Famicom Repairs

[@lactobacillusprime]

Yep love the intro - nice quick and very recognizable. Kudos to you for fixing up those two poor Famicoms! They turned out great.

[@Terry3571]

Great job! Always makes me smile when I see the console's working at the end.

[@MassiveJetGrind]

Awesome intro, bro! It was short, sweet and downright awesome! Great job on the consoles. I don't even care about the discoloration. For me, the only enemies are dirt, dust and rust. A clean machine is all I want. Again, awesome job.

[@dbzparodyfan101]

you have a very neat and organised room luke

[@pestro87]

Wow, I thought that the Famicoms and the N64 were beyond redemption but it makes me happy to see that you managed to resurrect them :) Keep up the great work man!

[@SpikeBlighty]

Awesome work. Great to see stuff come back from the dead, so that they can be enjoyed by another gamer.

[@orangeActiondotcom]

Would like to know what products and processes you're using to clean up the corrosion and/or rust on the jacks and cartridge edge connector. Those might be good general videos to make, since those will apply to lots of other systems!

[@KevinTwiner]

Your my mad scientist hero..keep up the great work !

[@pipdjs]

I love how messy your room is, at the same time I dont. I feel like you might lose a thing or two when taking stuff apart..

[@hippari]

It's a bit painful to watch those poor things xD My Famicom is sitting next to me, all clean and working. It just need some replacement stickers that I need to order from Japan and it'll be like new :) Good work restoring those old consoles, Luke ! :)

[@RyuHayabusa06]

Good job saving those Famicoms!!

[@Tahnvalas]

Good repairs Luke! I've actually learned alot while watching your vids. One question though... How can you WORK in such a MESSY MESSY place? It smells like fire hazard to me...

[@RobertNES816]

Good work! It's. always a good feeling when you bring back these old systems! The old Famicom/NES systems always seem to work. Anything that's wrong with them is usually just age related from sitting. Nintendo's quality control must have been very high back in the 80's.

[@freeformaniak]

decent pick up glad you got them fixed, what you thinking of working on next?

[@RockstarRunner7]

Man, I wanted to wash my hands when I saw those dirty cases :D Nice work luke!

[@RaiZdbyDINGOES]

what did you use to clean them up?, they look sparkly. And wah

[@Frog_Puppet]

The dpad rubber pieces from some 3rd party ps1 controllers can be used to replace the ones in nes controllers.

[@TurgonPer]

Iv gotten my famicom and have the same issue. I will take it apart tomorrow and clean it as i know this usually does the trick. However i heard you said something about your rusty pin connectors. How did you mend them?

[@jasonzuvela]

Have you ever had a console pickup that just blew up with a bang when you did the initial system test?

[@luke27luis]

Awesome repairs, love your videos ;)

[@RUTGERMORTENSEN]

do you sell these when you repair them Luke? i'd love to get my hands on one

[@gamerculebra]

Very cool video!!! Nice repair!!

[@ArcadeMachine15]

an easy fix but a nice one, i like that there is no yellowing on the second console where the sticker used to be.

[@S161064]

great video mate. excellent retro repairs. have you by any chance a video on how to repair Sega Saturn av port as mine is playing up. when i move the cable at back of console color gos weird and sometimes loose video all together.

[@LeightonW87]

Mmm, crunchy. lol Great to see them working, Thought it may have been mainly the cart port, there really isn't much to a Famicom is there. Had a issue with my NES when I bought it, opened it up, repositioned some of the 72 pin connector pins and hey presto, NES fun. :D

[@sega94486]

Nice job on the system dude. also luke can i use a super famicom ac adaptor on the orginal famicom?

[@zebular]

Hey Luke, what did you use as far as cleaning up the pin slot? Credit card with alcohol and a rag?

[@MoreDakka101]

what are you using to clean these bad boys. They looked really really bad.

[@yesyesnono12]

Man this is cool....been wating to import a famicom for ages

[@LAZERBLADE194]

That intro LOVE IT Luke!!! ;)

[@Mr__Pickle]

With the contact wear on the controllers, is there a way to fix that? I got an NES for Christmas and one of the controllers has that. Also some of the rubber is missing as well. Is there a way to fix that without the chance of burning myself with a lighter?

[@TheArmchairEmpire]

Wow, those systems cleaned up nice. I guess there's nothing to be done for the sun damage, but other than that they look great! Also, I never knew that the cartridge for Super Mario USA was such an amazingly bright pink. :p

[@tenaciouslyawesome]

Your intro is great!

[@KingGameReview]

A few months ago I got a Famicom off ebay for a couple bucks. It worked perfectly for about a half hour... then the graphics started getting jumbled up like a dirty cartridge. I turned it off, cleaned the game, and it never worked again. I've tried all the games I have and none of them work. I wish this thing had some sort of LED so I know if it's even turning on. (it just stays static when I turn it on) I guess I'll just try giving it a good clean to see if that helps.

[@blakegriplingph]

Have you tried applying retr0brite to them?

[@figment1988]

Luke is almost like ET. whatever busted system he gets in an auction, ends up getting fixed at his hands.

[@S161064]

i have tried cable in a different Saturn and it works fine.

[@KevinArcade]

Where do you sell those console's that you fixed up?

[@John-dz6vm]

Will these power up in the USA or do you have to buy a converter?

[@HokusaiXL]

+J G You can plug the original power brick into US mains. Japanese wall outlets are 100v where as US is 110v, which means (because of the windings of the transformer) it will output 11 volts instead of 10 volts DC. A discrepancy that the 7805 regulator can more than handle.

[@John-dz6vm]

Great. Thank you!

[@RedRanger2001]

+J G I use the Genesis Model 1 AC Adapter, since I purchased my Famicom from eBay without hookups.

