Oh my Helmet!

[@clementpruvost8670]

Australian Tech Wizard saving an antique Game & Watch brings me smile to my face.

[@koolaid33]

Antique? It's 40 years old! I think antique is a stretch.

[@TheUnreadableUser]

Never go to an antique ​store. @@koolaid33

[@supershadic530]

He saves birds, games, watches, spiders, cars, what doesn’t he save?

[@mruczyslaw50]

​You think antique means stuff from ancient Egipt? For electronics 40 years is definitely antique. @@koolaid33

[@trulyinfamous]

And tears to my own helmet.

[@mikamo]

This repair featured significantly less cardboard and duct tape than I’ve come to expect from Aussie Tech Wizard!

[@poeticsilence047]

Can't forget the hot glue

[@SweetTodd]

you know it's a rare console when he actually repairs it the right way

[@Need1738]

The Greatest Aussie Technician, That, Ever, Lived

[@948320z]

@@SweetTodd It's like Wade, he punishes nuggets with Famous Toledos, El Diablo and 1 Grit all the time; but when it comes to collectibles (and CRAIG) he gave them the proper respect. Most of the time lol

[@sednoid]

@@poeticsilence047 and the angle grinder

[@Zerbey]

We used to flip over the polarizer on our calculators for old school dark mode.

[@dheitz5830]

You can do this with certain digital watches as well

[@blakksheep736]

Pfffft.

[@unmountablebootvolume]

That's still a common mod on VW group dashboards. Inverted odometer, clock and climate control displays. It's funny how people have been doing it for 20 years, the someone in Wolfsburg noticed and they finally came inverted from the factory, and now people still aren't happy and are inverting it again so it's like before.

[@huntjaeggert1128]

A quick tip for fiberglass stuck in skin. Vinegar can dissolve it when you wash your hands with it. I have saved myself much suffering from fiberglass insulation that way.

[@tergish1]

That’s actually a super useful tip even outside of rebuilding electronics, I have to work with fiberglass insulation at my job, and my hands and arms itch like a son of a gun

[@NineDog]

if you wash your hands with an electric pressure washer (like one for washing cars not one for washing concrete) it gets the fiberglass out really well

[@KT-Kaboom]

@@NineDog Hey, don't do this, even the ones at the car wash can give you a special type of injury called water jet injury that will end you so fast, it's not even funny.

[@Dreamsarefragile]

No way 😮

[@CanadasElite]

thank you

[@TheWeakLink101]

“It looks good, except I have forgotten ALL of the buttons!” I dunno why but that had me cackling. Thanks James!

[@wasperine]

So glad someone else suffers the universal experience of forgetting to put the buttons back in before reassembly.

[@Flatlinero]

Been there, done that. Saw myself.

[@TheSektorz]

I randomly found a bunch of Game & Watches, including a mint Donkey Kong one, at my uncle's. Quite the gold mine. Lots of charm to them. Simpler times... 40+ freakin' years ago.

[@SolidIncMedia]

One of mum's friends had a pretty big collection of them (probably close to a dozen), including the "cabinet" style ones, like Snoopy. If she's still got them, she's sitting on a goldmine.

[@shadowblade2149]

Its comical how everytime i seach up 'james channel', both you and james may are at the top of the search

[@Games_for_James]

I keep good company 😂

[@bluespartan076]

cheese

[@alexparker4244]

quality james results

[@RadeonVega64]

​@@bluespartan076cheese

[@blargcoster]

@@bluespartan076 egg

[@supernoobypro594]

It's nice to know that a Game & Watch from 40 years ago has a better kickstand than the Nintendo Switch.

[@deadboy9955]

I had a soviet version with a wolf that was collecting eggs rolling off of a roof

[@Gugernoot]

Egg?

[@Code7Unltd]

@@Gugernoot Nope. Mickey Mouse. Seriously though, OP likely had a Egg knockoff, as Nintendo had licensed *from* the Russian government (Elorg), but not *to.*

[@carlosemilio5180]

​@@Gugernoot Yes, although that's the official version; the russian version was an unliscenced version named after Nu?, Pogodi! that was an exact replica. Also notable is the fact that the official version of egg is also an unliscenced copy of a Mickey Mouse G&W that nintendo made (simply titled "Mickey Mouse").

