The "Interchangeable Game Child".

[@ashens]

I've never seen one in that kind of box before. Each window is a little look into Hell.

[@Sum1WhoExists]

Pop Station Hell.

[@zentran2690]

Literally thought this was one of your videos when it first popped up in my recommendations.

[@reichtangle7734]

The big boy himself!

[@rushhq0]

There he is!

[@alexanderthegreatii1341]

It sure is!

[@henrold__]

James is probably the first person to ever refurbish an Interchangeable Game Child

[@AltName7]

Possibly even the only

[@Norinia]

@@AltName7 there’s one other video (checked google at the beginning trying to figure out wtf this was)

[@DollyBoy_1923]

@@Norinia who made it? Dank Pods really needs to make a gameboy video.

[@AdamGontierIsMyHero3DG]

Technically he also modded it to run regular batteries

[@gowanlore2434]

Probably some Chinese guy 30 years ago.

[@MATISTHERAT]

James wealth of knowledge is unmeasurable. He is honestly the Aussie Mcgyver

[@Lensandwander]

Who's mcgyver also I live in Australia too

[@emotrash6957]

@@Lensandwander bruh you’re too young. I’m 17 and i know what that is

[@hyperturbotechnomike]

I don't care about all those silly and exaggerated and unrealistic super hero movies. We need a real life james movie and it would be the best hero movie of all times.

[@Felipe77646]

I did not know you could solder directly onto a battery lol

[@Otacon2099]

ididathing would be more apt for that title i think

[@kola7926]

Love that James is becoming more prevalent in the dankpods extended universe. The dynamic between you two is truly a joy.

[@GrumpyTy34er]

Just need him to show up in The Drum Thing and we should be all good. Maybe a nugget mounted drum kit.

[@Cyranek]

the battery hanging out of the game childs rear feels like the equivalent of a colostomy bag

[@aPoorsPerspective]

The things on life support

[@boxbox0000]

This is like the beginning of Iron Man where Tony woke up with a giant magnet in his chest wired to a car battery.

[@philardo]

Idk how to explain it but this video wouldnt be the same without this comment, this is like the encore of the weirdass humor

[@illusivedestroyer909]

That journey to fix the game child was one of the most epic things I’ve seen ever

[@memethanYT]

Dankpods and the Quest for the Interchangeable Game Child

[@willcampbell9408]

Omg I had completely forgotten about that, thank

[@ZeldaOdelta]

It's probably the second most epic quest for a Game Child ever conceived of

[@dreamielynn1264]

The Quest for The Game Child part 2

[@feloniousmonk8740]

F for the PKcell that was permanently attached. your sacrifice brought whole seconds of joy

[@Tessicaria]

PKcell: "Good soldiers follow orders." And so they do, performing any task asked of them. No matter what madness they get involved in.

[@Schnort]

At least it wasn't a greeny

[@circattle]

@@Schnort I think the greens have all fallen in long, loyal service. F

[@stevenbenson9976]

He could be saved.. It's really not a good idea but he could

[@TheSchwab1234]

F

[@canismori]

Beware Dank, Ashens might bust into your warehouse for this...

[@TheRoyalCheez]

he’ll just hide in the donkey van. it’s impenetrable, remember?

[@bbal08888]

If a brown couch appears in your warehouse, you might have some infestashens.

[@juh-roon]

An excellent comment.

[@DarkestVampire92]

@@TheRoyalCheez And, apparently, not running at the moment. Or at least running badly.

[@LS-rp6yq]

Make sure they don’t appear

[@FoxBlocksHere]

"Interchangeable child" sounds like a worse way to say "joint custody"

[@Thatonefuckinguy]

When your custody agreement papers are in chinese.............translated to english.

[@FoxBlocksHere]

@@Thatonefuckinguy lol

[@derpsakry4464]

@@FoxBlocksHere Shizoposting

[@sayantansaharoy6349]

I like how James comes off as a big brother fixing a game for his younger brother.

[@sgtsalmon]

rest in peace, soldered pkcell. You went from a masterpiece of a battery to a fire hazard in a matter of minutes.

[@MacPhantom]

You could say, it soldered on.

[@M1H1yt]

@MacPhantom LMAO

[@Alberto-mc6yk]

Was always a fire hazard. Just not connected to a PK device

[@JoBot__]

I don't think it's a fire hazard.

