This Japanese Mystery Tech is WILD

[@drhydro8346]

It would be wonderful to witness the Panasonic cube functioning flawlessly again. Consider creating a video on how to fix it.

[@R3AL-AIM]

I 6th this

[@gstargreen1]

I can't remember who but a KZbin did a teardown on this and it is wild with multiple layers of motherboards

[@NottJoeyOfficial]

​@@gstargreen1Spawn Wave Media

[@NottJoeyOfficial]

The Panasonic Q is notoriously one of the hardest game consoles ever to tear down and repair, which is part of what makes working units so expensive.

[@HoneySoakedSeagull]

The disc drive is more than just a common issue, it's pretty much every unit the plastic in the drive is extremely brittle and has broken. If you get one that's ever seen any use you're likely replacing the plastic rails of the disc drive.

[@xureality]

Japanese "Junk" means more along the lines of "as is, untested" than any indication of cosmetic condition. I've read my fair share of sellers saying "i don't know how to use this thing, so selling as junk"

[@icebergmm]

As opposed to ebay in the US where "as is, untested" means "I know it's broken, but I'll get more for it if I don't tell you".

[@agoddamnferret]

cultural differences I guess@@icebergmm

[@miregoji2959]

Capacitor replacement is a must

[@Ido013]

Was going to comment that exactly lol

[@notoriousbig3k]

It means its broken man that how japanese ppl talk like

[@kamencj]

The 3.5 inch drive on the Sharp twin Famicom is for the Disk System games such as Legend of Zelda and the main reason it probably doesnt work is because the rubber band that operates the disk reading function is broken

[@DuneRunnerEnterprises]

It's an ancient floppy!! Of course it's broken!!!

[@VinnytotheK]

They're relatively easy to fix too, I replaced my original Famicom Disk System's rubber band, though realigning the head was a bit tough.

[@NottJoeyOfficial]

It's crazy that he could know what the Panasonic Q is but not the Famicom Disk System lol.

[@Kiritomens]

@@DuneRunnerEnterprises I can tell you that at least most floppy drives still work as long as you replace the belts. Can't say that about the lasers in most consoles. PS1 is barely holding out, but gamecube already failed twice.

[@VinnytotheK]

@@NottJoeyOfficial The Panasonic Q has gotten way more attention online, especially in the West.

[@Killertamagotchi]

is not a Floppy Drive its a Quick Disk Drive. Even though the Quick Disks that Nintendo used for this look like floppy disks on the first look, they work completely differently than a floppy disk. While a floppy disc works with sectors and individual files can be accessed directly, a quick disk is more of a data cassette drive that uses a disc instead of a tape. These drives are also a horror to calibrate when the rubber drive belt needs to be replaced

[@lOQl]

I want a video where Austin attempts to fix the Panasonic cube and everytime he fails he gets shocked

[@RaccoonHenry]

I don't know how we got here but I'm all for it.

[@chasew4563]

Count me in! This has to happen

[@asuna07neros]

That Japanese SNES and the PS1 are both giving me nostalgia. The Japanese SNES is the one that I'm more familiar with than the US models since it was the one given to us by my uncle who used to worked in Japan.

[@TrexelCat]

The Super Famicom shell was also used for the PAL-region SNSP-001A model Super Nintendo. So that design is familiar to most of the rest of the world.

[@tylerbenrich]

Japan was definitely a leader in tech innovation.

[@XxMiNeCaRtPhOeNixX]

I would actually say they still are, maybe in a different way.

[@R3AL-AIM]

​@@XxMiNeCaRtPhOeNixXnot as mainstream, but I'd say especially for arcades and marketing/showtime presentations. Two areas where they excel over everyone else imo

[@NicotineRosberg]

Was?

[@PunkrockNoir-ss2pq]

They're also the leaders at sexualizing school children in anime

[@SmokeyChipOatley]

@@NicotineRosbergnot who you were replying to but I'd also say "was". I'm basing my opinion on the fact that Japan in the 80s- early 90s was THE worldwide leader in tech and electronics. They were the ones at the forefront of innovation and quality and nobody even came close. Arguably the US was their closest competitor but they were still a whole decade ahead of them. All that stands in stark contrast to today. They no longer are the de facto tech leaders of the world. Even a country like South Korea has leapfrogged them in every possible way. Just ask anyone living in Japan today. They'll tell you that the country is practically living in the early 2000s. Mobile/smartphone banking and payment is practically nonexistent among other things.

