I Restored This $5 Ebay Junk Gameboy Advance. It Used to be Blue - Retro Console Repair
I found this ruined Gameboy Advance for $5 it was sold as junk and it doesn't work. It is extremely yellow. The original color was transparent light blue called Glacier. This sort of projects are always interesting as I never know if the console has been completely destroyed on the inside or if it has only a small issue. Check out also my Gameboy t-shirt design, I will remove it from the store at the end of March: teespring.com/dmg-01-gameboy-blueprint-by-ot?pid=387&cid=101865
I started the restoration by trying to get the power on. First I tried to clean corroded the contacts. To do that I needed to desolder the top of the switch. New switches can also be bought online if you just prefer to change it. After opening the switch I used isopropyl alcohol to gently clean the contacts. If you can't desolder it you can try to get isopropyl alcohol in the switch and then turn it on and off multiple times (with no batteries) similarly to what I will do with the volume wheel. However I think this is not as good method because it only spreads the dirt on on the inside rather than removing it. Once I got the power on I noticed the volume wheel didn't do much. It occasionally got some contact and turned the volume louder for a brief moment. I thought that it may have the same issue as the power switch. It was so this was very easy fix from the "technical" point. These were the only functional issues I found.
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: grgone.info/will/zsqJiqOjnrp8lKc/b-nteo
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AG Aquatics
Πριν 7 ώρες
I still have one of these with a couple games lion king 1/2 Kim possible monster ink and some others I don't remember I think I'm going to go dig it out and grab some double As and play it for old time sake
RainbowLottie10
Πριν 19 ώρες
*DONT WORRY HERES THE DUCTOR!* - Odd Tinkering
BZW
Πριν 20 ώρες
Nostalgia
Pat Halligan
Πριν ημέρα
Can I purchase this from you?
PEPSI Refri
Πριν ημέρα
Random: 14:07, minecraft eating sound
NoLimit
Πριν ημέρα
Keep it real.... How many times did you play it to get the 1st for the Video? XD
a b
Πριν ημέρα
Skills..
Erwin Saputra
Πριν 2 ημέρες
Alcohol will safe your life haha
deepblue153
Πριν 2 ημέρες
I didn’t think he was actually going to retrobright it! I’m impressed.
Sarah Reed
Πριν 2 ημέρες
What do they do with the restored projects? Do they sell or keep them?
MasterToast2000
Πριν 2 ημέρες
I wish I could make a living repairing small electronics like this.
rocket 064
Πριν 3 ημέρες
10:31 duck has airpods
Trash Kaylie
Πριν 2 ημέρες
i’m not sure if you’re joking but in case you’re not those are the earpieces to the stethoscope
Stonecold
Πριν 3 ημέρες
Great video. I restored a bunch of these. Always put a glass screen on them. Cheap fix that really makes a difference. www.ebay.com/itm/193620016394
ViktorG
Πριν 3 ημέρες
Do u sell them if u don't make a vid on all of the devices u restored
Ashes1032
Πριν 4 ημέρες
Wow, I had that same glacier blue GBA. It's absolutely WILD that it can turn that color. So gross.
Livy & her pineapples
Πριν 4 ημέρες
The person who sold it to him Before: yea you can have this for 5 bucks After: gimme me money back and my game boy Lol💜💜💜💜💜💜 love the vids 🌸🥰
Yapımını Göster
Πριν 4 ημέρες
13:10 first rage is coming out
SamJohnsonAZ
Πριν 4 ημέρες
I used to have this exact game boy. I’d be playing Mario cart in the bus on my way home from school. Those were the days
Hell Cat
Πριν 4 ημέρες
This is just ASMR for your eyes
MEHDI Zed3D
Πριν 4 ημέρες
what was that sound at 11:30?😂😂😂😂 were you hungry?
Bryan Geisler
Πριν 4 ημέρες
4:17 roblox logo located
herochrisx
Πριν 5 ημέρες
How do you dry the parts after putting IPA on them?
ricardo ricardo
Πριν 5 ημέρες
is there a repair video of something or are all of them just a clean up video
Pedro Rodrigues
Πριν 5 ημέρες
I love this gba, but the gba sp is so attractive because of the illuminated screen... but this one it's better on design
GameCube Player
Πριν 4 ημέρες
this gba has ips screen mod
SpAzMaNiK
Πριν 5 ημέρες
I wonder if you could use glass rocks, like the clear ones to hold that stuff down and allow 100% of the UV to penetrate all areas still.
