Can This RARE Game Boy Color Be Saved?

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So, I guess this is a sort of Let's Refurb type of episode! This poor Game Boy Color had seen better days. Let me know what you think about how it turned out! :)
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[@rollastoney]

I like that charmander detail where it lights up his tail flame with the light. Cute.

[@jonathanr9619]

I didnt even notice that. That's awesome.

[@YamiGenesis]

Wow ok

[@TheRetroFuture]

Bit of Mr. Sheen would have done the trick.

[@esotericsean]

Haha, really want to get some of that stuff 😊

[@v0xl]

Mr Sheen?!!

[@gabz_isnt_gabz9939]

Omgggg Luv ur channel!!!

[@macoydiaz7747]

The Retro Futuuuuure!!! 🙌🏽

[@serverman-re1bj]

@Chase Tyson Mmm yes gotta love bots

[@earlspencer7863]

90 percent of comments about sticker. 10 percent good job.

[@MoLassessss]

If this isn’t Game Boy ASMR then I don’t know what is.

[@da2ndamendmenttexx77]

Haha

[@asparrow9876]

This is it chief.

[@MrVitalic85]

I felt asleep twice, this is my third time watching

[@car-stealer6988]

Swear

[@tdwf1]

yeah i don't know what he uses to record audio, but it has such a comforting, serene warmth to it. he's got a great voice, too.

[@1AngrySloth]

hahahahha i was not expecting the brushing your teeth part xD

[@unorthdoxcleric6953]

That was funny

[@MarkyShaw]

Hahaha that toothbrush shot ;-) Got me good!!!

[@WheresKdot]

Should’ve kept the gamefreak sticker bro! Damaged or not that’s the kind of stuff collectors love. But it looks great man.

[@danielschaefer6023]

I agree

[@laserdrip]

T_T game freak sticker is so OG, weather look gives it character. Still a nice job. Thank you!

[@PinkAndTheKeytarCat]

I scrolled down here entirely to see if someone had commented this.

[@PinkAndTheKeytarCat]

Then I scrolled more and realized everyone commented this.

[@RichardHartness]

abaasan not only that, but you can do a lot to restore and restick these metallic stickers. I had to stop watching when I saw that. Rookie move there.

[@Duke_Togo_G13]

Everyone is talking bout the sticker, and I'm over here wondering why you didn't try to carefully buff out the scratches on the screen protector with some 1500 grit wet sand paper, and plastic polish to finish?

[@roder5759]

No tu

[@topkom1265]

@raincoat rain same

[@jfriend2k2]

Or use a 4 way nail file. Works Miracles just know which sides are safe!

[@boobasniffa]

would plastic cleaner get scratches out of plastic

[@boobasniffa]

Novus acrylic plastic polish set for dull, scratched, foggy gloss plastics

[@sarahspainhour7341]

Lost my Gameboy color as a kid. Found it a month later outside on a table. Through Rain and heat it still worked perfectly. That and the N64 are so durable it's more of a rarity to find one broken lol

[@bastianseb2701]

The original game boy can survive a bomb (what I mean is the plastic shell)

[@Yeshuah6]

Old nintendo stuff was built to last. My copy of sonic advance got left in a pocket and got washed a couple times. Still worked fine after that

[@brennajohnson6969]

@@bastianseb2701look up the gulf war gameboy. It still worked after a bomb!

[@HackerBilly13]

Leave on the rare sticker no matter how damaged it is. It's basically the axe theory at this point. If you replace the Handle of an axe and then later on the head of an axe. Is it even still the same axe. I would have sanded and buffed out the original screen lens and same goes for the scratches than sanding. If it needs to be restored than people care about it being as close to the original as possible with as many original parts are possible.

[@NeonNightmares]

the guy that owned it before seemed to like playing with it in the sewers.

[@esotericsean]

XD

[@YouSuck921]

He was a big Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fan

[@luigihorror6455]

Probably Mario XD

[@braydenmurphy8034]

Legit food review

[@megami215]

This was probably dropped outside and someone found it

[@BigTruckerJ]

The scene of you brushing your teeth was gold man thanks for the laugh 😂

[@metallicakmm]

I clean and refurb/restore lots of these kind of things too. I don't suggest using an exacto knife to scrape away that dirt and grime. Let it soak in hot water with some dish soap, or I also like to use Simple Green. Toothbrush works great for edges and hard to get places. But a scratch pad works wonders for the main surface. So does Magic Erasers, just be careful since those will remove any painted logos if you're not careful. The Magic Eraser can also get rid of minor scratches.

