The screwdriver set in the link is actually wrong. I have the same set that you used today, they are the IFIXIT electronic screwdriver set, which is very worth the money, and incredibly helpful in my gameboy repairs. Just saying, you need to update it.
My older brother worked in GAME and was able to bring back my in store pre-order like a full week before its release. I took it into school and literally the entire playground stood around me and watched me play Mario 64. My claim to fame at the time
My first DS was a DSi and I was soooo confused as to why games were referring to the lanyard, or why the “DS” track in Mario Kart was looking like that weird thing. I also thought that people saying DS and not DSi were just shorting it out. One day a girl came to the playground with her DS lite and I didn’t know what that was, but it was similar to mine, so I, with only good intentions but the grace of a 5 y.o, told her it was fake, and she cried. I then understood that multiple DS existed and we became friends when we grew up a bit lol
I feel old, you had that as a kid, I had it as a 20 something, pre-ordered with demo of metroid prime hunters, still got it, it still works and is in good shape.
There's something uniquely enjoyable about repairing/cleaning your childhood gameboys. Finally cleaned the original gameboy my brother and I shared as kids and the gameboy color I've held onto for over 20 years.
lanyard :) I had a green one on my ds lite, mainly because I played that console religiously and knew I would never be able to get another one if I broke it.. still got that ds, still play it all the time
The "every console has a story" bit made my day. It's great to hear some wholesome stuff and hear some of the reasons behind your passion. Great video Elliot. Thanks as always!
I love some backstories about old consoles, and especially about one I just refurbed. This one was an old yellowed DMG, and I took it apart to find lots of wear on the pads, dust, and finger prints on the outside. That made my day by just know that console was probably their favorite, and never slammed it, as it has not a single dent. I thought how much fun this kid had in the 90s, playing his gameboy with his friends, competing in Tetris rounds, secretly playing at night, I just love the thought.
I have a story behind my ds lite I originally had a white ds lite that was a hand me down from my brother I played it every day until one day when I was walking up to my dads house I dropped my ds lite and the hinge for the top screen came un attached and I had to hold the screen hinge down to keep the ds on and play without annoyance until I got a new ds lite that didn’t have working trigger buttons and then finally got a original fat ds with working triggers but there was still problems that I had to fix so I contacted a friend to come over and fix the touchscreen he came by with a new digitizer that he ordered from Amazon I played a UA-cam video that walked through the steps to make sure he knew what he was doing and make sure he didn’t destroy my ds and he did everything perfectly and saved my ds and now I have a fully working ds again but there is still one problem I need a stylus that can fit in the stylus hole of the fat ds
Hehehe, the same kind of break happened to my sisters DS. The way I fixed it....was I took a tiiiiiiny drill bit, drilled through what was left of the gray plastic loop from front to back, then I slid fishing line through the holes and looped it around the black plastic hinge and back through the holes before tying it off. Lasted for years until the fishing line wore through, but they aren't using the DS anymore anyway so I'm in to rush to 'fix' it again.
Not using the lanyard is a big reason there are so many damaged DS's now. I'm an "experienced" gamer, so I never had these as a kid, but I've always used wrist straps on portable consoles (and motion controllers!)
In 2007 i was given my first DS second hand, the same shell as the one in this video. Its now unfortunatly badly bashed with the top screen no longer working due to the hinges almost falling off, i over used that thing all until the age of the DSi. So good to see this modle given some love :)
As an aspiring "refurbisher," I'd love to be able to see versions of these videos just completely unedited. I want to be able to follow along. I absolutely love this channel. Keep it up Elliot
My first wage packet bought my black DS Lite. Used to play Mario Kart, 42 All Time Classics and Bomberman regularly with my best friends and their siblings. The good ol' days. Found it during lockdown and discovered the left on the D-pad didn't work. Took it apart, bathed and scrubbed the buttons and pads, used contact cleaner on the motherboard for good measure. Bosh. Works perfectly. 😎
4:00 I use a sewing needle or clothes pin to prize up these little covers for my repairs. Lanyard! But not the original unless it's still in good condition.
Lanyard :) Was absolutely incredible for playing 007, I cant remember if it was golden eye or another but used it to play multiplayer with my neighbour, those were some great times.
I wish the DS was before my time.... I would've loved to have grown up playing PS VITA'S and 3DS's lol. I grew up playing on a super Nintendo and Gameboy's. I got an original Nintendo DS when they first came out and I remember that being awesome but it sucks lol. I still have it it still works I have the same games for it still... They are not how I remembered it its awful and no wonder I'm blind. I do still have a place in my heart for the super Nintendo though... Donkey Kong and Top Gear were amazing.
