Restoring Sega dreamcast controller for my restored Dreamcast - Retro Console Restoration
Restoration of badly a yellowed Sega dreamcast controller and VMU for the extremely yellowed Dreamcast console I restored earlier. Like the console this unit also has only cosmetic defects. There are some glue reside from stickers and the yellowing is pretty bad.
Unlike many other consoles, the Dreamcast plugs memorycards to the controller. They have many other uses also. These same ports can also be used to attach a rumble pack and probably some other accessories as well.
I took the controller and VMU (memory card) apart and there was some dust etc. inside but otherwise it looked fine. However I had an issue of some of the yellowed parts containing metal pieces that would be ruined if I sunk them in hydrogen peroxide. I found that the de-yellowing process also works in only sunlight, but it is painfully slow. In addition I don't have many hours of sun outside in december. So I decided to try my UV-light system only on the parts. Why I didn't put all the parts in. Even though the parts are white the reflect a lot less UV-light than the foil around the box. if these other parts absorb the light the amount of UV-absorbed by the parts with metal pieces per hours decreases and it would take me longer to do this. And even now it took me almost a week.
The parts that could be sunken in hydrogen peroxide were sunken an it took me a day to get rid of the yellowing, which was worst on these parts. Who know how long it would have taken me if I did it without hydrogen peroxide. Before de-yellowing I washed the parts in soapy water and cleaned the glue residues with lighter fluid as many comments have suggested.
All the electronic components were cleaned with isopropyl alcohol. Mine is over 99%. It has almost no waster so it wont corrode the boards. Alcohols are also good at dissolving both water and oil soluble substances. After everything was nice and looking new I let it dry (after washing the h202 off) and put it back together.
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The Dreamcast was so ahead of its time. Sometimes I wish we could rewite history to a time where it didn't flop.
Well, the PS2 was a much more powerful machine that also happened to be a cheap DVD player.
If I had the option, I would do that. And also, prevent my younger self from trading in all the old games I had.
If it just came with a 2nd joystick, Sega could've probably stayed in the console wars a bit longer.
It didn't flopped, the only reason why it's not as popular as the PS2, GCN or Xbox is because it was discontinued very early into it's lifespan (1999-2001).
Ofc, the p2 was more powerful than the DC : as every newer hardware by 2 years later, it was, at least, what Sony must have done.
if the controller looked cleaner, I'd think it would've been a gold edition controller
Same with the console.
I was thinking the same thing, "That does not look bad in gold"
I legitimately thought it was a limited edition Gold controller. That colour scheme was quite popular in the '90s. :) :) :)
Lol same!!
That's a very gross gold
Hey that's a pretty neato color, never seen em like that before- "It's supposed to be white" Oh god oh no
AceTheDragon3 I thought the exact same thing
My pee was that color once
My thoughts exactly haha
Bustin big nuts on the controller
@@marjaeharris8061 I suppose it those nuts are being busted out your asshole
Never thought of using an ice cube tray to hold screws/small parts! Nice restore!
Thanks. I actually saw someone else do it first
@@OddTinkering There is a lot of screws i don't know how you remember each one of them
@@solohunter5777 well he IS filming the whole process. He could look back to see what went where. I do it to when I repair something. (not for youtube but for me.)
MisterCasket Do you have fun repairing things? Because i feel like it's so much fun!
@@solohunter5777 not really, always the anxiety that I might screw up something haha! Only do it when it's necessary.
The Dreamcast controller has to be one the best built controllers of all time. The way the triggers and analog stick connect to the PCB, the simple amount of screws, and the fact you can take it apart without any brute force is simply amazing. Love the videos btw, been watching you since the beginning 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
This dude would be a good dad, imagine the things he can teach his children!
the children would be so happy with all the videogames he restore
Exactly
Havint kids is a waste of your life.
@@f0r3va16 no one asked
@@787BullyBeatDown go play some more fortnite dumbass
am i the only one fascinated by how many parts it takes to get one of these things to work
That’s a computer for ya
14:56 *abandoned in the attic 2019* 15:03 *Christmas 1999!*
i just hate it when people leave legendary consoles in their attic.
