I Restored This Destroyed Gameboy Advance SP - Retro Nintendo Console Restoration

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  • @sethro57personal
    @sethro57personal 3 роки тому +5207

    Aside from the restoration, I really like the fact that you spent half an hour playing Pokemon just to get 4 Pokemon and name them "Subscribe," "Like," "Comment," and "Share."

    • @KaizarNike
      @KaizarNike 3 роки тому +183

      best way to make sure it works!

    • @timehunter9467
      @timehunter9467 3 роки тому +112

      Gotta make sure the components work properly!

    • @imwastingyourtimealexxd3579
      @imwastingyourtimealexxd3579 3 роки тому +41

      Spoilers man 🤣

    • @sethro57personal
      @sethro57personal 3 роки тому +69

      @@imwastingyourtimealexxd3579 well, you shouldn't have looked at the comments, then.

    • @dapperfan44
      @dapperfan44 3 роки тому +32

      @@sethro57personal I tell myself the same thing but I do anyway.

  • @Zamarae
    @Zamarae 2 роки тому +284

    Even though it was damaged, I think it’s obvious this was appreciated and very much loved by its previous owner-it deserved the restoration/refurbishment

    • @moonthevaporeon5113
      @moonthevaporeon5113 Рік тому +19

      I have a feeling the old owner had some good memories with this gameboy advance.

    • @solinvictus4367
      @solinvictus4367 Рік тому +3

      Nah man that's kid rage damage lol. I bet that gameboy was tossed against the wall more than once in anger

    • @toyotacorollaaltis8613
      @toyotacorollaaltis8613 6 днів тому

      @@solinvictus4367I bet it wasn’t try that once it would be in more than 2 pieces

  • @alexcorvera2364
    @alexcorvera2364 3 роки тому +359

    When the "bling" sound effect played after the GameBoy logo appeared... I really felt that. The old years came to me like a punch in the stomach...

    • @financedmilk8195
      @financedmilk8195 3 роки тому +6

      Ik man my mom got rid of my game boy advanced I’m still sad😢

    • @danielchavez4792
      @danielchavez4792 3 роки тому +1

      For me it was 15:40. It’s been YEARS since I heard that. Yet all the memories came back

    • @jonathanhinojosa1972
      @jonathanhinojosa1972 3 роки тому +1

      I found Yesterday my old red GameBoy sp. I had to clean the on/off switch and man, I've been having a good time playing my old games. I forgot that this console was a jewel

    • @slicedhippy7776
      @slicedhippy7776 3 роки тому +3

      I remember trying to turn down the volume cause that bling shook the hole house at 2 AM

    • @astralluna16
      @astralluna16 3 роки тому +1

      seriously man, i miss my old gameboy advance sp. i think it got stolen after me and my family went to a douchey family members house.

  • @Roebey
    @Roebey 2 роки тому +23

    Things like the apprehension to buy replacement hinges because of the different way they feel is what in my opinion sets you apart from other repair channels. You care a lot about that genuine feeling.

  • @BlazeReborn2
    @BlazeReborn2 3 роки тому +2306

    "minor damage on the shell"
    It looks like it was thrown into a brick wall.

    • @nickolaswilcox425
      @nickolaswilcox425 3 роки тому +77

      ive seen thrown ones, my brother has a temper, this is a whole different level

    • @JasperCasper24
      @JasperCasper24 3 роки тому +45

      @@nickolaswilcox425 idk man I dropped mine once from less than a meter off the ground onto carpet and the hinges broke, and a fragment of the part covering the ribbon broke off. I fixed mine with super glue tho lol and it’s hideous

    • @nadineayash9571
      @nadineayash9571 3 роки тому +2

      @@JasperCasper24 what happened-
      Why'd u throw it-
      I don't understand?

    • @JasperCasper24
      @JasperCasper24 3 роки тому +16

      @@nadineayash9571 It was an accident ;; I was playing on my uni campus and put it down on the sofa -closed- to put it away because I had to leave.. and it just kinda fell off

    • @nadineayash9571
      @nadineayash9571 3 роки тому +6

      @@JasperCasper24 oh-
      I didn't know game boys were THAT fragile 😳

  • @danielwalker722
    @danielwalker722 3 роки тому +3172

    Imagine being the child (now an adult) that owned this, watching this video many years later. He just looks down at his hands and they're still covered in Nutella.

    • @iplay7784
      @iplay7784 3 роки тому +185

      At least I _hope_ it’s nutella

    • @neruduh
      @neruduh 3 роки тому +87

      I think it wasnt nutella...

    • @l0nkzolda202
      @l0nkzolda202 3 роки тому +67

      @@neruduh You're not telling me... Oh... Oh god no...

    • @emaheiwa8174
      @emaheiwa8174 3 роки тому +27

      @@l0nkzolda202 poop all over

    • @sandyred1140
      @sandyred1140 3 роки тому +36

      GBA SP's blood type is NUTELLA!

  • @elsopotas
    @elsopotas 3 роки тому +292

    Dude seriously you are like the kind of dad that always want to repair things the only difference is that you left the item better than when it was created

    • @Damascene_
      @Damascene_ 3 роки тому +63

      hes the god of isopropyl alcohol, and has learned the ways of swiss restorer my mechanics

    • @elsopotas
      @elsopotas 3 роки тому +8

      @@Damascene_ I C O N F I R M

    • @OddTinkering
      @OddTinkering  3 роки тому +44

      Haha thanks

    • @OddTinkering
      @OddTinkering  3 роки тому +43

      He is actually my friend

    • @elsopotas
      @elsopotas 3 роки тому +3

      @@OddTinkering Ok XD

  • @DenkiRay
    @DenkiRay 2 роки тому +54

    Seeing a GBA like this really makes me go back to times when life was easier. Times when the only thing you had to do is play, learn and have fun. I'm almost 30 now and sometimes I wish I could go back...