[@dannewhall5256]

You and James messing around with nuggets is honsetly what Dank pods needs to do more of. You two are great on garbage time together, and James and you just messing with stuff is fantastic. Plz more like this

[@SketchTurnerZero]

ikr

[@hermitgreenn]

5:40 the Game Child is ahead of its time, they've been doing the Ubisoft Formula thing decades before Assassin's Creed was a twinkle in Jade's eye.

[@honeybadger6275]

Damn, they should sue those frenchies for stealing their ip.

[@steelplasma256]

8:50 YOU DIDN'T RESET BETWEEN GAMES. Press the ACL(AllCLear) button. Should reset. It detects what game is inserted on powerup and switches to that gamemode. The CPU still believes Submarine is playing when the screen/cartridge is detached. This won't make the games any more fun however.

[@CRC.Mismatch]

I was thinking the same... There's probably some jumper contacts in the "games" that the IC uses to detect what game it should "run".

[@andrewpinedo1883]

How do you know that?

[@CRC.Mismatch]

@@andrewpinedo1883 easy... If you swap the "game" while running and the screen shows everything mixed up, but if you swap back everything works again, the "game" is actually just a screen with something to tell the "console" what 'code' to execute. Considering the price tag, it's improbable that there's anything actually different inside the "game", thus what remains is that there are extra contacts just jumped (or not) that the console checks upon start to tell what game it should run... Otherwise, everything would be garbled even worse when switching back, since the "console" would be running code from the "game" that is completely different from the actual in-play one, and still would start out-of-place for the intermediate one. Hardware, firmware and software 101's...

[@BaileyandStuff]

​@@CRC.Mismatch there's a mode button

[@fallouthirteen]

Not every day you see something this unique. I think this is the single most effort anyone's ever put into getting one of those to work.

[@krzysztofczarnecki8238]

Including the manufacturer

[@blakksheep736]

​@@krzysztofczarnecki8238pfffffffffffffft

[@DankBoyy00]

If Ashens is true neutral, DankPods is chaotic neutral

[@AntiVectorTV]

...and HowtoBasic is chaotic evil.

[@mychemicalbromance97]

I feel like Ashens can't be true neutral with all of the incredibly out of date food he has but I'm not sure what he would be

[@pascalthecurator3368]

@@mychemicalbromance97 his entire person gives off true neutral vibes

[@SeanSMST]

Ashens is that one guy in the friend group who's just always chill and sorta apathetic to what's going on around him. If the world was ending in front of him, he'd be like 'oh alright fair enough'

[@PriyaPans]

And when he switched the oven on forgetting he stores motherboards in there... ​@@mychemicalbromance97

[@DeadwingDork]

The Ashens crossover inches closer day by day. New Popstation Watch is lookin' sharp!

[@hombrehombre]

No way, deadwing man

[@_kool_kat_]

OHH OHH CROSS OVER OF A CENTURY

[@Aga22224]

Oh shit claw man

[@spingleboygle]

bork

[@xXTomokoKurokiXx]

Soon.

[@YokiDokiPanic]

The overlap between the audience of Dankpods and Ashens is amazing and I love all of you.

[@lankyGigantic]

Well, both channels look a shit tech

[@PsycheTrance65]

"An excellent crossover"

[@charlesswansonii9319]

We love you too ❤

[@Jwlar]

The Disembodied Hands Cinematic Universe

[@woolfieMcP]

@@Jwlar gotta add TheRelaxingEnd to this then

[@MacPhantom]

The most amazing thing in this video is that Wade actually said "triple-A" (battery) instead of yelling into the mic.

[@PixelStarzzz]

If the Game Boy and “Game Child” exist, that empties the existence of the “Game Girl” which is basically just those extremely pink flavored ds games.

[@jamesmcintosh8024]

Wow, that was a whiff of nostalgia I probably didn’t need. I actually HAD an Interchangeable Game Child! I reckon it was 1995 and I was in hospital having my appendix out. My Mum said she would buy me a present to cheer me up while I recovered. She asked what I wanted and I hinted that I’d like a Game Boy, knowing that might have been a stretch money wise but remaining hopeful anyway. Imagine my disappointment when she returned to the hospital with… the Game Child! I think it worked as well when it was new as yours does a couple of decades later. James has definitely spent more time and effort on it than it ever deserved but it was worth it for the hilarious teardown!

[@scriptshowcasermaster8749]

hahahah nice story your mom is so sweet hahaha and a boomer but its fine since your mom tried her best understanding you want ahhaha

[@NylaTheWolf]

Awwww she tried her best!!!

