Mega's Workshop Chapter 5: THE ZOMBIE NES

Dug from the basement of a customer, risen to seek the GAMES OF THE LIVING!! It's the ZOMBIE NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM! Yet can Dr. Mega resurrect such a corpse!? I say, on this night, GIVE MY CREATION LIFE!!!!!!



Here she is, the ZOMBIE NES. Broken cart flap, damaged pin connector inside. It's a mess. We need the tools to bring it back!

NURSE JOY AND ALEEOCK! We need the following tools! STAT!



One screw driver



One AC Power Supply for an original USA Nintendo. Input 120V 60 Hertz 17 Watt. Output AC 9V 1.3 Amps



We didn't have an original RF Switch/Modulator. So we use the standard AV Cables (Six-tailed preferable)



TEH PERFECT BRAAAAAIN OF THE NES MONSTA!!! : A Brand new 72 Pin Connector! MUHAHAHAHA!!




Q-Tips (Cotton Swabs) which are gently moisten with common water OR sometimes a mixture {50-50 shot of each} of water and rubbing alcohol and Pencil Erasers. Yes, very unusual pair, but believe it or not, these two can clean any cartridge based system rapidly.



And finally, one old school CRT TV for the true RETRO feel ^_^ and one NES Controller (Not pictured)

SO! Let us begin! *continue to post 2*

First up! Let's crack this baby open!



Underneath the system is 6 spots (Circled in red) that we must unscrew to remove the plastic shell



Next up, the tough part. There are a total of SEVEN DEADLY screws to remove the metal shield! If you remember from the last chapters, many classic systems (Much like the Sega Master System) had these metal plates to protect it from static shock.

IMPORTANT NOTE: There are two more screws (Circled in Blue) that you must unscrew, but PLEASE do not remove them! There is an important reason WHY and I will return to answer that reason after the next few steps!)



After the metal shield is removed, we find ourselves the Cartridge tray. Rather nasty, since it's been locked deep deep inside the basement of the lady who turned this in. Monsters never like to be kept imprisoned for very long times Well, here we have SIX More screws to remove before getting into the juicy core (Yes, I know it's ridiculous the way they are designed, but God bless them for playing some of the best games in the entire world)



BAM! The ROTTEN BRAINNNNN!! We've reached the cerebral cortex of the NES. Time to remove this nasty bugger and clean up! Simply lift and pull away the PIN itself from the motherboard as the arrows show. ALSO! The 3rd arrow is pointing to the screw I told you to unscrew but DO NOT REMOVE. The reason being: Those two screws hold down the DC input supply. So, by unscrewing them, it actually make it easier to lift the motherboard when unscrewed, so you won't have a hard time.




First we use the eraser to rub out old build up from over the decades. If the residue is pure black that will appear on the erase tip, you're doing a good job! Make sure to get the top and bottom of this piece.



Next up, the Cotton Swabs. Simply dab a little water on them and start scrubbin' top to bottom!



There, a nice shiny connector ready for it's new BRAIN :



TEH NOOB BRAIN!!

Onward to PART 3: THE TESTING!

Now in this case, all I have to do to test it, is place the plastic tray gently without having to bolt it back down. Since brand new connectors are so great, that it will automatically play any game you throw in it no matter what the position of the system is at.



My two test subjects for the NES system. Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt cartridge and MEGA MAN IV




And SUCCESS! MY CREATION HAS LIFE! Phew, another day in the lab, another resurrected system!



And as for the plastic shell casing after closing it all back up (Just go in reverse and don't loose a single screw! :lol), luckily I have spares, so I replaced it to give it a lovely cozy original look. Pretty isn't she?

This is Dr. Mega signing off, saying, keep those ideas coming. Keep the dream alive and game on! Many special thanks to Nurse Joy and Nurse Aleeock! ^__^

Awesome! Congrats man!

That was awesome!!

Yay!