I Built a SNES Classic MAXI!

[@StezStixMix]

Stupid SNES Mini/Maxi thing

[@StezStixFix]

Good grief

[@MrKillaDoG]

Stupid SNES maxi entertainment good work mate 😎

[@dannywhac]

Not sure if it's been mentioned (or if it works) - that OG SNES board looks like it's a 1-Chip - they've got the best picture quality of all the SNES's, worth popping an RGB fix/recap and a Super CIC for SNES goodness. They rarely break other than the caps.

[@ennahh76]

The major problem with this is now I want to do it this thing with all my minis! Why do you do this to me?

[@Stucc0Dude]

We need to get Stez a 3d printer. Proper bodges done right with that.

[@oogiegoogie2826]

I wish I had gotten a 3D printer way sooner. My Ender 3 has already saved me money from making replacement parts.

[@Boogie_the_cat]

​@@oogiegoogie2826the ender 3 seems to be only $200-ish You can actually get a decent 3d print (sorry I'm a noob) from a sub $400 machine? I don't keep up with 3d printers because I assumed they'd always be out of my range. Being on social security, $200 is still a lot. But wow! I didn't know 3d printers could be that inexpensive.

[@Bolli1983]

this. I don't like how the reset button moved and I don't like the gaping holes where the cables come out (sorry Steve).

[@DM00SE]

Yeah I thought he might hot snot the ports to the body to be honest.

[@Dimma205gti]

I was literally about to comment the same thing. got an unrepaired vyper on ebay for £90. has made my work day and night.

[@keithjackson1180]

If you wanted to make the front and back ports look cleaner, this is where a 3D printer comes in handy.

[@f75gunslinger]

For future reference , most LEDs have a narrow viewing angle . So your red indicator pointing to the side makes the visible light dimmer . If you wanted it brighter , when you glue it in place or mount one somewhere , face the rounded end directly facing the lens you're lighting up .

[@danieltornqvist6062]

Excellent as always. Hot tip though, remove the original led, otherwise they share the power comming that way witch makes them dimmer if nothing else.

[@griffog2001]

Or cut the tracks to the surface mount LED

[@danieltornqvist6062]

​@@griffog2001: yeah, figured if he wanted to be able to Restore it moving half of it off(one pad) would be the best option. =)

[@Nobbie248]

He doesn't want to remove og hardware tho. Where will he keep the parts, its fine the way it is

[@imaginitivity7853]

Lots of room in that case to add a USB hub for more connections and you can also easily add an SD card adapter to put a large internal SD card. Hakchi will also recognise and allow use of the SD card without needing to remove it to add games etc. I know you've got to do that in this case, as I managed to do it inside the original mini SNES

[@aoneblood]

I love this but the only thing id change is 3d print spacers and splice the the wires so they aint just fed through a huge gaping hole

[@someonesomewhere18]

Love the T-Shirt fellow Red Dwarf fan.

[@wastelander138]

Excellent work man. To keep in with the illusion of this being a proper SNES you could have took the casing from the plug end of some original controllers (broken of course) and hot glued them in with the cable of the mini controllers running through. Would be cool to take a repro game cart case cut the bottom off so it doesn't go all the way in. Hot glue it into place and have a custom label (the bar's logo possibly).

[@fixins]

Agreed. Was gonna suggest sticking a dummy cart in the slot or else it's gonna get jammed full of bar garbage. I have fears that reset button isn't gonna hold up to drunk people. As others have suggested, a 3D printed tac-switch holder with a broad base MIGHT hold up but even that, I have doubts.

[@Ragnar8504]

@@fixins If it's a solid print it should hold up (basically a block with a wide base and the switch on top). The switch itself might fail but not the printed base. Short of hitting it with a sledge hammer it's pretty hard to destroy a solid printed block of PLA.

[@babayaga7434]

@@Ragnar8504Maybe not destroy, but delaminate. I've had several PLA Glock frames split, and the force of 9mm recoil definitely isn't on the level of drunk man hulk smash. PETG might be a little better but those layer lines are still weak points.

[@Ragnar8504]

@@babayaga7434 My main point is that the switch base would mostly have to withstand pressure and PLA prints are fairly decent at that. They don't like being dropped because tensile strength between layers isn't that great, that's certainly true.

[@johnengland999]

Buy 2 snes controller extension lead and use the shell at console end to go round the cable to cover the control ports so it looks like they are plugged in

[@livefreeprintguns]

It's been already said here, but 3D printed "game ports" with a hole for the cables to run out of would make this build look so much cleaner.

