Super cool and you can tell someone spent a lot of time/effort creating something unique but adding the hinge came at the expense of making a lot of other things about the unit feel like a giant compromise.
I actually love this design alot. I'd actually prefer if Nintendo put the cart slot behind the screen on the SP to look more like this rather than having a bulging GB cart coming out of the bottom. This looks amazing IMO
Thank you for showing this off! Allison did amazing work here, I love this idea. :) I honestly like the idea of the cartridge loading into the top half better, the aesthetic is really fun even if it isn't the most utilitarian choice.
My dream is a pocket Gameboy Advance. Imagine playing the full Gameboy library with one console that have gb pocket/colors disign meaning every Gb cartridge could sit flush in the console without weirdness. That would be awesome
3:58 There is nothing worse in game consoles than LEDs which are still turned on during the game. I always covered them with black marker, cutted out or added additional resistors to make them darker.
Pointless build but that IS the point. Great work. V2 could be a full custom PCB set and transfer the original components and put the cartridge slot on the bottom. Maybe incorperate charging on the main pcb at the same time. Based on this version i am sure Allison has the skills.
Just a thought. What if insted use a flat lithium battery and lay it behind the screen "making the case thicker" then relocating the cart slot to the top back side.. so reverse of a sp and thicken the bottom to accommodate the relocation. Rectifing the cart sitting funny and the over sized look. Not dogging it just burning ideas I wanted to share.. I should try to do a spin off and make what I described but I unfortunately won't but it be super cool to see 🤷♂️
I appreciate seeing the cartridge out of the way, however, doesn’t necessarily look flush and tight. There’s a bit of a gap between the game and the console 7:03
I love the design except... why is there a need for the white LED to be on to indicate if the console is turned on? Surely ... if the screen is on, that means the console is on. Not trying to nit pick but it would be annoying if there is a light shone into my face while I'm gaming. If I have this console, the first thing I would do is remove that indicator. It's useful for charging sure.
I love how the shell for this mod is actually the same type of clear with similar print in letters to the case box the Pocket came with! Certainly I can not build it myself but nonetheless, it is nice to look at.
Just a note on the Giltesa kit, if you plan to use it in a future project. The current pocket kit uses a tp4056, so you should only use it in places where the battery is not near the management IC. Allison did a great job moving the battery away and using a smaller battery to keep ample distance from the tp4056 chip. Giltesa is updating the kit to use the tp5000, which his new Gameboy Color kit uses, but that still has the same issue with overheating when charging.
The only change I would make to the mod would be to push the buttons higher up and have the battery below the button PCB, also shift the power light to the side like an SP or original gameboy. I hope somebody else makes this with a translucent Atomic purple shell, that would look soo sleek!
This is a truly inspiring mod! I would absolutely watch your take on the build process. But mostly, thank you for always having such unique sides of the hobby covered and putting in the work to showcase them so well.
This is a pretty fascinating design! I would add one pro to the design is that, while the cartridge isn't quite flush with the console, it's definitely cleaner than using Gameboy games on an official GBA SP; the bottom slot makes those suckers stick out like a sore thumb lol
I would love to see a mod for the pocket that mimicks the horizontal orientation of the original Gameboy advance. Maybe I could do that one day once I start modding and get good at it but for now Im loving these easy tutorials
This is a great mod. The creativity of the modding scene has been blowing up over the last few years and it's awesome. To address one of your cons, the cartridge not sitting flat. I actually think it's better that it doesn't sit flat. With the clear shell, it would be awful for it to get scratched. If you remember the old play it loud Gameboy, most of them you find now have lots of scratches into the plastic from kids sliding the games in and out. I think this is a better protector of the shell. Just my two cents. Keep making killer videos Tito!
You make a good point about the plastic, but I would still rather have unavoidable damage to the shell itself rather than risking damaging/corrupting my cartridges, some of which are worth more than the shell.
@@RandomizationShow Agreed. The cartridge not sitting flat means it's more susceptible to being bumped and the game freezing up. And unless it's a display piece, the shell will get scratched up eventually anyway. So I'd rather have the cartridge sit flat.
Needs a battery that is 4x that size to fix that “top heavy feal” and get rid of that wasted empty space. But absolutely beautiful work gotta give Allison her flowers.
