I Made a Nintendo Playstation

Just like the real thing...
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[@yolad]

So many channels about retro mods are so careful and delicate but James is just as jank as the original truly gives retro vibes

[@endeav0r_49]

James' family motto is "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing janky"

[@AuroraAce.]

jankpods

[@Dlndn_]

James here is an inspiration to all enthusiasts, we must be jank builders

[@rainbowrambo7093]

I read this comment before putting this video on as background noise. Then I look over after hearing dremels, "hot glue hot glue hot glue", and see plastic being cut off with pliers. I see what you mean now.

[@doctorrobert1339]

He's just as insane as Wade lol

[@choppercove]

It's shocking the amount of angle grinding a console can take and still work.

[@illustriouschin]

Have you seen the portable Wii (U?) hack?

[@choppercove]

@@illustriouschin Yeah, the portable Wii where they chop off around 70% of the PCB. It's insane.

[@southernflatland]

Fun fact, if you cut a board with a grinder or hacksaw or whatever, you really should finish off the edges with fine needle files/jewelers files. You don't want the traces from the different layers of the boards shorting together on rough cut edges.

[@defenestratorr]

@@choppercove The portable Wii U is even more insane lol

[@pul53gh]

@@defenestratorr wait those actually exist??

[@SomeInterestingName]

The fact James can so confidently rip out electronics and frankenstein them together and know exactly what he's doing is astonishing to me.

[@ItsNotFrey]

I'm good, thanks mate. @Repent-and-believe-in-Jesus​

[@fre_]

​@Repent-and-believe-in-Jesushot glue

[@unknownidiot4001]

​@Repent-and-believe-in-Jesus can't quote stuff from the bible as proof of God

[@Gwenithzo]

​@Repent-and-believe-in-JesusNot even God can stop James from making Gaming Monstrosities

[@ExpandDong420]

​@Repent-and-believe-in-JesusNintendo Playstation

[@seabit253]

What always sells me with James' creations is just how violently he throws them together, I love it.

[@ErwinHolland.]

What are you talking about? These are the most delicately built, high quality conversions I have ever seen! 🤣

[@GolemAvalanche]

To be so careless with one's components but still knowledgeable enough to make it all work (and to know what to fix when it doesn't work) is truly the mark of a craftsman.

[@ZaHandle]

Once you know electronics you’ll know that PCBs are just fancy wires and you can easily locate failed components from the dark spot from its explosion

[@RAFMnBgaming]

@@ZaHandle Mood. I'm thinking of getting a PCB put on the bottom of my desk so I don't have to worry about my garbage cable management anymore.

[@CH-su5vj]

@@RAFMnBgaming you could just tape cables to the underside of your desk

[@RAFMnBgaming]

@@CH-su5vj that still technically requires the management of cables.

[@snizzol]

Exactly ! 😂

[@Arcade_Cat_]

The amount of times James says “I’m sure it’ll work,” “hopefully that works,” and “I’m sure it’ll be fine”is very reassuring

[@Furko08]

That's how you know he knows what he's doing

[@berkeokur99]

I’m a bit surprised that these stuff actually work usually on first try

[@gir489returns2]

I feel like a lot of James’ quotes would look great on a T-shirt. “Kinda jams in here.”

[@RAFMnBgaming]

to be fair it worked.

[@deniskhafizov6827]

"You really shouldn't leave this unfused, but I'm just gonna leave it unfused"

[@Nebbed]

*Rest in pieces Parallel Port* *(1995 - 2024)*

[@afan64]

It had a good time here on Earth. It's in a better bin now.

[@blackfacegaming191]

As a 12+yr iron worker/welder/fabricator/nerd, I see a lot of myself in you. Fellow nerd man to fellow nerd man, keep up the excellent nerd work Shit goes hard

[@devkit0]

I'm so used to these kinds of things being all precise and formal. Seeing you grinding circuit boards, ripping things apart, patching things together with wires, then dumping ten kilos of hot glue in there and ending up with a working item is such a breath of fresh air honestly

[@tezcanaslan2877]

Like someone else said in one of his earlier videos, James is a early 19th century surgeon. He knows what parts do and what he has to do, he just lacks some technique.

[@ImprovSpeech]

​@@tezcanaslan2877I think it's less he lacks the technique and more he refuses the technique

[@foorocker91]

This comment is everything I thought as well. Great work on this James!

