Sega Master System Repair

[@Rob_M_Jr]

I remember seeing Ben on G4/Tech TV back in the early 2000s. And after watching him all these years on various platforms, I would expect nothing less than random songs and references to random things. Although I will never understand why someone will complain about silly things like singing, like they were forced to click on the video, and consume its contents. Ben, keep up the great work!

[@BrightSpark]

I, for one, imagine a Clockwork Orange scenario: A poor sod strapped to a chair, eyes forced open and moisturized by someone tending to them, as they are helplessly forced to watch KZbin videos they don't like.

[@drstkova]

You seriously can’t figure it out? Ben is a terrific engineer and we can learn lots from him. Unfortunately he also isn’t a great singer or comedian, and that drives us away from his excellent engineering content. Selfishly, it’s annoying: unselfishly, he’s devaluing his educational output by making it inaccessible.

[@Rob_M_Jr]

@@drstkova I definitely understand what you mean. But the way I see it, If someone was paying for this, they could have a valid complaint, but this is free content. I just don't see the point in criticizing free content on KZbin. If someone doesn't like it, then don't watch. This really isn't a how to channel, it's more of a "How Ben does it" channel. which means expect corny content occasionally...and Bud.

[@drstkova]

@@Rob_M_Jr I don’t want to appear arrogant but KZbin creators are paid by our watching their content, whether it be premium KZbin or advertisement revenue. I’m getting bored of watching Ben Heck with the sound off or skipping stupid voices and singing to find actual content.

[@agenericaccount3935]

@@drstkova Then leave. Easy. You don’t matter.

[@TotalMK]

Ben: Budd Don't on my back! Budd: ... You don't control me human *JUMPS*

[@gower1973]

First GadgetUK fixes one, then My Mate Vince fixes one and now Ben Heck, 2021 the year of Master System fixes

[@johnsonlam]

Uncle Ben have more video than 8-bit guy recently, and I'm appreciate you express yourself freely without limitation, when you did video for element14 you limit yourself too much.

[@barryhudson4238]

That impression of 8 bit guy is really coming along, another 3 or 4 thousand more videos and it will be spot on :p

[@BenHeckHacks]

"He's evolving!"

[@BloatedBumbleBee]

The amazing personality, and especially the singing, is what make these videos. Love it

[@nickmo439]

Ben is so underrated, he deserves millions of followers.

[@onemanshow4116]

The Louis Rossmann impersonation was gold. "Hey everybody! I'm not gonna hire you." LOL

[@luther99flame]

I love the style of your videos, the singing is an extra bonus - who else has a channel where the host sings to us? If you want to sing, go ahead - you be you. PS - would love to see Ben Heck Cooks.

[@JaredClarkBoaz]

"Bud, don't jump on my back" - Ben right before Bud jumped on his back

[@stevedonkers9087]

I paid WAY more for my master system. I had one as a kid with a bunch of games, and I sold it to help purchase my first PC (a 486, I was around 10 at the time). I really wish I still had it now, I had a lot of good games and I kept my system in good condition. Now I have R-Type (awesome game) and Space Harrier (another good one) but that's it, and my system is really scratched up. Good on ya for the great deal! I got a model 1 genesis from a thrift store in the original box for $8CDN which I'm still stoked about.

[@EnigPartyhaus]

Fun fact about Altered Beast, all the characters in it move so janky because they are mostly a weird mix of background and sprite tiles to get around system limits

[@tiporari]

Keep on singing Ben. There are probably millions of tech videos, builds, repairs, etc. Your personality is what keeps the fans watching your take on the topic.

[@muttBunch]

That LR impression was pretty spot on

[@DemonDood]

Never stop serenading us with your dulcet tones Ben

[@bkrich]

Definitely do not stop singing, whoever said that is a fool, you have the voice of an angel….being tortured but we love it.

