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TIL there was a TV tuner attachment for the Game Gear! (media.piefed.world)

submitted 2 days ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world

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[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

How bad is it? You would be amazed how salvageable they are with the right chemical soak and solder reflow.

[–] PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Honestly I never opened it. I have a Master System II and in fairness, the difference in game ports are negligible for the most part, so I never really looked at repairing it.

Speaking more broadly, I wouldn't mind learning how to solder - my skills have mostly been in software rather than hardware. Things like fucking about with a Raspberry Pi and their expansion boards sounds like a right laugh.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Soldering is super easy, don't let it intimidate you. You can be going in no time after dropping just a few bucks.