Duration 35:35

Mario's Cement Factory Tabletop Refurbishment

by Ben Heck Hacks

54 213 watched

2.9 K

Published 19 Apr 2021

A viewer sent this in because it wasn't working right. Let's take a look inside and see how it works and make some repairs along the way! *Include a lot of random singing and Mario impressions.

Tags

Mario

Nintendo

Cement factory

Mario's cement factory

Tiger electronics

Benheck

Retrobrite

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@BenHeckHacks3 years ago I had a discussion with david about the commander x16 at prge back in 2018 i think. My opinion was an fpga was required and it wouldn' t be remotely . ...Expand 51
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@KoRMaK13 years ago " paper clip in a power supply moment" lol i love the stupid lore that shows up as canon in this show. 65
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@TAGMedia73 years ago Ben is the eccentric uncle that we all look forward to hanging out with in the garage at family gatherings while he does cool stuff. 20
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@geekwithsocialskills3 years ago " i' m the 8-bit guy and i' ve got 10 electric cars" lol! 75
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@someguystudios233 years ago What i would like to see is a giant lcd billboard that doesn' t have a polarizer that says " i like your. 9
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@KoRMaK13 years ago " ahee hee i have 10 electric cars" the 7bit guy. 47
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@mrfilipelaureanoaguiar3 years ago He can sing, he can repair, he can clean, he can explain, he can scifi life like if it was normal, he can reuse packaging, ben heck. 13
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@XipherDesign3 years ago There is a certain charm to the narration being done while ben is eating. 6
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@actualhyena3 years ago Not gonna lie, cement factory" sounds like one of those fan games that are really messed up. 8
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@dsnein3 years ago Hi im the 8 bit guy - today, we cover the game i designed for the shed i built in my tesla. 51
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@sprinter7683 years ago Mario is the ultimate handyman. He also does plumbing, emergency rescues and even practices medicine! 9
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@cphil8043 years ago Restoring that plastic it looks like ben inadvertently created nuka cola quantum. 4
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@AltimaNEO3 years ago Poor 8-bit guy. Getting shat on by ben heck himself. 11
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@hi_tech_reptiles3 years ago Great 8-bit guy impression lol. His and voultars retrobriting tips saved my pce and jp sega saturns refurbs haha. 7
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@sideburn3 years ago Startup song sounds like another one bites the dust
edit: ha! Never mind thats what ben says! 18
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@delecti3 years ago The glee in ben' s voice when he said " it' s ahad me laughing my ass off. 5
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@DeathMetalDerf3 years ago Watching and listening to you get all excited over the image polarizers is absolutely infectious, and i absolutely love it. My cat turbo has the zooms right now, too. It' s approximately 6: 15am. 4
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@sherekhangamedev3 years ago I' m here for the electronics and the regrettable acting. 10
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@techstuff74143 years ago I love the impersonations you do of everyone. This is the only retro gaming channel that' s actually funny. 5
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@pdrg3 years ago I had the opposite problem getting frustrated why my phone screen was showingmy polarised sunglasses. 6
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@1MrPooney3 years ago Seeing the canadian tire logo when he opens the box. Then remembering ben throwing shade at the great white north in the gamegear mod video. Here we go again. 3
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@brooks8863 years ago I always assumed bens glasses were what he used to see into the future. Now the magic is all lost. 4
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@Gigabyte10023 years ago Haha i always thought the 8-bit guy sounded like the simpson' s comic book guy. " best episode ever" 17
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@asciivision3 years ago Hahahahha, i was thinking about the 8-bit guy when you were sticking that polarizer. Good thing you remembered. 3
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@GrymWorks-A.I.3 years ago why don' t you tell us how you really feel about 8-bit guy. 13
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@Savitor3 years ago This is the game that shows everyone the " pie factory" in donkey kong is actually a cement factory! Awesome! 4
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@BuxProduxshuns3 years ago I wanna live in a world with
star wars againnn! Ben. 7
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@theantithesis13 years ago " kitten, get a hobby! "
" this is my hobby! " 4
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@TheTurnipKing3 years ago This is Nintendo in a nutshell. Cheap as chips, but skillfully applied technique makes it worth something.
You ARE the Kitten's hobby. 6
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@brooks8863 years ago Next on ben heck hacks, how to change out the clock on the wash and cure to support 36 hour cycles. 9
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@tyzerro3 years ago That is one of the best connery impressions i have ever heard. 2