It looks awesome but putting the cartridge in the top half is a major design flaw. I would easily buy it if the cartridge slot was in the bottom and also if the console would close properly without leaving a gap.
We will look back and see that these are the renaissance years for handheld modding. It seems like we always have new and exciting ways to enjoy retro gaming on the go.
I love the hardware modding community, they just do whatever is possible, from the simpler days of modchips to bypass region locking, to making a foldable GB Pocket (idk why, but my leading theory is that since it was possible, it could be made).
If I'm not mistaken I think you can go online and even get a clear shell to put on a Gameboy Advance SP so it's practically the same thing I don't know if that's just my opinion
I wonder if the screen/console retaining power a few seconds after switching off is actually an intended feature. If so, it is quite clever - some EZ Flash cartridges save to micro SD. They recommend leaving the console on a few seconds after saving to ensure it completes the write operation for the save, otherwise it can corrupt the save/files on the micro SD. This feature "could" be to mitigate that.
I would like to see a GBA SP mod like this. But I can think of some tweaks... 1: A recessed headphone jack. 2: Stereo speakers, not mono, twin stereo speakers! 3: A better more modern rechargeable battery! 4: a sleep or Standby mode when you close it, so it functions like the DS and 3DS family of systems. A recessed headphone jack would have a jack that is set to be either under the bottom half, or behind the screen... Something that will make the headphone wire not pinch or bend when you rest the system on your stomach when playing.
I like the aesthetics of this but there’s a reason Nintendo did not have the cartridge slot on the top half of their foldables. That’s because you place undue stress on the hinges which eventually will cause them to fail.
This is seriously one of the most beautiful gameboy mods ever. But my most anticipated mod is still Thiccboy SP, I've held off on other mods for over a year in hopes that it is completed/sold. I think it has more potential than the slates and minibuilds due to its unique features like a headphone jack, Bluetooth audio, wireless charging and a gigabattery lasting 20-40hrs. I imagine you guys will crush the competition against these other mods when it is finished. Yours is arguably the best that a GBA could possibly be. I remember there were delays due to either missing or replacing the headphone jack component. I think it would still be the best GBA mod of them all without it. This mod is really clever and otherwise well done/designed, but the way the cartridge sits at an angle looks sketchy and I wouldn't be able to use it in good conscience. Some games are worth more than the plastic shell, and if it isn't sitting flush/flat inside the system it is at risk of damaging/corrupting your cartridge.
I love this mod! Just a thoguht to fix the looseness of the top plate/ screen would be to extend the top lower section of the lid so once it folds over at the 160 degree it would essentially rest on the other side of the bottom top surface... hopefully that makes sense :) Great job!
It would definitely be cool to see a video of your own build and any possible changes you wanted to make added to it. This is still amazing for a first build though, insanely well thought out.
I absolutely love this since it combines my two favorite consoles. I would just put some side lips to better support the cartridge. It appeared to move away from the back of the screen nevertheless amazing work
They already did make an official flip-open backlit Game Boy that already can play older DMG, Pocket, and CGB game boy games out of the box. It's called the Game Boy Advance SP. The GBA SP can do the exact same thing except this one can't play the GBA games
I predict this excellent console design will be further refined over time to be even slimmer with recessed buttons. Maybe even the cartridge slot will be moved to the base just like the GBASP. This is an excellent proof of concept.
Would love to see a GBA SP in this better configuration with cartridges behind the screen in crystal transparent plastic , ,makes it look very chic like something out of the sharper image catalog , ,🤔🤔😎👍👍
"Science isn't about why, it's about why not!" Love these types of mods.
Same here!
@@MachoNachoProductions Science=fun , but dont forget about " Madame Curie" 😸😋
Can't wait for some madman to do a color sp
Cave Johnson
"We do what we must because we can" :))
I never cease to be impressed with the community we truly do what nintendon't
Haha couldn’t have said it myself! Might need to somehow add the nintendont in the title 😅
“We”?
The attention to detail for aesthetics is remarkable. A truly stunning build.
Totally agree!
Unbelievable. This has to be one of the best mods I've seen in a while. Thanks for showcasing it Tito!
Super cool and you can tell someone spent a lot of time/effort creating something unique but adding the hinge came at the expense of making a lot of other things about the unit feel like a giant compromise.
