Sega's Mega-Tech Restoration is COMPLETE! | Trash to Treasure (PT4)

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

I always found the Mega Play and Mega Tech systems incredibly interesting because of how the Mega Drive was initially heavily marketed as "bringing the arcade to your home" and now they were bringing the home console games to the arcade, great to see one in beautiful nick.

[@rchilton]

Congratulations to the entire team on this genuinely EPIC restoration. A tribute to you all.

[@illytothaj]

Amen

[@anotheruser9876]

Not many people will notice the new kick plate and rubber but I bet a lot more would notice the scuffed and tired ones. Nice job all!

[@John_Locke_108]

Well said.

[@gmirwin]

Unfortunately, that's how it usually goes.

[@ireway1988]

You should get a copy of the restoration on a memory stick, along with stills of the process, get the team together to sign a photo, and fix it in the back of the machine for future generations to see.

[@TheRetroCollective]

I love that idea thank you

[@riggles]

flash memory has a pretty limited data retention, especially when never getting powered on to let it error correct flipped bits. Unlike other forms of storing data like burned rom chips or fram. It can get enough bits flipped to not read in a matter of ten years. Optical media is the best for longevity if it's a high quality sandwiched design (foil layer encapsulated by the plastic).

[@AltCutTV]

VHS would probably be most helpful for anyone trying to restore this thing a second time. ;)

[@nihonam]

@@TheRetroCollective I vote for DVD-ROM

[@edh482]

They still use VHS in mass storage

[@iRDaBrit]

If I ever get to visit you and the cave, the first thing I'm going to say is "oooo! What a lovely bit of black rubber there!"

[@parrottm76262]

Many thanks for the detail you and your friends/team puts into these videos, especially for us here in the states. Wish I could visit the cave, but these are the next best thing.

[@MacintoshLibrarian]

This is a great preservation video! You really care about these classic arcades and computers and it makes me happy :)

[@zombee38]

Amazing ...really liked the system and how it was handled...congratulations !

[@thebiggerbyte5991]

Having done a bit of arcade restoration myself I can genuinely say that this is a superb job. Congratulations and well done to everyone involved. Fabulous!

[@TheRetroCollective]

Thank you that's really kind

[@MrButtonpresser]

Quality work by the entire team. Special mention to Holly for resurrecting the monitors.

[@thesixth2330]

Great Work Team. Thanks for the video Neil! Really love the channel, so happy I found you! :)

[@GuillaumeLevasseur]

Fantastic work. I'm from Montreal, except for a layover at Heathrow, I've never been to the UK. I've caught myself looking at where is Stroud on Google Maps. I might have to try to sell this trip to my wife, tell her about the beautiful castles and manors.😆

[@edh482]

Stroud's a lovely place to visit, it's got plenty to offer

[@alexriesenbeck]

I cannot believe it looks so beautiful.. really excellent job on everyone involved in this project.

[@tempest3k]

Thanks

[@TheRetroCollective]

Thank you!

[@danielosborne3410]

Absolutely fantastic. Your combined skills are brilliant. Love your videos...

[@tommylakindasorta3068]

When the world gets me down it's nice to think of people like Neil and his team following their passions and spreading happiness.

[@MisterSplendy]

I followed this, and I am truly stunned and proud of ALL of you. This is a wonderful addition to the museum. Now, to my other point. You guys need a museum cat. Imagine a cat walking across your Gauntlet cabinet. 🐈

[@TheRetroCollective]

Thanks! My old cat Gizmo did come the to museum a couple of times, sadly no longer with us. Maybe one day we’ll get another!

[@MisterSplendy]

Awwww! Little Gizmo must have been a sweetheart. Well, you can come take my Puddin, he's a pain in the as, I'Im fed up with him 😂@@TheRetroCollective

[@ThunderdomeDoc]

Great video again :) Thanks for taking the time to make it and share the adventure

[@RetroDawn]

Excellent technical depth in here!

[@NemesisTWarlock]

Holly is a absolute treasure. the amount of work she put in to repairing that monitor is insane. (Not to disparage the rest of the team, mind you)

[@PXAbstraction]

What an incredible achievement! Considering where it came from, this is truly amazing. Well done team!

[@scottbutler83]

An absolutely amazing refurbishment of a piece of history maybe a lot of people didn't even knew existed before seeing your videos (One of them people being me!). Well done to all involved.

