Actually received an old game boy a while ago and when I opened it up because I heard a rattling there was about seven of those same exact carcasses. I wonder what kind of bug it is that you and I both have the same thing happen. From USA btw so it's at least a bug found in both of our regions.
@Logan Weatherhead there was this weird bug that corrupted your SD card, you couldn't go online, and when you turned on the Switch with the card inserted it'd freeze turning orange or with just black. It didn't happen to all switches but it was really annoying and had to send the switch back multiple times as I didn't understand that it was the SD card that was having the issue... Maybe some bug with having the save of the physical game on an SD card or something..!
@@butterccm It was a Samsung one I bought at Carrefour, they should have relatively good quality shouldn't they? I never buy SD cards and USB sticks from sketchy places..! Even if it would be useful sometimes...
It's So Mysterious How The carcass was in there and that's why he is excited. He wants to know where did it come from and How did it come in the console since the console was Refurbished
I went through 5 or 6 DMGs between 1989 and 1994. My brother would huck them at walls, threw one into boiling water, and broke one over my face. Mostly, the screens would break. I dropped one in my parents' driveway and it broke, too.
@@smallsthetimelord4066 I think he gave me a nosebleed, probably bruised my cheek or forehead. It was almost 30 years ago, and he beat me up a lot, so I lost track.
I've never seen somebody so excited about finding a bug in a gameboy! Love this channel, love taking apart and frankensteining gameboys myself. Great video as always!
Nice find, The refurbish part was pretty shocking to me,this could only pin-point just how incredible... These finds can be. The most fascinating part is the fact that someone touched this gameboy, and no-one has ever recorded such an event, until now. my inner-child is quite intrigued.
Just fitted my first ips screen with it's new housing on my gameboy advance, absolutely love it wouldn't be able to do it without your videos so thank you mate!!
Play It Louds came out in '95 so closer to 25 years haha that's really freakin' cool though. And yup indeed the stamp on the board begins with a 5 so manufactured in 1995 =)
I started to watch your vids when you had around 1000 subs and now you have 250.000 subs. You totally deserved it, the quality of the vids are great since the beginning
Hey retro future. Have a look on eBay, there’s an interesting item for sale (bidding) called the “game child” it’s boxed. It’s a gameboy clone but it’s a pretty interesting piece. Not sure what year it was made but it’s fairly old.
that intro clip tho... at least you did not have to take a good ten-fifteen minutes to swap out your data to the new console. Back in the day when your saves were always on the cartridge and all games were physical and simple to plug n play those were the golden days my friend.
Now that I think about it, I think I have a remanufactured Game Boy. My Father bought me one from an estate sale as a gift, and it too came in a plastic baggie with tape. It’s been sitting on a suede pad I made for it, and while it does have a few scratches here and there it is quite mint. Thank you for bringing this to my attention!
I could be wrong, but I doubt that the Nintendo Power Swap Program was a membership service that people paid to belong to. I think it was just a way of expediting warranty service so you didn't have to wait for things to be repaired.
I never knew Nintendo had that kind of program back in the day, I always thought it was a more recent thing starting around the DS line of consoles. Very cool to see a piece of history like that.
Hi, I think the Play It Loud series (the color DMGs) came out in 95, right? In the title you mention 89. Did I misunderstand something? I may be wrong, but if my memory doesn't fail me it's 95 for the Play It Loud.
You’re handling that Gameboy like I did the Donkey Kong Jr Game and Watch handheld I found at a local thrift store for $1 in near mint condition...minus I couldn’t hold my composure as well
3:00 There's no way these fingerprints can be 30 years old. It's difficult to find a EU 1990 DMG., not to mention the fact they were only grey back then. Play It Loud! launched in 1995, with this console (judging by its motherboard) being manufactured around June 1995. That makes it already 25yo or younger. But realistically... it's just a fingerprint of the man who sold it to you.
yeah my "1989 looking" grey DMG is a late(ish) UK one, 1994 on the purchase card but the box itself says 1993 on it so would've been made in 1993. could you help me with my other DMG...? unboxed, but it's *translucent blue* - does have the serial number label on the back. do you reckon it's an official colour, or just a very well-done reshell...?
@@RWL2012 As far as my knowledge goes, there has only been one translucent version of the DMG: "Skeleton" - transparent, without any tint (easily recognized by pink letters on the front shell). Thus, I consider your console to have had its shell replaced. With that said, there's nothing wrong about it, especially considering how greatly the quality of aftermarket shells has improved recently. PS It's commonly known that up until 1995 DMGs came in every color as long as it was grey. Hence, it might be a good idea to verify your translucent blue console by checking the motherboard dates. A pre-1995 date will prove a reshell. PS2 I came across more than 10 "1989 looking" grey DMGs here in Poland. The earliest motherboard date I found was March 1991. One thing worth noting about these - european serial numbers (G with 8 digits) only went up with time. If you can find a console with a number starting with "G00", it will likely be an early example.
