I bought 69 Broken Game Boy Games... Can I Fix Them?

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  • Опубліковано 22 січ 2025

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  • @theBoomerDoomer
    @theBoomerDoomer 2 роки тому +30

    in addition to the reflowing, an ultrasonic cleaner might help clean some of the crud out that you can't see... all in all, you are doing God's work here saving these old games.

  • @melvinmartinali
    @melvinmartinali 2 роки тому +11

    ...it kinda hurts to see those games in a bad condition....

    • @isabelyork3265
      @isabelyork3265 Рік тому +3

      I know. It just makes it all the more clear that the previous owner of these cartridges didn't take very good care of them.

    • @CommanderWiggins
      @CommanderWiggins Рік тому

      ​@@isabelyork3265I think they might have been in a house fire, would explain how it looks like they have extensive heat and water damage. You see that sort of damage a lot from electronics that have been in fires. In that case it wouldn't have been the owner' fault.

    • @isabelyork3265
      @isabelyork3265 Рік тому

      @@CommanderWiggins True. That would make sense.

  • @kyky121911
    @kyky121911 11 місяців тому +2

    Like i know those ones where in terrible shape but for the fun of it i would of tried to see if i could get them working again before tossing them in the bin

  • @chaoticcuttlefish3655
    @chaoticcuttlefish3655 Рік тому +6

    I have the same issue with a Pokémon Crystal I’m restoring. It reads the game and then white screens! I found that if you put it in a GBA and apply down pressure to it, it works… as long as you hold the push the cart the entire time.

  • @cgltrey
    @cgltrey 2 роки тому +6

    I’m thinking flooded basement box that’s my guess

  • @andrewkeyes5927
    @andrewkeyes5927 2 роки тому +14

    The fact I don't like Elon makes it funnier to me

  • @NesuProps
    @NesuProps Рік тому +2

    5:18 Probably broken traces, these can be solved by using a miltimeter then soldering a thin copper wire on the broken traces.

    • @mafw5572
      @mafw5572 5 місяців тому +1

      Exactly my thoughts

  • @DudeWhat31
    @DudeWhat31 2 роки тому +4

    He gonna get a cease and desist from Nintendo and game freak😂

  • @Lucas_Schaar
    @Lucas_Schaar Рік тому +2

    Dude did you order a batch of games from Fukushima Prefecture? Lol looks like they were all in salt water

  • @ChoppyBubbles86
    @ChoppyBubbles86 2 роки тому +2

    Maybe could you do a video on how you make the stickers, or even a short? Like the whole process?

  • @BENVAFabri
    @BENVAFabri Рік тому

    I have a strange issue. My DK1 & 2 didn't save, I replaced the batteries. They save again. But now the game especialky DK1 crashes when playing the sound gets weird and then it reboots the game. I then try the game on a GBA SP and a Super Game Boy and It works fine. But on a Classic Gameboy it keeps doing it. I was able to play almost to the end of the 2nd world without issuea. I'm really clueless what I did wrong?

  • @Dash64_png
    @Dash64_png 2 роки тому +1

    I was chewing gum when he opened the first cart. It fell out

  • @RuxUnderscore
    @RuxUnderscore 2 роки тому

    One guy I have watched will scrape the solder mask away to solder tiny jumper wires to fix broken traces, then add solder mask with hardens quickly when applying UV.

    • @JakeSimmons
      @JakeSimmons  2 роки тому +1

      Very interesting! Idk if I am that good though😂

    • @RuxUnderscore
      @RuxUnderscore 2 роки тому +1

      @@JakeSimmons Find some boards you know you wouldn't be able to save anyways and do that?

  • @adventureoflinkmk2
    @adventureoflinkmk2 2 роки тому +1

    Sixty nine game boy games you say?
    As Scott's Thoughts would say -- Nice.

  • @quackmandoo
    @quackmandoo 2 роки тому

    As far as the reflow goes, I'd try a hot air rework station and liquid solder, desolder and clean with alcohol before reworking the board

  • @logothaironsides2942
    @logothaironsides2942 10 місяців тому

    That looks like a box of games that someone's mum put in the shed when they moved out. Not me, but I can see how I might have dome that if my adult child had them taking up space in a room they no longer live in. One of those cartridges looks like it has a snail track where a snail ate through the paper. Note to future mums, put them in a big sealed plastic bag too. :D

  • @chriss4365
    @chriss4365 5 місяців тому

    Do the japanese games work? Obviously you wont know what any text works. Recently fixed one of my childhood games. Mine are well stored no damage like here. The rom chip just needed all the joints redone on one side and the game works perfect.

