Newport 500 Racing Game from 1980 | Fix & Restoration

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

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[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

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[@nicolastanoe]

​@@DistinctlyAverageRepairsthe light bulbs are so many😮😮😮

[@HYNOTORY]

subscrito👍

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Thank you! 👍

[@pauljonaughton]

Such a terrible noise. Please break it 😂😂😂

[@keithdutton1246]

You rebuilding this thing is way more entertaining than the game ever was btw. Thanks

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

😂 Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

[@bbkr2063]

Damn, that is sooo high quality plastic mold for 1980. I'm impressed.

[@bronyaenjoyer]

i love the 2 spare bulbs, they were so toughtful to include them

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Yes, the spare bulbs were a really nice touch. And good quality too - I was amazed that none of them had blown, even after 44 years!

[@r.rodrigues9929]

It's just like how they make things nowadays except you have to pay for a subscription to play the game and can only buy the new bulbs from the original manufactorer for a premium 😂

[@amelioravictoriadionyssia3323]

@@r.rodrigues9929 yeah and the bulbs die a lot faster than they used to

[@r.rodrigues9929]

@@amelioravictoriadionyssia3323 Don't you love the year 2024? 🤣

[@YourFoxFriendYT]

A lot of old devices and toys had spare parts inside of them because it was common for people to actually fix their things instead of buying a new one, sadly it's more cost effective and profitable for companies to make it so you can't repair it at all and have to buy a new one

[@NFC369]

It's good to remember past memories, reminding us that times have passed, and times will continue to change, those who can't keep up will be lost in the face of time.

[@gabrielirlanda]

I would have kill for a game like that, I remember a class mate had a similar one, analogic, no ligths, and I couldn't believe what I was seeing, it was like the future. 😄

[@iu2]

Please use proper punctuation. You're not in second grade anymore.

[@pirap78]

I never owned it, but when I saw the thumbnail I remembered playing it with a friend! Blast from the past 🙂

[@williambarrett9187]

I remember playing with one of these as a kid in the late 80s

[@bS0up]

Remember having a similar game, this one had a hand-drawn track that would rotate on a spool instead of light up cars and the car you drove was a sticker on some clear plastic that you controlled

[@pfg72]

Ah, this really takes me back! I had a game like that, but it was all about planes instead of cars, and it made a similar noise. By today’s standards, it’s a decent paperweight, but we thought it was the bee’s knees back then. Cheers for the stroll down memory lane, mate! Sending good vibes from Patagonia!

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Thanks for watching - it would actually make a great paperweight 😂👍

[@Skillfulist1]

Grew up in the 90's and had one from a garage sale.

[@audiodead7302]

Love these old games. You bought a bargain there.

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Absolutely, it really was a bargain and even better now that it actually works! 😂

[@dvinkster]

Back when customers satisfaction was priority

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Those were the days!

[@charaznable8072]

Lol I used to have something like this it's crazy what kind of games kids have access to today could you imagine having that stuff back then lol.

[@wulfie1199]

Wow memory unlocked yes I had one!

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

I knew someone would have owned one! 😀 Thank you for watching.

[@robertreynolds930]

same, this thing was awesome!

[@RubensMateusPadovezeArquimago]

It's very well preserved! Impressive, I've never played it but I wanted to.

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Thanks for watching.

[@zidane2k1]

I remember seeing videos of the Tomy racing game that was images of cars on a film roll. It was simpler but offered no variability of the cars on the road. I suppose this is effectively an evolution of that game.

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Ah yes, I think that’s Demon Driver that you are thinking of. There were two rolls of film with cars printed on them if I remember correctly. It was an earlier game - I think late 70s. My best friend had one - we played it for hours. You’ve triggered a memory now, I’ll have to go and find a broken one on eBay! 😂

[@jonathonpion2042]

I remember that exact toy. My cousins and I would take turns on that thing for hours.

[@ryancraig2795]

I had this exact game. Bought it cheap with my own money in 1980 or 81. It's a weird hybrid of electronics and electromechanical stuff.

[@danbrit9848]

yep i had one/have one ...loved that thing ...still play it sometimes

[@gabriel.954]

Omg this brought me back. I was 6 and had one of these. That exact same one. Also had some football one I could never figure out how to play, with little red dots that would light up.

[@keithdutton1246]

Truly astonishing difference between this (what I grew up with wishing for something better) and the ps5 with gt7 that I have now. Still, it was moments of dull interest. 👍

[@alvarocorral1576]

I remember this game as a kid and I thought it was generic then but somehow it more or less entertained me 😂

[@Kids_Scissors]

I've seen these made out of lego so many times. didn't think it was a real product at some point. interesting!

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Wow, I’ve never seen this in Lego, sounds cool 👍

[@hauraimoetz1694]

Wow great work there. Thanks I was enjoying the entire video. 😅

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Thank you for watching 👍

[@muddyboots7753]

I would still love to play this with friends today.

