Start from the symptom, not the console.
Every entry here started as a console on a bench. Pick a generation, a symptom and the difficulty you are comfortable with, and the list below narrows as you choose. Each dossier records how the fault was narrowed down to a component and what was replaced.
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generations 6
latest filing 2026-10-17
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Generation
Symptom
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- PC Engine TG-03NEC PC Engine Core Grafx PI-TG003Input55 min
- Game Boy AGS-CPU-11Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP AGS-001Structural55 min
- Mega Drive VA1Sega Mega Drive Model 2 (HAA-2502)Media1 h 10 min
- Super Famicom SNS-CPU-GPM-02Nintendo Super NES SNS-001Audio1 h 10 min
- PlayStation PU-18Sony PlayStation SCPH-5501Input50 min
- Famicom HVC-CPU-06Nintendo Famicom HVC-001Audio1 h 10 min
- PC Engine TG-08NEC PC Engine Duo PI-TG008Media2 h 30 min
- Game Boy MGB-CPU-02Nintendo Game Boy Pocket MGB-001No video1 h 30 min
- Mega Drive VA6Sega Mega Drive Model 1 (HAA-2510)Audio1 h 5 min
- Super Famicom SHVC-CPU-01Nintendo Super Famicom SHVC-001Media1 h 5 min
- PlayStation PU-22Sony PlayStation SCPH-7501Media1 h 40 min
- Famicom ControllerNintendo Famicom HVC-001 controller (HVC-012 hardwired)Input30 min
- Game Boy CGB-CPU-06Nintendo Game Boy Color CGB-001Audio1 h
- Game Boy AGB-CPU-10Nintendo Game Boy Advance AGB-001No power45 min
- PC Engine TG-01NEC PC Engine PI-TG001Media45 min
- PlayStation PU-18Sony PlayStation SCPH-5501Media1 h 30 min
- Super Famicom SNS-CPU-RGB-01Nintendo Super NES SNS-001No video2 h
- Mega Drive VA1Sega Mega Drive Model 2 (HAA-2502)Input55 min
- PlayStation PM-41Sony PlayStation SCPH-9001No power1 h
- Super Famicom SNS-CPU-GPM-02Nintendo Super NES SNS-001Input35 min
- Game Boy DMG-CPU-06Nintendo Game Boy DMG-01No video1 h 50 min
- Mega Drive VA6Sega Mega Drive Model 1 (HAA-2510)No video1 h
- Famicom NES-CPU-11Nintendo NES-001 (front loader)No video40 min
- Game Boy DMG-CPU-06Nintendo Game Boy DMG-01No power35 min
- Famicom HVC-CPU-07Nintendo Famicom HVC-001No power45 min
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Recently filed
newest first- PC Engine controller dead: the 8-pin DIN socket and its cracked jointsPC Engine · TG-03 · 198917 October 2026
- GBA SP cracked hinge: replacing the shell without breaking the ribbonGame Boy · AGS-CPU-11 · 200415 October 2026
- Mega Drive will not boot a cartridge: cold joints on the 64-pin slotMega Drive · VA1 · 199313 October 2026
- Super NES audio hum: the audio amp decoupling and the S-DSPSuper Famicom · SNS-CPU-GPM-02 · 199311 October 2026
- PlayStation controller port dead: the polyswitch that protects itPlayStation · PU-18 · 19969 October 2026
- Famicom audio hum: the 5 V rail is not as clean as the meter saysFamicom · HVC-CPU-06 · 19867 October 2026
- PC Engine Duo CD drive: recap the board before you touch the laserPC Engine · TG-08 · 19915 October 2026
- Game Boy Pocket with a dead column: when the ribbon is not the problemGame Boy · MGB-CPU-02 · 19983 October 2026
- Mega Drive Model 1 audio buzz: the ground return through the AV cableMega Drive · VA6 · 19911 October 2026
- Super Famicom: bent pins in the 62-pin slot after a cartridge was forced inSuper Famicom · SHVC-CPU-01 · 199029 September 2026
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Famicom 1983-1993 · Nintendo Zero-insertion-force card slot, rubber-dome controllers, a power/reset switch block that oxidises. 4
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Game Boy 1989-2005 · Nintendo Battery contact corrosion, vertical line faults on the DMG panel, and a power switch that wears through its wiper. 6
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Mega Drive 1988-1997 · Sega A nine-pin controller port with no protection, cold joints around the AV jack, and noisy audio grounding. 4
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Super Famicom 1990-2003 · Nintendo PPU and CPU failures from a poor power supply, brittle plastic shells that yellow, and a reset button that sticks. 4
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PlayStation 1994-2006 · Sony A laser pickup that wears out, a controller port protected by a self-resetting fuse, and power supplies full of ageing capacitors. 4
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PC Engine 1987-1994 · NEC An open HuCard slot that collects dust and loses tension, and boards where every electrolytic has drifted high. 3