Guide to frontlight a Gameboy Color
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Yeah, luckily one of my friends had one laying around that he didn't want anymore, so he sold it to me. One of my other friends also gave me a copy of Megaman Xtreme, so I'm feelin' pretty darn good today.
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Re: Guide to frontlight a Gameboy Color
Now I just hope the tri wing screwdriver set that I ordered from estarland comes soon. It seems like an eternity that I've been waiting since I ordered it on saturday.
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Re: Guide to frontlight a Gameboy Color
That guide, is excellent. Nice work!
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Re: Guide to frontlight a Gameboy Color
Well, I managed to get a significant chunk done today. I got the screen and stuff out of the donor sp and got the black adhesive off the screen.
Ugh, that sp was a royal pain. The screws didn't want to budge and then the adhesive stuff (hoo boy). I now have waaaaaaaaaay higher respect and sympathy for modders and repair guys.
Ugh, that sp was a royal pain. The screws didn't want to budge and then the adhesive stuff (hoo boy). I now have waaaaaaaaaay higher respect and sympathy for modders and repair guys.
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Re: Guide to frontlight a Gameboy Color
Ahh cool I hope your Gameboy turns out good. I'm currently making one for a commission. It's painted up and ready to be assembled .
Re: Guide to frontlight a Gameboy Color
hey where did you get the transparent blue case for you gameboy color?
I have a transparent clear case but the blue one looks EPIC
I have a transparent clear case but the blue one looks EPIC
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hey where did you get the gameboy from, you said it was $24, but i can't find any for that price
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It's a Gameboy color Purple case. I buy them at local retro game stores.0M3G4 wrote:hey where did you get the transparent blue case for you gameboy color?
I have a transparent clear case but the blue one looks EPIC
I get those from the local store too. He just gives his crappy ones so I can take the light out of them.0M3G4 wrote:hey where did you get the gameboy from, you said it was $24, but i can't find any for that price
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OK well i'll just have to keep looking for a cheap SP xDChooChooBot wrote:It's a Gameboy color Purple case. I buy them at local retro game stores.0M3G4 wrote:hey where did you get the transparent blue case for you gameboy color?
I have a transparent clear case but the blue one looks EPICI get those from the local store too. He just gives his crappy ones so I can take the light out of them.0M3G4 wrote:hey where did you get the gameboy from, you said it was $24, but i can't find any for that price
thanks for the info
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Re: Guide to frontlight a Gameboy Color
Hi, im stillnew, but i have been looking around on here for a bit, and found this thread. I dont understand why you have to get the frontlight from an sp, i cant remeber where but i came across a DMG backlighting kit that could be used to front light a GBC, I think it was on kitsch bent, il have a look. Also, the kit was a lot cheaper than a gba sp.
33%
Also resident anime weedlord
Also resident anime weedlord
Re: Guide to frontlight a Gameboy Color
It feels the same? You'll probably find the added current draw is considerably higher if you do a multimeter test. Probably somewhere around 20% or more.ChooChooBot wrote:The battery life feels the same to me so no need to worry about in draining batteries.
It's more efficient to shape the panel down and put it in so the etching is vertical with the LCD instead of horizontal. Also requires less plastic to be removed in the shell. Granted, reshaping those panels isn't exactly an easy task.
Good, informative tutorial though. Great for beginners. A lot of people make mistakes on this mod.
I also like your paintjobs. But those reproduction screen covers are quite...ugly. Do you use shells from dealextreme? If not, you may want to try them. They come with better looking screen covers, but nothing beats the originals.
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Re: Guide to frontlight a Gameboy Color
The screen covers are original. They look odd because they have a plastic film over them. It just caught the light in my photos.crap wrote: I also like your paintjobs. But those reproduction screen covers are quite...ugly. Do you use shells from dealextreme? If not, you may want to try them. They come with better looking screen covers, but nothing beats the originals.
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Original as in genuine, or made by you? Because authentic ones don't have protective plastic on them.ChooChooBot wrote: The screen covers are original. They look odd because they have a plastic film over them. It just caught the light in my photos.
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My distributor gets them brand new straight from Nintendo. The brand new screen covers come with a glossy protective layer to prevent scratches until it is peeled off. I leave them on the finished products so its up to the buyer to remove them or not.
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Your distributor is pulling your leg, then. Nintendo doesn't make gameboy color screen cover replacements anymore, and the screen covers never looked like that. Those are quite clearly reproductions. Look at how spaced out the "color" text is.