Building the ULTIMATE Game Boy Pocket from JUNK
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Ok, now THIS, is epic. Seriously though, every time MattKC uploads, there's about a 100% chance I'm going to watch it and enjoy it. One of my favorite content creators for sure
Especially his Lego Island videos are absolutely amazing 😂
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Lol yea
@@JanBosman507 yep absolutely
If you're using this with an Everdrive then it will tank the battery, the screen on it's own isn't too bad.
Like, bottleneck the battery?
@@SimplyAlonso The Everdrive just uses more power, especially the older one and the AliExpress clone of it. Combined with the screen sapping more power than a standard one your battery life takes a hit.
Other flash carts are available which are as power efficient as original games.
@@MegaTerryNutkins such as?
@@tonyhakston536 Everdrive GB X5 is good bet for an SD flash cart, older ones and clones are worse. With high capacity rechargeable cells the cheap clones are ok though
The screen issue is definitely delamination. It's either air or moisture between the plates that you're moving around when you press on it. I worked at a vinyl sign shop as a kid and we had to squeegee air bubbles out from under the vinyl all the time after applying it; the behaviour of the bubbles looked very similar. The best reason I can think that it appears as dark dots is because LCDs are sensitive to pressure (as well as electricity) and those bubbles are pressing against the liquid crystal, causing it to bend the light in those spots.
Nice to know that you managed to fix it! While the original screen may be unsalvagable, the new backlight mod more than makes up for it.
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Underrated creator right here. If he piled into the production value and fluffed up his videos with pulpy bullshenanigans, I have no doubt he would skyrocket in popularity, but I have so much appreciation for how genuine he is to himself and us.
Especially since he doesn't feel the need to put himself with an open mouthed over the top expression in front of a primary color explosion on the thumbnail.
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@@scorch527 dude thank you!! I can't even begin to describe how fucking annoying that is. Like I hate it sooo much..
Part 3 for the USB-C Lithium mod? At least go for a like goal in order to do so haha. Would love to see it.
When I was around 8 or 10, I had a red Game-boy Pocket that I absolutely adored. I asked my grandma to get me Pokemon Green for it, and this video reminds me of that time in my life and I thank you for it :)
wait Pokemon Green is Japan only
@@DsiPro1000 Gameboys aren't region locked. I clearly remember playing Pokemon green on my red Gameboy pocket. It makes sense to assume that it would be region locked though lol
@@randomprimary i know the gameboy is region free but how did you get a copy of green?
What i meant by Japan only was that it only was sold in japan
@@DsiPro1000 ebay dude
@@randomprimary oh cool
Always good to have a dedicated knob
I'm glad I have two
@@TylerFurrison Your mom and dad?
"that's right, i remember now! his name is LINUSTT!" matt really threw some shade there
I still really love the darker green of the shell. It's so classy
Looks good, i did an ips-screen, case (Clear Extreme Green colored), bigger battery swap (800Mah) for my gba-sp -100 series. The new screem is sooo much better, i cant believe the difference,
Story time: I found my old copy of pokemon Emerald wich i had lost for around 10 years. I was excited to start playing it again, but soon noticed that the internal battery of the cartridge was dead, i ordered a new one and then i started seeing videos of these crazy gba mods. I was amazed on the quality of the screens and wanted one for my self, i know in a few years time i propably wont be playing the games again for a while, but the sheer amount of nostalgia i got from trying to research on what i would need to build my ultimate Gba-SP took the best of me and I did it. I ordered every part, waited patiently and then one day my orders started coming in. I put everything together and BAM! i had it, now i have been playing Emerald for a while on and off because of my work schedule, brings back such good memories, especially now that it's christmas time (i got the console and game as a christmas gift), I remember playing next to the christmas tree and can vividly remember the lights and the smell of the spruce. Ahh good times.
Only 10 years? Dang.. I know this is gonna sound off-topic but...
*we had a single aperture garden laser that survived 10 whole years before it got torn to pieces.*
*r.i.p garden laser.*
*2014-2023*
Your videos are very inspiring and interesting. You are 100% the reason I have started seriously trying to fix my electronics and I'm seriously loving it.
I love your channel man! It always feels so comfortable to watch your videos and I'm always excited for another upload!
I always love how satisfying and interesting your videos are. Thank you for making such quality content that's intriguing and relaxing.
I love these videos! Repairing old electronics is just so cool to me, keep it up!
Great one buddy! As usual perfect to watch, keep it on! 🙌
Awesome! So happy that you got it fixed :)
Great job! I'm so glad this Gameboy got a happy ending :')
yes mattkc really gave it the " happy ending "
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One thing I've found works really well on stickers and adhesive residue is electrical contact cleaner. The one I use is "QD Contact Cleaner". It's safe on plastic and metal, and there's no oil to wash off after.
