So, I just wanted to test out the sticker removal process and decided to do it on cheap game in case I messed up. I removed A TON of stickers off of Rogue Squadron and uncovered that it was a "Not For Sale" that some store was probably trying to cover up. Stoked to unravel a semi rare find!
Awesome! I was hoping you'd make a video on this. Now I can restore that copy of Star Fox 64 we picked up at the Flea Market during the $5 Bad Game Challenge!
Yeah because there are no other videos to show how to refurbish your games. Everything on this channel is someone else’s idea. Nintendrew is a cvnt. 👌🏻
I have one problem with this video... and that is the repro lable. I am glad he did say include a phrase that says repro lable, but repro lables are a huge problem. Many collectors and stores have gotten burned because of fake lables. It destroys the collectability of a game. It's like acid washing coins. Now I have a decent size collection with a few games that have seen better days... I would love a lable, but I just look for carts with shot boards to swap them. Again I am not saying this to be a jerk, but it's not good advice. Preserving these things in as close to original state is sooo important. I really enjoy your videos and keep up the good work.
Had a Mario Golf Cartridge that has the label falling apart I’m glad to have found this video as now I can properly replace the label from this amazing tutorial, thank you so much ^^
Yup that’s why I keep 2 bottles of GooGone in my cabinet next to where I display my collection, buy a new title, open up cabinet, I got GooGone, Isomorphic Alcohol, paper towels, q-tips, and 2 game bit screw drivers. The perfect system. Thanks Nintendrew for spreading the word, I hate seeing where stickers have been torn off and caused damage, now people will know!
Great video! Lots of great tips. Id like to throw in some more pro tips if I may. Using game bits to open NES, SNES, N64, Genesis etc, to get the board out, then erasing the dirt with white art eraser works wonders. It gets every bit of dirt off the leads. Its not abrasive and leaves little to no residue. Use a Qtip with 90% or higher isopropyl to wipe away any residue from the eraser and use the dry end to wipe away any iso left, and you should be set. Remember kids, never and i mean never use Brasso or other harsh chemicals to clean cartridge contacts. Its a metal polisher and will eat away at the contacts and cause irreversible damage to them. Using the methods Nintendrew talked about in combination with the ones i mention is all you need to keep your games running for years to come. Game on!
Okay, this video literally came at the perfect time. I just bought an Ocarina of Time cartridge with a sticker on the label, was very careful in removing the sticker, but still wound up with some very small tears. Now I know how to make this cartridge look new again! :)
Thank you for the helpful tips. I have a few games that need cleaning and I didn't know how. After watching this video I started doing what you told me to do to fix it. It worked and they look almost like brand new. Thank you ️ ☺️.
Thanks Nintendrew! This was super useful! I just bought a copy of Gex 64 with most of the label art missing. Now I know how to make it look beautiful next to my other games in my collection
I hope you make it big. You have such an amazing talent for making videos man! You made something I care nothing about into something I cared about the entire video. Great job as always!
For real though, He's so well in front of a camera. He always maintains eye contact, he speaks clearly and concisely, he doesn't look like a robot when he talks, and his videos are so informative and quick to the point.
I have a copy of Tetrisphere that is perfect condition. It has Permanent Marker It has a Torn Label It has Stickers The Best Of All!!!! It has a Hollywood Video Engraving on the cartridge!
Why did you use the box cutter on the game cart? You will definitely scratch the underlying gray plastic surface. I highly recommend one applies this packing tape before glueing to the cartridge. Throw some construction paper or cardboard underneath so as to not cut into your table.
Jo Decker If you ever wanted to replace it again (maybe you found one that doesn’t use packing tape?), you’d always have to line up the scratches perfectly. But in all, why create more damage when you are trying to preserve the original?
