Modding/repair services!

ApolloBoy · 11/09/2011, 10:47 PM

I can perform mods and repairs for certain systems! Here's what I can currently do, in addition to a few more that aren't listed. Prices do not include return shipping. Mods/repairs marked with an asterisk are ones that I have to order special parts for, so turnaround time may take longer than usual.

Atari 2600
*S-video - $50 (uses Batari's S-video board, composite video can be added for an extra $3)

Atari 5200
4-port console power jack mod - $10
*Controller repair (uses new flex circuit and buttons) - $45
*S-video - $55 (uses mokosensei's S-video board)

AV Famicom
RGB mod - $45 (you supply the RGB PPU!)
Zapper compatibility fix - $5

ColecoVision
*5V RAM conversion (improves reliability) - $22
AV mod (uses Ben Heck's mod) - $25
*Controller IC repair (fixes non-working controllers on the console end) - $15
*No delay BIOS (lets you skip the annoying splash screen!) - $15

Famicom
AV mod (hardwired cables) - $22
AV mod (side-mounted AV jacks) - $30

Game Boy
ProSound mod - $7
Vertical line fix - $5

Game Gear
Capacitor replacement - $18

N64
Cart slot mod (allows you to play Japanese games) - $5 or free with any mod or repair
*RGB mod (uses a standard Nintendo RGB cable, can only be done on early N64s) - $35

Neo Geo AES
Power LED (mounted in the reset button, pick red or green) - $10
RGB bypass (improves RGB quality for certain AES consoles) - $10
S-video and stereo audio (add composite video jack for $5) - $20
Universe BIOS install - $25 if you provide the BIOS, $55 otherwise

Neo Geo CD
Region switch - $15

NES front loader
72-pin connector repair (I don't install replacement connectors as they're of low quality) - $12
External audio mod (for use with certain Famicom games and the PowerPak, add $5 if you need your Famicom converter modded) - $10
Lockout chip disable - Free with any mod or repair

NES top loader
AV mod (disables RF for better video quality) - $30

PC Engine (original white console)
Region mod - $30
S-video and stereo audio - $20

PC Engine Duo-R/Duo-RX
Non-amped RGB mod (for use with the amplified RGB cable from Retro Accessories) - $20
Region mod - $30
S-video and stereo audio - $25

Sega 32X
S-video and stereo audio - $20

Sega CD
Model 1 fuse replacement - $8
Model 2 fuse replacement - $6

Sega Genesis model 1
Capacitor replacement - $35
Region switches - $15
S-video (add $10 for stereo audio) - $15
S-video and region switch combo - $25

Sega Master System
AV jacks - $15
*Boot Loader BIOS mod (allows you to play Japanese Sega Card games) - $15
*FM audio mod (includes the cost of the FM board) - $90
Red LED (adds a rather nice look) - $5
S-video and dual mono audio - $20

Sega Master System II
AV mod - $20
*FM audio mod (includes the cost of the FM board) - $95
S-video and AV mod - $30
S-video and dual mono audio - $25

SNES
Cart slot mod (allows you to play Japanese games) - Free with any mod or repair
Component video and stereo audio - $20 (can only be done on certain SNESes)
Fuse replacement - $5
Power jack mod (allows you to use a model 1 Sega Genesis power supply) - $8

SNES mini
Cart slot mod (allows you to play Japanese games) - Free with any mod or repair
Power jack mod (allows you to use a model 1 Sega Genesis power supply) - $8
S-video and RGB (restores S-video and RGB to the AV out) - $25

TurboDuo/PC Engine Duo
Capacitor replacement - $30
Non-amped RGB mod (for use with the amplified RGB cable from Retro Accessories) - $20
Region mod - $30
S-video and stereo audio - $25

TurboGrafx-16
AV mod - $20
Fuse replacement - $5
Region mod - $30
S-video and stereo audio - $25

Twin Famicom
Power jack mod (allows you to use a model 1 Sega Genesis power supply) - $9
RGB mod (you supply the RGB PPU!) - $45

X'Eye
Region switch - $15
Region switch and S-video combo - $36
S-video - $25

Systems I Do Not Work On
The following are systems that I do not work on, mainly due to their convoluted design, fragility, or my lack of expertise on certain consoles.

3DO
3DS
Atari 800
DS/DS Lite/DSi/DSi XL
Famicom Disk System
GameCube
LaserActive PACs
Nomad
PS2
PS3
Sega CDX
TI-99/4A
TurboExpress
TurboGrafx-CD/PC Engine CD
Vectrex
Virtual Boy
Wii
Wondermega
Xbox
Xbox 360

Payment Info
I almost always take PayPal for payment but I can take other forms of payment on request, including money orders and Google Wallet. Of course, I'm always open to trades so if you've got something I want and you want a mod performed, let's work something out!

