Fixing a Rare Nintendo Covered in ***** | Trash to Treasure Part 2

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The Nintendo M82 is cleaned up but it's still broken. This Trash to Treasure restoration very nearly ended up as nothing but trash. Discovered in a disgusting state by GingerHippyGaming it's a miracle that we rescued it and today I hope to finish the restoration.
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[@RMCRetro]

Thank you so much everyone for making this series such a huge success! ● Episode Links Please take a moment to subscribe to the channel kzbin.info Part 1: kzbin.info/www/bejne/amnYoKxso8-aesU Part 2: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3jMp3WerJt2aKM Channels Mentioned: GingerHippyGaming: www.youtube.com/@gingerhippygaming7962 Game Tech US: www.youtube.com/@GameTechUS Come and visit the channel! Book a visit at retrocollective.co.uk Thanks, Neil

[@adamtremblay9218]

Randomly stumbled on this channel last night watching a video about the Super Grafx. Then watched Part 1 of this Trash to Treasure this morning. What a surprise I got when Part 2 dropped as soon as I finished Part 1. What a wild ride this was! Congratulations on your new inclusion to the museum!

[@jxchamb]

Love your sweater!

[@jxchamb]

​@@adamtremblay9218I highly recommend watching the videos of how the cave was built. Really cool stuff.

[@bzuidgeest]

If your museum runs on ad revenue and patrons, you sure seem to be working on a wobbly financial base. The internet is a fickle thing. I would advise investigating some more stable income. Just to ensure all your effort isn't lost at the mercy of KZbin or something.

[@carstenaltena]

Well deserved. Such a joy to watch your videos!

[@jamtea573]

£1900 sounds like a fair price for both parties considering the work involved. A rare win-win for everyone involved!

[@philrod1]

If both parties are happy with the amount, it's perfect 👌 Hopefully, this leads to more trash heading to the cave for turning into treasure

[@PG-gs5vb]

Let's not forget us, the viewers, which makes it win-win-win! :D

[@the.real.a-volpe]

£1900 is way too expensive

[@jowi_24seven43]

​@@the.real.a-volpeagreed. Would you want a glorified NES with a game riser card switcher, or an arcade or pinball game at the same price point. For myself the NES is way way lower in value.

[@ezg8448]

Very fair. That 7 - 10k is only applicable to an auction setting. 5k for a pistine working machine in a private sale makes more sense.

[@PXAbstraction]

I still think it's ridiculous that the owner wanted 3 thousand pounds for a unit covered in bird feces that was in the bin and about to be thrown out. It had no value to him until he found out what it was, then he wanted a small fortune for it, despite is being a mess and you doing all the work to make it worth anything. I still think that's greedy and slimy, but I'm also happy that you were able to make an arrangement that was satisfying to you (which is what matters) and get this amazing artifact somewhere it can be appreciated. Merry Christmail Neil!

[@Hurricanelive]

Yeah, slime didn't deserve anything. It was binned.

[@learningtoride1714]

I was more Sega than Nintendo, but this feels very much like a museum worthy addition to the cave. Great to see rare items get the care they deserve.

[@garystinten9339]

Makes me wonder if Sega had something similar..

[@SproutyPottedPlant]

@@garystinten9339they sure did! It plugged into the side of Mega Drive, I wonder if it was a Sega contraption or made by another company? Also there’s that beautiful Sega Mega Tech!

[@mechamania]

@@garystinten9339 I don’t think so, as I’d never seen any store displays, etc. through the 1980s (including Master System and Genesis/Mega Drive), whereas these weren’t too difficult to come by (although still very rare, at

[@h8GW]

@@SproutyPottedPlant I need to see a Tower of Power attached to such a kiosk.

