I Bought A Broken Nintendo GameCube On eBay...Can We Fix It?

Today I wanted to take some time to check out a Nintendo GameCube I ordered on eBay that was as is. The description says it was not reading games and what sounded like an easy fix turned into a bit more work since it turned out to have significant water damage inside. Can we fix it?
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[@MoonAtomic7]

You should do a series of this called “Pimp My Console.” Just get these broken systems and pimp them out

[@gologotha7922]

Make it water cooled GameCube! :)

[@Andronicus87]

I should have never sold my gamecube! I should of never sold my GBA, or my genesis snes and playstation 1.... I should of never sold any of the games I had for them either... I hate being poor and crippled and needing money.

[@yourex-wife4259]

@@gologotha7922 its seen enough moisture already

[@LITTLE1994]

Pimp them? No, keep them fixed and original.

[@ramonosuke]

Jeez, did the previous owner use that GC as a flotation device, in a pool full of pepsi? I never understand how users let their game systems/PC's get to this level of misuse

[@johnny2x484]

@nuwavghost Exactly. I know people like to deny that Nintendo consoles are for kids or are a "kiddie console" but the fact of the matter is plenty of kids owed them and used and abused the heck out of them. Same thing with literally any of their other Home consoles and or Portables. ( though I must say if you're getting a ten-year-old a switch you got too much disposable income,yeesh!)

[@GanNing221]

Living in a city with high humidity could potentially be the culprit.

[@alifarhat16]

Probably a smoker

[@onometre]

I bought an og xbox from a goodwill and it was full of mountain dew residue

[@yourex-wife4259]

@@onometre xbox and mountain dew are synonymous

[@gab_v250]

Yes I would like to see more repairs, even with swapping the original cases with original 3rd party ones

[@banos3999]

I really enjoy watching stuff like this. THANK YOU

[@srFLiPP]

It's like a gaming version of the Discovery Channel lol

[@IVChan]

He's like tronics fix

[@johnny2x484]

It's always good to know that these old Nintendo work horses can still be used for decades to come. It's always comforting to know that these things can be fixed rather easily and cheaply and continue to work for a long time to come.

[@zerious1016]

GuppyLife he is, but he also do other stuff too which its good.

[@MrTyler189]

Yeah me too

[@khaledalhosani1409]

Man I really have a soft spot for the Game Cube. I loved that system and had great memories playing games with my family and relatives on it. Super Smash melee, super monkey ball and the wrestling games were a blast to play.

[@NonsensicalSpudz]

itws a damn shame it was restricted by its 1.5gb disk capacity, because it never got certain games due to size issues, even though it was in the middle in terms of power and capability

[@jaggs9000]

Im just getting into the Wrestling games on the gamecube Extremely underrated

[@khaledalhosani1409]

NonsensicalVids yeah to me it was the disk capacity that caused some third party games to be missing some certain features and the controller, it’s amazing and very comfy but the problem was not having more buttons (R3,L3,L1). It had awesome exclusives though!

[@reznortetrault4348]

Gamecube was actually more powerful than the PS2, with the xbox being the most powerful for that gen. Didnt own a Gamcube till later ( had the PS2 early on) but still, my friends and I always played Melee, Double Dash, Viewtful Joe, Res4, Wind Waker/TP and of course Super Monkey ball as well:)

[@khaledalhosani1409]

SirReznor yes it was more powerful! I remember trying Batman Vengeance (one of my first game cube purchases) on Game Cube and then seeing it on my friends PS2 and it looked better and somehow smoother (If I recall correctly ) on gamecube. However, some titles like need for speed, Def Jam FFNY had some features cut due to the disk size, sometimes it’s audio files, others textures or details. It’s amazing how Nintendo was able to squeeze every ounce of the console power and disk size. :D

[@superdestrier9160]

Spawn Wave seems like he would be a secret pro Melee player

[@stanthegreatman6592]

He's actually a personal trainer

[@Watashi_inc]

SuperDestrier he taught the best

[@miriamsgamingperspective9998]

Water, the worst enemy of electronics 🤣🤣

[@KamenRiderBlackSun]

Water and dust

[@LordYamcha]

@@KamenRiderBlackSun 💪💪 Kamen Rider Black Fan

[@bobs8005]

Unless it’s watercooled...

[@anires1195]

And heat

[@abel4475]

And sand

[@Ckoz2829]

I love it when you open up consoles! It’s very interesting to see how you fix it and I appreciate the explanation of all the important parts. I haven’t had to fix any of my consoles yet, but if I do, I’ll definitely refer to these videos. Also, love the F-Zero X music!