Honestly, I can't see anyone without a lot of time on their hands replacing all of their labels every time they find a new and potentially better method, so a barely visible scratch (and not really deep unless you're extremely heavy-handed or The Incredible Hulk) on a mass-produced plastic case is probably going to be negligible as long as it still looks pretty on the shelf. But each to everyone's own. *shrug*
Thank you so much for this. I have a bunch of games from garage sales. One being a gba player Nickelodeon volume 3 that you mentioned from a previous episode for gba games. It had some marker on the back and it wouldn’t play right. I was about to send it to Goodwill and see if I could get something for it. But I saw this video. Now I’m planning on selling it for a lot more!!! Thanks SO much. You have earned a new subscriber
This is great for everyone who has a cartridge with something off and for everyone who wants the cartridges to look great. I would love to see more Gameboy stuff on the replacement label stuff, but since the games I'm interested in add a better label are there, nothing to complain on my case.
Very solid video on how to do this stuff, a lot of tricks I use myself in here - but I had never heard of the specific marker you used for getting sharpie off of the labels, I'll have to give that a try!
My ocarina of time cartridge still has a blockbuster sticker, and i kept it on there to honor the greatness of blockbuster and how it was one of the first places I went to when going to get games.
I especially appreciate you making sure to add the “Reproduction Label” text. I’m a long time watcher of Pat The NES Punk’s podcast, and I know how divisive repro labels can be in the community.
Personally, I had some carts that had Sharpie and stickers. I used bleach wipes, rubbing alchohol, and nail polish remover to clean the carts. Thanks for the new cleaning methods!
Great video again Drew. I could have sworn that you already uploaded this long ago. Mainly because I watched it when I was wanting to clean my 64 games. If this is indeed new, then I don't know who I watched. But I am very sure that this was an older video before. Please reply Drew, it is driving me crazy. Keep up the great work.
The marker trick works really well with SNES cartridges that have the top/front edge scratched or faded completely. My Mario Paint cartridge looks good as new now.
Gotta love the love for old and used cartridges. I can’t wait to try this out soon enough! The only thing I experienced is that Goo Gone wouldn’t be as effective, especially when removing stickers from cardboard boxes, it wouldn’t help even after ten minutes or more. The hairdryer works most of the times, though.
That alcohol trick on the blockbuster n64 label is super clever. I’ll actually be using an X-acto knife to edge the border to the size of the original label.
Will do this with my N64 Star Wars Rogue Squad and Doom for the Super Famicom, lables are in horrible shape and carts look faded and had better days, thanks Drew!!!
I can vouch for Retro Game Cases. Amazing labels, easy to apply, and prices are great. The shipping time can be a little frustrating but it's worth it.
The labels generally look good, but more and more I find their selection to be too small (they only have about 125 US Titles out of 296) and I have found that the color is more than a little off on some labels (ie Paper Mario's yellow is more of a whitish color)
Always good stuff, Drew. I haven't bothered cleaning up my cartridges thinking "one day I'll just go through and do them all in one fell swoop" You're really giving me ideas for then lol
I tried all these methods on a few NES games I found at my comic book store marketplace thing, and I can confirm these work, although the packing tape looked a little odd on the NES shell.
I've really got to get one of those blender markers, looks like they really do great. I saw the combination of price tags from great escape, gameXchange, and the writing on top of the F1 Cartridge, and thought it was weird, cause I have seen several carts with similar looking handwriting on top, looked at the video description and turns out you are from my area. Just thought it was pretty cool, never would have thought anyone I watch on youtube would be from my area lol.
For permanent marker and pen ink, you can also use dry erase markers, or hand sanitizer, as the alcohol in it will remove the ink, though it’s probably a bad idea to use sanitizer on anything but plastic.