[@victormarland9871]

They also had a shop kiosk too.@@SproutyPottedPlant

[@gingerhippygaming7962]

Amazing restoration and so glad it's going to live in the cave so everyone can enjoy it. To think when I found it, it had been lost for 30 plus years now it has a new life Really dose make me so happy thanks so much Neil and Holly for all your hard work

[@crz1990]

Not going into specifics of your situation, but where I live, when something is “binned” it means you no longer have legal ownership to whatever is thrown away. I love that things panned out in your favour, with a mighty restoration. It was a win for us all, regardless of circumstances!

[@nixpix44]

I will probably never see the cave in person, but I support the show all the way from America. I let all the commercials play all the way through. The system is finally in it's correct home

[@thesixth2330]

"Or better yet check your local electrical wiring regulations" --What a tool... Another insane restoration! You are one of the best things on KZbin. Your authenticity comes through in every single frame, so glad I found your channel! And what your doing for computing/gaming history is next level Neil!

[@MaskedGEEK]

For you to raise half of the funds required to play for that M82 is truly amazing. Such a heart warming story of a machine that, from your context, truly is indeed a trash to treasure definition of itself. Well done securing it for the cave.

[@NeverlandSystemZor]

I LOVED that you saved this. I really really want to get "across the pond" to the UK and see your cave/museum. :) I LOVE that our viewing and sharing the video helped buy this amazing piece of history! :D

[@AFourEyedGeek]

It's great, I went over to the UK from Australia, suggested a tour around Wales to the missus, which she thought was a great idea and ended that tour at The Cave. Win!

[@MrMarkalroberts]

So glad you managed to secure this. Totally agree with your analogy of the classic car in the barn… seems like a fair price to end up in the capable hands of a classic car restorer a real head-turner for a Sunday afternoon!

[@leonkiriliuk]

Congrats! I got goose bumps just watching you crackle up talking about your reaction to the view count. Well served. Happy holidays Neil!

[@jonathaneddy7819]

As someone who restores 8 and 16 bit consoles on the side I would say you got a pretty good deal. The market for anything of this era of gaming has gone crazy in the last handful of years. Even machines for parts have gotten way more expensive. Great video as always. I hope to visit the cave someday but at least I get to see the awesome job you are doing via youtube.

[@johnknight9150]

I'm not in the least surprised your last video went gangbusters, but I don't think it's the video itself. I think the hard work you've put into this channel is finally paying dividends, and such viewing figures from now on will be a regular occurrence.

[@pyro323]

I'm an 80's kid so I still remember playing games like Battle Chess, Metroid, and Mega Man on the original NES.

[@IDPhotoMan]

That's awesome that Part 1 raised half the money! And the owner was darn lucky that someone saw it in the Bin he was throwing out to get any money at all. ;-)

[@GenmaKragoth]

I'm so very happy that the M82 ended up joining the collecting in the museum where it can be maintained and enjoyed by a lot of people.

[@djksfhakhaks]

As much as I like keeping everything original, you made the right call with replacing the power supply.

[@lfla0179]

The 12-socket board for cartridges is the wildest part of this thing. All vintage consoles should have a peripheral like that!

[@phazonclash]

That's a great machine. I remember playing on one, as a kid, at a Toys R' Us in Canada back in the late 80s. Great memories, and a great restoration

[@JimmyNuisance]

Solar Jetman is the best, but you're a close second. Thanks for helping to keep the 80s rolling strong.

[@RMCRetro]

Hey thanks so much Jimmy

[@Daniel-it1dp]

Just got suggested this video but now have to see part 1. So glad to see something like this restored and in a museum ratherthan sitting in a collector’s storage room to be tossed in the trash when the die or resorting the cycle by another collector.

[@RMCRetro]

Thanks Daniel

[@tcaldwe]

I just realized the M82 was the reason carts have end labels. Thats amazing.

[@RayRhino1]

This was absolutely wonderful , as we had systems like this in our shopping malls when we were children. I wish i had the time and knowledge to do what you all did. I did get to experience it through your videos. Thank you !

[@RMCRetro]

Wow thank you so much Ray that’s incredibly kind of you 🙏

[@RayRhino1]

@@RMCRetro you are quite welcome. Im hoping to travel to the UK one day and maybe see the museum , im in NJ, USA.. Be well !