[@RepairResell]

Repair video are the best video !!!

[@PupNuggs]

You can leave the metal RF shielding out usually, it's only in there to keep the FCC happy. And it ain't like the GameCube has any actual RF-emitting components.

[@EvilTurkeySlices]

The motherboard mounts to the bottom shield, and the drive mounts to the top shield.

[@k.morris231]

I thought the shielding was also used to transmit heat better or not?

[@BrianFo]

Love this type of stuff! Because of your videos I started to actually tinker, clean, learn and fix old video game stuff that I had. Now I'm hooked into doing this stuff.

[@DanielValle17]

I have nothing but LOVE for the GameCube! Soooo many good memories with this system - and I own all Nintendo consoles and still have them. Severely underrated by the masses. Also, at time of this comment, this video had 587 👍 and 5 👎... why the hate. This is nothing but a quality video by this man and highly educational!

[@BraxtonKovary]

Ok, I know the thing has a handle on it, but how do you get enough water damage in a GameCube for it to be broken? Lol

[@LordYamcha]

Ikr

[@robgraveson]

Untrained puppy lol

[@Vanacloud]

A Flood?

[@bobs8005]

Dropping it in the toilet

[@huggablecharliepie]

Trying to play in the bath

[@kenniethjimenez2823]

"Some Corrosion"

[@pedroangelsaezhernandez5347]

5:24 gotta love that F-zero tune

[@LordYamcha]

Imagine the water damage is actually a bad doggies golden shower 😳

[@matchesmalone79]

That dog must have been a xbox or ps2 fan

[@ergonomics_of_flatulence]

hot

[@gaminglikeevan9924]

@@ergonomics_of_flatulence what

[@pedroangelsaezhernandez5347]

5:19 Sonic: I can clean stuff at supersonic speed! Spawnwave: Hold my Blue Falcon

[@BenjermanKulandaisamy]

you have to respect people that takes the time to properly wrapped up something that they're sending off to someone who bought it from them especially when that item isn't working they still take the time

[@birdfish86]

OMG F-Zero X Drivin' through on Max YES!!! Good

[@_Red_Mage_]

I love this type of content. Keep it coming dude!

[@derekfreiley7980]

I’m always in awe of people who are able to do things like this. That’s why I enjoy these videos because it’s borderline sorcery! Plus it had GameCube in the title, there was no way I wasn’t going to watch it

[@S-Video]

Mario accidentally shot it with water, and before it stopped working, the GameCube yelled “No!”

[@zacheryjohnson2176]

This is awesome! You should do more of this refurbished stuff! Super interesting

[@franzusgutlus54]

"You can see a reddish light coming out of it"...DUDE, it's a laser. Take care of your eyes, man.

[@waltersobchak7275]

I was thinking the same thing

[@derpycheepcheep5663]

Pew pew pew

[@GregglePoof]

Love these types of videos, between you and a few others I’ve learned loads of great stuff about my favourite consoles

[@GC-ji3ye]

Used GameCube for sale. “Light” water damage. Doesn’t read discs. Well, when you flood the disc motor... Great video!

[@mikukumiku]

Seller selling (undisclosed) water-damaged GC to Spawn on ebay: Haha, Gotcha! Spawn fixing said GC on KZbin: Haha, Gotcha!

[@needjuiceinmywrld8248]

I had a rusted GameCube that I found at a flea market. I got it and a couple games for 20 bucks not realizing there was rust pouring out of the ports on the bottom. Got home and it still worked perfectly. I was very surprised 😂

[@EasyCompanyEagle]

Did anyone else think: “yes we can. bob the builder” when they read the title lol

[@ericwolf2448]

Spawnthetechman can he fix it, Spawnthetechman Yes He Can!! 👍

[@jazzycup9274]

I thought, "Well since it's highly unlikely you'd upload a failure video... *shakes Magic 8 Ball* all signs point to yes" Then I skipped ahead to where it was in fact fixed. Next video.

[@ElComanche]

I love all this stuff. So cool Jon. Nice work! Do a saturn!

[@sonofmeh3182]

I bought a 21 dollar gamecube that apparently didn't read discs. Turns out it actually did.

[@1984therocker]

Nice! These gamecube related videos are my favorites. Especially when getting the games in the mail!

[@blazemkds]

I love the little sound when it boots up a game, i remember my GC becoming faulty and i'd just wait to hear that sound which confirms it has read the game correctly. Sometimes it'd take upwards of 15 minutes to get it running lol

[@leyvawilly]

Sunday funday that intro could have been grrrreat! Always like these repair type videos keep up the great work.

