Fixing a DESTROYED Nintendo GameBoy Micro

This poor destoryed GameBoy Micro needed some love.
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[@TheRetroFuture]

A lot of people have been asking for a little old-school The Retro Future video where I fix up a GameBoy. I hope this satisfies the urge! I have some much cooler things to repair in the not too distant future including a Panasonic Q! Stay tuned for that! I hope you’ve enjoyed the vlogs I’ve been doing! 😊

[@ArricDev]

Thanks! I love your content and can’t wait for new repairs!

[@aleistercampbell9381]

Thank you

[@FJFxGaming]

Clicked the notification as soon as I got it 😁, can't wait for the rest of your vlogs!

[@DarkLatexKing]

I cant wait for him fixing the ultra rare gameboy dmg

[@TheShadowHatter]

This reminds me of the fake famicom gameboy micro I own. I had to buy a legit one but I still have the old one im curious if it still works. Maybe if it doesn't I should send it to you for another gameboy micro repair video 😁

[@SpeciToS]

awesome to see a classic repair video from the channel! good stuff

[@TheRetroFuture]

Glad you enjoyed! ❤

[@bkslsh]

I appreciate that you left the broken tab in instead of waiting for a whole new shell for the sake of the shot. Helps to remind us all that every mod / resto isn't smooth sailing every time!

[@MrDeelightful]

I remember seeing these when they came out, and thinking they were pretty cool but hilariously small. That's one thing I really miss about older Nintendo consoles. The hardware re-releases for their portables almost always brought some new features or functions, even if some of them were gimmicky they still sold systems. The shots near the end with the screen off make the piano black finish look really luxurious too. Great video and great result as always, this is a finicky one!

[@SoundToxin]

The 3DS had a ton of variations and the Switch has had a slightly updated standard model (fixed some hardware issues, improved battery life) as well as the Lite and OLED (new dock with RJ45 port, new improved kickstand) variants.

[@Jdbye]

The Game Boy Micro was an impressive little device. Just look at the size of the cartridge compared to the size of the device itself. Essentially the cartridge slot and battery take up most of the space leaving not a lot of space for the rest of the hardware. It's impressive they managed to miniaturize it to that degree, especially at the time. This thing is considerably smaller than the DS Lite, and the DS Lite had to have the GBA cartridge stick out because there just wasn't room for a full size slot, despite being made with newer technology.

[@zukessurvival4785]

That is very clean work. I'm a little pissy that you paid so much for the shell replacement, and a piece broke off it.

[@dontdefense]

My life achievement in repair old consoles was changing one GameBoy micro's L/R button. They are SO TINY and so hard to solder / desolder. The fact that it works makes me so happy. One of my favorite consoles

[@AndrewWoodford]

I still need to pick one up! I loved playing my friends when they came out.

[@RC32Smiths01]

Just always a fantastic journey seeing people like you bring new life to gaming history. Cheers to all the engaging work you do.

[@acomingextinction]

I still love the Micro. It reminds me of the original iPod Nano - not in their appearance, but in the sense that they're both perfect little devices that do one thing really well, and there isn't really a modern equivalent. Also, brilliant repair work as always.

[@_Uh_Oh_]

I never knew these even existed until I started following you the other year. They look really cool, but I kind of skipped GBA due to my age at the time. Great restore work though as usual

[@RisingRevengeance]

It is a fun one but not one I'd recommend unless you really love gameboys. Mostly because of the price.

[@brennanradford4132]

Been loving the vlogs so far! Great to see another repair video, love this style of video too!

[@goeland4585]

Hey, haven't been watching for a while, I like that you're still doing "simple" restorations once in a while. :)

[@itsmeharro]

i just noticed we have the same screwdriver set! just the other day i took apart my old gba sp so i could clean it. that was my first time ever taking one of my consoles apart and it went perfectly because i watched a lot of your videos previously. thank you!

[@retrotechx2600]

As a huge fan of Micros, (I have two) I am so happy to see this beauty getting a second life!

[@sakurLOL]

The biggest question is how this could happend?

[@AnthonyLevelle]

Over usage, also probably someone raging at the game or it fell out of their pocket while skateboarding

[@austinkoeppen6122]

Looks to me like a dog got it.

[@sakurLOL]

@@AnthonyLevelle ill asume the person who used this micro must been really mad at the game he played lol

[@mistermatix8241]

Looks like doggie got hungry, those small dents look like dog teeth imprints. Cool handheld

[@shahweezmujtaba2166]

I think his finger slipped

[@RougeOrange]

Giving old tech new life, what this channel was built from. Almost a homage to its roots. Excellent video!

