Ayy awesome to see someone making a video of my work, thanks a bunch! Regarding the BOM error; that has been fixed in my latest release I put out 9 days ago, so anyone building this in the future will get the correct part. As for the power/reset button connector, my latest release also has a JST footprint for that, which I will be making a new button board to plug into, and I will also be offering a PCB to attach a JST connector to motherboards that do not have the footprint.

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

First, thank you for making this project! I never would have gotten that original NES working without your board, and it felt good to build a video game console from the ground up with my own hands. Glad to hear that the BOM mistake has been fixed and the new PCB is a good solution for people who don’t have access to a parts board like I did. Thanks again for your work!

@redherring3253

3 жыл бұрын

@@LIRetroGaming Oh I should also add that I've been working on a replacement for the RF/video board, I believe I'm nearing finishing it after which it'll be on my GitHub. It's nothing fancy, it has a composite amp for the video, has a pot for expansion audio tuning, and allows the use of MicroUSB for power. It's designed to be no-cut, and I've also designed it so the MicroUSB port is on a small daughterboard so it can eventually be exchanged for daughterboards with other style USB ports if desired. (I.e USB C, USB B etc)

@Robertkopp84

3 жыл бұрын

@Redherring32 Are you planning to make a fully upgraded variant with rgb and controller reset or something like that?

@omfgbunder2008

3 жыл бұрын

@@redherring3253 a host A port should easily fit in the original ac jack, and is less likely to be ripped off the board from being plugged in a bunch of times forums.nesdev.com/download/file.php?id=19739&mode=view

@redherring3253

3 жыл бұрын

@@Robertkopp84 I do not plan to, no

You: Holds a circuit board by its pins. Me: "Do you... want an alcohol wipe?"

21:50 I grew up with a NES clone, a top loader one. About 10 years later I decided to buy a original NES (before prices skyrocketed). I had a problem with the seller, since he took about 2 weeks to send it. So when I got it, I inserted the cartridge, closed the lid, pressed power and nothing... First thought was that the SOB had send me a broken NES. A couple minutes later, I realized you had to lock the cartridge down after inserting it... Good thing none of my friends was around to laugh at me :-)

@Z64sports

3 жыл бұрын

@@SnakebitSTI RF in general isn't that bad on a CRT it's just the top loader itself has bad RF out. Also my front loader actually is starting to work better with the games not pressed down with some games

God It hurts knowing will never be able to explain to most how cool this really is

@iivarimokelainen

3 жыл бұрын

there are multiple whole communities of people who are doing this a preserving this stuff. why "most" need to know how cool this is? we each have our slice of knowledge and interests. you'll never know 99% of the cool stuff in the world, like all people.

We need more things like this for the sake of preservation. I love it! Thanks for sharing man.

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, the more options there are for preservation the better!

@MrBorderdown

Жыл бұрын

Not really. The NES mister core is accurate and more accessible.

That's cool that one of these exists for the NES. I've seen one for an Amiga before. Glad people are putting in effort to make things like this possible, because this turns preservation into just keeping a couple of chips rather than maintaining a whole board and all components attached.

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I have seen the new Amiga and Commodore boards and I'm happy that this is also possible with the NES. A big help for preservation and also a really fun project! There would have been no other way to fix that ruined NES

Journey to Silius music was some of the best of its kind and very nostalgic for me so thank you for the blast to the past.

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I really love that music. Glad you enjoyed the video!

I rarely comment but I just have to say thanks for pushing me into actually soldering. I've always been scared but looking at you doing it gave me courage. My point is I've never soldered in my life and I've been watching your videos for a long time. So me watching you do all this had me purchase the DCHDMI and looking at it had me shook. All the points were small. I went ahead despite being worried and I actually got it to work. Boy my excitement was out this universe. Now I think I will push for doing other tinkering. Just wanted to say thanks and cool that you are in NY

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate that and it means a lot to me. That’s a big part of why I do these videos, I want to encourage people to learn how to diagnose and repair consoles so that they can be preserved. And of course, modifying them with new functionality is also amazing and you should be proud that you got that DC digital installed!

@GUM2291

3 жыл бұрын

@@LIRetroGaming i really am excited about. Just out of work and I am going to play with it a bit. Great videos. You gained another fan here

@GUM2291

3 жыл бұрын

@@industrialvectors thank you so much for taking your time to reply. I will actually do that. Thank you for that tip

Wow! Really nice work! I look forward to seeing the rest of this build!

