Can I FIX This MB MicroVision? | THE Computer Game System! 

I had one in the early 80's. Got it for $5 at a discount store, with games for $1. I loved it! I think it's still in my attic!

The MicroVision was both revolutionary and at the same time jaw droppingly flawed from the outset. You noticed that the actual cartridge board itself was small- if they had just encased the board instead of making the cartridge the whole front, they could have solved one of the system's most common points of failure: ESD. Because they designed the damned thing where you had to remove the whole front to change games, they didn't have any shielding protecting the vulnerable parts underneath. Even a small bit of static could be enough to ruin a system. The second point of failure was the screen, as you noted. Milton Bradley used screens that, while economical at the time, were prone to screen rot. The vast majority of MicroVision systems you'll find listed as nonworking these days have either or both of these issues.

Every time you fix something odd like this makes me want one😂😂😂 I think you will get it sorted.

Good to see more of your fixes there Steve shame this was not one of them but maybe you will fix it at some point , for me just watching your vlogs is really good event if you dont always manage to fix things its still good entertainment - Nice 1 👍

When you said "…it’s making some funky noises." I had to rewind because I thought I’d misheard. I had. I know nothing about game consuls, hand held or otherwise but I've never even heard of anything like this. I’m sure you'll get it sorted in the end.

poor screen rot. nice job fixing these up. im about to buy my first one

Great video, as you usually do. I just know you will find the fault. But no pressure, because we can wait. That thing is really micro vision, man! Such a tiny screen! Well, at least you could sing a bit... 😁😁😁 Keep up the great work, Steve!

1st class video to watch thank you take care kind regards from me kenneth

ASSumption....I like it! :D

Wow...that's a beauty

Good try. I like an honest video. Fingers crossed, something will turn up. Makes me think there might be a market fo4 a specialist lending library for old games machines where repairers could borrow units to check measurements (not sure about removing components though 😀). Keep up the great work 👍

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Really nice try pal. I bet you'll get this one up and running eventually 😃 Great video regardless.

It's the taking apart that counts 😊

MB.. Actually stands for Mo Bina.. You've been corrected :) Great videos Steve.

These CPUs were very susceptible to static electricity damage so quite possible this one suffered the same fate. I had one as a kid and it just stopped working out of the blue after a few years, similar problem. Pretty sure it's static electricity frying the chips. Seems to also remember the cartridges have their own CPUs as well as opposed to a ROM.

A worthy attempt was made.

But on a more decent level of support. I'm nearly certain that it is the Zebra connector. Had my fair share of run ins with those with minimal success.. The key is some sort of compound they put on them before assembly as well as the condition of them fails over time. If you could source some new zebras at the same pitch it may work. I fixed a Fluke meter in this way.

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Everybody's favourite video rental shop had a simulator based on it!?! Even The Sweet made a song about it. 😜 Another frustrating day in the office. Keep trying buddy. Don't think it'll fix it, but I'd be tempted to put some capton tape behind the transistor to prevent the risk of bridging. Best of luck Steve!

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Steve my brother put a Sign up in the Pub "Can you help me, with this broken device" Before your all pissed and pushed home in a Tesco trolley 😂🖖👍 Lock down madness Tesco/Aldi Drunk trolley races..Yes! they are a real thing. Tiddler hmm.. sounds like a Men's rest room thing in the pub toilets LOL!!

........friend.... hahaha. Man your vids are so enjoyable, thank you.

"It's got a very nice pouch..." until you smell it. Or atleast mine smelled pretty badly. Luckily my MicroVision only had a bad potentiometer (it was dirty), took the entire system apart, cleaned it, and now it works nicely. I am actually quite surprised how many of these are still around, considering how obscure it is and how expensive it was for a late 1970s/early 1980s toy (it was released in 1979 in the US and in 1981 in Europe).

🐨 With the screen being so dodgy I would try using Deoxit on the PCB tracks connecting to the rubbery part of the screen, I would also clean the rubbery bit, but first where there is no contact made and if Deoxit doesn't damage it, if that doesn't work a bit of extra padding might help to achieve a more reliable contact between the screen and zebra contacts APU I Dropped a 👍

What's interesting about this the consoles processor is actually on each game the "console" part is just a pad and screen

They're pretty prone to screen rot, so there could be a chance that's the main issue here. The layers of the screen become seperated.

I knew you weren’t paying attention while I was telling you what was wrong with it. Your eyes kind of glazed over.

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I've never had any luck with those stupid screens that use those pressure touch rubber strips. They just never seem to work right after being taken apart. I have a set of 3 wireless thermometers and only 1 has the screen working (mostly). The others are mostly blank with a bit of black here and there. Cleanup did nothing. Oh well.

I don't recall ever seeing something that needs two 9-volt batteries. Interesting.

This was an interesting one. That shorted transistor looked very promising. Also, such a strange contact pad for the display, a bit surprised there wasn't more holding that together. Fingers crossed you find another one of these and come back to it someday. Are those 9v in series, as in does it take 18v for this sucker to do stuff?

Where is the captain Bodge shirt 🤔 strezzzzzzy brother

awww cool vid though

Test the contrastwheel on the back…?

I thought you had at it the end, still a great video nonetheless.

"800855". Classic.

This devices was real sensitive static ⚡️

There is a backlit mod, maybe does something :)

You may want to investigate the keypad; the buttons are not working properly and it may be in a permanent reset state.

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you can order new lcd's for these online. but they 100$ though

your lcd controller chip went bad in this model it seems

screen rot.

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I kinda hope tidder is a reference to boobie woobies.

Stupid game!

What an odd machine that the user must take the front off and expose its innards whenever changing games. I assume it came with one game standard and others could be bought. I wonder how many kids got it as a present and never got another game. Frustrating not to be able to fix it, I suppose if you have had one before , the fault is more obvious.

Hey pal, I think you can fix that game by THROWING IT IN THE TRASH! Does it even have RTX ON? NO? THEN WHAT'S THE POINT!?

Quite possibly the ugliest game console ever