[@spiderprime]

whoa, I forgot about this. I just saw the thumbnail and went HOLY CRAP I remember that, cause I used to have one.

[@troymapp]

Brought back memories with this bruh.😊

[@Glassy1979]

Great video! I didn’t have that game but still have a couple of similar ones that have stopped working. Will see if I can fix those using a similar method

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Thank you! Definitely worth a try. In my experience, it is nearly always something simple and is often obvious as soon as you open the game up. It’s rare to find something completely unrepairable to be honest (at least from this era anyway!) Good luck!🤞

[@ElZamo92]

I had one that was basically the same thing, but it was huge. It had a steering wheel in enough that I could hold in my hands but it was small enough I could play with it on my lap when I was like 4.

[@i.c.wiener6776]

Look Gordon, the ropes! we can use them for big pits!

[@timmyh52188]

Very nice game, very classical. Thanks for sharing.

[@averagephlogfan6475]

Using a fiberglass pen raw no gloves is insane, but nice video

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

What can I say, I’m a risk taker! 😂 Glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@ytwos1]

@@DistinctlyAverageRepairsI use these all the time, scale modeler, but those little strands hurt yes. Not wearing gloves all the time.

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

I’ve never actually had any of the strands poke me but now I’m thinking I’ve just been lucky up until now 🤷🏻‍♂️ This might be one of those things I have to learn the hard way 😂

[@shawbros]

I use those fiberglass pens every once in a while. Never bothered with gloves while using them, and never had any problems.

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

@shawbros Glad it’s not just me taking crazy risks 😂👍

[@NexForemose]

Didn't have one, but I remember playing one at a neighbor's house when I was super little.

[@Cool_Retro]

I never saw this racing game. Would love to own one. Thanks for the video.

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

I’d never seen one either before buying this one. A hidden gem! Thanks for watching 👍

[@Virtualblueart]

I kind of love the lowtech half mechanical games of that era.

[@portal.unique]

Digital + Analog game 😅 old stuff never dies

[@depletable]

That game's actually dope.

[@papakaicovers3710]

i remember having one of those beauties!

[@rautamiekka]

Never had one but remember seeing; whether in the 90s or later I dunno.

[@DaNinja60]

The toy I miss the most from those days as a kid was the "Stick Shifter" drag car. Probably more of a 70's toy come to think about it.

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Mmm, I don’t remember that one, will have to keep an eye out for a broken one! 👍

[@DaNinja60]

@@DistinctlyAverageRepairs Just type, "Stick Shifters" . They have plenty of the original commercials here. It's a bit older than I thought though. Guess I was about 10 when they came out. 😂

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

I’ve just had a look - I don’t remember those at all, I wonder if they were actually released here in the UK? They remind me of the Evel Knievel stunt cycle.

[@DaNinja60]

@@DistinctlyAverageRepairs I think they came out around the same time being they worked on the same principle. I remember the stunt cycle as well. The large wheel toys came out about that time. I can't remember the name of the one where you pulled a long plastic wire out to turn the wheel but I remember having one of those as well back then. Update: Zipcord cars

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

@DaNinja60 I think I know the type you mean - I had a car with a long plastic pull cord thing that had notches on one side which engaged to spin a big wheel and then you dropped it on the floor and it shot off into the nearest piece of furniture or a wall! 😂

[@Snow.V.R]

Please remember us when you reach 1k, it’s needed

[@n2bfw884]

Very enjoyable to watch.

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Many thanks! 👍

[@andreysivolapov2391]

Definitely, this game was made for countries with left-hand traffic

[@Lemonidas75]

Interesting internal backlight of the screen. Looks like a ( very ) primitive type of a modern full array LCD television backlight. Same principle, just very primitive execution

[@Inyourhideyhole]

Great job 👍👏👏👏👏😊

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Thank you! 😃

[@Inyourhideyhole]

@@DistinctlyAverageRepairs anytime

[@SLICED24]

I was born in 2005 so i never grew up with toys from the 80's or early 90's, but this toy reminds me of the Simon game which came out around the same time as this. The simon game also uses light bulbs. Now everything uses L.E.Ds lol. One thing i find interesting is that there are these Halloween animatronic items that are called "Motionettes" the ones I'm talking about came out in 1988. They make a spooky generic sound that everyone who grew up in the late 1980's - late 1990's has heard lol. They use L.E.Ds for the eyes, but a an actual light bulb is used for a skull or pumpkin that is on one of the hands. I like how in old stuff like that you could actually replace the light bulbs (Not L.E.Ds) without soldering.

