Customer description

This order was initially for a TLC with Retrobrighting for a Sega Saturn Toys’R’US from Japan, motherboard revision VA13. Later on, a recap and a BIOS replacement for a region-free BIOS was also done. The console was in good condition and worked well with japanese games. The yellowing was not very strong (below comparison with […]

This order was for a TLC and installation of a modchip on an PAL Aqua Blue PS2. The console had superficial scratches on the paint but otherwise was in good condition. All tests of PS1 and PS2 games worked well. First step was to disassemble the console to get to the motherboard. The warranty sticker

This order was for the installation of a Retro GEM in a white Dreamcast. The customer provided the kit, Basic Edition. The console came already with some modifications: a USB power supply, a GDEMU and a Noctua fan First task was to disassemble the console and modify the shields to accommodate the ribbon cables once

This order was for the recap of a SEGA Dreamcast, as well as the recap, FRAM install and TLC of a Victor SEGA Saturn SEGA Dreamcast The console came in a custom shell and with a GDEMU and USB PSU installed. I found some sign of work being done in the console with some flux,

This order was for the installation of a RetroGEM HDMI kit both in a GameCube and a Nintendo Wii Nintendo GameCube The GameCube was provided with a custom paint job and a GCLoader instead of the optical drive. The kit provided was a Basic edition. The first step was to prepare the console, which included:

This order was for a black Sega Saturn VA PAL SD TLC, recap, region-free BIOS and FRAM mods. Customer also asked for two controllers to be TLC’d. The console was tested and worked well. First task was to wash the shell and do the recap The next step was to replace the BIOS and the

Customer got in touch to install an HDMI RetroGem mod into a Sega Dreamcast, as well as recap and an LED PCB for the controller board. The console came already heavily modded, with a GDEMU, a USB PSU, a Noctua fan, a battery mod and a custom shell. After disassembly, first the recap as that

This order was for a PS1 Mayumi v4 modchip install and a Dual Frequency Oscillator mod. Customer provided an MFO from ConsolesUnleashed, and the Mayumi v4 modchip was provided by Topvint. On reception and testing the console worked fine after cleaning the laser with a cotton bud and isopropyl alcohol (sign of lens not being

This is an order for a Game Gear recap. On arrival, the console was tested and found that while it would turn on (tested using external power only), the screen wouldn’t display a game an instead a random arrangement of horizontal bars which would move around. Being this one of the symptoms of bad capacitors,

The order was for the installation of switchless region-free mod into a Sega Mega Drive 1 acquired from RetroUpgrades. Upon inspection, the customer also agreed to pay for an extra TLC service as the console was quite dirty and dusty. The console shell was fully disassembled and thoroughly cleaned The mod was then installed. This