[@LyricNear]

@@carlosemilio5180 I love the Nu Pogodi! knockoffs! It's so fun that they exist

[@GuntanksInSpace]

Now I just remembered that Hrot, a recent old-school FPS. actually has this game on the second episode as a bit of an easter egg.

[@redcoat6698]

I love James’ cat like it’s my own child

[@OutbackCatgirl]

james' cat is a national treasure

[@sammycooly1709]

I have one of em, Donkey Kong Jr 1982. It's one of my prized possesions. It's in great shape and works! The game is fun too, I love it! We need to save these things!

[@elektriktoad2]

I’ve got Donkey Kong Jr too! I found mine in an antique store 15 years ago. It’s a fun game and a cool display piece

[@sammycooly1709]

@@elektriktoad2 Wow, I've had mine for about 2 years. Was ~80$ (converted to usd), and it's awesome!

[@mickleman52]

Kind of surprised your go to with that corrosion was sand paper. Whenever I have an older piece of battery powered tech that won't turn on/has intermittent power issues, the first thing I do is take a Q tip, dip it in some vinegar (less is more when it comes to conductive liquids) and dab it on the terminals. You'll know pretty quickly if your issue is corroded terminals, as the corrosion will react with the vinegar and start to bubble. Clean it off until you stop seeing bubbles, wipe off as much vinegar as you can with a clean q tip, give it a final wipe down some IPA, and let it dry. Just had to do this with a "working" camera I got off ebay, that was DOA.

[@GoneAsGoneCanBe]

I read the title to this video in Wade's voice as he is chasing his PKCell's around.

[@DUKE_of_RAMBLE]

*_Ditto!_* 😁 🍻 😄

[@NcWcN1]

Or his duck

[@BassicallyKiyash]

SAME

[@enterflux]

3:09 "I just realized that I'm under qualified to explain this..." 😂

[@MrOAndersson]

when you said these are rare and expensive now, i was reminded that my dad still had his snoopy tennis g&w somewhere, and we found it up. it had those insidious little batteries still in it, but luckily no leakage, and now it's stored somewhere safe away from pesky battery acid and other corrosives. so in the making of this video you've saved not one but at least two of these little gems. job well done, i'd say

[@cheekygamer7074]

dang that gaming watch is doing something 10:29

[@ktktktktktktkt]

5:22 ACL is short for anterior cruciate ligament. Probably shouldn't press that button...

[@theskullemoji]

😂😂

[@bacon.cheesecake]

It's impressive how decent game&watch games are, we recently got a dual screen donkey kong one for my dad for his birthday, and even as a spoiled zoomer, it's genuinely a fun game. Well, except when he absolutely fucking crushes me at it, it's ridiculous how good he still is even after not having touched it for 40 years.

[@msremmert88]

Awesome, is that the bright orange one? I've got one too!

[@bacon.cheesecake]

@@msremmert88 Yeah

[@noop9k]

These games were designed and play-tested really well.. BTW they did the prototypes with Z80 CPU and huge LED-based mockup displays before converting to LCD and Sharp microcontrollers.

[@JB2X-Z]

OH MY GODS YES. Thank you for rescuing this unit. I'm so happy that it works wonderfully after your restoration. Thank you James.

[@spudwilkins9440]

OH MY DANKPODS REFERENCE!

[@JoBot__]

Where?

[@gliczide]

​@@JoBot__ title of the video

[@dantecontreras887]

when dankpods says "Oh my pkcell!"

[@s6edge7]

My neighbour a house down passed , and before he did , he leg us rummage through his old tech draw , and there were one of these in it . The right button is broken tho. The thingo was called parachute

[@Games_for_James]

It likely just needs the contacts cleaned if the button doesn’t work. I have Parachute too, it was a gift many years ago but my LCD is starting to bleed which is not repairable :(

[@der_kluger_gunther8391]

and here we see our favorite crazy lad fix a game and watch so easily just like drinking a glass of water. this was funny and really chill to watch, 10/10 my boi.