[@GalactiVids]

This has been a great video series, I've really enjoyed seeing all of the skills and hard work that have gone into the restoration.

[@Fuartianer]

If i ever make holiday in england, i think my first visit would be your site. Nice video!

[@nickblackburn1903]

Well done all involved! Such attention to detail is very pleasing to me. Excellent job! It looks amazing guys.

[@kenfagerdotcom]

Fantastic work. Would love to jump over the pond and pay a visit.

[@jeremyc7786]

Absolutely stunning, great job guys!

[@Choralone422]

Wonderful work everyone! I wish I could visit The Cave and have some time playing it and the other games that are available!

[@Kevinwoolford123]

Beautiful work team! amazing job

[@eldenringer6466]

Congratulations to the entire team

[@willrobinson7599]

Great set of 4 vids Neil. Enjoyed everyone and the results are stunning. Look forward to popping down and trying it out in person Well done to everyone that put the hard work in

[@krono5el]

truly a thing of beauty : )

[@MagisterHamid]

This has been a fantastic journey to follow. I want to visit you just to try it out!

[@glassvial]

You guys really brought this back from the dead, nicely done.

[@matthewdavies7697]

Amazing work by everyone involved!

[@WoollyMittens]

Great teamwork! You're champions of conservation.

[@wiggleman12345]

fantastic work team, love the finished cabinet. You can tell how much passion for everything you do at the cave.

[@VinnyBagOfChips]

i have loved watching this rebuild! ty for all the hard work! it shows and its amazing! 🙌🏻👏🏻

[@gearsofgames]

Great restoration, guys! So much fun to see this cab come back to its former glory!

[@TheGunnarRoxen]

A great restoration. You clearly enjoy the process and it was great to watch

[@lintfordpickle]

well done to everyone involved in the restoration, this was a great watch.

[@TheChrishod]

Fantastic restoration, great teamwork!

[@naviamiga]

Excellent work. Always a joy to see old tech brought back to life.

[@NeilGrevitt]

Great job all!! The vinyl looked great in person, shame it came away at the edges.

[@RetroSegaDev]

Finally got around to watching this! Excellent stuff. Looking forward to visiting the cave again so I can have a go!

[@qster]

Amazing job by everyone, and what a legend Holly is!

[@john_michael_white]

It takes a special type of woman to be so happy in what can be, all too often, a man's world. She's got some balls that one.

[@RobA500]

Great work, the whole team has done a marvellous job on restoration, long may it be enjoyed.

[@RetroFett]

Beautiful! And highly rewarding to follow you on this journey.

[@domramsey]

Excellent work! Well done to everyone involved!

[@anthonykimberley4132]

Fantastic restoration. Also great to be amongst the first to try it. If anyone is on the fence about visiting the cave. I'd highly recommend it. We all had a fantastic day.

[@DaveRepairs]

Very good all involved, yes vinyls can be temperamental with weather and type of it. MD5 is very good quality vinyl. Good to see it finished

[@Rob.Coleman]

Take a bow, all of you. What a fantastic restoration by all the team, some serious skills on show 👍. Amazing to see what happens when everyone pulls together 👍👍👍.

[@ratspike8017]

A beautiful restoration. Well done to all!

[@crunchyfrog555]

Everyone's done a great job at getting this cab look immaculate, especially considering how it originally looked. I'm particularly impressed at how Holly repaired that driver board for the CRT in last episode. Repairing those traces and she made it look perfect. Small thing I know, but I'm easily pleased.

[@Jesselovespinball]

You all did a wonderful job ! Nice group effort! Another piece of history saved 😊

[@RockRedGenesis]

Congrats to your and your team on a fantastic restoration, Neil! Another Mega-Tech lives on! To a Mega Drive kid like myself growing up, owning one of these (or one of the rare Mega Drive PC', either one) would have been like the holy grail to me in the 90's!

[@ATomRileyA]

What a great restoration, glad to see it working again.

[@David_Banner]

Outstanding. Well done everyone.

[@Loenne555]

Fantastic restoration job on this system! Amazing! Keep it up!❤

[@huffdm]

This was a really fun project to follow, I hope to see more content like this! :)

[@Scorpiove]

Truly a well love machine now, great work everyone!

