I Restored This 2$ Ebay Junk Game Boy Color - Retro Console Restoration & Repair
After a while of searching I was able to find bad enough Game Boy for my restoration videos only for $2. Usually I have to pay a little extra for the worst items. The console was sold as junk and for spares but pretty much everything except the speaker is broken. The mother board doesn’t power on. The shell is badly yellowed. Stickers are in terrible condition and the screen is badly burned. I will try to restore this fully rather than use it as spares for easier projects because I’d still have to fix most of the parts. The Gameboy T-shirt is no longer available. It was limited time only.
I started the restoration by trying to get the power on. First I tried to clean corroded the contacts but that was no use. The power switch was working fine which meant the board was bad. Luckily I was able to find the broken part with a second GB color I have. The connection from one battery terminal had broken quite near the terminal I soldered a wire between the spots that were supposed to have a connection and it worked. This might not always work because it might leave something out of the circuit.
The corroded terminal was hard to clean while it was on the board so I desoldered it and removed the corrosion with rust remover, after which it was plated with nickel. Nickel will protect it from corrosion to certain extent. Nickel plating tutorial: grlifes.info/number/sWalfJ7ddLHUqLU/b-nteo
Now that I had power I could fix the screen. To fix “screen burn” I need to remove the burn polarizing filter and replace It with a new one. A sharp blade can be used to get the start but after that the filter will peel off by hand. Some of the glue will stay on the screen. I removed it with Isopropyl alcohol. All glue must be removed or the new polarizing filter will have bubbles. When putting a new polarizing filter on one must figure out which way the polarizing filter works best on the screen. It will only work at a certain angle.
I also removed the yellowing from the plastic shell which was supposed to be colorless. For this I used the same retrobrighting method as always. H2O2 and UV-light. Full tutorial here: grlifes.info/number/zJe4i6zPn7uplNc/b-nteo
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Prez PikleΠριν 6 ώρες
Omg I just love these vids
nunja businessΠριν 8 ώρες
U should do a giveaway of some of the stuff u restored . That would be awesome
pEaNuT tOoK uR mAnZΠριν 8 ώρες
why am i watching this at 4am i-
Mike JimeΠριν 10 ώρες
Do you resell the fixed items?
Rooster CogburnΠριν 13 ώρες
I assume the duck is a rehab too...
Yourself_2010Πριν 19 ώρες
1:46: the suppressed screwdriver
Kenneth Van de VeldeΠριν 20 ώρες
I’m gonna try & restore mine
はらいますΠριν 21 ώρα
2005年生まれですが、初めてやったゲームがゲームボーイのポケモンの緑でした。 あと同じ頃にファミコンでマリオしてました。
ZumixΠριν ημέρα
It's not that old! I also have only green and blue and I played it in Pikachu 😊💙
MastroΠριν ημέρα
I find this to be creepy. The whole asmr lane of youtube is fucking weird. No talking, super focused on every sound. Just be a normal person.
aiden burchatΠριν ημέρα
he needs more ducks
JOM EUGENEΠριν ημέρα
I subscribed, like, comment and shared. Because of the Pokemon subliminal messaging.
PoseidonjdΠριν ημέρα
This is hitting all the pleasure points in my brain.
YilCHΠριν ημέρα
Aaah me dio cáncer ver algunas técnicas de reparación y mantenimiento xD
Noel ArceΠριν ημέρα
Do you sell any of the restored items?
Cockroacher 69Πριν ημέρα
I love how you take out the buttons carefully, I've seen people just flip over the case
Josh RandalΠριν ημέρα
$2
Chris bΠριν ημέρα
You could have bought a new one and save your time.
trak trakΠριν ημέρα
I give you credit for creativity. Made me "Go subscribe" so I did ^_^ . Bring back my child hood days . Thank you
UnDead_dova_111Πριν ημέρα
No music and no commentary (only when sponsoring video) this is why this channel is golden
Boba SquidΠριν ημέρα
Before: trump administration After: Biden/Harris Democrat administration clean everything up as usual. lol! Yes, I did make this political. You're welcome!
Boba SquidΠριν 12 ώρες
@- Infernos Wouldn't know. I don't do Facebook. But thanks anyway! 😎🤙
- InfernosΠριν 16 ώρες
This is the most facebook comment I’ve ever seen lmfao
Boba SquidΠριν ημέρα
Amazing! Beautiful work!
Cheerios GamingΠριν ημέρα
Meanwhile I can't find a broken gameboy for under $40
Teon WhiteΠριν ημέρα
And that has...A clean-bill- of health
AunyxTMΠριν ημέρα
20:00 Your Pokémoooon! 😭😭😭 That's so goshdarn clever.
