I Paid 99p For This FAULTY Simpson's BARTMAN Game | Can I FIX It?

[@StezStixFix]

Stupid Biscuit Stuff.

[@ScoobGruber]

Leave biscuit alone

[@Njuregen]

seriously wondered first if somehow food got inside, as the texture looked pretty tasty... Wouldn't eat it though.

[@bc508]

Please clean or jetwash your mat. It's so dirty when zoomed in on (Yes I know its probaly glue or bits of pc stuff, but jetwash it off =-D )

[@anonymousscience4095]

My "BSc IT" has served me well...

[@getyroks]

Very nice samsung s23 ultra you got there with a spigen case.. I got the same😂

[@portland-182]

In this dedicated LCD handheld game, Nelson's kidnapped Maggie and only Bartman can save her! In the first level Bart tries to collect Bartman's cape, mask and skateboard while dodging walnuts Nelson shoots at him with a slingshot. Being hit with a walnut costs a life. After collecting all three items Bart transforms into Bartman and the second level begins. Bartman skates down the road after a fruit truck Nelson has jumped into. Nelson flings apples and watermelons, trying to knock Bartman off his skateboard. Every so often Santa's Little Helper will appear and give Bartman an apple that he can throw at Nelson when Nelson tries to hit him with a watermelon. Being hit with either an apple or watermelon costs a life. After hitting Nelson with ten apples he's defeated and the game loops back to the first level, but projectiles move faster with each victory. The game continues until the player runs out of lives.

[@hapskie]

I would be very impressed if you remember this in this detail from 1989!

[@DeathMetalDerf]

You're an absolute champion for typing all that into the comments. Absolutely fantastic work.😊

[@Rick_Todd]

Moby Games or Wiki Simpsons .

[@johnrogers2826]

Definitely, stupid game.

[@jesus_perez_r]

It’s the little things that make Steve’s video standout (“day’s without melting plastic”) 😂

[@DavidPlass]

Wesley Treat has a buzzer and automatic counter for "days without a dumb"

[@Vibropollo]

Good job. Now this little guy deserve a 3dprinted battery cover ❤

[@hugegamer5988]

Better yet, 4d print it so the original owner can enjoy it too.

[@KB1UIF]

@@hugegamer5988 FYI, apparently now there is such a thing as 5D data storage, a laser burns data into a quartz block about 2 inches square.Why that's 5D I have no idea !

[@aarond6131]

I was thinking the same thing LOL

[@jcmo5900]

Wow. Liked for the fix, the melted plastic day counter, and the Bartman. Pure magic!

[@MayaPosch]

Could have put heatshrink on the transistor leg before you soldered it in place :)

[@Siriuslichtblau]

I think, solder mask would do the trick as well to protect this rogue leg

[@tobyprior3198]

I Think your wrong.@@Siriuslichtblau

[@maicod]

I'd put a bit of sticky tape in between them

[@3DJapan]

Good idea, I was thinking solder mask.

[@eadweard.]

Read that as "heatsink" about 4 times. Thought it a peculiar request.

[@PetrolBeard]

No one’s gonna mention the Lidl shirt? 😂 they do the trainers and shorts to go with it! I was in Lidl earlier today and saw them, I asked my wife who would wear this? 😂 now I know! Good job with the repair, I enjoy your videos!

[@FiveStringCommando]

14:29 That’s awesome!!! You should also have one that is “Days since Yeeted Chip”

[@thematthewlondon]

ahh man perfect outro.. the simpsons sing the blues was my jam for years.. had it on CD as a kid

[@FurianDeLurker]

You are seriously one of the most wholesome, entertaining, AND educational people here on youtube! And Dave too, of course.

[@HD-wf3bp]

I remember a video were you repaired some traces and yesterday I got inspired to repair an Xbox controller with a crack in the motherboard and I did it! Thanks bro!

[@Heymrk]

"It's too thick. Just like me." I feel you, homie. I feel you.

