The #OpenSFC controllers have launched 👀
Check out the video feature by @1uprestorations.bsky.social
You can get the boards on my Ko-Fi, eBay or at 1up. They will also be available at retroupgrades soon.
#SuperFamicom #SNES
youtu.be/qigm2QdvjLU
Thanks to Starlightk7's OpenSFC project, you can now resurrect dead SNES/SFC controllers and make them look better than ever.
I put together an install guide here, and you can purchase these PCBs from 1uprestorations.com and build them yourself!
youtu.be/qigm2QdvjLU
Here’s another gem that I found in a SCD model 1 yesterday. Gotta love it!
The #OpenSFC controllers are available now for early access for Ko-Fi members in 4 colors
Stock heading to @1uprestorations.bsky.social and Retro Upgrades for full launch. ETA ~2 weeks
Green controllers coming post launch (ran out of funds 🫠)
ko-fi.com/starlightk7/...
#SuperFamicom #SNES
Thanks to @1uprestorations.bsky.social for repairing my Roland MT-32! X68000 midi goodness is now back at full force 🎹 #x68000 #roland #mt32 #midi #solfeace
GameCube DOL-101 and DOL-001 I/O replacement panels for @pixelfx.co RetroGEM HDMI installs are now available both in our shop, and as a FREE STL.
Shop: blueshell3d.com/products/gc-...
STL: www.printables.com/model/1244072
Reposts would be greatly appreciated! 🙏 1/2
Oh man that’s perfect lol
It took a few hours since I had to test continuity on a bunch of traces, solder them back together, then add epoxy on the opposite side to give the board some structural stability again. Not fun but very satisfying to see it live again
Yeah I was hellbent on getting this working again. By some miracle, the tube was not destroyed even though the neck board was obliterated by shipping.
Never give up.
Amazing work - so glad that you found the final issues and a modern part to replace the dead transformer! Which part did you end up using?
The perfect day for that GBA!
Budget friendly Green HASL #OpenSFC sets are now available at @1uprestorations.bsky.social for our friends in the US/Canada.
These sets are half price of the existing ENIG options at only $25 for a full set of boards.
#SuperFamicom #SNES
1uprestorations.com/collections/...
Yeah it was pretty horrifying! I guess it was there from “shielding”??
Special thanks to @zallard1.bsky.social for letting me know about this glorious console on ebay! I wish I had filmed it for a video, but at least it lives again!
And by some miracle, this thing is alive and fully restored! I can't believe that nothing was permanently damaged by that nightmare mod. 4/
I soldered in a new multiout, checked the console for shorts, and then gave it a try... 3/
It took some time, but I used IPA to remove the hot glue and then carefully desoldered each wire. I was surprised to see the board was in decent shape underneath the Cthulu VGA connector and all of the aluminum foil that covered each wire 2/
Behold, the most terrifying N64 RGB mod I have ever seen in my life! I grabbed this N64 on eBay for $10 and the seller claimed that he did this RGB mod in the early 2000s. And apparently it worked!
Let's see if we can fix it: 1/
Yeah, it’s really puzzling. I don’t know what the justification was, but I definitely remember going into those shops and seeing plenty of pre-modded Saturn’s, all with a switch on the front just like that lol
When I got mine done, I insisted that the switch was installed in the back. I was probably 16 or so but I thought it looked terrible in the front even then lol
It might sound crazy, but this was actually the norm way back in the late 90s. I used to go to Chinatown in NYC for Saturn imports, and all of those shops had “techs” that would install these region switches, usually installed in the front
First progress report of the new year is live. 😄
Updates on the progress of the #OpenSFC GPM edition, as well as how one should expect it to compare to the currently released SHVC board.
Check the latest details on Ko-Fi 😄
ko-fi.com/Post/Progres...
#SuperFamicom #SNES
Very exciting. If there’s anything else I can do to help, let me know!
And a special thanks to @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social, @zaxour.bsky.social for his SMTendo project, @redherring32.com for the Opentendo and Low_budget for the NESessity.
The history of the NES is still being written and I’m looking forward to more exciting things in the future!
Despite lots of challenges, 2025 was a good year for me and I want to thank everyone that watched my videos or sent in consoles for repairs/mods.
My proudest moment of 2025 was the @liretro.bsky.social NES 40th anniversary, which you can see here:
youtu.be/jIoNEo4yYp0?...
Enjoying the Chrono Trigger soundtrack on my Sharp X68000 while I repair and mod consoles today.
The Roland SC-55 really makes this legendary music shine!
Thanks Jeff! Wishing you and your family well for the holidays!
I had one with the exact same fault and eventually I found a cut trace near that regulator that solved all my problems. But you can also work around it using an external 9v to 5v regulator and an LCDDRV
One final repair before I rest for the holidays - a PC Engine LT! This one came back to life after a recap but the backlight on its display was barely working.
I replaced the original screen with an LCDDRV, and now it’s looking better than ever!
