I Restored This Yellowed Joystick and Play New Games with it - Retro Gaming Restoration

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In this episode I restore a yellowed retro joystick. The model is QuickShot Python 5. The controller is yellowed and even though it was sold as working to me on ebay, it turned out to be drifting to right.
I started with opening the controller and noticed I need to desolder the the wires to get all the pieces apart. After desoldering I cleaned the parts in watery soap and put them into my retrobrighting box to remove the yellowing.
Here is my tutorial to build it: • Making the Ultimate Re...
Here is my tutorial about the retrobrighting process: • How to remove yellowin...
I cleaned the board with isopropyl alcohol. However I did not remove the rubber pads for the buttons. This was because those can be very fragile and it would be extremely hard to find a replacement. But as you can see in the end, I still had to remove them and clean the contacts for the buttons.
To connect the joystick to a modern PC with new Windows such as Windows 10, you need a special adapter. I used this Rockfire adapter for gameport to USB (amzn.to/3wqtN9X). I have Windows 10 Home version 20H2, in this video in case someone has issues with this method. Just a Gameport to USB cable doesn't usually work.
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[@sillyscenemodude]

Hi! :D

[@tobitechboy1461]

Hey!

[@eflem77]

Ads? Good for you, man. I have zero problem with ads on good channels. Get you some $$.

[@kinskifilms]

What brand of gloves are those? Do they smell like raw, powdery rubber? I need good gloves!

[@sunny_sky8930]

Hey odd tinkering you restored a ps1 slim ps2 slim and PlayStation portable now do ps3 them do ps4 and then ps5

[@graustreifbrombeerkralle1078]

Watching some old computer and gaming technology getting a second chance to live never, really never gets old.

[@Fellsansdavidgames1271]

true

[@MrINSANITY321]

Quite literally never gets old to be fair haha.

[@yungzynofficial2055]

Please never use a comma again.

[@ilikeminecraft1232]

People who watch other things: HAHAHAHAHAHA!

[@mooshroommoon]

Yeah

[@S1L3NTIGamer]

“Ancient gamer hand sweat” is my new catchphrase.

[@anotherneko]

"Legacy Cheeto Dust"

[@nilekelvin9641]

Your mom is my new catchphrase

[@poble]

@@nilekelvin9641 ha ha funny 😐

[@nilekelvin9641]

@@poble very funny...

[@haydenbaca4974]

@@anotherneko it says under that "translate to English"

[@danielsimpkins9662]

10:56 that wire you snipped is a cold solder joint. Requires flux and a longer application of heat to get the solder to flow properly.

[@Enchurito]

It also looked like two of the pins were bridged.

[@MarinusMakesStuff]

First of all, he bridges a couple of pins, and second of all the solder indeed didn't flow well enough to make the contact. Horrific soldering. I'm not used to seeing that on this channel. I wonder if he's just messing with us.

[@danielsimpkins9662]

@@MarinusMakesStuff pretty horrific soldering, for sure!

[@nonexistant2k3]

Soldering has been his weakest area. But had improved until this one. That was rough to watch. Soldering and welding are arts that need lots of practice. And they need some more.

[@FTfilm]

Was looking for this. There were at least two bridges and one cold joint. I wonder if he fixed it off camera since it seemed to work at the end of the vid

[@SirGroompleton]

Just wanted to drop a comment to give some love to the ducktor. Seeing that lil guy show up in your vids always makes me crack a smile

[@dreamieskies3737]

All hail ducktor

[@CinemaMacabro]

Quick shot serial joysticks were really responsive during their time, I would play some mame arcade games with this such as Afternurner or Space Harrier. Great repair video btw, you did a stellar job!

[@wtbeecher]

Afterburner FTW!

[@deathmourne1]

@@wtbeecher Amen brother!

[@c.l.7525]

"That's some ancient gamers hand sweat". Don't be shy, taste it...

[@KorbinX]

Reminds me of the 360 controllers. So much gunk in the seams hahah

[@gojirazillasaurus6341]

@@KorbinX XD

[@rafapenson]

🤢🤮

[@amirhoseinshams256]

😖🤢🤮🤮🤮😟

[@GuilhermeMartins-iz8sx]

Absorb the energy of the ancient gamers...

[@thegoldenorder1240]

Had one of these and would play X Wing and Tie Fighter nonstop. Excellent joystick. Torpedoes top button/Guns on the trigger always.