  • @InfernoVor
    @InfernoVor Рік тому

    No, where they actualy thrown down a waterfall?

  • @CrIsPe3
    @CrIsPe3 2 роки тому

    Daamnn was hard to watch those carts in those conditions

  • @koukisandmilk1312
    @koukisandmilk1312 2 роки тому

    Most likely broken trace somewhere. Prob have to do what another comment said, scrape, expose and jumper wire

  • @look3down2
    @look3down2 2 роки тому +1

    You can consider to pass these to other UA-camrs who are looking at the corrosion and fixing the lines

    • @jamestheace7716
      @jamestheace7716 2 роки тому

      Yeah I'm not a UA-camr but I would love to give it a shot to fix some of those badly corroded I've worked on boards that are damaged even worse than that

    • @jotingodelacola760
      @jotingodelacola760 Рік тому

      @@jamestheace7716can I send you my copy of Lego bionicle? It is super corroded

  • @JoeyDoesTech
    @JoeyDoesTech 2 роки тому +1

    Great video pal 😁

  • @UnknownGamer-uc9sv
    @UnknownGamer-uc9sv 8 місяців тому

    Poor games, they must have been hit by the wave of explosive diarrhoea.

  • @cardsfanbj
    @cardsfanbj 2 роки тому +3

    I agree, Elon is hilarious period. I'm doubtful of his true intentions with buying Twitter, but the whole situation, especially the reactions from all sides, is still hilarious

  • @WestSidebullpenkennels10
    @WestSidebullpenkennels10 2 роки тому

    The gold gameboy for sale ?

    • @JakeSimmons
      @JakeSimmons  2 роки тому +1

      I use it to test a lot of stuff and it’s not in the best condition so I probably won’t sell it

  • @Itsmealder
    @Itsmealder 2 роки тому +1

    Know that Japanese games maybe they came from the tsunami of 2011

  • @Boomdiers
    @Boomdiers 2 роки тому +1

    Makho in vid background made my day.

    • @JakeSimmons
      @JakeSimmons  2 роки тому +3

      I watch his videos while I work a lot of the time

  • @scottkordic3319
    @scottkordic3319 2 роки тому

    Sick video LOL I would buy those stickers to replace my OEM stickers

  • @michaeltepaurel2257
    @michaeltepaurel2257 8 місяців тому

    An error is occurring that logo of Nintendo as symboled Chinese version.

  • @CharlotteCooper-k1o
    @CharlotteCooper-k1o 10 місяців тому

    so... how many did you fix

  • @TheXxPSYCHO
    @TheXxPSYCHO 2 роки тому +1

    House fire + fire department water

    • @TheXxPSYCHO
      @TheXxPSYCHO 2 роки тому +1

      House fire messed up the plastic, water corroded the insides

  • @Larv6464
    @Larv6464 2 роки тому

    Those stickers are amazing!

  • @brooklyn11218
    @brooklyn11218 2 роки тому

    Can I have the garbage ones?

  • @makedaevilmage
    @makedaevilmage Рік тому

    I'm a big fan of horror movies ... but this is way too much!

  • @NanceLvr
    @NanceLvr Рік тому

    Not 10, Not 100… 69… You’re a man of culture 😅

  • @RetroFix
    @RetroFix 2 роки тому

    I got no problem with Elon.

  • @NanceLvr
    @NanceLvr Рік тому

    Japanese… Maybe the tsunami?

  • @forkboy3309
    @forkboy3309 2 роки тому

    Nice.

  • @williammorgenstern
    @williammorgenstern 2 роки тому +1

    Nice

  • @MrTtech23
    @MrTtech23 2 роки тому

    1 all

  • @spicytunaroll559
    @spicytunaroll559 2 роки тому +1

    I would buy lol

    • @JakeSimmons
      @JakeSimmons  2 роки тому

      Shirts or game labels?

    • @spicytunaroll559
      @spicytunaroll559 2 роки тому

      @@JakeSimmons both

    • @JakeSimmons
      @JakeSimmons  2 роки тому

      @@spicytunaroll559 I’ll probably do a members only post about potential shirts today or tomorrow

    • @spicytunaroll559
      @spicytunaroll559 2 роки тому

      Cool , thanks ...kinda like the musk one lol

  • @1UPFKARR
    @1UPFKARR 2 роки тому

    nice

  • @___Zack___
    @___Zack___ Рік тому

    "Solder", not "sodder". But great video :)

    • @JakeSimmons
      @JakeSimmons  Рік тому

      I will never change! But thank you :-)

    • @___Zack___
      @___Zack___ Рік тому +1

      @@JakeSimmons You got the reference!?😲
      Hehe cool vids my guy :]D