Tessa Fultz well, maybe there’s no room or maybe the owner no longer had interest on playing that shitty console.
@@MapleTree0 the original Xbox is cool but the 360 is a flop
@@MapleTree0 and look at how many different games and accessories for the Wii there are
My cousin left their ps2 in a bin upstairs
That's one thing that I liked more about the VMU compared to other stuff was the fact that it would show stuff on the screen like say you were playing Resident Evil (i.e. 2, 3 or Code Veronica), it would show your health and thus wouldn't have to make you literally go into the inventory screen every so often to check the health of say Leon or Claire or Jill.
Too bad a lot of games just opted to show the logo and nothing more on VMU.
I miss my Dreamcast. Spent all my Christmas money on it and Sonic Adventure. Good times.
I spent my childhood on Sonic Adventures, Sonic Adventures 2, and Sonic Shuffle. But I played my DreamCast again in my 20s cuz I missed out on Phantady Star Online and Skies of Arcadia....man...there are hidden gems in the DreamCast
I sold my Dreamcast and all the games for it back in 2007...at the time I was moving and had to get down to the bare essentials. I am still kind of nostalgic for it, but the only game that I had for it that I can't still play today is Hydro Thunder. EVERYTHING else I had for it was eventually re-released on the Gamecube (which I still have).
@@ZyxieRumor you can play phantasy star online for PC in ultima server
My dreamcast still works my only issue is that almost all of my games don't work I can only play 102 dalmatians, but Sonic Shuffle, Sonic Adventure and Rayman are useless now T.T
Man that sonic game was incredible
The controller alone seems like a console on its own! Man, do I miss those days
You have new table. Great job.
Thanks. I've had it for a couple of these electronics restorations. I can't do those in the shop because of all the dust and especially metal dust which can ruin the electronics
But... is...uh...
@@lortitachusuchiha1179 uh what?...
@@lortitachusuchiha1179 tell me
@@lortitachusuchiha1179 TELL ME
When I saw the thumbnail, I thought its a golden one, even though I cant remember SEGA had ever produced golden controllers..
The plastic has aged.
Yeah it kinda looks cool actually...
Quickly. Stop that asmr channel that's been stealing your videos
Linkachu Gamin what asmr channel?
Best Relaxing ASMR
They take full videos from Odd Tinkerings completely unedited.
They do have the original videos in the description, but I don't believe they've had any permission to upload them
Shut up Lameachu.
I love when you do the peroxide in UV light!
Previous owner: Smears shit and blows cigarette smoke directly on the controller; sweating all over it so much that it could fix a drought in a small country Odd Tinkering: *It's my time to shine*
Me: that’s a nice looking colour Him: it’s supposed to be white Me: that’s nasty
Lol
More like racist
@@TheGamingDuck3 no that not racism
@TheDoge 777 Do u first know what is racism dude
@TheDoge 777 I'm not thinking im more superior because I'm yellow or something other
I kinda wish the VMU board was like super messed up and you could make “Restoring a VMU for my restored controller for my restored Dreamcast” and go three layers deep
Inception. Now that would be a winner!
@Patrick&Erick Patrick&Erick okay
"I have a limited edition, very rare Dreamcast for sale!" Which edition? =D The Sakura Wars? Or no. Hello Kitty? Or maybe......... No! The Christmas Seaman edition?! "Nope! I have the mint condition Nicotine Yellow-Brown Edition! =D "
Hello Odd Tinkering, I love your channel, you're one of the best restoration channels I've ever seen in KZhead! Please do a "hard to restore" video, I enjoy to see. Cheers!
Those things he restores are artificially added on.
@@Mr_Snek have you ever seen smudges so perfectly placed? Yellowing so perfectly even across the entire controller?
@mestre da diversão Yes yellowing exist. That's not what I'm saying. But yellowing doesnt happen in such a consistent tone. The smudges are perfect circles
@@kevinvu5432 You can't yellow plastic on purpose, idiot. That thing's had it's time. And the smudges are glue residue. That's why they're so perfect.
