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Game Boy Color Frontlight Mod (clear case)
g0sub:
Well, maybe someone already knows this, but im showing you my last mod.
This is a Game Boy Color with a frontlight panel, stolen from a broken GBA SP with cracked screen (2,50 on ebay)
The mod is not so hard, and there are a lot of videos of ppl who succesfully did this.
The reason why I'm posting this is because most of people simply follow Bibinson's tutorial without any other modifications = putting the GBA SP light in vertical (because the SP lcd is longer than the colors' so it doesnt fit) and soldering 2 pins.
My job was cutting the frontlight panel, cutting the metal bar (where light comes from), and rotating the kit by 90 degrees. In other words: instead of putting it in a weird way, i adapted it to the smaller GBC screen.
Here is a video of a guy who did the mod in traditional way:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0XVvGKm3ak
And this is mine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnQwfZNk6Yc
Maybe this could inspire someone who wants to do the mod with a clear case.
Enjoy or not :P
Tutorial is on http://mikejmoffitt.com/
Arseen:
I'm currently searching for 4 original GBAs in black with After Burner installed (maybe with dimmer switch)..
GBA SP just doesn't suit my hands.
SonicAdvDX:
Wooooooow, I'm really tempted to do this! But, I do pretty much all my mobile gaming on my iPhone. Plus, I play all of my Gameboy games on my Super Gameboy/Gamecube Gameboy player.
Still, though. REALLY sweet mod.
irvgotti452:
I've done a bunch ;D GB Pockets look real nice with the backlights.
UncleBob:
That black one is pretty sweet...