[@PowerPandaMods]

This is great. I feel like the 2 things this needs are an NES Advantage and a holster for the gun.

[@RMCRetro]

Perhaps we could 3D print a holster to go on the side of the unit?

[@rdskew]

@@RMCRetro across the pond, but... feel great that in my little way I helped support your retro-endeavors... I've been a collector for decades, and while not a museum or true-expensive enthusiast.. I have a decently large collection of systems, games, and peripherals that span back to the early days... great stuff brother...Keep creating...~~Just me, RD

[@RonLaws]

The M82 feels like the compact cousin of the Play Choice 10 and seeing it restored and fully working AND part of the cave makes me so happy.

[@CptJistuce]

It was less compact in the big gray wedge of a display cabinet I saw them in back in the day when my parents went through Sears(apparently one inside the big gray wedge sold for fifty grand a little while back). Also arguably less profitable than a PlayChoice-10. No quarter slot, after all, but there WAS a rack of cartridges to buy and take home near it.

[@CptJistuce]

As someone who watched part one of the "Poop Nintendo" saga.... I'm glad to have helped you put that now-lovely machine in the museum. That front panel takes me back to walking through Sears with my parents as a kid. I don't remember what games they had in the demo unit, other than Kid Icarus, Metroid, and Super Mario 1.

[@OperationPhantom]

Not the biggest Nintendo fan and not even sure I ever saw one of these in the 80s but... REALLY great preservation work and a wonderful story all round. It just feels very right; well done!

[@eraserVsilesia]

Two of the most satisfying videos i have watched on YT in 2023!! Incredible!

[@RMCRetro]

Thank you it was great to make them

[@AetheriusAri]

I needed something that made me happy cry! This is amazing, and I’m happy to be a tiny part of people and effort that made it possible!

[@RMCRetro]

Bring it in 🤗🫂

[@jd9119]

I had no idea those M82s were worth that much. I was expecting a few hundred dollars American. I remember every store that sold Nintendo games in the 1980s had one.

[@colinstu]

Happy to've donated $0.003 xD This is a great addition to the collection.

[@jaffaman99]

This is why I love youtube - honestly choked me up when you explained the funding. Good luck with everything, hope to visit at some point.

[@tornshaun]

Just stumbled across part 1 and now this part 2 of this video, was blown away by all the hard work and love to restore this! I've been a NES fan since the mid 80's, so this really warmed my heart and the fact it was almost paid for by just the viewers watching such an amazing edited and well narrated video! Then the icing on the cake was on clicked on your website and found that your museum is in Stroud, where my one daughter lives, i'm so going to book a visit and bring her along.

[@RMCRetro]

Oh brilliant, I look forward to seeing you come and have a go on the M82!

[@RidgeRacer]

A Christmas miracle, I'm so glad you managed to pay for it in full. Traveling down to the UK and visiting the museum is steadily climbing up higher and higher on my bucket list.

[@Gordond2009]

What a great cabinet. I remember playing on something very similar to this when i was a kid. There was an electronics store that had one setup. It would actually go on my own, just to play the games, and i would stay until they kicked me out :)...But i would be back once or twice a week. Great memories.

[@djbawb]

I LOVE that you showed where you got the money for it and whatnot. The transparency is highly respected. keep kickin ass!

[@Jermainskee]

That bag scene transition 👌

[@RMCRetro]

Hah thank you for noticing that one 🤣

[@mrfujisawa]

@@RMCRetro I also thought "oh damn he's levelling up his editing!"

[@dantootill]

What a satisfying repair on that controller board, nice work Neil. Glad you managed to reach an agreement in the end. I would have felt bad asking for a couple of hundred, but it takes all sorts I guess.

[@kn5w]

This is perhaps the best news, and all because the KZbin algorithm suggested the vid when it went live. So glad this got preserved for everyone to enjoy.

