The best mod would be changing it from batteries to a cell phone style rechargeable battery. At least then I wouldn’t care as much of how quick it dies since im not replacing a ton of batteries every day. Even rechargeable ones, you still gotta take them out and put them back, which is annoying as well.
I miss mine as well. I remember as a kid our grandmother got me and a few cousins it for Xmas one year. I also remember breaking it the following year during a parent kid picnic at school where it got crushed. I still remember it, which says a lot because I have very few memories from way back then!
ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 12 hours ago
How bad is it? You would be amazed how salvageable they are with the right chemical soak and reflow.
PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 12 hours ago
Honestly I never opened it. I have a Master System II and in fairness, the difference in game ports are negligible for the most part, so I never really looked at repairing it.
Speaking more broadly, I wouldn’t mind learning how to solder - my skills have mostly been in software rather than hardware. Things like fucking about with a Raspberry Pi and their expansion boards sounds like a right laugh.
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
Soldering is super easy, don’t let it intimidate you. You can be going in no time after dropping just a few bucks.