Great video and very cool open source project! It's so great to have projects like these to be able to rescue as many old consoles as possible.

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, and I’m really glad you enjoyed the video

You should look up the "Nintoaster" video. The guy who made it might have some things in it that might help. If nothing else, you will be entertained watching him build, in his words, "..... pointless crap!"

It's nice to see someone had good luck with that repro-board. It's really great that someone took the time to design it, and I hope someone also does the power/video unit, and who knows, possibly modify the design to have an RGB/HDMI mod right on the same board.

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

I'm currently working on completing that power/video board, and if I get that completed I will definitely make a follow up video and release the info

@shiku316

3 жыл бұрын

yeah i would have thought that stereo and maybe some quality of life hacks would be implemented.

Dude, this is awesome! I'm also on Long Island. Shocking how many good KZread channels are showing up on the Island. Subbed!

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I appreciate it!

The best restoration I have ever seen.

This is the kind of video that I find oddly satisfying.

Never heard of this till now, ordered one! Looks like a really fun project. BTW, you should put a soundtrack playlist in your description! Love the tunes

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah definitely, I will add the music to the list next time. For what it’s worth, it was music from Bucky O’Hare, Journey to Silius, Gimmick, and Castlevania 3

@Dakobah20

3 жыл бұрын

@@LIRetroGaming good i was actually trying too have google identify the sounds for me the first one is my jam

That's awesome! Great work, I didn't know there was an open source anything for the NES, very cool!

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

When I saw your thumbnail I thought it was a Nesessity board. I eventually plan on assembling a Nesessity board live so I came to check out your video. I didn't know there was another new NES board out there.

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I think these were released right around the same time. I definitely want to make a NESessity board in the future!

Beautiful Video! I agree with a new 2021 Case. Maybe something acrylic and LED lit as is the 2021 style! Excellent Job!

One thing I always do is instead of soldering the chips straight to a board, I solder sockets instead, that way you can replace parts if needed/wanted with ease and can easily fix mistakes.

@shadowbird42333

3 жыл бұрын

Internet hivemind, is there a downside to doing it this way? It sounds convenient for some projects.

@electronerd

3 жыл бұрын

@@shadowbird42333 costs non-zero dollars, mostly

@BrunodeSouzaLino

3 жыл бұрын

It's not worth it for Nintendo stuff, since most of the chips on the board are proprietary.

@ChengGaos

3 жыл бұрын

@@shadowbird42333 Doing that is a waste of time and in the long run you will regret it, because as any component you mount that way, as cartridges, memories, etc, you will need to clean contacs because it causes a lot of failures. Mounting sockets is just for projects you can arrange easily, you never use sockets in a closed electronic as a final work, the worts idea ever, everything must be soldered.

@meggs4breakfast70

3 жыл бұрын

@@ChengGaos Electronics technician chiming in here to second this. Only ever socket projects that are either unfinished prototypes or that you plan to go back to often. If the project is finished and you don't expect to have to go back to it, solder straight onto the board.

This is such a cool project! I'm loving that Journey To Silius music too, it's one of my favorite games!

@greecoboost

3 жыл бұрын

I was wondering what NES game those tunes were from. Thanks for the info!

@exxor9108

3 жыл бұрын

What level was this one played on?

@DJMicroNaught

3 жыл бұрын

@@exxor9108 I don't think all the music in this video is from Journey to Silius, but for sure the song played at 9:14 is the opening theme from the game.

@exxor9108

3 жыл бұрын

@@DJMicroNaught Ah, okay. I knew that was one track of the game, because of the Sunsoft PCM bass.

The Bucky O'Hare song!!!! this was my first game in nes!!!! Good Video!!!!

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

I love this game as well, and it has one of the best soundtracks in the NES library

Opentendo board + NESRGB + NES I/O 1.5 (no-cut) + Blinking Light Win + NullCIC + Transparent NES Shell = Ultimate new NES build

Excellent video. Subscription added! Btw, hope all is well in long island for you...Long Island is my grandmother's home!

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub and good to hear that you have a connection to Long Island! It's a great place with a wonderful retro gaming community

My luck, I’d have gotten to the end, plugged it in and it would have done absolutely nothing. Lol. Great job!

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It was a really good feeling to power it on and see that everything worked!

@TheTurnipKing

3 жыл бұрын

That's actually the normal expected outcome with a self build.