[@Laserbeak219]

I bet the reason the twin famacom disk drive isn't working is due to the rubber band in the system being old and broke

[@Dee_Just_Dee]

Judging by the physical size of the drive, I think there might also be a good chance of just replacing the drive entirely, with a random old floppy drive from a beige-box PC. Uh... if your idea of a belt replacement doesn't work. 'Cause I wouldn't want to ruin the factory appearance of the machine.

[@devilmikey00]

​@@Dee_Just_Dee The disk system used a proprietary disk so trying to replace it with another floppy drive wouldn't work. It'd physically fit but a standard floppy drive wouldn't be able to read the disks themselves.

[@mawen_]

On the Sharp Twin Famicom: it's not a 3,5" floppy drive. It's a proprietary system by Nintendo and was originally sold as an add-on for the Famicom called the Famicom Disk System. The Sharp just combines these two in one system.

[@TheJoker.07]

7:43 "Is that Ness?" 7:46 "No, it's a Famicom" 🤣

[@GFourGadget]

That Panasonic Let's Note is soooooo ahead of its time - it is literally the Microsoft Surface's ancestor 🤯

[@alexander1989x]

It's 7th gen intel CPU so it's at least from 2017. Not that old.

[@rfmerrill]

17:39 to be clear, the Famicom Disk System did pretty well in Japan--it's just that the Sharp Twin Famicom didn't sell as much as the regular FDS add-on. A lot of popular NES games actually released as disks in Japan. However, pretty soon the cost of making cartridges dropped enough that the disk system really didn't have a reason to exist anymore. Thus, we never got the FDS in America and games were tweaked for a cartridge release--including in Japan, where games like Zelda, Metroid and Castlevania got cartridge rereleases after originally coming out on disk. The only real bummer about this is that the FDS had an extra sound source that sounded pretty neat, and also a lot of games that saved on the FDS switched to a password (Metroid) or nothing at all (Castlevania) when they came out in the west.

[@swordswinger5]

I really want to see a Panasonic Q fix video, it would be pretty tight if it was actually fixed as it was by far my favorite console growing up

[@cpljimmyneutron]

17:00 That is a 7 pin Din connector. Din connectors have been used for keyboards, joysticks, midi, and in todays world ADJ still uses the 5 pin Din as the remote line for their fog machines. In this case... that is for an RF-switch... if you recall the original Nintendo could only plug into your TV using the cable line, you had an adapter that you plugged your cable into, and then plugged it into the tv, and you had to select channel 3 or channel 4 as the channel the Nintendo would work on. That is what this Din port is for... and yes, it is a form of RF.

[@lordcorgi6481]

One of the first things I ever bought on Ebay was a Twin Famicom. It still works 👍 I wanted one when I was a kid and we were visiting Japan, but my parents said no.

[@robertrosejr]

In Japan, "junk" can also mean: Damaged products Products that stores haven't been able to sell Old and used things that have little value and that you do not want any more

[@transecho]

pretty sure the english "junk" also means all of those things

[@Yubl10]

That's how the Famicom and super Famicom were sold in Japan you had to buy the power adapter separately.

[@QuestionBlockGaming]

Yep! You bought the power adapter separately because northern Japan is on 50hz and southern Japan is on 60hz, so you buy the power adapter specific to your region! (At least, that's how I understand it!) It saves the manufacturer money so they don't have to make two different boxes of the console and can ship the same box country-wide!

[@Yubl10]

@QuestionBlockGaming I knew this already, but It's good to have this information here for those people who don't know that watch this video.

[@redperson11]

I just got a package from Sendico and they changed my shipping to Fedex as well. It was like a third the price for shipping.

[@gordonjeffrey231076]

100% video on restoring the Panasonic Q. Its the jewel in my console collection along with my PS2 automobile yellow.

[@YTcommenter712]

If anybody is wondering, the Panasonic Q is probably the hardest console to take apart. It's literally multiple motherboards on top of each other, as you can kinda see from taking off the sides. Even people who are skilled at repairs hate working on these, thus why so many stay broken.