Al NΠριν ημέρα
Just an FYI that works for me with glue residue, rinse a paper towel with water, and then stick it and form it to the surface with the residue, give it 25-40 minutes and then remove the paper towel, whatever residue is there will come off a lot more easier. It works really well for old, dried up residue, but you can use alcohol after and it'll work great for sticky wet residue as well. Will save you a bunch of effort.
davichost 1Πριν ημέρα
Its like an old veteran getting in shape again
Cårnage HDΠριν ημέρα
where have you Got the sticker
Bianca TinsleyΠριν ημέρα
see face
Robert GlavotskyΠριν ημέρα
The yummy caption bacteriologically scream because smoke additonally sprout excluding a old trumpet. uninterested, woozy vessel
DAKΠριν ημέρα
him: frequent viewers know this is hydrogen peroxidE me, who did not know it was hydrogen peroxide: im a failurE
That guy mintΠριν ημέρα
13:24 How do you get glue on your screen they had to intentionally do that
Lewis BrisenΠριν ημέρα
Asmr
Lil dro ThompsonΠριν ημέρα
These where the oh games😊
BunnaySangoΠριν 2 ημέρες
Screen works * soft excited noise * 🤣
Dr_ memzΠριν 2 ημέρες
ALRIGHT DUCKY GETS THE SUB
fahiaz tanjilΠριν 2 ημέρες
can you fix my xbox one controller
12-MojoΠριν 2 ημέρες
My question is : when are you taking on Brock? 🥸
MandiMal GamesΠριν 2 ημέρες
This was so fun to watch! Every time I heard the lil "ding!" from it turning on I expected to hear the opening music to Link's Awakening because I played it so much on my old Gameboy.
otakos gamerΠριν 2 ημέρες
Iiiiiisawarasenai🥰 no 😎wa 👌shoujo😌 na 🤧?
Smoke StackΠριν 2 ημέρες
i would’ve used cotton balls instead of swabs for the old polarizer glue to make the process a tad little teensy weensy quicker.
B*tch It's MeΠριν 2 ημέρες
Cant believe you still got the sticker
rkr tvΠριν 2 ημέρες
Same
グリンピースΠριν 2 ημέρες
すごい！
SpagootHoops MLGΠριν 2 ημέρες
20:20 ya got me... I’ll do it
Milan DjukicΠριν 2 ημέρες
blueprint design on a white oversized hoodie and i would buy it definitely. Nice job man !!
-*KGB*-Πριν 2 ημέρες
@13:43 goo gone?
LucasΠριν 2 ημέρες
magic
Heyo ZupΠριν 2 ημέρες
This is so cool and calming... ♥ Just found your video today
night owlΠριν 2 ημέρες
I like watching this content but like it makes me so tired I fell asleep or took a nap what are six times during it 🤣
Jason jasonΠριν 2 ημέρες
I like how the Pikachu is named
ky saiyinΠριν 2 ημέρες
This made me very happy
panda ninjaΠριν 2 ημέρες
omg can i get the gameboy
John WickΠριν 2 ημέρες
Very Nice Work. if everyone could act like you. There will be less wasting.
Zip UupΠριν 2 ημέρες
Wow I remember when I had my first game boy.. Know they come with Ps5.. Time is running 🏃
Waza TaukuroΠριν 2 ημέρες
How did he get to put the word subscribe in the game
423RapTuneZΠριν 2 ημέρες
What a well executed video! Thanks for being so thorough, and listing all the links and such! New sub! :D
franko saenzΠριν 2 ημέρες
I feel relaxed watching this =)
VibxingSunxsetΠριν 2 ημέρες
I’m amazed.
EdgyShooterΠριν 2 ημέρες
If I hadn't already, I think I would subscribe just for that sneaky subscribe message 😅
EdgyShooterΠριν 2 ημέρες
How long would that polariser have to be in sunlight to get that bad? 😅
WĀŁŁŽ FØŘ ŁĪFĘΠριν 2 ημέρες
My guy loves him self some isopropyl alcohol
LakeplaysadoptmeΠριν 2 ημέρες
who watches his videos than wants to go get a cheap electronic then fix it bc i do lol
joshua handΠριν 2 ημέρες
Why the bolts?
LakeplaysadoptmeΠριν 2 ημέρες
so they dont float in stuff yeah i got confused too lol
Stephen ChΠριν 2 ημέρες
What are the tools called that he used?
The Animation GirlΠριν 2 ημέρες
Is that a Pokemon game cartridge? 0:56
YTW2015Πριν 2 ημέρες
I bet you make a fortune between fixing these up and the videos.
AlphaWolfΠριν 2 ημέρες
When u peel or try to unstick things it’s oddly satisfying
Zahraa KhalifehΠριν 3 ημέρες
you really work good really and the result so amazing That so safest to watched like this I lik to watch like this
Writing ForumsΠριν 3 ημέρες
When you used the soldering gun to loosen the first battery terminal, you then came right behind the soldering gun with another device that made a clicking sound. I thought at first it was nipping something from the tip of the terminal end that comes through the board, but maybe not? What was that second device?
malldavid16601Πριν 3 ημέρες
Solution: A H L C O A L
Godmachine 999Πριν 3 ημέρες
I'm addicted to these videos! haha
yannitt schnielΠριν 3 ημέρες
Dude, thats fucking awesome!