[@LucaBlightOfHighland]

Wonderful job and attention for details, great team work. 🎉🎉🎉

[@andrewpercival1427]

Could watch these trash to treasures all day..looking forward to the next project, mega tech looks great.

[@nacvam]

Amazing job! That machine is awesome

[@massdrivermusic]

Looks really REALLY good! Superb restoration.

[@mce_AU]

Great work from all the team. Cheers.

[@18000rpm]

What an incredible effort by the whole team, with incredible results!

[@UpTheAnte1987]

In 1000 years when historians are trying to pinpoint exactly when peak KZbin was, I think this video could be a contender

[@dreamcazman]

Looks amazing and well done to the team! I remember playing on one of these back in the day, along with the Nintendo variant.

[@dannittohell]

great restoration! loved watching the progress!

[@rachelwindsor850]

That cabinet looks immaculate. Great job!

[@gui_saba]

That looks magnificent, congrats!!

[@jantestowy123]

Amazing work has been done. :)

[@stefanozambon14]

What an AMAZING series! And indeed, if you can, go visit the cave. What made these videos even more special was seeing the whole team effort with all the wonderful people that I met there, Alex, Dan, Holly and of course Neal. It was such a special moment in my life and more than any other videos in this channel, this series really made me revive them and now I want to come back again (from Sweden!) just to experience this fantastic new piece :)

[@speedwolf]

That vinyl application really brought back some memories for me. I'd love for you to hunt down and do a restoration of a Sega Traveller. It's in no way a good game but I promise you will have never played a game quite like it.

[@physalis17]

Amazing work everyone! It looks fantastic!

[@michaelelsy2209]

Great Restoration, enjoyed all the episodes.

[@jasonteat887]

Absolutely a thing of beauty! Well done!!

[@markderoller7645]

Looks amazing

[@putridscene]

This was a great series to follow, keep up the great work!

[@tony359]

what a lovely restoration! I like Holly's isolation transformer/power limiter. I call mine "the Bang Preventer" :)

[@garystinten9339]

Aka the cockblocker 9001.

[@hajihunterr7662]

Amazing

[@arcadeblogger]

Great work chaps! 👍

[@TheRetroCollective]

Cheers Tony

[@bingo1105]

Beautifully done. Truly something to be proud of.

[@retrobeastgames]

Loved to play on this arcade cab back in the day at my swimming baths, you have done a super amazing job on this, looks fresh from the factory 👍👍

[@theshiftkey]

incredible work!

[@marcusdamberger]

Put a pic or small collage framed on the wall next to the arcade as it arrived, to show it's previous life. Well done to all, what an amazing transformation!

[@GarthBeagle]

Fantastic restoration!

[@QOTSAPT]

SOLID! Funny that we all watch the same youtube stuff.

[@iainlee]

Holly - the absolute star of this channel!

[@TheRetroCollective]

Without a doubt!

[@trevorboys9140]

Great series and an excellent restoration - thanks.

[@youtubekilledtrustedflaggi9274]

really nice restoration, congrats.

[@andywest5773]

It looks fantastic. Very impressive.

[@Matzeschloe]

So much love fot this system, great work!

[@Vaskomyr]

I think anyone who comes out should make a point to comment on the kickplate and rubber lol. Those vents are great for sure. A nice job all around.

[@EPICLULZ123]

Glad you kept the joysticks! I picked up a cheap as chips Virtua Fighter cabinet that had those joysticks in them, and I have to say they feel so responsive and well built even all these years later. They're also fairly pricey to buy second-hand if you were seeking them out, and this is coming from an Aussie! Haha.

[@Itsmuchmore]

Great restoration journey this incredible machine has had - I remember getting my own Sega Mega Tech cabinet from a charity shop about 20 years ago for £100 in all working and it very good condition plus all with a full board of games. Sadly the top screen stopped working and couldn't source anyone to repair it at the time so had to sell it along with a Nokia N-Gage Kiosk for £110 for the pair (and all games on the board) Would love to get one of this back again. The things you find in charity shops :)

[@gnginquisitor]

what a sight to behold... one of the most goreous cabinettes i,ve seen... looks so cool with those dual screens

[@ynotwalk7391]

awesome to behold all the talents you lot have

[@Mantakev]

Beautiful work.