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Play some games?

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That would be my move.

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Super Mario Bros 3?

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Really the only right answer at this point. Plenty of amazing games on NES, but Mario 3 is probably the most widely accessible with tons of play time

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The thing to keep in mind if you go the peroxide/retrobrite route is that it makes the plastic physically more brittle and weaker in order to obtain the original coloring and the shell will yellow again at an accelerated rate unless you also coat it in something UV protective which will likely end up looking shiny or slightly off. I say just keep it as is and enjoy playing it while it still works.

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You can get rid of the yellowing by soaking the shell of the NES is dilute hydrogen peroxide and shining UV lights on the shell. There’s a bunch of tutorials all around.

https://amaiorano.io/2022/09/13/nes-restoration.html#retrobriting

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Would this work for LEGO as well? One of my sets started yellowing because it gets too much sunlight

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I think so. After some quick googling, it looks like some people get it to work on white, grey, and blue bricks, but leaving it in too long causes white “chalky” spots to form. Try at your own risk I guess

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"Oh! It looks like this yellowed NES is actually a rare sub-model. I forgot to get my tri-wing screwdriver bit from the car, so fuck it, where’s the drill!?!?!

Wanna buy a Commander X16? No really, I have a TON of these things."

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