Wow this thing is wild! Very cool. The Pocket is a pretty special Game Boy glad to see it getting some interesting mods. Great job showcasing it Tito!
I actually love this design alot. I'd actually prefer if Nintendo put the cart slot behind the screen on the SP to look more like this rather than having a bulging GB cart coming out of the bottom. This looks amazing IMO
Honestly, their GBA cart should have been the size of the GBC cart so that they would actually leverage it to make the GBA more friendly to GB users
Thank you for showing this off! Allison did amazing work here, I love this idea. :) I honestly like the idea of the cartridge loading into the top half better, the aesthetic is really fun even if it isn't the most utilitarian choice.
"She very generously agreed"... Of course she did, you're Tito, God of Solder.
He not she
@@MichaelM28"He", Tito was talking about "She" Allison, so.... Don't correct me if YOU'RE wrong.
Great find. Sounds like a fun project for an extra pocket I have lying around.
Dope device, but Man that weight balance looks terrible lol
You definitely notice it at first but after a while I got used to it 😅
Dude that's art😮
Seeing as it's a completely custom shell I probably would've recessed the screen to get a flush close.
Fair play, laddie. You are churning out some quality videos 👍
Thank you! 🙏
My dream is a pocket Gameboy Advance. Imagine playing the full Gameboy library with one console that have gb pocket/colors disign meaning every Gb cartridge could sit flush in the console without weirdness. That would be awesome
8:24 I experienced a LIVE-Mandelaeffekt! The explanation for the colors switched places!
That is awesome! It looks easier to pull of than having to study for my exam, when I just used Google all year….
3:58 There is nothing worse in game consoles than LEDs which are still turned on during the game. I always covered them with black marker, cutted out or added additional resistors to make them darker.
This belongs in MOMA lol! GORGEOUS! Nice work, Tito!
Thanks Todd! Hoe you're doing well dude!
The case more representation of Famicom, if they want to made those case design
Pointless build but that IS the point. Great work. V2 could be a full custom PCB set and transfer the original components and put the cartridge slot on the bottom. Maybe incorperate charging on the main pcb at the same time. Based on this version i am sure Allison has the skills.
you absolutley HAVE TO try this mod for yourself! it looks amazing!
Does this mean you'd be staring into the bright white LED the entire time you're using the system?
The best console mod since the Nintoaster.
I would like to see someone make a gameboy micro compatible with gameboy and gameboy color games
Same ha
Just a thought. What if insted use a flat lithium battery and lay it behind the screen "making the case thicker" then relocating the cart slot to the top back side.. so reverse of a sp and thicken the bottom to accommodate the relocation. Rectifing the cart sitting funny and the over sized look. Not dogging it just burning ideas I wanted to share.. I should try to do a spin off and make what I described but I unfortunately won't but it be super cool to see 🤷♂️
I appreciate seeing the cartridge out of the way, however, doesn’t necessarily look flush and tight. There’s a bit of a gap between the game and the console 7:03
Please, I would enjoy a video of you doing this mod.
If only you can play Game Boy games on a GameBoy Advance SP.............
Allison Parish is a genius.
this is definitely something the retro future would make
I was thinking this would be cool to do myself, until I remember my SP already plays original games
I do have a pocket in a color shell which is good enough for me
Macho Nacho Productions.
The thumbnail looks sweet
Yes please! Tackle it buddy!
Yes, please tackle this mod, ¡Por favor!
uh this would be a custom GBA SP, which is why it called the SP, Smaller Pocket.
My only gripe, would have put in a bigger battery. Due to all that empty space.
Muy bonito, me encantó todérrimo. Me gustaría ver cómo te armas uno :)
My question is why not a Gameboy Colour, you are missing out on a huge library.
In Final : Just buy an SP and use Color Palet.
I love the design except... why is there a need for the white LED to be on to indicate if the console is turned on? Surely ... if the screen is on, that means the console is on. Not trying to nit pick but it would be annoying if there is a light shone into my face while I'm gaming. If I have this console, the first thing I would do is remove that indicator. It's useful for charging sure.
What’s the retail on one of these Game Boys?
It lookd pretty amazing, but the way the cartridge goes in an agle when insetred, thats enough fo me to pass, maybe a future revision.
