Welcome to the new Retro Repair Bear Blog. Have a good look around. Let me know what you think. See you in the comments!
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A 32 bit CD based consolised Amiga based games system. These are quite sought after now, and a lovely thing it is too. A great example here in really well looked after condition, in for
These two Atari VCS 2600’s came in together for repairing and servicing. Both in largely unknown condition having spent some years in storage but one was reported to have smoked the last time it was
I love the look of the Master System mk 1. It reminds me of the WOPR from a film that had a big influence on me at the time, WarGames. The WOPR is the blinky
It is, isn’t it. These were only ever produced in really small numbers, so you can imagine the astronomical prices for them now. It is in to the £thousands. The PC Engine LT is, in
Something fancy today! Fun fact: This is the console they’re searching for in the top 90s movie Enemy of the State, with Will Smith. Lots of pictures, bear with. This one has been languishing in
That’s a lot isn’t it! The Lynx is a really underrated system. With some modern, quality of life mods it is really playable. I really like it. Perhaps even prefer it to the Game Gear.
A continuation of the Game Gear that was recapped last week. It’s not ideal doing this in two stages but it’s often the case with these. You can never really tell what state the original
Game Gears will always need a recap unless they have already been done. They are one of the consoles that absolutely need it. They suffer from leakage, which causes corrosion. Left unchecked it can cause
This 3DO came in reported as just having stopped working. It was a recent purchase which worked initially and then stopped while being used. We’re having a really unpleasant heatwave at the moment so keeping
