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SNES RGB Just-Works Bundle - Restored Super Nintendo, RGB-to-HDMI, 2 Controllers & Flash Cart

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A restored Super Nintendo that plugs into your modern TV and just works

This is the Super Nintendo experience without the homework. You get a fully restored SNES, the cables and converter that turn its best-quality RGB signal into a clean HDMI picture, two original controllers, and a flash cart - curated, tested together, and sold for one all-in price. Plug it into your TV, plug in a controller, and play.

Game Gear OEM-Screen Bundle - Recapped Sega Game Gear, USB-C Power & Games

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The authentic Game Gear, restored to last - on modern power

Finding a Game Gear with a perfectly working original screen is genuinely hard today, and almost none of them survive without a recap. This bundle gives you both: a fully recapped console with its rare, 100% functional original LCD, plus a modern USB-C power solution so you’re not chained to six AA batteries or a long-dead brick. One all-in price, ready to play.

Game Gear IPS + USB-C Bundle - IPS Screen, Built-in USB-C Power & Flash Cart

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The definitive way to play the Game Gear in 2026

This is the premium build. A fully restored Game Gear, modernized with a stunning IPS screen and a built-in USB-C port, and ready to play out of the box with an included flash cart. The original Game Gear screen was famously dim, blurry, and prone to failure; this one is bright, razor-sharp, and beautiful. One all-in price, no compromises.

What’s in the bundle

A fully restored Sega Game Gear with an IPS screen upgrade - a larger, brighter, laminated panel with crystal-clear pixels and selectable display modes (including a pixel-grid mode that mimics the original look).
A built-in USB-C power board - play from any USB-C cable connected to a power bank, wall charger, or your computer. No external dongle needed.
A full recap and a careful service of the controls and battery contacts.
A flash cart with an SD card for an instant library (see the legal note below).

AA batteries and a USB-C cable/charger are not included.

NES Play-Everything Bundle - Restored NES, HDMI, 2 Controllers, Game & Multicart

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A restored NES that plays everything - on your modern TV, on day one

This bundle takes the two biggest headaches out of NES ownership - the blinking light and getting a clean picture on a modern TV - and solves them both, then hands you a big library to play immediately. A restored, blink-fixed front-loader, the cables and converter to reach your HDMI TV, two original controllers, a game, and a multicart. One all-in price, ready to go.

NES Tetris Competition Bundle - Restored NES, OEM Tetris & Low-Latency Display Chain

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Built for competitive NES Tetris - by someone who actually plays it

Competition Tetris lives and dies on input latency. A laggy display turns a clean DAS adjustment into a misdrop, and most “retro HDMI” setups add exactly the kind of delay that ruins serious play. This bundle is put together specifically for competition: a restored NES, an authentic OEM Tetris cartridge, and a display chain I’ve measured and vetted for low latency - not guessed at. One all-in price.

Play Every Game Mega Bundle - Five Restored Consoles, Flash Carts & HDMI for Each

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The flagship: a shelf that plays nearly everything

This is the centerpiece. Five restored consoles, each with its own flash cart and its own display and power chain, curated and tested together so a roomful of retro gaming arrives ready to play. It’s the high-end collector’s set and the ultimate gift - one all-in price, made to order.

What’s in the bundle

Sega Genesis - restored, with a flash cart and an RGB-to-HDMI chain. Covers the Genesis / Mega Drive library, and the Master System via adapter.
NES - restored and blink-fixed, with a flash cart / multicart and an HDMI chain.
SNES - restored, with an RGB-to-HDMI chain for the sharpest 16-bit picture.
Super Game Boy - runs on the SNES, so the bundle also covers the Game Boy and Game Boy Color libraries on the big screen.
Sega Game Gear - restored and recapped, with a flash cart.

Each console comes with a bench-tested power adapter and a display chain for a clean HDMI picture on a modern TV.

Game Boy DMG-01 Headphone Jack Replacement Board — Audio & Speaker Fix

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Finally, a real fix for a broken Game Boy headphone jack

If you’re restoring an original DMG-01 Game Boy, you’ve probably hit a common, maddening fault: a corroded, failing headphone jack. When it goes, the internal speaker often stops working entirely — the console wrongly thinks headphones are plugged in and mutes itself. For years the only fix was to scavenge another used, 30-year-old part from a donor console and hope it lasted.

USB-C 9V Power Adapter for Sega Game Gear, Genesis 2, 32X, Nomad & CD2

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Power your Sega Game Gear (and the center-positive Sega family) with modern USB-C — no PD required

Retire the long-dead battery pack and the impossible-to-find original brick. This is a brand-new, custom-built power adapter that lets you run your Sega Game Gear — and the rest of the center-positive Sega family — from almost any modern USB power source. As a fellow enthusiast, I designed this one to be the polished, foolproof way to keep these power-hungry handhelds and consoles alive.

