Faulty Sega Mega Drive Game | Can I Fix It?

This is great content! Fantastic to see younger people (not just middle-aged blokes) taking an interest in retro gear, electronics, taking things apart, and fixing them. Brilliant.

Refreshing to see a video that just gets straight into it without several minutes of intro logos and waffle :)

Great job fixing this. Something to consider to repair that PCB is to create a new PCB based on the old one. Sites like EasyEDA make it pretty easy to create simple PCBs like the one you showed.

My new favorite retro gaming YouTuber!

Nice work on this repair! You should definitely try to fix the cracked one...just make sure to film a video trying to fix it!

A brummie lass😊 I'm a retro guy, & I cannot recall ever coming across a cracked or snapped cartridge PCB even when I worked at a gameshop! Sure I've repaired PCB's with worn & broken tracers & blown capacitors & reflowed solder joints, & I have replaced spent SRAM button batteries but never have I seen physically cracked PCB's nor that I ever wanted to!😅 When cleaning the PCB contact pins, rub up & down on each pin instead of how you, & many others I've seen do, I see it as bad practice because micro strands of cotton could become snagged on rough edges, then when you insert the cartridge into the Mega Drive, the snagged cotton could creat a short accross pins, or the cotton could stick inside the Mega Drive's cartridge slot which may interfere with the proper operation between cartridge & console. No matter how unlikely this is to happen through normal use, the risk factor is always present.

This channel is knocking it out the park, keep up the good work and the solid video production and this channel will grow in no time

Ahh 20 seconds in and the memory of popping open a case with the cartridge and manual (in my case it was a Sega Master System 2) just came flooding back. DVD's and downloading games just don't feel the same. Glorious! (Thank you!)

Hi Kari, just found your channel yesterday - I watched the Sinclair ZX Spectrum programming video and subbed after that - Didn't realise you've only got 4 videos - I'm sure your channel will grow fast! I played many a Mega Drive game back in the early 90s - mainly at my neighbour's house until I got my own Mega Drive II in 1998 - It was great to see you repair that game with such care and precision - I've never actually seen inside a Mega Drive cartridge until now - thank you and keep up the great content!

I love Comic Zone.... so unique and so well done. GEMS didn't even hold it back...the music was solid in spite of it. Cool stuff!

Watching soldering in videos like this is actually something I enjoy. It's a form of ASMR I guess.

Nerds are cool

Oh dang very nice :O the board seems relatively simple, you might be able to just solder wires to the various components without having to clue the board though that'll make it all rattly

Hi Kari! I lived through all these games and systems in the 80s and 90s, and it's great to see the new generations preserving them! Good luck with your channel!

20 years old seems so long ago. I’m loving this channel. First video recommended by Youtube, loving the repair station. If I’m honest I never learned to solder.

British retro repair YouTuber! As a 48 year old fellow brit who remembers the retro stuff from new, I'm subscribing😂

welcome to Youtube Kari. just four video's old and allready such a great followers list. You are goeing to kick it very far. your first vid popped up right away in my algoritm. and I subbed right away, not even realising You just started. You are a pro. I am really interested to see what your line up of computers is. and Your further retro interests. keep up the good work.

The number on the top right of the PCB might be the PCB part number and the stamped value might be the PCB Assembly (PCBA) part number which would consider the ROM as well. So your PCB is probably the same part even if it's from a different run. That might be a handy way to start a database if they don't exist already. Thanks for keeping the editing and story-telling efficient. I prefer the straightforward discussion and presentation of the techniques and problem solving process.

What a gorgeous and practical looking soldering station! I especially like the cleaning sponge compartment

Hi Kari, Great video 👍Welcome to the retro community 😀It is so good to see someone younger with such passion about older consoles and computer, looking forward to some more content from you.