[@fabikerscher259]

i love those refurb videos. would love to see more. kinda like on the retro future‘s channel

[@Tronicsfix]

Great fix! Really enjoyed watching the repairs on this.

[@chrisgodreau4551]

Has there ever been a more haunted object? "Exceedingly rare Pokemon GBC meticulously repaired possibly in a car crash?". Amazing work!

[@doriand2967]

Dude it's awesome to have guys like you who repair old dream things!! 🤩🤩

[@RetroAdventure]

I would have kept the sticker since it said Game Freak, either way it looks so much better!

[@redwingdog22]

amesdepartmentstore 2002 are you serious right now?

[@RetroAdventure]

@amesdepartmentstore 2002 Pokemon Center is the store that this came from and Game Freak was the developer of Pokemon games.

[@RetroAdventure]

@amesdepartmentstore 2002 How Dare You! Lol, to each their own as they say.

[@RetroAdventure]

@amesdepartmentstore 2002 You could emulate on your phone or PC if you wanted.

[@mikehikes710]

@@RetroAdventure just played through red blue yellow crystal and emerald versions on my phone. Decided to buy a real 2ds to play the rest after got pearl now in my 2ds playing the while series

[@michaelburt9596]

I don't know for the sake of the price of reselling that I would have left the game freak sticker on

[@nathanmead140]

And only replaced the tape on it

[@WEFLYKITESDAILY]

I agree with this general statement. I was like NOOOO THAT'S WHERE THEY STORE SOME OF THE AUTHENTICITY! IT WAS IN THE STICKER!

[@esotericsean]

Yeah, I was torn on whether or not I should remove it.

[@michaelburt9596]

@@esotericsean how difficult is it to find stuff like that?

[@UnrivaledPiercer]

Yup agreed. Removing that sticker pretty much ruined the actual collectors value, at least to me. I would have rather had a roughed up original sticker than a replacement.

[@germail86]

Thanks for share your skills and knowledge. Keep doing the good jobs.

[@justRedDevil]

Brings back great memories. Love how everyone seems to have owned a copy of pokemon yellow.

[@Aaron_Bleu]

Amazing work dude, very soothing to watch

[@ReasonablySkeptic]

This is like watching old cars get restored, BUT for a 90s "kid" like me. You rock.

[@akillercaterpiller]

Great content. Thank you for taking the time to film and share.

[@glykeria4515]

This is so calming, your voice is soothing as well. Very nice video. Thank you

[@Rafa-Silva-Alt]

Thanks for doing this little piece of rare console some justice. You deserve my respect.

[@alexmichael8615]

I love how calming his voice is. He could litterally tell me to go to sleep and I would do it.

[@esotericsean]

Go to sleep. XD

[@alexmichael8615]

esotericsean Zzzzzz

[@GlitchTTGShorts]

@@alexmichael8615 zzzzzzzz

[@jimmy1395]

Congratulations for the 10 000 subs. Your videos are so satisfying to watch.

[@maur0liveira]

I don't know much about restouring, but for me this was a great job you did, i like how you show every step. Keep with the good work man.

[@seanvoncken230]

Nearly shed a tear when i heard the PIKA. Spent so many hours on this wonderful game

[@danielspurlock7140]

Lol i saw it on ebay and wondered who won it.

[@superresistant0]

how much ?

[@modelrc9500]

jordombal how much it sell for?

[@Nitro1396]

The auction hasn’t even ended yet lol

[@esotericsean]

@@Nitro1396 I think he means he remembers it on eBay when I bought it. I was bidding against several other people. I've listed it back on eBay now (link in description here).

[@Melissa-qj6gh]

Same lol

[@N3PTUNE001]

The ending with the song brought so much memories, i actually had a tear in my eye.. So happy right now.

[@Stoney_Eagle]

You make me feel nostalgic and I wanna play again now. That music brings back so many childhood memories.

[@GormGear]

5:38 caught me off guard LOL was not expecting that

[@aaronhelmsman]

I actually missed it the first time

[@arroweyraud8267]

i have this exact game boy and it still works perfectly!

[@miggyg7224]

This video was so satisfying to watch. It was also very detailed on each part you fixed. That’s a like and subscription. Nice video!

[@timmy3822]

This was really informative and interesting to watch. What a difference from before and after! I've recently started collecting various Game Boys of various condition, some I want to mod, others I want to keep in their original specification as much as possible. I never realised there was such a thriving and passionate modding scene for these old consoles. I felt like it was something that would be well beyond my capabilities, but so long as you pay attention and don't get ahead of yourself it looks like a relatively easy piece of kit to clean up and maintain.

