ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs Phones & Handheld Devices

Phones and handhelds dominate the ReStory repair queue once you leave the Atari tutorial behind. The game captures mid-2000s mobile culture through parody brands—Pokia candy-bar and flip phones, Nony handhelds and portable players, Patento gaming portables, and Eggotchi virtual pets—each with distinct shell mechanics, fault tables, and license requirements. This guide explains how to triage them without mixing up authorization gates or wasting yen on wrong spare modules.

Cross-read How to Repair for UI basics and Device Difficulty before accepting a full day’s queue of handhelds.

Category overview

Line	Examples	License	Typical faults
Pokia	3310, Njoy	None	Keypads, displays, charging ports, hinges
Nony	PMP, PlayMachine	Nony service	Power, screen, housing, optical drive
Patento	BS handheld	Usually none	Board swaps, button pads
Eggotchi	Virtual pet	None	Shell, buttons, battery corrosion

Full model names sit in the Device Catalog.

Pokia phones

Pokia 3310-style units arrive early on the request board and in story errands. They teach small-screw discipline and flex cable handling without license stress.

Workflow tips:

• Photograph keypad orientation before removal—the game tracks mistakes but you lose time.
• Test charging ports with known-good cables before ordering replacement ports.
• Flip Pokia Njoy models need hinge inspection; customers describe “black screen but sounds work” when flex tears.

Pokia jobs fund daily operations. Stack two per afternoon when story customers idle.

Nony PMP handheld

The Nony PMP is the game’s Sony PSP homage—wide screen, shoulder inputs, UMD-style drive fiction. Story missions love courier-crushed boxes and forum posts insisting only official services may open the shell.

License gate: Purchase Nony authorization from Licenses before final hand-in. Diagnosis may proceed unlicensed, but payout blocks without paperwork—mirroring real early-2000s warranty culture.

Common customer stories: Marketplace scalpers, borrowed handhelds, tournament prep. Read dialogue for hidden housing cracks when couriers “were in a hurry.”

Parts: Order screen assemblies and shell clips through Parts Browser bookmarks flagged after your first licensed repair. Keep one spare screen if you farm online requests.

See Shop Growth for pacing license purchases alongside tool upgrades.

Nony PlayMachine

Home console-class Nony PlayMachine units appear mid-game with heavier shells and optical drive metaphors. They share the Nony license column—buy once, repair both PMP and PlayMachine classes.

Budget bench space: consoles occupy larger slots than Eggotchi toys. Clean drive bays before swapping boards; skipping cleaning triggers fail states on read errors.

Patento BS handheld

Patento BS devices slot between Eggotchi simplicity and Nony complexity. Request board listings often show single-fault diagnostics ideal for training marketplace flips.

Use Patento jobs to practice board swap minigames before risking expensive Palaloid or Unicorp work elsewhere.

Eggotchi virtual pets

Eggotchi units are the cozy onboarding handheld. Shell cracks, stuck buttons, and leaking batteries appear constantly.

Why they matter: fast reputation, achievement counters, and spare part reuse (screws, small buttons). They also star in sentimental Characters scenes about childhood pets.

Always run corrosion checks when customers mention “left batteries inside for years.”

Shared repair habits

Handhelds reward the same core habits:

1. External inspection — Housing damage predicts hidden flex tears.
2. Battery removal first — Safety fiction plus unlocks corrosion minigames.
3. Photograph cable routing — Reassembly prompts assume correct order.
4. Clean before swap — Skipping voids warranty on story jobs referencing “official service.”
5. License check on hand-in screen — Red banner means stop and visit Licenses.

Tools and workshop needs

Handheld-heavy days benefit from:

• Ratchet drivers and thin pry tools from Unlocks.
• Magnification lighting via Workshop Upgrades.
• Contact cleaner for charging ports and game cart adjacents on Patento units.

Sandblasters matter less here unless you cosmetic-restore transparent Eggotchi shells for marketplace glam shots.

Online requests vs story jobs

Requests show payout and silhouette; story jobs add dialogue constraints (“return by festival day,” “do not scratch the shell”). Prioritize story handhelds when they block Walkthrough beats.

If both offer Nony PMP work, take the story version first—reputation bonuses often exceed request differentials.

Parts browser strategy

How to Get Spare Parts recommends maintaining:

• Generic Pokia keypads if multiple 3310 jobs queue.
• One Nony screen assembly after licensing.
• Eggotchi shell sets when marketplace sells cheap “for parts” lots.

Compare prices across parody e-commerce pages; some hide shipping until checkout.

Relation to other categories

Phones overlap minimally with Atari Consoles mechanically but compete for afternoon bench time. Music players like Nony Goman share Nony branding—skills transfer even though Music and Cameras covers them separately.

Mistakes to avoid

Opening Nony PMP shells before buying licenses wastes parts on jobs you cannot finish. Mixing Patento screw trays with Pokia trays causes reassembly fails. Ignoring hinge diagnostics on flip phones produces repeat angry customers. Stacking three licensed handhelds without spare screen inventory stalls the shop when browser deliveries lag.