Hey Tito, what a tough mod, indeed you made it look quite easy. I’ve put off for how challenging it looks to be. The Retrosix shell looks pretty cool and I’m surprised on how well it fits the mcwill kit. Thanks for this video as always.
This looks great! one piece of advice for those wires, pre-tin them with solder before soldering them to the pads and pins. Makes for a stronger, longer lasting joint. :) (Apologies if you did pre-tin, I can't quite tell if they are or not.)
Totally agree! Thank you! I didn’t tin all the wires but I did tin the wires I soldered onto the small contacts on the motherboard off camera. It is good practice. Cheers buddy!
Absolutely! I find that showing the mistakes helps everyone learn more. Not just what to do, but also, what not to do. I think I may do a video on game gear products if there’s enough interest. Thank you for letting me know!! Cheers Blue Penguin!!
Thank you Andry! So glad you enjoyed the video! Sorry to hear about your Game Gear. You should still be able to fix it by soldering to the trace if the pad is damaged. Cheers buddy!
3 ปีที่แล้ว
I have to say, you make some of the best overall tech videos on youtube. Both in terms of production and also content. I've been watching most of your videos and only now I realised I wasn't a subscriber (which I promptly fixed). So keep doing what you're doing Tito! Cheers!
Ha good timing! I was planning on doing this mod after I build a couple Christmas gifts for people. I'm glad I have this video as a guide now! Good work as always.
Dude that game gear looks amazing the green with the red buttons goes so well with it! The mcwill mod is so fun to install but very tedious all worth it in the end though, the screen quality still blows my mind every time I play it😂
Thanks man! I was really happy with how the color scheme turned out! Reminds me of the emerald Game Boy pocket! Totally agree! That was certainly a tedious mod but like you said well worth it! Thank you for the comment! Cheers buddy!!
Thank you for showing the different resolution modes. The 2x integer scaling is nice for the fact that there won't be any shimmering due to unevenly scaled pixels.
You’re welcome buddy! I’m glad you were able to see all the display modes. True 2x isn’t that bad. Just a bit is cut off but like you said no shimmer. Cheers dude!
Haha, sorry about that Sean. Yeah it’s definitely a challenging mod. Some very fine soldering required. I hope your turned out well! Cheers buddy, and happy holidays!
Nice to see more and more products available for the Game Gear on the modding scene. Agreed not beginner friendly but definitely worth the effort in my opinion. Re: “the tutorial makes it look like a quick mod”… amen to that brother, but the result speaks for itself. Nice job!
Agree! I’m glad the Game Gear is getting some love with these great mods! Thank you buddy! I think it turned out pretty awesome! Certainly the most difficult LCD mod I have done to date. Cheers brother!
Wow, that's quite a step up in difficulty from the GBA IPS screen install. That was the first video of yours I watched and I used it as a tutorial to mod my own. Maybe I'll hold off on this mod until I'm more confident, haha. Thanks Tito! I've always thought your channel was underrated but it looks like your channel is growing nicely, and deservedly so.
@@user-yk1cw8im4h Yep, and you only have to solder three wires if you want the adjustment. I'd say it's a good first project for anyone, that was my first one. But the default brightness is good enough that it's not really necessary at all.
Great video, I've been waiting for this one. I don't have a GG but I wouldn't mind getting one. The cap job and screen modding looks like it would be super fun to do. Great job, Tito. Another well done video and tutorial.
Thanks buddy! Much appreciated! I highly recommend the game gear. Mods are little more complex, but it’s a great little console with a wonderful library of games! Cheers!
It was certainly challenging and it did add to the time to do the mod but I wanted to make sure everyone could see exactly what needed to be done and everything involved with the mod. I’m so glad it paid off and that you enjoyed it! Thank you for the wonderful comment Jim! Really appreciate it buddy! Cheers!
Incredible job here Tito. Like others have said this must have been a lot of set up time and editing. I knew we were in for a great video when you started talking about how you were avoiding the mod. Haha. I wonder if we'll ever get a full board replacement like the DMG. Thanks for all your hard work. I liked the part where you explained how editing made this look much easier. I think that was nice of you to mention that.
Thank you V V! So glad you liked the video! The nice thing about the DMG is that the motherboard with the CPU is separate for the the lcd board. Unfortunately the GG has everything in the same board so they would essentially need to remake the motherboard. We can always be hopeful though. I’m sure there is someone out there who can figure out how to make this mod more plug and play, but it may be an impossible task given the design of the GG. Cheers V V! Thank you for the comment!!