  • @Crow3893
    @Crow3893 3 роки тому +630

    I don't know why but console restorations like these sure are satisfying

    • @alexdavies273
      @alexdavies273 3 роки тому +15

      I don't why

    • @jukson8105
      @jukson8105 3 роки тому +19

      @@alexdavies273 right up there with "please do not the cat"

    • @airplane6417
      @airplane6417 3 роки тому +2

      @@jukson8105 Haha!

    • @gtno22
      @gtno22 3 роки тому +11

      Man I often watch this stuff before I go to sleep, always so interesting and relaxing.

    • @top-gun-xvii
      @top-gun-xvii 3 роки тому +2

      Just to let you know, is "I don't know why..."

  • @jackhammer40k_
    @jackhammer40k_ 3 роки тому +921

    "Time to see what's wrong with it" Lemme guess... is it... EVERYTHING?!

    • @arcticc6288
      @arcticc6288 3 роки тому +1

      You tried

    • @pee0001
      @pee0001 3 роки тому +1

      Hmmmm nahhh it doesn't seem broken. smh

    • @expatmoose
      @expatmoose 3 роки тому

      Not everything! It’s still in one piece, just🙈

    • @neofinder_local_dumby2694
      @neofinder_local_dumby2694 3 роки тому +1

      The d pad is fine just a bit dusty

    • @vicamu541
      @vicamu541 3 роки тому

      wel the battery and motherboard where still fine.

  • @InsidiousClouds
    @InsidiousClouds 3 роки тому +652

    Imagine getting recommended one of these videos and it's your old Gameboy that you didn't know your parents had sold.

    • @Jordan3DS
      @Jordan3DS 3 роки тому +21

      It doesn't seem like the owner really cared about it to begin with, considering the condition it was in...

    • @Remlles
      @Remlles 3 роки тому +33

      @@Jordan3DS it depends, it could've been a kids one back then nd the broke it, and when tbey got older they didnt know how to repair it and sold it, maybe

    • @SBeef2
      @SBeef2 3 роки тому +7

      I’d want it back

    • @skelletonbt9018
      @skelletonbt9018 3 роки тому +3

      @@SBeef2 same

    • @haydengross1214
      @haydengross1214 3 роки тому +7

      The fake Pokémon ruby is what does it for me

  • @alexxtre
    @alexxtre 2 роки тому +11

    Fun fact, the silver Game Boy Advance SP and Pokémon Ruby were my first personal handheld console setup at 6 years old in 2004. I can still decently remember the day my parents surprised me with it, I was ecstatic. This made me so happy man, Ive also binged all the other console videos too. This is what I call fighting the good fight for childhood nostalgia

  • @adamroquemore6410
    @adamroquemore6410 3 роки тому +1468

    “It has minor damage on the shell” meanwhile this thing looks like it was burned alive

  • @Kleiner_Lutz
    @Kleiner_Lutz 3 роки тому +821

    "time to see what's wrong with it" - well, imma go with "it's broken in half"

    • @alinestevanatto
      @alinestevanatto 3 роки тому +22

      Imma go with "let's see what is NOT wrong with it" lol

    • @suleymanyucel3888
      @suleymanyucel3888 3 роки тому

      @@alinestevanatto soeieiei3iee3wo

    • @Darloyman
      @Darloyman 3 роки тому +6

      just saying, having it being broken in half does not affect it turning on and off as the ribbon cable seemed to be fine and plus the top half could be completely broken and the system would still turn on and off as the motherboard is all that is needed to be working for the system to power on and charge. Only the hinge was affected by it being broken in half. Not I get this is most likely a joke and I am being a stick in the mud and there are gonna be 20 replies to this comment saying "r/woosh" but I just wanted to put this out there. Good day

    • @Aryami.7
      @Aryami.7 3 роки тому

      😭😭😭😭😂

    • @leonides1527
      @leonides1527 3 роки тому

      Just a flesh wound

  • @LadyBeans710
    @LadyBeans710 3 роки тому +150

    This was one "loved" gameboy. The stickers all hold a story. Absolutely amazing I had a pearl pink one I was always playing Pokemon or Dogz.

    • @just_ZZaZZ
      @just_ZZaZZ 3 роки тому +17

      @@bWWd0 Simple, don't buy more stickers for your daughter...She can't stick them all over if she doesn't have them...this is big brain time
      (Of course I'm kidding, but the girl is not wrong. Those stickers were there because they were certainly important to whoever put them, if your daughter sticks them everywhere for no reason it means that she does not care and can waste it)

    • @JustJaidenism
      @JustJaidenism 3 роки тому +10

      @@bWWd0 Okay but who asked

    • @MrLuigiBean1
      @MrLuigiBean1 3 роки тому +5

      SP was such a good system! The memories...

    • @zombiefriend
      @zombiefriend 3 роки тому +9

      @@bWWd0 Bro, why are you so angry? Relax.

    • @LadyBeans710
      @LadyBeans710 3 роки тому +4

      @@bWWd0 okay but those sticker would still trigger nostalgia later on in life.

