Video Game Preservation: Styrofoam Damage

Styrofoam Damage is a problem for all video game collectors.
We're going to look into the cause and simple ways to protect against permanent damage.

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[hawanja]

What up Kevin. Hey would it be bad for the console to use plastic, like say from a plastic grocery bag or hefty garbage sack?

[ASSEMblerEX]

@hawanja hahah for sure.

[aveFger]

I remember my used NES controller cables were all covered with styrofoam rests. Applying that technique to my Famicom will be the next thing I do tomorrow! :D

[ASSEMblerEX]

@aveFger Famicom controller cords will fuse to the system shell, so make sure you isolate them.

[SuperLuigi3538]

Safety is his No 1 consurn!

[hawanja]

@ASSEMblerEX What about the kind of plastic that the SMS is wrapped up in the video? Would that leech into the Styrofoam also?

[FritoFredrik]

cool now i know if my zx spectrum was sticky and bubbeling wen i opend it

wasnt new in box but someone put it back in the box a long time ago.

should i consider doing this with my SNES new in box i have?

[PhreQuencYViii]

Dude, you sound way more excited about this subject then the other vids, haha!

[shwink]

good video, I had an snes that was boxed complete but man the Styrofoam was a pain. Any ways to keep the Styrofoam from breaking apart any further?

[therandyrandall89]

Useful video.