Holy Crap!

[Blueprint]

Wiggy I want a Backlit Phat GBA how much?

[Blueprint]

From what I now a GBC can be Frontlit with the use of light from a GBA SP first version. Not the SP with Brighter screen. I tried it and could not make the image show but the light mod work.

[Deadpool]

Wiggy I want a Backlit Phat GBA how much?

same here!

[Dr.Agon]

...i too am not a fan of any non-Phat GBA, but i needed a lit solution for my GB/GBC games...




i call it the Oh!GBA SP

So what do you do exactly with that GB?  Is that an SP in a GB shell?!

exactly that!, i tried and failed to front light a GBC, several times, before giving up, but i still needed something to play GB/C games on, took me ages to find the sp-101, but not that long to put it together!

[JDavis]

I long planned to shove some GBASP guts into a GB shell, but I never got around to it.

I'm also all on board for these backlight mods. I'd been meaning to get an AGS-101 model SP for some time and switch the screen out with that of my NES Edition SP (which apparently wouldn't work, so I'd probably have to switch the whole casing out)... but with a backlight mod, I'd probably start using my original "arctic white" GBA again!

[TyrannicalFascist]

Well I've done some investigation and it appears that there is definitely no known way to back-light a GBC. However I did find an example of a front-lit GBC mod that looks very good:

http://mikejmoffitt.com/wp/?p=70

It's all jibberish to me, maybe you understand it Wiggy? Hope it's helpful.

[wiggy]

Basically NONE of the non-illuminated color systems can be backlit because of how their LCDs are designed. Just can't happen.

But, pretty much every B&W portable CAN be backlit and so can systems like the Game Gear that are already rear lit from the get go. I'd just be adding an LED-based light instead of the fluorescent tube that they often use.

I don't like that the guy uses the front light turned like that. The light is going to be slightly uneven no matter what, but I think it makes more sense being uneven top to bottom versus side to side. I would just whip out the dremel and cut it down. It's just a plastic screen with a filter and a paper thin metal "mirror".  The dremel would cut it down in a snap and then it would fit with far less fuss.

[TyrannicalFascist]

Hmm makes sense. I suppose the only way to have a "backlit GBC" would be to cram the guts of a GBA SP AGS-101 into a GBC shell. 

Still it's pretty awesome that it could be front-lit, and that the GB and GBP can be back-lit.

I know you may not be interested in this project at the moment amongst your many other projects, and you obviously know a lot more than me, but I found an explanation of basically what I believe the guy on YouTube was doing to replace Nomad screens:

http://forums.benheck.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=34675

Definitely a huge improvement.

[SDODC13]

I've been trying to get the stuff to do a backlight mod myself but have failed many times.

[wiggy]

I'd love to try and tackle an LED mod for the Nomad/GameGear/Lynx, but I don't have one on hand, and I refuse to experiement on someone else's console. I'll have to pick up examples of my own at some point. I also don't really have time at the moment :/


It's nearly impossible to do without the custom ribbon cable. The solder points would be insanely small, and anything thicker than said ribbon cable would be really difficult to squeeze into the GBA phat. The cable that I have requires only one solder point, and it's relatively easy to access

[CommunistGamer]

wiggy how do you led mod a snes mini?

[wiggy]

Wiggy I want a Backlit Phat GBA how much?

same here!

I'll have pricing soon.  Do you want a DYI kit, or for me to mod one for you?

wiggy how do you led mod a snes mini?

It's pretty easy.  Lemme take a pic really quick...

[Deadpool]

Wiggy I want a Backlit Phat GBA how much?

same here!

I'll have pricing soon.  Do you want a DYI kit, or for me to mod one for you?

wiggy how do you led mod a snes mini?

It's pretty easy.  Lemme take a pic really quick...

what do you think my friend? my knowledge in soldering are directly proportional to my knowledge in quantum phisics.

[wiggy]

Requires 1 solder point, but it is pretty tiny. 

I can also add a brightness switch as well just like the SP 101's have.

[TyrannicalFascist]

How much would it be for both options?