That's really cool! Might have to give this a shot someday. 😎 Excellent job!

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

I recommend it, it was a fun project!

11:44 When I used to design PCBs, I used to basically do the same thing. Put a Square pad on one end. usually on the negative side of a capacitor, or LED, but sometimes other components too.

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I always appreciate that - it’s very helpful

Wow this man has so much skill with the soldering iron, great job

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

Now this is exactly what we retro-gamers want for the fixation of classic gaming consoles. Thanks for your sharing! Good job!

great and I also thought about knowing something about it, I especially know how you created that slot can be played for the game, also play from other countries or name-a-task games or even what to do if it breaks

That’s awesome, it makes me want to learn soldering, and purchase a broken nes.

Wow that a fun video to watch, i wish my eyes were good (I cant imagine trying to solder some of those small parts). Glad ya got it workins. Im impressed. :-)

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! This was a lot of fun to work on and I’m glad you enjoyed the video

*Nentendo legal has entered the chat*

@spicydeath82

3 жыл бұрын

patents on old hardware are expired.

I was wondering what this was about. I saw it on Twitter good video thanks for clearing that up.

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Definitely a fun project if you have a busted nes that you want to restore

awesome video dude, I'm glad this way in the recommended video on one of the stonemoutain64 vids I happen to watch. def subbing and liking

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, I appreciate it and I’m glad that you enjoyed the video!

This is so cool. I bought a ton of stuff over the holidays to get into hobbyist electronics. This I think will be one of my first big projects and I get a handle on the basics. Thanks for the vid!

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it! Definitely a fun project

Great work man!

I'm so ordering this. I have 2 NES's that need overhauled. I will be ordering the recap kit for the audio board as well as I will be using the original as well. Thank you so much for this!

Nice clean work

Your video did my day dude, thank you.

Get yourself a Blinking Light Win kit, and get rid of the "zero insertion force" toaster-style connector. Converts it to just push the cartridges straight in.

@delimitnc

3 жыл бұрын

Know of anywhere it's in stock?

@raelik777

3 жыл бұрын

@@delimitnc HEH that's the tough part, I can't find any either :D :D

@johnjohnston265

3 жыл бұрын

when i ordered one it took months but they eventually sent me one from the main site. I think they just wait for a certain amount to make them.

@mrb692

3 жыл бұрын

I have a BLW and find it annoying to use, as the force to remove a cartridge is way too high. I need to use one hand to hold the nes and my fingertips to wiggle the cart back and forth till it comes out. My old replacement connector was such that you didn’t have to push the cart down, and it worked perfectly fine. Unless they redesign the connector tension, I’d rather replace the 72 pin whenever needed than deal with the BLW death grip every time I wanted to change games.

@raelik777

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrb692 Yeah, that's a pretty common issue with them. What I did with mine was took a basically irreparably damaged cart (Kirby's Adventure in my case. It was well-cleaned, but had had corrosion that ate through a couple of the contacts enough that they lost continuity) and did a bunch of insertion/removal cycles to loosen it up a bit, and also pushed the pins down slightly with a pick. It's still relatively tight, but it's totally manageable. Even when it was really tight, the best method I found was to wedge my fingers between the front corners of the cart and the walls of the slot, and apply pressure that way. Took a little wiggling, but I can remove it one-handed by the cart "tab" now that I've loosened it a bit.

after installing all of the components, you can spray the bottom of the circuit board with westley's bleech white and scrub it gently with a soft bristle brush to remove all of the flux to clean up the board. then rinse with hot water and let dry (or blow off with an air compressor).

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, that’s a great suggestion!

Awesome build!

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

It would have been interesting if you'd used the game Micro Mages for the testing, brand new NES game that came out in 2018.

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

I need to try that game, I heard it’s pretty awesome

@alfiegordon9013

3 жыл бұрын

@@LIRetroGaming it is amaaaaazing

Very awesome video. Make it RGB out and connect the AV Famicom/Snes/N64/GC video/ audio out.

Make a version HDMI output and extra Famicom sound channel !!!

@kemy6775

3 жыл бұрын

I thought he would’ve just gone straight for HDMI or RGB solution with the extra sound channels like you mentioned.

@slipangle3027

3 жыл бұрын

This new board comes with the Famicom sound channel enabled by default.

@Budch

3 жыл бұрын

I think RGB mode is already pretty good

@SilverSpoon_

3 жыл бұрын

that would be smart, or at this resolution, just adapt the video chip's output directly to RGB so you can plug it to any monitor, from a SCART TV to any decent monitor.

