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Modded Game Boys are downright gorgeous
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/r/GameboyMarketplace on reddit. If you want to commission one, /u/The_8bit_Kingdom on Reddit will do commissions for $99 shipped within the USA
That's actually great and I'm actually thinking of buying that green gba one. Thank you got this because you saved me the trouble of looking for shells.
They have that on display at Nintendo World in New York. It's pretty haunting, and made me think of how Iraqi children have been living in fear of US bombs for almost 30 years.My favorite "modded" Game Boy - the Gulf War Survivor Edition
It's threads like these that have made me end up with maybe 7 or 8 Gameboys. No regrets, though. Well, maybe that I just don't play them much.
What are people's experience using Retro Modding's build-to-order service? I'm seriously considering getting one made but I wanted to know what people think of the service first.
One day I'm gonna bust out all of my Game Boys and take a picture. I feel like sending off my GBC (frontlit) to get fitted with a backlight. I think someone in GAF once mentioned that it's possible to get a backlight in there now.
So beautiful! Damn.
I would love to start this as well. Might do the same and do a new case/buttons first then jump into the whole backlight.
Great pics!
I would love to start this as well. Might do the same and do a new case/buttons first then jump into the whole backlight.
Great pics!
I fully agree, as long as "the" is dropped from that sentence. For the life of me I can't understand how people can stand looking at translucent shells without retching, let alone prefer them.
yoooooo this dude rules, i have been following him on insta for a while now and some of his really cool mods on r/gameboymarketplace are what really got me into this. His mods are seriously art to me.
we posting our gameboys?
modded myself, cutting the plastic was the worst part, when I did it again for a friend I was much faster at it. I'm glad I kept the original shell but some of the ones made with aftermarket shells make me drool a bit.
Just a note for guy earlier in the thread, soldering is not welding.
I've done it twice now myself, you could probably get it done for like 70 or 80 (including gba) if you get the parts off aliexpress instead of ebay and stick with the original shell. I did a 40 pin one around christmas and trying it without the wire soldered I couldn't tell a difference in brightness vs with the wire soldered, so you could probably get by without it. Retromodding offers other mods like MAXIMUM brightness and some sound enhancements but I've never felt the screen on the basic mod wasn't bright enough.
modded myself, cutting the plastic was the worst part, when I did it again for a friend I was much faster at it. I'm glad I kept the original shell but some of the ones made with aftermarket shells make me drool a bit.
Just a note for guy earlier in the thread, soldering is not welding.
I've done it twice now myself, you could probably get it done for like 70 or 80 (including gba) if you get the parts off aliexpress instead of ebay and stick with the original shell. I did a 40 pin one around christmas and trying it without the wire soldered I couldn't tell a difference in brightness vs with the wire soldered, so you could probably get by without it. Retromodding offers other mods like MAXIMUM brightness and some sound enhancements but I've never felt the screen on the basic mod wasn't bright enough.
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Same, found him on Instagram as well. Gonna order one soon to keep at work as a desk prop and play occasionally when im bored.
Thanks for the link. I'm in NYC so this benefits me greatly, lol.
Going to bookmark him and browse.
Ordered the voltage regulator from retromodding, bandit shell from rosecoloredgaming and screen/ribbon from ebay. Had to do a few hours research to learn I had a 0 type motherboard with a brown cable so I needed a type-b ribbon to not get a washed out screen or ghosting. Should be fun modding my own in a few weeks once everything arrives.
I'm in deep now boys. Last night I bought a lot in a Goodwill auction. 2 DSIs, a GBA, and a Pocket. All untested, so fingers crossed that the GBA and Pocket at least work.
Game plan:
Pocket
Orange Backlight
Bivert
Glass Screen Cover
Battery Mod
GBA
AGS 101 Screen Swap (already have a donor SP)
New Shell
Glass Screen Cover
Battery Mod
Anybody here installed a bivert chip? It doesn't look to complicated, but I haven't done a lot of soldering.
As for battery mods I don't know which direction I'm going to go. Can anybody able to point me to a good guide? I think I'd like to use a couple rechargeable li-ion batteries and hooked up to a micro usb.
Eventually I might make a "Game Boy Macro" out of a DSI just for the hell of it. I wonder what would work best to fill in the holes in the shell.