[@NeverJhonsen]

Fiber glass pens are hell, I’m with you on this one 🤝

[@RAFMnBgaming]

This is probably the best explaination of an LCD I've ever heard. I think I get it now. Really cool.

[@silpheedTandy]

1:47 James has the coolest ways of saying "Oh, no!" and "That's very disappointing". It's so *Australian*! (I wish I could clip the sound and use it someplace, but I don't know where. Using it as a ringtone might not be so good, for example)

[@hakjobtm7472]

Fellow fiberglass pen hater! There's dozens of us!

[@aarsca6834]

James, your are so gifted, from cars to electronics your skills know no bounds, fine it may not be neat but you have so much knowledge and you have so much fun with, an example to many

[@poeticsilence047]

Think what makes it great is a true and honest passion for tinkering.

[@zeliardforty-two4692]

Always fun seeing one of these opened up! Also good to know these Game & Watch things don’t need special bits for the screws. Recently had to replace an old NES cartridge casing and had to get one of those special bits. Easy and cheap thing to get these days for sure, just annoying when you don’t have one

[@randomname4726]

This is so nostalgic. I loved collecting those little games when I was a young kid. I think around 1989.

[@MrPGT]

From what I remember of the instructions, the ACL button was usually listed in English as "All CLear" and is the reset button for the system. High scores, time and any crashes would be gone after this was pressed.

[@0mnigeek]

Such nostalgia with these old game machines. Awesome to see this one being cared for.

[@BurnabyBoyZippy]

I could watch this guy fix stuff all day to be honest. Something about the way he fixes things makes me think I could do it too.

[@muse-icality5554]

BRO i played the 'remaster' of this game on Game and Watch Gallery 2 for Game Boy Color when I was a kid, and it was probably my favorite from the bunch. Realizing that THIS was the first "Helmet" game brought waves of nostalgia for me, great video!

[@silpheedTandy]

it somehow feels wholesome to see James attempt (and succeed often!) to give little pieces of gaming history a new life. i can imagine this Game and Watch saying to itself, after James's spruce-up, "I feel as young as if it was 1980 again!".

[@JTTofficial]

0:11 So it's Game, watch & alarm?

[@thatonescienceguy8200]

Doesn’t a watch have an alarm?

[@shaunclarke04]

@@thatonescienceguy8200not always

[@Likenow1245]

​​@@shaunclarke04 right (oh, and what does acl mean?)

[@johnnygrind77]

You jogged my memory with something you said: When the tools were falling, you called it a "spanner." Over here in Yankeeland, aka USA, we call it a "Wrench." I always enjoy hearing differences with words between the British English and American English.

[@iwillalwasecomelast]

i grew up with a pop eye one of these. hours of fun!

[@peterclarke7240]

As a fan of Alt-metal from the late 80s and early 90s, my first thought on seeing the name of this game was to think "IN THE MEANTIME!!!!!" And for those who know what on EARTH I'm talking about... I salute you.

[@ACAAllertor125]

Whenever I see something Old get restored, I always know it’s gonna be a Good day.

[@sammyb9683]

These sorts of things have fascinated me for literal years I have no clue why I think there is just something cool about experiencing what top-quality mobile gaming they had back in the day no matter how bad they are they are still just really cool to me

[@Zreniec]

Man your whole channel is just wholeheartedly amazing

[@Efri3nd]

I remember seeing this in an anime. I so badly wanted this little device since then. someday ill add it to the collection

[@daimienplays]

I kina like this type of format. Funny witty Australian mixed with some one who knows how to fix things. Keep it up

[@mizunotakarai7209]

Your content is wonderful, please keep it up! It's helping me through a rough time, just wanted to express my gratitude.

[@WilburJaywright]

Little info about the quartz crystal: Inside the metal tube, the quartz is literally shaped like a tiny tuning fork, pretty much what it is, and I think that’s adorably cute. The tuning is done with gold plating on the tips that is eroded away as needed, but they always tune it to 4096 Hz, because that’s the lowest power of 2 that can’t be heard. Powers of 2 because dividing by 2 is easy for base 2 (I.e. all modern digital) computers.

