I Paid Only $30 for Pokémon Emerald - But It's In BAD Shape

I Paid Only $30 for Pokémon Emerald - But It's In BAD Shape - This Pokémon game is for the Game Boy Advance (GBA) but it's broken. A viewer bought it but sold it to me when they couldn't get it to work so I could try to fix it. It needs several chips resoldered and some new jump wires to bridge damaged circuits.

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[XeonProductions]

That cartridge was a crime scene, someone tried to murder it for good. You're truly a necromancer for bringing that thing back from the dead.

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Impressive how many things can be wrong in a single came cartridge.

[jasonslawinski]

Hey Steve! Im Jason, the guy you bought this from! I knew you were the one for the job! I knew better than to even attempt this one as I’m still learning. Can’t believe how much was wrong! I learned a lot! I’m so glad this game can be played another day!

Also, I tried to return this for my $100 back, but they didn’t even try to work with me when I was obviously scammed. People really need to be careful!

Thanks so much for doing this video!

[DiatribeDeity]

Am I the only one who finds these under microscope fixes increadibly relaxing?

[JoshsTechWorkshop]

I just did something similar with a Pokemon FireRed game. Cracked PCB. managed to scratch away the PCB to bridge the traces between the crack. But despite getting the game to play the game it would not save, and gave me a save error I have never seen in a Pokemon Game. So I took the PCB from a Mario Kart Super Circuit game and migrated the components to that PCB. It was my first time using a hot sir station and migrating components. And I did it! It now plays and saves :)

Always good to see these videos, whether the repair was successful or not. It's always a learning experience.

[Kangamoos]

it's marvelous how you managed to salvage that game. Especially having to redo all the chips, plus that extra resistor that came off in the process :D

[Alex-rwij]

Steve, you make very delicate work look easy. Thanks for putting these out and letting us enjoy the thrill of the repair by proxy.

[petruccilewis]

Awesome work! You know, I started watching your videos knowing nothing about electronics or soldering, but now I am doing similar repairs. Thanks for inspiring me into this beautiful work!

[Chewligan]

I can tell Steve looks at these damaged components and just thinks "I love a challenge". That was an awesome fix !!!

[ArticAzelhart]

230$ for a Pokemon Emerald Here in spain with that much money you can get a full copy with box and manuals and still have spare money wtf

[cupcakemedia]

I really want to believe that someone desperately was trying to fix that cart because it was their favorite game or something, but just didn't have the skill to do it and it made its way to the scammer somehow. Thank you for giving this wonderful little cartridge a new life ❤️

[CubbyTech]

I did not expect that! Amazing that you were able to bring that poor cartridge back to life!

[Retro]

"Only $30" for a poor quality cart! The market's gone nuts lol

[MichaelDoran]

I like how you showed diagnosing the board and tracing through it with the meter explaining what you were doing. I know you do this in your other videos but this one seemed more detailed. Really like that.

[speedwaynutt]

If games could talk I would love to hear this emerald explain what the heck happened to it.

[WallyWallcakes]

Not sure why, but to me, this might be the most impressive fix yet. So many small, intimate details to troubleshoot and correct. Well done, sir!

[bryans]

There's no way I could or would attempt something like this. Which is why I enjoy watching you do it with just the perfect amount of solder.

[steven-ij]

looks like when you go down the DIY repair video guides and one thing leads to another.

[KiseiruYoshioka]

That is definitely an S-Rank difficulty fix and you've nailed it, I am tremendously impressed ! You are truly a miracle maker with a top notch skill ✌️

[jasongoswelluk]

I just cannot believe the state of the things you get and then manage to fix.
Amazing 👍