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All white shell with IPS drop in screen, aftermarket white cart with ez flash jr (and a crystal sticker to finish it off)

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[–] baccano 13 points 1 year ago

It's the Gameboy of Theseus!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Bro you took the color outta the Gameboy color lmao

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That looks sick, how difficult was the process?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

It's actually not very difficult but can be pricey depending on what you wanna mod and the tools you need to get. Plenty of YouTube videos that teach you how to do it, and I highly recommend checking some out.

Many IPS screens for the GB/A require extra sanding or removal of plastic internals so that the screen seats correctly.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

That looks incredible!

[–] cybervseas 5 points 1 year ago

We need new front lenses that say "Game Boi Color" for units like these that are so awesome.

[–] helloharu 4 points 1 year ago

That is gorgeous.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Can you get the dot matrix effect on the ips screens? It’s a big part of the gba nostalgia for me

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Some screens have this as an optional feature. A lot of times they call it something like “retro pixel.”

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Ah, very cool, I’ll have to look into it more

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nice! I just got a similarly modded GBA and Pokemon gold to play on vacation 😄 I'm so excited

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Where did you buy it out of interested? Not sure I could more this myself but would be intrigued to know how much it would cost to buy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Etsy. Just search 'modded gameboy' and you'll see plenty of results

[–] Albinoss 3 points 1 year ago

This is slick! I love it!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Been wanting to make one of these so bad, anyone know of a goode guide that a beginner can follow along?

[–] Lakija 3 points 1 year ago

Imma be honest. It sounds like you’re describing a hotrod lol

I love it. This is really cool!

[–] Brunbrun6766 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Love this, I'm about to attempt my first GBA mod this weekend. Got a bone stock blue one off ebay with a broken screen so going to install a backlit LCD

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How did your modding turn out?

[–] Brunbrun6766 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Don't judge me....1 year later these parts are still sitting on my desk awaiting assembly lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I’ll check back again next year then, hahaha.

[–] NSA_Server_04 3 points 1 year ago

Love it. I’ve seen a few metal CNC cases too.

[–] oryx 2 points 1 year ago

My custom FunnyPlaying SP build is basically the same - all white everything!

[–] KeefChief13 2 points 1 year ago

Never seen a crystal in grey tbh

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Real sick tbh

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