[@aag24]

Brilliant work, as usual. You make it all look so effortless. I’m a complete “clutz” and always fail at doing anything like this … assuming I can ever find anything to fix up (which I can’t afford anyway!). 😸😸

[@ronniegeorge3152]

00:09 Wait, I could have sworn this came out after the DS. No? Edit: Just looked it up. It came out a whole year after the DS. I thought so! Glad my memory isn't busted lol.

[@yoXneo]

That Gameboy micro really needed tender loving care! Love seeing videos like these 🎮🕹️

[@fairyqueengee]

I know he said he doesn’t recommend the micro being your first restoration but MAN its my favorite one, and its genuinely falling apart and in desperate need of a cleaning. Also watching him put it back together made me so excited to try.

[@jennyholiday88]

i wonder if he found this while in America. when i was a teen my dad found one at a sketchy thrift store for $5. the battery was dead and we couldn't find a replacement. my mom basically kidnapped us and took me away from our old home. i could only really take what i could grab, and sadly it couldn't grab it. even months and years later when the house was abandoned and looted I'd still stop in to see if i could find it. i wonder if by some miracle this was the game boy? looks exactly like it. anyways, if by some miracle it was, I'm glad Elliot got it and fixed her up ^-^

[@epiciphones]

I got one in green playing pokemon Emerald day and night first gameboy i got with backlight 😂 who remembers that time playing under the blanket at night? 😂

[@keyholes]

Loved seeing this old school vid, no clickbait, just a beautiful little restoration job.

[@AmusableKitten5]

The gameboy micro is a console I miss so much. When I was a little kid I had a green one, always found it beautiful, my first gaming experiences were with it and always blew my mind how good the screen looked. Yet one day I went with my family to a restaurant and I lost it there, when we tried to get it back it was missing, someone took it, since my mom didn't had enough money to buy a new one I had no console to play for many years, until the DS Lite came around. Yet it wasn't the same, and I always had this need to find my Gameboy Micro, yet I haven't founded in it's beautiful green color, and even if I found one on ebay I cannot afford it. So, yeah, someday I'll have the money and I'll get my hands on one. But I get so nostalgic every time I see one of these on a video. I wish I had it right now, I would play the crap out of it. Nice video and awesome restoration!!

[@DrablyOlive]

I like that you left out the music for this one Gave it an old school feeling

[@LinkInSink]

Fantastic to see a repair video, love to see a gbm repair

[@iSupermanCKi]

Retired my Micro when I got a RG351P a couple years ago. I just recently replaced that with the Miyoo Mini+. It's always nice to have a Gameboy handy.

[@justinhoffmann6321]

I would love to do something like this

[@sheenaQuarto83]

This is awesome stuff and keep up the good work mate.

[@cuddlequeen3225]

You're so careful when doing this. It's nice to see someone who respects this historical equipment. I don't like working with tiny pieces, so I couldn't do this. I admire you. Hope you're having a week. Cheers, mate.

[@hannahl4108]

Love your repair videos so much! Always so fascinating seeing how something goes together and so satisfying seeing it restored. Wonderful work as always! 💖👏

[@edwardrockingan2177]

Dude, you sound so beat. I bet the return from Japan must've been tough... Hope you're doing well, keep up the great vids

[@TheRetroFuture]

Nah I’m okay thank you! Just taking it chill in this video. It’s just how I sound without the KZbin voice! 😂

[@Kniffel101]

I assume you purposefully made the audio design for this video in an "ASMR style" for the sections you didn't talk in, but I feel like a little bit of lofi or other chill music could have helped bring a little more life into the video. Just my two cents. ^^ I love seeing some videos of you fixing stuff again, it feels like it's been a while! =D

[@DreamDaddie]

Cried a little when I saw the condition of that poor Micro. I’ll be going to sleep hugging my Game Boy Micro tonight

[@elvishernandez5620]

I fixed a Micro last year it was my personal I had gotten when they first came out. I had given it to my niece and she still had it this whole time didn't know if it work because she had lost the charger so I took it back and changed the shell and battery and it was working find just like the one you just restored. Was very happy with my old but new micro. I'm gonna go home now and play with it.

[@TheSkaldenmettrunk]

It looks really good. I like the black aluminium color as well.

[@Caolan114]

"Honey the new game boy won't play GOLF for the gameboy" "Try hitting It with the car"

[@TimBoxBoi]

Love the reverent silence at the end haha

[@gt7984]

This combined with a flashcart must be a dream on the go

[@smashmaster12]

Love your channel, super calm and relaxing to listen to!!!

[@DammitCrispin]

I have the special edition mario micro and it was my childhood console i loved it so many hours played i was a kid didnt know the piece of history i had. It still works but it does have a scratch or two. Just ordered a new battery.

