Introduction
Since the vintage hand-held 'Bricks/Tetris' gaming consoles were manufactured mostly in the 1990's, their internal components are most likely worn by now. The silicone rubber membrane key switches under the buttons will periodically need to be cleaned and/or replaced. Cleaning under sticking buttons in itself is not a challenging task. The issue arises when one or more solder joints break after disassembling the device in order to access the silicone rubber membrane. Avoiding the failure of solder joints with one of these consoles is almost impossible due to age and the shortness of the wires inside. Disassembling the cover by itself will frequently result in a breakage of the solder joints connecting the main board wires to the batteries. Therefore this guide instructs the owner of one of these vintage hand-held gaming consoles to restore the game's functionality after discovering the game will not power on.
What you need
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Use a Phillips 1 screwdriver to unfasten the four screws from the back of the case.
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Remove the battery cover to expose the two remaining screws that hold the case together.
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Although newly manufactured hand-held Brick gaming consoles are plentiful to purchase online, the owner of an earlier generation hand-held Brick gaming console will most likely want to keep the original ones they bought. There is no telling if/when these devices will become a collector's item, but history has shown that not all types and models of these hand-held Brick games are being manufactured. Some models were manufactured for a very limited period of time. The owners of those rare Brick games will eventually want to fix theirs. Not much else can go wrong with these Brick games as long as the owners protect the LCD screens from damage.
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As an owner of 20+ brick game handhelds, maintenance of them, including the internals inside and the structural integrity of the exteriors are a big thing. Yes even proper "E-star" models were built down to a cheap price. Game Boy units are bound to have problems over the course of time, so you can imagine something cheaper and produced at nearly the exact same year than the Game Boy needing to have the same, if not, more care put into it
Even I have units that suffer from the previous use they had. I know some of the buttons on my brick games start to not work and are a bit mushy. Ive got a gold brick game that turned green from storing it incorrectly, specifically under my pillow. Cant forget the sun-damaged plastic they have around the plastic. The care of these brick game units vary with other collectors. I personally think you shouldn't play with one too often, sweat from hands is also a big thing with these. Got a unit that was lightly played with and its buttons are still working, clicks aswell.
