Hello everyone I’m new to the v boy community and I just recently got my first vb off eBay, I love it but only a few days in I’m getting red lines and a mirror image problem also 🙁 it’s disappointing cause it toke me forever to find a viable good deal on eBay and then had to wait for it to come, if anyone of you guy can fix it for a good price or have some helpful tips or something I’d appreciate it because I’m not very tech savvy I almost beat wario land and then all these problems started I’m hoping I can fix permently and get most of the games ( I have 4 now)
Thank you for your time

If you live in Europe, you should contact TheForce81. If you live in the Americas, you can contact me at RunnerPack [at] gmail.com
If you live anywhere else, you can flip a coin. I call tails! 😉

What ^ said 😉 (I call heads though!).

I’ll let you know, im gonna go to a retro game store and see if they can fix it, if not I’ll definitely contact you, I also am I wondering is there any where I can find a copy of bound high I know uncletusk isnt making any right now is there any like burned copy’s out there?

Hello Easycakeoven,
I am sorry to read that your VB is experiencing issues. Before you run to a local retro shop I would like to give you a nickles worth of free advice.

The soldering of the VB cables is a delicate process that requires not only a steady hand and skills, but I believe experience. I can not speak for your local shop, as I’ve no idea what type of soldering they may have done in the past. What I can suggest is for you to research just how many VB systems RunnerPack and TheForce81 have fixed for this community. When it comes to 20 year old hardware, going with experience over chance seems like a smart bet to me.

You asked about Bound High!. Have you considered purchasing a FlashBoy+? With a FB+ you will be able to enjoy BH and all of the other prototype, hacks, translations, ROMs, and homebrew available for the VB. It is a great investment and a device every VB owner should not be without.

Yea I thought about trying to do it myself but I don’t have the bit required anyway. Thanks everyone for helping right now it’s actually working perfectly again so hopefully it continues for awhile fingers crossed And id love to get a flash boy but I have no idea where to get it

As the glue heats up the problem will often correct itself, depending on how bad it was. However, it will only get worse over time and the only permanent fix is to have the cables soldered.

There are threads on this board that detail different drivers and bits you can purchase to open the security screws. Try the search box, I am sure you will be able to come up with some answers. I ordered my gamebit off eBay and then modified it to accept a flat-head screwdriver. It was relatively simple but did require a bench grinder and a dremel, both of which you may or may not have access too. If you do remove the security screws I recommend that you replace them with a normal head screw. I used #4 1/2″ sheet metal screws with a pan head. The same size wood screws will also work.

The designer and builder of the FB+ is a member of our community. I would suggest that you PM him directly for more information. Minestorm

You can buy some very good special screwdrivers with a gamebit head.

UK:

USA:

I use these myself and are perfectly suitable for the VB!

Though some people say the head strips, but I never experienced such problems. Just so you know!

I found someone on eBay selling just the 4.5mm Silverhill driver by itself: http://www.ebay.com/itm/161091422520

If you also want the 3.8mm for opening carts, the Amazon one is cheaper per tool, but I’m thinking you probably only want to open the system.

I have both, and I use the 4.5 all the time, and the “teeth” (for want of a better term) still look like new on mine. It’s a very high quality tool, and it doesn’t require modification to work on the VB (although it does benefit from a slight shortening of the handle; see attachment).

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