[@krahwinkel9503]

Thanks for describing this high mental performance of getting the pins right. This evil BCE or EBC or CBE or whatever always drives me mad.

[@MayaPosch]

What's the fun in a single standard when we can have all of them? :)

[@Mr-Mag00]

"I'll work it out" that face haha 😂 pure confidence. Thank you so much for your comedy and wit that you tackle these projects it keeps me coming back, Have a good day!

[@markmurphy3578]

We used to use something called systoflex to insulate between legs of transistors. But I would have thought that heat shrink tubing would perform the same function. Good job!

[@stoyantsalev3109]

...or a blob of hot glue. Insulates and holds things in place. I would have totally done that.

[@OldGenGamer84]

I saw the blob chip and thought, oh no, game over. But you fixed it. Nice one Steve.

[@bobsg35]

The cartoon in your head as your thinking about things is friggin hilarious.

[@bernardosilva7306]

When I need to flip transistor legs, to be sure there is no shorts, I normally use a piece of the plastic insulation from a wire on it...

[@Factory051]

Love that you used the 'turkey in de straw' clip when you were getting yourself confused.

[@soviut303]

The spring contacts for the speaker a nice way to avoid soldering them on.

[@KB1UIF]

That technique has been used for many years, especially in watches, nothing new there.

[@soviut303]

@@KB1UIFI know, I'm not saying it's new, I'm saying it's novel in the case of cheap digital games of this era. Usually you'd have to carefully de-solder speaker wires to separate the halves. But in this case they're just positioning the speaker relative to the PCB.

[@KB1UIF]

@IanZamojc it's not unused for small electronic games either.

[@soviut303]

@@KB1UIF first time I've seen it. Gameboy? soldered speaker wire. Most Tiger Electronics games? soldered speaker wire.

[@KB1UIF]

@@soviut303 Gameboys are relatively new. I'm talking about early hand held games. I've seen many in the past as I'm now 66 !!

[@3DJapan]

3:36 looks like foam to hold the screen in place but it dried up and deteriorated.

[@davorz]

I have an Acclaim 1943 lcd game like that with no sound since my childhood. Nice to see your repair, maybe now i give mine a try

[@BuyitFixit]

Great Job Steve👍Nice 🙂. I've not seen that game before. Keep up the great work.

[@mancaveretrogaming5245]

Rotating holy hand grenades keeps it fresh! Great to see you have the problem of having too many to sing about😂

[@StezStixFix]

Yeah, I guess it's a nice problem to have! 😁

[@timsuttonlovinlife-]

😂 ‘Do The Bartman’ at the end was great! 👍🏼

[@nicholaslewis7208]

You do wonderful work and have great skill. I wish had the steady hands, but my hand are shot after many years working on jet engines. Can't wait for the next vid.

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Nicholas! I've always had pretty steady hands, so I should make the most of it while I still can! Not sure about the wonderful work, though! 🤣🤣

[@KB1UIF]

Steve, why not just put some insulation on the pin that you had to twist across? I keep bits of insulation I've stripped off wire, just for that purpose !!

[@umbrellacorp.]

New here, great video. But I'd prefer to hear you fixing the old tech instead of hearing the rap music, it would of been more relaxing. And you could of play all your music and credits the end of your video. Love the video, Keep up the good work. 😎👍💯

[@happilyham6769]

Watching you fix that thing was more entertaining than that "game" could ever be.

[@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair]

0.004 on the diode mode is 4 ohms. That transistor was dead shorted. Good find.

[@JJJinks]

Haven't seen any of your videos before, and I like the cut of your jib. I'll be subscribing, thanks for fixing this thing! I like your style

[@ian3314]

Great video. Thanks for all your content. Man that console was in mint shape and looked amazing as an art piece even. I also have difficulties thinking spatially like with the transitor diagram. My brain just cant flip stuff 3d and make sense to me. Also question: could you have coated the legs with solder mask to prevent a short?