[@johnodaz1273]

Really good Job Jon(SW). Man that GC was beat up badly with that Water Damage. That Starlight Gold Case is looking fantastic, I had the Purple one back when, which was pretty funky and sweet.

[@noelopez3]

This types of videos are my favorite. Keep up the great content.

[@ichwilleinerolex]

Since you said it, Yes! I really enjoy and love the restore Videos, I always learn something watching them and they are fun to watch. keep ur good work up! much love

[@takwu0]

Spawnwave: Prince of Persia, the first one, sands of time. Jordan Mechner: ...

[@infamousbird323]

I bought myself a GameCube for 23$ 2 years ago and it works flawlessly.

[@dmain22]

Do a region mod on a spice orange gamecube

[@retrosoul8770]

Nice F-Zero X tracks in vid and outro, X and GX are my favorite 64 and GC games. Masterpieces. Great job on the restoration.

[@aaronmarkham2814]

I like the stuff you do with consoles, changing shells, fixing them, doing custom work

[@AndrewO83]

Thanks for keeping the music going during the put back together phase with the final look. I didn't want the music to stop lol. I miss my GameCube and games, I wish I still had mine :(

[@stefano8881]

I'd love to see more videos like this Also, I've been trying to get a gamecube since I only had the ps2 when I was a kid, but every guy I call asking for the cube, it's been sold a few hours or days before my call, it's pretty annoying since those has been really good prices

[@tinotcg5815]

I've always wanted to get into things like this I definitely enjoy these videos. Thanks man!

[@AnthonyLemma24]

I was able to score an Indigo with the digital port with an orange controller and memory card for $21 today at Goodwill. It's in nice shape too along with the controller. Walked away with a steal, and the Goodwill near me is usually a hit or miss on older hardware.

[@bonjoe1758]

Recently repaired mine! Great console! What a looker by the way

[@illusorybucket5703]

Imagine knowing this was yours and seeing this video, your poor Gamecube getting beautifully resurrected

[@HenryFlores4]

YES!!!! Make more of these types of videos!!!! Keep it up!

[@SPIDER-ut3wt]

I bought a platinum silver GameCube with original controllers, and I'm really looking forward to playing it. I've always had my eye after a platinum silver model.

[@SPIDER-ut3wt]

@Laserdisc9X I think that's cool! Those different colors make consoles unique.

[@LocksLifeLove]

Spawnwave has really changed ... what happen to the hammer opening? What is this scissors stuff? Eugh!

[@dweedeblabla]

I know I’m late to the party, but keep pushing videos like this. It’s great watching. Oh and please do a budget at the end.

[@kingforaday8725]

I have been working on pre-PS3, X360 gaming consoles for about 10 years now. One thing that continues to amaze me is how durable these things are! Ive received consoles that I was told had been stored in less than idea conditions, open to the elements storage sheds, wet, moldy basements, attics with no venelation, etc. Unless they were literally standing in water or crushed by something heavy most still worked! And those that didnt worked great after a good cleaning or minor part replacement.

[@christphern]

My nephew spilled a Route 44 Dr Pepper on my GameCube I got for Christmas in ‘01. Never gave me any issues, other than the open and reset buttons being really sticky. I took it apart a few years ago and cleaned it out, but it still works to this day. They’re near indestructible in my experience.

[@callaham8987]

MORE OF THESE PLEASE DUDE ❤️

[@frank-bmtz]

Agent Under Fire! That's childhood nostalgia activated instantly for sure!

[@averybutler7172]

I love learning how to fix consols and stuff

[@BigSkylar]

I love watching these I watch alot of Tronics fix cause he and you both actually talk us through it and it's nice.

[@egx2236]

I just realized that the famous wall with the consoles boxes is gone . T_T

[@gregdunlap7538]

I got a black Gamecube on ebay that was advertised as non-working, for parts only; it was about as rusty as this one, but before I opened it up I popped a game in just to see how it did, and it booted right up! What worked well for me to clean it up was DeOxit; I soaked q-tips in it and scrubbed away the rust on motherboard edge and much of the metal with that, and it worked great. For the rest of the motherboard, drive board and power board I sprayed DeOxit over them and let them sit overnight. I sanded the rest of the rust off the metal, used a magic eraser on the outside of the case to get rid of scuffs, and treated the case with Macguire's vinyl & rubber cleaner to shine it up; still works and looks fantastic to this day.

[@waltersobchak7275]

Dexonit where you get that and what is it made for. Also I'm all about some McGuire's use it to clean CD's

[@kenny6g6]

love the big blue music with the put together

[@N68dodgeboy]

The end result looks amazing.