Petskinton 501
Πριν 5 ημέρες
The guy selling this probably lived in sand castle and it collapsed to him
Neil Saldana-O'Brien
Πριν 6 ημέρες
Love these videos, they inspired me to take apart and clean a GBA myself and it went pretty well! But it still has some scratches, especially on the screen. Can you provide a list of the materials needed to polish the screen and shell? I have some high grit sandpaper and PlastX, but the resin polish is a mystery and I would like to get the right one. Great videos, great channel!
ram abby
Πριν 6 ημέρες
if only the previous seller had just cleaned it with the isiskdoosa alcohol shit.
Aldo Torres C.
Πριν 7 ημέρες
El gta advance
Mark Wolf
Πριν 8 ημέρες
Bro, awesome video, i'm your fan jeje, one question, if you got a triggers with fail (no response), what will you do, replace it or try to repair it?
Wan Ea
Πριν 8 ημέρες
Wah.... U using GP batteries thank you
KAKASHI EDITS
Πριν 8 ημέρες
restore my ps2 there
Albert Valenzuela
Πριν 9 ημέρες
this is my dream toy when i was a kid but my parents can't afford to buy me.. so lucky are the children who have it.
Izabela Wilson
Πριν 9 ημέρες
We can HEAR he smiling when the stuff comes to life. This is simply precious!
MysticWandaYT
Πριν 9 ημέρες
I just can't imagine how many things he fixed are in his house
Lucky Hands Restoration
Πριν 10 ημέρες
Good job 👏👏👏
Yslaine Oliveira
Πριν 10 ημέρες
Pq o GRgone me recomendou esse vídeo? Eu não sei, mas é muito satisfatório ver ele consertando e deixando como novo
norespires
Πριν 10 ημέρες
I think the knife have to be restored too...😂😂
Kristoferrev Petite
Πριν 10 ημέρες
Therapy session
Greg Lane
Πριν 11 ημέρες
The fact that it still had a battery cover is a miracle. My shit would break within the first 3 months every time.
Lulu Pinow
Πριν 12 ημέρες
how cool the first time i see a game boy advance
Thompson Kids
Πριν 12 ημέρες
The dudes pretty good at mario kart
Thompson Kids
Πριν 12 ημέρες
I dont know about you guys, but i was mildly surprised when he used freaking car polish on the screen
Mariana AKA Flo
Πριν 13 ημέρες
Hello my friend very cool
Arnée
Πριν 14 ημέρες
The ROI on this video is phenomenal
Arnée
Πριν 14 ημέρες
I remember finding your channel nearly 3 years ago and binged all your videos in one day. I knew you’d blow up, now i have so much more to watch. I’m so happy for you.
Titif Massaoud
Πριν 14 ημέρες
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Samuel Arias
Πριν 14 ημέρες
These products that you restore, do you sell them? or do you keep them for yourself? you do it very well
Hunk gaming
Πριν 15 ημέρες
Quiero que sepas soy latinoamericano y me encanta tus vídeos
Jesse Bensen
Πριν 15 ημέρες
I always treated my gameboy color, advance, and advance sp systems very well as a kid. Did these kids decide it would be cool to bury them in their backyard or something?
gelli kitty UwU edd
Πριν 15 ημέρες
wow is clear video game
Pencil23
Πριν 16 ημέρες
3:18 typo "meas", correcter "means".
Alexander McComb
Πριν 17 ημέρες
That serial number has my name in it.
Jim giron
Πριν 17 ημέρες
Big fun for my boy advance(≧∇≦)/
Raul Garibay
Πριν 17 ημέρες
This is what making the world a better place looks like.
jack hickey
Πριν 17 ημέρες
this man takes one mans trash is another mans treasure really seriously
Locoflash 22
Πριν 17 ημέρες
Junk game boys sell big on eBay now. Was inspired now I’ll just watch you haha
Karbry Ramirez
Πριν 19 ημέρες
Wow! It looks great. I love your videos
pixxel
Πριν 21 ημέρα
Why do you need to cover the- this part 12:36
Billie Eilish031
Πριν 21 ημέρα
Nobody: Me when I see hydrogen peroxide: Mmmm forbidden sprite. 😍
9s Memories
Πριν 21 ημέρα
The worth has increased by 10$
ana ROBLES
Πριν 21 ημέρα
Can you give me that game boy advance pls
DisneyTLK110
Πριν 21 ημέρα
That power switch could've used a LOT more cleaning, it's supposed to be all shiny.