[@QsTechService1]

Pretty awesome fix You can probably 3D print the back Cover

[@Scott-M1]

Anyone curious about the 2 tracks Stez sings, it's from the Simpsons album you could buy on cassette from Wollies back in the 90's. It was awful haha.

[@chrisj2848]

😂 Love the new sign Steve! Its perfect 👍

[@StezStixFix]

😁 thanks for the genius idea! 👍

[@mopsandmuscles7855]

I owned this handheld in 89. I was 10. One day I decided to take it apart to see what makes it work. Long story short, it never worked again 😬

[@allfluxedup6924]

¡Ay, caramba! Nice fix, mate! I thought you were going to put solder mask on the legs, but it looks like it worked well regardless.

[@BrandonFreemanAwesome]

When I do funky stuff like with that transistor, I'll put a bit of shrink tube over the leg that I'm jumping over.

[@paulb4uk]

Great job just a thought but if you do this type of repair again a bit of heat shrink tubing around the area of the lege that may short against the others could be a good idea .Lidll was selling a small container with different size heat shrink tubing .

[@christopherdecorte1599]

You could have put a heat shrink on the one leg before soldering it on that would prevent any issues from shorting in the future and also I think I saw 3d printable replacement battery Doors for handhelds online I can't remember where though maybe thingy verse. I was looking for one for a keyboard once.

[@TheRealXyzven]

13:04 - "That's what he said" LOL (sorry I couldn't help myselg, it was right there). 😅

[@Rich77UK]

Yes. The foam behind the screen if used to apply pressure/keep things in place. Very common on über cheap toys like this.

[@Heymrk]

You know that über means over or on top of, right?

[@BewbsOP]

@@Heymrk Yeah, but it also, in the common lexicon, means very, strong(ly) or more than. The definition of "above" for the word Uber is very clear in this context to mean more than. Theres a reason the term "ubermench" existed, because it meant "more than/greater than man" The usage of "uber cheap" is clear in its meaning of "more than cheap" aka "very very cheap." The term is valid in this context meaning your "um actually-ing" is unnecessary.

[@medes5597]

​@@Heymrkyou know usage will always dictate definition and suggesting a common and well understood use is wrong doesn't make you smart it jsit means you completely misunderstood how language works.

[@ahndeux]

The bending of the leads on that transistor is a whole new level of botch jobs! You could have use a small piece of shrink sleeving to prevent a short, but that would have failed the botch job test.

[@android01978]

Or lay the transistor at 90deg to how it was originally so the leads don’t have to cross. The way he did it will be fine though… it’s very low voltage so far from arcing the half mm gap.

[@garymucher4082]

In such simple games like that, most any NPN transistor would work. And sometime the only difference with such transistors is the mere pinout and nothing more. Good call and fix... Thumb Up!

[@bradallen8909]

Agreed. Not a big fan of the way this particular repair was done to be honest.

[@wisher21uk]

Brilliant Steve love the burnt plastic counter lol 😊

[@BrianBoget]

you are correct, it was foam to keep pressure on the screen that has rotted into dust

[@GeordieLad2011]

Oh wow, i had this when i was a kid! Totally forgot it ever existed, the nostalgia hitting hard

[@djhev2787]

Hi Stez, loved your vids since just before lockdown. Always entertaining, even with Dave. Q. Are you aware of anything that teaches you about components and their purpose etc? I’d like to learn more to geek out a bit but not sure where to start

[@chewchunyi4339]

What a fantastic fix! Can I know what the best way to find out the closest substitute for an obsolete transistor? Seems like no one really make a good video about this topic and I am curious to know how the pros get to know this.

[@wolfymaceastern6072]

could we have a tour of all the tools you use like make and model please

[@BenRush]

Hey brother, I support your channel not to get my name mentioned but because I enjoy the content. Totally cool with whatever you choose.