@@buildinasentry1046 yeah I enjoy the Super Nintendo it was a good system and had great games. I absolutely loved top gear the music the background ect it was a great game. The Donkey Kong games were great on the super Nintendo too. Its nostalgic and brings back memories and now I can play it on my phone. Nowadays my phone can run emulators for most old consoles. I have dozens of psp games on my phone and a nice Bluetooth controller. Crank the native resolution to 6-8x and the games look and run great. I can emulator ps1 games. I assume I could play lighter ps2 games but I doubt it could play any serious ps2 game without stuttering. I'd have to give it a try and see but I emulate ps2 on my laptop. PPSSPP is more convenient for on the go emulation. The on screen controls actually work very well and are customizable too if you don't have a controller to use. But a controller really ups the experience. I'd love to buy the razor usb c controller that fits onto the sides of the phone but for now I'm using an Xbox style bluetooth controller with a phone clip and it works well but its not as portable and its not as convenient as a controller that can connect via USB and support mapping for games that don't support controllers.
I still remember my old DS Lite that I had growing up, and I played 2 games for countless hours a day and I was contented. The games were Bakugan Battle Brawlers and Kirby Mass Attack. My old childhood DS Lite broke 5 years ago, but now I have the new DS lite that I bought around 2 years ago.
NDS lite is my most favorite handheld game console. The amount of great games library on it are absolutely monstrous! And I haven't even add in the GBA library yet.
I was a little too young for the original DS but both of my older brothers had them and actually broke each others' during a fight on vacation. They each took the other's DS and when the older brother threw the first DS on the CONCRETE floor, the second one followed quickly behind. Surprisingly the only damage was to the hinges, both consoles worked fine after and I think we still have at least one of them somewhere in the house. We just used duct tape over the broken hinge, it conveniently almost matched the color of the DS. And yes, we did have the lanyards on them :)
last week I fixed my husband's NDS fat because it was really busted, and with the leftover pieces from a donor NDS I was able to build a gameboy macro, tried to do a good job and I'm quite happy with the results, now you're fixing the same NDS model
Since I used to take my Ds everywhere I went I had the Lanyard on my metallic blue Ds for year until I gave it to one of my younger cousins... And he still has it on 😊
I love how the guy in the spot "plays gameboy" without a module inside :D It's just a funny detail but it really made me laugh. Nice to see that you are sponsored now! Keep up the great work!
OMG I have that the same thing with my DS when I was a little girl it gave me good memories play Mario Kart with my brothers but I still have my DS for 2006 the good old days
The black ds lite was my first console ever. It was in 2011, i guess as i was 5. I still have it and love it❤️ New super Mario Bros, mario Kart ds, nintendogs,... was my childhood Ps: love and good night from Germany🇩🇪
Used Black DS Lite was also my first console around 2010, but I was 22 😂 Still in near mint condition, except plastic around buttons got smooth from years of use.
I had to do this exact repair just 2 days ago - the DS had been on a stall baking in the sun for god-knows how many days before I bought it and all the plastic had turned brittle. Yikes!
I remember playing Mario cart for hours on my blue DS. I loved that thing. Sending messages to my brother with curse words in them and us giggling about it while our parents were none the wiser.
Funnily enough, the DS lanyard is the only thing left from my original DS (Had a cobalt blue one). Really wanted to get an original DS again, so I recently picked up a graphite one from J4U, and I christened it with my old lanyard :)
I’ve been watching those videos while quarantined and it’s such a relief while also being super entertaining the other channel is awesome keep em coming, also lanyard 😁.
did this recently with one i picked up that had a totally destroyed hinge that hadnt caused damage to the ribbon yet, the new shells are a must, they used a better plastic so the whole shatter at a glance thing wont be a factor anymore, though getting the hinge together is absolute hell and i forgot to reroute the ribbon back under the foam backing on reassembly but it doesnt seem to affect the functionality, also its worth noting that the new shells have untapped screw posts so initial assembly is a pain
Lanyard :) I actually used that, cause you could use the plastic piece as a stylus wrapped around your thumb, which for some games made life 10X better to play
I still remember when my parents bought me an original GameBoy when it came out in September of 1990 (UK) I had to wait till that Christmas to play it. I knew my parents bought it, waiting for three months to play it... that was painful. But what a Christmas it was, worth the long wait. They also bought me Super Mario Land. I was addicted to Tetris and Super Mario Land. The original GameBoy was my first system, Super Mario Land was the first game i ever finished. I replayed that game all the time. And two other GameBoy games i remember owning and replaying/completing were Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes (the game was based on the children's cartoon that was around at the time) and Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles. Both i would replay nonstop.