[@forgot7en]

Nah. He has the knowledge and technique, but chooses to only show the knowledge while slapping shit together like an insane genius. It's like everyone is saying "please be careful" and he's like "ppffffffttttttfdtfftpfpt SURE KID" and just ruins your life with knowledge @@tezcanaslan2877

[@moji3812]

Yeah

[@Ericson7Official]

This is an absolute cursed patchwork of a console but I can’t help but be amazed by it.

[@floppydiscruler]

It’s really is “that’s stupid. I LOVE IT”

[@yuzukimiyazono6327]

1:41 PS: Oh you fixed me. James: HAHA it's time to rip it's guts out

[@GooseWaffe]

The way he talks about what he's doing puts me at ease and makes me realise, we're going to get the end result and i'm going to wait and watch it unfold

[@dualitysDownfall]

James is like a mad scientist for electronics instead of chemistry

[@HarrysDogmalaysia]

So a mad engineer?

[@dualitysDownfall]

@@HarrysDogmalaysia ...yeah!

[@GoredonTheDestroyer]

Like a drunken Tech-Priest who is also Australian.

[@breadnaught3711]

Explosions & Fire/Extractions & Ire. Backyard chemist in Australia.

[@NONAME_098]

Nile red but tech

[@nwojdak]

James, you both inspire me and terrify me with your devil-may-care attitude towards electronics. I am in awe of your prowess

[@zacharyhansen8250]

Devil does care. He wants to make sure everything stays working but his methodology is chaotic and evil.

[@bricksandpieces1]

Man I love these videos, nothing is careful, if you dont need it, rip it off, and hot glue everything. And the main peices are either free or leftover parts. I like this more than all these professional tech video's🤣

[@Chezzygaming123]

The SNES thinks its all fun and games until he whips out the ol' Angle Grinder

[@toyotacorollaaltis8613]

James is the type of guy to have a disc drive scratch his game and not hammer the drive to nothing.

[@janson2911]

You mean 1 grit the drive to nothing?

[@DrBagPhD]

​@@janson2911no that's Wade's domain.

[@21baron]

Well, to be fair, he did used a GRINDER to work on it later, which it's a power play if I ever saw one

[@21baron]

@Forthakine well, yes, but I'm sure every electronic in a three mile radius was getting the message lmao

[@Worrok]

The only man to truly treat vintage electronics with the respect they deserve.

[@jcruz5050]

This man tears apart electronics with such confidence! I'm afraid to even look at an open PCB board the wrong way 😂

[@OldVHSTapefrom-wo7qh]

You playing Pepsiman made this video 100% better This, the portable Super Nintendo, that NES inside a NES cart... I really love what you do, and I'm looking forward to see what you will do next.

[@TRIVIA5209]

I absolutely love “put a game in the cartridge slot”

[@MacDonnellFTAA]

That was 10 minutes and 54 second of pure carnage and I absolutely love it, I applaud your craftsmanship and knowladge towards electronics. That was sheer perfection.

[@Games_for_James]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MacDonnellFTAA]

@@Games_for_James I've enjoyed every video both you and Wade have posted thus far, keep up the amazing work!

[@powercage]

I couldn’t look away.

[@BadContentCreator193]

1:47 “Don’t need that” *Metal clanging* 1:51 “Don’t need that” *Metal clanging*

[@user-ys3xl9sx9e]

I honestly subscribed just because of how you are all about fuckin shit up and just running with it. The fact that this is your process and the end result works is fantastic.🤘

[@Furko08]

The angle grinder is a very welcome addition to the videos. I hope to see more of it in the future

[@Frank_Pods]

I call it the 1 Grind

[@mathewdeering]

AND A YOITUBE STAR SIDE CHARACTER WAS BORN @@Frank_Pods

[@gamerin123d6]

The angle grinder is James' version of the 1 grit

[@Augnos]

Angle grinder definitely needs a name!

[@G-Cole-01]

@@Augnos one name i thought of was Disk Utility.

[@KiraSlith]

That was... the most horrifying and cursed console modding video I have ever watched. Great job James! Just a few weeks late for Halloween I'm afraid.

[@johnreskusich2324]

Excellent video. I love your storytelling. fast, economical, clear. I learned a lot about looking at things that I had too much reverence for. I am amazed at how many changes you can make, fire it up and it's still working. Thank you for sharing your project.

[@Games_for_James]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@lonnymoore2622]

LOL i love your channel i first found your channel wen you made the nes cartrage that plays nes games and even with the loop back its self . you had me laughing all day with how you take things appart destructively and rewire them to make them work again. keep up the good work .