[@chrishardy7258]

Loving the red dwarf tshirt😊

[@eiv-gaming]

Loved it, only issue I could see is the original LED was drawing power, thats why the new one was so dim.

[@Ragnar8504]

Yes, if the design was really marginal running two LEDs in parallel might even overload the supply.

[@eternalheart9610]

I wonder if you could use those snes to usb adapters to keep the original controller ports entirely

[@enchantededition6879]

Or just cut the ends off and wire directly.

[@YS-by7wy]

I have no idea why, but I find the “But why Steve?” At the beginning HILARIOUS and have been watching that 2 seconds over and over…😅

[@kriss3d]

Great work . However you should consider extending the ports and put them on the front so you can unplug the controllers and the hdmi easily

[@OGSERB]

My OCD kicked in when you glued down the led like you did. It doesn’t fully illuminate the space it’s in. This was a really cool idea though. Kudos.

[@spooktasticaparanormal]

Love your videos so much my friend. Your facial expressions and antics have me on the floor dying with laughter. 😅. Keep it up buddy. Paul ❤

[@morphadge]

Is that Rimmer's shirt from Polymorph Steve? Excellent. Also I agree with everyone else to get a 3d printer! Excellent vid as always.

[@dak2]

You or the owner should do the peroxide/uv light process on the aged plastic

[@karelpetr]

Nice work with the wires Steve, but about that other stuff, you should definitely buy an "untested" 3D printer, fix it, and make a follow-up video. :) It shouldn't be a problem to print a part that would be crewed to unused original holes in the bottom case and would hold the new board as well as LED, reset switch, and maybe a spring under that eject button. Also If you could find some original controllers that can't be saved you could use the original connectors to complete the illusion of a retro machine :) Love what you do and looking forward to future content.

[@T-Bag13]

I still have my Snes & nes mini both boxed, never seen the light of day.

[@Okurka.]

I sold one of my boxed NES minis for £250.

[@HiddenMagic420]

You could have made it even better with a few 3d printed parts to cover up the holes, but im not even sure if you own a 3d printer 😅. Still a fun project.

[@ngiants2230]

If the idea was to have multiple games in the original system, why not use an everdrive cart in the original snes instead?

[@riccardop7395]

Hy for future reference. Next time you can desolder just one side of the original led an turn it 90° leaving it only with one side connectet to the pcb. This makes it still revertable and the current has not be shared by two LEDs. This will make the new led shine brighter. I really like your videos keep it up

[@iphonejsd]

I used to be a wireman, I was trained to always “tin” the wire ends first, i’d love to see you take this on board Steve ;-)

[@Ragnar8504]

That makes soldering a whole lot easier!

[@chrisj2848]

Great work Steve👍

[@Nathan.007]

You can map the controller as a reset function also, to save user from getting up every time they want to reset a game back to the main menu on those snes mini things. Handy function.

[@Triforce1985]

Would it have been easier to use a RetroPi and build out from there?

[@martinbalmforth2665]

The music reminds me of The Pompey Pirates or Automation menus on the Atari ST. Press T for Mega trainer!

[@stevecann3394]

Any strain relief used on the controller cables??

[@salx8514]

I did the same but with a raspberry pi. It was a bit ghetto but it works. I spliced a power cable to the power switch, reset to reset on pi, and controller ports to the gpio on the pi so original controllers work. I don't have a 3d printer so the back is just bare. I used tons of hot glue.

[@quandaildingo1278]

Love the retrofit video! ❤

[@pedromimoso8804]

Nice work, Steve!

[@markianclark9645]

i put a Pi in a real SNES case in late 2017...it took a LOT of work and figuring out where everything was to go...ended up costing like almost 60 pounds or 70 dollars...i used a lot of accessory leads and a ribbon extension for the TF card...i also used the original front ports and soldered female USB ports for USB controllers...rear HDMI superglued onto the rear plastic piece same as Steve desoldered along with the original power socket...and...it all worked...and of course a TF card with the operating system and a complete SFC ROM pack...i can't remember exactly how many days/weeks it took me...but i needed a holiday on the Channel Island to recover...i spent Christmas 2017 in Guernsey...much of it while the wind and rain hammered at the Hotel windows...i never saw the Pi build again...or the new owner...the co-worker i built it for resigned by that New Year...wow...6 years ago...probably exactly this month November

[@christopherdecorte1599]

They sell adapters to connect old snes controllers to the mini i bought 2 for my snes mini to use with the 8bitdo wireless snes controllersthey work great and would fill the front ports.