I think the contrast wheel is the coolest part of all retro consoles tbh. Idk why, I just love it.
Makes me so happy when u upload. Easily my favorite TH-camr
Great job on the overhaul!
Wow your channel is growing mate .. keep up the great content… ps nice jaycar battery’s lol
Matt, you should pick up some "Goo Gone". (Just the "Original" stuff, don't need any of the variations.) It's a citrus (yeah as in fruit) and petroleum based adhesive remover. It doesn't work for everything, but can do wonders for some of the likes of the gunk you spent cleaning off of the screen & lens with this project. (You of course have to clean *that* off too, but that is much easier.)
0:50 I've seen A LOT of dead pixels on a single screen. They were each next to each other.
What an awesome mod. MattKC will always be one of my favorite creators.
yoo the part 2! im so excited!
0:31 I appreciate that reference
I watch JCS Criminal Psychology too. The narrator cracks me up. Christmas with Cliff had me in stitches.
Legitimately one of my favorite channels.
What an amazing result, i love it
At 4:44 there is an easter egg on the gameboy where the texet says "his name is LINUSTT", pretty cool hidden, well not really but cool non the less! Nice video by the way, very epic indeed.
I wish you made longer videos! I love your voice, and I can fall asleep to your vids. Just love the content anyways. Keep it up!
An easier way to remove the clear plastic piece in front of the screen is to heat it up with a hairdryer or hot air soldering gun to melt the glue another way that doesn't need heat is to twist the shell (but not too hard or it could break).
Yay, a MattKC video. That game boy looks very good
Hey Matt, Love the video. Any chance you'll do come game cartridge repair videos in the future? Cheers Mate.
Yay an other MattKC video! :D
How's your day been?
What area you planning to do for Christmas?
A really good video
Thankfully my Game Boy Pocket screen is in great shape. It does have a factory defect where there is some “ghost lines” as I call them in certain scenes, basically there is faint vertical lines that line up with breaks in the pixel art like at the ends of a text box or something similar. They go from top to bottom of the screen, but aren’t very noticeable. I’ve read that most Game Boy Pocket screens are effected by this and a replacement screen Paul likely have the same issue. I also read that the problem happens even when the screens were brand new.
Amazing video, please make more of these!!!
I had a laptop that also had a giant spot of dead pixels in the middle. It was frustrating, but it still worked.
I once found an old og game boy in the trash and did the same thing to it, it's such a great device to have...
If there is one thing 2022 needs it’s more MattKC
wow what quality repairs ! even better than the original device !
frankly, you're the maestro of gaming devices repairs !
Finally, the moment I've been waiting for.
This really warms my heart to see. :)
Always a pleasure.
I personally really like original B&W LCD screens like on the ipod classic 4th gen. when it comes to gaming this probably would improve it though lol. incredible vid
Awesome, looks great!
The way the fix works, my guess is this is related to magnetism and the cover is just gathering dust at the spot where it's concentrated. Damage, usage and time would be explained by this. So it's just very tightly wrapped garbage. A hard scrub takes it away.
"The ultimate gameboy experience"
*Anbernic and Miyoo laughing in the corner*
7:27 - Play the "Take it off, slowly" music Techmoan uses every time he peels off plastic covers from other electronics!
1:34 WOW! I watch that same channel when I work, I assume it is popular, but i have never asked anyone else
You got me intersted in fixing restoring this kind of stuff. My little sister is trying to get me to fix an old black and white video radio (CRT tv with a line, so this will be interesting)
careful with CRTs, them's some high voltages
@@m.f.3347 just discharge them before working with it or just leave it for a few days, it isn't too hard if you know what you are doing
I'd be really curious to see what one of those black and white gameboys would look like with an OLED in it. I'd bet it would be super crisp and clean, and the blacks would be really cool as well.
I read MattKC on my phone notifs. Stopped everything I was doing, and tapped on it
love how seemingly the whole worlds listens to jcs while doing stuff
btw jcs has a second channel under the same name, even more vids on that channel
One thing I discovered is acetone does wonders removing glue residue. Just have to be careful because it eats more than just glue residue. I mean, it's nearly immediate. I did the same thing as you, using isopropyl alcohol, but there's just no comparison.
Acetone will melt the plastics. It *MAY* be okay to use on the inside of the case if you are very careful, but it will certainly ruin the lens.
Wonderful job!
1:35 JCS - Criminal Psychology! Fun times
7:24 Now THIS is what I'm subbed for!
