I can finally fix the damn thing after all these years
I repaired a SNES that was super dark too. It was the caps. It's unlikely a chip would fail with those kind of symptoms.
@@AirshBornely it probably needs to be resoldered
Same thing happened to me lol
I found a brand new NES 101 model console at a yard sale, when I was younger, because the woman selling it was trying to buy an NES and thought that what she bought wasn't an NES, not realizing that the NES 101 WAS an NES.
Got it for something like $5. Sometimes you get lucky with video game finds.
What do you do with all the repaired systems you buy? Great vid!
I'm surprised N64s break in the first place. There really isn't much to go wrong with them. Mine has a stuck Reset button but it still works.
You learn something new everyday
I love watching fix it videos.
I think my favorite story like this happened a couple months ago, someone sold a DS Lite as for parts because they "couldn't get past the download screen", I still gave it a good cleaning but naturally the first thing I did was test download play (normally wouldn't even be a test but come on it was too funny to not). Almost felt bad for having that as a repair flip lol
I would estimate 90% of the consoles from the Nintendo 64 era back to the old Atari 2600's that I have worked on that were claimed as not working in some way simply required a good cleaning or very minor part replacement, like in this video. Most of the remaining 10% required something fairly easy like replacing capacitors, led light, or resoldering loose connections.
These old consoles unless they were just absolutely abused are pretty darn robust!
Best trick with cleaning up enclosures. Strip all the electronics and put all the plastics in the dish washer at the lowest temperature setting.
I've been repairing electronics for 7 years and I've seen this before. Take it apart and desolder the cartridge reading pins. Then bring 2 quarts of distilled water to a boil and submerge them for a few minutes. Then just resolder and reassemble and it should work great!
It's a NUS-CPU-03 Motherboard, that means you can easily mod it for RGB and you already have C-Sync on the AV-Port. That alone makes it a little more valuable.
what capture card was you using with the surface pro? I have a pro 4 would love to know.
So yeah. I never would have known about that. I never had a Nintendo 64, so I had zero knowledge of the Jumper Pak. I'd heard of the Expansion pack, of course, but I didn't know that if you didn't have one, you had to have the jumper pak in there for the console to function.
Got a DSi XL said touch screen broken, just needed calibrated. Love that thing lol
Nice score! What software were you using to get the image on your laptop with the AV to USB input adapter?
It blows my mind that $25USD is getting lucky for a N64. Retro prices certainly haven't slowed down due to everything.
Offerup and marketplace is also a good place to luck out if you're patient enough
My best repair for money was some GHD hair straighteners. Not vidya, but bought em for £30, got em replaced under warranty and gave them to my girlfriend lol. They cost about £150 new. I always like to get something like a GBA SP though that "won't charge". Sure, the battery is at 0.7v, of course it won't. Give it a jump start, works just fine.
What program did you use your USB-to-AV cable on?
I was wondering this too.
i think he was useing obs Studio
Yep, thats OBS Studio
@@retropctech2407 you sure?
@@SuperNitroZ64 yes, i also use it for my USB-AV Converter for example to record video cassettes to my PC :D
This is a popular tactic among sellers and scalpers on ebay.
You are selling the Nintendo 64 very cheaply, but without jumpers or expansion packs.
This is then removed beforehand and then sold separately for disproportionately high prices.
So it is not an oversight or ignorance but just pure intention to rip off XD
@D. But if it is a component that is normally included in the console from the outset and without it the console will not work, but it is then deliberately removed and then again to get more out by selling it overpriced, it is a scam
This is one of the pitiful comments I've read all year
Love these videos!
Would be nice to find your dream car for a hundred bucks with a missing battery listed as broken and inoperable.
I found dashboard cleaners works wonders for consoles as well man, hey you were opening up that Surface Pro for for last Christmas right? Good to see it on the table but in one piece though. I got one about the same time - thanks to your 'recommendation' lol - use it for art like Evan. I found it's really an awesome piece of tech so sort of happy it didn't push through I guess.
I hope to see you take apart an Atari Jaguar CD and explain how they made it work.
Thats awesome, do you think you can ever do a tear down of an xbox 360 slim?
Love the tech wave videos. Can you make some more on the psp ?
These are the types of video's i enjoy from him, not his everyday bland and boring news.
Huge fan of the channel
Oh nice eBay find . just did a small repair on a ds and it works replaced battery
Got a ps2 on eBay for 15$. Seller said it froze on the dashboard but really the orbs just stopped rotating because the clock battery was dead. Still plays all games fine I guess they just didn't test it
Lol cmos batterys are cheap too. 3 bucks and you can "fix" it
I bought a replacement clear blue case for my Deamcast for $100 about 5 years ago I was expecting only the shell and got a fully working Dreamcast installed in it as well!
I've recently bought a working N64 (with power supply and a gamepad) for under 25 euro - from the previous owner, at a local marketplace.
Aaaaand I've got another (main unit without PSU, with a soccer game) for about 13 euro.
Now I've got three N64 consoles :)
saw a gameboy color on ebay the other day listed as not working and only for parts. the pictures clearly showed it turned on with no cartridge in as proof that it didn't work. thought it was really funny that they didn't realize it was fully functional and just needed a game inserted.
This is kind of how I got my Wii U! It was listed as powering on, but with no display. When I tested it with my flatmate's gamepad, it worked flawlessly!
Who wouldof thunk that not terminating the RAM bus would make something not function...
Never ever have I seen anybody use the past participle "thunk" lol
I have gotten incredibly lucky buying gaming equipment from an unofficial Amazon return store in my hometown. I bought a retroflag GPI case for 20$ because it didn't work (they never bought or installed a Pi Zero) and last week a Radeon 5700xt for 20$ that had been returned as defective (bent IO plate). I didn't buy either thing to flip but if I had it would have definitely made me a decent chunk of change. I ultimately came out ahead because I sold my old graphics card for 100$.
Picked up one for $5 at a Op Shop, no av cables or controller went on eBay got cheap av cable. controller and game from Pawn Shop all up cost about $60 au all up Loving it
My brother sold all our old systems and games when he moved out (Snes, N64, Ps1) so now i am rebuilding the collection that we had when i was little
In the summer i finally found an N64 for $25 in a yard sale! It was just missing an AV cable- when i found the av cable at another yardsale + a few games. This will help me clean the N64 but the only question is how to find the best converter from av to hdmi on newer tvs and if i need a jumper pack