@Budch

3 жыл бұрын

@@SilverSpoon_ Nintendo produced machines that had PPU outputting the RGB

Oh man. This is absolutely incredible.

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

7:36 *resistance*, resistance is for resistors, impedance is really for opposition to ac (inductive / capacitive loads not purely resistive loads as a resistor). Thanks for the content, great channel.

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that clarification, as I have used the terms resistance and impedance interchangeably without knowing that there's a difference. I'm a scientist by training but not an engineer, so I'm always trying to learn and I want to use the correct terminology. Glad that you enjoyed the content!

Nice video. The posibilities are endless. Someone should make replica NESes using that design.

@jordanl5444

2 жыл бұрын

I like the idea, aside from them having to cannibalize original units for the proprietary components

video game fans never cease to amaze me

damn this project so cool, how did I never heard of this before

The power connecter you could use either a male to female usb3 connector or a 5 pin molex m/f

Brilliant video

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

Amazing project! Love it!

this looks fun af

the inverter referenced at @16:50 is how nintendo boosted audio levels

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Really good to know

Interesting stuff! If you can handle all that thru-hole soldering, you'd probably find EasyEDA pretty easy to use for that RF module.

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Cool, I’ll definitely have to check that out!

good job buddy. very cool. :)

Great video! Awesome to watch. So sad I only knew 2 og the 4 music tracks. (Bucky O'Hare & Castlevania III)

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

The other two are Journey to Silius and Gimmick

7404 is an inverter it turn any input to reverse polarity example input 1 is equal output 0

Now OpenSource PS5 please. Because availability of regular PS5 is rather bad.

@PopfulFrost

3 жыл бұрын

(Psst, that's called having a decent gaming PC. ... Granted, that's actually the MORE expensive option, so.)

@lowbudgetify

3 жыл бұрын

An open source PS5 board wouldn't do much good because even Sony can't get a decent supply of the APU chips, LOL

@ArtisChronicles

3 жыл бұрын

@@lowbudgetify hah stuck with a near useless board. That would be unfortunate.

@Jurgh909

3 жыл бұрын

Should be doable, if you source a destroyed by failed mod attempt PS5 first, and take the CPU, GPU, APU, basically all the proprietary stuff and microsolder it onto another blank board, along with some diodes and resistors, and VOILA, you can claim you made a NEW PS5 in 2021. Do you make your own new car if you source a used engine and used chassis and fit new seats, wheels, tires, steering wheel, shift knob, pedals and wipers and all the other stuff you can source generically?

@vgrepairs

3 жыл бұрын

Why? The ps5 is trash.

23:50 what is the part # for these. (where the controller plugs to the motherboard. 7 pin white connector)

Great video! I didn't even knew this existed. BTW, what is the music you used in the soldering montages?

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! The music was from Bucky O’Hare, Journey to Silius, Gimmick and Castlevania 3

Great video! Thanks

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

What do you use to de-flux all of the solder joints?

Great stuff!

we need more stuff like this. this we people who want to use original hardware can update their consoles forever.

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely! I hope more projects like this get developed

Very good work! But about the modded video board, did you consider cutting some traces away from the RCA connector that is inverted and put some external wires to the correct points?

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! Unfortunately there were too many problems with that custom board so I am working on making my own

pues tylor dice que con campos de energia pero para el software nesecitas las imagenes y teclar que es lo que le dirias a la ia

Great Channel Keep it Up!

This is just amazing!

This was really cool to see. It’s way beyond my skill level since I don’t know how to use a soldering iron, but these classic consoles should definitely have more life breathed into them. The 8, 16 and 32-bit console eras were the best times for video games as far as I’m concerned. Too bad the top shell has a big hole in it, but the system works. Great job! I’m surprised someone is making motherboards for old consoles like this, too. Can you add the HDMI mod to it like with the original boards?

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I’m glad that you enjoyed it! Yes the hdmi mod can be added to this, but they are no longer being sold. Hopefully a new version of that mod will be available soon!

That's really neat. I am kind of surprised that there is ram that works "slow" enough (if that is a concern). I think if I did this I might take the ram as well from the old system since it is there.

im nearly at end and only parts im missing is DA2/DA4 [ UPA64H x2 ] ; RA2 6.8k resistor network [ cant seem to find any part # for this to search for it ] and clock crystle... i was wondering can i salvage missing items from parts board to fill in missing parts ?