[@steveozone4910]

Love the Red Dwarf t shirt 😂

[@mrGonakaTV]

loving the red dwarf tshirt my dude

[@Blu3ManiC]

I think for stability sake, you should have glued the button down to the shell and put the stand-off on top of the button. Either way works I guess.

[@djrkzr]

Absolutely love it. Now time to fix that snes and put it in that snes mini shell🤭

[@Pandor25]

Good modding but i feel it's to prone to unplugging like if you pull a bit on it (I think you said it was going to go in a bar? And when you are drunk you may be a bit rowdy with console?) And if you pull the power cord/hdmi cable off from inside the console you will have to open it to replug it?

[@gibsonsimpson]

Very cool retro fit! Nice job!

[@SovietCaptain03]

Get an Elegoo Neptune 3 pro or 4, it’s one of the best budget 3d printers. I have a 3 pro myself and works wonders. It would help you too!

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

Did you test the SNES first, before taking it apart? It's the 1 Chip version of the SNES, those are a bit rarer than the 2 Chip ones and also a bit more desirable.

[@nitramusestronghold7109]

Even better, use the Hyperkin SNES mini to regular adapter, this way you can use original snes controllers. Also use a small HDMI extend lead, so you can mount it on the back to a 3D printed panel. That way you can (dis)connect the hdmi, same goes for power. For next level, use a aftermarket cartridge as a usb drive, and connect that through a usb hub inside. Plenty of room.

[@GTXDash]

Dude. I was going to do exactly the same thing but with my Mega Drive Mini. I've got a spare genesis that I think I will use because I just prefer my original Mega Drive to remain as a real Mega Drive.

[@simonlunt353]

Nice job but I was thinking you were going to put the Connections for the plugs in the back and front 😊

[@mattgorton3842]

I can’t believe I’ve only just discovered this video!!

[@Nobbie248]

I think you should add a stezstix dummy cartridge in it and some Chinese controller plugs at the front to complete it

[@paszTube]

7:08 The bit-tuney song sounds familiar...

[@HerrFrog]

Worst games ever from Vidiots/ Triple Jump uses it

[@ultimatum123456]

One of more interesting things that you've done

[@adamcartermi5]

You should have gotten wii to snes controller wire. And you could have hooked the snes port wires to the original snes port and it would have been seamless

[@leorelic]

you do need a 3D printer and an HDMI cable adapter so you can have a nice port on the back instead of cable coming out from the inside , same with the USB cable and perhaps the same thing with the controller ports. other than that , great project

[@OldGenGamer84]

I knew stupid game was coming with Barts Nightmare. To be in with a chance, you have to find a basketball and jump over it. Turns into a skateboard and then you have to try to stay on as long as possible as it extends your life (zzz) bar. Then look for pieces of paper blowing around on the street. There are mini games inside the pages that are pretty good. But who knew you'd have to do all that!!! 😂😂😂

[@SixFeetDownSouth]

Good job on the video. Ok job putting it in the shell. But a piss job on the cosmetics.

[@alexenochss]

Should have bought 2 snes to classic edition adapters so you could retain the snes controller ports and full functionality of them

[@jeffdewe]

Swap it the other way and I'd be impressed, well the whole Cartridge slot would be interesting, I mean they chop a Wii main-board down to like 1/5 its original size and still boots. lol

[@kevinsonkevin3634]

A major, and i mean MAJOR... Leaflet campaign

[@FiveStringCommando]

Very nice non-destructive mod.

[@mclaine7342]

NIce, but why not making the Front and Rear Ports "nicer"?

[@r.a.w.talentart]

Nice idea. Shame to sacrifice a rarer 1-chip model SNES though. I'm sure it's repairable, maybe try that in another video

[@mediaproductions3557]

Good idea but could have been a bit more polished maybe with some 3D printed collars to go over the controller ports at the front to make it look like genuine controllers instead of a hole. Also I would have 3D printed the top of a game and stuck that in.

[@Apexseals87]

having two led's on a circuit designed for one is probably dimming the one you want to see tbh.

[@TimothyTimPSP]

Why not use an snes to usb adapter. The front would look clean.