[@Firestar-TV]

You mean it worked as good as this one before or after the Repair?😂

[@vivosarma6977]

@@Firestar-TV Does it even matter? was there a difference when it was repaired?💀

[@The_Deep_Blue]

@@vivosarma6977 i mean at least the thing actually works now but its sorta stretching it considering it's basically the equivalent of having your heart just flopping around coming out of your ass

[@moonynight6374]

"it's in competition with ur kitchen clock and a pencil" this made me laugh harder than I like to admit.

[@christiansheets8725]

That's a bit generous, you could make a sundial 😂

[@hyperturbotechnomike]

The difference is that the kitchen clock and the penil are working and serving a purpose. The game child is not. It just exists for no reason.

[@blakksheep736]

And I don't even have a kitchen clock.

[@Dopamine833]

Is there anything James can't fix?? What a legend, most of us can only dream of having a James in our lives

[@cursinguser9702]

That really was impressive.

[@bigbangbot-SuperSqank]

There was that one Nano he couldn’t fix but apart from that, the man has been able to fix so much.

[@shadouraito7935]

​@@bigbangbot-SuperSqank He wasn't even allowed to fix it lmao

[@_invencible_]

@@bigbangbot-SuperSqank the nano was overcooked

[@ReptilianLepton]

He can't fix your relationship with your father. :(

[@하늘relke]

I love James accidentally being dragged into it, "I wanna see it working TOO!"

[@TartarSauceIsNotDead]

Everyone should be so fortunate to have a James in their life.

[@C01dEyes]

Ashens would be proud that you found a donor to give life back to the game child

[@rellikai945]

James just riding off on his own little adventure to get the dumb thing working, even tho he had other stuff to do, says a lot of great things about the kinda mate he is. If I actually used IG, I'd definitely check him out.

[@ash36230]

Seeing Dank join Ashen's Quest for the Game Child is unexpected but pleasant. How wonderful for them to show support for Ukraine from ages in the past.

[@JessicaFEREM]

🥺

[@That1str1ker]

Bro there was literally a TAWOG episode based around it!!!

[@captainwackyreal]

Literally came to look for a Gumball comment

[@thewoodgrainloverofatari2600]

the adventure youre refering to is called the console hope dank pods doesn't play inverted paradox and get trapped in a RPG videogame like gumball did

[@smdgdsounds]

The whole fixing sequence was the equivalent of a kid watching his dad fix the TV for them-

[@acid1910]

Always when I see these absolute ship wrecks of nuggets I think to myself that somebody with a decent amount of money thought to themselves "I'm gonna make these", hired product designers, developers and genuinely went through dozens of phone calls (contacting factories, etc.) without ever coming to the realisation that this might be a bad idea. Impressive!

[@Slash0mega]

considering that i am pretty sure you can still buy these things today, they must be making some amount of money. being sold for MUCH more than they take to build

[@Thobeian]

It’s marketed to the “impoverished-parent” demographic that most low-priced tech like this caters to. Parents can’t justify buying electronics for themselves, but they’ll pay a price for something to occupy their kids and make them happy.

[@vappyreon1176]

​@@Thobeian yeah, it sucks that they're such an absolute scam even for the price

[@SHADOWKNUX1]

James busting out a whole dang soldering iron and using it on a AA battery was wild as hell

[@raz-sensei]

My very FIRST thought was "Right, we found ourselves the Aussie version of Ashens. Alright, I'm game". And the video did not disappoint 😁 Woohoo for more bootleg tat in the future! 🥳

[@dontreadtoomuchintomycomment]

My favorite handheld never gets recognition, i love my Game Child. Space War and City Fighter are so innovative.

[@OhNoBohNo]

the absolute dizzying joy in " *GAME CHILD Y E S S S S S S S* " is never going to leave me...

[@digipack]

This is a fate better than any Game Child could have hoped for

[@blakksheep736]

This is a fate better than most electronic devices could have hoped for. It didn't even get gritted, either.

[@BingusRingusMcDingus]

From chainor 💀

[@could_possiblybe_thane07echo]

​@@BingusRingusMcDingus lmao that's exactly what I thought of

[@RealRexRiplash]

​@@BingusRingusMcDingus This is such a knockoff even the country it was MADE in is a knockoff.

[@MercB_E63s14]

He should return it to the AWESOME STORE lol

[@CringeLordStems]

"I think all this video is gonna do is gonna bring out how many Ashens fans there are" You're absolutely right and I love how right you are.