USB-C PD 9V Power Adapter for Sega Game Gear, Genesis 2, 32X, Nomad & CD2 (Lite)

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Power your Sega Game Gear (and the center-positive Sega family) with modern USB-C PD

Retire the long-dead battery pack and the impossible-to-find original brick. This is a brand-new, custom-built power adapter that lets you run your Sega Game Gear — and the rest of the center-positive Sega family — from a modern USB-C Power Delivery (PD) charger or power bank. This is the budget “Lite” version: it uses a small PD trigger chip rather than the active boost converter found in the standard model, which keeps the price down.

USB-C 6V Power Adapter for Original Nintendo Game Boy (DMG-01)

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Power your original Game Boy with modern USB-C at its true 6V — no PD required

Ditch the bulky, aging power brick and the AA batteries. This is a brand-new, custom-built power adapter that lets you run your original Game Boy (DMG-01) from almost any modern USB power source. As a fellow enthusiast, I built this one to be the polished, foolproof way to keep the handheld that started it all alive.

USB-C 5V Power Adapter for Original Nintendo Game Boy (DMG-01) (Lite)

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Power your original Game Boy with modern USB-C — the simple way

Ditch the bulky, aging power brick and the AA batteries. This is a brand-new, custom-built power adapter that lets you run your original Game Boy (DMG-01) from any standard USB-C or USB-A port. This is the “Lite” version: the DMG is happy on a straight 5V supply, so this one skips the boost converter entirely and passes 5V right through — the simplest, best-value way to keep the original Game Boy powered. And because the DMG only needs 5V, this Lite needs no USB-PD at all — unlike the Game Gear and TurboExpress Lite adapters, which use a PD trigger and require a PD source. This one runs on any plain USB port.

USB-C 7.5V Power Adapter for NEC TurboExpress & PC Engine GT

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Power your NEC TurboExpress or PC Engine GT with modern USB-C — no PD required

Ditch the long-dead battery pack and the impossible-to-find original power brick. This is a brand-new, custom-built power adapter that lets you run your NEC TurboExpress (or its Japanese twin, the PC Engine GT) from almost any modern USB power source. As a fellow enthusiast, I designed this one to be the polished, foolproof way to keep one of the great retro handhelds alive.

SNES RGB Mod Board (Buttersoft/Torapu Design) for 2-Chip Super Nintendo

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Get razor-sharp RGB out of your 2-chip Super Nintendo

Nintendo built the SNES (and its Japanese twin, the Super Famicom) in two broad flavors: the prized 1CHIP consoles, and the far more common 2-chip models. They can all output RGB, but the early 2-chip boards have a weak spot in their video amplifier circuit that leaves the picture noticeably soft and blurry next to the crisp output of a 1CHIP. This little board fixes that.

USB-C PD 9V Power Adapter for NEC TurboExpress & PC Engine GT (Lite)

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Power your NEC TurboExpress or PC Engine GT with modern USB-C PD

Retire the long-dead battery pack and the impossible-to-find original power brick. This is a brand-new, custom-built power adapter that lets you run your NEC TurboExpress (or its Japanese twin, the PC Engine GT) from a modern USB-C Power Delivery (PD) charger or power bank. This is the budget “Lite” version: it uses a small PD trigger chip rather than the active boost converter found in the standard model, which keeps the price down.

Prototype USB-C Power Adapter — Sega Game Gear or Nintendo Game Boy (Working Seconds)

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Working dongles, rough around the edges, cheap

While developing my USB-C power adapter line, I built a run of prototypes I’d always intended to sell — then kept refining the design before full production. What’s left is a limited batch of those earlier units, and they’re up here at a steep discount.

Here’s the honest pitch: these are electrically identical to the production version — same trigger/passthrough circuit, same output voltage, every one tested and confirmed working before it ships. What’s different is the finish. Instead of the production unit’s custom 3D-printed enclosure, a prototype might be wrapped in heatshrink, housed in an early case rendering, or have a straight barrel jack instead of the right-angle one. No two are quite alike.

Game Boy DMG Headphone Jack Board — Install & Use

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

How to install the DMG-01 headphone jack replacement board — desoldering the old harness, the hidden internal case trim, the Pro line-out wiring, testing, and the BOM source.

Game Boy DMG Lite USB-C Power Dongle — Setup & Use

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

How to power your original Game Boy (DMG-01) with the CA-DGBL1 5V USB-C Lite dongle — the critical center-negative polarity, why 5V is safe, and troubleshooting.

Game Boy DMG USB-C Power Dongle — Setup & Use

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

How to power your original Game Boy (DMG-01) with the CA-DGB1 6V USB-C dongle — the critical center-negative polarity, which USB source to use, and troubleshooting.