[@endarios8060]

I honestly was expecting him to play Tie Fighter 😆 that game ruined my Sidewinder joystick back in the day…

[@thegoldenorder1240]

@@endarios8060 Absolutely. The suctions would snap off all the time.

[@Dessan01]

Yeah same, it did the job very well, loved all the X-Wing games, Tie Fighter was best 🙂

[@onedeadsaint]

10:43 blue and second white appear to be bridged. finished the episode and I guess it wasn't a problem which is good. great video!

[@d33jmeister]

I was gonna comment that! I presume he fixed it, as there are several bridged connections by the looks

[@JoshBattin]

Came here to say this.

[@djevrek]

same

[@wingedfish1175]

I mean I assume it never was a problem, the thing was clearly heavily used and I don't think it got exposed to "melt the solder" heat so it likey was functional regardless

[@JTTofficial]

Or those solder joints in 10:56.

[@alexanderosinubi5154]

What do you do with the things you have restored? Do you keep and use them? If so, a tour of all the stuff you've restored over the years would really be cool!

[@iwannatalkalot3415]

I think he resells them as refurbished

[@Cyberwaddles]

I agree. It would be cool to see if he keeps them. I'm sure he keeps some but maybe sells extra

[@djdeadbeat4380]

The ducktor is always a nice addition!

[@x_les_x]

I'm just fascinated of how hard whoever played the heck out of this joystick controller.

[@souljastation5463]

If they used it a lot they must have been very delicate, considering the excellent conditions the rubber pads are in. It never happened to me to find an old joystick with the rubber pads in such good state. There's at least a couple of busted ones.

[@mog-myownbestfriend]

I'm gonna say that there was a missed opportunity to use "Odd Tankering" with this sponsorship

[@frankfuller975]

The controller design looks pretty intentional to me. "eventually it breaks and loses contact" so that the gamer needs a new controller and to give them more money. :p

[@unused7629]

makes sense

[@amirhoseinshams256]

"this is a quickshot *PYTHON* 5 from 1992" When programming is part of your life

[@graustreifbrombeerkralle1078]

The fact that you play the Pz. II without APCR deserves a like alone. Chad.

[@eefm99]

Low tier players don't even know what that is. And it's probably better.

[@mmdirtyworkz]

It's low tier, who uses gold ammo in such setting anyway?

[@graustreifbrombeerkralle1078]

@@mmdirtyworkz You'll be surprised.

[@persona83]

There's a certain beauty in this ancient hardware with these white colours and simpler electronics.

[@Zeydarchist]

y'know, my day was rubbish for the most part, and then OddTinkering uploaded a video, and now... now it's a lot better.

[@gojirazillasaurus6341]

:D

[@TheFullStar]

Same watching this while brushing my teeth to go to the dentist. I HATE the dentist.

[@eduardoolivares9767]

Day restoration

[@carolynnettles3767]

It never fails, no matter what’s going on, no matter if I’m sad or down or just had a bad day, that duck always makes me smile 😊 thank you for that!

[@robertmelendez8713]

Ahhh the memories... I used to have one of these on a Commodore 64. I still remember the Auto fire tab being such a massive cheat on some of those retro games.

[@lablackzed]

Still got my 64 with all the games and joysticks think I might hook it up and play it.👍😂Helicopter gunship was my favourite.

[@PeteDriver530]

@@lablackzed did you ever play Impossible Mission on C64?

[@lablackzed]

@@PeteDriver530 Probably I play so many game's over the years maybe I still have it in my collection.👍

[@RobGMun]

I had a black one of these for my Commodore 64 back in the early 80's. I preferred the shorter ball top Quickshot

[@brick6347]

They were digital though, weren't they? The clicky type. Had one on my Amiga.

[@RobGMun]

@@brick6347 micro switches. But they felt so satisfying

[@KorbinX]

I used to have the same one when I was little. Used it to play Aces over Europe ^-^

[@SamiTheAnxiousBean]

Hello Mr duck! Also Idk why but Ive always loved your restoration videos despite...not being a large fan of asmr content Idk why this type of stuff is satisfying Thank you for resorting a weapon of the ancient gamers

[@VRestoration]

I have had a joystick similar to that for a long time and I have not been able to test it by the input, I did not know that there was a USB adapter.

[@Xelger]

Beautiful work as always, and since I like technology so much, seeing electronics come back to life never got old.

