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
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 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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
"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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!😎
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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 $5. Sometimes you get lucky with video game finds.
You can find many used items that are listed as "broken" but in actuality only require simple fixes. I once got a laptop for free from someone because it wasn't working, but in reality it simply wasn't charged.
When you get a good cheap find like that, you should fix it up and use it as a give away for the show. Would be some nice PR work on that and probably improve your numbers. I'd do it as a drawing so everyone has equal chance. Just my thoughts :-)
It's a NUS-CPU-03 Motherboard, that means you can easily mod it for RGB and you already have C-Sync on the AV-Port. That alone makes it a little more valuable.
Got a ps2 on eBay for 15$. 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’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.
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!
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!
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!
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.
You also got a pointer for games that won’t boot up properly? Mine seems to have some issues. My SNES has the same problem. Is it just dirt in the cartridge reader?
What I've learned recently is since the expansion packs are selling for 45-50$ they are just pulling them out and selling them separate then claiming the n64 is broke. They just made 70-75$ on a system with no controller or cables.
I definitely would not have spent more than 5 bucks on a broken console. I was floored when he said he bought a system being sold for parts for 25, that's a ripoff
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.
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
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
@@Poppilion yeaa it'll sumtimes do it during start up and it'll be a bit being on then randomly reset cleaned the expansion pack last time it did that it worked for a good min then doing it again after doing the same cleaning very little to no dust might try another power supply and see what that does
@igg_static6802 For me, it was the power supply, after hard cleaning that it worked. But I found that I had to clean it a lot. If I didn't use the N64 for a bit, it would start to reset again, and I have to clean it once again. I bought an aftermarket adapter, and that worked. However, the power supply that I bought gave off a horrible burning smell after a few hours of play. At this point, I've given up on the N64. I'm just going to pick up the Anolog 64 once it's up for pre-order. After going through 3 N64's, multiple power supplies, ever replacing the reset switch, I'm just kinda done, haha.
@@Poppilion that's crazy man yeaa I replaced the power supply and so far that's done the trick knock on wood which was odd to me cuz I had an older one as a teen and that thing collected mad dust never had an issue at all left on all night and day lol ashame that was given away by accident years ago but i feel ya dude ive had a similar experience with the PS2 i went thur five of them each one the laser reader would just burn out all the fat ones just wouldnt read anything and the slim ones wouldn't read dvds just ps2 and ps1 discs everyone I know that has the same fat PS2 from 2002 and never had a reading issue at all with any disc at all im like wtf haha
I need help!!! My N64, after a couple of minutes and sometimes a couple of hours, it resets by itself. There are also moments it won't register thay a controller is connected. What could it be?
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.
Nintendo 64 consoles are tanks. I bought mine at a yard sale for a dollar dripping wet in a bucket. Got home opened it. then dried it up cleaned every pin connector it still works to this day
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
These are my favorite type of buys when the seller doesn't know what they have and you get a great deal!
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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).
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
What is this USB to AV sourcery. We need to know more!
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.
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
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.
is that an "uwu" on the note that came with it lmao
"Console won't work UwU"
[Notices uwu] What's this?
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.
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.
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
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.
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
Cue the *THAT WAS EASY*
Barely an inconvenience?
Holy shit bro you actually had a spare expansion pack.
SPAWN WAVE IS PREPARED LIKE A BOSS!!
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.
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.
For a second I thought you bought my N64 I sold for parts, but it wasn't lol.
"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.
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
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.
I connected and played my old N64 a couple weeks ago and was surprised it still worked!
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 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.
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.
This reminds me, I still have an N64 in my house, somewhere...
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.
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.
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!😎
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
what capture card was you using with the surface pro? I have a pro 4 would love to know.
Love these videos, keep making them.
Is it literally a jumper pack? Meaning I could just complete the circuit with a paperclip, and it would work?
No. Jumper pak has 2mb ram, expansion pak has 4mb ram, paperclip has 0 ram
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
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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 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.
that starfox 64 intro.... man I haven't seen that in years. good score there.
Best trick with cleaning up enclosures. Strip all the electronics and put all the plastics in the dish washer at the lowest temperature setting.
You can find many used items that are listed as "broken" but in actuality only require simple fixes. I once got a laptop for free from someone because it wasn't working, but in reality it simply wasn't charged.
Got A $400 bike for $60. Good as new, the gears just needed calibrating.
@@mikewade777 Not a videogame bargain but still a nice purchase nonetheless :).
