Backlit game boy color?

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Backlit game boy color?

Post by Padoca » Sun Nov 08, 2009 6:49 am

i have some nds lite screens around and i wanted to know how to mod then into my gbc

i saw this post here for gbp, but dont have the tutorial
http://forums.benheck.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=27481" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

this was probably already been posted somewhere, so if anyone can be kindly to point me, would be great

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Re: Backlit game boy color?

Post by argelfraster » Sun Nov 08, 2009 8:57 am

You can't backlight the GBC screen, but you can frontlight it.

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Re: Backlit game boy color?

Post by Hobbes » Sun Nov 08, 2009 12:06 pm

Yeah, here's a guide for it. http://forums.modretro.com/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=916

Mad props to Bibin for actually making the guide. :mrgreen:
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Re: Backlit game boy color?

Post by Padoca » Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:29 pm

hm but this guide if for the frontlit, i saw it

i was wanting a guide to make one like palmertech did with his gameboy pocket, using the nds backlit
http://forums.benheck.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=27481" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Re: Backlit game boy color?

Post by vskid » Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:33 pm

You can't backlight a GBC screen, it washes out. End of story.
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Post by Hobbes » Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:06 pm

Really, it's because of the way that nintendo made the color screen able to be seen without having a backlight in the first place. Bibin could explain it better for you. My knowledge is really limited on the subject. All I know is that I frontlit it and it works. :D
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Re: Backlit game boy color?

Post by Padoca » Mon Nov 09, 2009 5:04 pm

Hobbes wrote:Really, it's because of the way that nintendo made the color screen able to be seen without having a backlight in the first place. Bibin could explain it better for you. My knowledge is really limited on the subject. All I know is that I frontlit it and it works. :D

hm, i didnt know. tnx for explaining ! :)
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Re: Backlit game boy color?

Post by palmertech » Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:58 pm

You cannot practically backlight a GameBoy Color. If you try, the whole screen is just white.

I have a theory on how it could be backlit, but it would only let you have the light source from the back, it would still be lit from the front. If I can get it working someday, I might post it, but I do not think it will work well anyways. :lol:
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