Shipping Info
Return shipping cost will be through USPS Parcel Post with Delivery Confirmation. If you desire USPS Priority Mail, UPS or FedEx, let me know and I will calculate shipping for you based on your ZIP code (or country) and weight. Please make sure your system or systems are well-packed to avoid shipping damage. Turnaround time is around 1-4 weeks, depending on my personal schedule.

ApolloBoy · 01/03/2012, 12:01 AM

Bumping for 2012!

ApolloBoy · 01/19/2012, 09:40 PM

Updated.

ApolloBoy · 01/22/2012, 11:48 PM

All mods all the time now!

Arkhan Asylum · 01/25/2012, 10:03 AM

Not to sound like a dick, but do you have any references about your work?

I'm interested in some stuff from you. Mainly the NES2 AV mod, and a SNeS cart slut mod.

and I guess maybe a Sega Genesis region switch would be a fun idea.

Samurai Ghost · 01/25/2012, 10:37 AM

Quote from: guest on 01/25/2012, 10:03 AMMainly the NES2 AV mod, and a SNeS cart slut mod.

Haha, cart slut. I guess I'm kind of a cart slut.
By the way, all that mod takes is 3 minutes and a razor blade. Just cut away the two little tabs down where the cart sits near connecter. Instant region free SNES.

Once I get back in the US I plan to ask for the Master System S-Video mod. Do you do work on the Japanese Master System? I assume it would be pretty much the same thing.

Arkhan Asylum · 01/25/2012, 10:46 AM

Oh. The real deal cart slot mod is as easy as the cart slot mod on the FCTwin and retroduo's and crap? lol

WELL THEN. time to snap me some tabs

ApolloBoy · 01/25/2012, 11:15 PM

Quote from: guest on 01/25/2012, 10:03 AMNot to sound like a dick, but do you have any references about your work?

You didn't sound like a dick at all, I'm glad you asked actually. I've done some work for people on Racketboy, Sega-16 and Famicom World. Here's some snippets of what people said about my work:

Quote from: RyaNtheSlayA on Racketboy+1 ApolloBoy

Great communication and does excellent work.

Quote from: MegaDrive20XX on Racketboy+1 to ApolloBoy! He modded my NES Top Loader and it came back in flying colors! Superb job and I can't thank him enough!

Quote from: arnold_the_bartender on Sega-16Got my 3/4 mobo model 2 Genesis S-video modded with stereo audio jacks and a region switch so it can play JP games as well. It works perfectly and the mod was a solid job.

Quote from: Samurai Ghost on 01/25/2012, 10:37 AMOnce I get back in the US I plan to ask for the Master System S-Video mod. Do you do work on the Japanese Master System? I assume it would be pretty much the same thing.

The Japanese SMS uses the same video encoder as the model 1 Genesis and AES so an S-video mod is totally doable.

Samurai Ghost · 01/25/2012, 11:24 PM

Quote from: ApolloBoy on 01/25/2012, 11:15 PMThe Japanese SMS uses the same video encoder as the model 1 Genesis and AES so an S-video mod is totally doable.

Awesome! Hopefully you'll still do be modding later this year. I'll definitely want to get my Master System worked on, and maybe a couple other systems.

BigusSchmuck · 01/26/2012, 12:53 AM

You work on commdore 64cs? It will power on, but I don't get a display through the rf adapter.

ApolloBoy · 01/26/2012, 01:15 AM

Quote from: BigusSchmuck on 01/26/2012, 12:53 AMYou work on commdore 64cs? It will power on, but I don't get a display through the rf adapter.

What RF adapter are you using?

ApolloBoy · 01/29/2012, 01:50 PM

Bump!

TR0N · 01/30/2012, 06:24 AM

The only other person i've seen here that does mods on a genesis beside redghost.

Hmm i'll have to keep you in mind i'm supose to get a (model 1 genesis) by next month.

Mathius · 02/02/2012, 02:36 PM

I might hit you up for a SMS FM mod this spring once MGC is over.

Arkhan Asylum · 02/02/2012, 02:38 PM

Assuming the other two mods from him go good, and I get my XRGBness setup, I might do the same, mathius!

I overlooked that one. but it wouldn't have fit in the box anyway. I'll get a red LED also, because it'll be dope fly.

ApolloBoy · 02/02/2012, 03:01 PM

Quote from: Mathius on 02/02/2012, 02:36 PMI might hit you up for a SMS FM mod this spring once MGC is over.

Hopefully viletim will have FM boards by then. I just purchased his last one for a customer on Racketboy but I hope he'll have more in stock a couple months from now.

