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Commodore 128 Restoration (Patreon)

Published:
2017-02-01 20:20:35
Imported:
2026-06

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I'm posting this here a bit early, since I haven't finished the main thumbnail image yet.    It will release to the general public in a few hours.  This project was started a few weeks ago, but ran into problems so it had to go on the back burner for a while.  

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Commodore 128 Complete Restoration and Board Repair.

Support this channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/8bitguy1 buy the Soundtrack CD here: http://www.the8bitguy.com/items-for-sale/ Raymond runs a website here: www.arcadecomponents.com In this episode I take a look at a Commodore 128 that I bought on craigslist in terrible shape. Then I completely restore it into like-new condition.

Comments

JOK

Glorious! Gonna see it tomorrow after work. Now, time for bed. Keep doing what you love. Best wishes from Finland.

EpicLPer

Man, I really wanna know where you find all these amazing background tracks for your videos, I need some too but the YT music library just won't cut it...

Anonymous

Awesome video, love it. Just got my self a C128D which I'm gonna try give the same cleanup as you did. Greetings from Denmark 🇩🇰

BastetFurry

Hüslbeck sounds strange on NTSC. And what are those white flickers? Are you playing a PAL version on a NTSC machine by chance? o.o (Sorry for going full frontal Breadbin Nerd on this, it is my most favorite 8 Bit machine and i am somewhat in the scene, being a Dienstagstreff member... :) )

8BitGuy1
>>3783333

Yes.. it is a PAL version, I'm pretty certain. I don't think I've ever seen an NTSC version of this game.

BastetFurry
>>3783333

Just checked CSDb and really, nobody ever NTSC-fixed it. Would have loved to point you to it but nope. And from what i can read it would mean a huge rewrite of the engine. :/

8BitGuy1
>>3783333

That's too bad. But I kind of suspected that already. I don't think it was ever officially released in the USA. I have Giana Sisters for my Amiga and I think it plays just fine on my NTSC system, though.

RetroTech Chris

Great! Very educational about diagnosing and fixing the traces.

Bram Kessels

On 4:36 the color surrounding the chips is clearly visible on my phone (iPhone 7) but not that good on a tv. I showed your episode at the office today (brand new 65" LG) and I don't know but it wasn't that clear. Maybe better use a more contrasting color. (Instead of green? Colorblind here :))

8BitGuy1
>>3795018

Hmmm.. Interesting. I guess I could have used black maybe. I tried to use the most contrast I could find.

Eli Peter

Great video as usual! Regarding the retrobrite treatment, I was wondering: have you experimented with applying some kind of UV protective coating to keep the plastics from yellowing down the road?

8BitGuy1
>>3795155

Not personally. I have read accounts of those who did. It is a double-edged sword. Apparently sometimes it still goes yellow again. Only, once the coating is applied it is impossible to use retrobrite on it again.

Sean Zoltek

Fantastic, love it, keep up the good work and looking forward to more of your content.

Anonymous

I was wondering approximately how many hours did this project take.

Lorin Millsap

Fantastic. I just bought a C128. Fortunately mine was in much better condition. It was not yellowed and cleaned up well with some wipes and alcohol. The power supply is a different story, it's quite yellow and the cord is covered in black scuffs. I have an Atari 130XE that is very yellow.