Original Game Boy | No Power Fixed! 

Really cool video, looks like a really chill and calming repair, it’s nice to see these old gameboys being repaired and not just dumped in a landfill!

I really enjoy the quality in this video. No unnecessary talking and to the point. Very good, thank you.

I find that letting the terminals soak in some distilled white vinegar eats the corrosion right off. Even better than scrubbing with isopropyl.

can you link your screwdriver set?

I found my old Gameboy and was able to get it to work again following the instructions here. I used WD-40 instead of isopropyl alcohol and it worked fine for the type of corrosion my device had. Great video!

I found my two DMGs from my childhood, both have just zero signs of power. No light or anything. So of course the algorithm brings me to this video. Wish me luck!

Yup, thats all the old gameboy needed. Thanks for the tutorial!

Found an excellent condition Gameboy today at a yard sale and it wouldnt power on, thanks to your video it works great now.

Really good video ! The music give a great atmosphere to your video :)

Thanks for the video!! Great work, and easy to follow along with. Got my Gameboy back up and running in about 15 minutes with the scrubbing.

Awesome video! Worked like a charm! Thank you!

I like your style! Wish you still made videos!

Awesome video!! Can't wait to see more!!

Ended up finding a red play it loud dmg at a garage sale. It was missing the back door and screen protector. All it needed was batteries. Now it's been returned to its former glory. The best part is it was only 2 bucks.

Great video!!!

just need to get a damn tri wing screwdriver now

Please can you tell me where did you get your screwdriver set from?

Love the video but I gotta ask, where did you get the screwdriver set, looking for a good set to work on my gameboy.

You are like my favroite person, i did the vertical lines fix but after a bit it wouldnt turn on no matter what i did, just did this, worked like a charm. thank you so much

Nice video, very relaxing. Just wondering if it wouldn’t be good to check the power supply by using a power adapter upfront. Just as an idea….

Great video man! Pretty amazing that the difference between a functioning device and a non functioning device might just be some corroded battery terminals.

Lovely video, thanks!

I really liked this video, learned something today. Do you have links or just names for that screwdriver set and work mat/tray ?

This is so relaxing! Keep up the great work!

Excellent video. Straight to the point.

Im about to give this a try on a rare yellow original gameboy i was able to pick up along with a new, but opened box gray gameboy. The yellow one doesn't power on which is why i got it so cheap, so ill be sure to comment and let you know how it goes!

My mother dropped by yesterday, and handed me my old Gameboy😄I was sure it was gone forever, but she’d found it in an old cardboard box. It says DMG-01 on the back, so I’m pretty sure it’s the original version(?). Like the one in this video, there’s no reaction when you engage the power switch. The batteries have been sitting in it for probably 25 years, and I can see there’s corrosion in there. I’m gonna try the tricks you did in this video, but I gotta go tool-shopping first. In stead of phillips-head screws, there are these Y-shaped ones. I’ve never come across that type before…🤔

How does corrosion on an all metal battery terminal cause a short?

I have a gameboy with a simular power issue. I will be sure to try it out what you did here. Great videos, keep up the good content!

Where mine says game boy when it turns on it’s just black idk what to do

I fixed stuff the simple way (as in replacing batteries and restarting stuff). I have a psp and for years it wasn’t turning on. But this whole time all I had to do was replace its battery with another one. But back to what I was saying, I never fixed stuff as in unscrewing the computer or console, and replacing wires and stuff like that. Where do you learn to fix stuff like that? Because I want to do it but at the same time I’ve never fixed anything like that and I’m scared I’m going to mess it up anyway.

I found my gameboy w batteries obv corroded...im gonna try this. I hope it fixes it.

Thanks to you, my Gameboy is working again! Thank you

Wish me luck, I just bought one and it doesn't power on so hopefully it's an easy fix like this one 😅

thanks dude! i did this for my gameboy and it fixed it!

i recomend you Duracell batteries cause Energuizer this dats are coming bad and explote causing corrotion

Thanks just what was wrong with my moms old game boy. May she rest in peace im sure shes playing in heaven.

your video was great and i was able to fix my game boy and i’m only 13!

Could 91% isopropyl work aswell?

It worked! Thank you so much!!

Would 91% alcohol work

Welp, I just found my gameboy. It had been in a drawer for over 20 years. Yep left the batteries in. Same exact problem you had here. Batteries corroded and left its mark on my terminals. I guess Ill have to take the thing apart as you did and start scrubbing. A good lesson everyone, take the batteries out first before you decide you are done with a system. MOAN.

Can you please fix my original gameboy

Thanks this was a big help my mom had one but it broken so i did what u said and I mad 250$ from it and brought back memories

Im a beast at Tetris DX :)

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Your voice sounds like joe rogan haha

my friend, is not naRa. is naDa, pronounce the D, do not change it for an R.

Well if you take nothing else from this, never settle for good enough. Always do the job fully the first time so you don't have to do it a second time