[@svegeos04]

Always a treat to see James save the day

[@ramtosantosa7661]

7:44 ahhh we all need james in our life

[@moconnell663]

I had a knockoff Tiger 100-in-1 game thingy. It was mostly card games that I didn't understand how to play, and one racecar game, except the racecar was made of playing cards because they was all the screen could display!

[@cobalttj6356]

Holy shit it's come full circle, Ashens DankPods is now the crossover we need and deserve!

[@RSP04]

Couldn't have said it better myself!

[@So1]

Ashens, Dankpods, Michael MJD, Smoorez cross over

[@Del129]

Shout out to Ashens, the original reviewer of nuggets on KZbin! No joke, I created my KZbin account to subscribe to him all the way back in 2007.

[@Maddogsteve]

I owned one of these, but it only came with one game/screen. I biked around to every toy store in the city looking to buy more games for it, because I wanted to swap games and pretend it was a Gameboy. I was convinced if I tried the right store, there would be a large selection of games akin to a real game console.

[@oolivero45]

I genuinely laughed out loud when I saw that they didn't even bother to cap the chip.

[@f-bodygarage]

I love how I just knew as soon as he couldn’t figure out how to get the battery to work that he was gonna yell “JAAAMEEESSS” and The Stig of of automotive repairs was gonna save the day

[@sebastianwlodarczyk]

I'm with James on that one- the fact that this chip is just hanging out on the pcb is amazing- I was expecting just a component in a plastic package, not a bare die with loose wires! That's actually really cool:)

[@sbrazenor2]

I immediately thought of Ashens. It's good that you're self-aware enough to know who the true Game Child Master is. 🤣

[@Solaceon]

We all need a James. I aspire to be him someday.

[@Zyntherion2202]

Congratulations on the success of the surgery on your child mate, glad to see he's doing well now

[@dstroyer11YT]

I love that KZbin auto-generated the chapter as "Game Childing." It auto-generated a new word to represent the nuggettiness.

[@Qsie]

Never in my life did I imagine we'd see Quak-Quak again... You absolute nugget legend.

[@tylern6420]

hell yeah the duck

[@TweeterMan287]

Ashens was my channel's inspiration, and now the dank master has gotten into it too! Everything comes full circle ❤

[@Roflcopter100]

ayyyyyy didn't expect ya here. Hope you've been well. Loved your content from years ago

[@tivvy2vs21]

Man, I haven't watched as much of your new videos as i should, so glad you're back though

[@TweeterMan287]

@@Roflcopter100 Hi!!!

[@TweeterMan287]

@@tivvy2vs21 Nice to be back!

[@Weareonenation303]

I remember watching your Neo Double games review eons ago.

[@lostglaceon9274]

...I'm now dreaming of a horrible "tech tat special" collab between you and Ashens. I NEED IT! lol

[@gali605]

Does anyone else remember the episode of the amazing word of gumball where his dad gives him a game child and it turns his life into a video game?

[@gilolaes4725]

I had to replace the cell batteries of a collectible I had just bought the day after I saw this video, and the "pull out the contact strip with a pair of tweezers" trick you do here actually saved what might have been a bricked toy. The strip was a bit too far away to make consistent contact, and pulling with tweezers made the contact 100% consistent. So thanks so much for that!

[@FatherMcKenzie66]

James is literally the most legendary mechanic/technician/surgeon I’ve ever seen in life

[@bigemugamer]

Not gonna lie I'm an Ashens fan... especially when he eats Poundland and weird food from viewers off his awesome furniture. P=

[@silverperzon]

Kudos to James on the game child revival. Also the kickstand moment had me cackling LOL

[@morefurless]

A beep boop in the wild!

[@3aje6o]

With that battery its gonna be working for decades

[@danielcastillosyoutubechan2452]

1:41 sounded like mario for a second

[@Stewartist1]

KÜK

[@zidane2k1]

If these are like the multi-games that Ashens has, each screen might have a different jumper to tell the unit that it has a different screen, and it might or might not work. Either way, you probably needed to reset it with the ACL button after changing screens.

[@Thiesi]

10:22 - As if something that's already as _perfect_ as the _Interchangeable Game Child_ could ever be improved!

[@bigtimegamer7610]

Seeing the graveyard of junk and bootlegs filled me with so much nostalgia

[@waynecroalka]

This may have been one of my favorite videos in a while. James is always a welcome addition.

[@huh6449]

There exists a Craig DVD player, my thirst for Craig is not quenched just yet.

