Finally, I have an old game console. It's a GameGear handheld from SEGA. But to be precise, I've had that console for more than a year. I got it from a collector colleague who tried to racap it and ended up destroying it. I had no cartridge to test it for a long time, but I eventually got one and was ready to start the repair.
I really struggled to repair it because there were a lot of damaged parts caused by the new capacitors being soldered incorrectly. Even after fixing these, I was unable to get it working.
Then a colleague from work helped me. Now it works! It can only run on batteries as the power supply circuit is damaged. I am going to replace it later as I need to order a special chip for it.
Yes, the console has some issues. For example, the sound control wheel makes a lot of white noise when set, the display is not in the best condition and has more than a few dead pixels, and the cartridge must be positioned very carefully to make contact. However, the most important thing is that the console is mine and it works.
The cartridge I received for testing is a Japanese platform game called Psychic World. Although it has been translated into English, I still have no idea what is going on. However, the console does nothing without a cartridge, so I'm really happy that I have at least this one.
So it would probably be mainly a really nice addition to my collection that I would show to my friends rather than play on regularly. But I like it so much and I'm really happy to have it.
Jan "Jenkings" Škoda - blog
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