Say Hello to the N64 JR! N64 refurb and RGB Mod

After getting a N64 console with a damaged shell a few years back... its finally time to give it the restoration it deserves, complete with a RGB Mod and this amazing new 3D printed shell dubbed the N64 Jr!
Alex - BlueShell3D - / reventlow
Voultar N64 RGB Mod - voultar.com/index.php?route=p...
Links to Casting Products from Alumilite:
Resin used (use code rocker10 for 10% off)- www.alumilite.com/resins/alum...
Silicone used (use code rocker10 for 10% off) - www.alumilite.com/silicones/p...
silicone to silicone mold release (use code rocker10 for 10% off) - www.alumilite.com/accessories...
Metallic Black Pigment - www.alumilite.com/products/dy...
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Vacuum Chamber - amzn.to/32Jzp15
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Silicone to Silicone Mold Release - amzn.to/31XcJJZ
Resin (alumilite clear, use code rocker10 for 10% off) - www.alumilite.com/resins/alum...
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Platinum Silicone (mold star 30) - amzn.to/2MF3yHF
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Super Glue with Activator - amzn.to/2TY52h9
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joystick butter - www.etsy.com/listing/59502952...
Intro - LegendofXela (@TheLegendOfXela) - / thelegendofxela
Music Credits:
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[@RestoreTechnique]

Looks great, well done. Thanks for the comparison of the RGB mod, that was good to see.

[@RockerGaming]

Heck yeah, had to do that... its crazy how good the RGB looks IMO! I have an UltraHDMI modded N64 as well and the RGB looks really really close to it in terms of video quality.

[@DanofWar101]

That shell looks amazing! Nice modding job as always! Of course it was missing a custom jewel lol! Great video and keep up the good work!

[@RockerGaming]

😂😂😂 it totally was! The shell is really cool, I have a bunch of n64s I'm bad shape so I'm excited to pick up a couple more!

[@RockerGaming]

Reply to what?!

[@MrMods-SlipStreamGT]

@@RockerGaming Probably to reply to me about which one of you decided to rip off the name N64 jr. that I created way before you guys time stamped and you tube verified!

[@RockerGaming]

@@MrMods-SlipStreamGT not sure I agree you coined that nor am I sure that it matters. What you do and what this product is are different. Either way, I just made a video I didn't name it.

[@Sayajiin2]

Pretty slick build! Great modding and I love the jewel finishing touch :)

[@RockerGaming]

Thank you!!! Always gotta throw the jewel on there for finishing touch, lol

[@puchomagic1872]

Love how simple it is the shell and the mod excellent work 👏🏼 👌🏼 need that shell in green 😁

[@RockerGaming]

I'm gonna need at least 1 more myself, I have a few more n64s with broken shells lol

[@InfectedJello]

Great work as always dude, looks sweet!

[@RockerGaming]

Thank you!!! This is a fun one and man... there are some creative people out there!

[@thegreatjonzini]

I just knew a custom jewel was coming 🤣🥂

[@RockerGaming]

haha, when I messaged Alex about getting a case the first thing we discussed was creating a custom jewel for the case, lol!! You knew it was coming!!

[@ScruffyLookinRGB]

Love that case man sweet mod looking forward to the next one 😀

[@RockerGaming]

thanks homie, this was a lot of fun, NGL! Its crazy how creative people in the community are!

[@RadicalRickEntertainment]

That looks amazing! The orange and light gray is a great color combo

[@RockerGaming]

Thanks homie! I hope you have been doing well!!

[@RadicalRickEntertainment]

@@RockerGaming likewise!

[@berealsupportive2744]

Why is this 6 days old but just notified me on my cell

[@RockerGaming]

The KZbin notification system is working perfectly they say 🤦‍♂️

[@berealsupportive2744]

@@RockerGaming lol Idk it just showed me it right then. A week later. Ok so you are an expert with games and mods and doing SD cards for specific consoles and handheld right. If so I would like to work with you because I need some things. :)

[@moandaindesigns]

Nice work. Can not wait to see what is next!

[@RockerGaming]

Thank you!! The scene is moving quickly and it's pretty awesome to see!

[@tonymcnamee2741]

Really nice! I'd like the shell in black with the smaller parts in red. Would need to put some red LEDs inside to light up that grill part too.

[@shanestep8685]

humans were not meant to see N64 text that clear.