Mystique 7000
Πριν 22 ημέρες
You Sir are a God!
Ashley Woedy
Πριν 22 ημέρες
I’d literally pay you to fix my pink game boy advance square body, you did such an amazing job on this one 🙂
William West
Πριν 22 ημέρες
Ebay: This Gameboy is just a piece of junk. It isn't worth much. Odd Tinkering: Hold my beer.
Gavin bw
Πριν 22 ημέρες
Can u put the link for it in the comment section? Thanks
Nori
Πριν 23 ημέρες
You, sir, make me want to get into restoring old consoles...
Regina Aguiar
Πριν 25 ημέρες
i have school tomorrow morning what am i doing here
Luis Aldana
Πριν 25 ημέρες
How are you finding consoles this cheap? I look and they want much more.
Antonito Mamani moroco
Πριν 25 ημέρες
If it sells for $ 5, I buy it on the game boy advance
cffd
Πριν 25 ημέρες
4:16 roblox logo 0-0
Deadsea 1993
Πριν 26 ημέρες
I've never understood why people dislike your videos. 2,000 people must be jealous that they lack the skill to do this. You give this stuff new life while most would toss it in a trash can.
Si soy Wen
Πριν 27 ημέρες
This is so freaking satisfying ☺️☺️☺️
Lee Thomas
Πριν 27 ημέρες
The amount of hrs I spent being payed to work while I played Advanced Wars on a GBA just like this is insane..
Lance Kumazuki
Πριν 27 ημέρες
There is something oddly therapeutic about watching you repair and restore old tech. Good job my friend.
SamFix Phone Restoration
Πριν 28 ημέρες
*_the power of alcohol_* it fixes life as it fixes gadgets 😂
Fernando Sosa
Πριν 28 ημέρες
Retro tus nalgaas
GalacticStorm
Πριν 28 ημέρες
Ga. I remember having that kind of colored Advance. It just died on me one day. Absolutely loved it, and I still kept the games.
Bella Chavez
Πριν 29 ημέρες
I love vintage
Bella Chavez
Πριν 29 ημέρες
Awsome love it
Gregory Fuentes
Πριν 29 ημέρες
What a patient guy I couldn’t do that so props to him 😅
Carmita Handke
Πριν μήνα
The woebegone save tinctorially scrape because luttuce compatibly precede next a utter acrylic. sophisticated, dusty underpants
CRAgamer
Πριν μήνα
Isopropyl alcohol is my favorite returning character in this series.
Benis Wenis
Πριν 25 ημέρες
what about ducktor
Néo Chrónos
Πριν μήνα
I dont want to know how that thing went from blue to yellow
BeskarGaming -83
Πριν μήνα
How do you get these so cheap
Kae-Toad
Πριν μήνα
I love watching these videos very relaxing as well
CoD gamer
Πριν μήνα
I wish that i knew how to do that... And im only 11 years old🤣
Alex Signorello
Πριν μήνα
*sees yellowed gameboy* oh thank god mine hasn’t yellowed like that it’s still the original color *sees gameboy after retro brightening* fuck... my gameboy is yellowed 🤣
Norman Naudain
Πριν μήνα
Have you tried adding a polarizer filter to your lens? It might kill the glare on the screen when you are filming yourself playing the games. Love all your content, thx!
Charles Lewis
Πριν μήνα
The poor thing looked as if it was buried in a sandbox for ten years. However you restored to almost bran new. Great job!
George Thompson
Πριν μήνα
Oh how things may change in a wacky year in the world of kooks - one can't even find a GBA motherboard for less than 50+ bucks now.
Red PineappleE
Πριν μήνα
How the switch sound was made. 1:45
Gerwin Sonneveld
Πριν μήνα
it looks SO easy
cloudyseoks
Πριν μήνα
at the beginning the console was so yellowed and decolorized, it was so unexpected to see the final product was such a pretty color 😳
Alisson Dias Gomes
Πριν μήνα
you make me cry in joy
ThatChaoticRavenclaw
Πριν μήνα
This guy can bring back Voldemort if you asked him too.
antoni The penguin
Πριν μήνα
Bruh the junk gameboys I find cost as much as a working one
sammusfilm
Πριν μήνα
yeah theres no chance he got this for $5 lol
fenixs kid
Πριν μήνα
manda pra min o mya boi 🙏🙏🙏 to precisando muito pro meu irmão é o aniversário dele
Domonick Mack
Πριν μήνα
What’s the name of the screwdriver set that you have?