Elliot, I just wanted to say thank you for posting so many great videos on restoring and modifying these products from my childhood! It’s incredibly engaging and super satisfying to see the finished product. Just wanted to say to keep up the great work!
I’ve had a ds lite and a dsi in black, the ds got rolled over by a van, yet somehow still turned on😂 sold my dsi a few years ago I am thinking about getting a XL sized one again
Lanyard :) yes i had the blue metallic version of the ds when i was a kid and always had the lanyard on it. Played animal crossing and mario kart on it. Unfortunately the hinge broke off and the ribbon cable was damaged. the top screen is broken. R.I.P. blue fat ds :( p.s. your channel is relaxing to look at and i learned a lot from you. i am student electrician and mechanic.
@@ToxoRetro Thanks for the information. Unfortunatley i was 13 years old when it broke and i didn't had the knowledge i now have as an adult. It breaks my heart that i threw it away back then.
Accually, og ds don't work like that. The screen is fine, its what I call the connection cable. There is a separate board that only the OG model had were it connected everything in the top screen to the bottom. All you have to replace is the ribbon cable. If you had a DS lite, then yes, the screen was screwed.
@@airplane6417 Thank you. 😀 I admit I own a Lite as I missed out on the original, hence the lack of research into it. I'd be surprised if Zedlabz (or other similar companies) didn't stock it though.
@@ToxoRetro It saddens me to say, but og ds parts are probably the hardest parts to find, especially parts like that, I have found the ribbon cable once or twice before.
my first ever console is a DS phat and i still have it, perfectly working 100% functional, no issues at all with it, some of the paint got off because i dropped it a few times but that is still completely functional, i started to play it again recently because i found the cable to charge it, its as old as me (17 years old) i also have the box, i will try my best to keep it as much as possible, my mom wanted to give it to my niece but i didn't let her
My first DS was an original red one that my mom gave me years ago she had picked up at yard sale somewhere for $5, I then got a silver one with the broken hinge from my cousin for parts so ended up taking the black bottom off of it an added it to my red shell which I thought looked better than the original red/silver combo. I got to get around to fixing it again since I like the original model a lot better than the smaller DSlite I have
Funny enough I had to do this last week to mine I only had mine 4 weeks before it broke for me I just bought a factory shell replacement it worked amazing looks like brand new and functions amazing
I still have my original DS, and while it's scratched to heck and back from my pockets/bookbag, I loved that chunky thing! I have a New3DSXL now, but I still kept my original 3DS around. I've had so many good memories with the DS line! Also @6:03 When your Proficiency is maxed out in Persona 5
My first ds lite had thenhinge bust and that caused one of the speakers to go out with it. Unfortunately, i tried to open it up and probably damaged the bottom screen ribbon cable, making it short out whenever powered on. Though, i have my second one still at 100% and its the one with the red top, so im happy.
I remember this issue happened with one of my Mom's DS Lite's. I still enjoyed playing Animal Crossing: Wild World on their though. This was around 2009 when I was 2. Animal Crossing: Wild World was he first game I ever played!
Honestly I've restored my DS with an aftermarket shell on eBay and at least the one I got was pretty amazing actually. The plastic feels exactly like a genuine DS, the silver shines exactly the same, it comes with stickers and everything. The button holes were perfectly shaped, I didn't have to sand them down or anything. The replacement went well and the hinges feel just as satisfying in the new shell. Transferred my lanyard over too ;)
Lanyard 😁 Got my ds and played mario kart ds with my friends on the bus and had a blast. It was awesome. Middle school was the best. I miss those days.
Lanyard :) And I'm playing Pokemon Platinum right now. My original Ds is deteriorating now and it's quite sad. At least I brought a second one last year. I miss my childhood days playing on my DS.
I grew up with a red DS Lite. I ended up selling it for a coral one and I miss it so much. To see yours just gives me hope that one day I’ll find mine.
My first DS was a metallic pink DS Lite. I had wanted the DSi but I didn't get specific with my grandma so she got me the cheaper option at the time. I was thinking of turning it into a GBA but in the process I ended up ruining the ribbon cable and I don't have solder equipment (or the money to ship it off to some one that can fix it) so that might be on hold for now.
