I Fixed This Sad SNES - ASMR Repair & Restoration

In this restoration video, we tackle Nintendo's legendary Super Nintendo (SNES)! It was introduced to North America in 1991 as the 16-bit successor to the wildly popular 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The SuperNES (aka Super Famicom) sold 49.1 million units over its lifetime and helped to define the home video game culture of the 1990s.

I found this neglected example in my local classifieds, and want to restore it to its original glory!

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GIVEAWAY DETAILS:

If my channel hits 5,000 subscribers in 2025, I will select one person at random to win a special retro game console: an unrestored SNES, so that you can have your own restoration adventure! What you can win:
• 1x Unrestored, unopened by me, SNES console (featured at the end of this video)
• 1x Third-party power supply (inexpensive universal unit)
• 1x Third-party AV cable
• 1x Nintendo controller & 1x Third-party controller

How to enter: Subscribe to my channel and leave a comment. That's it!

Terms & Important Info:
• Please make sure you have contact info in your YouTube profile OR follow iiiDIY on BlueSky / Mastodon and get in touch with me there if your name is announced.
• If I cannot get in touch with the original within 3 days, I will select another winner.
• As of May 2025 these items work, but no warranty or guarantees is provided that they will work on arrival, or for any amount of time afterward. This is a DIY project :)
• I will ship the SNES for free within North America. If you are outside N.A., I will cover 50% of the shipping, up to $75
• If the SNES has to cross any border, the brokerage and duties will be the responsibility of the winner
• This giveaway is only valid where allowed by law
• The prize cannot be substituted for cash or any other goods

CREDITS:
Thank you to PCBWay for sponsoring this video. You can check them out at https://www.pcbway.com/

Nintendo Training video courtesy of Rasterscan's capture:    / @rcornetta  

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 SNES Intro
00:59 Restoration Begins
02:24 Retro Instructional Video
03:48 Main board Recap
05:17 Power Supply Repair
06:44 Case Restoration
07:30 Sponsor
08:00 Shell Restoration Continued
10:44 Controller Cleaning & Repair
13:15 Reassembling
16:17 The Super Nintendo Restored
17:56 Channel Surfing


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