Restoring a Broken $2 Tetris Handheld. 9999999 Games in 1
I bought this old broken Tetris style brick game hand held console for restoration for $2. You can also buy similar devices new for the same price, but sometimes it's about the journey, not the destination. I don't know what math they used to calculate the promised 9999999 games, but I think the real number is a bit under 3000, mostly different variation of Tetris. The console is badly yellowed and dirty, the audio doesn't work, some screws are missing, and there is a lot of rust on the contacts.
I started by disassembling the console. Somehow I was surprised how cheap it was on the inside. Not sure what I expected... I found the audio was missing because one of the wire was loose. I suspect some parent may have done that to make the device silent because the sounds were really loud and irritating. The wire was easy to solder back on.
Second issue with the device was the corroded terminal for battery. This happens when a battery is left on the device and it leaks. This can sometimes ruin the motherboard but in this case everything was fine. I desoldered the terminals and put them in rust remover to get rid of the rust. After this I re-plated the terminals with nickel. Here's a tutorial to DIY nickel plating I made: grgone.info/will/s5l2e5Wxc7CnqIU/b-nteo
It was necessary to prevent them from rusting again. If I wanted to do an upgrade I could have fitted new terminals from a Gameboy because those are made of copper which is far better conducting.
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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Joseph Joestar
Πριν ημέρα
ain't worth the money to restore something too cheap...
Snipars Sniff
Πριν 2 ημέρες
This is the comment about Escape From Tarkov you've been searching for
Poob nation
Πριν 3 ημέρες
My mom loves Nintendo she was born in 1984
James Netherian
Πριν 4 ημέρες
OMG I had one of these Tetris Handheld!
Patata Boom
Πριν 6 ημέρες
My controller has the same problem with a button that this gameboy used to have. Is it wise to try to fix it myself? I was curious how did you repaired it but turns out you just take it off and put it back in lol.
Speedy Paul
Πριν 6 ημέρες
Tetris....its so crap its good :) LOL
TMLtech
Πριν 8 ημέρες
You are too slow bro...
Zink Wis
Πριν 10 ημέρες
On Brazil he's only came with tetris I would never know that there's a original version and he came with more than this
CHRᎾME
Πριν 13 ημέρες
I owned one 🤗
johneygd
Πριν 13 ημέρες
I own the black version of it😁
Bruno _ Oliveira _ Rosa _ 78
Πριν 14 ημέρες
i have one, when i was children, Good Times😪
NovenTV
Πριν 14 ημέρες
Mais barato comprar outro!
boyfriend
Πριν 15 ημέρες
Next: restored a bootleg console that claimed have 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 games in 1
Albert Jaro Hong
Πριν 15 ημέρες
where's ducktor?
THYPER
Πριν 15 ημέρες
I used to have one of these before I got a GBA SP. Happy memories
Nix
Πριν 17 ημέρες
LOL, I remember those games. "10 Million games!" and all of them Tetris
Karbry Ramirez
Πριν 19 ημέρες
When life gives you digital bricks make over a thousand Tetris games lol
Nathaniel Jones
Πριν 20 ημέρες
Omg I had one and my parents wouldn't get me a nintendo
debbalt
Πριν 21 ημέρα
I had this handheld as a kid, but mine was actually bright yellow lol
shadothezombie
Πριν 22 ημέρες
I had this shit as a kid. It felt awesome when we werent so spolied. Now kids have access to smartphones since toddlers and this console can never catch their attention. Great video as always!
Yuleica Gonzalez
Πριν 25 ημέρες
Jugando tetris en serrados no sirve
doritojesus
Πριν 25 ημέρες
the missing screws suggest that someone else opened that thing up but i cant imagine why if it looks like that when you get your hands on it
Nayim Pelaez
Πριν 26 ημέρες
Where's the Ducktor?
Gerhard Stolz
Πριν 28 ημέρες
12:29, ooo, the sound of my childhood)))
krrezba_almost
Πριν 29 ημέρες
I used to have same
Donny
Πριν 29 ημέρες
Instead of watery soap, does one get same result when using soapy water?