Game plan:
Orange Backlight
Bivert
Glass Screen Cover
Battery Mod
GBA
AGS 101 Screen Swap (already have a donor SP)
New Shell
Glass Screen Cover
Battery Mod
Anybody here installed a bivert chip? It doesn't look to complicated, but I haven't done a lot of soldering.
As for battery mods I don't know which direction I'm going to go. Can anybody able to point me to a good guide? I think I'd like to use a couple rechargeable li-ion batteries and hooked up to a micro usb.
Eventually I might make a "Game Boy Macro" out of a DSI just for the hell of it. I wonder what would work best to fill in the holes in the shell.
I'm in deep now boys. Last night I bought a lot in a Goodwill auction. 2 DSIs, a GBA, and a Pocket. All untested, so fingers crossed that the GBA and Pocket at least work.
Game plan:
Orange Backlight
Bivert
Glass Screen Cover
Battery Mod
GBA
AGS 101 Screen Swap (already have a donor SP)
New Shell
Glass Screen Cover
Battery Mod
Anybody here installed a bivert chip? It doesn't look to complicated, but I haven't done a lot of soldering.
As for battery mods I don't know which direction I'm going to go. Can anybody able to point me to a good guide? I think I'd like to use a couple rechargeable li-ion batteries and hooked up to a micro usb.
Eventually I might make a "Game Boy Macro" out of a DSI just for the hell of it. I wonder what would work best to fill in the holes in the shell.
bondo
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I buckled. I just dropped a bunch of money on a replacement shell for my classic GB, a proper backlight (I'm not destroying an AGS-101 for my GBC), etc. Along with an Everdrive.
This is gonna be so cool. I haven't used my Game Boy in years - glad repro parts are still available for the Special Pikachu Edition :)
This is gonna be so cool. I haven't used my Game Boy in years - glad repro parts are still available for the Special Pikachu Edition :)
I'd love a backlit GBA. I look on ebay for them occasionally, but I'd have to import with expensive postage.
Oh hey! Found this thread as I was about to dive back into modding and was eyeing up doing a Color and a vanilla GBA with AGS-101 for my partner in her favourite colours. Have ordered the parts, now gonna head into town to pick up the actual machines.
Here are the results of my first (and only) DMG project:
Here are the results of my first (and only) DMG project:
These look absolutely amazing, great job, better than any special edition Nintendo ever did for these! :D
Every time I wander into a modding thread and or retro thread about Gameboys I die a little since they all look amazing.
You can't beat a backlit OG GBA.
Come visit the OT.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/ga...youre-playing-with-power-portable-power.1166/
I grew up with a glacier GBA but I prefer the classic Indigo so much.
Fuck.
Not gonna lie, the custom border for GBC games makes me want an Everdrive so bad now. Wish the cart wouldn't protrude so much out of the system, but I'll live?
It'll definitely be less annoying on an original GBA than on a SP.
There is a guy on etsy who sells custom printed gd macro faceplates. Unless you REALLY have some skill, these look waaaay better than the bondo/sand/fill/repeat method for most people.
What kind of tips are you looking for? The only thing you really have to worry about are the faceplate being scratched and the battery being dead. Both of those, especially the faceplate, can be replaced fairly easily.
The only other problem I'm aware of is that the shoulder buttons can sometimes stop working. One of my Micros has the problem, and I remember looking into getting it fixed, but I never actually attempted it.
Also, definitely come check out our Community thread.
I got a modded GBC from him, and it's stunning as all hell. It's worth the money. I went all in and it looks incredible. The new screen makes gbc game looks amazing.
Keep an eye out for reviews of the new EZ Flash Omega coming out next month.
I've got a few EZ flash GBA cards. Is there anything that makes it worth an upgrade?
Final results of mine (this thread is to blame). Bought a donor gba from a local game shop, swapped the shell out and installed a backlit LCD with the correct lcd ribbon and a voltage regulator for proper voltage and maximum brightness. Bonus, swapped my joycon shells for the d-pad version.
The backlit GBAs my god.... the advance had so many good games but the screen was so temperamental. Those backlit mods are gorgeous. I regret unloading all my old systems and games =(
Is there a general consensus on the best route to go when ordering a custom Gameboy, specifically a GBA. Is it better to use a service like RetroModding or am I better off contacting a specific user from Etsy or Reddit? RetroModding seems pricier, but the options available to you seem pretty significant compared to just contacting a random user in the community.