Thanks Nintendrew you helped save my interest in my broken Pilot Wings 64 cartridge from dying out. Did you have a good time in Rochester ( my home town) a few weeks ago when you were there
Awesome tips there. Thanks for the heads up on a few of these things. I have actually gotten into label making so this video appeals to me. One of the things that kills me in this hobby are the so called "purists" who get bent out of shape about a replacement label on a cartridge. The same folks think nothing about replacing an OEM joystick with a little bit of play or replacing their OEM N64 case with a 3rd party jungle green case from Aliexpress. Yet, if you even think about replacing a label that is mostly destroyed they get totally bent out of shape as if you were talking about destroying a Picasso. If it has minor flaws, I leave it, but if it's reached the point where the label is effectively destroyed, I have zero qualms about replacing it.
Definitely came in handy. I got a Banjo-Kazooie cart with the clear plastic Blockbuster sticker which is IMMENSELY difficult to remove, near impossible I might add. Hoping this’ll help.
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Really useful video, for sure.
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So, I just wanted to test out the sticker removal process and decided to do it on cheap game in case I messed up. I removed A TON of stickers off of Rogue Squadron and uncovered that it was a "Not For Sale" that some store was probably trying to cover up. Stoked to unravel a semi rare find!
Nice!
Awesome! I was hoping you'd make a video on this. Now I can restore that copy of Star Fox 64 we picked up at the Flea Market during the $5 Bad Game Challenge!
I hope those two things are unrelated, haha. Starfox 64 is a great game!
You got Starfox 64 in a BAD game challenge?
Unbelievable
Yeah because there are no other videos to show how to refurbish your games. Everything on this channel is someone else’s idea. Nintendrew is a cvnt. 👌🏻
If you're gonna be a keyboard warrior, then at least don't censor your cuss words, lol
I have one problem with this video... and that is the repro lable. I am glad he did say include a phrase that says repro lable, but repro lables are a huge problem.
Many collectors and stores have gotten burned because of fake lables. It destroys the collectability of a game. It's like acid washing coins. Now I have a decent size collection with a few games that have seen better days... I would love a lable, but I just look for carts with shot boards to swap them.
Again I am not saying this to be a jerk, but it's not good advice. Preserving these things in as close to original state is sooo important.
I really enjoy your videos and keep up the good work.
I just bought a few games that have Sharpie on them, so this video is super helpful! :D
@SCf3 Oh hey!!! Love your videos!~
Drew: *takes a heat gun to an N64 game*
My brain: "Sweet mother of god are you insane"
Also my brain: "Oh, its only Madden 64"
This very helpful, some tricks I did not know as retro collector myself.
Why the hell am I watching this, I don't have a single cartridge in my house
Not even nintendo ds?
ashtar Nintendo ds isn’t a cartridge is a card
I only have 6 and all of them are in pristine condition
Me neither.
I don’t have any cartridge
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Nintendrew is secretly working on Smash Ultimate
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Is he the DLC?
Wake up America!
Lol
I want to donate something to you, but i don't know what...
oh no
Amazing content as always!
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I’m subbed to u had no idea you watched Nintendrew!😂
Veteran's discount for those who have stepped into a blockbuster.
damn you just made me feel dated man.
Lol, personally I would've kept the Blockbuster sticker..tell me that's not nostalgic.
Our two Blockbuster's got turned into an Autozone and a Supermex
I feel old and I am only 14
Pokebot900 we got a long way to go
Thank you for putting "reproduction label" on your custom label.
This is why i love you dude ur videos helps with my new gaming set up for next year keep up the good work ^^
i want to see more of the reproduction label process, that was neat!
A good general and friendly guide to cart upkeep. Very well done drew😁
Had a Mario Golf Cartridge that has the label falling apart I’m glad to have found this video as now I can properly replace the label from this amazing tutorial, thank you so much ^^
These videos are so relaxing and cathartic to watch. Really highlights how OCD I really am...
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Yup that’s why I keep 2 bottles of GooGone in my cabinet next to where I display my collection, buy a new title, open up cabinet, I got GooGone, Isomorphic Alcohol, paper towels, q-tips, and 2 game bit screw drivers. The perfect system. Thanks Nintendrew for spreading the word, I hate seeing where stickers have been torn off and caused damage, now people will know!