You should have your own tech repair company. You clearly have a talent and passion for fixing and making new things out of old things and that type of mentality isn't very common anymore. Tbh I should learn how to do this type of stuff in my quarantine.
I thought the Play it Loud Gameboys were only manufactured from 1995 onwards? Could be wrong. Brilliant video either way, I remember refurbishing old psps and finding those exact weird insect carcases in there. I was not as impressed as you were 😂 I think they're little housefly larvae
Hey man, look I need help from an expert in Nintendo consoles like you. I recently saw a UA-cam video for a "DIY Gamebit Screwdriver" and accidentally got some plastic stuck in the hole where the screw is (It's a Gameboy Color btw). So I was wondering if you have any idea of what I can do to fix that. Please help.
My mom broke my ice blue Gameboy pocket by chain smoking while playing Tetris for weeks, and getting it filled with tar. She took it into one of the repair shops and replaced it with a regular blue one, and I was pissed. I bought a different ice blue model years later for the same price I bought my original one for.
WOW apparently I have one of these! Thanks for this video, I would´ve never known otherwise! ♥️ It´s nowhere near mint condition but it´s in very good shape for the fact that it has clearly been played with a lot over the years. It’s the transparent one. :) My boyfriend gave it to me on christmas of 2018, funny that it randomly ended up in germany. :D I thought I would peel off these big stickers at some point but now they obviously have to stay. ☺️ (also your happiness about the dead critter was hilarious haha)
aw man I'm a bit late but this was a great vid it felt just like your old videos and I'd totally love to see another classic dmg maybe a mod or someone I'm thinking of giving one bluetooth
On one hand its funny to see a guy excited over a bug and some marks on a motherboard, on the other it's quite nice to know some people are genuinely passionate about what they do.
I don't understand your reasoning behind saying "the buttons aren't scratched, that usually happens cause people will store their gameboys like this" then you place them face down. I don't know anybody that stores anything with a screen and/or buttons face down?
@@FlippytheMasterofPie ah, maybe. I think I remember seeing him put them face down when he takes them apart, the only difference being I think he puts the buttons inside the face plate. Anyway, you could be right. Cheers.
If you check Wikipedia, and go to the Discontinuation portion of the History section it tell you how much the Power Swap costs. It was $25 for the NES and Game Boy, and $35 for the SNES. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System
I am SO sorry about the second half of the video. I had strong words with my audio guy after this, and I can assure you he won’t be eating for a week.
The Retro Future lmaooo
Can I have his food
@@mcglavin9337 congrats
i love the audio of second half of the video tho ._.
But you're already skinny enough! Don't starve yourself.
This is the first time i've seen someone so happy to see a dead insect lmao
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“There’s some sort of a carcass of an insect...That is AMAZING” 😃
Soon all over eBay - fake Chinese bug carcasses.
A M A Z I N G. :D
Actually received an old game boy a while ago and when I opened it up because I heard a rattling there was about seven of those same exact carcasses. I wonder what kind of bug it is that you and I both have the same thing happen. From USA btw so it's at least a bug found in both of our regions.
Steve Steve Didn’t ask for self promo reported
TheKRAM mmmmmmhhhhhhhhhh protein
Steve from Nintendo: okay, I replaced the shell and the button membrane, now I just have to add this dead insect and close it back up
Seal of quality.
My game boy had that to lol
But it was a big bug
@@IsomerMashups 💀💀
Love these videos!
This has no likes even though you're a big UA-camr?! Lmao. Anyways hi!
I've also seen your videos!
*Sees a dead bug in the gameboy*
Elliot: THIS IS AMAZING
Me: wat
Its amazing
Me: love this guy for being so freaking positively excited about such things 😅
Well done man. Keep stucking these old goodies.
As always - great vid!
@@abaev 1 dollar carcass VS 10,000 dollar carcass
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Technically Nintendo still does this, the only difference is its over mail instead of right in front of you
What happened to my switch after Odyssey bricking bug..! Is it fixed now? Can I dare to play it again?
@Logan Weatherhead there was this weird bug that corrupted your SD card, you couldn't go online, and when you turned on the Switch with the card inserted it'd freeze turning orange or with just black. It didn't happen to all switches but it was really annoying and had to send the switch back multiple times as I didn't understand that it was the SD card that was having the issue...
