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Crafted. Modded. Restored.
A small workshop crafting display stands and accessories, designing hardware mods, and restoring retro gaming hardware to feel new again.
On Gaming Handheld Display Stand — from $12.95.
Crafted.
Display stands and accessories crafted in-house — 3D printing, CNC, UV printing, laser engraving. Over 530 sold on Etsy at a five-star average.
See accessories 02Modded.
Custom hardware mods designed and shipped from the workshop. Open-source by default.
See mods 03Restored.
One-of-one console restorations. Recapped, re-shelled, tested on a real cartridge before shipping.
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The Bluetooth NES Advantage.
Wireless retrofit for the original 1987 NES Advantage controller. ESP32-C3, BLE HID, full turbo and slow-motion preserved. Schematic and firmware are open-source under GPL-3.0.
- BLE HID — works on Steam Deck, phones, PC, macOS
- Original turbo and slow-motion sliders preserved
- Open hardware · GPL-3.0 · DIY or buy a kit
Currently restored
The hardware we've been on lately.
The process
Six steps. Same on every unit.
Every restored console goes through the same triage, recap, reassembly, and QA pass. About a third don't make the cut.
Read the full process- Step 01
Sourcing
Where the hardware comes from. We buy in bulk lots from estate sales, retro shops, and trusted brokers — never from auction sites where condition is unknowable.
- Step 02
Triage
Power on, screen test, button test, audio test, port test. We log what's wrong before we open anything. About a third of incoming units don't make the cut and go back into the parts pool.
- Step 03
Disassembly
Tri-wing, Phillips, gamebit — every retro system uses something different. We catalogue every screw, every ribbon cable, every silicone pad. Nothing gets forced.
From the journal
Build logs and writeups.
Bluetooth NES Advantage 2.0: it pairs to a Switch now
The second-gen board adds direct Nintendo Switch pairing and 8BitDo Retro Receiver support on top of the BLE gamepad mode. Prototypes are on the way.
Game Boy HiFi Audio: real sound out of the GBA
A Bluetooth audio board that pulls the GBA's stock amp and hands the whole audio path to an ESP32 and an ES8388 codec. The first prototypes are at the fab.
Community
Talk old hardware with us.
Buyers, makers, and people who like to take things apart. Mod support, restoration walkthroughs, workshop chat. Drop in on Discord — it's the brand-wide community.