  • @ayo_itskr1sty
    @ayo_itskr1sty Рік тому +29

    The Gameboy SP was the first video game divice I ever owned! Really brings back memories of me playing Sonic Advance all day lol😂

    • @SuperCuriousFox
      @SuperCuriousFox Рік тому +1

      Same! Sonic Advance 3 in my case. I should go play it again sometime.

    • @NicNad17
      @NicNad17 Рік тому +1

      same here man! with good ol' pokemon firered!!! I actually recently bought both off ebay hahaha. still waiting on the game but the console works great after 2 days.. now i know how to fix it if need be; thanks Odd Tinkering, great useful video.

  • @Cuttlef1sh
    @Cuttlef1sh 3 роки тому +520

    'Minor damage on the shell'
    **Meanwhile the thing being pretty much decapitated-**

    • @Shawn4168
      @Shawn4168 3 роки тому +16

      It's just a flesh wound.

    • @Cuttlef1sh
      @Cuttlef1sh 3 роки тому +16

      @@Shawn4168 "Alright. We'll call it a draw."

  • @zoroark522
    @zoroark522 3 роки тому +1000

    It's weird to think that the child that played this to death could have a child of their own. Seeing things like this with care put into them like stickers is always bittersweet.

    • @midnighttornado22
      @midnighttornado22 3 роки тому +88

      This SP fulfilled its purpose in life until the very end, by being an object of affection and abuse by its owner. 👍

    • @Nonexistent_creature
      @Nonexistent_creature 3 роки тому +49

      @@midnighttornado22 looks like the original owner raged in a game and just broke it

    • @ha_ur_dead6675
      @ha_ur_dead6675 3 роки тому +23

      @@Nonexistent_creature they were probably playing a nuzlock.

    • @settingsun5582
      @settingsun5582 2 роки тому +7

      @@ha_ur_dead6675 nuzlocke*™

    • @loulou3676
      @loulou3676 2 роки тому +15

      (S)he had stickers on it from the DS games that came out in 2007, so (s)he played it for several years at a minimum!

  • @RandomLime715
    @RandomLime715 3 роки тому +326

    Still waiting for the day for when he says “there is major damage to the shell” and the shell is completely unrecognizable, yet somehow this guy still fixes it

    • @mysticsaru8577
      @mysticsaru8577 3 роки тому +17

      Well he didn't really fix this. He replaced most of the parts

    • @m234476ghhma
      @m234476ghhma 3 роки тому +10

      @@mysticsaru8577 Most of the parts = Shell, cable
      Yes, precisely.

    • @sandyred1140
      @sandyred1140 3 роки тому +3

      GBA SP "white"
      After shell replaced "blue"

    • @davetheimpaler204
      @davetheimpaler204 3 роки тому +6

      @@mysticsaru8577 Yeah, it wasn't really a restoration; he replaced everything but the board, basically.
      He could have glued the hinges and kept the shell and probably replaced the ribbon cable and kept the screen.

    • @foolishkovane
      @foolishkovane 3 роки тому +1

      for that to happen, he must do a collab with howtobasic.

  • @jbaker414
    @jbaker414 3 роки тому +84

    The best thing about this unit was the backlight! After all those years of external lights to see our screens 😂

    • @handlesarefeckinstupid
      @handlesarefeckinstupid 3 роки тому +7

      Backlights were a real game changer to handhelds. Li-ion batteries that were chargeable in situ were great as well.

    • @JStrick525
      @JStrick525 3 роки тому +7

      Yes! I had an original Game Boy and loved it but it was annoying playing at night. I know they came out with a light attachment for it but my folks said no because they knew I’d playing when I was supposed to be sleeping.
      They were probably right… 🤣

    • @TheHeroWTF
      @TheHeroWTF 2 роки тому +2

      @@JStrick525 Still got my, what I refer to as, the GB Brick. And she's sitting snug in her BFGB adapter thing that has both built-in front lights, magnifying screen to see those pixels better, and speaker for hearing all those beeps and boops from my GB games. (Sadly the dock is missing the front panel that goes over the GB's buttons)

    • @norliasmith
      @norliasmith 2 роки тому +2

      It was the AGS-101 model that had a good backlight and vibrant display.

  • @whatchahowsya8688
    @whatchahowsya8688 3 роки тому +2256

    Odd Tinkering: "minor damage on the shell."
    Odd Tinkering: *buys a whole new shell*

    • @Nost2682
      @Nost2682 3 роки тому +29

      Would have been better to do the IPS Mod with it.

    • @halfy_fr
      @halfy_fr 3 роки тому +1

      Hi

    • @darealduck6945
      @darealduck6945 3 роки тому +41

      You can’t restore objects with deep scratches, there’s just no way to polish it without ruining it

    • @Nost2682
      @Nost2682 3 роки тому +73

      @@darealduck6945 Sure it's possible.
      You can fill in these places. What is broken can be repaired with plastic glue, this melts the plastic back together.
      Of course, it's a lot more work. In addition, the entire shell has to be repainted later.

    • @peterc3619
      @peterc3619 3 роки тому +5

      @@darealduck6945 maybe bondo to fill the scratches

  • @munchkin2465
    @munchkin2465 3 роки тому +307

    *Has sticker of gen 4 leaders on a console that played gen 3 only*
    Wait, that's illegal.

