Super Mario Bros. 35th anniversary Game and Watch teardown

Written By: Vincegamer

Published: 21/03/25

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Super Mario Bros. 35th anniversary Game and Watch teardown

Published: 21/03/25

Teardown

Introduction

This is a guide to help you safely teardown your Super Mario Bros. 35th anniversary Game and Watch! (This guide is not professionally made! This means there may be a better way to do a step!)

Tools

Step 1

Remove the 4 Y00 screws on the back.
Don't worry! These screws are all the same size.

Step 2

Carefully pry off the back case from the main unit
Be careful to not snap the 4 clips on the top and bottom!

Step 3

Carefully disconnect the battery connector.
You will have to set the time again after reassembly.
You can use a spudger or the Y00 bit. If you use the bit, press down on the connector while pulling the bit upwards underneath the cables.
If it hasn't been removed before, it may be hard to disconnect. Be extremely careful to not short anything out if you use the bit method.

Step 4

For the smaller ribbon cable (Backlight ribbon), Lift the small black bar upwards lightly with your nail or a small flathead bit.
The ribbon should be able to be pulled out after.

Step 5

With either a small flathead or spudger, pry up the black bar on the wide ribbon cable.
Be very careful to not damage the cable. Especially when using a small flathead.

Step 6

Using a small flathead, Pry upwards from the top right of the speaker.
You may hear a small pop. This is just the speaker adhesive peeling off the plastic.

Step 7

Remove the 10 screws on the motherboard.
Keep these screws separate and organised.
Carefully remove the motherboard. The speaker is soldiered onto the motherboard.