Really hope you enjoy this old school The Retro Future video! Let me know what you think!
@ellaquin2 жыл бұрын
did you just reupload this
@ellaquin2 жыл бұрын
I feel like I already watched this
@wideasriel2 жыл бұрын
@@ellaquin same 😆
@alessandromazzini70262 жыл бұрын
Btw Elliot, thank you for your videos, i started my own collection and repair/modding old electronics for you... (Maybe i should condemn you tho my wallet Is empty😂)
@ellaquin2 жыл бұрын
@@alessandromazzini7026 your welcome
@Chriva2 жыл бұрын
Cracks in materials are sadly way more evil than that. Once they've started they'll continue to grow indefinitely if you don't stop it in its track. In this case, that means drilling a hole in the pcb just after the crack in the direction its traveling
@shadowflash7052 жыл бұрын
Not after, but right at the end of the crack, you basically end the crack with a hole, then you can even put some glue in it. Saved thousands of CDs, DVDs and LPs with that. Sadly not really an option with modern multilayer PCBs.
@FixerUK2 жыл бұрын
Good tip👍
@relo9992 жыл бұрын
@@shadowflash705 It fine on modern PCB's, you just need to have a schematic or manually check the connections in that area. The latter being rather painful option though.
@titaniumwo1f3902 жыл бұрын
A clone of this Game & Watch's PCB, and a lot of components transplant would be a better option for this case though.
@juggyftw136 ай бұрын
so easy to repair less than 3 minutes
@bdiddy11382 жыл бұрын
Well played Elliott, trace repair isn't easy even on a simple device like this ✌️ great find, great vid
@Javeton2 жыл бұрын
Oh man I never thoughts I would see the original g&w being fixed and by Elliot. I'm glad I got to see this today.
@48ekennedy2 жыл бұрын
BALL thank you Eliot for giving me amazing consistent distractions from the horror of being inside on my own all day and getting me into fixing collecting and modifying old Nintendo stuff ♥️
@crystalcove992 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! I think its really interesting how a lot of aspects of Nintendo's future hardware originated back with these devices, like the d-pad and clamshell folding design. also, the secret word: "bowl."
@karlkastor2 жыл бұрын
Most impressive repair I've seen from you. The traces must have been difficult to solder.
@Cyranek2 жыл бұрын
ball
@TheRetroFuture2 жыл бұрын
😍
@monkstandinglast2 жыл бұрын
@@TheRetroFuture only thing missing is some green gunk over the ttrace wires forget the name of it that you shine uv light on to harden up, that stuff will stop the wires being xposed an make it last even longer found out its Green UV Curable Solder Mask
@chrismingay60052 жыл бұрын
Great to see isopropyl alcohol back on the channel, I've been wondering what they've been up to. Also what an amazing restoration, how satisfying it must be to get it working for the first time
@timsuttonlovinlife-2 жыл бұрын
Ball, I don’t know why watching something I don’t own get repaired is so satisfying but it is! And your videos are great 👍
@ToxoRetro2 жыл бұрын
As much as I enjoy your varied content, this is the bread and butter I subscribed for. I know things are difficult with the new house, etc. I'd like to see more repair videos (even if it is cheap unofficial stuff to save on purchasing costs). Or even spin off to "how does this work?" via trace finding on working equipment - I'd love to know how the DS "paddle" controller works or how the motion controls of a Wii/3DS/Switch work.
@EternalGamingNet2 жыл бұрын
Very cool little repair and history lesson. Keep up the good work Elliot. Look forward to more videos to come. Oh I almost forgot to type the magic work:"Ball."
@TheRetroFuture2 жыл бұрын
Thank you mate!
@pacstermh2 жыл бұрын
I love your Game & Watch repair videos. I have the Club Nintendo edition (japan version). They are really different internally.
@djditty80122 жыл бұрын
Happy to see this back up! Was bummed I didn’t get to finish it yesterday! Oh and….. BALL!!