[@maldivirdragonwitch]

That bubble popping moment was exactly why I subscribed sometime ago. Never change.

[@plankera]

Having the floatplane “cam” showing through the screen was a nice editing touch

[@ziginox]

That sandpaper is a really good solution, but if you have a hard to reach spot, there are pens with steel and brass wool in the end. They work great for this type of thing, as well.

[@rogergrogan342]

Impressive restoration, great video James

[@Khardankov]

I had this, Donkey Kong and the one where you're catching babies out of a burning building. I can't believe how much time I poured into playing these as a kid...

[@Dustin_VG]

You have done a valuable service on this day

[@morganpg]

New James upload the day I binge all the other videos whattttt

[@Shalkification]

you're pretty much right with polarized materials (ill be talking about lenses cause I work in an opticians), when talking about polarised lenses you're allowing polarised light to pass through but only in a certain direction so if you stack 2 polarised lenses at 90° to each other, you effectively block out all polarised light, slam another filter in at another angle your effect gets neutralised

[@SailorLoonie]

I personally lioe the fiberglass pen, but whats really important is finding a method that works for you c: You're the man that built the Nintendo PlayStation, I wouldnt dream of telling you how to do things haha

[@dalekman9999]

ive used white vinegar + isopropyl after to clean up the vinegar, helps disolve the battery acid quicker, then a light sanding on the contact.

[@TisboreArt]

KZbin recommended your video, so I checked it out. Something like this back in the day would’ve been really cool in school. I mean, I guess we had gameboys, but this one would’ve been easier to hide. Ha ha.

[@Codecuts1]

helmet is one of my favorite game and watch games lmao

[@boredincan]

We used to flip the LCD filters on the calculators we had for school. Then they had a black screen with white numbers. Served no purpose, probably made it harder to read the screen, but was fun to do

[@Artyomann]

Feels weird to see a calm and gentle repair when first video you saw from this channel is "I Made a Portable Super Nintendo". Can't call it a bad thing though

[@helm2505]

James Channel

[@samuelllakaj5439]

James Channel

[@nixaviation]

James Channel

[@cpyt]

James Channel

[@mruczyslaw50]

Janes Chammel

[@mruczyslaw50]

Chames Jannel

[@orangespy]

Fav retro chanel, keep it up James!

[@Helmatfr]

Glad to see a fellow helmet working again!

[@gir489returns2]

I think James likes fiberglass pens, can't tell though, need confirmation.

[@GigaLem]

I first discovered these because of Super Smash Bros Melee because of the Character, each of the stages are based on the various games from these electronic handhelds. Future Stages change the type of game represented in the series.

[@gorfelbt]

Thank you, if I ever find a game and watch game, I will use this.

[@thereal757_ap]

I'm convinced James is a wizard.

[@caferockgarito3310]

Just leaving a comment to say how much I appreciate your work and how undersubscribed this channel is.

[@Games_for_James]

I appreciate that!

[@mromutt]

for cleaning contacts/corrosion I just do it the old way with a copper or brass wire brush. They are super cheap especially in bulk and can be had in any size, I am sure james as a bunch of brass and steel ones laying around since hes a mechanic and they are basically a disposables like paper towels or cheap shop towels a the shop. For really bad I will hit it with contact cleaner or in a pinch vinegar.

[@freestyla101]

Amazing. I always thought LCDs were way more complicated than they actually are.

[@enigma.0z]

Really fun to point a polarizer at the sky 4 hours ± noon -- the light at various points of the horizon will be a gradient of polarization, can you can rotate the filter to darken the sky; used in professional outdoor photos if the sky is too bright of a backdrop and is otherwise the right angle. I forget if it's away from the sun or 90 degrees from the sun that is maximum polarization.

[@colourman2126]

James becoming James The Australian Tech Wizard

[@fujiyamathesamoyed7751]

8:10 the way you moved the camera along the track made it almost look like VR XD

[@kellyrowe4075]

I’ve got the modern one from a few years ago and I managed to break the screen. At the time it was such a new thing I couldn’t find any guides on how to fix it. I should look into that again.