[@Marlevlyn]

007 agent under fire is actually the game I’m gonna be getting next

[@erallen97]

I love your restoration videos! So far this year I've restored an original Xbox and a Game Boy Color. Thank you for the inspiration!

[@austinm.2909]

Spawn Wave: "Can we fix it?" Scoop, Muck, DIzzy, Rolly, Lofty and Wendy: "Yes we can!"

[@qwertyasdfzxcv121]

Hey I’m kinda new here been watching for only a couple months! But I love your videos man keep on keepin on.

[@thattypicalslimy8548]

Also known as the super Mario sunshine edition.

[@iristoyou]

my brother found his old gamecube with the games and it surprisingly still works, all we need is a cable to connect to the tv for it

[@ultramaximusreviews]

It's cool you were able to drop a North America board into a limited edition Japanese case. Fun project.

[@Dohko80]

Thanks for all the fix it videos you make. Because of them I’m able to repair. From someone who has no knowledge what so at all.Mostly recent drift issue for my friends switches.

[@3k4landrew]

Your starlight GameCube build turned out Great! 👍

[@ThePerfectionist1]

They must of dropped this one in the pool😆, great video btw my guy!✊🏼

[@alexisopio1979]

Awesome restore, brother!! I definitely check out all your videos and find cool tips and tricks all the time. Keep 'em coming!!

[@JasonSawyer]

I like a lot of your vids, but the teardowns/rebuilds/fixes are definitely my favorite.

[@supraondueces]

I like watching restoring videos

[@alejandrobolanos4655]

It amazes me how you just straight up touch these consoles without gloves or sanitizer. Like handhelds? No way josé

[@waltersobchak7275]

Okay hypercondriac

[@kaijuhero7115]

I love Spawnwave's projects and console tear downs.

[@scottythompson940]

Cool video tech talk spawn wave

[@magnumblaster01]

From the rust looks like somebody took their GameCube in a BBQ bath lol

[@Pyangryong]

I like watching these restoration Videos. Been watching quite a few of them lately as this is something i would like to do.

[@BlueGohan14]

Definitely, definitely enjoyed this type of video. I would love it if you did these more often. I mean even if you don’t do them to keep them, you could always just sell them again on eBay and get your money back. It’s a win-win. I love these techie videos.

[@RichHomieBodhi]

Evaporust will do wonders on rusted rf shields. Can find them at auto stores. I used evaporust to repair a rusted genesis rf shield that was in worst shape than the ones you got for the gamecube. Shoutout to Segaholic for putting me on that stuff. Check out his youtube channel. He also does great console restorations.

[@Num1shark]

Just use white Vinegar on the RF shielding, works for me.

[@lschatz5670]

How are there dislikes for this video? Great job as always and this was a really fun watch, thank you!

[@drift180x]

That game cube is now a rare one of a kind. The one and only American star light game cube.

[@squallneko5004]

Totally awesome GameCube repair video. I really like these types of videos. I hope to see more

[@ChrisBarnes575]

Nice job, dude. Never seen a legit gold Gamecube shell before. I probably would have just cleaned the rusty metal plate and maybe sprayed it with some gold rustoleum.

[@SnuggsMcDuff]

Love all your Gamecube content. Goodluck with your GC collection!

[@SirDuggler]

Just bought a broken GameCube (not water damaged) with the same issue. Thought it was the drive motor, but if the laser doesn't detect anything right off the bat it won't spin the drive at all. Seems to be the most common issue. You can recalibrate the drive with that little screw at the bottom of the board, or just replace the laser. It's wild how hardy this system is.

[@russellhellyer4957]

I appreciate your repair videos, vastly helpful to the community

[@TheRmm1976]

Awesome video, that final look is AWESOME!! Very impressive!

[@mrtibbs2]

I watch newswave every morning and really enjoy your weekend content!

[@GoldTopCookie]

10:22 i love the sound of that disk working :)

[@bricegraham8256]

This is nice that you show how to get the laser out. because that's actually a small issue going on with my Gamecube. I doubt this will be read but could you someday do a video on corrupted gamecube memory cards and how to fix them?

[@DrRubix1712]

I love these videos! I always want to do it myself but get scared of needing to micro solder

[@isaacflores1948]

Awesome video. Love the repair series. Id love to see more. Original XBOX would be cool. I dont see alot of that.

[@phillipsrulez]

So much nostalgia I remember those 007 games Great Video.

[@epoggg3672]

3:17 "nintendo decided to use these weird screws" Apple: Looks and looks back

[@youvegot]

i love watching console restorations

[@shona-sof]

I always enjoy restoration videos!