@TheLostYeti2 жыл бұрын
These type of video are the reason why I first subscribed to your channel, I hope to see more of them in the future. Always great to learn a little more about Nintendo handhelds and see one come back to life. Great episode! Ohh and yes “ball” throw is quite cool 😉
@NipplesTheEnchilada23232 жыл бұрын
The fact that the screen is so clear now makes me so happy. There isn't much things I hate more than a scratched screen on a device like this, so the fact it looks better than it was is good. Good job!
@GiuseppeGaetanoSabatelli2 жыл бұрын
Or worse, bleeding/leaking/smudges from being pushed on. Nintendo was extremely smart to raise the bezel around the screen to protect it, but the worst are those units with absolutely beautiful bodies but damaged screens. I'm wondering if I should look for a super beat up unit with a good screen and swap the internals with broken/destroyed screen version with a good shell. ;~;
@bengosling46062 жыл бұрын
My late uncle Franc got me into computers & gaming and had several Game & Watches back in the 80s so to see these video's brings wonderful memories flooding back (My uncle aslo had a Commodore64 my first taste of computing). Love the Channel and the Retro-ness Elliot mate Thank you so much. Long live Game Boy and Game & Watches and may Ball give you years of joy mate. 😁🎮🕹️👾📺📼☎️🖥️💾
@GiuseppeGaetanoSabatelli2 жыл бұрын
I love Game & Watches. They scratch every single itch of a collectible. Bright colors, consistent design language, but each one unique. Beautiful boxes. The idle-game play demo mode makes them insanely good shelf decorators, way more fun that filling my shelf with figurines or other collectibles, and I can pick one up and play whenever! Doubles as a desk clock too. Display stand built right into the unit (although I keep mind on display stands). Absolutely beautifully designed and manufactured.
@mattstapleton82092 жыл бұрын
I'm glad this got reuploaded!
@techheadfred2 жыл бұрын
BALL I lost my OG Donkey Kong Game & Watch on a plane trip as a child. It warms my heart to see you put so much care into all your repairs, mods and restorations, however simple.
@retroman712 жыл бұрын
Ball, well done. I have been collecting game and watch & table top games from the 80's now for a bit over 20 years. Always great fun to play & re-visit my childhood.
@Wenlocktvdx2 жыл бұрын
Nice job Elliott. I’d need a jewellers loupe as I’m over 60 and my eyes won’t focus that closeup. I did fix my NES that someone cut a trace on the motherboard. They didn’t realise they cut the next trace. Having spotted that, I found points where I easily solder another wire and it’s been working ever since.
@goeland45852 жыл бұрын
Man, this was some nice repair! I like that you just went into this not knowing what to expect and would probably have posted it even if the repair was not a complete success, but this time it really was! Oh and, ball, of course.
@marksapollo2 жыл бұрын
You've got the hands of a surgeon doing that Eliot. I've still got my 1982 Snoopy Tennis, I got it for my birthday new! Still works but it's got a couple of scratches now.
@wifiguy512 жыл бұрын
BALL. Really cool video. Love how much can be traced back to these devices and how revolutionary we see the DS and Switch, yet they were setting the groundwork in the 80s. Unbelievable.
@brandonreinventshimself2 жыл бұрын
Ball! These refurb videos are how I became a fan of your channel. I look forward to more, handheld or console!
@jforce3212 жыл бұрын
From what low spec gamer said that d-pad was what inspired the d-pad for the famicom since they needed something super cheap to meet the cost requirements set out by the president of Nintendo at the time
@yeismeload Жыл бұрын
I think the Color TV-Game system came out in 1977 as their first foray into video games, but it was only in Japan. When it comes to Nintendo's first venture into handhelds and a western release I'm pretty sure you're right about 'Ball' being the first one.
@sybearOG Жыл бұрын
My dad was a computer geek since the 70s and along with pong, c+4 and other cool stuff, he had this piece of art gaming device. Unfortunately it got bent and scratched in my toy box somewhere along my childhood. Now i wish I still had it despite its state. Nice to see you’ve been able to repair it!
@wastelander1382 жыл бұрын
Nice work man. Always cool seeing someone take something that was destined for a junk pile and resurrect it. Especially something that has such an important place in gaming history.