[@jonathanbevan7030]

Lost a lot of value by removing that gamefreak sticker 😢

[@jorceshaman]

More value lost than cutting out the scuffs?

[@giovasquez5653]

No it dant!

[@Tom2404]

A lot of? I think it is all. I'm sure you could get a new shell and find a way to print that Pokemon logo

[@_MIKIMOTO_]

Didn’t have any value to begin with lmao

[@ignite999v2]

Very true that that did loose some value

[@gamingcat668]

Give this man a medal he saved something from my childhood

[@Whitemoonwolf132]

This was a lot of fun to watch and learn :) Thank you!

[@razzlethorn]

Nice just on the restoration, I had a very similar model growing up and this brought back fond memories. Nice to see them being preserved.

[@oldesenpai5485]

You can fix all of that damages with ramen noodles

[@johns3655]

Perfect 🤣

[@ismaeljr3720]

IDK why. But it almost had me on tears when I heard the opening gameboy sound. Still remember the days when I always have to remove batteries of our remote control for TV and parents will be mad. Those lights off night and I have a mini flashlight with me just to play

[@minddrift7152]

Your not the only one. Huge part of my childhood

[@ismaeljr3720]

The struggle of getting a decent lighting just to play at night

[@mountainmischief3828]

I remember playing pokemon yellow while mom or dad drove at night, and Id only be able to do stuff when we passed by a streetlight 😂😂😂 kids these days are way too spoiled

[@ismaeljr3720]

@@mountainmischief3828 I feel the struggle too. I fvckin hate it if we'd be going through a long tunnel hahah

[@punkinpunker]

I still have one and I still play it. :).

[@jonathancerutti2546]

This picture of this on your Instagram and this video has given me major nostalgia and convinced me to buy a few gameboys for collection and to try modding thanks for the inspiration

[@mojojoro123]

This video was so satisfying! Well done, mate, great job! I would have stuck with the original back sticker tho. Kinda like a blast from the past to when you started cleaning it. 👍

[@ArlanFixStuff]

I always disasemble the switch to clean it. I think it is much more cleaner that way, and i never knkw that pot is for the contrast 🤣 thanks a lot sean

[@AwesomePolska]

The sound of Pokémon intro and those days i spend on playing this game are back live 😍

[@MyFabioTavares]

wow ... such atention to detail. loved the video. really glad youtube suggested me this

[@retrorick]

Great work Sean..came out beautiful!

[@shagg76]

For that roadrash looking stuff i use a citrus based cleaner called goo gone tends not to hurt plastics. Might be worth adding to you toolbox.

[@darkracer1252]

when the question is. clean but replica. or original but slightly damaged. the original sticker is best. replacing that sticker has basicly made it worthless to a collector.

[@jordansims7838]

You can make the same argument with the screen too.

[@darkracer1252]

@@jordansims7838 a screen must always be clean. but polishing it would have been better. any collector will now simply say. yeah but dude. this is a fake

[@darkracer1252]

@silverfoxeater this was about the damn sticker. he should have only replaced the sticker if he had an identical one. slight color changes are alright but every letter and dot and symbol should be there.

[@NeverPutDown]

@silverfoxeater he paid 60 for it

[@GrievousGhost]

It's not fake it's called restored but okay.

[@joshdburns]

Your voice is so soothing lol. Didn't have a clue what you were doing but I sure couldn't quit watching!

[@nikkyvirus_]

Great video! I learned more about fixing these up, thank you!

[@antitouchable]

You can repair the original screen cover with CA glue, high grit sand paper, and a buffer

[@Miller_Time]

Whats a buffer?

[@tustelpaman]

Thanks for sharing about setting the contrast, you awesome 👍

[@Mechakick]

Bless you, from the title I thought you needed a referral to my friend A3rgan but you did a great job on this. I love seeing things repaired instead of being discarded.

[@cleveromnivore8352]

I love watching repair videos with the captions on because whenever he opens a bag or makes a scratching sound it says "(Applause)"

[@davidgodoy9561]

I love how ASMR this is! It is such a satisfying video to watch. 🐛

[@vinnyvidivici]

The condition of that broken Gameboy is a definitive reflection of what Rage Quitting looks like.

