I Bought a RARE Pokémon N64 That's Broken - Let's Fix It!
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Published 2023-07-14
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I Bought a RARE Pokémon N64 That's Broken - Let's Fix It! The seller sold this broken special edition Pikachu Nintendo 64 because they couldn't get it to show anything on the screen. This is my first time trying to repair a game console like this so it was fun to take it apart and see if I could get it working again.
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All Comments (21)
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Lots of late charcoal models also have translucent green cartridge trays. This is because the first translucent console was the Jungle Green and it was the best selling one due to the DK64 bundle. For economies of scale, Nintendo continued using them for charcoal consoles.
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You're right, that's an aftermarket controller. Genuine controllers have "Nintendo" branding on the face, but this one has none. (7:25)
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Bringing these old consoles back to life is so satisfying. These consoles deserve it.
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2:42 The green thing under the hood, is the part that Made the N64 to be used in certain regions. The games from US, JAP are slightly different. And this part was also replaced If you wanted to make your N64 region free
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What you need to do now is get a copy of HEY YOU PIKACHU and do a livestream 😊
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I like taking apart old electronics from 20 or 30 years ago. Not all, but some products have so much excess space inside the case. Miniturization was a thing, but they didn't go crazy with it back in the day 😂. Also, seems easier to work with when the parts are spaced apart more.
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Looks like that Yellow controller is also an aftermarket - no Nintendo logo on the front where it should be.
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I know I've posted this before, but I love my iFixit toolkit. I have the same pro kit you used. I can vouch about their warranty as well. I had a pad on one of the tweezers snap off. I contacted them, and they sent me a two new sets of pads. Easy replacement and still use my tool kit. Worth buying one.
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Steve, all you needed was the plastic thumbstick and not any of the mechanisms, just pull off the un-broken thubstick (replacement part) and pop it on the pin on the pokemon one.
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Absolutely amazing that all it needed was the contacts to be cleaned. It just goes to show you that there are people who don’t know what needs to be done to “fix” your console with just a cleaning. Now off to the cleaning of this console video. haha
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As a kid I took everything apart before I knew how to fix it. Watching your videos is fun and entertaining. Thank you for the content!
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Another retro console saved from going into the landfill! Awesome work
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At least you fixed the console. That's a win!
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I have one of the first iFixit gray roll up tool kits and the bits started to rust. The Chrome plated start to come off and I reached out to iFixit and they was glad to ship me a replacement tool kit! I use my tools to take apart laptops and printers every day! I heavily rely on my tools kit. I totally agree what you said about them! iFixit is awesome!
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Magic erasers are abrasive too 😅 that’s how they work 🤣
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I bought this same edition about a year ago for 60£. I was told it was faulty but I took the risk and with the same cleaning you did I managed to fix it and expand my console collection :)
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Agreed, multiple ways to clean contacts. I started using barkeeper's friend with a tad bit of water to make a paste and love that method.
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Absolutely loving all the retro repairs lately!??🤟
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You can think of Magic eraser like really fine sandpaper. It’s a type of melamine foam. Im not sure what the equivalent grit would be. But it is in fact an abrasive.
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My uncle gave me his when I was in middle school and when we moved houses I found out my grandma sold it for like $15. My uncle and I were very disappointed