RIITMUS PRIME
Πριν μήνα
All latinoamerica they have that thing at least once in your life
Deutsches Dodecahedron
Πριν μήνα
I had one of these when I was 5, and i think i still have it.
Bo
Πριν μήνα
0:45 That's the moment I decided to subscribe
Cake is yummy
Πριν μήνα
The 2 times speed option is a Blessing! :D
GD with shourya
Πριν μήνα
i have this same one but its red
Malin Ljungkvist
Πριν μήνα
I remember my mom had something like this when I was younger, I used to love playing on it!
Camila
Πριν μήνα
Ah yes. 9999999 games, but actually is just tetris, all of them
Emrehan E
Πριν μήνα
Why
Christofer A. Gomez Baez
Πριν μήνα
9999999 Games In One Thanos:Impossible Xd
DandiFire Productions
Πριν μήνα
ninety-nine million nine hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine games in 1 brick game console? That's impossible!
Bruce Lee
Πριν μήνα
I remember having one in Orange
Ad Yan
Πριν μήνα
Wow I literally bought one of these not too long ago and then found this video
PH10 Silva
Πριν μήνα
The LEGENDARY kkkkkk
Lucy Ricardo
Πριν μήνα
Does anyone know where the programming information for all those games is stored? The circuit just seemed so simple. I don't know much of anything about how tech is made but the simplicity of this one really messed with my mind. Where is all the information stored? Behind the screen?
Ярослав
Πριν μήνα
Очень круто 🆒
Alex Oliveira
Πριν μήνα
Tenho um transparente
NellyOnly
Πριν μήνα
oh wow, this is such nostalgia!! I still have the device and... 20+years later it still works like a charm to this day (or so mum claims as she's the one who has it...) I remember getting this and I played on it all the time. Super Mario? Nah. Boring. Tetris?? YASS. So fun to see this again, I had almost forgotten it. I wonder if I can get it back from her... Hm Anyway, watching these videos are pretty calming and I love reading the captions you make as well as including the small infoboxes of screws and such
rom ret
Πριν μήνα
русских завести охота
mięsny
Πριν 2 μήνες
but it costs 2-4 dollars but working and new
NSA
Πριν 2 μήνες
I had the same one :)
Vivia Waag
Πριν 2 μήνες
To be honest, I actually had one of these when I was a kid. But it said Tetris, in cube text and didn’t have that emojicon on there.
JoseGamerYT 123
Πριν 2 μήνες
I actually had a very similar model a few years ago, however I can't find it. I had quite a bit of fun with it, I wish I could find it.
Diego541
Πριν 2 μήνες
Do you ever have to make decals when the labels are gone or damaged in the cleaning process?
MC Chase
Πριν 2 μήνες
What's with the layout of the handheld? What's the point of the bump?
Kyle
Πριν 2 μήνες
Sell it to the mechanic for a bit coin
Valeria F. Soto
Πριν 2 μήνες
I have the same and it still works!
shaista nabee
Πριν 2 μήνες
Me to
lordjpp
Πριν 2 μήνες
the classic real-life clickbait
Millie Allen
Πριν 2 μήνες
Now you can trade it for a Bitcoin!
Fabrício Santos
Πριν 2 μήνες
I had one of these miss you lol
Hannah Pua XW
Πριν 2 μήνες
Where is duckster ?
tirkdiamond
Πριν 2 μήνες
18:18 lol!!!!
Armin
Πριν 2 μήνες
Ah yes, ex soviet childhood memories. 99 999 999 games in one for 2 bucks from a stand next to a green market on a saturday? Hell yeah!
Riki Iskandar
Πριν 2 μήνες
Only 2 dollar?i just buy 1 follar abd still work
cesar7peru cesar7peru
Πριν 2 μήνες
The soldering is my favorite part So pleasant to see
tirkdiamond
Πριν 2 μήνες
Oh, I had this!
Lorenzo Hemulgada
Πριν 2 μήνες
Alexey Pajitnov (the creator of Tetris) would be really proud.. Keep up the good work, sir!