[@David_Phantom]

I'm impressed with how violent the modding can be and still, you know, work.

[@Portentous__]

I feel like I'm watching a man perform open heart surgery with a wood axe I love this, please do more :)

[@kimbryhagen]

don't forget the hot glue :)

[@photondebuger45]

And it working too because he's that good

[@Kovaelin]

And succeeding!

[@manicmods]

Wonderful work and summary!!! Love the upright optical. I made a VCR media center PC that was featured on Gizmoro a loong time ago, and used the VCR slot for pop out tray. You're inspiring me as I look around at unsuspecting hardware 😂

[@hargel3870]

Your channel brings me so much joy. I was laughing like a maniac the entire video

[@joshuasims5421]

That disc spinning openly in the SNES cartridge slot is a thing of true beauty, Dr Frankenstein sends his regards.

[@realmz]

This was so much fun to watch. Every time he says this won't fit, I'd say to myself "surely he won't angle grind it" and he does 😂

[@Cyman75]

Not always. Sometimes he also cracks parts into two pieces with his bare hands. 😂

[@adez13]

The final product even looks like an angle grinder

[@IneptOrange]

I am 99% sure a PS5 would instantly set ablaze on contact with a screwdriver

[@skyr3x]

Im in love with your approach of just ripping and tearing until it somehow works

[@rickyboiiiii]

As an engineer, I am absolutely horrified at how you did this. But I still couldn't stop watching it.

[@CrimenesDiarios]

​@@juser-abuseras a puerto rican Im not American enough to understand both of you.

[@johnboydojo]

@@CrimenesDiarios HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Bloody Classic!! We have a winner!! 🏆

[@NiwaFlan]

Omg hi koishi pfp

[@ducks514]

OK larper

[@xrtgaming2000]

​@@juser-abuserò

[@voca-chan7953]

I love how the disc drive is sideways and in the air. It looks so awesome. And as a bonus, you can tell when the PS1 authenticates the disc!

[@PlutoTheSynth]

how can you tell that?

[@voca-chan7953]

@@PlutoTheSynth The disc will start speeding up as it reads the wobble groove near the spindle hole.

[@nickwallette6201]

@@PlutoTheSynth It speeds up. The first check (for the region-coded wobble) is done at a lower speed.

[@demonblade3018]

I just recently saw this content and I fell in love fast. Keep making this content. Its loved

[@RobertNowagarski]

Found your channel last night I’ve got my new fix until i watch every video keep up the great stuff also I am so dumbfounded that you can smash things apart and still manage to make em work again

[@just_dizzy_emmensely]

This whole video had me gritting my teeth, with my eyes wide and my heart racing. I could sense my own physical discomfort tangibly emanating through the room around me. I kept waiting for the moment when it all went to hell. The stress was so intense, I was sweating bullets. I got so scared, I almost called my mom to come pick me up. If chaotic evil was a retro gaming KZbinr, this is that guy. Congratulations sir, you successfully made me uncomfortable for 11 minutes straight. ... Subbed. 👍🏻

[@YesOkayButWhy]

That'd be the bag.

[@TheMaristBoy]

The sudden cuts to power tools just grinding away at sensitive electronics is just *chef's kiss*

[@mistaecco]

Honest to god, this is inspirational to me. I get stuck in "Project deadlock" on a regular basis, and it helps to see how to complete a project. Not everything has to be elegant. Not everything can be parametric and perfect. If it works, it achieves the goal. Youre a chaotic bastard, and you're a genius.

[@theexcellerantonehypertone79]

This was one of THE BEST VIDEOS I have every seen 😊 really enjoyed the whole build process and was absolutely amazed by your skills

[@seanmckelvey6618]

You know that Simpsons episode where Homer tries to build a BBQ and it ends up looking like an absolute mess, but it's mistaken as abstract art? That's the sort of vibe I get from James' projects 🤣 Great stuff.

[@Games_for_James]

I nearly used that meme as the thumbnail 😂

[@theyakkomanguy7522]

"That's one fine-looking Nintendo PlayStation. WHY DOESN'T MINE LOOK LIKE THAT?!"

[@Games_for_James]

@@theyakkomanguy7522 It actually turned out looking way better than I expected 🤣 so I didn't use that meme

[@seanmckelvey6618]

@@Games_for_James Mate, aside from the disc drive just sitting in the cartridge port I thought she was an official unit. 😤

[@SonicManEXE]

I love how James is the (relative) voice of reason on Garbage Time, but in reality he just matches Wade’s energy 😂

[@matiasaguilar2500]

He's as competent at electronics as wade is at drumming, and just equally chaotic. It's easy to tell why they're friends

[@keiranmacdonald4980]

I love the chaos of this! Need more of this!