[@drfty2915]

Haha Cool😉

[@tocram2]

I loved the ening shot where you show us the refurbished Gameboy in all of its new glory, back on its feet again... With all the shit this boy went through, it's been taken care of, and has been given a second life, that's truly amazing. I'm also biased on the "original sticker" thing, I does look way better with this, but I think you could have let one thing that really gives its past away, you know, just symbollicaly, but yeah it's just my take on this. Great video, I'm subbing right now ! :D

[@darkshadow5845]

I have never heard of a Crunchy speaker until now. I am amazed by the diction of this man and his ASMR. Thumbs up 👍!

[@evilwarcow]

During this time of watching you doing this, I was playing Pokemon Gold and defeated the Gym master in Slow-poke town who has a lot of bugs. Also got rid of Team Rocket from that area too.

[@vlonvs8913]

I have one of those and it’s fully working never thought it would be worth lots of money

[@imbrenojansen]

"lots of money" 100 dollars. Wow.

[@TheOnlyMastrx]

These repair, and cleaning videos are so relaxing. I don't care what everyone thinks about the sticker, great video!

[@RongoIK]

This video was very casual and fun to watch. Thank you, very cool

[@that_1_trucker826]

Brought me back memories of my childhood 😩😭😭

[@BradYeti97]

You got a like and a sub today, however, I would suggest that next time the sticker stays on there, unless it's halfway damaged and coming off. The state that was in, it would have been better to keep it on, in my honest opinion. Still, great video my friend.

[@litchtheshinigami8936]

BradYeti97 i agree.. it had a scratch but you are bound to expect that especially if it has been used by a kid before.. i have a gameboy lying around myself (a newer version but still a gameboy) that is battered but has obviously been loved.. same for my original ds.. it’s all scratched up and the hinge is gone as is most of the touch screen (the visuals are fine however the touch is cucked as i used to play alot of touch games and would press down a bit too hard)

[@packlesswolf1]

@@litchtheshinigami8936 yeah that game freak text made it unique. I wouldnt of done it either.

[@Wantar]

This video is so calming. :) I'm more into DMG GameBoys, but this was... relaxing. Thank you.

[@484guizmo]

i would have never thought than it could look this good at the end, i was disapointed that the black scratch marks stayed after the wash but you really managed to scrape them off clean!

[@Rockmaster867]

I think in order to remove the switch cower you yould use some flux instead of new solder to have an even easier time removing it.

[@Cjpacman]

Thought I was the only person here with common sense

[@khanv1ct244]

Noooo, the sticker didn’t look that bad! Why would you replace it!?

[@k0tun652]

Now its worthless

[@KidTonyGaming]

@@k0tun652 It was worthless when he bought it

[@jorceshaman]

@@k0tun652 He literally cut/scraped pieces of the plastic off and it doesn't have the original battery cover. I'm not sure how much difference the sticker really made.

[@jorceshaman]

@silverfoxeater It sold for $105 according to the link in the description... But I doubt that the person was super concerned about it being perfect like the aforementioned collectors.

[@ThrE3-GeS]

Because you can order them online for a few cents you morran

[@Nikkerston]

you did a great job restoring that Gameboy and it looks like brand new!

[@noitakuu_art]

I've learned a lot with this video! Thank you!! You're really good 😊👌

[@supernintendochalmers-wj8rz]

Sean, I'm starting the video and I don't think it can be saved. You're also kind of a gameboy genius so I probably shouldn't underestimate you.

[@goreobsessed2308]

It was an easy clean job with a dirty power switch lol

[@01Chris02]

Resold for $105 + $24 postage for those wondering - 32 bids in total on it starting at $1.

[@jeffreypark8764]

I like your edits man, keep up the good work!

[@esotericsean]

Appreciate it!

[@bert3393]

Very good explanation, not too fast not too slow. Very good video helped a lot!

[@JMadlock108]

This the gameboy ryan renolds had in the car crash during detective pikachu. 😂

[@justinpatterson4164]

Dripping alcohol into electrical components without removing the actual grime doesn’t help long term. The alcohol evaporates and leaves all the crud behind, so it’s not really cleaning. Edit: Also I really liked the video.

[@randysan3892]

Looks great. Thank you for making this video.

[@glennmoreland6457]

Hi from England Nice item recovery... I'm an electrical contractor myself... And this video is a good example of the problems dirty switch pads and contactors can cause (especially when you've only a few volts to play with)...

[@yarisazam]

It's almost 4 in the morning.. I haven't owned a Gameboy color since I was a little boy. What the hell am I doing here watching this lol.