[@andybonneau9209]

Put a bit of shrink tubing over the leg that crosses the others before soldering will prevent shorts.

[@Daud76]

Do the Bartman! 🤙🏼

[@aarond6131]

I think sodder mask could 100% ensure those wires never cross or touch or short. Sodder mask the one on the bottom, and the component gets to lay comfortably.

[@randy7894]

On par with Fun Lovin' Criminals. And that's a good thing.

[@scouse1967]

Brilliant yet again, Steve. You might touch lucky in tracking down another case (including the battery cover) but it's awesome to see 80's retro gaming tech brought back in full working order. Bloody outstanding, sir :)

[@nettack]

NEVER leave Stümpern Für Fortgeschrittene out of the rap. I've no affiliation. It just cracks me up each time you try to pronounce it. ;)

[@brewernine1]

I got way too excited about having the same phone and phone case as you Steve. 😂

[@christianurgese]

99penc , very interesting. I think you could use a thermal isolation for the legs of the transistor.

[@TerryLawrence001]

I think it would be a good idea the stock up on 2N3904 and 2n3906 transistors. They will almost always do the job in these types of devices. 3904 is NPN and 3906 is PNP and they are complimentary. They are commonly used on logic pins to drive higher current devices like speakers and leds.

[@hugegamer5988]

Not true, I have each of these in my transistor bin and none have ever said anything nice about me.

[@TerryLawrence001]

@@hugegamer5988 I hear compliments all the time when I am soldering them in. Maybe I need a new fume extractor.

[@mota7506]

On a related note I must say, without any sarcasm, that "The Simpsons sing the blues" is one of the best albums of all time

[@TheDutchShepherd]

Childhood memories, i miss this game would love to own one again

[@PushTheKempo]

I got this game on holiday in Spain about 30 years ago, memories!

[@JamesUK-je4ew]

No flux on the soldering?! Oh Sir, for shame, for shame! 😉 Still loving the videos. Regards

[@PeetHobby]

A general-purpose transistor is an general-purpose transistor, so you can swap them without any problems if the specifications are similar or better.

[@A_WoW_Player]

I feel the blue work-mat wants to take a ride in the dishwasher. Make it shine again! :)

[@infin1ty850]

I can't ever complain about not being called out in the rap. I do love it, but it's literally just an ego boost. I am far more happy that you have enough patrons to feel the need to break stuff up.

[@sorakat42]

Similar thoughts here. I don't mind sharing with all the other HHG's and taking a turn. I just find it cool that I get to be in the rap here and there. 😊

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks both, I've had many a sleepless night thinking about the best way to handle it! 😬

[@mc_cpu]

And the rap is shorter, so it's a win win situation! 😂

[@infin1ty850]

@@mc_cpu nah, the rap is one of the best parts of the video.

[@hashrulsubzero]

I think that "biscuit" meant to be some sort of foam that you normally find on many modern handheld consoles like the PSP 🤔. Good job fixing it.

[@mikecro1111]

It looks more like it was to prevent the background from flopping around by pushing it forwards with the pressure of the circuit board.

[@medes5597]

I was confused why he thought it was weird. It's blindingly obvious it was foam.

[@jonogrimmer6013]

Nice touch with Bart man song!

[@afp75]

you could have insulated the the Emitter lead with some heat shrink just a though. Keep up the bodge work 👍👍

[@ActionPopCast]

I just finished binge watching your videos about half an hour ago and I see this pop up...... NICE

[@KrispyBizcut]

I grew up with those games and I never did know how to play any of them except pinball! I thought they were stupid but yet I kept buying them! I do however own all 3 TMNT ones now!!

[@laurigardner6227]

You can use fiberglass sleeves on the transistor to make sure the legs don’t touch.

[@mtshark7]

Nicely done Steve!

[@WizardClipAudio]

Oh! I used to have one of those as a kid!

