Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Today is March 10th, and that means it’s Mario Day, and we’re celebrating everybody’s favorite Goomba-stomping plumber with a speedrun teardown of Nintendo’s Alarmo clock in collaboration with our pals at Adafruit!
Adafruit is one of the best places on the internet to learn about electronics, aside from iFixit, of course. They’re the perfect teammates to help us figure out what makes this alarm clock tick. It’s more than just a clock—Nintendo has managed to gamify getting out of bed. You can pick a friendly character to wake you up, but if you don’t get up quickly, the final boss might pay you a visit.
Check out Adafruit's Alarmo Video!
youtu.be/LNaCcqqUrag
Wan't to take apart your Alarmo? Our ProTech Go Toolkit is all you'll need!
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This teardown is not a repair guide. To repair your Alarmo, use the service manual at iFixit.com.
Chapters
00:00 Happy Mario Day! It’s a Nintendo Alarmo Teardown!
01:08 What Does the Alarmo Look like on the Inside? Alarmo CT Scans
01:31 How to get into the Nintendo Alarmo
01:53 Removing the Alarmo’s button cell battery
02:11 Removing the Alarmo’s Main Board
02:33 Removing the Alarmo’s LCD Display
03:14 Removing the Alarmo’s Speaker
03:27 Removing the Alarmo’s Buttons
03:40 The Alarmo is Drift Proof! It Uses Hall Sensors
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Today is March 10th, and that means it’s Mario Day, and we’re celebrating everybody’s favorite Goomba-stomping plumber with a speedrun teardown of Nintendo’s Alarmo clock in collaboration with our pals at Adafruit!
Adafruit is one of the best places on the internet to learn about electronics, aside from iFixit, of course. They’re the perfect teammates to help us figure out what makes this alarm clock tick. It’s more than just a clock—Nintendo has managed to gamify getting out of bed. You can pick a friendly character to wake you up, but if you don’t get up quickly, the final boss might pay you a visit.
Check out Adafruit's Alarmo Video!
youtu.be/LNaCcqqUrag
Wan't to take apart your Alarmo? Our ProTech Go Toolkit is all you'll need!
ifixit.com/products/pro-tech-go-toolkit?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=ifixitchannel&utm_campaign=AlarmoTD&utm_content=Description
This teardown is not a repair guide. To repair your Alarmo, use the service manual at iFixit.com.
Chapters
00:00 Happy Mario Day! It’s a Nintendo Alarmo Teardown!
01:08 What Does the Alarmo Look like on the Inside? Alarmo CT Scans
01:31 How to get into the Nintendo Alarmo
01:53 Removing the Alarmo’s button cell battery
02:11 Removing the Alarmo’s Main Board
02:33 Removing the Alarmo’s LCD Display
03:14 Removing the Alarmo’s Speaker
03:27 Removing the Alarmo’s Buttons
03:40 The Alarmo is Drift Proof! It Uses Hall Sensors
Subscribe to our channel for all our latest teardown and repair videos!
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