Mathius · 02/02/2012, 03:07 PM

Quote from: ApolloBoy on 02/02/2012, 03:01 PM
Quote from: Mathius on 02/02/2012, 02:36 PMI might hit you up for a SMS FM mod this spring once MGC is over.
Hopefully viletim will have FM boards by then. I just purchased his last one for a customer on Racketboy but I hope he'll have more in stock a couple months from now.

Let's hope!

Quote from: guest on 02/02/2012, 02:38 PMAssuming the other two mods from him go good, and I get my XRGBness setup, I might do the same, mathius!

I overlooked that one. but it wouldn't have fit in the box anyway. I'll get a red LED also, because it'll be dope fly.

Yeah! Looking forward to that FM synth!

guyjin · 02/07/2012, 03:04 PM

Crazy question:

I've been thinking about getting a Japanese Famicom AV. one downer is the zapper incompatibility, the other is lack of mic support.

Would you explain why the US Zapper doesn't work on an AV Famicom? Is adding a microphone to a Famicom AV possible? (I suspect the answer is no, because they could have built it into the console itself otherwise.)

ApolloBoy · 02/07/2012, 03:06 PM

Quote from: guyjin on 02/07/2012, 03:04 PMCrazy question:

I've been thinking about getting a Japanese Famicom AV. one downer is the zapper incompatibility, the other is lack of mic support.

Would you explain why the US Zapper doesn't work on an AV Famicom? Is adding a microphone to a Famicom AV possible? (I suspect the answer is no, because they could have built it into the console itself otherwise.)

I haven't seen a mic mod yet. It might be possible but I've never seen anyone try to attempt it. As for the Zapper, I believe the problem is that the lines needed for the Zapper aren't present on the second controller port, so connecting pins from the expansion port to the second controller port fixes that issue.

ApolloBoy · 02/14/2012, 01:23 PM

This one's for both Arkhan and Mathius, here's an SMS I recently finished for a customer on Racketboy:

SMS FM audio demo

Mathius · 02/14/2012, 03:03 PM

Nice!

Arkhan Asylum · 02/15/2012, 08:58 AM

I just came everywhere.

Also, I got my NES2 mod and Sega Genesis region mod back like last week.

Shit's off the mufuckin chains, etc.

The work done is very clean, and the NES2 looks like it was supposed to have those AV jacks there.

ApolloBoy · 02/17/2012, 12:57 AM

Here's a TurboDuo I did for a customer on AtariAge, this one has RGB and a cap replacement. The region switch was added by a previous modder.

Mathius · 02/17/2012, 01:09 AM

How much do you think it would cost for the SMS FM mod?

ApolloBoy · 02/17/2012, 01:13 AM

Quote from: Mathius on 02/17/2012, 01:09 AMHow much do you think it would cost for the SMS FM mod?

For the original SMS I charge about $85, which includes the cost of the FM board. I wish it was cheaper but there's only one person making them right now and I don't have the parts to make my own. Last time I checked if you wanted a YM2413, you had to buy an insane quantity of them, which wouldn't be cost-effective for me.

Mathius · 02/17/2012, 01:20 AM

Quote from: ApolloBoy on 02/17/2012, 01:13 AM
Quote from: Mathius on 02/17/2012, 01:09 AMHow much do you think it would cost for the SMS FM mod?
For the original SMS I charge about $85, which includes the cost of the FM board. I wish it was cheaper but there's only one person making them right now and I don't have the parts to make my own. Last time I checked if you wanted a YM2413, you had to buy an insane quantity of them, which wouldn't be cost-effective for me.

So it isn't an actual YM2413? What is the board actually? I still want to get it done in the next few months, but I am just curious.

ApolloBoy · 02/17/2012, 01:24 AM

Quote from: Mathius on 02/17/2012, 01:20 AM
Quote from: ApolloBoy on 02/17/2012, 01:13 AM
Quote from: Mathius on 02/17/2012, 01:09 AMHow much do you think it would cost for the SMS FM mod?
For the original SMS I charge about $85, which includes the cost of the FM board. I wish it was cheaper but there's only one person making them right now and I don't have the parts to make my own. Last time I checked if you wanted a YM2413, you had to buy an insane quantity of them, which wouldn't be cost-effective for me.
So it isn't an actual YM2413? What is the board actually? I still want to get it done in the next few months, but I am just curious.

The board contains a real YM2413 with all the necessary circuitry needed to interface it with the SMS's expansion port and it also has a wire that connects to the SMS's audio circuitry so the FM audio is mixed in with the PSG audio. Here's a schematic of viletim's FM board:

members.iinet.net.au/~stinkyfist/reviletim/smsfm/smsfm11.png

Arkhan Asylum · 02/17/2012, 12:57 PM

my brain just ruptured.