[@ElgarL]

@StezStixMix You can restore that case from it's yellowing with Peroxide, a clear plastic bag and an hour in the sun.

[@JopieHaargel]

That standoff under the reset button looks too wobbly. You could've raised the switch with Lego and hot snot as well.

[@AmirKhan-qx2lr]

I'm sure I've heard power up in a game decades ago, maybe outrun or something?!

[@idgamingfederation202]

now if you can find a way to run SNES carts from it as well (and rip them, I know there devices for the SNES/NES classics that can be used here) we'd have a perfect bend of both

[@idgamingfederation202]

expanded storage would be a nice bonus mod too

[@countzer0408]

Hey dude, not a criticism but you should tin the wires before trying to solder them to exisiting components. Just makes it a lot easier. 😊 Overall though great job and I’ll second what everyone else is saying. Next purchase, 3D printer!

[@Popeyes66]

But can it do the washing up ?

[@richterbelmont2544]

Should have "hot snot" or glued some brackets on the inside to prevent the slot from opening. I'm just imagining inconsiderate people stuffing things or trash inside the console. Otherwise I love how this turned out!

[@PhillRobinson]

How did I miss this one ?

[@Sonikkua]

I know you said untested…but…did you test it at all or just bought it untested? Would be a shame with that being a 1chip SNES. Pretty desirable among collectors. If you can get the board working would probably be worth recapping and recasting it, if just to sell it off for a tidy profit.

[@CasparMinning]

Good work Steve, but the fact you didn't try to fix the colour of the original case using a retrobright technique is a big stain.

[@mechanick1000]

nice jimmy saville impression lol

[@chongtak]

The LED not being in the center is annoying though.

[@drTheoGeorgiou]

That "worst games ever" theme tune also used by @TeamTripleJump really confused me for a minute.. :)

[@IamNotANumber]

Nice!

[@GueroMane]

Can u make a video on how to add games to it

[@GueroMane]

Or links

[@rciancia]

Very nice work mate . It's like putting Kim Kardashian in a glittery gown.

[@qritique]

replace the fuse on the original board. That probably will fix it.

[@BomberMan-2012-]

Picked a very difficult game to test

[@BigBadBench]

Where’s the song? That’s my favorite part of your videos!

[@thefunkdroid2777]

That's in the main channel, this one is "Mix", not "Fix".

[@BigBadBench]

@@thefunkdroid2777 ah! Didn’t notice, thank you!

[@immoloism]

Is it wrong to sub just because of the tshirt you are wearing?

[@LetsPlayKeldeo]

Lmao I guess you could just do a rassverry pie at this point

[@LOrealHardly]

10:00 Should always tin the wires first, Stevie boy..!

[@jeffdewe]

Would of used a Blue or Green LED for power, Why? So you know something is up once you power it on. :), Also a cordless glue gun? Buying one of those is as bad as buying a cordless caulking gun, and yes they make them. lol Great video really enjoyed it :)

[@davidcoates9123]

NICE. 👍

[@emmabentley7945]

Erm, I think we're all beginning to lose sight of the real issue here, which is: what are we going to call ourselves? And I think it comes down to a choice between "The League Against Salivating Monsters," or - and this is my personal preference - "The Committee for the Liberation and Integration of Terrifying Organisms and their Rehabilitation Into Society." Erm, one drawback with that - the abbreviation is C.L.I.T.O.R.I.S.

[@Zobbster]

I AM THE C.L.I.T. COMMANDER!

[@DecibelAlex]

You should try to get that motherboard working. It's one of the better models, a so called "1-chip SNES". The others all die to PPU rot

[@davidrobertson5700]

Put a cartridge in that says everything by Steve

[@johnmuff1348]

Gd job my friend😅😅

[@thecan80an33]

Would look nice with a cartridge in it.

[@meowjakx3]

Lots of experts in the comment section in this video! Wow!

[@gibbonduder182]

Maybe glue that cartridge slot shut too, because the world and his dog will try to put shit inside it if it's in a pub.

[@canonicalactiontoad]

Just do it James Channel style. :)

[@SparksterNL]

Why not just recap it and pair it with an everdrive?

[@danimourinho]

you should get a "non tested" 3d printer, fix it and use it :D

[@jasonmuller1199]

I was just playing my SNES mini last night, I though I could beat castlevania IV with 1 try... I was wrong

[@tainio]

If you are going to that effort, should have used raspberry pi or something even more powerful