Incredible end result and always a fan of seeing Game Gear's getting love in the modern-era ;) keep these videos coming, I love them! I actually wish there was more wrong with the units so this video was longer :D Such fond memories of my Dreamcast back in the day!
Yeah. I was bummed that half of them worked out of the box as well. Seems that the optical readers are the achilles heel of these devices. Thanks for taking time out of your day to provide feedback!
Got mine new for $79 at Best Buy!! In late 2000- the black Sega Sports version with NBA/NFL/World Series 2K pack ins. I had to replace the disc drive in about 2003, but the replacement is still going strong...got Rayman 2 and looking forward to playing soon!
My Dreamcast disc drive finally decided to kick the bucket a few days ago!! I had so many cool games, Sonic Adventure 1 & 2, Daytona, Shenmue just to name a few! It's time to go with the GDEMU now 😢
@elgoog-the-third Yep the laser is completely dead!! It just fails to read over and over!! It's about time I modded it!! (Also dreamcast games are PRICEY!!)
Huh, I don't know why I didn't think just putting the plastic shell covered in peroxide cream in the sun would work that well, always seen people using a sealed box wrapped in UV LED strips and just kind of assumed that was the only way to do it, guess I forgot the sun emits UV light lol. Thinking about doing that to my old first gen 360 controllers whenever I refurbish them, all those years of smoking around them didn't do them any favors lol.
What sense does a ten times pricier lithium battery variant make, when it will inevitably die right around the time a normal CR2032 would, after a decade?
Because the Dreamcast provides a charge to it. CR2032 are non rechargeable and trying to recharge it will damage the circuitry. You can solder a diode in-line if you want to use a CR2032
@@based_will I know what charging means thanx... you don't get the economy problem i pointed at. The charge is only one half of the picture. Especially since it is negligible for a clock on a motherboard. There is the shelf life of the battery as well. Both types hold up more or less the same, a decade. Maybe two... -ish. And the drain for the clock is not killing the charge of a CR2032 before its shelf life expires. So what is the point of all this charging business... to be perfectly honest i'm finding perfectly fine unused CR2032's lying in forgotten boxes, but my batteries in my Dreamcasts started dying near the end of their first decade, and after, were in this couple years limbo where it acted like being charged during a game session, only to greet me with the set the clock screen a week later... It was a stupid engineering move, there.
Man, I my old busted ass Dreamcast. And miss that boot up sound. Main reason I got mine was for shenmue, such a great game that was. I still have both, tho my Dreamcast is like an ancient relic looking like hell with it partially opened 😂
@@retro-af I ment to put "I miss my busted dreamcast" I was falling asleep lol, anyways ya I think I was either late teen or early 20s when I opened it up (that was still in the early 2000s) so at this rate I might as well just buy a used (hopefully working) one 😂
I wish one of them had the same problem as mine. The Gd-Rom don't spin at all but the lens just slightly move trying to focus but not actually moves on the rail. I've tried all the "easy" fix I could find so far but no luck 😢 I've also try to unplug and plug back the ribbon cable but I can't tell if it still good or not. I didn't touched the lens screw yet as I don't think it can be the reason why it doesn't spin at all. And all the gd-rom drive I see for sale are about the same price as another Dreamcast 🫠
This is very high quality! You deserve a WAY bigger viewership
Thanks so much for your kind words!
Incredible end result and always a fan of seeing Game Gear's getting love in the modern-era ;) keep these videos coming, I love them! I actually wish there was more wrong with the units so this video was longer :D Such fond memories of my Dreamcast back in the day!
Yeah. I was bummed that half of them worked out of the box as well.
Seems that the optical readers are the achilles heel of these devices.
Thanks for taking time out of your day to provide feedback!
Love the Dreamcast. One of my favourite Sega Consoles. Had some amazing games on it. Great video as usual mate. Greetings from the UK.
Thanks for stopping in again RBKing. Always love the feedback as it helps me know what direction you guys want this channel to go.👍
Got mine new for $79 at Best Buy!! In late 2000- the black Sega Sports version with NBA/NFL/World Series 2K pack ins.
I had to replace the disc drive in about 2003, but the replacement is still going strong...got Rayman 2 and looking forward to playing soon!