[@aliabdallah102]

You could eliminate the heatsinks by printing a metal shell and using it to sink the heat, it’d give you a slimmer n64.

[@Zenose]

That's slick. Need to print one if my printer can and an expansion pak and I'm good to go

[@EndUser2090]

This is great. Would be cool if speaker cloth (or a similar material) could go behind the hexagonal grill to catch dust.

[@R3TR0R4V3]

That's pretty rad! Tbh, not much smaller, but every bit helps. I'd love a translucent blue/white one, like my JP console.

[@RockerGaming]

Pretty sure Alex made one just like that! Check his Twitter, he's made some awesome color combos!

[@R3TR0R4V3]

@@RockerGaming sweet! Thanks for the heads up, I'll check em out. 😎

[@NintenDub]

That's cool.i.may be getting a shell

[@TheThe7894]

Damn didn't know you were this good looking

[@chipsandguac2]

I like it. I, personally, like swapping out that awful heat spreader. I replaced mine with copper heat sinks.

[@amateurbuilds682]

Man you are underrated

[@RockerGaming]

thank you! This comment made me smile :)

[@MGlBlaze]

The gunk on that case was probably 'smoker dust', if I had to guess. It has that charactaristic brown tar colour and seems like it's stuck to the surfaces pretty firmly.

[@kryan3046]

Were the STL files ever released for this shell? Would love to recreate it myself.

[@omarguerrero6417]

Looks like the case was made out of legos,rgb make color look better but the makes the pixel more viewable

[@numberoneappgames]

Seeing this now. Nintendo could definitely do something like this.

[@blitzerblazinoah6838]

Looks like the Millennium Falcon.

[@lilmancc35]

I want to get my hands on one so bad. I've been thinking about modding mine, and this is exactly what i need.

[@RockerGaming]

This was pretty easy and the end result is really cool! Easy to recommend!

[@lilmancc35]

@@RockerGaming you know when they'll be adding it to their website? If soon, im going to start modding my n64 just to have it done and not look like crap.

[@RockerGaming]

@@lilmancc35 I think it should be later this month. I spoke to Alex prior to launching the video and his plan was to have pre-orders ready end of the month. The Voultar RGB kit is readily available right now :)

[@lilmancc35]

@@RockerGaming ok thanks man. Ive had a n64 since i was 3 that has a break on the little grill thing and faded color.

[@tulioramrez1443]

it looks awesome does it come in Black and the customize sticker looks awesome N Jr where can you get one

[@Fulthrotle73]

Pretty cool.

[@RockerGaming]

Thank you!!! Alex and Voultar make some nice kits, let me tell you!

[@Meerlu]

You sound like a polite Mike Matei

[@Derik64]

"Hello! This is FPS Russia, and we're gonna do this N64 mods"

[@RockerGaming]

FPS Russia is the man!

[@Derik64]

@@RockerGaming Some good "back in the day" youtube goodness. Say, are these .stl files available to download for this case or do you gotta buy it straight from the guy already printed?

[@RockerGaming]

You get it straight from blue shell 3d! He is a good dude. I don't think he's formally initiated a pre-order yet but it's coming very soon!

[@pathoftheuknown9709]

Definitely a nice shell casing and amazing saudering skills wish I knew how to sauder but with the rgb mod I can definitely see the difference in the visuals nice job 😎🤟

[@MichaelMartinez-pn6ur]

Hey rocker I have the 8bitdo gbros adapter and my controllers can no longer vibrate even though i cleaned the port Think you can help me out

[@RockerGaming]

I cant say I have run into that exact issue, but the gbros uses a "buck converter" to up the 3V from the AA batteries to 5V for rumble. My guess is you either need new batteries or there could be an issue with the internal buck converter.

[@JoeCannon1982]

Gummies bears them song!!!!

[@mjc0961]

5:07 - Yep, those two legs sure do love to pop loose! I certainly didn't learn that the hard way, why would you even think such a thing? 😅 Thankfully it didn't ruin the pads, so resoldering them back down was pretty simple.

[@RockerGaming]

it has happened to me too... the worst part is I didnt figure it out till after I tried to turn the console on... took a solid 30 minutes to figure out what happened, lol. Now I just feel the need to tell everyone about every time I take on of these things apart😂

[@rafaeltovar8158]

Compa tienes q hacer un case para snes jr mas pequeño quedaria genial

[@alexanderarce3341]

Can you mod a Sega 32X or a Sega Saturn to be connected with a HDMI cable.

