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This order was for the installation of a RetroGEM and a USB power mod into an N64, the installation of a USB power mod into a fat PS2, the replacement of thumbsticks into two PS2 controllers and one Xbox one controller, and the recap of a Game Cube Game Boy adapter. The N64 was a […]

This posts describes the refurbishment and modding of a japanese white Sega Saturn. The console was cleaned and retrobrigthed, recapped, the BIOS was replaced for a region-free BIOS, and the SRAM was replaced with an FRAM. Some photos of the console before work started. First disassembly and recap of the motherboard Next the shell was

The order was for the installation of a PS1 modchip and a Dual Frequency Oscillator. The modchip installed was a Mayumi V4 made by Topvint. The console was in relatively good condition but had a crack near the left controller port. This was mentioned by the customer before sending the console. The motherboard revision was

This order was for the TLC refurbishment of an Xbox 360 special edition Resident Evil, red. The customer sent the console without a faceplate. The console was un-opened with the security seal untouched. Externally the plastic was in good condition with no obvious scuffs or scratches. Once opened up the console showed signs of dirt

This order was for the TLC of a Star Wars special edition Xbox 360. The console was overall in good condition. The customer removed the top and bottom grills as well as the WiFi card before shipping. The console was disassembled completely, the various parts cleaned and the shell washed carefully with water and soap.

This order was for the TLC of PS2, PAL 30003 model. The console was quite dirty overall, with what’s likely pet hair mixed with dust. The DVD player worked but struggle with scratched discs, particularly PS2 games. The first step was to disassemble the console, which has never been opened before. The warranty sticker was

This order was for the recap and installation of a triple bypass in a japanese Mega Drive (model 1). The console came in good condition and working well. The first step was to recap the console and test that all still continues to work well. Second step was to remove the old DIN connector and

This order was for a TLC of an original Xbox. The console was fairly dirty and had been opened before, probably to remove the clock capacitor, which was absent on the motherboard. Apart from that, it had no rubber feet, the CPU capacitors were bulging, and the shield was rusty in places. The console did

This order was for: Xbox This order was for the installation of a Stellar Plus modchip as well an XboxHD+. The console had already been modded and included an 256GB SSD and an Startech IDE2SATA adapter. No modchip was present so this was probably a softmod or a TSOP flash. The console was in OK

This order was for the installation of a Modbo 5.0 modchip in a fat PS2, as well as a Pic Fix. The customer also asked for the installation of a new laser, which was also shipped with the console. The installation of the modchip went well. Tests confirmed that the console can boot both PAL