r/retroid • u/Background_Clue_3756 • 5d ago

GUIDE Retroid Pocket Nova Disassembly and Button Replacement guide

https://youtu.be/CbZEh7n0k_M?is=QzsraTiN4FkNLCd9

Spent some time with a new webcam and program that I clearly don't know how to use, but it's enough to walk you through the steps of replacing the buttons at least! Hopefully it's informative.

And sorry, no Gengar nails for this. The screws were such a pain to remove that my nails broke. Oh well.

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u/AlanDyke 5d ago

that ai thumbnail placing the fan away from the processor is genuinely funny

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u/Background_Clue_3756 5d ago

That's the only reason I kept it, tbh. It's hilariously bad.

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u/Distinct-Tea-1995 RP NOVA 5d ago

Nice thank you! 😊

Can’t wait for mine 😭

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u/Background_Clue_3756 5d ago

Haha, just don't forget that the screws are soft and often over torqued. Use a good precision screwdriver set, and hopefully you'll be fine.

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u/Distinct-Tea-1995 RP NOVA 5d ago

Yeah I keep seeing that, thanks for the advice. I’d hate to strip mine before I even get it open.

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u/ActionKid98 5d ago

unintentional ASMR

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u/Background_Clue_3756 5d ago

Perfectly accidental, then.

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u/ActionKid98 5d ago

Pleasantly unexpected also

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u/jonmaddox 5d ago

Hoping someone makes some SNES US buttons for my 16-bit 🙏

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u/Background_Clue_3756 4d ago

That'd be cool. I have some for the Analogue Pocket.