I Made a Nintendo Playstation

[@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

[@Nebbed]

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

[@afan64]

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

[@inigonathantheodorevaldez3486]

Bro Just Enjoy Nintendo playstation

[@RedactedsLair]

@@inigonathantheodorevaldez3486 No.

[@tinwas_taken]

@@inigonathantheodorevaldez3486which kind of drug r u on

[@nyastclair8174]

@@inigonathantheodorevaldez3486 1995 - 2:31

[@ElChezzygaming]

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

[@goobgob031]

shh he said he's being careful

[@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.

[@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 ! 😂

[@micallolindagomes8194]

1​@ZaHandle

[@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??

[@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.

[@songofdistantmemories]

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

[@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"

[@eggstatus5824]

Whenever I tinker around with electronics, I'm always just super careful. James is just, "Ok that goes there" *slam* "I dont need that" *crack* "Don't need that either" *angle grinder noises* "Let's make a hole for this button" *drilling noises*

[@caranook]

I have been fixing my own electronics since I was a teenager, and I’m constantly breaking stuff and end up spending even more time fixing my own damage, and I’m extremely careful! I’m very jealous that James is so knowledgeable that he can fuck around like this and still be confident that he can get it to work!

[@phaelox]

I think he's using save states IRL

[@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​

[@SetouchiQueens]

​@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

[@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”

[@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🤣

[@ppohio]

James is truly living the life of a tech in a dystopian sci-fi show, just rip it off and toss it, solder something else in there, hot glue, slap on the side, boots right up.

[@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.

[@Worrok]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@adirinnexxus]

Before I found your channel and watched Garbage time I thought you were the more sane one, now I see that you are both absolutely insane

[@Games_for_James]

That’s probably true

[@kiwigaming09]

​@@Games_for_James since wades all ready been on LTT, I guess you should be allowed to show them electronic mad Max creations

[@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

[@TRIVIA5209]

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

[@Swxfty_]

This guy is bringus studios and dankpods combined into one crazy tech interested Aussie, truly incredible.

[@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! 🤣

[@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.

[@vincentguttmann2231]

You haven't watched the portable SNES?

[@Crazy56U]

You made a circular saw. I'm subscribing.

[@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

[@gamerin4d]

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.

[@David_Phantom]

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

[@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!

[@joshuasims5421]

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

[@rickyboiiiii]

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

[@japonapie]

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

[@johnboydojo]

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

[@BiuryOrin]

Omg hi koishi pfp

[@ducks514]

OK larper

[@xrtgaming2000]

​@@juser-abuserò

[@IneptOrange]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@shinyplaid]

this is my favorite level of Jank. So much more can be accomplished if we just embrace doing kind of a bad job. Well done!

[@TheMaristBoy]

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

[@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. 😤

[@thomasawl]

the fucking exposed disc had me chuckling hysterically

[@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.

[@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...

[@leev211]

This is the craziest, messed up mashup of a console I’ve ever seen! I want one

[@ietonewowoi3053]

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

[@thegingineer0]

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

[@solidsnakeandgrayfox]

Or a shit ton of kazoos

[@LordDeucalion]

8:50 this ended up looking like something out of an alternate universe

[@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

[@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

[@Colonel_RamRod]

0:10 so much nostalgia in one little boot up sequence ❤❤❤

[@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.

[@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"

[@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.”

[@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

[@NemesisTWarlock]

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

[@hargel3870]

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

[@GaminylGames]

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

[@Games_for_James]

Oh wow!!

[@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

[@theshinigami55]

the way you just snap and buzz saw it till it's a console is fucking evil genius shit and I'm here for it.

[@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

[@Vera-v3l]

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.

[@ViolaDragon621]

Your channel has taught me that not every part of a motherboard is important, after watching how many times you cut parts of it off

[@exidy-yt]

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

[@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)

[@bakshishsingh6469]

Pleasantly more chaotic than Wade, love it.

[@yuzukimiyazono6327]

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

[@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!

[@NTAD]

Most important takeaway for me was that hot glue is the electrical engineer's duct tape. Unless you don't have hot glue. Then use duct tape, right?

[@alexsudati]

In a sea of highly produced "clean" restoring/retro videos seeing this chaotic "careless" mess is very refreshing. At first I was baffled and then it hit me: "This is real life, this is what I would do (minus the glue gun, we don't like each other)." I got so used to the silent, ultra minimalistic productions that it made me think that that's how it should be, BUT NO! And for that I thank you and you got a new subscriber

[@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

[@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 .

[@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

[@damnson6]

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

[@doomslayer9319]

Time traveler: kicks a rock The Timeline:

[@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

[@jcruz5050]

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

[@shadowedfate151]

0:55 this laugh perfectly sums up this man

[@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

[@bluescreenman42]

I love how you can tell the more videos come out, the more comfortable James is being on camera and interacting with an audience. It’s kind of sweet to see.

[@bassboostedmoonchao]

wild proto man :D

[@AmbrociousXP]

1:40 "Now that it's working, it's time to rip it's guts out" Said Dr. Frankenstein from a parallel techno based universe. LOL!

[@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!"

[@mistysilence2]

this is the first video i’ve ever seen of yours, and i can tell you’re a master of your craft from how you get everything to work despite the appearance of pure insanity

[@SaltpeterTaffy]

The most shocking thing about this video is how much inspiration Sonic Adventure 2 clearly took from Pepsiman for City Escape.

[@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 🤣

[@woofy1988]

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

[@prisma.]

James build these things with some kind of crude spite ive never seen before, it is both concerning and amusing.

[@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.

[@Croatilillious]

This is the most chaotic and subtly (or not so subtly) dangerous video you've made and it is certainly my favorite so far. Excellent work James. I'd love more of this strategic chaos in the future if it suits you

[@DblTap317]

This is the dude you find during the zombie apocalypse, on top of a moutain talking on a cell phone, watching tv and reworking robots to shoot guns

[@GrimnirsGrudge]

When you first jammed all the stuff into the case, I didn't expect that was actually going to be the guide for the video. You're a wild one. 👌

[@caskye1950]

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

[@948320z]

So many repair/restore video where someone just miraculously have the exact part lying in the drawer, it's refreshing to hear "It's pretty much... completely the wrong thing" -- but still made it work anyway with some Aussie engineering lol

[@pawewronowski4222]

James is like a mad scientist who will create the most questionable inventions while using the most dad-ways imaginable, which somehow miraculously work.

[@WeirdVideoGames]

This was horrifying. Every time you cut or broke something I winced. I'm in awe that you made this work after all that. I'm nowhere near as capable with electronics that I would even dare a tenth of what you did here.

[@silpheedTandy]

0:53 this is the same delighted laugh that Frankenstein had during his experiments when he realized that, indeed, he was likely going to be able to create life, like a god

[@jackgame281]

James, you make some funny and entertaining content, which I love! Love ya mates!

[@muaries12]

James is such a madman. Love these crazy projects

[@hayden7525]

This whole channel has chaotic energy and I love it. I do this kind of shit but I'm not great at it

[@codyarmstrong-n5l]

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.🤘

[@exvaran]

10:01 you can just ask Wade to play the theme behind you while you play

[@skullfracture2]

Ah, the cut off wheel the great uniter between tech nerds and car guys. Well-played, sir.

[@Taylorjay99]

This is horrifically chaotic... love it.