Check the serial number/firmware revision. There are some models of the original DS which can be firmware modded using Flashme to allow the exact same level of brightness as a DS Lite. I've done it on one of mine and its amazing.
I bought a bundle of consoles from Japan and it came with a broken original ds like yours so I tried to fix it. Nearly everything was broken so I ordered a new shell and you’re very correct in saying that the quality is not very good, every screw I tried to put in stripped the plastic so I just gave up on it lol
Wish I had such luck. About a year or two ago, I dropped a 2ds and the screen got obliterated. A year earlier, a former 2ds lost the ability to charge. Now I have to switch the batteries between the two to play a game.
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The screwdriver set in the link is actually wrong. I have the same set that you used today, they are the IFIXIT electronic screwdriver set, which is very worth the money, and incredibly helpful in my gameboy repairs. Just saying, you need to update it.
Lanyard🤪
My older brother worked in GAME and was able to bring back my in store pre-order like a full week before its release. I took it into school and literally the entire playground stood around me and watched me play Mario 64. My claim to fame at the time
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@Mrsuperking UA-cam631 The hell you talking about? no
@@Franatixx lmao
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Bruh
Advantages of being a dev, I guess 🤷🏽♂️
The lanyard was a must for metroid hunters. Really inventive way to create an analog control using the bottom screen.
God forbid if you were a leftie
@@Wflash00 I am, and it was torture😂
@@mcnew1304 same here brother
@@Wflash00 the pain we endured
i never played metroid hunters, but same as well with my 3ds
I mean I used the lanyard to hang my sister's barbies, but that's about it
Lol
Lmao
You deserve more likes.
DuckZ_Gamer 9122 I shall like the mans/ whomans comment
oh...
Anyone else notice the actor's Gameboy is missing a cartridge during the audible advert
Yup
The lanyard doubled as a stylus as well
The plastic end was placed over your thumb and you can use it as a stylus
Good times. I remember using the thumb stylus on super Mario 64 ds. Did you use it for any other games?
Never knew that back then... Woah genius.
Damn when I got my ds lite I took the lanyard off ASAP.... Wish I knew this lel
My first DS was a DSi and I was soooo confused as to why games were referring to the lanyard, or why the “DS” track in Mario Kart was looking like that weird thing. I also thought that people saying DS and not DSi were just shorting it out.
One day a girl came to the playground with her DS lite and I didn’t know what that was, but it was similar to mine, so I, with only good intentions but the grace of a 5 y.o, told her it was fake, and she cried. I then understood that multiple DS existed and we became friends when we grew up a bit lol
This explains why every time he “tests” out any new consoles, he always uses Mario Kart as the test game 😂🤣
Old reliable 😂
Mario kart Is a good game
That’s because mariokart is a really good game.
Bruh I'm rekindling my DS games- been playing Pokémon Platinum for a bit makes me feel nostalgic- RIP DS Line you were there when I needed you
Aww pokemon gen 4 😍 my favorite was diamond for nostalgia purposes
I love gen 4, but how can anyone stand the speed of that game nowadays, the battles are the slowest by far 😗
True I just buy lots of repell
As we speak, I’m jail breaking my DSi, heard you can do lots on it. (And so I bought a crisp 16 Gb SD Card
I'm playing platinum right now lel
I kept watching the point at 6:03 over and over again because that screwdriver spin was really smooth
I feel old, you had that as a kid, I had it as a 20 something, pre-ordered with demo of metroid prime hunters, still got it, it still works and is in good shape.
Same 😅
6:03 that flip was hella smooth
I remember when the ds first came out. I would go to conventions to get on the most populated pictochat room and draw scat.
There's something uniquely enjoyable about repairing/cleaning your childhood gameboys. Finally cleaned the original gameboy my brother and I shared as kids and the gameboy color I've held onto for over 20 years.
lanyard :) I had a green one on my ds lite, mainly because I played that console religiously and knew I would never be able to get another one if I broke it.. still got that ds, still play it all the time
The "every console has a story" bit made my day. It's great to hear some wholesome stuff and hear some of the reasons behind your passion. Great video Elliot. Thanks as always!
I love some backstories about old consoles, and especially about one I just refurbed. This one was an old yellowed DMG, and I took it apart to find lots of wear on the pads, dust, and finger prints on the outside. That made my day by just know that console was probably their favorite, and never slammed it, as it has not a single dent. I thought how much fun this kid had in the 90s, playing his gameboy with his friends, competing in Tetris rounds, secretly playing at night, I just love the thought.