Dude, something has "A/V problems galore" sticker on it, you are NOT finished with the "repair" after a successful boot...
I will have nightmares about this third party controller for the rest of time. 😂
lol i needed something to test with 🤣🤣🤣
to be fair, all dreamcast controllers look strange.
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Damn. That came out great. What a difference great stuff.
those drives are usually easily fixable by adjusting the laser focus
i'm dreading the day where my dreamcast's optical drive kicks the bucket
That Sega TV game gear is just retro gaming royalty
The game gear monitor 😂
I did the same with the sega genesis repair video. (that one is a bit more entertaining)
For the clock batteries...KEEP THE THINGS ON FOR A WHILE TO CHARGE THE BATTERY.
My Dreamcast disc drive finally decided to kick the bucket a few days ago!! I had so many cool games, Sonic Adventure 1 & 2, Daytona, Shenmue just to name a few! It's time to go with the GDEMU now 😢
Have you tried adjusting the laser focus screw?
@elgoog-the-third Yep the laser is completely dead!! It just fails to read over and over!! It's about time I modded it!! (Also dreamcast games are PRICEY!!)
@@NeoGeo0133 Yeah, it's worth putting in a GDEMU. Also improves the loading times a lot! :) I modded mine despite having a functional disc drive.
Huh, I don't know why I didn't think just putting the plastic shell covered in peroxide cream in the sun would work that well, always seen people using a sealed box wrapped in UV LED strips and just kind of assumed that was the only way to do it, guess I forgot the sun emits UV light lol. Thinking about doing that to my old first gen 360 controllers whenever I refurbish them, all those years of smoking around them didn't do them any favors lol.
My rom drive spins but its making noises every time it tries to read the disk like a ramp up.. Any clue?
Good job !!!
You thinking of selling any of them??
Half ill sell to recoup some of the costs. The other half will be given away to you guys.
Awesome video!
Thanks for taking time out of your day to provide feedback / comment!
Audi visual is the empty condo on the pas card
What sense does a ten times pricier lithium battery variant make, when it will inevitably die right around the time a normal CR2032 would, after a decade?
Because the Dreamcast provides a charge to it. CR2032 are non rechargeable and trying to recharge it will damage the circuitry. You can solder a diode in-line if you want to use a CR2032
@@based_will I know what charging means thanx... you don't get the economy problem i pointed at. The charge is only one half of the picture. Especially since it is negligible for a clock on a motherboard. There is the shelf life of the battery as well. Both types hold up more or less the same, a decade. Maybe two... -ish. And the drain for the clock is not killing the charge of a CR2032 before its shelf life expires. So what is the point of all this charging business... to be perfectly honest i'm finding perfectly fine unused CR2032's lying in forgotten boxes, but my batteries in my Dreamcasts started dying near the end of their first decade, and after, were in this couple years limbo where it acted like being charged during a game session, only to greet me with the set the clock screen a week later... It was a stupid engineering move, there.
Man, I my old busted ass Dreamcast. And miss that boot up sound. Main reason I got mine was for shenmue, such a great game that was. I still have both, tho my Dreamcast is like an ancient relic looking like hell with it partially opened 😂
Doesnt take much to get them back up and running!
Still pimping out that last dreamcast for the next video!
@@retro-af I ment to put "I miss my busted dreamcast" I was falling asleep lol, anyways ya I think I was either late teen or early 20s when I opened it up (that was still in the early 2000s) so at this rate I might as well just buy a used (hopefully working) one 😂
Can I I use 12% liquid hydrogen peroxide instead of the hair gel?
12% is too diluted. youll need the 30% or 40% you get from a beauty supply or a retrobrite product
So any hair bleach that contain hydrogen peroxide can be used for retrobrite i think i might try it one day thanks for sharing
yes sir!
Too many dings, but good video
Nice work.
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I wish one of them had the same problem as mine. The Gd-Rom don't spin at all but the lens just slightly move trying to focus but not actually moves on the rail. I've tried all the "easy" fix I could find so far but no luck 😢 I've also try to unplug and plug back the ribbon cable but I can't tell if it still good or not. I didn't touched the lens screw yet as I don't think it can be the reason why it doesn't spin at all. And all the gd-rom drive I see for sale are about the same price as another Dreamcast 🫠
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don't worry. they died in 2006 🤣
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