[@TheSonicdavid]

I really want to see that Panasonic Q up and running and Austin having fun with it.

[@philtkaswahl2124]

I grew up in the Philippines, where the Family Computer was sold under that name and without the modifications that would turn it into the NES in the West, so I actually find them more nostalgic for me than seeing the NES in most English-language vids about video games on YT. I had the original white and red model with the red rectangular controllers mounted on the sides.

[@NotJoeFriend]

Love the chemistry between Austin and Ken when they found cool old technology and just having fun uncovering more.

[@R3AL-AIM]

Austin, Matt and Ken are all very different dudes with equally goofy personalities lol they host well together for sure

[@AnonYmous-wm6wq]

15:04 the confidence how you completely didn’t know what you were talking about there is hilarious. It’s not a floppy bro.

[@KazeNilrem]

Hope we get a deep dive video on the attempt to fix it. I think it would be great to see how it turns out.

[@th3ch0z3n]

The Gameboy cartridges most likely have flat CMoS batteries. You can open them up and replace them (most often cause of broken cartridges) as they also power the drm which is why the save and cartridges then don't work

[@TheElly750]

a couple of those would probably be some relatively easy fixes. the super famicom and the twin should be manageable.

[@70aufan]

Matt saying, “it’s got a bush, what the (hugs)” shows as being the most replayed part of the video haha. Of course I noticed that by replaying that part..

[@Darksteel76]

Please do a video on fixing the Panasonic cube. I would love to see this.

[@markfeeney9444]

The Sharp Famicom console probably just has a dirty head in the 3.5" floppy drive. It might only need to have a 3.5" floppy drive head cleaner run on it to get it working properly.

[@captainmullet]

You might find it cool to know that the theme for that disk system start up screen is the same theme as the Gamecube menu, it's just slowed down 16x on the Gamecube.

[@SmokeSenpai]

the TimtheTatman music threw me off i was looking to see if i had another tab open lmao

[@XxMiNeCaRtPhOeNixX]

This video is pure nostalgic aside from the things I’ve never actually seen before like the Famicom mixed with floppy disk‘s. Didn’t know those existed lol

[@Showsni]

I think it's just for Famicom Disk System functionality, rather than being a floppy.

[@Meoiswa]

Deffinitely want to see a repair attempt of that Panasonic Q, maybe a collab with someone with experience restoring older consoles?

[@LeBestPokemans]

Just clean the pins with iso on the gameboy games. They should work

[@zachdeez2112]

Did anyone notice the "It's got a bush? wtf?" lol Awesome to see an ITYSL references

[@UsmanAhmed_u]

Japanese tech not being wild is unheard of

[@ricky4379]

The I think you should leave reference 😂😂😂 11:53 I’m a fan

[@KyleHorschRealtor]

I want to see the Panasonic Q all fixed😂

[@mariokartfan8784]

👍

[@DarrelDelfin]

"The... 'Wiggly Diggly Dudes' is Japanese." The way I spit out my drink. 😂😂😂

[@Nieves710]

Japan gave the world some amazing tech.!

[@EmeraldHill-vo1cs]

And still does.

[@DrKoneko]

Your video on the Panasonic Q was the first tech video I ever watched on KZbin. Ever since that day, the Panasonic Q has been probably my favorite console of all time.

[@myjunkinyourtrunk1872]

thank you for calling it a N.E.S. not a "ness."

[@thehalflow-qualityhalo1130]

is this sarcasm? cus he said ness

[@filmgunproductions4448]

​@thehalflow-qualityhalo1130 I didn't hear "ness" the entire video? He only mentioned it once and he clearly said N.E.S. The only time he said "Ness" was literally for the character Ness, not the console.

[@QuestionBlockGaming]

That Sharp Famicom probably just needs its drive belt replaced, it probably works just fine. Cheap and easy fix!

[@Athereel]

1 hour gang 👇

[@rarxtkk]

3mins dude

[@clawz_09]

3mins

[@EverettTheMan]

Yup

[@Mochi_Wan]

early damn

[@AlexanderR0623]

Yessir

[@loustandards2827]

Everybody wants a Panasonic Q fix video.

[@MWBgq]

With the SNES you could replace the cartridge slot and do a deep clean to remove the yellowing. I know it's been done a million times on youtube, but I reckon you'd make a good video of the process.