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Thanks for your comment. I actually repaired an old Simon game in this video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGPQhqB-o653o6c - it’s the pocket version but the technology is basically the same. Older stuff is definitely easier to repair, the circuit board on something like this game compared to, say, a Nintendo Switch are poles apart! Not to say you can’t work on newer stuff, it just takes a lot more concentration! 😀

[@SLICED24]

@@DistinctlyAverageRepairs yeah agreed 👍

[@bluckfox]

i just fix a singing afl mascot bears they form 1999 to 1995 great video well done keep up the great work great fix Distinctly Ave Repairs im new here

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Thanks for watching, welcome to the channel! 👍

[@indigocactus3089]

Not to discredit your frankly amazing work, but I'm curious: if the ultimate problem was a single bent piece of metal, could this have been fixed by simply smacking it a few times, without any disassembly?

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Technically, I could have just disassembled the little jack plug socket and bent the piece of metal without taking everything apart but I wanted to retrobright the case to restore some of the colour. Also, I didn’t actually realise it was just this piece of metal causing the problem until the game was in bits. What can I say, I like taking things to pieces 😂

[@adipramono8349]

Mission: Avoid falling car 😂😂😂

[@alexmangore8158]

¡Preciosa pieza! y que juego tan entretenido y de reto

[@WoT-pq2mt]

Даже в те года люди делали хорошие игрушки и полезные для развития.

[@楊孟勳-s1g]

Nice job!

[@magnuswootton6181]

amazing game

[@TXnine7nine]

Other than some issue with the wiring, physically that game was in immaculate condition by the looks of it. Must have been in a box for a large portion of the 44 years. Very few scratches, stickers in very good shape and not a lot of caked on dirt, dust or hair.

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

It’s in great condition and is indeed still in its original box, with the original instruction leaflet. As you say, I imagine it has been in that box for most of its life!

[@EZ4U2Say11]

I had one simalar but the track was just a paper reel with obstacles and cars that you avoid

[@gyrenrockz]

Back in the 80s to 90s i used to have an lcd handheld game where it has wheel knob and the game was ninja something. Cant remember.

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Doesn’t ring a bell although there were a lot of ninja games! Maybe someone reading the comments will remember? 🤞🏻

[@gyrenrockz]

@@DistinctlyAverageRepairs i found it.. its ninja fighter 3d

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Just Googled it - never seen one before. What a cool little game, thanks for coming back and letting me know what it was. Tiger made lots of handhelds but I’ve never seen one like this. There’s one on eBay in the US but I’m wondering if perhaps it wasn’t released here in the UK?

[@SimplisticallyDigital]

I remember this game!

[@Guillermo90r]

It looks like the toy had very little use. I was surprised no accidental battery acid spill either.

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Yes, it was in very good condition, a really nice example.

[@tito_delito]

How did you apply the scratch remover? Directly on the plastic and rubbing it? Thank you!

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Yes, it’s just a polish with a very fine abrasive in it. Polish on, polish off 👍 For deep scratches, it may need to be sanded first - have a watch of my video restoring the Grandstand Scramble game. I restored the black plastic case to a gloss finish using about 12 stages of abrasive pad and then polish…

[@kowalski28zm]

I cant believe that mankind was enjoying this thing in the past..😂

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

We enjoyed far worse games than this! This would’ve been amazing!! 😂

[@RetroJack]

Ok, that's worth a sub!

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Thank you - I appreciate the support 👍

[@aakashjadham7271]

Super.....❤❤❤

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Thank you!👍

[@KaterKomPuter]

Note, there are LED replacements for these bulbs, you might consider putting some in later

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Good suggestion, thanks. I was expecting to find that most of the bulbs had blown and I was actually pondering replacing them with LEDs. But when I tested them and found they were all working perfectly after so many years, I decided to leave it as original. As you say though, might be a future upgrade…👍

[@MintyFreshTurds]

i have played with one of these before.

[@DanBurgaud]

I had one, but mine I believe was from mid 1970s.

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Very possibly - I was just going by the date on the box. Often these toys were released at different times in different countries or were produced under licence from the original patent holder/manufacturer. Thanks for watching.

[@JamerBuelvas-y6y]

I love this

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@tarabooartarmy3654]

I had one of the cheap ones with a paper that rolled. 😂

[@PajoloTorres666]

Saludos desde Perú

[@philgreco4196]

Change the lights with new led of 2024! hello ✨

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

I considered upgrading but when I found that every single bulb still worked, I decided to let them carry on doing their job 😀

[@philgreco4196]

@@DistinctlyAverageRepairs space invaders😎💫☠️🍺

[@PeterCruze-f1u]

Amazing, that's too cool 😎 to have any right to exist beautiful 👍.

[@瑟琴-w9i]

1980 , cool.

[@성원-p9n]

Super game machine

[@ВячеславЯкимов-и1н]

У Вас в 80 годах микросхемы уже были в игрушках. У нас в СССР все было механическое и железное 😂

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

😂👍

[@ytwos1]

I think there use to be a sticker on the steering wheel. There was glue residue on it.