I have a story behind my ds lite I originally had a white ds lite that was a hand me down from my brother I played it every day until one day when I was walking up to my dads house I dropped my ds lite and the hinge for the top screen came un attached and I had to hold the screen hinge down to keep the ds on and play without annoyance until I got a new ds lite that didn’t have working trigger buttons and then finally got a original fat ds with working triggers but there was still problems that I had to fix so I contacted a friend to come over and fix the touchscreen he came by with a new digitizer that he ordered from Amazon I played a UA-cam video that walked through the steps to make sure he knew what he was doing and make sure he didn’t destroy my ds and he did everything perfectly and saved my ds and now I have a fully working ds again but there is still one problem I need a stylus that can fit in the stylus hole of the fat ds
Im actually playing all my old ds games right now with the og ds. Lanyard btw :)
Same!
Currently playing HeartGold on a candy pink og DS.
Well i use a ds lanyard for a wiimote
@@SimbianGaming I have found the Imposter
I have a 2ds
Cheers from Texas. I love your channel. I still have my 1989 gameboy that my brother and I had to share. Rough times. :D
Sounds like your Mum has discontinued you...
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Lanyard! :)
Got my DS at launch and loved it so much for Animal Crossing, Wario Ware, Mario Kart and Advance Wars!
Hehehe, the same kind of break happened to my sisters DS. The way I fixed it....was I took a tiiiiiiny drill bit, drilled through what was left of the gray plastic loop from front to back, then I slid fishing line through the holes and looped it around the black plastic hinge and back through the holes before tying it off. Lasted for years until the fishing line wore through, but they aren't using the DS anymore anyway so I'm in to rush to 'fix' it again.
Not using the lanyard is a big reason there are so many damaged DS's now. I'm an "experienced" gamer, so I never had these as a kid, but I've always used wrist straps on portable consoles (and motion controllers!)
I had so many tabs open that the headline only said "Repairing my Child"
Lol
Lol
I've put the strap/lanyard on every DS/3DS I've owned since I got my original back in '05. Still have the exact same one
Is this the ds that your birthday cake was based off of?
also you should get a gameboy cake next year or something lol
Sure is! Good memory.
Can I get the link please?
I had a gameboy cake a few years back, definitely recommend
In 2007 i was given my first DS second hand, the same shell as the one in this video. Its now unfortunatly badly bashed with the top screen no longer working due to the hinges almost falling off, i over used that thing all until the age of the DSi. So good to see this modle given some love :)
As an aspiring "refurbisher," I'd love to be able to see versions of these videos just completely unedited. I want to be able to follow along. I absolutely love this channel. Keep it up Elliot
My first wage packet bought my black DS Lite. Used to play Mario Kart, 42 All Time Classics and Bomberman regularly with my best friends and their siblings. The good ol' days.
Found it during lockdown and discovered the left on the D-pad didn't work. Took it apart, bathed and scrubbed the buttons and pads, used contact cleaner on the motherboard for good measure. Bosh. Works perfectly. 😎
"now that emotional" 🤣
4:00 I use a sewing needle or clothes pin to prize up these little covers for my repairs.
Lanyard! But not the original unless it's still in good condition.
The lanyard had a little nug for the touch screen! I used it a few times for the Metroid Prime Hunters demo.
I rebuilt my childhood Arctic White Game Boy Advance a few years ago. It's now clear purple with clear white buttons and a backlit screen.
13:48 nostalgia😌
Lanyard :) Was absolutely incredible for playing 007, I cant remember if it was golden eye or another but used it to play multiplayer with my neighbour, those were some great times.
the DS was before my time, but I got the DS Lite a few years back
I wish the DS was before my time.... I would've loved to have grown up playing PS VITA'S and 3DS's lol. I grew up playing on a super Nintendo and Gameboy's. I got an original Nintendo DS when they first came out and I remember that being awesome but it sucks lol. I still have it it still works I have the same games for it still... They are not how I remembered it its awful and no wonder I'm blind.
I do still have a place in my heart for the super Nintendo though... Donkey Kong and Top Gear were amazing.
R H hey man count your lucky stars you weren’t growing up with an Atari 2600 or magnavox odyssey or something, now that would’ve been rough
@@buildinasentry1046 yeah I enjoy the Super Nintendo it was a good system and had great games. I absolutely loved top gear the music the background ect it was a great game. The Donkey Kong games were great on the super Nintendo too. Its nostalgic and brings back memories and now I can play it on my phone.