[@jaypexlegend8351]

I have been waiting for you to update for forever!!! jeez dude what takes so long!

[@Renville80]

Hey Odd Tinkering, look at getting yourself a Edsyn AS196 desoldering tool. It would probably be much quicker than trying to use solder braid when desoldering wires and through-hole component leads.

[@Spelter]

Oh man, I love your calming type of videos. I'm in the hospital now and need to calm down, your videos are perfect for that

[@peterjames3509]

I had the same joystick for my C64. Was Black and Red though. Happy memories.

[@steveseabolt7598]

I really enjoy watching your videos! They are so calming and relaxing. Total silence except the sound of the screwdriver turning the screw out of the plastic. Plus it's also nice to see all these things get a new lease on life, thanks for posting 🙂!

[@MoreHertz]

So good and relaxing really wanted to refine this channel

[@samanthadean1083]

“Functional”, oh boy, who hasn’t experienced that result from EBay? Fantastic job by you and the Ducktor!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@souljastation5463]

I did, but it never happened to me to find the rubber pads in such good conditon whenever I bought old joysticks from ebay.

[@barrylottering4977]

My brother and I were each given black ones for Christmas. They had an ‘Autofire’ switch at the back. I was so stoked that Christmas morning!

[@dchizy]

Had that joy stick for my Amiga 300. Happy times

[@tomd1939]

Do you have to dispose of the hydrogen peroxide every time? Or can it be reused?

[@klfjoat]

Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is unstable (as are all compounds with the prefix "per" in their name). Given time, temperature, and light, O2 will be given off at a lesser or greater rate, and it will degrade into water (H20), a much more stable compound. So the reality is that it will become water quickly enough that it should only be "reused" if he plans on doing one batch of plastic after another over the span of a few days.

[@ChloeASMR91]

I got so many head tingles from this

[@Kasey1776]

Great to watch this after a long day. Thanks man

[@jimmerhardy]

At first these project appear simple until the screwdriver comes out, revealing impressive engineering. Alway fascinating.

[@kingnewcomer2029]

Another awesome restoration video! 👍 I think this is my first time ever seeing a gaming Joystick being restored on your channel! 🙂 It really is neat watching those 2 halves of the Stick come apart! 😃

[@MrNakki]

Kyllä tätä kattoessa ahdistus helpottaa. Kiitos videoista ♥

[@talideon]

Had one of those in the early '90s as a kid, except mine was dark grey, so a little more resistant to obvious dirt!

[@Mjdeadman21]

"translated from Duckish" you get a subscribe just for that LMAO love the Ducktor

[@Phatsultan]

Loved playing Outrun on my granddad’s Amstrad with one of these.

[@noli5163]

I really love your vids, friend!!!! Your captions are funny and I dig how you can talk to us without actually talking lol

[@sotkajarvi]

Quickshot joysticks were absolutely brilliant! I had two Quickshot II Turbo joysticks i used with my C64 and Amiga 500, 2000, 3000 and Amiga 4000.

[@anands6127]

12:25 That's nice you thought about it and showed us also

[@Rit_99z]

This is the most satisfying channel I've ever seen in my entire life more than asmr unboxing video keep it up bro!

[@DreamsIgotTV]

The rubber duck doctor made my day, thank you

[@Chymai]

I get so happy whenever Ducktor gets on screen.

[@fixedguitar47]

I had one of these for my 486. BACK WHEN THINGS DIDN’T SUCK!

[@retrorestoration9053]

Haha, this is great. Super cool that you used it to play a new game!

[@LeHenkmanz]

Crazy to see this. A couple of months ago a box of my retro controllers got full of water after a flood in my basement, and i restored all of them after being inspired by your videos. Funny thing is, i also own one of these Quickshots Python-joysticks, but i own a black one used on a Mega Drive. I actually got it to work again after opening, drying, cleaning and putting it back together. I almost never ever see one of these so seeing this pop up in my recommended was a nice surprise. Thanks for your videos, i've learned a lot from you over the years.

[@MarioSratss]

Nice work. You have a lot respect to the old technology.

[@thomasebelsheiser6422]

This Joystick remember me the good old times when gaming was just that simple. You did not need 10 or more buttons to just play a game and have a lot of fun. So long ago!

[@ItsHeartstruck]

Fnf players in shock

[@tonygeddes9558]

There’s something very therapeutic about watching your videos. . .