Maybe some bug with having the save of the physical game on an SD card or something..!
Brayden Quarles did you get a replacement 3ds?
@@TeruteruBozusama I've never heard of that issue what sd card are you using? I reccomend using sandisk ones, make sure they aren't fake.
@@butterccm It was a Samsung one I bought at Carrefour, they should have relatively good quality shouldn't they? I never buy SD cards and USB sticks from sketchy places..! Even if it would be useful sometimes...
Elliot: Sees a dead bug
"AMAZING"
The WHAT
"Yes! We've got an insect carcass! Hell yeah!"
It's So Mysterious How The carcass was in there and that's why he is excited.
He wants to know where did it come from and How did it come in the console since the console was Refurbished
@@rita-Shi-Mi I'm fully aware
You have a typo in the title my good sir. Should be "a" not "an".
Dean creedon thank you!
Well spotted. Didn't notice that myself.
@@TheRetroFuture no problem 👍
you mean *an typo
Also in a typo in the little cut in @ 6:25 think you mean to say the audio file "corrupted" not "corruped" - just FYI!
I have never seen anybody so happy to see the carcass of a dead insect inside his Gameboy.
When I started watching this, I thought it was an episode of only Fools and horses!
Haha i love only fools and horses
That insect carcass now sits in a small bell jar on his favorite shelf.
7:54 "Someone's been in here!" - DankPods
Haha yes!
That’s what I was thinking off!
sexy bluetooth speaker voice
Lmfao!
omg yes
7:20 I've never been more excited to see a crease in anything my entire life lol.
I'm surprised that anyone was able to damage their Gameboy to the point of needing to fix or replace it.
A Gameboy can apparently survive a bomb, but cannot handle a person!
I went through 5 or 6 DMGs between 1989 and 1994. My brother would huck them at walls, threw one into boiling water, and broke one over my face. Mostly, the screens would break. I dropped one in my parents' driveway and it broke, too.
Mike Stavola your brother sounds like he was a douche
@@MikeStavola How was your face after the Gameboy broke?
@@smallsthetimelord4066 I think he gave me a nosebleed, probably bruised my cheek or forehead. It was almost 30 years ago, and he beat me up a lot, so I lost track.
Did you leave the bug in there when you closed it back up tho?
Exactly why I came to the comments 😂
Nah he ate it afterwards
Guess that bug was Steve the work experience employee, who's job was to replace the membranes... he fell asleep on the job clearly.
I do have a gray "remanufactured" by Nintendo DMG-001 :D
Good for you, man. Thats pretty darn cool.
I've never seen somebody so excited about finding a bug in a gameboy! Love this channel, love taking apart and frankensteining gameboys myself. Great video as always!
I sure hope she took her game with her, it was still in the console at the end of the clip. Hopefully won't be down a copy of Tetris.
Nice find, The refurbish part was pretty shocking to me,this could only pin-point just how incredible... These finds can be. The most fascinating part is the fact that someone touched this gameboy, and no-one has ever recorded such an event, until now. my inner-child is quite intrigued.
"Oh look an insect carcass from the early 1990s" .... and that's how COVID -20 started in England............
Just fitted my first ips screen with it's new housing on my gameboy advance, absolutely love it wouldn't be able to do it without your videos so thank you mate!!
“This bag is original as well...” 😂
Play It Louds came out in '95 so closer to 25 years haha that's really freakin' cool though. And yup indeed the stamp on the board begins with a 5 so manufactured in 1995 =)
I started to watch your vids when you had around 1000 subs and now you have 250.000 subs. You totally deserved it, the quality of the vids are great since the beginning
Thanks so much x
Hey retro future. Have a look on eBay, there’s an interesting item for sale (bidding) called the “game child” it’s boxed. It’s a gameboy clone but it’s a pretty interesting piece. Not sure what year it was made but it’s fairly old.
You need to set your camera framerate. I can see the light flickering :p - Nothing too bad, i'm just pointing it out, cheers!
Not frame rate, shutter speed
@@Magnitude7 Yep, sorry, wrong vocabulary! You're right, I meant that, the shutter speed! Not a video tech here, just a viewer :)
Man starts getting all giddy and joyful over greasy finger prints and a carcass... Absolutely brilliant 👌
Awesome video!!! Been watching all of your old videos again and am anticipating every new video you make. Keep up the incredible work!
that intro clip tho... at least you did not have to take a good ten-fifteen minutes to swap out your data to the new console. Back in the day when your saves were always on the cartridge and all games were physical and simple to plug n play
those were the golden days my friend.