[@rfmerrill]

I remember hearing the Panasonic Q is very prone to getting damaged in shipping, like your chance of it still being working when it arrives in the US is pretty low. This is on top of it being a massive pain to work on due to how much stuff is crammed in there.

[@garyqualls4316]

So a video on the repair attempt of the Panasonic cube?? I'm here for it!

[@mtgcardzandreview2756]

Props for the business Sendico reaching out and helping find a better shipping deal for the order, regardless of the quality of the content.

[@ARandomInternetUser08]

The Super Famicom might've just had incorrectly placed AV cables. I've seen that tissue come up before.

[@Jeffrey_Tyler]

I love when there is variety on the couch. Nothing against Matt or Dengi, there are just other fun people there too

[@colin1177]

@5:40 Austin having a stroke forgetting Nintendo AV connectors.

[@zephyram2648]

I assume from Austin's reaction that he never experienced the top loading NES we got over here after the SNES launched. It was pretty much identical to that famicom, complete with the rounded controllers.

[@itsnotnotjonathan]

Japan is just a fascinating place. It's a gift that keeps on giving.

[@therunawaykid6523]

Yeah I still want to visit Japan one day

[@JWL216]

You just need to replace the belt in the disk drive for the sharp famicom. But you would need the actual disk to play. There special disks not floppy.

[@theshadowpizza7133]

3:30 it smells like the bite of '87

[@EweToobUsername]

Panasonic Q was born from Panasonic’s partnership with Nintendo. Panasonic helped Nintendo with optical media, and in return, Panasonic got to make the Q.

[@AnonYmous-wm6wq]

I buy Japanese versions frequently since they’re usually nicer and in better condition than the American counterparts. They’re also a 1/2 the price, but once in America sell for more after some adjustments. Video gaming is a strange market

[@Triforce1]

I bought a panasonic Q from japan complete in box about 10 years ago for about what you payed for that one. It is wild how much they jumped in price. mainly bought it as a cool novelty.

[@MrRindarion]

I bet the diskdrive works just fine but as it seems like he doesn't have any clue on what the twin famicom even is, i fear that he simply tried to cram a regular good old 3.5" floppy disk in there which wouldn't work anyway since nintendo's famicom disk system (FDS) games where differently shaped

[@scaree2496]

Make a video repairing the Q. Or make a new ultimate GameCube out of it!!!

[@davidgroves9578]

His scent memory is on point. 1989 Ford Tarus. Certain people know this smell.

[@gerrymichaud3851]

Game consoles can be returned to the original color. Using Peroxide to Clean Yellowed Plastic Pour straight peroxide in a container. Put the plastic in the container. Allow the plastic to soak in the sunlight until the stain lifts. Rinse and dry.

[@kntwing23]

Panasonic Q I LAUGH..HAHAHAHA 😭all that $340 money well spend austin..

[@beard78748]

First off it is not a 3.5" disk drive it is a 3" disk drive. The Quick Disk were originally used in midi music equipment such as the Roland S-10. In most cases the belt will break or stretch over time and will need to be replaced. It is a very easy fix and console5 sells replacements. You should be able to replace the belt and test in about 10-15 minutes.

[@boss302whr]

I’ve had so much fun refurbishing sold of my old consoles, de-yellowing, cleaning the contacts. This would be a fun project for anyone who like doing that kinda of stuff. I might have to give this website a try

[@TheTiktok4321]

Nintendo came out with the first floppy drive for the Famicom which plugged into the cartridge receiver. It was also matched in color. The Sharp was then introduced to be an all-in-one console. The 3.5" floppies were proprietary - they had an extra 1.5 cm added to the top of the floppy that had a keyed "NINTENDO" as part of the disc. You could save games, which was the big draw. You could also go to a local toy store and have your disc overwritten for like 300-yen to get a new game.

[@zen1e97]

8:24 Are we just gonna glance off the fact that he calls the circle button an O button?