[@hene193]

All the "crazy" monologue in random spots just makes this video great. Also you could do a short video on the delay testing device or what ever it was

[@highandmightykayz]

Lmao that Louis Rossmann impersonation was spot on!

[@RetroGG-74]

I laughed out loud , accurate

[@strangersound]

"If only I had Nord VPN." - Julian Assange 🤣🤣🤣

[@shaun2312]

4:44 that was a really good impression!

[@lelandclayton5462]

When you sing my wife leaves the room... Keep up the good work Ben!

[@awesomeferret]

Are you sure there's not a setting in your Bluray player to output content at 24p? My Sony player has that feature.

[@Brad-D]

I could watch this kind of stuff all day. And you go right on with your singing!

[@mtgAzim]

Did the same guy run the Video Game Exchange on 27th & Grange? I used to go there all the time when I was little for my regular and super nintendo games. I think the last thing I ever got there was my first ps2 game. It was Oni....

[@CountDuckula07]

Loved my SMS2 as a kid, worth it for 'wonder boy 3: the dragon's trap' alone. The fairly recent remaster by lizardcube is excellent.

[@slegendary6003]

My favourite part was when Bud jumped on his back.

[@anthonydenn4345]

Your dave jones reference was funny. That guy is a real character.

[@RetroJack]

I love your style, Ben - never change! 😁

[@Commander_ZiN]

I like repairs of old stuff. I use to watch 8bit guy but you can only watch so many commodore repairs before they all look the same. I like your vids, always different and great trivia and songs :)

[@Ericsimagination]

Loved this video, brought me back to when I was in high school watching you!

[@JessHull]

I live for Bens impressions of all the other tech youtubers.

[@DoRC]

Thank you for pointing out that VPNs don't do anything anymore. Maybe before literally every website already used encryption and before all streaming services blocked pretty much all VPNs they had a purpose but these days they just don't for most people

[@Mark_LaCroix]

"I left it out in the sun for 10 days because I live in Texas." I laughed so hard at that reference.

[@TransistorBased]

I feel like I have the same strain of ADD that you do. If I would ever make a video repairing something I would absolutely be going into non-sequiturs and random songs

[@Z098]

Unobtainium is an engineering term developed by the Aerospace Industry. Refers to unusual or costly materials, or when theoretically considering a material perfect for their needs in all respects, except that it does not exist. The Engineers picked the name because it was amusing.

[@BrightSpark]

Man, the Master System is so nostalgic for me... it was my first console, a Master System II specifically, with Sonic 1 8-bit built in.

[@mcostafernando]

Me too! Mine had Alex Kidd in Miracle World built in (MS II from Brazil).

[@pokey4200]

Hope you had a Merry Christmas Ben! Thanks for the video.

[@rustymixer2886]

What a cool looking system, thank you Ben for fixing it

[@pferreira1983]

It is a cool system but the Master System II looks more cool. 😉

[@rustymixer2886]

@@pferreira1983 yup plus ii has built in Alex kidd game

[@pferreira1983]

@@rustymixer2886 Or Sonic.

[@rustymixer2886]

@@pferreira1983 yup depends...I think there were like 2 master system 2 3 of master system 3 in 🇧🇷 🇺🇸 its crazy

[@pferreira1983]

@@rustymixer2886 I come from the UK so we had the choice of versions. The Master System 3 felt more like a knockoff than a legit product even though it was licenced.

[@Gunbudder]

NEVER STOP SINGING! Singing focuses the mind and helps put you in a flow state. Also, singing the Jurassic park theme while soldering is an iconic ben heck thing. it might as well be the soldering theme at this point

[@therealcoolchris]

Is there anyway I can hire you to repair my Sega Master System?? It won’t power on. I’ve taken it to several places and no one can help me get it back up and running. Can you help? Or maybe recommend someone?

[@joeypitera5886]

I'm so glad to see you doing videos again I've learned so much from you thank you

[@tonyfoster61]

Ben - If you became a cook and still did your electronics..... you'd be working with chips in both jobs!! - I'm so lame...