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@deansundquist96013 years ago Also, i figured at the beginning, cement city was referencing the lab in the basement. Perhaps the lab should be called cementwerks. 4
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@chupathingy58623 years ago " ate some things that aren' t legal in all states" i knew it. 5
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@ninjamaster34533 years ago his voice impressions are spot on.
And yeah Ive seen the young Indy chronicles its actually very historical and (gasp) educational. 5
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@Daz555Daz3 years ago I love these old lcd/vfd games and thankfully still have a few from when i was a kid (and the boxes) astro wars, firefox f7, puck monster, scramble etc. And a couple of the 3d tomytronic games. 2
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@1blisslife3 years ago Would you mind posting the stl file for the battery door to 3d print? Thanks!
i could use a new door. 3
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@BubbaBearsFriend3 years ago Not only an educational vintage electronic game repair, it' s an indiana jones revue! 5
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@brianoconnell64593 years ago I have a rarity i would love to get working again, a sega cdx. I already troubleshooted it to the bios on ic 11, it would keep freezing on the sega cd . ...Expand 3
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@voodooroller3 years ago Add the 8 bit guy to the techvelling willburies! 5
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@donpalmera3 years ago The 8bit guy bit was super funny. I' m pretty sure a lot of the people that got upset about the paperclip have all had their own " 8bit guy moment" i know i have. 11
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@Sharklops3 years ago Damnit i could have won ben heck bingo if he' d have simply used funky foam under that battery door instead of getting all 3d fancy. Damn you, heckendorn! 4
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@piercedforus3 years ago Thank you so much for this video. My wife gifted me with this tabletop for christmas and the images were monochrome over a colored background. This video . ...Expand 1
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@waynefitch40263 years ago The camera angle makes me feel like i' m watching upside down. 3
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@homemadejesus3 years ago Lmfao, luigi getting mario a job legit made my face hurt. 2
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@Objektiv_J3 years ago Top shelf ramblings this time around, ben! 2
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@0wnz0rz8883 years ago I lost it at the 8-bit guy impersonation. Great stuff! 8
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@Denis-tf8fl3 years ago Best video about mario mini arcades
being fixed by a karaoke singer i' ve ever watched. 1
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@partytempo3 years ago Oh my god that 8bit guy roast is giving me life. 22
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@Jose_Pointero3 years ago Mario' s cement factory was actually the first and only game and watch that i owned. I still have it and it still works perfectly. 1
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@BillDiMarco3 years ago The 8-bit-guy dig nearly killed me. Lamo. 8
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@n.h.s.a.d.m.3 years ago What was the chem solution you used to shine up the copper contacts for the batteries? Also wouldn' t this more likely be a concrete factory? Concrete is a mixture of cement, air, water, sand, and gravel) 1
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@andypalatka3 years ago Watching this really makes me want to see a project with a custom lcd display, such fun old tech.
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@Ascania3 years ago Considering how lethal mario' s job there is maybe some union-enforced osha compliance is what it actually needs. 2
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@TanjoGalbi3 years ago Oh boy that brought back memories, i used to have one of those as a kid. As soon as that tune started up it all flashed back into my head! Lol.
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@KarlBaron3 years ago Come for the repair, stay for the old man stories. 2
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@Mistrblank3 years ago Oh man. I had one of these as a kid in the 80' s. That theme song starting up just brought me back. Thanks!
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@tigheklory3 years ago Love it. Commentary is always the best part. 3
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@eDoc20203 years ago I' ve found that most lcds are polarized at 45 degrees like this one is. My guess is this is so the display is still readable through sunglasses even if mounted in another orientation. 3
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@aaronwelsh333 years ago Poor ben' s arms never stood a chance against buddy' s claws. 1
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@charlesjmouse3 years ago I find ben' s rambling so therapeutic.
for some reason it reminds me of student days drunkenly catching the last bus home after a night out . ...Expand 2
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@whitewolf28013 years ago Odd tinkering is the youtube guy that fixes old toys and electronics. 7
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@koolmoedee100003 years ago Love a new episode, this is a great piece of history. 2
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@sergiomeyer3 years ago It is a game and watch, they called it the game and watch tabletop line. Check the logo near the joystick. They also sold one of their models to coleco by the way, it' s super awesome you recreated the polarizing sheets. I can see people replicating what you' ve done to fix models they thought were unfixable. ...Expand 1