[@EhCloserLook]

Question: Could I hypothetically drop the internals of a Japanese N64 into this 3D-printed shell without any issues in regard to playing US N64 games? Also, how and where would I get me one of those custom jewels??? That thing looks nice!

[@westoncarter7785]

Looks awesome dude! Also what happened to that modded GameCube giveaway?

[@RockerGaming]

It has been given away! The winner was announced here - twitter.com/RockerGameMod/status/1471711783316594696?s=20

[@westoncarter7785]

@@RockerGaming I totally missed that dude haha, anyways great video its so interesting to see all of these new mods that people come up with.

[@RockerGaming]

No worries at all! Man its a crazy time right now, the scene is moving quickly and all these new mods are pretty awesome!!

[@ericyoung3480]

How do you think the plastic will hold up against any heat overtime? Sorry if a noob question on my part.

[@RockerGaming]

Not a noob question at all. I think as long as it's not in direct sunlight or exposed to a ton of heat you should be good to go. PLA will start to deform around 65*C. My understanding is with the included fan mod this runs around 45*C under load. So it should be well within temp, but avoiding direct sunlight especially in warmer climates in the US would be recommended

[@ericyoung3480]

@@RockerGaming awesome! Thanks man.

[@RockerGaming]

And in the interest in completeness, petg has a deformation temp around 90*C. My general thought it is for me in Chicago I should be fine. I also plan to keep this console and an open shelf wire rack so I don't think the heat will personally be an issue for me at all.

[@ericyoung3480]

@@RockerGaming I figured it would probably be fine. I just know those ghost Xbox cases tended to have issues over time so I was curious.

[@RockerGaming]

I cant be sure what the deflection temp is on the ghost case but I know it has acrylic in it (it's likely a blend of multiple plastics) and the deflection temp of acrylic is similar to petg. What I can't comment on (but you might know) is the normal operating temp of a Xbox. My guess is the deformed ghost cases likely were subject to high heat likely outside of normal play, but admittedly im not as informed as I know you are!

[@rafaeltovar8158]

Compa has un case para la snes jr, la del nintendo 64 te quedo brutal calidad

[@DM71]

All of this without an expansion pack?

[@Voultar]

Great job.

[@RockerGaming]

Thanks homie, I appreciate you and thank you for all the great work you have contributed to the community!

[@BigRigCreates]

How did you get that top layer of the shell looking so clean?

[@RockerGaming]

he is using a textured PEI bed, I am not sure which one, maybe Alex will comment on it, but the print quality is fantastic! I consider myself a 3D printing power user and this is better than my print quality. I am impressed.

[@systemerror50]

Was that blue accents or am I tripping cause I’m at work and can’t afford to trip at work XD p.s. I have now finished the video and enjoy the grey accents that he recieved

[@ln8496]

The only actual question that needs to be asked. Is it OC and can i play 64 dubs on it?

[@paulmertens7557]

Heyo ^^ I want to mod one of my gamecube consoles but I don't know how to start. I already got a modchip as well as a adapter for SD Cards and screwdrivers, but there are so many different tutorials, that I dont know which one to follow for absolute beginners

[@voiceovertheking]

i would say instead of a modchip, go for a save game exploit instead to boot into swiss to play backups, homebrew & GBI. It uses games you probably already own and you don't have to solder anything into your gamecube,

[@paulmertens7557]

@@voiceovertheking I only have a few games and buying more is definitly to expensive. I got the chip and such as a present since it seemed like the most affordable and easiest solution

[@lilmancc35]

@@voiceovertheking now a days you dont need to solder anything any way. Everything is plug and play.

[@RockerGaming]

If you already have the mod chip (I'm assuming it's a xeno gc) I'd install that using the wired method (check out the tutorial I made several years ago about it). Then I'd burn a copy of swiss to a mini DVD and just use that. The DVD should self boot to swiss and you can load games onto the sd2sp2 or sdgekko. Ive done a few tutorials that cover all this, feel free to take a look!

[@paulmertens7557]

@@RockerGaming thank you! I already got all of that, I only need to get/find some cables, any recommendations?

[@nemesisnine3297]

Where to buy shell?

