Nintendo Entertainment System mod by Tim Worthington + Geek Island Gaming Power board replacement.

NES RGB mod by Tim Worthington + Merlin Shaws Geek Island Gaming Power board replacement. Part 1 of 2.
Join me as I repair and mod a childhood Nintendo Entertainment System for a friend. After fixing the dodgy power supply, I tackle the flaky cartridge connector. Then it's time for an RGB mod to improve the video quality. I install an amazing custom replacement board, but hit a snag when testing - it doesn't work! Stay tuned to find out what simple mistake I made and whether I can get this precious retro console working again. This nostalgic modding project lets me dig into the over-engineered guts of the NES and improve picture quality while preserving the original case. Follow along for restoration tips, soldering action, and misty-eyed game memories.
Matteus Beus Sega Retro Dev
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Merlin Shaw - Power module creator
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00:00 Intro
00:50 Checking the PSU
02:39 The NES Slot
03:45 Merlin Shaws Power Board
04:35 Initial Test
06:16 Teardown
08:35 Removing the old Modulator PSU
10:38 Fitting the Replacement Board
12:25 Testing Passthrough Composite
14:21 Removing the PPU chip
18:24 Installing the TW RGBNES
23:25 Closing Essential Jumpers (some of them)
24:01 Testing the RGB Board.
#nes #RGBNES #nintendoentertainmentsystem

[@ferndog1461]

Thank you for sharing Tim Worthington & Merlin Shaw wonderful contributions to the Salt & pepper hair retro gamers. Enjoy this channel.

[@watty13]

Great video - Love how you keep all of the troubles/errors in there, as it stops others from making the same mistakes! 😁 My wife has gifted me her childhood NES and I'm going to attempt to bring it alive and kicking into the 21st century without hacking the case to bits. Having successfully HDMI modded a Wii, I'm going to attempt this mod, including attempting to get boards manufactured for the first time from Merlin's Github page.... I'm just holding out for his upcoming v3.0 before I make a start. Your video has given me the incentive to give this a go - Thanks!

[@MoreFunMakingIt]

That's lovely to hear! Good luck with your wife's NES! 😁

[@krux7741]

good taste in retro gear AND perfume :)

[@wargameboy72]

Great work!! Your a braver man then l am.. I felt nervous just watching you mod and fix it. This definitely doesn't look like something a beginner should try...A beginner like me!!!! One day I would love to do this to my NES as well..But l needs to get my confidence and skills up first. Can't wait to see the conclusion!! Great video!!!!!😀👍👍👍

[@Merlin_Shaw]

Love your smooth sailing line!! :) Legend has it that someone did, in-fact, complete this upgrade the first time with zero issues...😆 Your Desoldering of the PPU is one of the finest seen on KZbin. That board was still mint afterwards!!

[@MoreFunMakingIt]

Cheers Merlin! You'll see its not entirely my fault in the next episode 🤣

[@ABizzyBYT]

The sneak peek made me laugh out loud

[@MoreFunMakingIt]

😆

[@ShadowcasterZero]

When you rebend the connection pins, if you lift them too much, one side will disengage when you push the cartridge down. So if you're going to push the pins closer, leave the cartridge up when you play. Also, you can disable the lockout chip easily, getting rid of the flashing blue screen

[@paulmichaelfreedman8334]

Years ago I did a cisco exam and one of the multiple choice questions had choice of 4 protocols, only one was correct. One of the choices was RTFM! You could tell when one of the exam participants reached that question because he would let out a little snigger.

[@MoreFunMakingIt]

Haha! Love it!

[@jackleg693]

You tease! But another superb video. I just love the way you can weave a story from the repairs/mods.

[@MoreFunMakingIt]

I do love a story! Almost as much as I love a J Thing comment 😁

[@RetroComputingReboot]

Another great video. Looking forward to the next installment. Nice camera work too. I really like the multiple angles

[@MoreFunMakingIt]

Thank you! I worked hard on the photography in this one. Glad someone noticed!

[@RetroComputingReboot]

@@MoreFunMakingIt The work paid off. It made it really enjoyable to watch. Well done

[@RetroSegaDev]

A shocking cliff hanger NOOOOO we've not had one of those in ages!

[@MoreFunMakingIt]

I felt bad doing it. But it was that or an hour long episode! 😆

[@JonathanSwiftUK]

1:29 old style UK plug, no sleeving on live and neutral pins. I guess that is very retro 😊

[@MoreFunMakingIt]

Nice spot!

[@RudysRetroIntel]

Excellent as always, and I look forward to your next video and see what was wrong. Thanks for sharing

[@MoreFunMakingIt]

Thanks Rudy! Wont be long!

