Link's Awakening Cartridge Restoration 

Little tip, blowing on a cartridge actually does nothing beneficial towards pin synchronization with the gameboy. In fact it can do more harm than good because of saliva having the chance to land on a pin causing corrosion. You could use compressed air but even that has moisture in it and that would also risk corrosion. What actually leads to it working again is the fact of inserting and removing a cartridge which scrapes the grime that is causing a faulty connection on the pins thus eventually allowing the game to work. Ideally taking some 90% or above Iso alchohol along with something soft and small like a cotton swab and cleaning out the pins is a good way to go about cleaning. I'd recommend removing the plastic shell first before cleaning with iso to remove risk of damaging the case. If the case is dirty just clean with a damp cloth.

Donor cart appears to be Tomy Trans America Ultra Quiz Part 2

Awesome refurb. Also I personally like to reheat the sticker while pushing it down with a qtip while replacing it. They rarely come back up after that. Another trick is you can sometimes use a little spot of elmers glue where it's coming up and hold it down for about 30 seconds and then clean around the edges with just a wet qtip. That's how I did it back in the day. :)

I love love love my weller WES51. I have had them at work, at home, everywhere I've had to work on stuff. The adjustable knob is amazing. Knowing temps things behave at better is a huge plus

Great video! Didn't realise how easy it was to change labels! Also, I highly recommend Link's awakening on switch!

Very satisfying little restoration, great job

Thanks for showing this hairdryer trick to us. Today I tried to remove a Gameboy cartridge label and I've totally failed. So next time I will try out your technique! :-)

Nice video Sean, just did something similar yesterday for my Mega Man game. I'm really looking forward to your DMG-01 recapping video. Hope you find time for that one. Love your videos man, keep going

I highly recommend the Hakko FX 88D. I recently switched to it and have been in love with it.

Always awesome videos thanks for sharing don't add super glue to the corner of the sticker you'll end up regretting it

Good work man 💪 Yeah, it's Amerika Oudan Kuizzu 2, which indeed appears to be America Ultra Quizz 2)) I wonder if the heating will work as well with MGB and DMG screen's pollarizer take out 🤔

Perfect as always my friend, now you need only one box for it, neominibox from deadpanrobot are awesome indeed!!

At 3:48 when you show the different size batteries, I wonder if a CR2025 would fit in that spot where the official CR1616 goes --- for extra longevity :)

I'm gonna reshell my copy of Link's Awakening in one of the BoxyPixel brass cartridge shells.

I love my TS12 from KSGER on AliExpress, it works well and is nice and compact. I've also had a Hakko FX888 which is excellent.

Love the vids. Ive been repairing Nintendo handhelds for a little while now, what is the black screw mat/tray you have. Looks really useful especially since have carpet on my floors so it makes finding a screw or spring extremely difficult.

Dude unfortunately I think you’re going to need a repro label now. I need to do this with my battery save... I have already beaten the new links awakening you need to play it it’s amazing. Good work on the battery I think I would have just Delt with having a broken shell though but good job anyway.

You should get the black cartridge with Links Awakening DX; it's a color enhanced version of the game.

Cartridge restoration. Also blows onto the pins

I'm also interested in knowing in a better soldering iron. Mine gets durty to quick.

Its satisfying in a way.. please do that with other games too :)

Whats the progress on the vw bus?

I have an issue with the nintendo logo being a little garbled on one of my carts and not because of that not loading. Tried a couple other carts and had no issue. Cleaned the contacts on the cart, I'm positive the battery is dead but wondering if theres anything else I can do to try and save it.

there is no gamebit link in the description like you said. i find 2 different sizes online. which one do i need to get?

Do you still sell the back lit gbc? Pls pls pls say you do!!

Never played links awakening on gb. I bought the switch version, and love it!

I also always name my character Link in every Zelda game.

for the price it is hard to beat an uy chan ts100 soldering iron

Hakko FX888D or TS80

I've never been this early to one of your videos lol. Awesome! I made a video replacing a gameboy color screen and shell with a backlight LCD drop in kit if anyone's interested in seeing it.

New sub awesome channel.. :) :D

Wish you had cleaned off the stain as well.

Hakko 888d soldering iron

Trans America Ultra Quiz was a really popular quiz show on Japanese TV back in the late ‘70s and ‘80s & ‘90s! It was... bizarre, to say the least, but fun. 😂 m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qG7x6OKkGHY.html

America Oudan Ultra-Quiz Part 2.

Aoyue 968A+ is pretty awesome. A bit pricey but comes with tons of useful stuff. I picked mine up for $175 on amazon.

Why people blow at the cartridges?!!!

Anyone else really bothered the new battery wasn't perfectly in the middle of the circle?

You said lynx awakening.

Just an FYI don’t change ur battery like this it was perfect until you took the battery out you will lose all your save game date, use a separate battery and attach the plus and negative to the board BEFORE moving the battery then solder the new battery and then remove your spare one! Don’t lose date then! And in future buddy use a earthing strap so you don’t fry the circuitry especially on Zelda! Good video tho mate.

You should get the Switch version it's the remaster of the game.

Don't blow the cart... That only makes it worse down the line :[

Not bad.... not really a restoration though.