@zedeighty2 жыл бұрын
I think some of the segments for the score still aren't connected up. I had a similar problem with a Puyo Puyo handheld that I own (a crack in the board severed the traces to the score LCD segments). It's very tricky to do this kind of repair tho, so It's still good to see that it's (mostly) working again.
@rikprince84142 жыл бұрын
Outstanding job!! All the best to yourself and Freya! Have a great holiday!
@cuyax2 жыл бұрын
I'm designing a 3D print faceplate for the Gameboy Macro with Game & Watch logos under the clear coat. Thanks for sharing!
@xX12VincEXx2 жыл бұрын
Nice :D. Which gauge wire/type of wire do you use for some kind of repair? Like in this one or the ones you made your own weird little gameboy mod :D
@SianaGearz2 жыл бұрын
A very thin solid core somewhere in 28-32 gauge is fine. He's using magnet wire or enamel wire. I use wire wrapping wire. When the pitch matches, I use occasionally a piece of ribbon wire, though that has its issues.
@xX12VincEXx2 жыл бұрын
@@SianaGearz thanks, appreciate it :)
@DramaticalHearts2 жыл бұрын
Watching you repair stuff like this is so fascinating and satisfying - and on such a tiny device! Seeing the clamshell game & watch was so interesting too; I never knew that existed. Great job and great video! (Ball!)
@YogurtRed2 жыл бұрын
I'm a long time viewer and a technician myself and I can tell that your skills have become professional level. Very good job.
@aimeeonline43152 жыл бұрын
BALL!!!! interests come and go, but you will always be my favorite youtube channel. tell freya: "Ball"
@Raptor50aus2 жыл бұрын
Nice job, I have been restoring alot of these and other vintage electronics. having lots of fun and experiencing using them too.
@Asobitech2 жыл бұрын
Excellent repair work there Elliot. Getting the screen to display properly, and then repairing the traces for the controls was super satisfying. Keep it up.
@TheRetroFuture2 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate!
@apollolux2 жыл бұрын
While I myself have never played BALL, the effort on display here to repair it is super appreciated and respectable. BALL!
@emulsionman2 жыл бұрын
First of all, ball. Also, I found this video to be fascinating. I don't know much about electronic repair and I honestly had no idea you could repair traces like that. Awesome video!
@Evercade_Effect2 жыл бұрын
I love that you saved a great piece of gaming history. You're one of my favorite KZbinrs
@UnamusedClerk2 жыл бұрын
Man, it would be awesome to have a peek inside the main chip. You could probably reverse-engineer the full game logic by following the structure. And let me just say: Ball!
@electronicengineer2 жыл бұрын
I definitely had a BALL watching you repair this broken Nintendo Game & Watch handheld game unit Elliot. Nice work! Fred
@CrArC2 жыл бұрын
Did anyone else misread the thumbnail and almost shit themselves thinking Elliot was repairing a handheld worth over a million quid? Maximum anxiety for a while there...
@humacao012 жыл бұрын
I always loved the Game&Watch series..... My favorite were the orange Donkey Kong one you have and the light blue Super Mario Bros that scrolls to the right.... I also had the orange Donkey Kong Jr Coleco type that needed light from above....
@Matyasblackjack2 жыл бұрын
Ball, it was so nice to see you restore this one. Greetings from Argentina!
@Yore02 жыл бұрын
Glad it was reuploaded. I got as far as you soldering the wires to the traces to the pcb before it went down. An entire day of suspense to learn how the project turned out. Also, ball
@TheRetroFuture2 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! Sorry about that.
@petruccilewis2 жыл бұрын
It really makes me really happy to see old consoles coming back to life ❤️ congratulations for that awesome repair
@boringtechrepairs11342 жыл бұрын
ball , nice job Elliott ..as always you manage to find something interesting to show and fix . keep it up
@danielfrabotta55012 жыл бұрын
Ball. 😜 I had so much fun playing this on my GameBoy Camera. Thanks for another excellent video, great times.