[@dylanwahrheit872]

I showed my dad this vid and he said, "That's the hackiest motherf***er i've ever seen" and he is an electrical engineer. But I have to agree. Angle grinding not just the case but the motherboard, ripping off unused components, and using a 9V switch to break main. I literally had to lie that you were joking to my dad he was actually horrified. Never in my life have I ever scene every ribbon being a slice of a bigger ribbon or soldering to different ribbons together they brake if I look at them the wrong way. I don't think theirs's an inch of this console not held together with hot glue which is impressive and horrifying. I can't wait for the next video. I've never quite seen anything like this. The crafty way you get away with using all the wrong things is insane.

[@thegingineer0]

The blend of chaos and ingenuity is like hearing a symphony played entirely by airhorns.

[@solidsnakeandgrayfox]

Or a shit ton of kazoos

[@ietonewowoi3053]

I love being a technician and seeing him have absolutely zero regard as to if he’s breaking something or not

[@networkrage]

Everyone tip toes around these things so delicately and james just out here snapping boards and grinding off bits 😂😂 love it

[@vos5579]

This is my new favorite thing on the internet. Please do more! I’ve subscribed! Haha

[@RAFMnBgaming]

I feel like I'm watching a chef. Not one who follows a recipie but one who can feel in his soul what the dish needs.

[@thewiseoldfox]

The best kind

[@possibly_ben]

and then proceeds to dump a kilo of cocaine into the pot

[@RAFMnBgaming]

@@possibly_ben If it's what the dish needs...

[@AdamIsUrqed]

James is the epitome of what I feel an engineer should be. Overlords: "We need this to do that and another thing" James: "On it. Doin' it. Done" Overlords: "It does exactly what we want it to, but it's not marketable" James: "Designers make twice what I do. Send'em my love"

[@jakobmax3299]

Other old console modders: Panic if they scratch the pcb. James: Ah just use the angle grinder.

[@AudibleFist]

The definition of the duality of man: “I wouldn’t want to compromise the quality of the console would I?” “I think it’s time for hot glue.”

[@gc6185]

This channel has unironically helped me so much in my own pursuit of electronics repair. Seeing the absolutely mad way James works eased so much of my anxiety and now I'm actually able to get things done instead of worrying about being overly precious with them lest they be ruined by anything other than perfection. You'd think any video in which an angle grinder was taken *multiple times* to a motherboard would be anxiety-inducing, but it's really quite the opposite.

[@endeav0r_49]

I was terrified when the angle grinder came out the first time, and then horrified when it started cutting the boards, but all in all i was amazed at the results, can't argue with those

[@ProfWereW]

That's just a big dremel

[@JustaMuteCat]

James’s way of cobbling up video game consoles: if it doesn’t fit, angle grinder and hot glue will do.

[@chancegoodling]

0:03 thats cursed

[@ellyaalias2126]

0:03 Bruh 😂

[@SquickWorks]

Finally someone who mods with all the same mouth-foaming, rabid urgency, recklessness, and horrifying amount of hot glue that I do. This is spectacularly grotesque and you've earned yourself a sub only like 45 seconds in. Well done mate

[@NemesisTWarlock]

This is the most terrifying piece of electrical engineering I have ever witnessed in my entire life. AMAZING.

[@PlushiePower]

idk why but like, your voice is just nice to listen to so all your videos are super rewatchable to me😭

[@pongopea]

the fact james can selectively break stuff and end up with projects working perfectly fine shows that he actually knows a lot more than you'd expect at a first glance

[@GaminylGames]

James GameSpot posted an article about this on the front page! Congrats man!!!

[@Games_for_James]

Oh wow!!

[@matmatician7]

Just saw an article on GameRant about your Frankenstein creation, James! And I say "frankenstein" with the utmost respect, it was truly incredible to watch you just brute force this endeavor with sheer knowledge and circular saw skills.

[@UnknownZ3bra]

That turned out looking really cool !

[@zacforrest]

this is so chaotic, omg but so cool to see you can know what your doing and fly through this compared to everyone else who makes It seem like such a big deal.

[@user-qb3pt9im9j]

I know someone is a master at their work when they can do it as careless as he does and still make something way better then most people can.