@LIRetroGaming

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, you can get these remaining parts from an nes parts board

Buckey O'hare has one of the best NES OST.

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Konami made some incredibly good tracks

A console gamer's answer to building your own PC

Instead of RGB an S-Video option would be cool. Would still probably require at least one surface mount Analog Devices component. Wouldn't be too hard to surface mount that.

Thats one big rectangle drill bit they mustve used

This.....very cool.... What I would like to see on this is the ability to add the Nintendo multi-out that they had on everything from the SNES thru Gamecube (and I think the toploading version of the Famicom). Also the ability to make this a top loader would be pretty sweet.

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Adding a multiout is definitely possible, especially in combination with the NESRGB. But the board isn’t really designed for top loading. However a blinking light win would address the issues that people have with the 72 pin connector

Might go ahead and do this project... any recommendations for brands of 40 pin and 16 pin sockets to use for the PPU, CPU and Lockout chip? There's dozens of options out there.

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

My suggestion would be to get machine pin versions of these sockets. They make the best contact with all the pins and they should last for a very long time

Dude you're a genius!! So cool to see a Nintendo revived from the neat combination of harvested chips and new parts!! 🙂

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it and I’m glad that I was able to get some part of that NES working again

Is it possible to assemble a top loader with the front loader parts? If so, an Opentendo for the top loader would be nice.

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

A Toploader version of the opentendo is actually being developed. I think it will be ready pretty soon!

There is a CPU present day version of the 6502, the W65c02 from current day as well as a PPU? It would have a slightly different clock requirement but, other then that it wouldn't be very different.

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

My understanding is that the NES CPU is a modified version of the 6502, so even an original 6502 is not pin compatible. The same thing is true of computers like the Commodore 64 - its CPU is also not pin compatible with the original 6502

First time watching your channel but have you thought about an HDMI mod. Some of them replace the existing power but I'm not sure on the AV side if you would still need the old part if you want AV out still.

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely, that’s something that I am considering

This was fn cool man.

I noticed there were a few spots that looked like they were for chips but there wasn’t anything in them. What is the purpose of those and would there be any benefit from populating them with the correct chips?

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

There are a few areas which are not populated and that is actually consistent with the original Nintendo front loader. I think that in an earlier revision of the design it was believed that extra components were needed but then the engineers realize they were not necessary and they were omitted

What is the yellow/orange tape placed over components periodically for?

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

It’s called kapton tape and it’s a high temperature resistant tape

Ahh, the music from Journey to Silius. :) Boy that was a hard game for young me.

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I really love that game

Great video. could you name the music you used when you started soldering please

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

It’s from the game Bucky O’Hare. The others are from Journey to Silius, Gimmick, and Castlevania 3

very interesting project

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so! This was a lot of fun to complete

I was going to subscribe anyway, but I had to do it immediately when the Gimmick tune started playing :3

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

I had to include that song - I love Gimmick!

@tetsujin_144

3 жыл бұрын

I wish I could get a legit copy for not a crazy amount of money. Great game and great use of expansion audio, too

First time to visit your channel but I don't really have time to search through your other videos regarding the nintendo style music you use. Is it something you created or is there somewhere I can download from or listen to?

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

In this particular video I’m using original NES tracks from Bucky O’Hare, Castlevania 3, Gimmick, and Journey to Silius. However in the other videos I use all sorts of synthwave music, particularly from groups like Fantomenk, Home, and others

@Dark_eVader

3 жыл бұрын

@@LIRetroGaming Thanks much!

Excellent build. I was working on salvaging an old nes saw this video. So is it just a board swap or does it have a little emulater?

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

No there is no emulation going on, it’s just a swap. So the original chips were installed from that old Nintendo which gives it complete compatibility with an original Nintendo

Great video! What was the music you used?

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

It was from Bucky O’Hare, Journey To Silius, Gimmick and Castlevania 3

I freaking love this! Some day there will be a new Sega 32X

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

That would be awesome, I certainly hope so!

I would love to buy a complete kit and try this myself

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

I recommend it, it’s definitely a fun project!

have you thought of using the blinking light win mod for the cartridge slot that is if you can find one

@LIRetroGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely, I might add that to this as well

This music kicks ass

Super cool 👍

I'm wondering if you can use an NESRGB mod and skip the RF modulator

@redherring3253

3 жыл бұрын

You absolutely can.