@NathanChisholm0412 жыл бұрын
I've still got my original Donk Kong twin-screen my grandfather bought me on one of his many trips to South East Asia. He would always buy us kids a G&W or some other gizmo like a Sony Walkman. He loved technology...
@elil77622 жыл бұрын
Neat little fix and piece of gaming history. I hope you had "BALL" with the repair. Keep up the great work, I watch all your content. 😊
@secretofmana-ananimatedtri38202 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah, a good old repair vidéo ! That's how I discovered the channel, and these are definetely my favorite kind of videos :D I miss your many collector GBP/GBC repair and restore vidéos!
@vonVile2 жыл бұрын
I had a few G&W when growing up. The only one I still have is Green House, which inspired a level of Super Mario Bros 3 for the arcade. I know I have Punch Out!! buried somewhere in the garage. It's pretty unique in that it had 2 small controllers you could take out of the main unit, so you could play against somebody. The other 2 I lost was Mario's Cement Factory and Mario Bros.
@plaztik7672 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic job, bringing this classic back to life.. Ball 👍🏻
@cwgzz812 жыл бұрын
9:40 "It didn't cost me a lot" Title of video, "Most expensive repair" Me:🤦♂🤦♂🤦♂🤦♂🤦♂🤦♂🤦♂🤦♂🤦♂🤦♂
@gfrank982 жыл бұрын
Watching restoration videos is always a ball of fun.
@godboko2 жыл бұрын
Such determination, lovely repair! I never had a Game and Watch but had friends that did. Great content! Hope it is as fun to make as it is to watch. Look forward to your videos on both channels! Did someone say "Ball?"
@gianlucacassatela23322 жыл бұрын
Elliot please keep doing so well I come from Germany and through your videos I could lern English so much better thanks mate !
@mrk-bp7eq2 жыл бұрын
Ball. Love the vids. Keep them coming.
@wststreet22 жыл бұрын
I was going to sleep but I saw your video so I had to watch. Great one as usual, you brought a little piece of history back to life, gave it the love it needed to bring a little bit of entertainment even now, 41 years later. Also, ball!
@Luftwaffe_JG522 жыл бұрын
Lovely work. 😊 I'm always proud to see game and watch repairs go right as I love these things. ❤️
@wiichess2452 жыл бұрын
nice a new video, love your stuff man , perfect and really relaxing
@robertdanker61932 жыл бұрын
Ball. Great video!! Very cool to this vintage game and watch back up and running!!👍👍👍
@snapdanc3r2 жыл бұрын
love it! My aunt had a paratrooper one where you had to catch soldiers into a rowboat over shark-infested waters. And my FIRST FIRST ever Nintendo "console" was the very Mario Bros clamshell which was loved literally to pieces. One day I would like to get my hands on a working model or - just like you did - restore a broken one to it's former glory! BALL ⚽
@-abacchus2 жыл бұрын
Donkey Kong and Mario Bros, both dual screen, and both the two Game and Watches I had. ...They're long gone now... Shame, could've been worth a pretty penny..!
@hannahl41082 жыл бұрын
Absolutely wonderful! It’s always so satisfying to see you show us how all of these amazing consoles work from the inside out AND repair them. That’s incredible to me! And I love how satisfying the cleaning process was too! Nice and calm and relaxing to watch. Wonderful work as always! 💖💖💖👏👏👏 Also ball
@haitchgee85022 жыл бұрын
I’ve missed a repair/restore vid from you Elliot. Nice work 🥳
@matthoppus1822 жыл бұрын
Anyone else spot he put the screen background thing in upside down from the start? Nice video, just set off my OCD xD (Loooove the lo-fi jazz music!)
@GoatV82 жыл бұрын
Wow, I had no idea you could fix traces like that. That's so cool! I had a BALL watching this
@k.k92062 жыл бұрын
That is some very delicate work! Way to go! Also your wire stripping tool is amazing.
@lespaulpanhead0252 жыл бұрын
Ball. Congrats on a successful repair. The only Game & Watch systems I own are the Mario and Zelda ones.
@sickregret2 жыл бұрын
Yo Elliot I’ve been watching your videos since before you had a dremel and I just want to say your abilities have really become quite impressive. Cheers mate.