    • @stupidbandkid741
      @stupidbandkid741 3 роки тому +4

      It also played 1 and 2. But yes I noticed that too

    • @Fr0st3d
      @Fr0st3d 3 роки тому +4

      Glad I'm not the only one who noticed xD

    • @Omxga7
      @Omxga7 3 роки тому +5

      @@kaiwright6003 munchlax was gen 4

  • @Mortebianca
    @Mortebianca 3 роки тому +3291

    Next video: I restored this literal pile of atoms into a fully functioning human citizen - Retro Homo Sapiens Restoration

    • @ajbones4207
      @ajbones4207 3 роки тому +41

      With the way things are these days, the Human race can use either restoration or a complete overhaul sad to say. Mr.Tinkerer please proceed with our permission. A.S.A.P.!

    • @SeAnemony
      @SeAnemony 3 роки тому +16

      @It's Because Bruh what did he do to you

    • @letsrundom3433
      @letsrundom3433 3 роки тому +2

      Grande mortebianca

    • @beamor1mmII
      @beamor1mmII 3 роки тому +1

      Kkkkkk

    • @cheetochinpo
      @cheetochinpo 3 роки тому +10

      @It's Because who shat in your cereal today

  • @thisisntsergio1352
    @thisisntsergio1352 3 роки тому +80

    This was unironically a great way to learn how to tear down my SP

    • @Schnort
      @Schnort 3 роки тому

      Make sure you don't lose any screws!

    • @MASSIVEsock
      @MASSIVEsock 3 роки тому +2

      @@Schnort or cross thread one in like at 12:40 !

    • @MASSIVEsock
      @MASSIVEsock 3 роки тому

      @@Schnort He also rounds it, hahahaa

    • @kylesparrow9996
      @kylesparrow9996 3 роки тому +2

      Hope you put an IPS screen in yours! Or at the very least a 101 screen in!!

  • @omierufus
    @omierufus 3 роки тому +202

    Oh my god this makes me miss my old Gameboys, so many hours playing Tetris, Mario Kart, LEGO Star Wars, and the little mermaid game
    Edit: since commenting this, i have received a used gameboy advance sp and repurchased Namco museum and bought my first Pokémon game! (if we don't count pokemon go which i hardly ever play because i never leave my house)

    • @ReviewerKid90
      @ReviewerKid90 3 роки тому +10

      For me it was spending Saturday nights and Sunday Mornings replaying Pokemon Sapphire and Leaf Green.

    • @omierufus
      @omierufus 3 роки тому +4

      @@ReviewerKid90 i didn't have any of the pokemon games as a kid, it was a rough upbringing 😔
      I think my favorite one that i did have was the namco museum with Mrs Pac Man, Poll Position, Galaga, and my personal fav Dig Dug. Can't believe I forgot that in my original comment.

    • @PuppetMaster8707
      @PuppetMaster8707 3 роки тому +3

      @@omierufus oh sweet I just bought me a copy of the Namco Museum on Gameboy Advance about a month ago

    • @H1PP1E88
      @H1PP1E88 3 роки тому +3

      Little mermaid pinball blast!? I'm gonna scream

    • @omierufus
      @omierufus 3 роки тому +2

      @@H1PP1E88 no, the game was basically a playthrough of the movie. Pinball blast sounds like it could've been fun though

  • @vasya_cat
    @vasya_cat 3 роки тому +895

    Legends tell, that a single bath with a ducktor can cure all illnesses known to man

  • @Laluan
    @Laluan 3 роки тому +276

    “Time to see what’s wrong with it”
    Uhm, everything?

    • @josmar1009
      @josmar1009 3 роки тому +7

      “Ah yes it seems that the object was given many minor injuries to its shell”
      Meanwhile the whole god damn thing look like it’s been played by 3 years old and has been locked in a closet that has been near the place where World war 2 took.
      This man is literally Felix from Wreck it Ralph.

  • @ReDiiKuLuS
    @ReDiiKuLuS 3 роки тому +6

    For me, this is my favorite handheld video game console of the time. I had 3 of these things when I was younger and there’s nothing more satisfying to me than the hinge opening/closing sounds.

  • @epsilon5193
    @epsilon5193 3 роки тому +349

    I always love these. It feels so much like nostalgic love. These things are broken, unwanted. They nonetheless contain so many memories. Love at the stickers! Even if we know nothing, we know the owner loved pokemon, clearly loved this machine. And you make it work again, make it like new. Ready for new memories. That feels like a kindness to me, a kind of love I can’t name.

    • @violetsparkles5453
      @violetsparkles5453 3 роки тому +7

      It's like the same sad nostalgia you get from watching Brave Little Toaster, but it's a game boy instead.

    • @steamrollinlowfloor3344
      @steamrollinlowfloor3344 2 роки тому +2

      Yeah I was going to buy one but I saw too many 1-Star reviews so I bought a DS instead and the DS can play GBA Games. And the DS works great!

    • @GiuseppeSantomartino
      @GiuseppeSantomartino 2 роки тому +2

      @@steamrollinlowfloor3344
      ,

    • @drizztdourden666
      @drizztdourden666 2 роки тому +2

      @WALK-E Bot Fan those reviews that you read are obviously wrong & wall-e is for babies & kids(just like every 3d cartoon movies)these are facts.

    • @_marshP
      @_marshP 2 роки тому +6

      most likely bought late into the GBA's life, potentially after it got discontinued, considering the stickers are gen 4

  • @Rhino1931
    @Rhino1931 3 роки тому +70

    Watching these literally makes me want to go back to all my old game consoles and restore them like this.