[@SkippyDa]

Glad you got to purchase it, and enough viewers watched part 1!

[@cgbolton1]

I am so glad you were able to acquire the system for the RMC! Great restoration and thank you to person who sold it to the RMC. Allowing people to access vintage tech like this is really important.

[@PeterR1chard]

What a brilliant sequence of events and a great restoration. The revenue from part 2 should soften the blow even further. It's a win win.

[@LowLevelWarrior]

"That Belongs in a Museum!"🤠(but joking aside i'm glad to know that atleast somewhere out there people are still keeping retro gaming alive)

[@8ullfrog]

An infamy tag for the museum might be funny, "Pried kicking and screaming from Farmer Guano's collapsed barn for £1900."

[@seraph741]

So cool! I'm new, but I appreciate what you did here and what you are doing with the museum.

[@RMCRetro]

Thanks Michael and welcome!

[@BlackEpyon]

I love it when the problem can be narrowed down to a bad logic IC. Easy to troubleshoot, easy to replace. Once things start going to ASIC and FPGA, it's much harder to diagnose and repair. Also, the pins on the cartridge slots are long enough you probably could propagate the IRQ fix to each of the cartridge slots using a wire-wrap tool.

[@matthewmartin238]

What a great ending to a great story!

[@Midcon77]

I haven’t done a console since Intellivision - I went from that straight to my C64 and never went back to consoles. That said, I’m *so happy* that viewers and Patreon supporters allowed this to happen Neil! What a great find, save, and overall story. It’s stories like this that keep visiting The Cave on my bucket list! Keep up the great work!

[@DaveVelociraptor]

Hi Neil. You can take the rest of the week off, Merry Christmas!

[@dannyseville2543]

I'm one of the people where a random video about restoring something I remember seeing as a kid turned up in my recommended videos and had to watch it. So glad I did as well. Regarding the price, it's worth what someone will pay for it..... that's all there is to it. If you feel the price was worth it after the work you put into it, and the other party was also happy then thats all there is to it. When you say the amount you paid, was that considering the cost of the restore on your part? I have to admit, much as I was never really an NES person, that does bring back memories and the results are a credit to your dedication.

[@RMCRetro]

Thanks! The cost of restoring was mostly my time, which I dedicate to making these videos anyway as I’m lucky enough to do this full time in the week and run the museum at weekends. That’s not to negate my own time, but if it wasn’t this it would have been a different video. Overall though I’m delighted with the outcome

[@AlonsoVPR]

I’m more than glad I somehow helped! I hope one day i can visit the cave! Cheers from Bolivia

[@loganjorgensen]

What'd I tell you "everything Nintendo is gold", that worked out nicely.😉 I think the $0 idea was the fact he threw it in the bin, the exact amount he would have gotten had your friend not noticed lol.

[@MaffiLu]

I am so happy this happened. I see myself as an archivist of old stuff, none as amazing as what you got there, but still, one day someone else will cherish it and i like to think, that if it wasnt me, it would have been destroyed, because quite a lot of the stuff i have does come from "destined for the bin". I am an 80s kid, and i wanna keep those memories alive, and seeing your museum, that is so, so very cool. :D

[@ancipital]

Looks absolutely amazing and a fantastic find. Glad you've got hold of a piece of history before it was destroyed and forever gone.

[@davidbanner9001]

I am so happy that the owner wasn't asking an insane amount. Considering what similar systems go for and depending on the state they are in. But to hear that a large chunk was paid by KZbin views and the ads is even better. It's just so important to have such a system in good working order and accessible to the public. Obviously we should not forget about the systems restoration by you guys and indeed it's future upkeep. I think every ones a winner on this wonderful project. Happy Christmas.

[@terrylyn]

There is no better place for this fantastic piece of history to retire than The Cave.