Nowadays my phone can run emulators for most old consoles. I have dozens of psp games on my phone and a nice Bluetooth controller. Crank the native resolution to 6-8x and the games look and run great. I can emulator ps1 games. I assume I could play lighter ps2 games but I doubt it could play any serious ps2 game without stuttering. I'd have to give it a try and see but I emulate ps2 on my laptop. PPSSPP is more convenient for on the go emulation. The on screen controls actually work very well and are customizable too if you don't have a controller to use. But a controller really ups the experience. I'd love to buy the razor usb c controller that fits onto the sides of the phone but for now I'm using an Xbox style bluetooth controller with a phone clip and it works well but its not as portable and its not as convenient as a controller that can connect via USB and support mapping for games that don't support controllers.
I still remember my old DS Lite that I had growing up, and I played 2 games for countless hours a day and I was contented. The games were Bakugan Battle Brawlers and Kirby Mass Attack. My old childhood DS Lite broke 5 years ago, but now I have the new DS lite that I bought around 2 years ago.
NDS lite is my most favorite handheld game console. The amount of great games library on it are absolutely monstrous! And I haven't even add in the GBA library yet.
I was a little too young for the original DS but both of my older brothers had them and actually broke each others' during a fight on vacation. They each took the other's DS and when the older brother threw the first DS on the CONCRETE floor, the second one followed quickly behind. Surprisingly the only damage was to the hinges, both consoles worked fine after and I think we still have at least one of them somewhere in the house. We just used duct tape over the broken hinge, it conveniently almost matched the color of the DS. And yes, we did have the lanyards on them :)
It's great digging out old consoles from your younger days, I still have almost all of mine going back to the mid-80s.
last week I fixed my husband's NDS fat because it was really busted, and with the leftover pieces from a donor NDS I was able to build a gameboy macro, tried to do a good job and I'm quite happy with the results, now you're fixing the same NDS model
Nice work!
I’ve been considering reshelling my first ds, which I bought off eBay. Can’t wait for the second channel vid. :)
I love the care you put into something that’s so special to you
Since I used to take my Ds everywhere I went I had the Lanyard on my metallic blue Ds for year until I gave it to one of my younger cousins... And he still has it on 😊
I love how the guy in the spot "plays gameboy" without a module inside :D It's just a funny detail but it really made me laugh. Nice to see that you are sponsored now! Keep up the great work!
Also, is that the longboy?
Lanejard😑
In the rubbish bin 🤣
OMG I have that the same thing with my DS when I was a little girl it gave me good memories play Mario Kart with my brothers but I still have my DS for 2006 the good old days
The black ds lite was my first console ever. It was in 2011, i guess as i was 5. I still have it and love it❤️
New super Mario Bros, mario Kart ds, nintendogs,... was my childhood
Ps: love and good night from Germany🇩🇪
I remember someone in my kindergarten had the black one. I was jealous ngl
Used Black DS Lite was also my first console around 2010, but I was 22 😂 Still in near mint condition, except plastic around buttons got smooth from years of use.
hydreg Yeah Same but for me, he is holy, so i cleaned him up and now he‘s like a mirror😈😂
A fellow german viewer woohoo
SergeantGyros 😂
I fixed my childhood DSi yesterday
This is really cool to see :)
I had to do this exact repair just 2 days ago - the DS had been on a stall baking in the sun for god-knows how many days before I bought it and all the plastic had turned brittle. Yikes!
I remember playing Mario cart for hours on my blue DS. I loved that thing. Sending messages to my brother with curse words in them and us giggling about it while our parents were none the wiser.
Funnily enough, the DS lanyard is the only thing left from my original DS (Had a cobalt blue one).
Really wanted to get an original DS again, so I recently picked up a graphite one from J4U, and I christened it with my old lanyard :)
The Return of the King
How much was the import tax?
@@NoOne-mn7so £3 ish
The lanyard is crucial when playing while riding public transit, to save it from being dropped when bumped. 😅
Lol intro 😂 My first was Black Dual Screen Lite and I still have it in very good condition with working original battery 🙂
Using plastic pry tools helps a lot if you're worried about keeping it mint and not scratching anything, awesome video
Lanyard, with a smiley face.
Actually I still have my 2005 DS somewhere, with the lanyard attached. Lanyard.