@@kevinvu5432 the smudges of glue are from very old stickers and you can't intentionally yellow plastic(who tf can do that? No one in the world can do that) Its not even either. Who didn't try to put decorative stickers on their controllers when we were kids? Yellowing cant just be "Yellow on this side and this side perfectly white" Even so, in his ps1 controller episode, the wire that came with the controller was wrapped around the middle part so the middle part didn't get much yellowing. These restorations show how the products aged during time and this man just brings it back to its best looks
Plastic: *is aging and discolouring* Everyone: iS tHaT a gOlD eDiTiOn????\?\??\\
The dream cast was so underrated
Ngl if I'm having a bad time with depression and epilepsy, I put these on and find myself instantly relaxed, there is something so satisfying about these videos! Thank you for keeping me sane!
Having owned a Dreamcast back in the day, I can say that you cleaned it up so well it looks brand new out of the box. Good job!
my dog chewed the cable for my dreamcast controller. it still works, nearly 2 decades later. man i feel old.
Because you are
Why you losing your hair right now?
@@frost3193 my hair is still there, but it certainly is turning white. and i'm only 32 :(.
Taterz awww when did your dog bite it ?
@@redshadow4146 he bit it around a few months after we got the dreamcast. had to give him away since the housing at that place didn't allow more than 2 pets, so i am sure he's no longer with us now. he was a good boii though.
This makes me wanna go clean my consoles and controllers XD Amazing vid though, I love watching these types of things
Just beautiful! I feel so peaceful seeing this restore 😊
How satisfying to see you restoring all these tiny and fragile components, sounds therapeutic. :)
The second I saw the bottle “lighter fluid” I got really worried really fast
Lighter fluid actually works great at breaking up gummy/sticky residue, like stickers. I first found that out while working at a bowling alley oddly enough. Lane mechanics will use whatever trick they can to make their life easier since the work never ever stops.
Same lmao
66th like
I thought he was gonna go full HowToBasic mode on it.
Glad to see the Dreamcast receiving some love. A legendary masterpiece.
I thought the UV light without the peroxide would yellow it more. Learned something new. Thank you. Awesome channel you have.
What an absolutely brilliant restoration - looks brand new. I like your set up with the uv lights for restoring the plastic. I've watched channels were they've relied on the sun and none have matched the quality of your results. Well done. Looking forward to the resurrection of more consoles abandoned by time.
Dreamcast will always have special place in my heart very first console I played in 1999 which 20 years later I've been gaming
Best channel of restoring things ever keep up with the good work bc they say hardwork pays
For parts with metal that you weren't able to submerge, I've been able to use developer creme for bleaching hair, painters tape over the parts to protect, and wrapped in cling wrap in the UV box and it works really well. The creme is also pretty cheap at beauty supply shops. Once it's out of the box, I just clean it with soapy water and let it dry. Hope that's helpful for future projects!
I never get tired of seeing the peroxide and UV light set up whiten the yellow plastic! SCIENCE! This controller looks brand new!
Maybe it's mentioned later in the comments, but you should probably check out cream peroxide developer, used in hairdressing. It's a peroxide cream/gel that will stay where you put it, so you could paint it on the plastic parts, keep it off the metal, and still use UV to accelerate whitening. 50V = 25% peroxide; 40V = 20% peroxide; etc.
This channel is so enabling. I want to take apart all my consoles and controllers and make them shiny now 😂
Its nice seeing that not all dreamcasts are white and minty. It shows that they did revieve some love after all
Another perfect restoration... Good job 👍
IMO the Dreamcast was one of the most innovative consoles for their time, and I also feel that has been the only one, even on our current date and age that got right the idea of keeping players engaged by using the VMU system, not even nowadays with all the connectivity and hardware we have companies haven't try to achieve something similar, and is quite sad PD: does this video confirm the restaurator is actually and anime girl? (Just kidding hahahaha)
This came out even better than the Dreamcast itself!
Why did we sell our Dreamcast?!?! It's such a beautiful console, the simple design, great Controller. I hope SEGA returns some day to making consoles and blows away the Competition including Nintendo.