[@Games_for_James]

Yeah you might find something now!

[@sonicunleashedfan124]

Wade and James uploading on the same day? Amazing

[@GlitchDoesStuff248]

the backwards lcd looks really cool!

[@JeanMarceaux]

I won't tell you to use a fiberglass pen, James, but I will suggest you use steel wool to do the clean-up on contacts! I'm sure the conductive steel dust will be of no problem inside delicate circuitry!

[@ScarlettStunningSpace]

I can see why these were popular especially back then

[@ChuckFinley-b1g]

When I was a kid I lived in an old farmhouse in northwest Georgia. I remember finding an old dual screen Zelda G&W in the shed on the driveway and I wish I had saved it instead of throwing it away for not working. Repairing one of those can be a treasure considering they sell secondhand on eBay for hundreds of dollars… possibilities missed…

[@gir489returns2]

I used to have one of these! It was marginally better than a Tiger handheld.

[@ConnorTheRed65]

Fun fact about the crystal oscillating under an electric current: it's also how ultrasound probes work!

[@dorkidori]

if u want to get fiberglass splinters out of your skin, wrap your skin in masking tape, apply pressure and leave for a few moments, then remove. if fiberglass remains, repeat. very simple to do and works well.

[@chairgaming1997]

i have a mario's cement factory game and watch i got a couple years ago, the battery genuinely lasted about an entire year before i changed them

[@etheweirdo_art]

I didnt actually know about how you could reverse the polarity like that, neat

[@MRGAMES2010]

The game and watch is so cool

[@shintaco7517]

Wade played "The Long Drive" and he had so much trouble because you weren't there James to help with the car stuff!

[@Aaaxl]

I love these types of videos!

[@ChaosPootato]

Damn, I have an old Game and Watch, I think it still works.

[@billygoatguy3960]

i was hoping we'd see a return of our good old friend hot glue to make the glass stationary

[@abunk8691]

0:39 man that part of the video made me sad as it reminded of the the Wii Balance Board my relatives from Australia sent a few years back. Nothing was mentioned that there were batteries inside the Balance Board and when I checked it was just sad. The whole board was destroyed by the leaking Eclipse batteries that were accidentally left inside by my relatives. It was all blue-green gunk and flaking PCB traces and components falling off. On the other hand the Wii that it came with is alright and still working along with the Wiimotes since they used rechargable batteries. It only came with 2 Disc games New Super Mario Bros, and Wii Sports + Resort, the latter of which I have played a lot of. Also funnily this PAL Wii came pre-modded as NTSC and with Homebrew Channel, Backup HBC, a bunch of console emulators, and USB Loader GX working with the included 500gb external hard drive with a mix of different regions of games.

[@cthulu9182]

i love how this dude has dank pods energy

[@jadn_6801]

clicked on your channel from a garbage time video description and went "wait, is this the portable snes guy", what are the odds, i guess im a fan of the chaos

[@cbweno33]

When james isn't cleaning the dirt from his repairs, he is cleaning the dirt from Wades car(s), end result is always great. 😂

[@StellaFoxxie]

it's so weird watching james be respectful to an electronic device

[@silpheedTandy]

5:34 maybe i should stop my habit of eating dinner while watching repair videos of old gunky items...

[@vajoexe]

have you thought about a fiberglass pen? its really great

[@unamelable256]

7:46 - First OG Dark Theme ever existed!!!

[@obscuremix8198]

"It is at least as ugly as the others." That's how you know you did a good job.

[@ExperimentIV]

god i love my (admittedly very small but mostly free, and they all have the battery covers. seriously, found an original and not club nintendo version of Ball - i have the club nintendo one to compare, so I know for sure! - in a dumpster a couple years ago) game & watch collection. my favourite is a copy of octopus (with the battery cover!!) that i got for the equivalent of $25 CAD when i was in Göteborg, Sweden.

[@mguarnieri788]

I found one of these I my basement yesterday

[@Phos9]

I think the best game and watch sort of game is actually a flash game that recreates the limitations called "Pigs On Head", by the brothers chaps, better known for homestar runner. It even works again because of ruffle.