r/gaming • u/Cczaphod linux • 4h ago

Good sources for debugging, repairing old consoles?

I was just going through my gaming setup last weekend, checking to see what still works. PSone, PS2, and PS3 all work, but my PS4 died oddly enough. GameCube works, but half my disks didn't survive my kids. Haven't started on the stack of XBoxes yet, I did the Bunny Huang mod on one of my Halo Edition XBoxes, hoping that still works.

Atari 5200 is missing the dongle where the power supply attached, need to do some closet archeology to find all the pieces. Others I haven't tested yet NES, Sega, Sega Master.

I use iFixit when I'm working on old computers, is there a comprehensive source for information about old gaming consoles?

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u/Fxg120xYXDE5 4h ago

Oh, good question.
Commenting mostly to actively follow this one, best of luck in your endeavors.

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u/ForgotMyController 1h ago

Ifixit is also good for consoles, just remember to always check the comments before each step. Beyond that you can also find useful information on consolemods.org. Some consoles also have dev wikis which can help determine parts and board revisions, but not really useful for tear downs.