It's a pleasure to watch your restorations. :)
I always forget how huge the dreamcast controller was.
I thought "hmm, that's some fancy tray for parts" and than I noticed that it's an ice cube tray mold :D Very clever
i love your channel and your work, keep it up bro!
Tfw Dreamcast had a more fancy controller build than it's competition
Seeing this brings back memories when I first bought my Sega Dreamcast new I feel so old and that wasn't the console I grew up on I got an Atari and then the Nintendo, most of the time they got yellow from smokers.
Ngl, that controller looks pretty nice being yellowed like that, i looks almost gold and that's a rare colour to get
It looks disgusting
@@mottoloveurlala it can look different to anyone, but i think you look deaf to opinions
@@eclinvo4910 Yes you are different and special, that's why a mini bus had to pick you up from school
Sintetic confirms that you are a child lmao.
@@judexavier1929 shut up testicle juice
This is so ASMR, hearing "clicks" and soft sounds it relaxes me so much!! And the combination with restoring something so quietly it's perfect!!!
I knew this was coming. Was disappointed when you didn't clean it along with the console but then I remembered: good things come to those that wait 😁 And they're better in small doses 😀 Stay blessed dude 🙏
The VMUs were so cool! That concept could've really gone somewhere if they hadn't killed the console.
I bought my Dreamcast kinda sorta new from the Electronic Boutique. I think someone got it and returned it immediately because even though it was technically second hand, it still had the box and documentation and that new radio smell to it. I got it in order to play Phantasy Star Online.
This was another great video. I like watching your stuff.
Sega was always the coolest. The concept of a mini "gameboy" as a memory card... Still blows my mind to this day.
Who else was expecting a "subscribe" sticker in the controller
What would have been good is if it appeared on the VMU screen
No one else like this comment, it’s at 69 now!
Dubstep 298 ah, the sex number! *takes a puff of a cigar*
Dubstep 298 ahh omg so cool. Except not really it’s just childish tbh
@@Thicbladi chill?
Love your work buddy! Hope we get to see a ps3 console restoration at some time in the future
Mark Nicholl i’d love that!
But what type Normal, Slim or Super Slim i think thats all the versions sorry if its wron
Good to know about the UV bath without peroxide! Great video!
This is the best unintentional asmr I’ve ever heard might be even better than regular asmr😂
Who else makes this their own asmr or videos to watch to sleep? ✋🏼
Nobody.
only you
i got a guy who buys my pics and the help him sleep (thats his excuse anyway lol)
you stare at a screen to help you sleep?
Probably yow mama
I realized yesterday that my Dreamcast stuff is starting to yellow. It's not nearly that bad yet, but it's probably the first thing I can think of that I've noticed yellowing while I've owned it.
The yellowing is caused by exposure to UV light. The fix involves peroxide and either heat (160F or so) or more UV light.
When i watched your videos i watched 2 or 3 times It's so satisfying
Thanks for the video, I’m just modeling a controller with a board, and was looking for references
Respect man! The dreamcast looks amazing! IF you played sonic adventure HMM! It be interesting if SEGA made a console. 0_0 All in all good stuff!
I love my dreamcast. I cleaned mine last year and de yellowed it. Such un underrated console.
great work! love to watching all the restoring stuff :)
Excellent, excellent stuff. It's one thing (and I do love it) restoring old antiques or rusty tools from the 1920s, but I love this kind of thing. Fixing up culture's ephemera and "trash" to work and look as new. Marvellous stuff. Thank you.
Odd Tinkering and My Mechanics are my two favorite restoration channels on KZhead and my favorite car detailing channels are M.A.D Detailing and The Detail Geek.
9:19 me stumbling into the bathroom in the middle of the night after drinking too much water before bed.
For the longest time I thought the yellowing was caused by these devices being in smoking households. Because my friends who lived in smoking households always had their systems yellow like this while mine never did. But then a friend who I know had never had anyone smoke in his house had his SNES yellow, and then I had a cat water fountain yellow (and I've NEVER allowed any smoking in my place). Then I saw the 8-bit guy's video about it, and it turns out it's ACTUALLY caused by UV light, which explains why my stuff never yellowed. I always kept my stuff in a room with heavy curtains so it stayed dark. But my cat water fountain was kept in the living room, and the side that yellowed was on the side that faced the window.