@kuzadupa1852 жыл бұрын
So happy you fixed it!!! Incredible job!!!!
@DrRiiSimo6242 жыл бұрын
Youre getting better and better at soldering Elliot!
@menoseloso1192 жыл бұрын
Ball. It’s so rad seeing a piece of history be brought back to life.
@Funky-Fox19932 жыл бұрын
Ball! its always fun to repair something classified as garbage by other people and seeing their reactions, they always say “I woulda thrown that out!” So many things like the game and watch get lost to time because of that. Great job saving it! :3 👍
@chrisbuitron59242 жыл бұрын
Ball, also love your videos. They're what got me started collecting and repairing!
@EgoChip2 жыл бұрын
I loved LCD games when I was little. I was too poor for Game & Watch so had those cheap Systema games from Argos. I still have a racing game.
@alkaiserkain2 жыл бұрын
Ball. Another great repair and restoration, sir. Looking forward to more in the "Retro" future!
@dewbiedew2 жыл бұрын
Wow I remember those conductive rubber pieces in old watches I've destroyed! Also, ball.
@robw62772 жыл бұрын
Ball. I so wanted a game and watch back in early 80s. Friends brother had the dual screen donkey kong and I loved it.
@atranfanatic2 жыл бұрын
Congrats and great job on fixing Ball and saving another relic from the past! I need to restore my Popeye Game & Watch sometime.
@Bigjar4202 жыл бұрын
If it was just broken tracers how was it the most expensive repair? I’m pretty certain a replacement screen for a game boy costs more than the couple wires u added. What made this “expensive”, it didn’t look like anything was purchased to fix this (I could be very wrong, I’m looking for someone to correct me with more info)
@adammedbery44542 жыл бұрын
Now you need to talk about the dedicated tv consoles, like color tv game and color tv game 6. Preceding G&W by a few years.
@BishanMash2 жыл бұрын
Hats off for this amazing repair! Cheers Elliott!
@andysaunders53652 жыл бұрын
I have an original version of Toss up which is the same but I think came out just before these were called game and watch. I've had it since new, when I received it as a Christmas present
@paulwhittle35192 жыл бұрын
Ball. It feels like it's been a long time since we've seen an Elliot tear down. Nice job
@TINY_GUY2 жыл бұрын
You're content is the best. I love seeing someone care about the classic stuff like i do. Also Ball
@ThatMattGoodMusic2 жыл бұрын
Fair play! Those trace repairs look fiddly as all hell - I consider myself good at soldering but I rarely get involved with anything that small. Impressive skills dude :)
@davidrato29472 жыл бұрын
It's awesome to see your reapairs and videos in general!! When I don't find the time to dabble myself in repairs and retro game stuff I can always watch your videos, thanks for that ;) Didn't know that the game and watch screens could have their reflective and polariser films replaced :o Oh almost forgot!! Ball
@grantdeisig13602 жыл бұрын
And here I thought the new game and watch was small. But jeeze that old one is tiny!
@nunocspinto2 жыл бұрын
I have one like those orange you've shown. Donkey Kong. Very addicting. But it doesn't work... Balls! I'll need to see if I can fix it.
@bluepaintsmells2 жыл бұрын
Great work Elliot
@gabor2222 жыл бұрын
Nice work! It would probably worth to create a new good quality fiberglass PCB for it if you have the equipment to move the CPU on a new board to avoid future issues.
@KrAZyxaRK2 жыл бұрын
Ball. I´m collecting walkman´s and repairing them. Watching you doing it is really entertaining :)
@evelynwillcoxen39292 жыл бұрын
Ball! I love watching your video about games! I am trying to become a gamer and learning about past gaming is a way to start!
@TheSmartOjus2 жыл бұрын
This is a piece of history that has been revived! So well done! :D
@gmcubed2 жыл бұрын
Never had a proper game and watch, but I played "ball" a lot via the Gameboy Camera. that was my first experience with it, so it feels odd not having my face on the character's body, ha. Would love to buy a working version of the original.