[@skateecho]

oh this was satisfying! loved the micro repair. i love the micro so much. i dont think i knew it was thing until i had a DS and still regret not buying one back then but i picked one up and its just so portable. can easy pocket it and forget it is in there!

[@BasVoet]

This is so relaxing to watch

[@kennybacchus1488]

Fixing. A. Destroyed. Nintendo. Game. Boy. Micro

[@jonathan__g]

Damn with how small the micro is, I thought the charge port was a micro HDMI port. It is safe to say that I have not seen many of them in my life. 😅

[@MrRonsterkid]

I picked up a Gameboy Micro because of you! It's not a bad thing. It was the black and silver and in pretty good condition. No scratches or dents. But worth it!

[@imado274]

Love that Little Thing, eventhough it is Not the Most ergonomic to Play on.

[@itsmrotaku]

My fave handheld I've still got mine form 2005 when I got for Christmas!

[@yeahokdude3265]

The GBA micro is such a charming little handheld. Sad to see handhelds like this not made much anymore.

[@Emeric62]

What about the miyoo mini?

[@steviefpv]

Also that inner frame with the latches for the faceplate there is now a decent 3D print available to save your micro, for my workings in the I find the silver ones where the frame yellows is the worst you only have to look at it and it turns to dust

[@TheSaddi81]

Hi, are you talking about that inner frame he called "skeleton"? My GBM "skeleton" is broken but I don't know where to Finde a replacement. So where can we find that decent 3D replacement you were talking about? Thank you. 😊

[@kemasuk]

I love the d-pad on the Game Boy Micro in all it's mushy glory.

[@MrandMrsQuack]

That reshell was so satisfying

[@Cosmic_Espeon]

Whenever I hear the Super Mario World Athletic theme I can't unhear Witch Doctor.

[@samueljohnson7789]

I’m exited for the next japan video!!!! ive been following along, nice little in-between video!

[@Vomitguy]

Hard to believe this restoration.... It's not even covered in suspicious looking mud!

[@SoundToxin]

I picked up a broken Micro recently that doesn't power on/charge. Battery in it is fine. Gave it a deep clean inside with IPA already. I suspect it's a bad fuse or two, but haven't taken it apart again yet to test, as it's kind of a pain to get back together (in particular the start/select buttons and the power switch gave me a lot of trouble). I ordered the replacement fuses from digikey anyway and they're comically tiny, like grains of sand. Not looking forward to the repair. I do still have a working Micro from my childhood that I play on, luckily, just wanted to have a spare.

[@lwhite647]

Handheld Legend actually sells replacement screens for the Gameboy Micro for $24.99 USD. If you ever decide to go back and replace the screen, that’s a viable option!

[@micabryant4513]

Why on earth the dishonest thumbnail? It was damaged enough as it was...decided not to watch on the basis i hate clickbait..otherwise id have lapped this content up.

[@xgn_doomedthrower2461]

Quit complaining

[@VintageCR]

i got a GB Micro pretty late from its original release date for like $80 new. i was very happy with it because it'd just fit in any of my pockets whether it be my pants or my jackets. 3 years ago i sold the thing for $240 and now im sad i did... these are rare and hard to find for under $100 if at all.

[@Hotpack7279]

I bought a Game Boy Micro once around ~2006 because of the NES Classics. I sold it a few Days later because of the Size it was unplayable for me. That was the Moment when a small Game Boy was too small.

[@suemason]

Back to basics! I love it!

[@DemoniteBL]

Huh, I never knew this was an actual Nintendo handheld. I thought it was a third party aftermarket thing.

[@chriswilks303]

Really nice video. i always regret not buying one of these from Game Station years ago for £30

[@jormungand72]

"hot soapy water for a scrub" thats what an ultrasonic cleaner is for. does all the scrubbing for you with no effort and little time.

[@fraggle200]

I've been modding every GB I own (GB,GBC,GBP,GBA,GBASP,Micro) to all be DMG themed and the micro is the last one I need to do. started it a while back but stripped the head on one of the triwing screws and never got back to to getting it out. really need to find the time to just get it done as it'll be a sweet set when it's all done. Surprisingly the GBA SP is the one I'm least happy with as no1 seems to be doing DMG buttons for a SP, so had to order a Mario Anniversary case from AliExp to shuck the buttons from it but they're nowhere near correct.

[@sinixsinix1843]

Great repair video! Can't wait to see the other vlogs

[@SlugCouture]

That clip snap Oh noe! But damn that sound was good for the brain worms!

[@cuddlequeen3225]

When you snapped the tab off i screamed. Painful.

[@kostasouliotis1559]

I remember back when I was in college, I saw one for the first time at a goodwill computer works. Best $10 I spent just upsetting that I no longer have it and won't spend insane prices to buy one today.