Now that I think about it, I think I have a remanufactured Game Boy. My Father bought me one from an estate sale as a gift, and it too came in a plastic baggie with tape. It’s been sitting on a suede pad I made for it, and while it does have a few scratches here and there it is quite mint. Thank you for bringing this to my attention!
Why are the colors from the different camera angles switching from yellow to orange?
i’m still baffled that you keep finding these types of things
People like you inspired me to restore my gameboy advance sp. you are awesome!
I could be wrong, but I doubt that the Nintendo Power Swap Program was a membership service that people paid to belong to. I think it was just a way of expediting warranty service so you didn't have to wait for things to be repaired.
I didn't know about this, but this is pretty cool. Nice video!
I never knew Nintendo had that kind of program back in the day, I always thought it was a more recent thing starting around the DS line of consoles. Very cool to see a piece of history like that.
Hi, I think the Play It Loud series (the color DMGs) came out in 95, right? In the title you mention 89. Did I misunderstand something?
I may be wrong, but if my memory doesn't fail me it's 95 for the Play It Loud.
You’re handling that Gameboy like I did the Donkey Kong Jr Game and Watch handheld I found at a local thrift store for $1 in near mint condition...minus I couldn’t hold my composure as well
3:00 There's no way these fingerprints can be 30 years old. It's difficult to find a EU 1990 DMG., not to mention the fact they were only grey back then. Play It Loud! launched in 1995, with this console (judging by its motherboard) being manufactured around June 1995. That makes it already 25yo or younger. But realistically... it's just a fingerprint of the man who sold it to you.
yeah my "1989 looking" grey DMG is a late(ish) UK one, 1994 on the purchase card but the box itself says 1993 on it so would've been made in 1993.
could you help me with my other DMG...? unboxed, but it's *translucent blue* - does have the serial number label on the back. do you reckon it's an official colour, or just a very well-done reshell...?
@@RWL2012 As far as my knowledge goes, there has only been one translucent version of the DMG: "Skeleton" - transparent, without any tint (easily recognized by pink letters on the front shell). Thus, I consider your console to have had its shell replaced. With that said, there's nothing wrong about it, especially considering how greatly the quality of aftermarket shells has improved recently.
PS
It's commonly known that up until 1995 DMGs came in every color as long as it was grey. Hence, it might be a good idea to verify your translucent blue console by checking the motherboard dates. A pre-1995 date will prove a reshell.
PS2
I came across more than 10 "1989 looking" grey DMGs here in Poland. The earliest motherboard date I found was March 1991. One thing worth noting about these - european serial numbers (G with 8 digits) only went up with time. If you can find a console with a number starting with "G00", it will likely be an early example.
You should have your own tech repair company.
You clearly have a talent and passion for fixing and making new things out of old things and that type of mentality isn't very common anymore.
Tbh I should learn how to do this type of stuff in my quarantine.
Next video: Adding a Second Screen to a Rare Refurbished 1989 Game Boy!
Great video man! I am surprised myself on how exciting this was. Cool piece of gaming history you have there. Congrats.
if I were him i'd put that insect carcass on ebay. Don't leave profit on the table~
I get the feeling he left the bug in there when he put it back together
I thought the Play it Loud Gameboys were only manufactured from 1995 onwards? Could be wrong. Brilliant video either way, I remember refurbishing old psps and finding those exact weird insect carcases in there. I was not as impressed as you were 😂 I think they're little housefly larvae
Hey man, look I need help from an expert in Nintendo consoles like you. I recently saw a UA-cam video for a "DIY Gamebit Screwdriver" and accidentally got some plastic stuck in the hole where the screw is (It's a Gameboy Color btw). So I was wondering if you have any idea of what I can do to fix that. Please help.
Sebastian Morales poke it out?
What % of IPA should I use to clean my gba sp? And what parts should I clean?
Shame they don’t do this with Switch Joy-con.
Yeah
Yeah
Love this channel. You always keep it blunt man. keep up the good work Retro 👍
Where do you get all the game boy advance that you use in your videos?
“Then my audio corruped” “I am sorry.” Idk why that made me laugh so hard
Never seen someone so happy to find a dead bug in a Gameboy.
What happened at the end as soon as it cut off???
Were there dead lines on the left side of the screens?
My mom broke my ice blue Gameboy pocket by chain smoking while playing Tetris for weeks, and getting it filled with tar. She took it into one of the repair shops and replaced it with a regular blue one, and I was pissed.
