Restoring Extremely Yellowed Nintendo SNES Jr 

"cigarette burn" That famicom went through domestic violence.

"I think this cigarette burn is really quirky" *I don't know how to fix this*

This was more than likely owned by a 90's chain smoking Japanese salaryman!

Turned out really nice! That yellowing sucks...but you did get a lot of it out. Looks great at the end.

Anytime Elliot uploads, its a good day

Every time he says "with some IPA" I'm over here thinking "why's this guy going put beer in the console?"

Soooooooo cool It's very cute Maybe try to repair a dreamcast, even though it died fast it's still a beatiful lil white box

Well, in the year 2020 I found out that such thing as SNES Jr exists.

Man, the childhood is flooding back. I always played All-Stars.

Elliot: "Today marks a special day for The Retro Future" Me: "No cap and he's brushed his hair?"

To be completely honest, this video was a pleasant surprise I miss the days where Elliott’s videos were 95% Trial and Error. Little touches like apologising for the squeaky chair just add more of a human element to the videos. @The Retro Future This is by far my favourite video you’ve made in a long time. Keep up the great work!

"It's a fairly *small* revision..." I see what you did there!

I love the vids when filthy stuff gets cleaned

Man my heart went mental after seeing you keep touching your face after handeling the most dirty console everxD

Watching these restorations is so relaxing and calming. Thank you for all your work.

The burn gives it character and a gritty background.

Watching these restoring videos are super relaxing!

Wow - this guy is the first RU-vidr I have come across, who does these sort of restore/fix/etc videos - who actually has considered mentioning Australia

You need the help of the guru of the retrobright, the only one, The 8BitGuy

I am so glad you've moved to home consoles! You are my favorite repair/refurbishing youtuber and have even inspired me to get my own consoles looking and working their best.

Nice refurb! I’m glad your moving to home consoles! Looking forward to future videos!

Excited to see more home console vids. Love this!

6:56 that made me laugh so hard 😭😂😂😂

New subscriber, love that you are expanding into games consoles. Looking forward to more videos.

I love that you will be restoring consoles. The SNES was notorious for yellowing. Retrobrighting the SNES is hot or miss and the plastic becomes very brittle. Great video and looking forward to more.

I love your videos man. Keep it up! (I watched this vid on my switch lite.)

Man, what a nasty inside. After the refurb it looks amazing.

I have the North American version of this console! It was my childhood SNES and it’s still in wonderful condition and still plugged in my TV with Yoshi’s Island in the cartridge slot.

I used to play on my dad's SNES Jr. all the time when I was young! Thanks for bringing back the memories :)

Looking Good,both you and the Famicom Jr.!!

I've been waiting for you to do this for so long now. Thanks great video.

If you or anyone else want to learn more about retrobrighting, take a look at the "the 8-bit guy" videos. He has a very good one testing most retrobrighting methods and explaining how they work.

Ya good idea Consoles Handhelds and maybe even some odd broken peripherals? Repair restore and modify what more could you want?? love this channel great video 😀

Great to see you getting into home consoles and great video! Cheers!

Honestly, each upload you do, your personality starts showing, it is apparent, and slowly becoming my favorite tech RU-vidr.

ive started restoring consoles after watching ur videos,its soooooo fun!

I'm soon going to attempt to restore a PS1/PSX that I found in my garage the other day, it works fine, I was playing Spyro on it the other day, but its just very yellow and dirty, luckily, it seems whenever an issue like this comes up, you always seem to have a video about it! Thats what I like about your channel, you cover a wide variety of topics and such, its not just the same thing in every video, so thanks for giving me a rough idea of how to clean a console, wish I could subscribe twice! You deserve at least 20 million subscribers, your channel is amazing! Edit: just realized I was exactly the 700th person to like the video!

I love your channel I am a huge fan of Nintendo and I love watching refurb videos so this is a perfect mix

Another great video. Good to see you getting into home consoles. A nintendo 64 would would be a great restore.

You impress me time and time again! Amazing!

Love your videos, you inspired me to fix my 3DS (the circle pad wasn't working properly), in the end I just cleaned the circle pad with IPA, gave it a little wiggle, and it got fully working again. I can finally play SSB again!

Im glad you are dipping your toes into home consoles, i love your vids

I absolutely loved this! Please more console videos, especially Japanese ones. Cheers!

Here's an advise: Try to get 12% (so you don't need to combine with water) H2O2 to reverse de yellowing of the plastic they sell gallons I think... And try to buy led uv lights with a power source so you can put the light arroud the plastic box with the aluminum foil... Or see the Odd Experiments videos and he has a tutorial of how to remove yellow color from plastic... He demonstrate it with a dreamcast control... PD: love your vids ❤️❤️❤️

I love anything SNES related! Loved the video

Nice video dude as always keep up the good work :)

Great work sir! Looking forward to more consoles being restored.

Super satisfying to watch.

I'm so looking forward to home console videos I love your gameboy repair/customization videos im excited for the entertainment that will come from the home consoles!!!!!

Great video as always ❤️👍

Awsome as always sir 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Looks alot better mate.good work

Great job!

I've never had an SNES, I love seeing them repaired.

Really enjoyed the video. 👍👍

Great video again...you should brush the beach on neat then wrap the cling film straight on top of it..then put it in your cool box you've made.. love the vids

Yes home console videos those are my favorites! ❤️

New subscriber I've seen most of your Gameboy repair videos just amazed at how much you put hard work on fixing them even my handheld collection still in mint condition

Great job Elliot! Would love to see more home console repairs.