Great video! Lots of great tips. Id like to throw in some more pro tips if I may. Using game bits to open NES, SNES, N64, Genesis etc, to get the board out, then erasing the dirt with white art eraser works wonders. It gets every bit of dirt off the leads. Its not abrasive and leaves little to no residue. Use a Qtip with 90% or higher isopropyl to wipe away any residue from the eraser and use the dry end to wipe away any iso left, and you should be set. Remember kids, never and i mean never use Brasso or other harsh chemicals to clean cartridge contacts. Its a metal polisher and will eat away at the contacts and cause irreversible damage to them. Using the methods Nintendrew talked about in combination with the ones i mention is all you need to keep your games running for years to come. Game on!
I open every game I get if it can be opened and use this method. Makes it look brand new.
Okay, this video literally came at the perfect time. I just bought an Ocarina of Time cartridge with a sticker on the label, was very careful in removing the sticker, but still wound up with some very small tears. Now I know how to make this cartridge look new again! :)
Thank you for the helpful tips. I have a few games that need cleaning and I didn't know how. After watching this video I started doing what you told me to do to fix it. It worked and they look almost like brand new. Thank you ️ ☺️.
I watched this video last night and didn't expect to do this, but today I did a clean on all of my games. It worked extremely well, thanks!
Drew is the content creator that we need but don’t deserve
Even though I don't have any game cartridges these videos are still enjoyable
Thanks Nintendrew! This was super useful! I just bought a copy of Gex 64 with most of the label art missing. Now I know how to make it look beautiful next to my other games in my collection
I hope you make it big. You have such an amazing talent for making videos man! You made something I care nothing about into something I cared about the entire video. Great job as always!
For real though, He's so well in front of a camera. He always maintains eye contact, he speaks clearly and concisely, he doesn't look like a robot when he talks, and his videos are so informative and quick to the point.
I used on some old SNES and MD games and these methods worked beautifully
Just found a n64 and am in the process of repairing it. This video will be a lifesaver!
When a Nintendrew video is uploaded, you know it’s going to be a good day
Awesome guide! This is definitely going to be my go to video if I ever find myself needing to restore some old cartridges.
Really good guide, I also recommend protecting not in use cartridges with clear contact covers of custom cases.
I have a copy of Tetrisphere that is perfect condition.
It has Permanent Marker
It has a Torn Label
It has Stickers
The Best Of All!!!!
It has a Hollywood Video Engraving on the cartridge!
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Dude that was a great video! I can't believe I never thought to make repro labels like that! That's awesome!
I used to be so annoyed with the labels in the games until I saw this video so thanks
Edit: it also helped me get my goldeneye to work
As a (mainly) handheld game collector, this is super handy!!!
this video gave me deja vu. have we done this before ?
Yeah I remember seeing this
Glad it’s not just me thinking this, I’m guessing it’s been slightly updated and re-uploaded
You can literally help with anything! Thank you Nintendrew.
Relatively new subscriber here, just wanted to say I really appreciate the work you put into your videos.
Nice tip on the labels, I was able to restore some of my old games!
Why did you use the box cutter on the game cart? You will definitely scratch the underlying gray plastic surface. I highly recommend one applies this packing tape before glueing to the cartridge. Throw some construction paper or cardboard underneath so as to not cut into your table.
Probably doesn't really matter much when you've already had to reproduce the entire label. You probably won't even notice the scratches either.
Jo Decker
If you ever wanted to replace it again (maybe you found one that doesn’t use packing tape?), you’d always have to line up the scratches perfectly. But in all, why create more damage when you are trying to preserve the original?