[@dgundo]

So happy you got the M82. Brought back some really incredible memories from childhood during a holiday season that has otherwise been stressful. Thanks for the joy

[@colinpartington1562]

Congratulations on the purchase and all the best for the cave in 2024. Your videos are some of my favourites and give me a lot of enjoyment. Hopefully, one day I will make it to the cave but a calender purchase is my way of sharing the love from your channel.

[@RMCRetro]

Thank you Colin! I hope you and yours have a lovely Christmas

[@colinpartington1562]

@@RMCRetro Thank you Neil and Merry Christmas to one and all.

[@Jesselovespinball]

I think you paid exactly what it was worth to you . When we buy these nostalgic items it really strikes a chord deep within us . Depending on how deep the cord will dictate what something might be worth to you . Well done on saving that piece of history!

[@r.a.w.talentart]

As someone who works every day restoring, modding and customising retro consoles I absolutely loved watching you restore this treasure (albeit through envious eyes 😊). Congratulations

[@AutumnGarnet]

What a delight! I'm so pleased this could be restored and preserved for future generations!

[@EgoChip]

I'm glad you managed to get this for the cave. This belongs in a place like yours.

[@S0urceror]

Great to see that there was such a strong interest and support from the community. Another piece of computing history saved.

[@alistairmonaghan6515]

Part 1 was the first time I'd seen anything of your channel and I'm dead impressed, liked and subscribed!

[@RMCRetro]

Thanks Alistair and welcome to The Cave!

[@bigdaddy51200]

This is awesome. I would love to see one in real life one day. Great job on preserving some Nintendo and gaming history for all of gaming nerds to enjoy !!!

[@Flashback-Gamer]

Great second part, delighted the Museum was able to make it a part of its continual history for rarities like this. Not being a huge NES fan myself, I can appreciate its existence. And sure it will bring many great memories back to those who remember being 8-10 again. Great work Neil and the amazing Holly

[@limpfinger12]

It's nice that the owner wasn't trying to rip you off. 3k was not unreasonable and 1900 was amazing

[@canonicaltom]

Definitely a fair price, a worthy addition to the museum, and very glad the youtube money made it less painful!

[@manicmadnessallen2672]

Incredible, so happy machines like these can be given life and kept in the right place.. thankyou so much

[@sq1rlsqu4d]

Thanks for being so open about how you managed to acquire the M82 :) As for the price, your comparison with automotive barn finds was perfect; it's worth what someone will pay for it. Also, there's basically no competitive market for these so the seller can pick and choose - they don't have anything to lose (or invested) so it's no skin off their nose if you walk away. Great upload as always :)

[@AndrewFico1]

The magic on the original nes ,in the hearts of millions ❤

[@samueltheweber]

This is an awesome two-part series to have watched. I’m glad you could restore this piece of gaming history!

[@yecti]

New viewer & subscriber from the US. The first M82 video brought me here. Your presentation and approach to covering this device was enough to convince me to want to see more of what you put out. Happy to have been a part of a wave that made acquiring this bit of history possible. £1900 seems more than fair across the board. Happy it worked out this way!

[@RMCRetro]

Hey thank you and welcome to the channel!

[@EnygmaRecords]

As a museum piece, the wire fix to the single cartridge slot is arguably better because it preserves the fact that it predates the design that allowed for the MMC3, but you can still use one slot to allow for “modernized functionality”. Awesome job!

[@Xzile40]

One mans trash is another man's treasure. Love your work, grats on the new addition to the collection/museum.

[@jxchamb]

Exactly. My Dad used to buy electronics from the dump that appeared to be broken. He'd fix them up and sell them for a nice profit.

[@ErnoSallinen]

I think this is one of the most beautiful gaming units of all time. Absolutely gorgeous setup.

[@thebiggerbyte5991]

A fantastic ending to the M82 story and to the year in The Cave. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to Neil, Holly, and everyone involved in making RMC what it is!