Yay I can't wait to see what video game console you do next😊

I'm jealous of your bathtub. I love that square faucet and showerhead

I think it looks a LOT better, I don’t think you can go much further as you said. Great job. I also never knew this console existed. I’ve still got my SNES, still works although I don’t play on it these days, looks the same colour more or less as it did when I got it new.

I really enjoyed this one just because it a console , good vid man that was dope

Nice to see you branching out into home consoles! 👍

That's an awesome result. Keep up with the good work man .

DAAM man :) I love your video. Keep going great work

I'm just saying now the retro futures relationship with fans is like very epic ❤️

Nice restoration. :)

Dude just came across your channel your content is so good :)

Good work, man

@7:10 nice subtle underwater sound effect 😉

It looks much better. Thanks!

Yesss, its finally here 😄

My cousins had that one with purple reset and power buttons. Mortal Kombat, Donkey Kong Country, Street Fighter, Super Mario All-Stars. What a classic.

Love ur channel, cheers all the way from Mexico 🇲🇽 🖖🏼

You might wanna use a black container for the retro brighting! It'll help build up a green house effect and create more heat inside the container over the time. Also don't forget to rotate the pieces or the container every half hour, roughly, to ensure even exposure to the sun light. Should it be a bit too cold then you should boil up a pot of water and add it to the mix. The 8 Bit Guy made a few videos about retro brighting, you should check them out sometime soon and get more tips from there.

Great video, a huge improvement on the old machine. I’d like to see you replace the caps to prolong the systems life too but enjoyed it, tnx

Love these restoration videos, my white Saturn needs a bath to be honest.

By the by, finally got a original gba for Christmas this year!!!! Yeah! Love it ! I just hang a small flash light ( torch to you ) and play it that way bought it used and some little girl or boy covered it all over with names ,stars and silly sharpie marks...which cleaned up with IPA and got a new glass screen cover... Gave it a clean inside and out look positively Near to new! Plays great!!!!

Great video!! I hope to see more Walkman videos in the future, hopefully...

I like these, I'd really like to see you do some more obscure console refurbs and repair; they need love to!

I love restoring old nes consoles, keep the dream alive!

So excited for this video. I completely forgot about the Jr

Some people have mentioned 8-bit Guy as the guru of Retr0brighting, but Elliott here has definitely learned from the master. His Retr0brighting worked to some extent. I would make a few suggestions for future Retr0brighting. 1st, one of 8-bit Guy's biggest advantages is that he lives in in the state of Texas, USA. One thing about Texas is that it is hot almost year-round. 100F/37C degree days are not uncommon in Texas. Elliott lives in the U.K. and presumably tried Retr0brighting near the date of this video's posting, in the winter season. The higher heat temperatures help the Retr0brighting process go faster. 2nd, dilution with water is unhelpful, that dilutes the concentration of the hydrogen peroxide. The stronger the H2O2, the better. Also, I am unsure whether it is a good idea to mix water with the cream. The white stuff they add doesn't help the process, it's job is to allow the peroxide to stick to surfaces. I think if Elliott used the clear peroxide he would have better luck with the nail hardener UV box.

Using a thin piece of cardboard works quite a bit better than using a cartridge to clean the slot. Anything about cereal box thickness works great. Cut a piece the width of the cartridge slot, fold it over so you don't get any of the paint side in the slot as well as being double thickness. Spray some alcohol on it insert like a cartridge. The porous cardboard helps trap any corrosion and remove it instead of being just pushed around like the contacts from a cartridge do.

Good to see that you made it to start working on consoles now!

I have the US version. I went out at like 9:30 PM to a Target in 1999 after me and a bud tried to play my SNES and realized it had the black screen of death. It was like the last year you could still find new ones on the shelf. We lucked out, and we played Turtles in Time for the rest of the night.

For the initial soak, you should put in a few denture tabs, it's like cleaning tabs for prosthetic teeth. The mechanical keyboard community loves them for cleaning keycaps

Hey man! Just a heads up, the SNES/Famicom Jr is regarded as giving the best signal out of any SNES. It’s the last of the one chip revisions, but needs to be modded for RGB out. I’ve got one and paired with HD Retrovision component cables, it’s absolutely stunning on a CRT. Keep up the great work man!

Yeah, you make just great videos. Thanks a lot.

I like how you incorporated the older style of your videos with the new no music style. It meshed well.

Good job! In my opinion the end result is perfect. Not yellowed not new either. Just a touch of age

More of this please!! :)

Our resident handhelds expert now soon to be consoles expert! Awh, they grow up so fast! ;D

Use the creme and apply it with a paint brush to the yellowed part of the console. Cover all applied areas with plastic wrap, put in direct sunlight or your uv setup. Depending on yellowing it can be as little as 30min to come back to original color. Repeat if necessary. You can watch any youtube shoe restorer, this method works wonders.

Hi dude nice video!

Nice work on the console bro

I like the content! Would love to see more console videos as well as the handhelds. As for if i like the yellowed look...So I'm kinda weird, when I collect I like to get one like new mint and one that's been "loved" where it's not hammered but well worn and yellowed so I think it looked better before 😅. I also like to have a modded one too 😂

Top man!!

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