[@gavinquirolo]

the ashens to dank pods pipe line is very strong, i’ve watched ashens for over ten years now, and dankpods for nearly two i think, it’s content of the same genre different flavor different personalities we love you both

[@fastflack8194]

A dank pods video to help me destress after work? Hell yeah

[@CanadianBakin42O]

@Don't Read My Profile Photo Get a life.

[@鿛]

@Don't Read My Profile Photo okay i will not read your name

[@thejpkotor]

3:07 😂 when he literally SCREAMS ‘GAME CHILD!!’ 😂😂😂

[@RobertTheFoxxo]

Inverted Paradox: The Enemy Within

[@Leopity.]

4:17 JAMES

[@mystman1210]

I have literally described your channel as "the new Ashens" before so it's cool to see you come full circle.

[@isabellamorris7902]

The Ashens before is still excellent too, though!

[@mystman1210]

@@isabellamorris7902 Oh yeah I still watch his videos a lot!

[@UpsidedownTreehouse]

Things like this really show that manky bootlegs have always been around, its just the things they rip off that really change. Love the vids mate, keep up the great work.

[@GMDSulky]

I legit found this at a thrift store 2 years ago for like $7. Goofiest thing I bought. Glad to see someone finally bring this to light!

[@chickenbruh27]

“NO WAY! You got me a game… child?”

[@DJEffervescence]

7:21 the fact that it woke up during the operation just straight up scared me

[@Blustride]

I was going to make a Chanticleer Hegemony joke but oh my god that exposed die is incredible. I unironically want one of these just for that.

[@Sean-Ax]

Wade exuding such little brother energy: "I wanna play it now!!"

[@likeaboss882]

The level of dedication for a dollar nugget is incredible

[@cutemimi25]

0:31 It's the Clehhhhk 78

[@Stewartist1]

KÜK

[@LowBudgetBoi]

*KRWGHH!*

[@jaymemengoni1130]

1:13 bro forgot about the game and watch

[@azmifarhan1257]

You know I yearned to get a "game console" like this when I was a kid mainly due to how each cartridge has it's own screen, but now seeing your experience with one of them, including the Tiger one, I'm glad I missed it XD

[@ShadowsTaken]

Thank you for bringing to my attention Game Child. my life has been changed forever

[@fen4554]

7:20 "Doctor! I smell burnt toast!"

[@_SYDGAMING_]

Ah I never leave home without my interchangeable game child

[@Amero2005]

The fact this appeared in Gumball lmao

[@spingleboygle]

i was on the edge of my seat during the surgery part, glad the Interchangeable Game Child is alright

[@Votterbin]

"All this videos gonna do is bring out the Ashens fans" yep can confirm I'm here

[@panagiotispappas1001]

"Oi mate I'm so bored of playing the same game over and over again. OK, hold on let me just rip the display out and put another one back in... yeeeahhh that's more like it!"

[@JustJamesNotJerry]

When you have step parents, it means you are a interchangeable game child.

[@RocMaster48]

“Game man” and “game child”, amazing

[@Scott356-m2u]

I love this. You sounds like a small child begging their mother for their new toy. "I want to play it!" Adorable.

[@luthfan1552]

I feel like every upload had gotten better as its going forward, THAT'S INCLUDING THE GARBAGE TIME AND THE DRUM THING! This is an actual king of the nuggetry.

[@Anino_Makata]

God Bless James, man. I hope he'll get a channel of his own. I feel like he's just as much the entertaining Aussie bloke Dank is.

[@poopgoopboop123abc]

The name reminds me of that one episode of TAWOG episode where Gumball gets a bootleg Game Boy

[@Regigigas_YT]

yes!!!!

[@rizzysigmatron]

this was in the the amazing world of gumball, it just wasn't interchangeable

[@rg1124nov]

Always pleased when my favorite youtubers mention each other. Really sells the shared universe

[@adg926.7]

Australian engineering at it's finest 7:00

[@Snicketbar]

These things used to be everywhere. You used to be able to find them at Kmart and even Radioshack. They were aimed at parents/grandparents that didn't know much about technology and were looking for something to get their kids/grandkids.

[@Fellsansdavidgames1271]

this brings back nostalgia thank you for making these vids, good luck reaching 2 million subscribers.

[@danielhooperofficial]

You know what's one of my favourite things about you and your channel... Your drumming, humour and making great points of products you're reviewing! ❤ Keep going with your great videos, personality and more! ❤ (I'm from Australia too)