Customer Orders

In between a few more extensive service requests came this one to simply refurbish but leave stock a GPM-02 SNES. Customer confirmed the machine was fully operational which I vetted with my SNES burn-in test cart, but its a good thing they sent this in when they did as several of the SMD caps were […]

Had a customer reach out wanting a completely decked out GameCube and asked about GCloader and BlueRetro services (which I dont have listed). Since the GameCube was going to be completely apart for all other work, I dont charge for swapping out boards or simple installs like plug and play ODE’s, etc so was happy

Had a customer reach out inquiring if they could have 2 Atari Lynx (both model 1) upgraded with a BennVenn screen and recapped and power circuit refresh done I charge double for Lynx 1 as its not plug and play like the model 2 (which still requires careful assembly and 1 wire for scanlines) and

Had another Atari Jaguar sent in for a Zaxour 64BP video/audio bypass! Been seeing quite a bit of Jaguar action in 2026 which is rad, underappreciated system I say! These days I have no idea if the customer bought the extra flex or not but my fingers are always crossed they do now that I’ve

It had been some time since I’d seen a PCEngine CDROM attachment come into the shop, but these are a nightmare to work on. Lots of caps, several requiring specific heights and often VERY leaky. This unit in particular was sent in because IMMEDIATELY on power up the drive spindle was spinning at maximum speed,

Rounding out order 9912 was a Nintendo 64 sent in for a straightforward refurbishment! This one had an unexpected surprise with the shell… Got it completely disassembled and shell soaked/washed and set out to dry overnight. Then proceeded to tear down the mainboard and internals and remove the cart slot to get easy access to

First up in another double console order is a Sega 32X! Came in for a recap service, cleaning and Zaxour buzzkill mod. Found the coil whine quite low on this compared to others I have worked but but still a change in perceivable sound and the buzzkill also offers an improved modern switching power circuit.

Console 2 of 2 for this order was an original PlayStation, model SCPH 5501. Surprisingly, the entire shell was in very nice shape and no visible yellowing like you see so many with these days! Except for the rear port flap but I had to run a PC Engine through the retro bright box so

Had a customer send in a few consoles, the first of which was an Indigo GameCube for a bunch of nice upgrades! Got the system fully disassembled so the shell could soak while I worked on prepping the internals. Since the GC is quite modular, I always start in the order the boards/components will be

It’s been a little while since I had a NeoGeo AES come into the shop but its always a pleasant surprise! Not always the most fun to work on but always an honor. The issue with these typically is the plated vias and traces are quite fragile compared to a lot of other boards so

The previous Jaguar customer had also sent along their NeoGeo CD Toploader console for a Full Recap Service and SD Loader ODE Install! I’ve also done a TON of these SDLoader installs (mostly in toploaders) and honestly if you are serious about acquiring a NGCD and using it, I would consider this mod almost mandatory.

First console up in a dual order was an Atari Jaguar! Been seeing quite a few of these lately almost all for the Zaxour suite of mods (check out his 64BP, JaguWATT and Hairball!) This one was in for just the 64BP and a Full Recap Service. Since a deep cleaning was not ordered I