[@WhatHoSnorkers]

Fantastic stuff sir!

[@MoreFunMakingIt]

Cheers Snorkers!

[@TheBasementChannel]

First time I’ve ever hear isopropanolololol pronounce correctly. Well done.

[@MoreFunMakingIt]

I know how to start saying it. Stopping us where I fall down

[@user-rv8lq6fn2l]

Hope we get to play north and south again! 😂

[@MoreFunMakingIt]

100% guaranteed! 😁

[@troogroove9318]

You make the mistakes so I don’t have to, all should be good for my future project. Thanks 😊

[@MoreFunMakingIt]

It's a service I provide... 😆

[@JendaLinda]

8 bit systems should be experienced how we did in the past, through RF on black and white CRT.

[@MoreFunMakingIt]

Almost every 8bit system I owned I've used with a colour screen. But we all get our nostalgia buzz in our own way! Thanks for watching :D

[@ferndog1461]

And we need to drive cars without decent suspension & manual starting cranks like great grandpa ! ? ! LOL

[@taltechchip5827]

One mistake is that you use a round hole 40pin ic socket that doesn't clamp on the legs and will give intermittent failures. I speak from experience..

[@MoreFunMakingIt]

Are you sure? The pins on the underside of the RGBNES board are round turned pins... Im not a fan of turned pin either, but in this instance they are the right part for the job.

[@taltechchip5827]

@@MoreFunMakingIt I'm pretty sure it will be a recipe for disater. Specially when you lift and insert the pins a few times they will become lose. There is no pressure on the sides and some of the pins will basically hang in the middle of the hole without touching the sides.

[@Nukle0n]

I would've reused the can from the old RF/Power unit, just for the structural integrity, and not having any screws left over :P

[@MoreFunMakingIt]

That didnt occur to me. I will try that on the next one.

[@intel386DX]

Why didn't you solder a socket to the RGB board instead of directly soldering the PPU?

[@R2AUK]

Let me guess: the AC plug is not plugged in / the power supply is off? (also the power cable used in the end is different from the one show in the beginning, could be important :D )

[@MoreFunMakingIt]

So close. And yet...

[@CallousCoder]

Should the RF shielding not go back just for mechanical strengths. This exerts an extreme amount of force on 4 critical flimsy solder joints for every plug je stick in. You already saw it wobble when you put in a connector. Or is that for part 2? 😊

[@MoreFunMakingIt]

Part 2 indeed!

[@P5ychoFox]

I did the same to my NES. I overly bent the cartridge connector pins so it now only plays games without the cart pressed down.

[@MoreFunMakingIt]

I will be showing a new project to solve that problem soon!

[@CallousCoder]

A tip for not having to use heatshrink is get yourself some plumbers epoxy or apoxy. You can sculpt that nice (smiths great with some wet fingers). And it gets hard and solid and it won’t ever break again. Or what also works and I have used is those little plastic balls you put in hot water and sculpt with. But that’s just not as easy to smooth. The closing of the cartridge is a matter of twiddling two screws on the right and left or the cartridge slot. Put in a cartridge and twiddle those and try as you go. It’s a very common issue after you taken it apart. And yes over engineered for sure.

[@MoreFunMakingIt]

I like the epoxy tip!

[@CallousCoder]

@@MoreFunMakingIt your welcome That stuff rules also a great alround adhesive.

[@bobbus_74]

I hate waiting for part twos!

[@MoreFunMakingIt]

WHO DOES NUMBER TWO WORK FOR! Not long to wait bobbus :D

[@MotownBatman]

I Lost my Atari 7800, Christmas Present '89 when I was 6/7. I thought dad Trashed it after nobody would give me Trade Value for a Genesis. 20 Years Later; One of My Older Cousins, had it in a Box of His old ColecoVision Equit. THERE WAS MY 7800! My dad gave it to them for some reason, I gues to see what games they could use with the Coleco. But Still, that was my OLDER Cousins. They had much better stuff at this point. My Cousin Also Didn't want to get my 7800 Back. I had to PROVE it was mine, by calling out Blemishes for him to Dig thru the Box & Find. Even then, if there was a Duplicate, I didn't get MINE back, I got the Worse looking one.

[@MoreFunMakingIt]

Friends are better than family 😆

[@TheErador]

Did you forget to put power into the mod board?

[@MoreFunMakingIt]

BOOM! Nicely spotted

[@robhasahead8736]

0:51 5 lbs of WHAT!?

[@Bergi2000]

😱😳🤬

[@primokarmasilver]

Modding is illegal, I'm reporting you

[@MoreFunMakingIt]

Nintendo are a friendly company. I dont think they even have a legal department.