Honestly, I can't see anyone without a lot of time on their hands replacing all of their labels every time they find a new and potentially better method, so a barely visible scratch (and not really deep unless you're extremely heavy-handed or The Incredible Hulk) on a mass-produced plastic case is probably going to be negligible as long as it still looks pretty on the shelf. But each to everyone's own. *shrug*
Though the same 😱
Thanks! I've recently been trying to get into game collecting and it's good to know that I can restore games in poor condition
Thank you, my Diddy Kong Racing and GoldenEye 007 labels could use some of these tips👍
I loved the video Drew! These “restoration” videos are my favorite!
I don't understand why I love this channel so much, but I do.
Thanks Nintendrew really appreciate your time to show this tips
have some n64 that have more than 15 years and need to replace the label
Thank you so much for this. I have a bunch of games from garage sales. One being a gba player Nickelodeon volume 3 that you mentioned from a previous episode for gba games. It had some marker on the back and it wouldn’t play right. I was about to send it to Goodwill and see if I could get something for it. But I saw this video. Now I’m planning on selling it for a lot more!!! Thanks SO much. You have earned a new subscriber
I might use this to fix up some of my cartridges even though my N64 doesn't work! Thanks for the tips!
This will come in handy for making a better label for the "Sonic Advance" GBA cartridge I have in my collection that's a bit worn down. Thank you.
Pat the NES Punk *_wept._*
It's always good to see someone showing how to return games to their former glory.
This is great for everyone who has a cartridge with something off and for everyone who wants the cartridges to look great. I would love to see more Gameboy stuff on the replacement label stuff, but since the games I'm interested in add a better label are there, nothing to complain on my case.
Thanks for the tips, I always try to care and preserve all my games and it’s great to learn better ways. 👍
you just blew my mind with the blockbuster sticker fix, thats how you think outside the box
Simple video, with examples, and real solutions - Congratulations!
Very solid video on how to do this stuff, a lot of tricks I use myself in here - but I had never heard of the specific marker you used for getting sharpie off of the labels, I'll have to give that a try!
My ocarina of time cartridge still has a blockbuster sticker, and i kept it on there to honor the greatness of blockbuster and how it was one of the first places I went to when going to get games.
Thank NINTENDREW this video helped me replace the label on my Sapphire game
I especially appreciate you making sure to add the “Reproduction Label” text. I’m a long time watcher of Pat The NES Punk’s podcast, and I know how divisive repro labels can be in the community.
If there’s one thing that I learned watching this video, it’s that game stores are not very nice to N64 sports games
Question: why do people actually dislike these videos?
Yeah like he is just trying to help
@Blakely Uselman They have to tamper with the CARTRIDGE SHELL. NOT THE CIRCUIT BOARD. Excluding the 1up Card thing where you clean the contacts.
As a collector, this is way awesome! You rock!
Personally, I had some carts that had Sharpie and stickers. I used bleach wipes, rubbing alchohol, and nail polish remover to clean the carts. Thanks for the new cleaning methods!
You sir, are a blessed creature.
Great video again Drew. I could have sworn that you already uploaded this long ago. Mainly because I watched it when I was wanting to clean my 64 games. If this is indeed new, then I don't know who I watched. But I am very sure that this was an older video before. Please reply Drew, it is driving me crazy. Keep up the great work.
Same here.
Awesome video! Just got a copy of Rayman 2 with a damaged rear label and marker pen on the back, this has really helped. Cheers pal!
The marker trick works really well with SNES cartridges that have the top/front edge scratched or faded completely. My Mario Paint cartridge looks good as new now.
Thanks for this video. It helped me restore some of my old cartridge games.
The whole intro is just 10 sec of nintendrew flexing on us
Gotta love the love for old and used cartridges. I can’t wait to try this out soon enough! The only thing I experienced is that Goo Gone wouldn’t be as effective, especially when removing stickers from cardboard boxes, it wouldn’t help even after ten minutes or more. The hairdryer works most of the times, though.
You know what Drew a “Mr Clean Magic Eraser” can also remove unwanted adhesive, permanent marker, and torn labels as well.