  • @SrGreen02
    @SrGreen02 3 роки тому +316

    "This unit has some minor damage."
    *Press x to doubt*

  • @alsiredwood5642
    @alsiredwood5642 3 роки тому +13

    This is what inspires me at 1 am to start fixing random stuff, knowing full well i can't 😭 but nonetheless i love each and every one of these videos, and they certainly are next lvl asmr

  • @nosferathu258
    @nosferathu258 3 роки тому +492

    Fun fact: this whole video was made with the sole intent a flexing the Game Boy socks

  • @Tronicsfix
    @Tronicsfix 3 роки тому +955

    Nice work! Came out so nice.

    • @jiftx0
      @jiftx0 3 роки тому +5

      I predicted he would do this console for about several months from now

    • @miguelare3
      @miguelare3 3 роки тому +5

      Love your vids TronicsFix!

    • @ApproachCautiously
      @ApproachCautiously 3 роки тому +3

      Hey

    • @alexcuevas5771
      @alexcuevas5771 3 роки тому +6

      where is the collab tronicsfix x OddThinkering ? A Fix off(?)

    • @flizzy483
      @flizzy483 3 роки тому +3

      I wanted to like it but it's on 69 don't wanna ruin it

  • @veronicacuratolatobar186
    @veronicacuratolatobar186 3 роки тому +34

    So many great memories from my game boy advance. I was a newspaper gal in my block, I saved for months, I didn't know the games were sold apart. So the day I finally bought it, my mom gave me the cassete as a gift ❤

  • @mani16koinu
    @mani16koinu 3 роки тому +4

    I wanted an SP soooooo bad! But the DS came out and my begging paid off. That is hands down my favorite handheld console to date. I had so many good times on that thing.
    Great video! I'm so intrigued by what you do and very interested in learning a thing or two or twenty.

  • @andrewderiugin8428
    @andrewderiugin8428 3 роки тому +265

    *“A small price to pay for restoration”*

  • @BlackOneSaturni
    @BlackOneSaturni 3 роки тому +150

    Any device: *breaks*
    This guy: Tis but a scratch

  • @GracieJello
    @GracieJello 3 роки тому +779

    The Gameboy: *broken in half*
    This guy: "ah, tis but a scratch"

    • @phs125
      @phs125 3 роки тому +8

      Also,
      Replaces entire shell and calls it restoration
      Like apple charging $600 for a back glass replacement and basically giving back a different brand new phone...

    • @ErDenol_00
      @ErDenol_00 3 роки тому +2

      @@phs125 the entire shell and the screen

    • @ArikIkirA
      @ArikIkirA 3 роки тому

      marketing specialists: *this man is a genius*
      Edit I subscribed

    • @bangernomicsireland3951
      @bangernomicsireland3951 3 роки тому

      Yes

    • @nekoart_fnf
      @nekoart_fnf 3 роки тому

      Odd Tinkering arregla todo lo antiguo

  • @lupesaldana4882
    @lupesaldana4882 3 роки тому +15

    I remember when the SP first came out. Thx Mr Odd. You brought back memories!

  • @crimsonwolf7248
    @crimsonwolf7248 3 роки тому +122

    I had a red one for the better part of 8 years, I think I still do somewhere, how many long car trips this thing kept me entertained on is countless. The startup sound and the fact that this dude puts in Pokemon Ruby is like being 10 again xD

    • @poolman851
      @poolman851 3 роки тому +2

      I had the black one when they came out, i think they were like $80 at the time.

    • @AlmightStick
      @AlmightStick 3 роки тому +3

      Same! Sadly the L and R buttons started to get all funky on me. I suspect from watching all these videos, that there is some dirt or debris stuck in there.

    • @ha_ur_dead6675
      @ha_ur_dead6675 3 роки тому +1

      @@AlmightStick I had issues charging mine for years until I looked in the port to see either I as a kid or my siblings stuck a peice of pencil lead in it.

    • @Solontire
      @Solontire 2 роки тому +1

      Still have my red one I pull out every so often. One of the best handhelds IMO as the backlight was such an upgrade to the game boys. Don’t ever plan on getting rid of it

    • @glam4663
      @glam4663 2 роки тому +1

      I remember having a blue one.

  • @joshkopo6166
    @joshkopo6166 3 роки тому +53

    all these soft clicking, popping, and clanking is just pure eargasm

  • @UPTHERAWT
    @UPTHERAWT 3 роки тому +73

    That was one tough round of mario party advance

  • @adam-_-923
    @adam-_-923 2 роки тому +6

    It's so beautiful to see old consoles like this restored and made new again. Also, I enjoy your sense of humor when it comes to these repairs. Great video man! Now, I'll have a guide for when my Gameboy Advance SP breaks and I need to fix it! =)

  • @deedlidog
    @deedlidog 3 роки тому +614

    would love to see you restore a DS sometime. the DS Lite especially had weak and breakable hinges.

    • @fat_albert
      @fat_albert 3 роки тому +33

      I remember snapping a couple ds lites in half because i was pissed off at a game or something when i was a kid with anger issues back in the day, so this is true

    • @REDFRLegend
      @REDFRLegend 3 роки тому +15

      My DS Lite snapped only one side in half. It still works, but the topscreen is dead

    • @amellyyyy
      @amellyyyy 3 роки тому +23

      @@REDFRLegend Oh, so you now have a Game Boy Macro basically.