I used the lanyard with Project Rub which is the game I got with my DS. Thumb swiping was really handy on a lot of minigames
I’ve been watching those videos while quarantined and it’s such a relief while also being super entertaining the other channel is awesome keep em coming, also lanyard 😁.
did this recently with one i picked up that had a totally destroyed hinge that hadnt caused damage to the ribbon yet, the new shells are a must, they used a better plastic so the whole shatter at a glance thing wont be a factor anymore, though getting the hinge together is absolute hell and i forgot to reroute the ribbon back under the foam backing on reassembly but it doesnt seem to affect the functionality, also its worth noting that the new shells have untapped screw posts so initial assembly is a pain
Lanyard :) I actually used that, cause you could use the plastic piece as a stylus wrapped around your thumb, which for some games made life 10X better to play
I still remember when my parents bought me an original GameBoy when it came out in September of 1990 (UK) I had to wait till that Christmas to play it. I knew my parents bought it, waiting for three months to play it... that was painful. But what a Christmas it was, worth the long wait. They also bought me Super Mario Land. I was addicted to Tetris and Super Mario Land. The original GameBoy was my first system, Super Mario Land was the first game i ever finished. I replayed that game all the time. And two other GameBoy games i remember owning and replaying/completing were Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes (the game was based on the children's cartoon that was around at the time) and Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles. Both i would replay nonstop.
Finally, I wanna see more 3ds/2ds repair....
The DS is the one system I always had trouble with. It just never was sturdy enough. My original DS, DS lite and DSI all were broken at some point
I used the lanyard for Mario 64 analog controls!
Elliot, I just wanted to say thank you for posting so many great videos on restoring and modifying these products from my childhood! It’s incredibly engaging and super satisfying to see the finished product. Just wanted to say to keep up the great work!
Thank you!
I’ve had a ds lite and a dsi in black, the ds got rolled over by a van, yet somehow still turned on😂 sold my dsi a few years ago I am thinking about getting a XL sized one again
You can use the fine end of a plastic spudger to get the rubber pads out with less of a risk of scratching the shell.
Lanyard :) yes i had the blue metallic version of the ds when i was a kid and always had the lanyard on it.
Played animal crossing and mario kart on it.
Unfortunately the hinge broke off and the ribbon cable was damaged. the top screen is broken. R.I.P. blue fat ds :(
p.s. your channel is relaxing to look at and i learned a lot from you. i am student electrician and mechanic.
Not sure how different from the original it'll be, but companies such as Zedlabz stock replacement screens and hinges.
@@ToxoRetro Thanks for the information. Unfortunatley i was 13 years old when it broke and i didn't had the knowledge i now have as an adult. It breaks my heart that i threw it away back then.
Accually, og ds don't work like that. The screen is fine, its what I call the connection cable. There is a separate board that only the OG model had were it connected everything in the top screen to the bottom. All you have to replace is the ribbon cable. If you had a DS lite, then yes, the screen was screwed.
@@airplane6417 Thank you. 😀 I admit I own a Lite as I missed out on the original, hence the lack of research into it. I'd be surprised if Zedlabz (or other similar companies) didn't stock it though.
@@ToxoRetro It saddens me to say, but og ds parts are probably the hardest parts to find, especially parts like that, I have found the ribbon cable once or twice before.
my first ever console is a DS phat and i still have it, perfectly working 100% functional, no issues at all with it, some of the paint got off because i dropped it a few times but that is still completely functional, i started to play it again recently because i found the cable to charge it, its as old as me (17 years old) i also have the box, i will try my best to keep it as much as possible, my mom wanted to give it to my niece but i didn't let her
Lanyard :)
It was actually an orange coloured one, and it had little pictures on it based off Sesame Street characters.
My first DS was an original red one that my mom gave me years ago she had picked up at yard sale somewhere for $5, I then got a silver one with the broken hinge from my cousin for parts so ended up taking the black bottom off of it an added it to my red shell which I thought looked better than the original red/silver combo. I got to get around to fixing it again since I like the original model a lot better than the smaller DSlite I have
13:01 I think you forgot to bring a game...
Funny enough I had to do this last week to mine I only had mine 4 weeks before it broke for me I just bought a factory shell replacement it worked amazing looks like brand new and functions amazing
I had to see at 0.25x speed to see your hidden message at 0:41, worth it.
Greetings from Peru btw Elliot, you also have fans in this part of the Globe. :D
@@serviciosdorianmenendez That's great, i'm watching from Argentina.
@@mercury3775 Brazil :)
Elliot's instructions for removing the the rubber pads on the DS is basically the full description of circumcision, cut round and back and over.