No mention on how annoying the white light is thats always on while you play? Why is that listed as a feature and not a con?
WANT!
Unless you're playing Kirby Tilt n Tumble, what would be the point of this over a GBA SP?
They made the game boy sp so
They made one
Would people have bought this over the GB advanced SP, though?
I love how the shell for this mod is actually the same type of clear with similar print in letters to the case box the Pocket came with!
Certainly I can not build it myself but nonetheless, it is nice to look at.
Just a note on the Giltesa kit, if you plan to use it in a future project. The current pocket kit uses a tp4056, so you should only use it in places where the battery is not near the management IC. Allison did a great job moving the battery away and using a smaller battery to keep ample distance from the tp4056 chip. Giltesa is updating the kit to use the tp5000, which his new Gameboy Color kit uses, but that still has the same issue with overheating when charging.
Oh that’s good to know! Thank you for the heads up in that. Definitely didn’t know it gets that hot when charging.
The only change I would make to the mod would be to push the buttons higher up and have the battery below the button PCB, also shift the power light to the side like an SP or original gameboy. I hope somebody else makes this with a translucent Atomic purple shell, that would look soo sleek!
This is a mod to admire, love the possibilities now to be able to develop this as a garage experiment.
This is a truly inspiring mod! I would absolutely watch your take on the build process. But mostly, thank you for always having such unique sides of the hobby covered and putting in the work to showcase them so well.
I’m drooling! 🤤
Now this is hot
Totally agree Retro-Spect!
This is a pretty fascinating design! I would add one pro to the design is that, while the cartridge isn't quite flush with the console, it's definitely cleaner than using Gameboy games on an official GBA SP; the bottom slot makes those suckers stick out like a sore thumb lol
That’s true!
It truly is amazing. Love these types of what if builds
Me too! 😁
This mod is so exciting! I'm a huge fan of the GBP, and this mod looks stunning. Maybe not the most practical, but it's incredibly cool!
I would love to see a mod for the pocket that mimicks the horizontal orientation of the original Gameboy advance. Maybe I could do that one day once I start modding and get good at it but for now Im loving these easy tutorials
Frogboy pocket
This is a great mod. The creativity of the modding scene has been blowing up over the last few years and it's awesome. To address one of your cons, the cartridge not sitting flat. I actually think it's better that it doesn't sit flat. With the clear shell, it would be awful for it to get scratched. If you remember the old play it loud Gameboy, most of them you find now have lots of scratches into the plastic from kids sliding the games in and out. I think this is a better protector of the shell. Just my two cents. Keep making killer videos Tito!
You make a good point about the plastic, but I would still rather have unavoidable damage to the shell itself rather than risking damaging/corrupting my cartridges, some of which are worth more than the shell.
Thank you Joe, will do brother!
@@RandomizationShow Agreed. The cartridge not sitting flat means it's more susceptible to being bumped and the game freezing up. And unless it's a display piece, the shell will get scratched up eventually anyway. So I'd rather have the cartridge sit flat.
Needs a battery that is 4x that size to fix that “top heavy feal” and get rid of that wasted empty space. But absolutely beautiful work gotta give Allison her flowers.
What's gonna be next? A Game Boy foldable that's like the SP but uses a regular GBA board?
I just wish that the cartridges could load into the bottom of the device, having it on the back of the top half just bulks it up far too much.
It looks awesome but putting the cartridge in the top half is a major design flaw. I would easily buy it if the cartridge slot was in the bottom and also if the console would close properly without leaving a gap.
That's bizarre, I literally thought it was a GBA SP mod. It looks awesome!
We will look back and see that these are the renaissance years for handheld modding. It seems like we always have new and exciting ways to enjoy retro gaming on the go.
I love the hardware modding community, they just do whatever is possible, from the simpler days of modchips to bypass region locking, to making a foldable GB Pocket (idk why, but my leading theory is that since it was possible, it could be made).
It looks cool but you really might as well just get a Gameboy Advance SP
If I'm not mistaken I think you can go online and even get a clear shell to put on a Gameboy Advance SP so it's practically the same thing I don't know if that's just my opinion
I wonder if the screen/console retaining power a few seconds after switching off is actually an intended feature. If so, it is quite clever - some EZ Flash cartridges save to micro SD. They recommend leaving the console on a few seconds after saving to ensure it completes the write operation for the save, otherwise it can corrupt the save/files on the micro SD. This feature "could" be to mitigate that.