[@AndrewPonti]

I'm very sure that my dad had the black and red version of this and we used it to play a lot of old computer games in the mid to late 90s. Gooooood memories!

[@AjaxJP]

Legend has it that if you eat the ancient gamer's hand sweat you absorb their powers

[@MigoqAki]

would be pretty insane, considering how hard and unforgiving old games were

[@RESTORATIONOFSCRAPMETAL]

Just a beautiful job buddy 👍

[@vinceianni4026]

Beautiful restoration Odd well done

[@Zontar82]

Awesome cleaning

[@djevo3441]

Amazing job my friend congratulations

[@bryce_hello]

These videos are the perfect asmr to fall asleep to

[@rebenaq4506]

Hand sweat... you make everything sound 🤯 lol Great job as always!

[@323jcrystal]

Easily the most relaxing videos on KZbin

[@tonysilva7988]

4:57 Dr Octopus is giving a -tentacle- hand to help out

[@thatonefriend2969]

Am i weird for Falling asleep to your videos? Its like a not gross ASMR and fascinating to watch at the same time

[@luluscaglione]

Oh man I had one of those! This brought some memories back to my head!

[@LordHoth_09]

I had one, nothing was as satisfying as flying around the screen blasting star fighters in Star Wars: Tie Fighter

[@gogurtman47]

this guy REALLY deserves more credit...

[@eddierools]

Wow, you never cease to amaze me with these restoration videos! Never been much into joysticks personally, but it's cool to see one made the same year that I was born, very nicely done, I'm definitely looking forward to seeing what you'll restore next!

[@mowburnt]

Had one of these with my amiga. Kick off 2 was ace with this 👌

[@flaviakoch7378]

Really nice idea and of course restoration! 👏👏👏 ❤️🦆

[@anands6127]

Driving a tank with joystick gives a real like simulation!

[@hawkfeather6802]

That is one old joystick! Great job!

[@professorpenne9962]

never seen someone work so hard to restore a quickshot. we used to hate these back in the day.

[@thethufir]

Wow, that hit me right in the nostalgia. I had two of those, one white one black.

[@dantehenshin]

Like always a great Restoration, I have one lying around in the back of the cupboard I played a lot, I will motivate myself to clean it

[@restaurandocoisasvelhas]

Masterpiece. Excellent video. I'm already your subscriber.

[@myrestorations]

What a wonderful video of restoration 🤝👏🤝👏🤝👏

[@nintoollica955]

Since he got sponsored by World of Tanks, will his next restoration project be to restore an M4 Sherman?

[@gantas6804]

When the first screw falls into the ice cube tray around 0:50 mark it sounds a bit like Quagmire's "giggity"

[@CYON4D]

Great video as always.

[@DaMu24]

I see Ducktor, I hit the Like button.

[@b4air]

I used to have an Amiga 500 with the Quick Shot Python 1 Joystick... Words cannot describe how much I miss those... (Saying this as an PS 5 owner)

[@littlebacchus216]

Quickshot in its many forms was my joystick of choice.

[@TheDistur]

Probably was never a premium stick but it's interesting to see it all cleaned up.

[@mohammadajmin1542]

Great job dude

[@xturner09]

You should seriously add the rubber duck to your merch lol

[@russellfrost5652]

I had this joystick in the 90’s, it was pretty terrible even then, but you’ve bought back memories of playing Afternurner II on my old Amiga! 🥰

[@bree9870]

I love he incorporates the "ducktor"

[@Karl0sis]

I have eight of these for my A500 and am busy restoring the microswitches, which have failed on some. Didn't think to check the hammer hitting the traces, thanks for that.

[@TwoWheelsWorld]

beating my headache i took big cup of tea, turning on youtube... Voila! It will be a good evening!

[@tadziwnakaczka1195]

i watch you everytime i eat dinner

[@kangaroo525]

Wow 👌 this guy really is 👍

[@RestoredChannel]

Well done!

[@IanCaponeDrVonoreheimdonzYT]

Imagine a video with: Odd Tinkering, Awesome Restorations and TysyTube!

[@commissarkordoshky219]

the famous ductor is amazing!

[@ammarzakaria2925]

An awesome restoration 🤩 When I first saw it, it reminded me of my COMMODORE 64

[@Steelburgh]

Why are these so satisfying?!?

[@KenobiLJN]

I had one of those. I remember using it for playing Future Classics Collection, Bionic commando, and many others.