GBA and psp was my first console and I still have them
I still have my original DS, and while it's scratched to heck and back from my pockets/bookbag, I loved that chunky thing! I have a New3DSXL now, but I still kept my original 3DS around. I've had so many good memories with the DS line!
Also @6:03 When your Proficiency is maxed out in Persona 5
My first ds lite had thenhinge bust and that caused one of the speakers to go out with it. Unfortunately, i tried to open it up and probably damaged the bottom screen ribbon cable, making it short out whenever powered on. Though, i have my second one still at 100% and its the one with the red top, so im happy.
I remember this issue happened with one of my Mom's DS Lite's. I still enjoyed playing Animal Crossing: Wild World on their though. This was around 2009 when I was 2. Animal Crossing: Wild World was he first game I ever played!
Nice! The hinge breaking was a huge complaint when the DS came out. The DS Lite pretty much fixed that issue.
Until the ds lite had the same problem.
and then the dsi fixed it@@hawkfeather6802
Honestly I've restored my DS with an aftermarket shell on eBay and at least the one I got was pretty amazing actually. The plastic feels exactly like a genuine DS, the silver shines exactly the same, it comes with stickers and everything. The button holes were perfectly shaped, I didn't have to sand them down or anything. The replacement went well and the hinges feel just as satisfying in the new shell. Transferred my lanyard over too ;)
I remember I get back in the day the og fat ds and my brother the lite model playing dozens of hours into this system love it
My DS lite broke yesterday (getting a replacement shell next week) it lasted 12 years, and cool vid dude! Land yard :)
The edit was grammar and land yard
Lanyard :)
I only used it for Metroid and Mario 64
Lanyard 😁
Got my ds and played mario kart ds with my friends on the bus and had a blast. It was awesome.
Middle school was the best.
I miss those days.
I always liked the design of the OG DS. Still have my old Phat DS and still play on it from time to time. 👍
Lanyard :)
And I'm playing Pokemon Platinum right now. My original Ds is deteriorating now and it's quite sad. At least I brought a second one last year. I miss my childhood days playing on my DS.
Always nice to see an old chilhood console/handheld being repaired ❤
I used the lanyard as a touch option man, worked very good when you needed some thumb action
I remember getting my DS Lite and playing Pokemon and Nintendogs on it😊😍
you can use the lanyard with your thumb on the touch screen it has a plastic bit at the end your thumb slips in
I grew up with a red DS Lite. I ended up selling it for a coral one and I miss it so much. To see yours just gives me hope that one day I’ll find mine.
My first DS was also a red Lite, then we got a black one and still have it :)
My first DS was a blue DS lite. The first one I had, I think my dad broke it iirc
The replacement blue DS lite I had lived its whole life until the 3DS came out
My first DS was a metallic pink DS Lite. I had wanted the DSi but I didn't get specific with my grandma so she got me the cheaper option at the time. I was thinking of turning it into a GBA but in the process I ended up ruining the ribbon cable and I don't have solder equipment (or the money to ship it off to some one that can fix it) so that might be on hold for now.
The ‘Lanyard’ was a wrist strap so you don’t throw your ds away
Check the serial number/firmware revision. There are some models of the original DS which can be firmware modded using Flashme to allow the exact same level of brightness as a DS Lite. I've done it on one of mine and its amazing.
Lanyard :)
Just got a 3ds XL locally, it has a damaged shell and top screen, I should try and fix it 😄
Great video! Really enjoyed watching this one but did anyone else notice the dude in the audible advert playing a gameboy with no game in? Lol
You should open your own repair shop.
I bought a bundle of consoles from Japan and it came with a broken original ds like yours so I tried to fix it. Nearly everything was broken so I ordered a new shell and you’re very correct in saying that the quality is not very good, every screw I tried to put in stripped the plastic so I just gave up on it lol
I love Nintendo products, they're just made to last my ds still works and I dropped it a few times and left it out in a really hot car
Wish I had such luck. About a year or two ago, I dropped a 2ds and the screen got obliterated. A year earlier, a former 2ds lost the ability to charge. Now I have to switch the batteries between the two to play a game.
lanyard :) I always liked to use lanyards on my consoles, I think it gives it a nice look
You know you're old af if Nintendo DS is starting to be considered retro😐
Tell that to the GBA.
I played ds since I could remember (I'm 12), I'm not supposed to feel old!
You know you're old af if you got a ds in the year it came out
@@qui8495 🥺
@@Rijebcifnbfrut I feel you Skully