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

I thought you might be right for a second but then I remembered that this game is boxed so I’ve just checked the photo on the box and there wasn’t a sticker. The glue residue would appear to be decades of sticky finger grime 🤮 However, I did noticed that the picture on the box does show a sticker underneath the gearstick which shows the gear positions - 1-4. Whereas on my game, the positions are moulded into the plastic and there isn’t actually space for the sticker. Clearly the case was redesigned very slightly at some point but the photo on the box wasn’t updated. Thanks for your comment, I would never have noticed that small difference otherwise 👍

[@ytwos1]

@@DistinctlyAverageRepairs good video game archeology!

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Absolutely! 😂

[@upsigned]

Nostalgia

[@37rus82]

Обратите внимание, вставил батарейку и закрыл крышку, пытался включить. Совецкие электроные приборы минимум от 2 батареек работали.

[@AndreyBC]

😊👍

[@guyxx23]

I had one!

[@SylphidUndine]

funny if the very last scene shows you throwing it straight into bin (for show) after all that.

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

😂 A few people have made similar comments - my frustration with the game must have been obvious even though I was behind the camera! 😂

[@renatogois5966]

Interessante na tela tem o desenho dos carros e conforme as lâmpadas vão acendendo de cima para baixo gera a sensação de movimento dos carros o interessante é o tamanho das lâmpadas brinquedo vídeo game de 1980 bem legal para colecionar valeu.

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Thank you for watching - yes, it’s a very interesting design overall and very cool 👌

[@cascasan-eb6up]

Playing this game does not entertain us, but makes us more stressed.

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

😂 This is so true!

[@cananfisek5203]

whats the use of left side bar?

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Do you mean the little gear lever on the left? If so, it speeds everything up - see the demo at the end.

[@Xiy114]

How do you remember where all the wires go?!

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

On this game there were actually numbers on the plastic casing which corresponding to the connector on the board, 1,2,3,5,4 etc. It was fairly obvious with this game though because the wires were all different lengths and naturally fell to their correct position to a certain degree…

[@burunduk1811]

Чувак, это лампочка, а не светодиод. Их прозванивать не обязательно и так видно спираль целая или нет

[@marklima74]

All that effort and then for it to be such an annoying game 😂 nice resto work though

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

You are so right - unfortunately, this is nearly always the case with these old games 😂 Thanks for watching!

[@umitanonymous3400]

😊

[@luizsouza7979]

05:10 Por que não atualizou o projeto para leds?

[@instrumeow]

Iria perder a originalidade

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

I wanted to keep it original - those bulbs still worked after 40 years, they deserved to live on! 😂

[@arielb.4103]

😮 After so much work he lost and crashed the game against the wall.

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

😂

[@radekkanikowski8817]

i like the deep of witch you go repairing that game but 3:40 retrobrighting isnt a long ter solution sadly. year or two and it will go bad in even worse way if you wont keep it away from any sun.

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

This is true, retrobright isn't a permanent solution and I know not everyone agrees with it. Personally, I like the effect and the way that it brings an old yellow game case back to life. Thanks for watching, I appreciate it 👍

[@JamSparing]

What would you do instead?

[@radekkanikowski8817]

@@JamSparing personally i would leave it as is. Its like a patina on antique bronze. Maybe try to retrobright it and then spray it with uv resistant clear coat? I never heard someone try this methode before so i cant guarantee that it works.

[@JamSparing]

@@radekkanikowski8817 Might be worth a try! I'm curious to see if it works, now.

[@terra2jaquesmuller333]

👏👏👏🇧🇷

[@stormrider6819]

Back in the day this is not cheap.

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Absolutely, this would definitely have been a special treat!

[@many_lives4925]

What a weird little thing 🤨

[@starnetinfo]

Then now what's next?

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Watch this space 😂👍

[@ramzes2114]

Даже не верится что когда-то это было нормальные игрушки 😂

[@MavHunter20XX]

Crashing reminds me of my 5 y/o son telling me i'm wrong

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

That’s exactly how it felt but I was being told I was wrong by a 44 year old box of bulbs! 😂

[@QileKoh]

What is that sound? 3:36

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

I had to rewatch to see what you were referring to 😂 It’s the plastic cup that the peroxide was in, flexing as I’m holding it…

[@Alex-bw9rw]

Minimal demands of NFS

[@Eddy2093]

It would be epic if you lost at the end and smashed it back to the original state

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Someone else suggested something similar but I couldn’t do it to such a rare game. 😂 It was quite annoying to play though so I imagine many of these were smashed up in frustration! Maybe that’s why they are so rare?! 🤦🏻‍♂️😆

[@СергейКолбаса-г1з]

😁😁😁

[@mario-fz9dq]

Jajaja lo desarmo todo y solo era componer el boton de encendido jajaja