[@n.h.s.a.d.m.]

Damn Ben, you make me laugh so much and as a bonus you saved both Segas. Nice!

[@battra92]

It's interesting how trivial it would've been (relatively speaking) to make the SMS backwards compatible with the Colecovision but I feel like it would've almost had been a negative selling point (as it would've made it seem antiquated and connected with an already dead system.)

[@BenHeckHacks]

It was backwards compatible with the Sega TMS1000 which was basically a Colecovision.

[@wyldelf2685]

@@BenHeckHacks awesome knowledge your dropping there BEN ,, didn't know the C-Vision was from Sega parts , here you have two SMS systems ,, one to restore and one to make a PORTABLE out of ,,, yes yes a SMS Portable could be like a GameGear with 2nd player support , and a AV output ,, food for thought ,,, also one goofball horror movie I saw a preview of ,was about a man-eating evil "Barca-Lounger" ,, I shit you not ,Ben please Google for it or KZbin for it , it's so Ludacris it's awesome ,,keep rocking BEN HECK ,, 😸👍

[@RWL2012]

@@BenHeckHacks except the Master System's SG-1000 backwards compatibility has an incorrect colour palette because they took the names of the colours literally whereas they're meant to be more pastel.

[@whompronnie]

"Bud, don't jump on my back." Bud: *Challenge accepted.*

[@afriend9428]

*Well done getting it fixed sir!* ⭐️

[@igormoreno3464]

That's the second SMS fix video this week, can't get enough of them!

[@TheCod3r]

Ooh a bit of my childhood. Might have to buy myself one of these one day

[@randynovick7972]

Congrats on the new fridge. New fridge day is a good day! Also, I am here for singing and cat-related content, as long as some electronical experimentation and frivolity is also sprinkled in.

[@stardustman420]

I loved this repair, especially when you do your little ramblings and throw some jokes around the way. I guess I'm gonna take a look into your channel.

[@stazeII]

Spider-Man is so good! As far as square traces, I believe Dave has said this is a sign of old auto-routing software.

[@danmanx2]

Ben, great video. I actually have my Sega Master System in my car trunk! It's been in there for YEARS..... And you can sing if you want to!

[@lexluthor3890]

I figured you were still doing a lot of things off camera such as the accessibility controllers. I love all your content, but I understand what you mean about it being the same thing over and over. Fortunately for me, I enjoy your little tangents and side comments.

[@dimitrioskalfakis]

you singing is one of the reasons i watch your stuff! keep on uttering ...

[@bytesabre]

The real question: if you power it up without the cartridge do you get snail maze or the rare model 1 master system with Alex Kidd? As far as I’m aware all the model 2’s had Alex Kidd built in

[@BenHeckHacks]

Think it's snail maze on all the OG SMSs

[@katherineberger6329]

Amazingly, every SMS had a built-in game! All the OG SMSs had Snail Maze The first group of SMS2s had Alex Kidd The second group of SMS2s had Sonic the Hedgehog.

[@MegaTerryNutkins]

@@katherineberger6329 Dunno what other places had but we had Hang On and Astro Warrior (with Snail Maze as a hidden extra) on the OG SMS, then Alex Kidd and later Sonic on the SMS 2. There may have been others in different regions etc.

[@katherineberger6329]

@@MegaTerryNutkins I found a comprehensive list of the different US/EU ROM sets - the 1986-88 ROMs had Snail Maze (these were the original sets that came with the Hang On/Safari Hunt or Hang On/Astro Warrior cartridge), the 1988-90 ROMs had Hang On/Safari Hunt, Hang On, or Missile Defense 3-D depending on which package you got; the 1990-91 ROM (Master System II) had Alex Kidd in Miracle World and the 1991-phaseout Master System II ROM had Sonic.

[@Birdman_in_CLE]

Wait, Ben does electronic stuff? I never noticed. I'm just here for the rambling and movie rants. Oh, and possibly the singing.