[@tbx1024]

That AC-voltage power switch is terrifying. Cursed, amazing piece of work!

[@deniskhafizov6827]

Actually, now this switch is commuting a lot less current than usual.

[@H3wastooshort]

​@@deniskhafizov6827the current is fine, but the 230V arcing might fuck it up

[@nticompass]

Old computers used to use "AT power supplies." Those also had the mains A/C voltage going through the power switch!

[@H3wastooshort]

@@nticompass yeah, but this one might not be rated for mains voltage, given that it is only supposed to switch 9v (or 12, cant remember)

[@jdbarker32]

The way you break some of the pieces off is like a train wreck, in that I can't stop watching it. 😂

[@TheBloodyBarron93]

Awesome video I love the Frankenstein approach

[@hayder0687]

very epic, the cd drive sticking out the cartridge port tho is too funny man 🤣

[@dujeduje1780]

Ah yes, we all have a sony playstation in a toolbox

[@seanmckelvey6618]

there's a power supply board from an og XBOX in my toolbox 🤣

[@TsarempireYT]

I have taken part my old Super Nintendo a couple times just to look around and I was sooooo careful, then I watch you rip both the ps1 board apart and destroy and hot glue the plastic on a famicom and it mortified me yet I couldn’t stop watching, you have earned yourself a sub

[@mathewdwhite]

This is so relatable. Exactly how my projects go. The idea of being perfect is there but I get impatient and just go for it!

[@RestoreTechnique]

This guy makes custom builds like he has a 2hr time limit 😅 Love the disk drive in the snes slot 😚🤌

[@elektriktoad2]

Great British Bakeoff but for console modding? I would watch that

[@exidy-yt]

Holy crap this is the jankiest, most fearless retro DIY i've ever seen, and I am hooked!! Cant wait for moar!

[@MortallyBane]

This is the most chaotic DIY console restoration video I've ever seen and I love it.

[@michaelanthony2449]

Wow, that is amazing work. Well done!

[@woofy1988]

I wish I had the same amount of confidence in myself that James has in hot glue

[@michaelmcbride2510]

I fixed a destroyed Panasonic Q in a similar way. I shoved a spare gamecube board and a laptop psu in it. This vid makes me feel better about my Frankenstein build! Great work!

[@carlsandburg4860]

That’s hilarious just in concept / writing lol. Really awesome build and hot glue respect!

[@captainslow5299]

The way you grind, yank and glue everything apart or together, I thought this was going to be a joke video... Big respect that this thing actually works, thumbs up!

[@Deadgirl97]

He's just so chill for how chaotic his work is. "Oh well I kind of messed up doing this crazy thing, let's do another crazy thing to fix it!"

[@jorgerincon6874]

It's so mesmerizing watching this guy gut those components with such confidence 😂 Looks like a modding Speedrun, with how he just power saws everything

[@dogdangit]

when the world ends, 2 things will still stand: 1. Cockroaches 2. James’ “Nintendo Playstation”

[@doomslayer9319]

Time traveler: kicks a rock The Timeline:

[@JoyRender]

James turned into dankpods at 10:26 just so we could have the full Pepsi man experience. truly the best creator of our time

[@caskye1950]

Your calm voice betrays the absolute carnage I'm seeing on my screen.

[@hybo9159]

Well, thats a realy nice combination of ideas! The outside spinning Disk is most impressive.

[@fuzzynine]

a few gentle touches and swoooosh.... perfection!

[@tjeerdtrekkie1030]

This video was such a joy to watch. The way you just slap, throw and cut through the hardware and electronics without a care in the world because you know what you're doing anyways is super enjoyable to see

[@damnson666]

love this channel. James is making the whole process to look like absolutely carnage while same time skillfully building something amazing.

[@turism0388]

Loved seeing the dual analog controller!

[@ElDonlan-my8gx]

just wanna say I love this channel so much :)

[@RoboTheMaster]

I was thinking that this would be a calm and not stressful video then the angle grinder came out.

[@IgorSantander262]

Me expecting to see a dremel: Well, ok then... oh not the power supply! JAMES STOP IT!!!!!!

[@MaxSparta]

On top of the absolutely chaotic way James somehow manages to get this working despite only using glue and a circular saw, i do also love watching him develop as a content creator and become more and more characterful with each passing upload.

[@shadowedfate151]

0:55 this laugh perfectly sums up this man

[@stevefox3763]

The overkill with the angle grinder is hilarious, amused me lots ha ha.