Wonderful! Thanks for this video! I'm starting an NES collection and it's good to know how to properly clean up my carts!
That alcohol trick on the blockbuster n64 label is super clever. I’ll actually be using an X-acto knife to edge the border to the size of the original label.
Love these videos! Keep up the great work man!
It’s so useful! I don’t have a cartridge based console but I’m getting one soon!
Another great video! Haven't thought about cleaning my cartridges in a while, I need to check them out.
Will do this with my N64 Star Wars Rogue Squad and Doom for the Super Famicom, lables are in horrible shape and carts look faded and had better days, thanks Drew!!!
I actually needed to do this to a couple of games. Thanks for the info!
Thanks Drew this video will help me with your other helpful videos in the future for me
I can vouch for Retro Game Cases. Amazing labels, easy to apply, and prices are great. The shipping time can be a little frustrating but it's worth it.
The labels generally look good, but more and more I find their selection to be too small (they only have about 125 US Titles out of 296) and I have found that the color is more than a little off on some labels (ie Paper Mario's yellow is more of a whitish color)
Love the Dedede amiibo on the back shelf. You got good taste, my dude.
Always good stuff, Drew.
I haven't bothered cleaning up my cartridges thinking "one day I'll just go through and do them all in one fell swoop"
You're really giving me ideas for then lol
Holy shit Drew, the last one method made them look even better than a brand new game.
I tried all these methods on a few NES games I found at my comic book store marketplace thing, and I can confirm these work, although the packing tape looked a little odd on the NES shell.
Thanks drew this really improved my games keep up the good work
Very cool. These kind of videos are so informative.
Nice to see a fellow kentucky game collector
Another great tutorial video! I do all this when I get home with a new game, it part of my OCD😘
I've really got to get one of those blender markers, looks like they really do great. I saw the combination of price tags from great escape, gameXchange, and the writing on top of the F1 Cartridge, and thought it was weird, cause I have seen several carts with similar looking handwriting on top, looked at the video description and turns out you are from my area. Just thought it was pretty cool, never would have thought anyone I watch on youtube would be from my area lol.
can't wait to try this on my Starfox and Rogue Squadron carts
For permanent marker and pen ink, you can also use dry erase markers, or hand sanitizer, as the alcohol in it will remove the ink, though it’s probably a bad idea to use sanitizer on anything but plastic.
Thanks Nintendrew you helped save my interest in my broken Pilot Wings 64 cartridge from dying out. Did you have a good time in Rochester ( my home town) a few weeks ago when you were there
You sir, are a national hero. Thank you 😊
Love seeing this type of video. Great content!
Yay for having the same name.
And thank you for this video. Gonna restore some of my older N64 carts. Thanks for the info.
Rock on!
Awesome tips there. Thanks for the heads up on a few of these things. I have actually gotten into label making so this video appeals to me. One of the things that kills me in this hobby are the so called "purists" who get bent out of shape about a replacement label on a cartridge. The same folks think nothing about replacing an OEM joystick with a little bit of play or replacing their OEM N64 case with a 3rd party jungle green case from Aliexpress. Yet, if you even think about replacing a label that is mostly destroyed they get totally bent out of shape as if you were talking about destroying a Picasso. If it has minor flaws, I leave it, but if it's reached the point where the label is effectively destroyed, I have zero qualms about replacing it.
Definitely came in handy.
I got a Banjo-Kazooie cart with the clear plastic Blockbuster sticker which is IMMENSELY difficult to remove, near impossible I might add.
Hoping this’ll help.
This is crazy helpful thanks!
Really helpful for starting to collect. Thanks for this.
Thank you for helping me help repair on my game console for ready to rumble
Spray adhesive works for attaching cartridge lables.
I happen to have a copy of Paper Mario that looks dead,but this helped clean the cartridge a bit.
So thanks mate! :D
This will genuinely help me out, thank you for this video!