    • @REDFRLegend
      @REDFRLegend 3 роки тому +7

      @@amellyyyy A Game Boy Macro with a second screen that is kept on it thanks to one cable hanging out of it

    • @th3noobman
      @th3noobman 3 роки тому +7

      I remember I once set down my DS on a table and I guess it was just a little too hard for the thing because the power lights popped off from the rest of the body

  • @Negative1KD
    @Negative1KD 3 роки тому +56

    This is so nostalgic. My gameboy SP was in my dad’s car when his car got stolen. It was tragic

    • @Vergil-940
      @Vergil-940 3 роки тому +1

      Oooooffff

    • @seginns8212
      @seginns8212 3 роки тому +1

      No Arturo! Dónde se sentó tu coche

    • @killer92173
      @killer92173 3 роки тому +2

      I had the AGS 101 model, and now I regret getting rid of it cuz it's the best Gameboy console. Lol

    • @franciscodiaz5610
      @franciscodiaz5610 3 роки тому +1

      @@killer92173 kids nowadays see it as a piece of junk.

    • @davdgs
      @davdgs 3 роки тому +1

      @@franciscodiaz5610 ???????????? No, they don't, they see it as old electronics but "most kids nowadays" aren't really interested in that..?

  • @dnsoulx
    @dnsoulx 3 роки тому +255

    “shell has minor damage”
    *shell looks like it’s been through 2 nuclear bombs*

    • @DireBowser
      @DireBowser 3 роки тому +4

      I see what you did there

    • @RandomAhhChannel
      @RandomAhhChannel 3 роки тому +1

      @@DireBowser I don't get it

    • @DireBowser
      @DireBowser 3 роки тому +10

      @@RandomAhhChannel The Gameboy comes from Japan which was bombed twice during WWII.

    • @RandomAhhChannel
      @RandomAhhChannel 3 роки тому

      @@DireBowser oh alr

    • @EvidLekan
      @EvidLekan 3 роки тому +2

      The battery survived like Indiana Jones XD

  • @ASingleColdStar
    @ASingleColdStar 3 роки тому +5

    This might seem stupid but,these videos remind me that everything can be fixed and that oddly makes me feel like everything is going to be ok,so thank you for making these wonderful videos have a fantastic day or night

  • @Battury
    @Battury 3 роки тому +24

    Am I the only one who was sad to see those stickers go? They really gave it some nice character!

  • @Bananaguybro
    @Bananaguybro 3 роки тому +69

    Mr. Tinkering it's gamecube time in the retro nintendo resortation department

    • @omierufus
      @omierufus 3 роки тому +4

      *p l e a s e*

    • @atukiaos8786
      @atukiaos8786 3 роки тому +2

      Exactly my thougt but I was starving for a gameboy already 🤩🤩🤩

    • @candywing7798
      @candywing7798 3 роки тому +2

      Yes please do a gamecube. I had so a fun time watching fix a Dreamcast (my fav console of all time) i could see a Gamecube fix being pretty fun as well

  • @MasterJ_2003
    @MasterJ_2003 3 роки тому +56

    "It has some minor damage"
    It looks like whoever owned it last threw it down the stairs and onto a gas stove!

  • @tigerbot2480
    @tigerbot2480 2 роки тому +1

    I just wanted to say I’m a big fan of this channel and a few months ago I shattered the hinge and some of the body of the shell on mine so my dad and I just used this video to help put the internals into a new shell! Excellent work mate!

  • @hudsonball4702
    @hudsonball4702 3 роки тому +32

    I'm shocked you didn't put the Gym Leaders sticker back on. Those stickers are very rare now-a-days.

    • @ColonelHax
      @ColonelHax 3 роки тому +4

      Well the glue adhesive melted when he put isopropyl alcohol on it

    • @kagechu2005BISVG
      @kagechu2005BISVG 3 роки тому

      Are you guys talking about Pokemon?

  • @jacobhackett3053
    @jacobhackett3053 3 роки тому +201

    me: help my arm is broken!
    Odd Tinkering: Apply Isopropyl Alcohol

  • @UPTHERAWT
    @UPTHERAWT 3 роки тому +358

    "Minor damage to the shell”
    That looks as bad as my mental health

    • @Mocroskate
      @Mocroskate 3 роки тому +12

      You know thats not true, the gameboy doesnt even come close.

    • @lonk_skonk
      @lonk_skonk 3 роки тому +2

      Haha, please get some help

    • @brivvy
      @brivvy 3 роки тому

      🥺

    • @RockyMountainWest13
      @RockyMountainWest13 3 роки тому

      Stop letting yourself be brainwashed by the liberal media and your life will improve drastically. For starters, the chyna virus has over a 99% survival rate.

    • @lonk_skonk
      @lonk_skonk 3 роки тому

      @@RockyMountainWest13 ok but this isn't political at all

  • @SegaDisneyUniverse
    @SegaDisneyUniverse 2 роки тому +4

    Man...so much nostalgia. The Gameboy Advanced SP was my #1 favorite handheld console back in the day. Sonic Advanced 1, 2, 3, and Sonic Battle, were my most played games. I even used to have the Sonic X episodes back when movies/TV being released as cartridges.

    • @SegaDisneyUniverse
      @SegaDisneyUniverse 2 роки тому +3

      And I don't know why this comment got auto deleted when I said nothing offensive in the slightest! I can't stand UA-cam sometimes!🙄

    • @Wovision.
      @Wovision. 5 місяців тому

      @@SegaDisneyUniverse I thought i was the only one who cannot stand UA-cam

  • @whoslovingmj
    @whoslovingmj 3 роки тому +89

    “The connecter is also fragile I need to be careful around that” *Frantic scrubbing ensues* xD

  • @Dimewise_R
    @Dimewise_R 3 роки тому +207

    "This unit has some minor damage on the shell and needs to be restored".
    **Screen is detached from the body.**

  • @womble901
    @womble901 3 роки тому +22

    I only understand about a third of what you're doing but I find your videos super interesting and satisfying to watch.