[@John-dz6vm]

+RedRanger2001 Thank you. At the time I was waiting for my Famicom from Japan (like a month) and came across a couple of NOS Genesis Model 1 Adapters on Ebay. I have since used both the Famicom and Genesis adapters with no problem. I think the Genesis adapter does gives you some piece of mind though even if its not necessary. And since my NES adapter quit working it was nice to have a replacement on hand for that console as well. Later

[@alltidmagnus]

But then Luke gets his hands on them and voilla; once again a sweet system!

[@SuperDan88]

I do love the outer case on the first one fades from Ewwww to ok :P Oh you could hear the 20+ years of dirt stuck inside that open leaver when you popped the game out! Are there no suppliers in Japan that deal with the membranes? Or even would the membrane from an NES controller fit in a famicom controller? Anyway great job on the repairs looking very clean!

[@jacob60617]

Are you selling one of them Luke

[@davidturner7101]

Hi Luke, I have a famicom Japanese same model as you have but I have no sound. Picture is great through RF (UK TV) but no sound on the games I have. Have you got any idea what would cause this? Many thanks. Dave .T

[@1313xt]

I have same problem with NES toploader i got. I know why thou most likely. My toploader is NTSC but come without RF switch box. Only RF-s I have are all PAL... Picture comes trough ok but no sound (well if i but tv on max, there is some sound but its hidden behind lots of buzzing). So most likely You have NTSC system with PAl tv? Try trough video cassete player. Some of these can convert NYSC/pal signals.

[@sayajay]

1:59 "Wow, just sounds crunchy." lol.

[@Andrew-McCormick]

Unless it’s a Japanese TV, the Famicom shows on channels 95 and 96 for 1 and 2 respectively. Those are not exact numbers, but as close as you can get.

[@ShadowMagnus]

hey luke, awesome videos! I have been using some of these to repair my old retro consoles. I was wondering what advice you would give to someone whose famicom is displaying a white screen (game is inserted but nothing is displayed). The cart slot feels "crunchy" when games are inserted and it makes a sound when you hit reset. Nothing else happens. I would like your opinion on the subject since I am at a loss on what part might be the problem. Thanks and looking forward to more videos!

[@jackfrazer576]

hi luke i pick up a xbox 360 from the dump 4 $3 i wonder why it was thrown out but it still worked kinda

[@chairuser4]

Nice repair

[@TheOldSchoolGamer94]

How do you pause the game with the 2nd player controller?

[@SevenDeMagnus]

Hi. What could be the problem of the Famicom power supply, the power supply (100v) doesn't have power. How do you open it with DIY tools, maybe. Thank you. God bless, Proverbs 31

[@treebomb]

Luke, do another game room update/ house tour video soon please!

[@JillpooThree]

Haha On the same day I posted an "Off the cuff" video and You post a edited video!!! LMAO!! Interesting video Luke!! Thanks for posting :)

[@RetroClash95]

Nice job! I heard you can get those yellowed consoles white again with bleach, have you tried it?

[@myturtlesrock48]

Y did u move to Japan

[@KevinArcade]

I'd love to know what that gold sticker is from lol :p

[@hoggboyz69]

are you using japanese native televisionS?? I was told...and it works for me too, that the channel needed to be 95 to show anything with RF, cause i thought mine was messed up, it's not just dirty and has a lot of static...so needs cleaning...already knew that haha. but was surprised that it was fully functioning. just had it on the wrong channel, but I am using NES rf adapter...so maybe that has something to do with it??

[@NeoNyder]

Yeah mine is clean as hell, but I can't get a picture, tried a bunch of channels, annoying! :(

[@asdf_]

+Nyder You need a TV that displays NTSC-J.

[@slainempire]

do you take repair requests?

[@dannyfr3sh]

luke i like your videos, thank you

[@R33Racer]

Super intro!

[@Mysteriozone]

Lukemorse1 = savior of retro consoles!

[@bobskie321]

I didn't know that the American Super Mario Bros2 was also officially released for the 8-Bit Famicom (7:23). I thought it was released only for the 16-Bit Super Famicom. I have that game for the 8-Bit Famicom but mine is a bootleg and the cartridge label title is Super Wonderful Mario. I didn't know that original exist for the 8-Bit Famicom. I'm sure that yours is original because you are in Japan.

[@Synthetic_Graves]

I wish I could get my hands on a Famicom or american famicom modeled NES clone.

[@toaker]

you could have also dipped the case in hydrogen peroxide it should get most of the yellowing out

[@devastaticon]

Hey Luke! Just sent you a video response through youtube inbox FYI Cheers!

[@chairuser4]

How do you work in that mess,and find your stuff or even know what it is,there wires,controllers,screws,cartridges,cords and everything else do you know what is what.

[@Tmuk2]

I wonder if we'll be saying that about XBox 360's in 30 years time...!

[@johneygd]

you fixed it.

[@roknamza]

I would like to buy this Famicom with Luke's fingerprints all over it. It would be my honor to own.

[@KierinHale]

Dam your good

[@alltidmagnus]

OMG that stuff is so grosse! :D

[@Sillyzombie666]

i want a famicom so bad but its like $100 on ebay

[@Phillydcuz]

It wasn't working. You made it work. Repair video.

[@cresent605]

Mannn u need to tidy that room!!

[@KevinArcade]

People are silly. Ofcourse you charge more for something that actualy works :p I need to find someone in Japan that is willing to do some shopping for me.. Need some stuff that is easy available in Japan.

[@DaveDoc1984]

You dont as you dont have a Start Button.

[@MrXinsizionx]

you need a bigger place hehe..

[@Bylga]

Gaming Doctor