RETROBOOGIE64
A wholesome nerd with a soldering iron.
Category: Repair
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Waveplates and Backlit WonderSwans
I made these EL panel drivers to power Electroluminescent panels, so I could use them as backlights. Why, you may ask? For no reason other than I think EL panels are cool. I aimed to design the board small enough to fit into a handheld device. You know how there’s the Game Boy Light—an official…
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Frieza’s Secrets Revealed
Bandai Pocket Club was a series of LCD games released in Japan. They released at least 100 different versions, each featuring different intellectual properties. To name a few: Hello Kitty, Ultraman, Gundam, Kamen Rider, Dragon Ball, etc. This one, in particular, had an interesting gimmick. A section of the screen was ‘hidden’ from the player…
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Unboxing the PC-98 CX3.
In September 2021, I won a CX3 on yahoo auction. I’ve had it in the shipping box for six months, and I finally have the space to set it up. These old Japanese systems have these ground wires coming from the two-prong power cable. I got a step-down transformer, it isn’t really necessary but I…
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50 lb. of Nintendo
My dad has always worked in manual labor. He would often say, ‘Anyone can do my job; the hard part is making money doing it.’ After dealing with this 50 lb. box of broken ’90s technology, I completely understand what he meant. My plan was to fix the lot and resell the items, but I…
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Laser Focus: Reviving the PC Engine CD-ROM² with a Discman Twist
When I bought the PC Engine, it came with the Interface Unit, CD-ROM², and the v3.00 Super System Card. I won the bundle on Yahoo Auctions. Since it was sold as untested, I expected a drive issue and figured it would likely be the middle gear on the tracking motor—that part always breaks on these…
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Sapphire in the Rough.
I won this Pokémon Sapphire in an eBay auction, along with a faulty Game Boy Advance SP motherboard. The game was listed as not working, and the seller claimed it had caused the SP to malfunction after they replaced Sapphire’s battery. When I inserted the cartridge into a Game Boy, the system wouldn’t power on…
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