The designer of the case could just 3D print notches snap on the bracket like how the ds lite has it
no , a like mood but this one is no , thanks for cool video and you time
I would like to see a GBA SP mod like this. But I can think of some tweaks...
1: A recessed headphone jack.
2: Stereo speakers, not mono, twin stereo speakers!
3: A better more modern rechargeable battery!
4: a sleep or Standby mode when you close it, so it functions like the DS and 3DS family of systems.
A recessed headphone jack would have a jack that is set to be either under the bottom half, or behind the screen... Something that will make the headphone wire not pinch or bend when you rest the system on your stomach when playing.
PLEASE MAKE ONE! I bet you could do it even better than the original with your technical expertise
I like the aesthetics of this but there’s a reason Nintendo did not have the cartridge slot on the top half of their foldables. That’s because you place undue stress on the hinges which eventually will cause them to fail.
This is seriously one of the most beautiful gameboy mods ever. But my most anticipated mod is still Thiccboy SP, I've held off on other mods for over a year in hopes that it is completed/sold. I think it has more potential than the slates and minibuilds due to its unique features like a headphone jack, Bluetooth audio, wireless charging and a gigabattery lasting 20-40hrs. I imagine you guys will crush the competition against these other mods when it is finished. Yours is arguably the best that a GBA could possibly be.
I remember there were delays due to either missing or replacing the headphone jack component. I think it would still be the best GBA mod of them all without it.
This mod is really clever and otherwise well done/designed, but the way the cartridge sits at an angle looks sketchy and I wouldn't be able to use it in good conscience. Some games are worth more than the plastic shell, and if it isn't sitting flush/flat inside the system it is at risk of damaging/corrupting your cartridge.
Would love to see a build video! 😊
I love this mod! Just a thoguht to fix the looseness of the top plate/ screen would be to extend the top lower section of the lid so once it folds over at the 160 degree it would essentially rest on the other side of the bottom top surface... hopefully that makes sense :) Great job!
It’s quite simple, Macho Nacho uploads, I press Like
Thank you Logi 🙏
You could probably in theory cut up a gbc board and attach it to the lowers of a pocket and have a gbc sp 👁👄👁
this is awesome, hopefully someone does something similar with the micro, id love a foldable micro the size of a gb cartridge
Nice!
They turn the sp into the gameboy formfactor
And the pocket into sp formfactor...lol
Oh, please do this yourself and make a video about it. I'd love one of these but do *not* want to attempt to do it without a video lol
Thanks for the shoutout! Happy she was able to send you the unit :)
I can't wait for people to start making custom designs for the 3DS
add many components from top to down or get bigger battery for weight management.
The bigger battery I thing would be the easier solution.
It would definitely be cool to see a video of your own build and any possible changes you wanted to make added to it. This is still amazing for a first build though, insanely well thought out.
Now time for the Pocket Color SP for the full 90s foldable experience
I would love to see you tackle this mod. I know the most challenging bit would be to cut the board in half, but at least it is doable.
As cool as it is, the idea of cutting the pcb of a perfectly good GameBoy Pocket in half hurts my soul.
I absolutely love this since it combines my two favorite consoles. I would just put some side lips to better support the cartridge. It appeared to move away from the back of the screen nevertheless amazing work
Tito, è una mod fighissima
Yes please mod this yourself!
They already did make an official flip-open backlit Game Boy that already can play older DMG, Pocket, and CGB game boy games out of the box. It's called the Game Boy Advance SP.
The GBA SP can do the exact same thing except this one can't play the GBA games
Tell me you haven't seen the video without telling that you haven't seen the video
how utterly pointless I love it
I predict this excellent console design will be further refined over time to be even slimmer with recessed buttons. Maybe even the cartridge slot will be moved to the base just like the GBASP. This is an excellent proof of concept.
Totally agree! I can’t wait to see how this evolves over time
Oh my God i want this!
Would love to see a GBA SP in this better configuration with cartridges behind the screen in crystal transparent plastic , ,makes it look very chic like something out of the sharper image catalog , ,🤔🤔😎👍👍
10:12 is the reason not to buy.