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EnvyFox posted...

Wait how is your Game Gear still working? Is it the Majesco re-release? I found two original Game Gear handhelds a couple of years back for super cheap and they both need their capacitors replaced. I'd have done them myself but I'm too much of a clutz to trust myself with a repair job such as such.

On topic, no I won't be buying either any time soon. Almost all of my money is being focused on my out of state move happening in about two weeks and I'll be pretty tight with my money once the move is done until I can find myself a job. It's no huge loss though since I already own an actual NES and SNES and have a pretty good amount of games for both.

No, mine was recapped and the backlight redone. I bought it used a while ago. I'll also admit I sent my VB screens out to be retouched because the glue wears off over time and they get glitchy.

Many jobs can be done at home if you take your time and have the right tools. Just cleaning the dust out occasionally goes a long way. A few specialty jobs you may want to have someone else do especially if you're not handy with a soldering iron. In any case these consoles are very durable and are totally repairable. Modern consoles (ones with fans and HDD's) get a lot hotter than retro systems so it's even more important to keep them dust free if you want them to survive. There are a ton of videos online so there's little reason to be afraid of some maintenance.