ApolloBoy · 02/18/2012, 09:54 PM

Here's a C64 I did for a customer on Famicom World! The JiffyDOS installation you see on the screen was performed by a previous modder.

ApolloBoy · 02/21/2012, 03:05 PM

Bump.

guyjin · 02/22/2012, 04:03 PM

Quote from: ApolloBoy on 02/17/2012, 12:57 AMThe region switch was added by a previous modder.

Do you know who did the region mod? I take it they hid the switch under the CD cover. that's kinda neat.

ApolloBoy · 02/22/2012, 04:09 PM

Quote from: guyjin on 02/22/2012, 04:03 PM
Quote from: ApolloBoy on 02/17/2012, 12:57 AMThe region switch was added by a previous modder.
Do you know who did the region mod? I take it they hid the switch under the CD cover. that's kinda neat.

I'm not quite sure, but I think it may have been D-Lite. When I had a region modded PCE Duo, I got it from him who had it pre-modded. Whoever modded it also replaced the audio caps, but I honestly think he could've done it better, as he made the cap leads a bit on the long side and one of the solder pads was pulled off. None of the 470uF caps were replaced either, which was something I rectified when I replaced the remaining caps.

ApolloBoy · 03/06/2012, 03:02 AM

Updated!

thesteve · 03/06/2012, 03:38 AM

i put my switches under the cd cover, that system has a pushbutton in the back, and a huge mess of wire going to it
mine

ApolloBoy · 03/06/2012, 04:08 PM

Quote from: thesteve on 03/06/2012, 03:38 AMi put my switches under the cd cover, that system has a pushbutton in the back, and a huge mess of wire going to it
mine

As I said, I didn't do that mod. I'm thinking it may have been done by D-Lite since my old PCE Duo had the same switch.

Arkhan Asylum · 03/10/2012, 09:36 PM

Just an FYI to everyone, Apollo's NES2 AV mod and MD region mod are top notch and look really nice.

and the AV mod works great. Buy his services

drunkn ghost · 03/10/2012, 11:38 PM

I have a model 2 Genesis that I wanted to get everything done to but you mention some of them can't have s video. Is there a easy way to tell if mine is the right version?

thesteve · 03/11/2012, 12:27 AM

ya need to check the number on the chip by the AV jack

Bernie · 03/11/2012, 03:02 PM

Any chance you do Mega Drive region mods? I see the Genesis is on the list, but wanted to ask.

ApolloBoy · 03/11/2012, 03:03 PM

Quote from: thesteve on 03/11/2012, 12:27 AMya need to check the number on the chip by the AV jack

Yep, if it says KA2195D, then it can't be modded. Everything else can to my knowledge.

thesteve · 03/11/2012, 04:46 PM

the chip can be replaced, but thats more work

ApolloBoy · 04/02/2012, 04:41 PM

Here's a Neo Geo AES I did for a customer on Famicom World, this one has S-video, stereo audio, power LED and a Universe BIOS install!

Samurai Ghost · 04/09/2012, 09:39 AM

Looks awesome!

ApolloBoy · 05/12/2012, 03:35 PM

Bumping for cut down prices!

glazball · 05/17/2012, 12:39 AM

Just got my Duo back today from having her caps replaced by ApolloBoy, and I couldn't be happier. I was having occasional disc read errors and the cap replacement fixed it right up. Now she works perfect and I'm warm inside knowing it'll last me for many years now. Thanks man!

ApolloBoy · 05/31/2012, 12:52 AM

Updated my list. Removed a few systems for the time being as I'd like to specialize in systems I feel more comfortable working on.

ApolloBoy · 06/18/2012, 03:08 PM

Added a couple more mods, including component video for early SNESes and a BIOS mod for the SMS!

PCEngineHell · 06/20/2012, 12:31 AM

On the Snes component mod, what are you using on pin 1 and 24 off the chip to boost color, and also what are you using on pin 7 off the AV port?

ApolloBoy · 06/20/2012, 01:31 PM

Quote from: PCEngineHell on 06/20/2012, 12:31 AMOn the Snes component mod, what are you using on pin 1 and 24 off the chip to boost color, and also what are you using on pin 7 off the AV port?

It depends on the encoder, as there's two on the SNES that output component. I tap luma off the AV port for both and use a 75 ohm resistor as that seems to work best for people. For the BA6592, I use two 2N3904s and two 1K ohm resistors, and nothing for the BA6594AF.

PCEngineHell · 06/21/2012, 06:11 PM

K I was wondering. Seems like this mod isnt really refined yet across the board. I gave it a go the other nite myself and found the lcd was pretty much fine with the signal, but the CRT 25 inch wasn't and had some noise/waviness in some of the image. Others were having similar issues so I was wondering what you were using and all.