  • @teresan2688
    @teresan2688 Рік тому

    Wow, so clever with the pokemon names. Also, the condition it was received in before its makeover definitely indicated it was well loved. This was such a precious video. Thank you!

  • @caingamin2
    @caingamin2 3 роки тому +36

    I love how a gym leader list sticker was on top I really like that idea. Too bad it wont go well with my 3ds

    • @Luchux177
      @Luchux177 3 роки тому +14

      The funny thing is that those are the Gen 4 gym leaders, and the GBA can only play up to gen 3, lol

  • @jonnitor
    @jonnitor 3 роки тому +83

    "minor damage to the shell" like as in a kid chucked the thing across the Grand Canyon?

  • @craigdorsey1293
    @craigdorsey1293 3 роки тому +36

    I definitely love the look of the replacement shell (and why it had to be done) but one of favorite parts of these videos when he makes the old shells look like new again!

    • @Eclyocy
      @Eclyocy 3 роки тому +8

      Yeah, would be much more interesting to see the original shell and ribbon cable to be repaired. Felt a bit like cheating to me.

    • @truthoftheuniverse4179
      @truthoftheuniverse4179 3 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/jwzPMSPvJ1Y/v-deo.html

  • @gillyfretwell4971
    @gillyfretwell4971 2 роки тому

    My 3 year old loves these vids, and he just fell asleep to this one.
    Made my night easier and showed us how to fix a GBA SP, thanks man 🤘🏻

  • @SOUND_FACTORY
    @SOUND_FACTORY 3 роки тому +119

    This gameboy: obliterated
    This guy: give it to me, that’s easy

    • @rwxstudio7173
      @rwxstudio7173 3 роки тому +1

      A "hold my tools" moment.

    • @benisser
      @benisser 3 роки тому +1

      Compared to all his other vids this one is actually easy, he just bought a bunch of replacement stuff and scrubbed the motherboard with alcohol a bit.

  • @isqz2592
    @isqz2592 3 роки тому +78

    Imagine how beautiful that sp gonna be with sapphire version cartridge 😍

    • @violetsparkles5453
      @violetsparkles5453 3 роки тому +3

      slick as ffffuuuuccckkk

    • @ekim613
      @ekim613 2 роки тому +2

      I got the cobalt sp with sapphire, spice orange advance with gold and yellow colour with.. you guessed it. Very beautiful indeed!

    • @glam4663
      @glam4663 2 роки тому +2

      Idk, but as someone who had the blue SP and Sapphire, the way the cartridge just blends in.

  • @chaffXgrenade
    @chaffXgrenade 3 роки тому +7

    Aw man, the SP brings back some glorious childhood memories
    Late nights under the covers playing Final Fantasy IV Advance...

    • @sertiana2512
      @sertiana2512 3 роки тому

      Final Fantasy games on GBA are among my favorites too :)

  • @thesuperzfamilyvlog6607
    @thesuperzfamilyvlog6607 2 роки тому +5

    Looks great! I truly appreciate your restoration of old tech. My favorite was my old GBC, which I can’t find. It was my 2nd handheld, although my DSi XL is a close 2nd.

  • @UnderfundedScientist
    @UnderfundedScientist 3 роки тому +23

    I really didn't think there was any hope for this one, well done

  • @nichsia
    @nichsia 3 роки тому +5

    Oh dear, just looking at the state this Gameboy was in hurt my heart! I had a red Gameboy Advance SP growing up. I always appreciate seeing the lengths you go to in order to fix these broken systems. You make the work look fun, but I'm sure it's super meticulous. I envy your tinkering skills; I'd never be confident enough to take something apart and know how to put it back together. Keep up the good content!!

  • @Strawberry-Salsa
    @Strawberry-Salsa 3 роки тому +67

    if this shell only has "minor damage" i wonder what he considers major damage

    • @mide8845
      @mide8845 3 роки тому +12

      A smoldering pile of melted burnt plastic and ash

    • @philipjfrys
      @philipjfrys 3 роки тому

      I LOVE YOUR PFP

  • @ZhecoNol
    @ZhecoNol 3 роки тому +1

    Being broken to pieces aside, this looks like it was probably a kickass gameboy back in it's day! Those stickers are sick!

  • @markus8222
    @markus8222 3 роки тому +39

    This man could restore my faith in humanity

  • @patflat456
    @patflat456 3 роки тому +58

    Pokémon is the first big pop culture phenomenon I missed out on due to my advanced age... makes me feel old. I was in my mid 20's having my first child when Pokémon came out. I have no connection to it beyond being simply aware of it... GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!!

    • @sacrificeme958
      @sacrificeme958 3 роки тому +10

      it's never too late! anyone of any age can enjoy it :)

  • @WhatDoify
    @WhatDoify 3 роки тому +88

    “Odd Tinkering Prensets”

  • @JohnnyQuaykersBelmont
    @JohnnyQuaykersBelmont 11 місяців тому

    The last portable system I had was a Gameboy Advance. I sold it at some point. I kind of miss it. A backlit screen is a must, especially for us older folks. Nice restoration!

  • @wasmadeinthe80s
    @wasmadeinthe80s 3 роки тому +51

    "Minor Damage" - Literally broken in half. Never change, Odd. lol

    • @Lodethebig
      @Lodethebig 3 роки тому +1

      The hinge seems to be a more common issue, my little brother broke his in the exact same way, mine still works 😁

  • @Dudleymiddleton
    @Dudleymiddleton 3 роки тому +19

    If I smelt some isopropyl alcohol, no doubt it would instantly take me back to the times of cleaning tape recorder heads!