[@Death-rg4zz]

Honestly I saw this and was like shit idek what happened to my color lmao

[@bigmanbazzaaa]

I only have the original game boy from my dad who got it in Australia and the only game in it was Tetris

[@ididthisforthecomments.5893]

“Looks good, no corrosion or anything.” RUBS GREASY HUMAN FINGERS ON COMPONENTS

[@TamaraValmar]

I have two Game Boy Colors and both of them have the soft speaker/crackling issue. Was always worried I'd have to replace the entire component but I had no idea just cleaning them out would be an option! Keen to try restoring mine when I get the tools. Also I think you made a good choice replacing the sticker! It would've been great to keep the Game Freak logo and retain that little detail but when you're going for aesthetics I think having that clean and new look takes priority sometimes-especially considering the condition that original sticker was in.

[@BrosciuttoJZ]

This video is incredible. I can’t believe you can change the contrast!

[@Kinglance37]

Should have took a heat gun or something to the sticker to loosen it up or something...then you could have re-used it. I've transferred stickers before to replacement shells when I've redone SPs and GBCs....

[@KevinArcade87]

In my opinion you should have left the original sticker

[@aidanbae6162]

Kevin De Bondt yea

[@dzlnitro]

That's a no brainer. That's actually an identifying mark to a collector...

[@VampRune]

Yeah I have to agree, I am sure the original battery cover can be found online.

[@timrobins98]

Thats the primary way to spot a fake. Not that there's many going around, but it's a rule of thumb for collectibles not to replace or remove things like that.

[@romancimpoes2096]

tim robins he has this video to prove it’s real so doesn’t matter

[@seigeheim3247]

What i saw is a gameboy color portable console of my childhood. Fun memories, nostalgia and bitter sweet game time spent on this awesome gameboy.

[@vgmastercleveland]

Another good tip for cleaning cartridge slots is a card (gift card, credit card, etc.), some alcohol, and an eyeglass cloth. Works just like the pink one you used here

[@HEYITSMARKOO]

I have no idea why I'm watching this xD

[@imbrenojansen]

Me too. I am blind. But it's nice to listen to.

[@HEYITSMARKOO]

@@imbrenojansen how are you even reading my comment hqha?

[@CabezaDePistacho]

Breno Jansen lol

[@JorgeDelgado-ec4oi]

lmao same

[@DecibelAlex]

I'm afraid it lost some collectors value there when you removed the original back sticker.. but too late now

[@Wheels8504]

Value should never be important. Play and have fun.

[@Wheels8504]

@dolofonos Money isn't important. It's not difficult to go find a job.

[@Wheels8504]

@dolofonos If it's one I had growing up, I'd keep it for the fact that it is my childhood handheld. No other reason. Other than that, I don't care to even look for collectible or rare gaming items just because of worth. The only thing worth anything is childhood memories.

[@K1NG7OX1C]

@@Wheels8504 it's not about the money or finding a job, it's about the collectors value. Even if you won't sell it ever, collectors value is important to some people.

[@squirtasquirtle7988]

Lol I like how Wheels8504 is in like everyone’s comments saying get a job and collection value is irrelevant and stupid bs like that.

[@YamiGenesis]

This repair made my nostalgia heart happy. Thank you

[@Alex-rl2mk]

Very surprised how well it cleaned up. Well done!

[@isaacdiaz1735]

he sounds like bob ross if he was into technology

[@lottieplaysnintendo]

isaac diaz LMAO YOURE RIGHT

[@bleachboy18]

That was a really informative video, but as many have said - you did the gamefreak sticker an injustice haha.

[@Charlitification]

So many nostalgia... My childhood... Very nice job..

[@axelxbc]

Who else wanted the intro to keep playing? Great content!

[@michaelpetherbridge1321]

I remember playing one of these when I moved over to Australia from the United Kingdom. Every time the plane was turning, the sun would glare on the screen and I wouldnt be able to see what I was doing and as a child, that was like the worst thing ever. Ohhh how times have changed 😂

[@PlutoPebble]

And you couldn't play under the covers unlike GBA!

[@hollowneedles]

Totally wasn't expecting the teeth brushing and I cracked the hell up. That was great.

[@pavelbombic456]

Your life must be wonderful

[@tapewaves2783]

Pavel Bombic because he found something funny? Yours must suck pretty bad.

[@sketti404]

This entire thing is so relaxing

[@niplob]

I love how your mic makes this disassembly sound like a horror game with how loud everything is