Adding a second image for texture. I'm not sure if links are allowed and don't want to come across as a self advertiser. I was just so impressed I had to share with someone. This is one handsome 2DS XL!
Looks great! I regularly cruise through my town's thrift shops and chase garage sale signs often in hunt for a good CRT. Jealous of your find and your awesome skills!!
Hey! So I had to clean the contacts on the motherboard fairly vigorously with rubbing alcohol and a microfiber cloth in order to get the buttons to register again. In my case it appears that something sugary had been spilled on the Gameboy and seeped down to the motherboard. I didn't have to replace the buttons, just clean the button membranes of residue.
And the Oxyclean solution I used on the housing was about 1/4 cup liquid concentrated Oxyclean to 32 oz of warm water. I soaked all plastics for 2 hours and then I brushed with a soft bristle toothbrush. It won't damage the color of your plastics at all, but may lighten them to the degree that you can see in my pics. Lots of people use the Oxyclean solution for colored Gameboys. There are suggestions out there for stronger solution recipes but I didn't want to take any risks. More than anything, it seems like Oxyclean helps with the yellowing that occurs over time, but beyond that, the soak helps make the grime loosen up so it can be brushed out of the crevasses.
Edit: you will need a precision screwdriver set that includes triwing bits to disassemble the Gameboy. I got a budget set on Amazon by a company called "Jorest" for $9 USD. It included all the right bits and spudgers and picks to get it cleaned up no problem. I'm not sure if links to products are allowed here so I'm not comfortable providing a direct link. Part number was AJJOJM0101ORDCAR1 if that helps.
You know what's bittersweet about this is that my aunt died of dementia. My uncle said she held onto it and played it for years. It makes me wonder what she thought about as she held her son's favorite toy.
Haha I know what you mean. Replacing with a backlit screen or at least replacing the lens did cross my mind at first, too. As I thought about how many years of memories I had with it, and how treasured it was by my kin at one time, I just didn't have the heart. There's an old saying about car restoration that I think applies to this situation.
This guy makes great content. This vid made me subscribe.
I didn't even think about the risk of duplicate certificates and Nintendo's adverse reaction to it. Quite concerning.
I buy almost all games used. Moving forward, I think I'll have to buy new or via discounted digital download code. MiG Switch (Russian owned) probably didn't even think or care about that impact to the market.
But the idea of playing my own carts on PC via the adapter is quite appealing. I don't want to give this company any money but would love to play my own cartridges with improved performance.
At this point I am choosing to no longer engage in this conversation. Your counter arguments seem to convey so little comprehension (willful or unwitting) that I feel engaging further would not meaningfully contribute to the discussions held in this thread moving forward.
Firstly, the US government has greater authority and ability to fine or otherwise leverage financial action against companies incorporated in the US.
Secondly, Facebook leadership has been repeatedly called to testify in front of Congress for various reasons in recent years, and in doing so has been held accountable for numerous failures. In August of last year they paid out $725 mil in a class action lawsuit. Although not US, still NATO example: In May of 2023 they were fined 1.2b euros for breach of data by the UK.
They were also recently called to testify in front of US congress about the online child exploitation crisis.
Granted they make billions, but they are getting punished for mismanagement, both publicly and financially. It may be a drop in the bucket, so to speak, but it's been enough for them to change their policies and practices over the years.
A US company is held accountable to US law and more importantly, by the US citizens.
If you hand your data to Facebook and they abuse it, there are at least some ways to hold Facebook accountable publicly and financially.
If you hand your data to Chinese sponsored corporations, there is even less accountability.
Make no mistake, all corporations are collecting and exploiting your information, but if you are a US citizen, you should seriously consider not giving persona and biometric data to a foreign power that can't be held accountable.
Beautiful. I had the same TV for years. Never should have gotten rid of it!!!