[@cheriluzvillanueva]

When he took out the gamecube I thought it was a toaster and for a moment my mind was like "why did he buy a toaster from Japan?" hahaha

[@Chrish1981]

I'm so old, this whole LET'S GOOOOO is still hard to get used to lol. Great vid like always 😁

[@therunawaykid6523]

That Panasonic laptop is so cool, love the fact you can detach the screen and use it as a tablet

[@abdullahrex4769]

Ther is a good chance that Panasonic Laptop has a bloated Battery, it causes pressure to the digitizer and cause it to ghost touch

[@untapupkeepdraw5922]

The Panasonic twin is just a mashed together original famicom and the famicom disk expansion. The hardwired controllers were originally put on the first gen famicom then the later models like the one u had went to detached controller. The disk was an attempt to increase storage for famicom games. Taking the original cartridge max from 32kb to 64kb per side of the 2 sided disk.

[@BigShrek8]

That famicon matching.his shirt in color is just perfect

[@DonaldHendleyBklynvexRecords]

I use to want that NEC machine soooo bad , I was already On Turbo Duo After Having Turbo Gfx 16 , Great Times

[@Uchia18]

when that play station sound played. Just pure AURAUL BLISS

[@Vanity0666]

Sharp made the NES too lmao, the Famicom in its entirety was a joint project between Nintendo and Sharp

[@dutchguy1975]

i'm low key hoping for a follow up video on a possible attempt to repair that Panasonic-Q

[@M0rteze]

7:43 That's a cold hard fact my friend. After Black and White 2, the pokemon franchise died for me.

[@mannywilliams6409]

I like everyone expression when he started the Eroge game. When I saw the X I knew what they were in for.

[@Chipis]

You should check stuff for radiation, some of it might be from excluded zones.

[@OGCYT]

That PS1 intro brings back so many fond memories, good ole days.

[@Home_Rowed]

I want to see a video series on repairing that Panasonic Q.

[@richard5mith]

I had a Panasonic Q! I imported it from Japan upon release. It was modded to allow multi-region DVDs too, which meant I used it as my DVD player as well as my Gamecube (I'm in the UK). It does mean I played Mario Sunshine in Japanese, and I don't speak the language. Mine was in perfect working condition, sold it last year just because there comes a point after 20 years where you wonder why you still have this stuff in your garage...

[@AlwaysBolttheBird]

“My Pokémon cards” “oh here we go” haha

[@nappa0582]

Austin talking during the PlayStation boot up hurt my soul on so many *deep* levels.

[@ryokasisters]

more japanese mystery tech please!!

[@FoxMcCloudFF7]

I know of someone that actually came across a Panasonic Q at a Goodwill... and he passed up on it because he thought it was a karaoke machine!

[@trevorhart4120]

That plug is a DIN plug. Used to have one on my Japanese MegaDrive.

[@milkman1026]

6:22 the OG DualShock had a bunch of variants that Sony released. I bought an official clear one, but I strictly remember clear, gray, blue and red, so I wouldn’t be shocked about a black one!

[@jensnerstheimer7454]

the black controller is from the Black net yarozee version. so there is a black ps1

[@SantiagoReinaldo]

We purchased those laptops straight from Panasonic here in the UK and they are touchscreen, but they ALL broke them eventually. We had to disable them and Panasonic fixed it several times. Great concept, awful usability

[@michaelangeloabarreto4588]

Panasonic was the manufacturer of the optical disc reader in the GameCube. It technically used DVD tech but it was NOT DVD. As part of the contract Nintendo allowed Panasonic to use the GC technology for the Q. Kinda how Philips got to use Nintendo characters for their deal to make the CD add on for the SNES.

[@AKrispyKracker]

I sneezed when he sniffed that super famicom 😂

[@chakoni]

In love with the golden "smoked" super famicom😂

[@Tarodenaro]

As soon i saw that PC-FX i knew there's going to be something naughty shown on TV happening soon or later.

[@thespyderdude]

12:26 begins Austin’s struggle trying to get the JP versions of Ruby and Sapphire to work that he purchased in a lot for $32. Meanwhile me who got working copies in a lot the same size that came with a console for the same price: 😂

[@user-245er4ud]

The Panasonic cube was so HOT it exploded! and then someone tried to glue it all back together . . .

[@chexmixkitty]

The contacts probably just need cleaned on those GBA games. Probably why they kinda worked after slotting them in and out a few times.

[@PinkFuzzySlippers]

you hurt my soul when you gave that game a blowie