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@kamil41513 years ago This is a pretty advanced, to a point it actually looks like a game. Maybe because it has a lot more states than the one i had as a kid. 1
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@Mewtwoisabeast3 years ago You are roasting the shit out of the 8-bit guy rn lol, are you gonna get a commander 16? 7
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@waynedrew35492 years ago After the day i' ve had i needed this episode. 1
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@Boomhauer693 years ago Seeing this always reminds me as kid in the 90s playing tiger electronic games and those hose fun to drive games that look like car dashboard. 1
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@GORF_EMPIRE3 years ago The real question is, why is a plumber working in a cement factory? 8
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@arcadesunday45923 years ago Nice restore! As usual, really enjoyed this. 1
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@nomisastro20003 years ago Wow the dig at 8-bit guy nearly killed me! 14
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@LucasHartmann3 years ago Afaik the polarizers do work backwards but, since they are 45 degrees, flipping actually rotates the polarizer 90 degrees. You would need to cut them rotated, preferably after sticking to the backing plastic. 1
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@YourBuddyDinec3 years ago Is that a resin curing machine used for the retrobrite? Nice? 1
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@SumeaBizarro3 years ago " really crude" impersenation back and forth with" print. " " ah yes that too i guess.
also coolest still open fan of r&m in 2021. 3
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@bakedpatato3 years ago Pretty darn good singing coconut crab impersonation, nevermind remembering the lyrics. 1
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@Nukle0n3 years ago There was a video game where indie went after the lance of longinus, ie the spear of destiny. 2
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@MrRobertCortese3 years ago Kind of curious if an led strip backlight would work on this. Heck i bet you could just have led strips shine down through the sunlight on the top and not have to modify the case at all. 1
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@jody56613 years ago I never knew you could turn the polarization layer of a monitor and get the inverse. That' s cool! 1
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@deansundquist96013 years ago Can we get someone to catalog all the songs and times for easy access. I think we may need these for future reference. 2
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@rsuryase3 years ago How did you measure the thickness of the battery cover?
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@theantithesis13 years ago Fun fact: nintendo still holds a patent on that screen design to implement color on an lcd.
when i was a kid, i didn' t like the game & . ...Expand 1
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@thomasesr3 years ago If the polarizer has the sticky side on the wrong side you just need to cut it 90 rotated from the way you were cutting it originally. Doesn' t flipping it does the same as rotate by 90?
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@ShapeyFiend3 years ago They originally adapting this games plot for the second super mario bros. Movie.
following the critical drubbing they got on the first film they . ...Expand 2
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@nastybedazzler3 years ago This was really cool. I' d never even heard of this game before but i now wish i owned this.
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@paulturner52083 years ago I love that game - my mum has one in a box - that tune brought back memories! And yeah, no need to make it portable, there is a game&watch version of it. 1
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@makerofthingsunique2 years ago Where did you get your blue desk mat from? 1
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@MoTheBlackCat3 years ago Loved seing what was inside dat bit of electronic games history!
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@jameskenney56233 years ago Do every single one of your videos get copyright strikes? 6
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@MrAdminaras3 years ago Would it be possible to replace the batteries with a lipo + usb charging circuit since a custom door had to be created anyway? I just really hate those batteries.
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@kwirkkwirksn10903 years ago Youre videos are so entertaining best wishes from bavaria. 3
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@KemmerlingKomputers3 years ago The 8 bit guy impersonation lmaooo wow that killed me dude. 5
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@iggman183 years ago I had one of those as a kid. Themusic is different than i remember it, i wonder if there was a firmware change.
my 8yo self discovered you could bounce the battery/power a few times and it would enter a diagnostic mode, play all the 100 pt tunes and show all the lcd cells.
if you set the clock and alarm, a guy comes out of the passenger side of the right truck and rings a bell when the alarm goes off.
the original battery cover slid in and locked into position.
thanks for showing this, i remember playing with this toy a lot growing up. ...Expand
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@danifadriansyah3 years ago @Ben the original battery cover is just a simple sliding mechanism :) here for your reference 2