[@claudy9931]

Love you’re videos and you motivated me to purchase my very first game boy! so thank you 🙏😁

[@artvandelayimports]

Love these vids. I always cringe a little when I look at Gameboy Micros because I had the opportunity of buying the Famicom edition at MSRP when it was brand new and I instead bought a piano black DS Lite :(

[@marsalien4]

"Look at the text, just awful" Me, looking closely: looks pretty good to me lol I mean yeah by comparison it's a tad different but it's by no means like, the wrong font or something haha

[@leabriana1223]

I wish the micro was a little easier to take apart. I'd love to save some but as you said, it seems like it'd be gnarly to work on

[@TanookiSuit]

Agreed micros are fiddly. Years ago and going back before you could get new frames and even lenses that weren't just touch to scratch improper fits I used to come across these, dead, real cheap and I'd harvest them for parts. As it is I have a set or two of the inside buttons, contacts, screws, and a couple OEM batteries that still work fantastic. Rather keep an old one that works than the checkered modern bits. I'm surprised in the last year or so how solid they have become depending where you source on new metal frames as some are just spot on, and the lenses finally aren''t garbage miss fits that you touch and scratch but are done nice and hold up. I've got one in a silver shell with a blue lens and it's quite nice as a carry around beater to test with.

[@bdillmore40]

Great job Elliot! You really do fantastic work!!!!

[@apollolux]

Other than that tab (which I was actually expecting to affect the given trigger button's performance), solid refurbishment job! :)

[@Thecohostobviouzx]

I love this! I lost my Gameboy Micro back in 2006 after letting a friend borrow it. He accidentally dropped it in a toilet. 😢

[@jasona8396]

Still have my Famicom edition GB micro, bought it for $29 CAD 20 some years ago, they weren't selling cuz the colors looked strange, ha. Still beautiful to this day 👍

[@rollingtroll]

There's KZbin channels fixing up toy cars in WAY worse shape than that shell. May be worth finding someone like that to do a video on your GameBoy shell :)

[@sonixthatsme]

The damage looks like someone opened a few bottles with it.

[@ciotay5469]

Love you're videos bro.

[@jajabinx35]

My GB micro collection so far: FF IV micro 2x famicom micro 1x brand new in box famicom micro 1x famicom micro with the mark II faceplate installed on it. Love them.

[@dimanpro7007]

Hmmm, collection of micro stuff...

[@merman1974]

Part of me wants a Micro for my collection, but I don't think I can justify the prices they now go for. Good video, must have been so frustrating when that tab broke.

[@Slash_Plays]

i remember as a kid i saved and saved for a gameboy micro but i was only 5 dollars away and i asked my mum if she could help, but sadly no luck ... was 100 dollars back then brand new. luckily i eventually got a gameboy sp but still to this day im sad i never got that micro... i wish i had one in the collection, id actually put it in a nice small arcrilic case display.

[@P5ychoFox]

I remember these being sold new in Dixon’s for £70. I wish I’d bought one and kept it new in the box.

[@Thrashbog]

Had no idea a micro tear down was so involved

[@civguy8]

I love repair vids

[@EternalGamingNet]

Great repair, looks clean and is perfect for a personal collection.

[@cwxdaf152]

I can see why the aftermarket shell was expensive, that's some serious machining. Complicated little thing ain't it?

[@No1BRC]

I also restored my GBM with an aftermarket shell. They fit badly and need quite some work- my dad, who is way better than me with metal work he!ped me fitting the shell. Unfortunately, there are no aftermarket semi translucent buttons as in the original GBM available. The originals get beat up quite easily. I got mine to an all-black stealth look finish which is pretty cool 😎

[@SansBinky]

His speach impediment is funny haha!

[@tapioca8436]

The Gameboy Micro is so cute!

[@Evercade_Effect]

Looks fantastic! 💯

[@Gggggggggg603]

I love how your Posting more often

[@TheRetroFuture]

I’ve been doing my best! Was gone for a while with the Japan stuff but I’m back now! I have so many ideas of things to do. I’ve also just been enjoying stuff outside of KZbin and building up my life in my new country. See you in the next one :) 😊

[@apalmer102]

Wanted a micro for years but they are sooo expensive. I will get one some day 🤞

[@robertdanker6193]

Very nice!! Love seeing the finished product! 👍👍👍

[@sfd4603]

Missed your channel bro glad to see you posting again! Also just curious to what’s the name of the tool/brand you used in the vid

[@robsquared2]

That gameboy looks like it spent hours getting interrogated in a black site prison.

[@RyanMercer]

"so terrible" if you set them side by side, I couldn't tell you which was original and which wasn't and honestly couldn't care less as long as it works.