Game Gear Lite USB-C PD Power Dongle — Setup & Use

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

How to power your Sega Game Gear and the center-positive Sega family with the CA-DGGL1 9V USB-C PD Lite dongle — choosing a PD source, reading the status LED, and troubleshooting.

Game Gear USB-C Power Dongle — Setup & Use

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

How to power your Sega Game Gear and the center-positive Sega family with the CA-DGG1 9V USB-C dongle — plug-in steps, which USB source to use, and troubleshooting.

How I Restore & Test Every Item

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

What I do — and don’t do — when restoring and testing the consoles and hardware I sell, from rust neutralization to real-world gameplay testing.

Prototype USB-C Power Dongle — Setup & Use

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The prototype dongles are cosmetic seconds of the Game Gear (9V) and Game Boy DMG (5V) units — electrically identical, with full setup instructions on the production guides.

Setup Guide: Game Gear IPS + USB-C Bundle

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

How to power your IPS-modded Game Gear over its built-in USB-C port, switch IPS display modes, use the controls, and legally load the included flash cart.

Setup Guide: Game Gear OEM-Screen Bundle

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

How to power your recapped original-screen Game Gear over USB-C, use the controls, and (if you chose it) legally load the included flash cart.

Setup Guide: NES Play-Everything Bundle

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

How to connect your restored, blink-fixed NES to a modern TV over HDMI, get cartridges seating reliably, use the controllers, and legally load the included flash cart.

Setup Guide: NES Tetris Competition Bundle

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

How to connect your restored NES through the low-latency display chain, why latency matters for competition, set up your controller, and legally load the optional competition flash cart.

Setup Guide: Play Every Game Mega Bundle

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

How to connect each of the five restored consoles to a modern TV, power them, use the Super Game Boy for the Game Boy library, and legally load every included flash cart.

Setup Guide: SNES RGB Just-Works Bundle

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

How to connect your restored Super Nintendo to a modern TV in sharp RGB, power it on, use the controllers, and legally load the included flash cart.

SNES Buttersoft/Torapu RGB Mod — Install & Use

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

How to install the 2-chip SNES RGB amplifier board (Buttersoft/Torapu design) — compatibility, the eight wire runs, optional caps, bench testing, and where to find the full step-by-step guide.

TurboExpress Lite USB-C PD Power Dongle — Setup & Use

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

How to power your NEC TurboExpress or PC Engine GT with the CA-DTEL1 9V USB-C PD Lite dongle — choosing a PD source, reading the status LED, and troubleshooting.

TurboExpress USB-C Power Dongle — Setup & Use

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

How to power your NEC TurboExpress or PC Engine GT with the CA-DTE1 7.5V USB-C dongle — what to plug in, which port to use, and how to troubleshoot.

About

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I’m an electrical engineer and a lifelong retro-gaming and electronics hobbyist. ConsoleArtisan is a one-person workshop: every item I sell is built or restored by hand on my bench, then bench-tested before it ships. Nothing is drop-shipped, rebadged, or sold untested.

Why I sell direct

I started ConsoleArtisan because good retro hardware is hard to find and easy to get burned on — overpriced relistings, untested “working - read description” gambles, and adapters with the wrong polarity or voltage that quietly kill the console they’re meant to power. I’d rather sell hardware I’d put in my own collection, at a fair price.

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The fastest way to reach me is the form below — it comes straight to my phone, and you can pick how I get back to you (email, text, Signal, or WhatsApp). Prefer plain email? That works too: store@consoleartisan.com. Either way I usually reply within 1-2 business days.

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FAQ

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Who are you, and why do you do this?

Software engineer by day, electronics tinkerer by night. I genuinely love bringing old hardware back to life — especially the retro consoles I grew up with — and Console Artisan is how I give back to a hobby and a community that have given me a lot. (The soldering iron also needs the exercise.)

How did you learn to do this?

My degree is in Electrical and Computer Engineering, but I’ve spent my whole career in software. The hands-on hardware side I’ve taught myself more recently — a steady diet of YouTube, datasheets, late nights at the bench, and a fair bit of help from AI. I’m always learning, and I sweat the details so you don’t have to.

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Last updated: June 25, 2026

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I want you to be satisfied with what you buy. If something isn’t right, reach out and we’ll fix it.

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If an item arrives dead on arrival or not as described, start a return within 30 days of delivery. Please get in touch before sending anything back so we can agree on the fix and I can give you a return address.

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For a defective or misdescribed item, you choose: a full refund or a replacement. I’d rather make it right than argue about it.

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Shipping

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A quick rundown of how orders get built, packed, and shipped.

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Items in stock are shipped in 1-2 business days. Items not in stock can take 1-2 weeks to build, depending on parts availability. If you have any questions, reach out.

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