I bought a different ice blue model years later for the same price I bought my original one for.
I discovered your channel recently and totally hooked up with your videos. Im having fun watching ! Hello from your new subscriber !
where do you think i can buy a gameboy advanced sp im looking for one because of my childhood and i cant any anywhere for a reasonable price
He's like a kid in a candy store haha!
Also, the 2nd half of the video sounds like it was recorded inside a tunnel.
WOW apparently I have one of these! Thanks for this video, I would´ve never known otherwise! ♥️ It´s nowhere near mint condition but it´s in very good shape for the fact that it has clearly been played with a lot over the years. It’s the transparent one. :) My boyfriend gave it to me on christmas of 2018, funny that it randomly ended up in germany. :D I thought I would peel off these big stickers at some point but now they obviously have to stay. ☺️ (also your happiness about the dead critter was hilarious haha)
Is the GameBoy yellow or orange bc on different angles the colours change
"I've never seen a Play It Loud port cover"
I didn't even know there was a port cover on the OG Game Boy.
Best UA-cam person is this guy
10:39 thought he was about to pull his old fella out.
Old fella? 😂
0:40 That guy in the training video says "warranty" very strangely.
like warantee - guarantee but not! not the first time I've heard that
Neil I believe it’s because we keep in hearing the word quarantine, and he says warranty similarly.
@@IFCKEDAGOATWICE no the dude literally says warenteeeee.
Warren T, famous rapper from the 90s
What tool kit does Elliott use in his repairs?
aw man I'm a bit late but this was a great vid it felt just like your old videos and I'd totally love to see another classic dmg maybe a mod or someone I'm thinking of giving one bluetooth
Never thought id see a man be so happy to find an insect carcass in a gameboy.
On one hand its funny to see a guy excited over a bug and some marks on a motherboard, on the other it's quite nice to know some people are genuinely passionate about what they do.
When you point things out on the mother board without showing us with your finger can you circle it with editing because i sometimes get confused
I don't think I've ever seen someone so happy to open their console and find a dead bug.
Did you put the insect carcass back?
Welcome to *Bear grylls* taking apart a remanufactured gameboy.
I don't understand your reasoning behind saying "the buttons aren't scratched, that usually happens cause people will store their gameboys like this" then you place them face down. I don't know anybody that stores anything with a screen and/or buttons face down?
Jado5150 I think he’s talking about during the refurbishing process. You have to turn it face down to unscrew the casing, maybe?
@@FlippytheMasterofPie ah, maybe. I think I remember seeing him put them face down when he takes them apart, the only difference being I think he puts the buttons inside the face plate. Anyway, you could be right. Cheers.
@the retro future Will you ever do a showcase video of your collection?
If you check Wikipedia, and go to the Discontinuation portion of the History section it tell you how much the Power Swap costs. It was $25 for the NES and Game Boy, and $35 for the SNES. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System
In the ad she leaves a cartridge in the gameboy
Does it look kind of orange from the front camera angle or am I going color blind?
I have a yellow gameboy like that, with its port cover. Are they special or something then?
Can confirm, Nintendo still has the same phone number. Tried it last year when I was hanging out with friends and we found a gameboy color.
the "then my file corruped" at 9:26 was hilarious to me bruh
When you separate the shell but the ribbon still connected to each other, be careful not to scratch the shell with the sharp soldering board itself.
Why is the test cartridge so big?
Can we see a video about the diagnostic cartridge you use? Maybe one showing what would happen if you put it into a faulty gameboy?
I replaced my bottom screen for my 3ds xl, it was very scary.
Jeez, Elliot, how do you find these GameBoy’s?
Elliot: “it’s kinda eerie that there’s a 30 year old fingerprint”
Me: “ The owner of that fingerprint is probably dead now”
I remember doing that so many years ago. I think there was a one time fee per swap.
Where do you get these gameboys from
Keep the gameplay coming 👌🙏
That’s it’s just amazing!!
Any other people will think we are freaking crazy but I do understand your emotions!!
If you remove the bug, will it still be in mint condition?
I have a DMG Gameboy with a barcode sticker, is that a guaranteed way to tell that it is one of these remanufactured replacement DMGs?
Jesus Christ... Elliott, between this and the Gameboy Advance, you keep finding legendary quality stuff.
This video was a ride! The tech equivalent of unsealing an Egyptian tomb!
Wait I have a question. If this yellow Gameboy gets yellowed, does it the saturate or it turns into a different color?
I like how the Gameboy looks orange on one camera and yellow on the other.
Okay but im getting some ASMR vibes from that intro scene of the power exchange program-