Very nice choice of color for the shell. For the screen, I thought you were gonna install the new Magic Screen from RetroKAI, but McWill looks nice in the end too. Nice video as always !
I was able to get one from your first batch 😁! I can’t wait to install it. Perhaps in a few weeks. Got some other mods in the queue. I’ll let you know when it’ll be released. Cheers buddy!
@@MachoNachoProductions Haha lucky you, that first batch was gone within the first day of release. Can't wait to see that 😁. Keep up the good work mate.
I've recently entered the deep rabbit hole of game gear modding and boy do I like it. It's impressive the amount of things you can do to a 30 year old console. I got my first game gear around a week ago. I'm a repair technician and one of my clients gave me her GG for a simple capacitor swap. Little did we know that I was not the first person inside that poor thing, and the previous attempts at repairing it were terrible. Lifted and missing pads, torn traces under the capacitors (I'm assuming the last "technician" pried the caps with a screwdriver or something causing and immense amount of damage), capacitors of incorrect values in incorrect places with incorrect voltage ratings... A MASSACRE. I told my client about the situation before doing anything and proceed to explain to her that it was going to be an extensive and expensive repair due to what I found and even though, I couldn't guarantee that the ASICs were not fried due to overvoltage or something else was faulty. So she told me that she would most likely throw it in the bin because she didn't feel like paying a rather large amount of money without any warranties. I told her if she could give it to me and I ended up paying her a tiny amount of money for compensation and kept the console. Long story short, I repaired the traces, changed the capacitors, cleaned the board and fixed the audio board. Now I'm waiting for some replacements from AliExpress to fix the power board which had several SMD components fried and unstable voltages operation. If everything goes well and I end up fixing it, next thing will be a new retrosix shell (haven't decided yet if black or transparent) and a McWill LCD mod. I'm really looking forward to have my sweet baby working again like a champ. Videos like yours are EXTREMELY important and valuable to the community of modding fans. Great editing, great content and perfectly explained. I'm already subscribed and waiting for more GG content or any other retro consoles for that matter. Keep up the good work bro. 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻🆙🆙🆙
Hey Cristian! Really appreciate the kind words dude! Thank you for the awesome comment! What a great story! I’m so glad you were able to save the Game Gear, sounds like it had been butchered, but is now in a good home! A retro six shell and McWill mod will complete your GG nicely! Thank you again for sharing! Plenty more GG videos to come! Cheers bud!
😱Thank you very much friend for this excellent video as always, this video I had asked you and you cannot imagine the great favor you do me, years ago I wanted to make this modification but it was very difficult to do it years ago, I bought the one they sell on Aliexpress and It arrived 2 days ago, thank you very much and greetings🤗
@@MachoNachoProductions Turns out I had the 1-chip revision GG so I couldn't follow the video but it was still helpful to see some cable routing ideas. You weren't kidding, this was a really involved mod - fun though and the end result is amazing.
Id be excited to see a custom built shell for the VGA mod, that sounds pretty cool, especially if their was a way to convert that vga signal to like mini hdmi, stuff exists to do it, its all just a manner of cramming it all in! good work Tito!
Awesome Andy! I totally understand, I think that’s great that RetroSix offers that service! You will not be disappointed, it is a fantastic mod!! Cheers Andy!
Why do I have a feeling we're going to see funnyplaying mods for game gear soon and Chinese knockoffs. The VGA mod is really unexpected. Edit: damn it. I can never not appreciate the quality of these videos. The detail and the thought process that goes into these is fantastic. Don't ever stop. 16:13 OF COURSE!
I’m surprised we haven’t seen one yet. I would have expected an IPS kit for the game gear by now. But it is a bit more complex to mod which may be why they’re holding off. Agreed, VGA option is a nice touch. Cheers my dude!!
Looks great, love the mcwill screen. As a side note, I have done this mod on some single asic models and although you can use 0ohm resistors, bridging the pads with solder or a small bit of wire works just the same. I have done it both ways and the result was the same.
Oh nice that’s good to know. Bridging the pads would be way easier than putting in this 0 ohm resistors. Thank you for letting me know. I have a single ASIC GG that I want to modify. Thanks again Ben! Cheers buddy!
@@MachoNachoProductions If you have another one to do you should consider including the VGA mod that comes with the screen. Would make a good video. Keep up the good work bro.
