Recently I started collecting old gameboys and other consoles to either keep or to fix and clean and sell to new owners so they can keep delivering fun to the people.
It's mostly Gameboys I will clean up, I'm also thinking about giving covers that went way to yellow a new coat of paint in funky patterns and cool themes.
So far I managed to collect this when it comes to game boys;
[IMG]http://i.minus.com/jbliQCRVdxrpyU.jpg[/IMG]
The whole set of things I managed to collect so far;
[IMG]http://i.minus.com/j13UNA8av3DS8.jpg[/IMG]
Also took a few pictures of the first steps of cleaning these things, I still need to order new screen covers and the battery lid things.
They where pretty dirty as they had been sitting in an old dirty box for quite some time.
[IMG]http://i.minus.com/jUSI9eeqepgY6.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i.minus.com/jbqOZFT7eo1bzH.jpg[/IMG]
So I started taking out the insides and put them in a small box just to be safe while I clean off the covers.
[IMG]http://i.minus.com/jXq1Llb6d2CuJ.jpg[/IMG]
Here you can see the covers all by them selves
[IMG]http://i.minus.com/jbelIRlEzkZEJ7.jpg[/IMG]
After I removed the covers I threw them in a bucket with this oven foam, it turned out to be pretty aggressive stuff since it completely cleaned the glue remains of one of the gameboys I got this really bad burning sensation on my hands :p
[IMG]http://i.minus.com/jbjEKWdr0QfbJU.jpg[/IMG]
I guess I'll keep you guys updated on the progress of my little project I got going on :v:
Took me a bit longer to post the cleaned up gameboys.. sorry for that :rolleyes:
Anyways, updates!
I ordered 4 brand new replacement screens so they should come in somewhere next week. Still looking for some battery covers and the thingy's to cover up the link cable plug.
[IMG]http://i.minus.com/ibfDDs86RlpLOO.jpg[/IMG]
I still want to try to make the yellow one more grey, but for now it should do.
[IMG]http://i.minus.com/jdg4s3MCn490O.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i.minus.com/jzAWXJtFzSSx6.jpg[/IMG]
As you can see I also got rid of the nasty stuff they had all over first, only need to get rid of those silly dots the old owner drawn on there for some reason lol.
Do you do it for profit or just because you like doing it?
[QUOTE=JustGman;36172882]Do you do it for profit or just because you like doing it?[/QUOTE]
At the moment I just do it because I enjoy it for some reason.
But when I got a few completely done I might try to sell them with some profit to get myself some 'new' ones to fix up..
I'm not sure if this belongs in creativity corner but it's cool nonetheless.
Well if a admin wants to move it to the proper section go ahead :p
Really nice collection you got there, anything else that isn't pictured?
Nice clean up job there man! I think you might be onto someting with your re-painting idea, who knows, people might be interested in buying retro kit with interesting paint jobs...
[QUOTE=cocknugget;36078527]The whole set of things I managed to collect so far;
[IMG]http://i.minus.com/j13UNA8av3DS8.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
[QUOTE][video=youtube;28A9Jgo92GQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28A9Jgo92GQ[/video][/QUOTE]
Nobody puts Gameboy in the corner!
If one of the gameboys doesn't work then it could make a kickass phone/tablet case
[QUOTE=Eltro102;36181822]If one of the gameboys doesn't work then it could make a kickass phone/tablet case[/QUOTE]
I'm planning on cramping a portable HDD into a broken one something
I also saw somebody that made a mp3 player out of one.. kinda big for a mp3 player imho but cool none the less
you could make a really cool TV remote with this
or a housing for a raspberry pi
Got a new lot coming this way this week :3
They all got lines with dead pixels and one doesn't even work.. Should make a few new fun projects.