3:10 Don't worry too much. From the looks of the "Nintendo" logo on the case it's most likely NOT an original shell. It's probably from when duplicate plastic molds weren't as good as they could be today.
Yes, you can also see how there is an hole as a power led indicator despite the board not having a led in the first place
@@mint_kyuu99 it’s an oem shell
That’s definitely an OEM shell it looks identical to my GBP which has its original shell.
@@mint_kyuu99 either the LED was removed, or this isn’t the original shell for this GBP. I do believe it is an OEM shell though.
@@EvilTurkeySlices Oh really? Odd, before the mod it still didn't had it, and i guessed that it was an earlier board (from a console that didn't had a led), but i didn't think that it was put into a og shell that had a led spot
4:44 Laslo - Supernova starts. A man with socks and sandals appears!
Wild LTT appeared!
return of the king
Aw man I wish you did the USB-C mod!
yo JCS is the best true crime channel, their Patreon had some excellent stuff too. it's a shame TH-cam screwed them over so bad, hope they can figure something out and keep creating content because no other channel compares. like bedtime stories for horror stuff, they are next level.
FINALLY YOU ARE BACK
thanks a lot! it's made building my own super easy
Next time, include the sound of the protective plastic peeling, it's part of the experience :)
_SAVOR THE PEELIES_
I did find this cool. Thank you.
Acetone free nail polish remover will take that adhesive off with far less effort than the wd-40. Actual Acetone will melt the plastic however, found out the hard way.
Yay you uploaded I feel so happy when ever you do! Who else does?
JCS is also my background noise of choice. Nice taste Matt.
I managed to find a Pocket of my own today, and the dead rot is just a teeny bit at the very top of the screen, so I can just ignore it and play, but man is it cool to have such a Piece of history
The new LCD is simply perfect! wish I haven't sold my GB Pocket.
PLEASE do part 3 for the chargeable battery!!!
Peefect timing! My pocket arrived yesterday, bought online! Works great, but of course, new screen, new shell, probably HDMI out,….
So I binge all of your electronics Videos.
"I remember now! My foe is LINUSTT"
As an avid fan of both you and LTT I like the reference
Could we all please take a moment to appreciate the intro gag? I fuckin' *love* it and noone's sayin' *anything* about it in the comments
I just binge-watched all your content and now I'm lost.. Like finishing your favourite anime and now I'm just sitting here staring at a wall :(
Great job on this repair!
Nice work.
hey matt, is the font you're using for the bottom-left video captions NewRodin or just something that looks a lot like it?
I have a hypothisis. The "screen rot" is moisture with in the screen hence why when one spot went away another poped up, i feel this is because you are only moveing the wetness around
Like how binging JCS has become popular now, they are so fascinating.
If you got this Gameboy from someone in Brisbane, I swear this is my childhood GB Pocket. I would love it back
It good to see you doing hardware mods and fixing broken things
Nice video!! what Screen you used in this video please? Thanks
that finish result is incredible.
Always a treat to see that red dot, cheers 👍
This brings back memories of me as a kid desperately trying to get some light sprinkled on the screen of my original Game Boy while playing in dimly lit rooms. There were times where I really was wondering why the FUCK the damn thing didn't have some kind of lamp on it that would shine light on the screen, completely forgetting how quickly the incandescent bulbs of the time used up even C-batteries and thus would probably cut the already not so great battery life in half.
Now that I know a bunch about electronics and especially the huge difference in efficiency between incandescent bulbs and LEDs I do of course understand very well why such lamps wouldn't have made sense back then.
Probably by the time the Pocket came around, it probably would have been viable to put green LED's to frontlight the screen, similar to cell phones of the late 90s since green LEDs were reasonably inexpensive even back then. But I'm sure it still would drive up cost and significantly reduce battery life of the AAA's and look like crap, which I'm sure is why they decided against it.
i really want a part 3 with more mods.
JCS Criminal psychology shoutout!!! Cool to know that I'm not the only one who watches interrogation videos :o
That spreading virus looking thing is mold in between the screen, as the glue holding the LCD together begins to degrade, thus, letting moisture in
Funny enough, I have a GB pocket with a broken screen. Where did you get your Gameboy pocket screen?
P.s. I love your videos, you inspired me to do what you are doing!
You went from not wanting to modify a little plastic switch to hacking up the case really quick.
I don't know how i found you, but i like your Videos.
I still got a fully functional Gameboy pulocket from the first generation in that Grey tone
my philosohpy on this kind of thing is that its not going in a museum and someone else already donated theirs to a museum, so you don't need to worry about keeping it absolutely factory, just good enough for your collection