[@JoseReyes-gq5yr]

Does he sell the shells?

[@lucdubois3927]

It would look so much better with an expansion pak😅

[@emiliocool9]

niceeeee :D

[@RockerGaming]

Yo whats up Emilio!

[@emiliocool9]

@@RockerGaming ( ͡◉ ͜ʖ ͡◉)👍

[@eliasfalcon721]

no hate, i love the video, you just sound like chris griffin hahaha

[@rafaeltovar8158]

Podrías hacerle al 64 la modificación para quitarle ese transformador grande cuadrado q va atrás y colocarle uno pequeño de 12vol o uno C de 5vol y el case nuevo lo modificarías mas pequeño quedaria calidad espero leas esto

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

In the first part showing the new shell (around 1:30) it was orange and blue and then you said grey and I thought "thats most definitely blue" then the next clip around 1:45 its grey.

[@RockerGaming]

It does look like that! I think the shell was sitting a hair to shallow in the photobox which made it look like that but it's definitely grey, I'm really digging the opportunity for customizing the colors with this!

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

@@RockerGaming it looks awesome! If I come across my original N64 once I finish moving I might see about doing something like this.

[@STEPHENSENGINEERING]

Rockergaming you need to tell him ASAP that this needs to be all PETG, because PLA plastic will melt in regular sunlight inside an air conditioned room, basically this will melt for anyone in florida or one of the desert states out west.

[@RockerGaming]

I will keep him posted. I know he is in Texas doing his testing, but I will pass along the note. Originally I think the plan was for the whole print to PETG, but I believe there will be some sort of mix of materials now. Being from Chicago, I rarely deal with this, so I am glad you said something!

[@alexreventlow]

All the parts that come in contact with the heat spreader are in fact PETG (hottest tested temp 57c). And that's before the addition of a silent fan which drops temps to about 43c As for leaving it the hot sun (even if turned off), this is unfortunately true of any PLA print. I'm open to doing full PETG shells, but know it will limit color options and raise the price.

[@dariocontrerasvega]

Is it compatible with the ultraHDMI mod?

[@RockerGaming]

My understanding is this shell is compatible with all n64 mods available to date. Please confirm prior to puchase.

[@alexreventlow]

Yup, both versions

[@dariocontrerasvega]

It's a nice proyect, but if it came with HDMI mod it would have been perfect

[@ZeFoxii]

I would love to pick one up or print one myself but it seems as though the guy is still holding off on selling these

[@superduperman7202]

indeed, he doesn't even respond to questions or emails. Pain really considering he's been showing them off on twitter and this dude gets a freebie.

[@RockerGaming]

He moved and is in the process of setting up his print farm. I'd imagine he puts these up for sale soon.

[@Monhamd1000]

Now that looks legit for N64 standards!

[@BluAmiTieX64YT]

hello

[@siecDarkzer0]

Damn dude, they cound't have make it uglier.

[@silenthill4]

Why does everyone do it the hard way? Ultrasonic that thing

[@c0rpse1]

looks like styrofoam junk

[@garnerfishy]

Trying my best not to die of no n64. Emulators only for me

[@MichaelMartinez-pn6ur]

Arrrg we have a pirate

[@RockerGaming]

oye, I dont think I could personally go down that path, but I can appreciate why you would. The only upside is, emulation has gotten a lot better over the years. There are several systems where I have reduced myself to the OG console and everdrive!

[@juanarriazola3045]

This dude look like FPS Russian! Ha

[@RockerGaming]

😂😂😂 man that dude was awesome!

[@juanarriazola3045]

He flexed his guns you flex the old school nice

[@carlosserrano3777]

Looks so bad ......

[@lucdubois3927]

He should at least put an expansion pak in there, it would help, but it would still be bad 😅

[@specialformula14]

Looks lame

[@ErinGoBragh0930]

I just bought two of these N64 Jr shells from blue shell 3d. Do you know if the N64 Jr jewels come with the shells? Or, do I have to purchase them separately from you Rocker Gaming?

[@RockerGaming]

They come with the shell, I made them for Blueshell 🙌 enjoy the case, I have 2 as well and really enjoy them!

[@ErinGoBragh0930]

@@RockerGaming that’s a relief 😅 Because it’s not quite official without the jewel, like you said in the video. Blue shell just shipped both-thank you both for your hard work and creative efforts 👍🏻