[IMG]http://i.minus.com/i38luVCnjFqM6.jpeg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i.minus.com/ibaKf7qgD1AVHZ.jpeg[/IMG]
The guy I bought them from also threw in some extra stuff for free :D
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this is really cool, are you just going to fix or will you edit and customize as well? i would love to see a GB Color or GBA in an original GameBoy case
also, a black GameBoy? wow, i've never even seen one of them
The black gameboy came with the 'play it loud!' set, basicly all the colored gameboy's they released shortly after the grey one. But it's in such a bad state ( gameboy text worn off) that I will most likely respray that one in a funky color. I'm slowly collecting all the colored ones for my personal collection.. So far I got the green one and the transparent one.
A GBA in a classic gameboy case would be tricky because of those shoulder buttons.. But it sure would be awesome to have. I don't know about the color, the printplate seems to be smaller, should open one up to check.
Oh and I might edit the first post later, I'm planning on writing up how to's on how to clean and fix certain gameboy parts such as the dead pixel lines on the screen. So links will be placed there from time to time..
could you help me with removing the crystalized battery acid from my GameBoy battery compartment, it works but it looks horrible and they batterys need rotating a little before it works
[QUOTE=vladnag;36200492]could you help me with removing the crystalized battery acid from my GameBoy battery compartment, it works but it looks horrible and they batterys need rotating a little before it works[/QUOTE]
I think the mr.muscle oven cleaner works.. the one on the photo in my first post. But you would need to remove the whole back cover part just in case it runs into the gameboy itself.
[IMG]http://gamedesignreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/gb07_contact.jpg[/IMG]
(not my pic btw)
@ Oicani Gonzales
You can buy one from me ones I got a few all finished up. Not sure about the price yet though.. I might charge a bit higher then people on ebay and such since I clean them on both the in and outside. But price will also depend on the state it is in after fixing it.
Double post but who cares right?
For some reason All these gameboys I get got that damn tetris game lol, Got 5 of them so far.
So I made a usb out of one.. Not the most original thing but cool none the less I think.
[IMG]http://i.minus.com/ibcoao4ytYaL9b.png[/IMG]
[QUOTE=cocknugget;36250650]Double post but who cares right?
[B]For some reason All these gameboys I get got that damn tetris game lol[/B], Got 5 of them so far.
So I made a usb out of one.. Not the most original thing but cool none the less I think.
[IMG]http://i.minus.com/ibcoao4ytYaL9b.png[/IMG][/QUOTE]
Tetris was bundled with the Gameboy on release.
On a different note, you selling the USB cartridges?
Same country, just mail em :v:
No I'm not selling them (yet) :p
This was just something I did because internet told my mind it was cool lol.
But I guess I could make some to sell if more people will show interest.
[IMG]http://static.junkyard.se/Images/Dynamic/Products/500x500/32933_01_1.jpg[/IMG]
Not sure if related or not but a Gameboy iPhone case looks pretty cool.
And getting a RPi or an AppleTV in a Gameboy would make the best mini-computer.
Hey guys. There's a few gameboys coming up to sale soon!
Also, if people that got interest in one of those usb cartridges shoot me a pm. When I got enough interest I might make them for sale as well..
I hope those Gameboys are cheap!
I have a few Gameboy stuff myself, except the Gameboy itself.
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Excuse the flash.
Get a gameboy them dawg!
Also, I finish off my first gameboy last night, it's all sparkly clean (as far as possible) and good to go for another few years :v:
[IMG]http://i.minus.com/i4nBTCoF5f8Zy.jpg[/IMG]
You could probably sell these for like £15 each on eBay if you emphasize that they're refurbished
[QUOTE=zerotwelve;36341253]You could probably sell these for like £15 each on eBay if you emphasize that they're refurbished[/QUOTE]
I'd buy one. Mine died years ago, and I still have my Pokemon Gold and my Super Mario cartridges laying around.
These are seriously well done, Just got hold of my uncles pristine transparent game boy (in box and all). sorry to say I wont be buying one of yours now :P but seriously. you've done a really nice job, you should be proud :)
I'm sure I have a gameboy colour somewhere, other than that I only have my Gameboy SP
Looking at that clean pic made me imagine some little snot-nosed kid with a bag of Cheetos in one hand and a GameBoy in the other, molesting it to its inner depths.
I'll just assume that was the history of that GameBoy speaking to me directly and not a premonition of things to come.
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