Star Fox 64 looks really good : )
When you get a good cheap find like that, you should fix it up and use it as a give away for the show. Would be some nice PR work on that and probably improve your numbers. I'd do it as a drawing so everyone has equal chance. Just my thoughts :-)
I say he does whatever he wants with the stuff he buys
It's a NUS-CPU-03 Motherboard, that means you can easily mod it for RGB and you already have C-Sync on the AV-Port. That alone makes it a little more valuable.
Got a ps2 on eBay for 15$. 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
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).
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.
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!
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.
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!
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!
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.
Great tips for selling your broken n64!
'Remove cover and jumper pack - then list as not working' 👍😅
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 $25USD is getting lucky for a N64. Retro prices certainly haven't slowed down due to everything.
You also got a pointer for games that won’t boot up properly? Mine seems to have some issues. My SNES has the same problem. Is it just dirt in the cartridge reader?
What do you do with all the repaired systems you buy? Great vid!
What I've learned recently is since the expansion packs are selling for 45-50$ they are just pulling them out and selling them separate then claiming the n64 is broke. They just made 70-75$ on a system with no controller or cables.
I definitely would not have spent more than 5 bucks on a broken console. I was floored when he said he bought a system being sold for parts for 25, that's a ripoff
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.
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
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
Would be nice to find your dream car for a hundred bucks with a missing battery listed as broken and inoperable.
After checking ebay I've seen like 5 n64s that say power on but not working. They all didn't have jumper pack
love video's like this. though they also remind me that I should probably take some time to clean up my N64.
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
@Spawn Wave
What is that USB to AV adapter you're using in this video?
Hey there. Where can I get that A/V to USB cord from and what program are you using to play them? I've been wanting to do this.
May I ask what adapter are you using for the video connection to a laptop ?
Offerup and marketplace is also a good place to luck out if you're patient enough
What are you using to display the image on your laptop? rca to hdmi adapter?
@Spawn Wave what program did you use to get a windows 10 computer screen to act as a monitor for N64?
@Spawn Wave how did you use a computer as a monitor there? What software allows for that?
Okay, now how to you fix the constant reset that's been popping up? I'm running into the problem now and can't find anything about it.
Still find the answer to that? I'm running into that issue last year or so still can't find anything either lol
@igg_static6802 Your system constantly resetting shortly after startup and resetting again and again once it starts?
@@Poppilion yeaa it'll sumtimes do it during start up and it'll be a bit being on then randomly reset cleaned the expansion pack last time it did that it worked for a good min then doing it again after doing the same cleaning very little to no dust might try another power supply and see what that does
@igg_static6802 For me, it was the power supply, after hard cleaning that it worked. But I found that I had to clean it a lot. If I didn't use the N64 for a bit, it would start to reset again, and I have to clean it once again. I bought an aftermarket adapter, and that worked. However, the power supply that I bought gave off a horrible burning smell after a few hours of play. At this point, I've given up on the N64. I'm just going to pick up the Anolog 64 once it's up for pre-order. After going through 3 N64's, multiple power supplies, ever replacing the reset switch, I'm just kinda done, haha.
@@Poppilion that's crazy man yeaa I replaced the power supply and so far that's done the trick knock on wood which was odd to me cuz I had an older one as a teen and that thing collected mad dust never had an issue at all left on all night and day lol ashame that was given away by accident years ago but i feel ya dude ive had a similar experience with the PS2 i went thur five of them each one the laser reader would just burn out all the fat ones just wouldnt read anything and the slim ones wouldn't read dvds just ps2 and ps1 discs everyone I know that has the same fat PS2 from 2002 and never had a reading issue at all with any disc at all im like wtf haha
I have a bunch of broken systems I wanna fix them up is there a website for the kits
Ebay & Amazon
What kinda kits do I look for and parts exactly
@@JK5t4ck5 well what's wrong with them? Get a screwdriver kit with all those random triwing and square security screws.
I need help!!! My N64, after a couple of minutes and sometimes a couple of hours, it resets by itself. There are also moments it won't register thay a controller is connected. What could it be?
How are you displaying the system on your laptop and what program are you running?
Does the system make any sounds when turned on? I'm trying to see if mine is having a power issue. It's not showing on my TV.
Love these videos!
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.
Nintendo 64 consoles are tanks. I bought mine at a yard sale for a dollar dripping wet in a bucket. Got home opened it. then dried it up cleaned every pin connector it still works to this day
You learn something new everyday
I love watching fix it videos.