7 1 2 5Πριν 3 ημέρες
Can anyone explain what he's doing at 7:31? Not the soldering, but the bit after it with the red tool.
Chris BainesΠριν 3 ημέρες
13:22 You might try wax spray can furniture polish
Auther FleckΠριν 3 ημέρες
Omg childhood... Mine is not even color version
Alexander CressΠριν 3 ημέρες
The relaxing end of restoration
Minecraft Gamer209Πριν 3 ημέρες
I love these types of videos, they're satisfying
flamin cheetosΠριν 3 ημέρες
Personally, as someone who likes to get a bargain on consoles even if it needs repair, I think this gives good insight into how to repairing consoles and handhelds
flamin cheetosΠριν 3 ημέρες
@Resident and Consumer that's where you're wrong bub, I'm not a youtuber, I just watch the videos
Fantasy R&RΠριν 3 ημέρες
quit crying you little twerp
Resident and ConsumerΠριν 3 ημέρες
@flamin cheetos shut up dweeb, he's right, this is a waste of money and pointless for anyone who doesn't run a repair shop. Trust me you don't even have the brain capacity to learn how to do this the amount of math you need to know just to work a multimeter outweighs any chance the average idiot youtuber would ever have of doing this from watching a video
flamin cheetosΠριν 3 ημέρες
@Fantasy R&R but not every one has that much damage or require that much repair and it doesn't have to look perfect as he makes it look but you also get the satisfaction of fixing it, so thanks for the comment but I don't need it, you could've just kept your ugly orifice closed
Fantasy R&RΠριν 3 ημέρες
Then what’s the point? I work with electronics all the time, he used more than $40 of parts and more than $90 of equipment to do this, you could just buy a used Gameboy that works for $40-$90, this is literally the opposite of a bargain lol
942 942Πριν 3 ημέρες
TOO much over exageration
Lori YagamiΠριν 3 ημέρες
He really like irosopht alcohol sorry for the spelling
Daniel Monteiro 【ツ】Πριν 3 ημέρες
Em 2021 vou arrumar um amor pra vida toda! 👫💑
Aaron KinneyΠριν 3 ημέρες
My friends: Yo why aren’t you hanging out with us , winter break is almost over Me: ummm I can’t explain
Owen CarterΠριν 3 ημέρες
I wonder what mic this guy uses to make everything sound so satisfying
Chris HolubΠριν 3 ημέρες
The sound of the ice cube tray sliding gets me every time
metalcurlyboyΠριν 3 ημέρες
just starting to discover this videos and I'm loving them and the best part is the lovely Ducktor xD
littlefurnaceΠριν 3 ημέρες
Is it just me or does it seem unlikely that all the writing on the back would be in English if it was Japanese? The clear was also sold in Australia, could be an Australian console?
Golden BruhΠριν ημέρα
A lot of GameBoy colors were released to the United States. If you think about it even though it was created and manufactured by Japanese it does not mean that the sweat on the game boy is "Japanese kids hand sweat" also american people can get their hands on those clear ones easy or at least people who speak and write in English can decide to replace the sticker to English
ImaFnT-RexΠριν 3 ημέρες
3 way screws are annoying -_-
Harry HarricharanΠριν 3 ημέρες
This man should become a doctor or something in my opinion.
Sergo BreakzΠριν 3 ημέρες
11:05 You are serious ???????
ItsDarthChaosΠριν 4 ημέρες
Now if you wanna work miracle, get my GB SP working again. It stopped taking a charge years ago. Or rather, it stopped accepting a charge. Think the charging port broke on it somehow. It would only charge if you bent the plug at weird angles.
zabdielpistola 582690Πριν 4 ημέρες
20:16 Free easter egg found
Lazar SavicΠριν 4 ημέρες
The guy that sold him this :,,I want this back👁👄👁
Lawnmower AmericanΠριν 4 ημέρες
0:33 Nervous sweaty middle aged man with glasses shifts his eyes back and forth.
utopia toddersonΠριν 4 ημέρες
The condemned panda basally hurry because building supply chew unlike a tacky burma. amuck, coherent rectangle
Eznul IzzanΠριν 4 ημέρες
The relaxing end but its jerry rig everything
Adrien PinardΠριν 4 ημέρες
The erect measure primarily shelter because utensil significantly stare lest a endurable cello. nippy, tame botany
Xx_Ally_xX :pΠριν 4 ημέρες
sticker peeling is my fav part of the video
deviance purplehazeΠριν 4 ημέρες
Lovely clicking sounds!
AidanSmurphyΠριν 4 ημέρες
It’s called a game boy colour but it’s see through