[@derealized797]

I swear i used one of these before, back around 1990 - 1992 about, and it was a one time thing ever seeing anything like it. I was just in the doorway section at a department store, waiting for my mother to finish up, and there was this gaming setup not like a usual arcade cabinet or anything I'd seen before. This being around 30 years ago it's hard to say for certain but i believe this is what i saw. I thought it was so odd seeing NES games instead of the typical arcade, so i played Mario 3 until it was time to go. If this really is what i played on then i consider myself sort of lucky, i didn't know then that it would be my only opportunity to use something this rare.

[@ArcadeAzrall]

Great video Neil! Loved seeing the restoration! Not sure the price was justified considering it was rescued from a SKIP! But we know how it all goes when we find something we want to buy.... That aside, I'm glad it's now part of the museum and I can't wait to see it.

[@paultgreen]

So glad you got this for the collection. Sounds like a fair resolution.

[@madmexican2801]

This story lifted my spirits. So glad you were able to get it purchased and fixed.

[@p_mouse8676]

I don't think only the watching helped, but us arguing about the price did as well. (since it bumps interaction) Can't get more ironic than that, whahaha! That's awesome!

[@stuartgreen3081]

I used to see one of these at Boots in Nottingham and I kind of forgot that these used to be around. I eventually owned a NES that could play imported Japanese cartridges with an adapter. Due the price of the games, the NES never received the love it deserved. So glad it all worked out in the end. Might have to come down and check it out. 👍

[@TheImperial109]

Do you remember the one in the big Coop on Parliament Street, it was on the toy floor and I think there was a Master System unit in there too, for direct Sega Vs Nintendo Fun!

[@stuartgreen3081]

⁠@@TheImperial109I went to it a few times over the years. Always had a go on the games and wonder around there. The Coop had a brilliant selection of Hifi’s, TVs, Video and of course Games back then. I persuaded my dad to buy a TV from Coop which came with a free black and white TV which I used for my Vic20 for a few years until I got a colour one.

[@Colin_Ames]

Congratulations on securing this for the museum. I think that the price was very fair, and the way in which you raised the funds was perfect.

[@Blitz9287]

I'm glad you got it for the museum at an amicable price. I was one of the ones saying I hope they aren't too greedy because it's going to live out its days in a museum.

[@MinPlanck]

Congrats on hitting that high view record just at the right time to help fund that purchase! That's awesome. Happy Christmas.

[@98of99]

Glad my eyeballs could contribute to this worthy endeavor, such a wonder addition to the cave!

[@MelvinPao]

Great job! Wonderful that somehow the community chipped in to pay for the machine without knowing it!

[@roxyskalski1730]

Please keep, up the good work, I use to work at "TOY'S R US" In the united states had this system to advertise the games we had, and hard as it is to say this we use throw lot this stuff away when wasn't used any mores. that being said thank you this brings back my child hood seeing this machine again.

[@Goludan]

Great couple of videos. Glad to see that beat up old machine ended up in the perfect set of hands to keep it entertaining the masses for years to come.

[@evileyeball]

I would love to own an M82 but I know I don't have the kind of disposable income one costs. I work night shift and i'm glad to know my background noise video watching helped you get this.

[@lxOFWGKTAxl]

I have to say that part 1 of the m82 was the first video of yours I saw. Im glad to see the algorithm work and recommended me another board level tech channel! Congratulations to your new milestone and installment to the museum!

[@hardkoregamer1981]

It's great to see more and more gaming history is being recovered, restored,archived and preserved for future generations to enjoy and learn about.

[@therestorementor7742]

1900 a fair price and what a lovely machine for the museum really happy for you, happy Xmas everyone

[@John3.16saves]

Well done. It's funny what serendipity can happen when we have an attitude of service rather than self service!!

[@cheeseblast]

What a fantastic Christmas gift. Thanks KZbin algorithm

[@rosstee]

Great result, so glad to hear. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

[@autoneurotic]

So excited you were able to get this into the museum! Fantastic restoration.

[@ProfCyro]

Thank you very much for this incredible restoration.

[@rgm4646]

I really enjoyed this restoration. Im glad the museum got it!