[@aaroncarlson4807]

Hello i just bought a sega master system off ebay and have no video on the tv so my question is the power adapter i have is a Nintendo power supply does it matter if i use it the light comes on when plugged in? Ty

[@destructionfun2]

Yes, but i'd advise getting a new PSU for it, you can use a Genesis Model 1 power adapter on it or one from a Sega CD. You need one that is 9v 1amp, Center Negative PSU.

[@xboxnangable]

Can't you set the PS3 to output 24hz for movie mode on Blu-ray?

[@allluckyseven]

Ben, would you say that it would be possible to make the Sega Master System play _better_ just by redesigning the layout of the board, and maybe by using newer versions of the same components? (so no overclocking nor anything like that.)

[@Mr._Sandman]

_Hey, Everybody. I not gonna hire you._ - Louis Rossmann You heard it here, folks. edit: I wanna see more of that Cuphead pinball project you talked about before

[@BenHeckHacks]

I believe Scott finished it. Maybe I could ask him if I could make a video about it. All I did was CNC the final playfield.

[@JoakimKanon]

17:33 As a sax player, I’m obligated by law to inform that the song is ”Baker Street” by Gerry Rafferty

[@glennleader8880]

Allegedly.

[@youbecha64]

Yup... kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKCZkn6kh9N1rq8

[@BenHeckHacks]

You are correct.

[@low_k0]

Oh man, you need to do a collab with the8bitGuy. Maybe you can find any old console in a landfill, you're doing the electronics and he is doing the case ;-)

[@EasyGoVideos]

I repaired a couple dozen Master Systems to sell on ebay, nearly all just needed voltage regulators, but there were a few that had bad VDPs. I swapped one from a unit that had a cracked board, but that’s about all I could do.

[@BenHeckHacks]

So VDPs do go bad? This one seems to be accessing its RAM but not outputting squat.

[@EasyGoVideos]

@@BenHeckHacks The one I swapped out was acting the same as yours, no output to the video encoder. I believe I had another one with messed up colors, replaced the encoder, but no change.

[@MrFaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

I've never seen one of these in my life! cool! Kinda shocked at how few parts it has on that board

[@CircularMirror7]

Hell yeah ❤ master system it was my NES as a kid. RAMPAGE FTW.

[@danshedrick1830]

Ben you had me rolling in laughter with your response to Bud. I have a cat named Maggie and she is just as good at listening. I love your videos, I’ve enjoyed your videos and topic for some time now.

[@PhantomHarlock78]

You need the Light Phaser, the 3D Glasses and Missile Defense for ultimate 80s badass.

[@katherineberger6329]

Unfortunately, projector TVs have the same problem as hooking up an old game console to a new TV where 3D glasses and the light phaser are concerned - because the TV has to upscale the signal, there's a lag of several milliseconds, so light guns won't work because they look for the darkened screen, which hasn't arrived yet when they're looking.

[@justinnamilee]

Missed the perfect opportunity for a Dave Jone's "Like I bought one!", but you did the DJI (Dave Jone's Impression) anyway, so I'll give you partial marks. XD

[@HuntersMoon78]

Michael Sheen would be a good David Bowie replacement for Labyrinth 2

[@looselycollected7505]

This is one system I still don't have in my collection. I've been hoping to find a deal on one. But after the various lockdowns, quarantines, and other things that forced people to stay home, people got bored and started buying video game stuff and the prices have gone nuts on a lot of stuff. Wish I knew more about electronics so I could fix busted ones like these. I have fixed a few things in the past. But it was mostly me getting lucky and finding something obvious that needed resoldered. Or a replacement part that was easy to swap.

[@brownah]

Thanks to the sad bastard asking him to stop singing so that he would sing more for us in the next video 😂😂😂😂

[@mylocalyocal5328]

What's the best way to get my ps vr to work right. Beat sabers a chore to get it to read motions right.

[@superbatcat1278]

Sing your heart out Ben!