[@Cmtz]

Just an FYI. I learned this when I was about 10 years old back in the early 90s. You cannot change the background because it's printed on a special reflective paper that is needed in order to see the LCD liquid crystal images.

[@shanewilliams8768]

Stez bringing more fire lately than melle Mel's last dis track.

[@petemc4190]

One of the best Patreon raps! Strong Knuckles in Sonic adventure 2 vibes

[@stanleyblackwell2066]

Im pretty sure i had one of these growing up that and my fav snack was Butterfinger BBs so the buttons mightve been xtra chocolatey

[@MrJDNJ]

Maybe put some heat shrink tubing on the transistor legs to avoid contact?

[@OneMHz]

I felt it in my soul when you were trying to figure out the orientation of the transistor pins…

[@woovs101]

Always looking foward to the uploads... thanks mate, cheers

[@Cassandra_Johnson]

I have ALWAYS hated transistor data sheets for this exact reason - Just show me a 3d front view with the pins. The outline doesn't tell us if it is from the bottom or top, so frustrating. I have a component tester that at least helps sort that nonsense out.

[@oldguy9051]

10:31 I literally had tears in my eyes from laughing!

[@twotone3070]

Much better to make the legs fit the hole pattern before soldering in, then you don't risk stressing the package so much or the solder pads at all. Little bit of sleeving wouldn't have been out of place.

[@zetronman]

"it's too thick, just like me" -- big oof, I feel that one buddy

[@wonderdogger]

Worth the admission price for The Bartmen cover alone

[@RodisOne]

Glad to see i am not the only one who melts plastic.

[@wolfymaceastern6072]

hi what soldering iron and tips do you use

[@ninaevans4501]

Hi Steve hope you are all keeping well your end🫡 Your repair vids have inspired us (me and other half Wayne) to try some D.I.Y. low voltage pcb repair work. However, we have 3 questions:- 1, What temperature is your hot air rework station set to (for really tiny capacitors, chips etc)? 2, What brand of flux do you use? 3, What brand of low melt solder do you use? Actually, there is a 4th question. Where can we purchase a similar microscope-telly thing like what you have? We don't have masses of cash to spend, that's the only problem at present. RESPECT..... PEACE.... 🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🤜🤛😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@medes5597]

Microscope is in the video description, he's said previously he has no loyalty to any brand for flux or solder he just buys the cheapest or best deal there is. Can't help with the rest, but standard for hot air rework is around 350

[@ninaevans4501]

Many thanks for the info, yes, you are right about the microscope. Will try and get one for Christmas.

[@hbsbh81]

I lost mine. Still have the blue one at least...

[@Doom2pro]

Whenever you are forced to play electronics Twister, heat shrink tubing is your friend. Buy some in various sizes.

[@propinki]

Great beat and style old school, from beat it depends if I listen to it ;)

[@chris-pike]

Another fine fix there on your Bartman game Steve - nice ............. stupid game 😂

[@DankerTVTimeCapsule]

is taping an option to prevent shorts?

[@jester6856]

Video sponsored by Lidl this week mate eh ?? 😊 . Love your work ... My wife and I sit in bed at night and have a laugh watching your videos.... Well it stops her always laughing at me while in bed x 😂😊

[@agentmike2222]

Hi Steve, As always, i enjoyed watching the video! Question: Are you going to keep that cardboard there? Surely this will not hold over time as a good solution?

[@user-ld8ep5qr7m]

It'll probably last longer than that cheap foam frame that disintegrated when he opened it up, though.

[@GameJunctionMedia]

Haha I totally remember this! Great video

[@squidjam]

EVA foam? I mean, it's not ideal {?} but cardboard will last even less...

[@NotoriousPyro]

That transistor was definitely the wrong way around and you spotted it right away. Pin 1 is to the left of the back of the transistor. The one on the board is wired up so that the collector on the right is wired up to 'B' (presumably for base). Weird how it is the wrong way... Also the replacement you could have sleeved the crossed over wire with some heat shrink before soldering it.