Kokichi Oma
Πριν 2 μήνες
Tetris *Chiaki is that you?*
Ryo Miki
Πριν 2 μήνες
I miss this game console 😘❤️💖
Rogerzitto
Πριν 2 μήνες
This vídeo is Very VERY HIPER VERY GOOD
Christopher Bennett
Πριν 2 μήνες
I had this EXACT game years ago!! My sister had one too! It was so amazing!
OfTheFuture IntoThePast
Πριν 2 μήνες
Yeahh right it's cheap, that thing is still working!
Robert 91XD
Πριν 2 μήνες
It still works wow now it's new again
Yanyan Candaza
Πριν 2 μήνες
Mine
konzolhungary
Πριν 2 μήνες
"You can polish a turd"
TDC
Πριν 2 μήνες
That plastic noise mentally hurts me
NastyKhan
Πριν 2 μήνες
Ad: Here are 9999999 games in one device! Reality: Here is 1 game on 9999999+ devices on entire planet.
Insert Name
Πριν 2 μήνες
I used to play on those, but they would brake so easily..
AngelDRose
Πριν 2 μήνες
I want to know what he does with all the electronics he restores. Does he have a room set up like a massive collection of older electronics? Does he sell them on eBay or in a pawn shop? Does he save them and give them away at Christmas to kids who couldn’t afford one? I need answers!
Hotsuma
Πριν 2 μήνες
Do you sell the things you fix?
TheMGMjr
Πριν 2 μήνες
i feel like this is really inefficient. please speed up ok?
Comrade101
Πριν 2 μήνες
I have one, these are garbage
Anderson Cunha Santos
Πριν 2 μήνες
Do youself electroplating 👍 Somehow watching your videos is satisfying.😌
J Nease
Πριν 2 μήνες
This might be a dumb question, but why do you always put bolts on the things you are retro-brighting? Is it to weigh it down or does it help in the process?
G4 System
Πριν 2 μήνες
Wow, This game is not just Tetris if you remember correctly But I used to play some kind of airplane if I remember correctly
RiTheJammyBrit
Πριν 2 μήνες
Omg I remember these. I had so many cuz they kept breaking lmao
Deniz Gözen Ama Kedili Olan
Πριν 2 μήνες
this brick game is 3 dollars
Gentleman Turkish
Πριν 2 μήνες
My computer is getting too hot, if I'm playing games, it shuts down, the fan is broken. I don't understand if the video card is broken. I will send my computer to you 😂😂😂😂
mohamed aly
Πριν 2 μήνες
4:46 I was trying to restore my Tetris handheld game. unfortunately I cut one of those pink straps behind the screen. is there any way to put it together again or connect the screen without it??!!!
ʍaċaʀօռ MТ
Πριν 2 μήνες
Mine is kinda..uhm..the inside is broken and I don't know to fix it.
Krisztian Veres
Πριν 2 μήνες
:)
Krisztian Veres
Πριν 2 μήνες
Aszota mar anyi midenen keresztul metem most a nyakedo asz uj divat
Krisztian Veres
Πριν 2 μήνες
Jo kis jatek volt 8 evesen
tecrubio
Πριν 2 μήνες
Goodbye childhood
Jorge Bautista
Πριν 2 μήνες
you're a hero!
Atmora
Πριν 2 μήνες
Where the ductor? :( Hes my favourite part
Satyajeet Bose
Πριν 2 μήνες
Why didn't he fix the faded 'SUPER' written above the console😑
Filthy Degenerate
Πριν 2 μήνες
I am certain thousands of these things were made, but as a kid I never saw anyone other than myself own one... So I like to imagine that this is my long lost game he is restoring.
BlueShark
Πριν 2 μήνες
90s console
Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi
Πριν 2 μήνες
Imagine some sap selling this on the flea market for $2 😂
Teodor Kostoski
Πριν 2 μήνες
I have one just like this and its working
insyd
Πριν 2 μήνες
An handicap friend of mind play with this many years with only one finger. She better than me play with my two hand.
Muhammad khairi
Πριν 2 μήνες
I used to have one of these when I was 6 then I lost it at my stepmother house :(
S
Πριν 2 μήνες
Ok but *does it have what it takes* *T0* *RUN DOOM*???