[@MasterControl90original]

regarding the tearing, simply try using a pc and force the refresh rate you want

[@asherael]

I bought mine "parts and repair" but with some thorough cleaning it's now only failing to output sound

[@spartonberry]

The "FM synthesis driver" was a homebrew replication of a Japanese exclusive add-on (that oddly ended up still being supported by the programming of some games that were never released in Japan).

[@freefall2003]

Did you make sure that solder blob wasn't touching the other side near the small 8 pin and that big blob near the transistor near the bottom at the 15:00 mark ? That could be cause the problem

[@kasuraga]

Easiest way to get a 30hz HDMI signal is to use a computer and manually set it to the frequency you want.

[@SuperOverlord666]

I use two projectors for my home main televisions and they work great

[@jampskan]

*Purchases liquid dispenser bottle* Seriously though, I’ve seen that used in a few of your other videos, and I’ve wanted one ever since.

[@evensgrey]

The best line in The Core: The guy who was making notes to writ a book get trapped with the last nuclear bomb. He pulls out histape recorder to make a not for the book, as he's been doing the whole film, looks at the tape recorder and the bomb about to go off and says, "What he fuck am I doing?"

[@ennexthefox]

10:39 is the best part of the entire video. Ohhhhhh that feels nice to watch.

[@tommynuance2861]

For what it is worth, I quite enjoy your singing.

[@TheCod3r]

Don't listen to the singing trolls, you have the voice of an angel 😂

[@rubusroo68]

a fallen one.

[@ComgrowOfficial]

What a cool looking system, thank you Ben for fixing it😆😆

[@Nordlicht05]

I've heard that some people try to sell fake elektronic parts in the shortage. Looking like a voltage regulator or a chip on the outside but doesn't work.

[@BenHeckHacks]

Was a problem even before this. Yes.

[@timm_3r]

Some of the best early 3d gaming. That shit was mind blowing as a 7 year old.

[@jbmaru]

Have you ever tried adding an FM module? It's a custom kit that's more complex to add than just plugging it in the back port, but to you that should be a walk in the park.

[@retrodude6215]

Speaking of RGB, there are French RGB variants of the master system (and mega drive) that use proprietary SCART cables.

[@barryhudson4238]

Not proprietary SCART was the European standard for nearly all electronics until HDMI

[@retrodude6215]

Yeah but the French mega drives used a scart cable with a video balancer since composite needed a chip which modulated rf, and in France rf was expensive so the chip was omitted and the scart cable for French MS-DOS used a different chip@@barryhudson4238

[@dsnein]

Lol at “AVGN won’t like that”. No end labels!

[@budweisertallcans7965]

Don’t ever stop singing Ben

[@MikeDBloke]

Was gonna say, the MS uses the same hook-ups as the MegaDrive (Same with the US one?)

[@CheatingSoi]

Haha that 8-bit guy retro brite jab was hilarious

[@juddery]

I agree with you on the new Matrix unfortunately, but don't worry Ben, you're going to Love No Way Home. It's freaking awesome. Kudos for thinking of others first and waiting though. It'll definitely be worth the wait though.

[@bartz0rt928]

For HDMI output, can't you set a raspberry pi to output 1080p30?

[@WiLLiW_oficial]

Sing, little HummingBird! Siiiing!

[@GF_Burke]

As kids, we all had a 2600 or an NES. There was always that ONE guy whos parents where confused on bought this thing. haha.

[@Mastermax007]

You could hook up a PC to the projector and manually set the refresh rate to 30 Hz. On Windows you have to go to the display settings -> Advanced settings.

[@IoNs.Stonio]

There is always a "karen" that complains about everything and to that I say, "shut it, no one cares!" I love hearing Ben's singing, quoting of movies, impersonating other KZbinr's (nice!) and his laughter! Keep up the hilarious stuff Ben, and Bud is funny as hell too!

[@thegametable1243]

This is my favorite retro console.