Glorious looking!
Awesome video! Great job restoring it. Subscribed!!
This is the most interesting ASMR channel out there.
Is that the controller that went with the yellow as f*** console? P.S, thank you guys *SO* much for over 150 likes!
Sega can try again, only with their own portable console similar to the Game Gear (only without the battery vampire function because of new technology).
Law Da Realist they did. It was a final production run that was a rare gold dreamcast. Look it up
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Yes, the one that he rubbed peanut butter on and left out in the sun for a week.
@@R0n1n760 HaHa! Probably!
That is a very clean circuit board.
That's because the controller is brand new and he fake weathered it. This guy's a fraud.
Thank you for this. Was invaluable in restoring one I had given to me
Now I'm just waiting for a certain asmr channel to steal this video
and get away with it, like all of their previous videos
Man. When he pulled out the lighter fluid, I was like, "Is he going to set it on fire?" 😂😂😂
Not a technical person but I love watching your restoration videos. I wish I have your kind of knowledge as I have many gadgets turned yellow on me and it sucks.
I can watch you and TheRelaxingEnd all day!!
Heating the hydroperoxide apparently helps speed up the process as well, on molecular level i would assume. only to a semi warm state though, you wouldnt want to warp any of the plastic.
don’t leave your dreamcast outside kids
It survived a house fire.
Love ur vidoes dude, keep up restoring the old game consoles
Alright, alright.. I keep coming back to these videos, so the LEAST I can do is subscribe. Thanks for all the entertaining content!
A part of me wonders if you make these items worse before fixing them cuz I can’t imagine how they get so bad...
Yellowing happens if you leave this stuff out in the sun. I have seen an NES on eBay like that.
@@thecuriousgamer756 No doubt you're correct. I just can't imagine people treating their personal belonging so poorly that they get to this condition.
kevin3003 From what I read online, it has nothing to do with bad treatment. “It turns out in most cases its caused by bromine, used as flame retardant in the ABS plastic. Over time it forms a stable complex with atmospheric oxygen on the surface of the plastic. Different batches of plastic for the same device can have different bromine levels, hence the yellowing is often uneven across parts of even the same unit. The process is accelerated by UV light or heat - hence even the non-UV-exposed inside of consoles can yellow (or even items in unopened packages).” www.neogaf.com/threads/yellowing-old-consoles-the-solution.899984/
Mother_Serpent hmmm that’s good to know. I appreciate you replying.
Yeah im pretty sure thats what hes doing. Dabs it with a dirty sponge etc
Its just me or this whrite background really steal the feel of the videos.
Beni, I totally agree, I like the real feel of it. and I used to enjoy going to sleep to these, but now the white background is so bright that I can’t do it anymore
I guess that white background it's just for consoles restorations. Maybe 'cause it's eletronics.
Beautiful work
I've just bought a Dreamcast, I never owned one before, I'm pretty blown away by it.
ot: *flips* me: *instant panic as the pieces fall out everywhere*
"Lighter fluid" me: "yo hol u-"
Ikr? I use Goo Gone.
I find so cool that there's a mini controller inside the controller... dreamcast really was ahead of its time
these videos are unintentional asmr i love it
I love how you manage to restore all this cool gear. But i was wondering, do you do this as a profession or a hobby?
It probably was a hobby before the KZhead channel took off.
The Relaxing End!
Well done. Very impressive.
Impressive restoration work😁
This was actually Sega's last console.
Actually no. That would be the SEGA Mega Drive / Genesis Mini.
thanks captain obvious I wouldn’t that.
Who would've guessed.l
I really do hope that is “Glue Residue” and not something else 💦
Who the hell do the "something else" on the freakin controller lmao
You’d be surprised...
Yeah, somebody got thirsty playing DoA2.
Nice job mate! As always 😊
The UV part just blow my mind!