  • @jeffcarbine7595
    @jeffcarbine7595 3 роки тому +17

    “Are you familiar with the thought experiment, ‘The Ship of Theseus?’ in the field of identity metaphysics?”

  • @mastercheifslayer300
    @mastercheifslayer300 2 роки тому

    I love when you restore old video game consoles like the SP. It like watching surgery. I had one during middle school. So many good memories

  • @mattybobatty525
    @mattybobatty525 3 роки тому +97

    "Hey this button is starting to stick"
    "Have you tried greasing it with nutella?"

  • @loriparker666
    @loriparker666 3 роки тому +77

    “Time to see what’s wrong with it”
    Ummm so the problem isn’t that it’s falling apart lol 😂

    • @Soso_LP
      @Soso_LP 3 роки тому

      I've been looking for a comment like this XD

  • @AAtheDUDe
    @AAtheDUDe 3 роки тому +5

    Nice man always feel calm and soothed when I watch these. Thanks bro

  • @tmntleo
    @tmntleo 2 роки тому +2

    That SP was very well loved, my first one looked about like that (minus the broken hinge and not being able to charge) by the time I got a DS.

  • @monochromegreyson
    @monochromegreyson 3 роки тому +13

    I'm sad not to see the stickers make a return lol. Great work as always!

  • @JustAWildSkullKid
    @JustAWildSkullKid 3 роки тому +5

    When I was little I remember that everyone had this except me, because my parents didn't spontaneously get me videogames.
    Then, when I was around 7 I asked for a Nintendo DS and It will always be my favorite console. Hopefully one day you'll get to restore one!

    • @JustAWildSkullKid
      @JustAWildSkullKid 3 роки тому +1

      @Anonim Kişi I think it depends on the type of person you are. I've never had gaming problems because I find it easy to quit if I have to do something else. If you organize yourself you'll be able to deal with it no problem

  • @SilentKGaming
    @SilentKGaming 3 роки тому +64

    Haha, didn’t see that new shell coming! I was thinking to myself, “Wow, how is he gonna fix this?!” 😂

    • @Julmaa87
      @Julmaa87 3 роки тому +6

      Yeah, not really a restoration, when he replaced all except the battery and hinges

    • @darthogrethethird9773
      @darthogrethethird9773 2 роки тому

      @@Julmaa87 there's not much options apart from buying a new shell

  • @mariadittrich170
    @mariadittrich170 2 роки тому +2

    I would LOVE to see a DS Lite restoration. Especially if it is one of the lighter colors (ice blue, white, coral pink), because the plastic used for those colors tend to yellow over time. I am curious if your retrobright technique will be effective. I'm super picky about restoring old consoles and your videos provide the most satisfying transformations out there!

  • @NitromantoHDTR
    @NitromantoHDTR 3 роки тому +36

    When he opened it up I was like "wait a sec, mine is broken in the exact same place...did he steal mine?"
    "won't charge either" hmmmm that sounds mighty familiar.

    • @roguegen5536
      @roguegen5536 3 роки тому +6

      Next question do you recognize those stickers?

  • @samhayes-astrion
    @samhayes-astrion 3 роки тому +11

    3:06 General Kenobi! You are a bold one...

  • @onlyfishintheroom
    @onlyfishintheroom 3 роки тому +4

    Those old stickers on it are such a style tho, it will be cool if you have a whole old sticker peeled off from old console collection!

  • @soulvagabond9655
    @soulvagabond9655 3 роки тому +3

    I remember when the SP was new. I was 4 when my brother got his and I got his Advanced as a hand me down. We still have them both, and they still work good as new. Don't use them much cus emulation exists, but it's fun to go back and play on the actual hardware every now and then.

    • @Schnort
      @Schnort 3 роки тому

      I lost my old SP that had a Mario game in it at a daycare that my mom used to own :[ That was years and years ago, but I'm still sad about it. I got a new SP recently, and it's one the looks like a SNES!

  • @jackal242
    @jackal242 3 роки тому +42

    Amazing. He cleaned it so hard, it went from being silver colored to BLUE! :)

  • @the404error7
    @the404error7 3 роки тому +7

    Thank you for restoring a piece of my childhood.

  • @FoxValley123
    @FoxValley123 3 роки тому +4

    Your asmr skills are so soothing and the end results are beautiful thank you for making these videos. I also recommended your channel to a gamer friend of mine and she will be stoked!!!

  • @guiltya1098
    @guiltya1098 2 роки тому +1

    that pokemon music yooo old memories i still have my gameboy advance sp but its not working back in the day gba and psp was our dream yooooo

  • @MrVashra13
    @MrVashra13 3 роки тому +15

    me: *sees pulsing blue dots on the screws* Ah, I see your editing skillz have improved. :)

  • @quoverlord9398
    @quoverlord9398 3 роки тому +9

    gameboy is literally split in two and this guy's like "minor damage"
    legend

  • @BoltFraction
    @BoltFraction 3 роки тому +11

    The Gameboy Advance SP: * *_utterly destroyed_*
    Odd Tinkering: "𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕥 𝕙𝕒𝕤 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕠𝕣 𝕕𝕒𝕞𝕒𝕘𝕖"

  • @Jacob0590
    @Jacob0590 2 місяці тому

    Poor gba 🥺 it lives a few more years for some one to appreciate it ty sir for keeping this gen console in the market 👍