I’m definitely thinking of modding another one now that I have some experience with the mod. I think I would definitely include VGA out on the next one!! Cheers bud!
Another excellent video Tito. I don’t think I have seen an overview of the modes in other TH-cam videos, it was nice to see it. I made this mod to one of my game gears, I just got another kit and that’s why I was wondering when you’ll put it up. It’s just good to see a different way to routing the wires and overall different approach. Keep them coming!
Nice video, thanks for that. I'm not very experienced with soldering. I replaced the capacitors in my both Game Gears, and it worked quite okay for me. How much more difficult is this mod to accomplish?
I would love to see a comparison or vs video between this and the analogue pocket with the game gear or adapter or just the open core for game gear. I play game gear games through my gba everdrive which can also play gamegear games and honestly it looks so great both on the analogue pocket screen and my tv with the dock, that I don't know if this would be worth it for me to get.
I have a GG with a broken screen just sitting waiting to be modded, but I just can't deal with non-integer scaling. In these old pixel games, it looks terrible imo. great video as always! My only criticism is that you should probably tin your wires before you soldering them to the PCB.
Perfect integer scaling would be fantastic! Totally agree! There were a few wires I pre tinned off camera and some that I didn’t. The ones going to the very small lcd connections were all pre tinned. I’m hoping that we start to get more (and easier) lcd mods for the game gear. The RetroKai one looks mighty interesting! Cheers buddy!
The new "Magic Screen" from RetroKai looks just as good in my opinion, and is MUCH easier to install. Mc Will was great when it released, but I am happy I never have to do that crazy install again.
Haha the brightness wheel, i had the same, beginners fault i guess. I didn’t need to use the solder iron to peel off the screen flat cable. It just peeled off like that....
Haha, yeah I can’t believe it did that to the brightness wheel, lol! I’ve known some people who peeled the lcd flat cable and were totally fine, I just wanted to play it safe. There is always a bit of risk if one peels it off. Thank you for sharing your experience! Cheers Jan!
Excellent job Tito! Was wondering if I would ever see you make a mistake LOL. You never said what you were going to do about the brightness wheel that's not functionable anymore correct?
Thank you buddy! Yes, that is true. The brightness wheel doesn’t function to brighten or dim the lcd. If you choose to add VGA capability, turning the brightness wheel all the way off enables the VGA mode. Hope that answers your question! Great to hear from you man! Cheers!!
@@MachoNachoProductionsNice work and a very nice instructional vid!! (much better than the provided install instructions). However the way you connected this mod essentially uses the brightness wheel to control the voltage supply to the whole kit. I think the install instructions for your mod board revision (without brightness control) uses instructions rev 2.2, which specify that the Vcc and GND of the mod board are connected to the Vcc and GND of the GG. The brightness wheel pin 1 and 3 are also connected to Vcc and GND of the GG and pin 2 of the brightness wheel to the 'brightness pad' on the mod board. This way the mod kit always receives a clean 5V Vcc and the brightness wheel can be used to toggle VGA mode...
Thank you Lars! That’s super interesting. I just followed the instructions. Did RetroKAI update the installation instructions? I may need to look that over.
I am hoping to make a video on that soon! RetroSix is supposed to be releasing a cleanjuice kit (rechargeable battery kit) for the game gear soon! As soon as it comes out I’ll definitely be making a video! Cheers!
Agreed! It would be awesome if it was integer scaled and fit the lcd window. We can always hope. I’m hoping someone can source some LCD that would work. Game gear is a fantastic console, I highly recommend it!!
Very nice to see some new Sega shells, Nintendo can't get ALL the love. ;) Oh and all the popular colors sweet. :D Oops indeed, plastic melts so easily, but I know filming this wasn't easy too. :(
I think you have to really love the Game Gear System to do this mod for yourself. Though if I get more mods under my belt, this looks like it would be a fun project to do for a friend who loves Game Gear. The Game Gear Library never spoke to me, so my passion for it is not there, but I respect the hell out of the system. The first time I saw one as a kid in the 90s, my brain melted and I wanted one so bad.
Totally agree Jim, I’d say the gameboy had a much more interesting library of games. Although the game gear does have some gems if it’s own. The game gear was actually my first handheld console so I got a soft spot for it. I agree after getting some solid experience with some soldering mods I think one could attempt this. There are some great soldering practice kits you can buy on amazing so you get even more practice. Cheers buddy!!
@@MachoNachoProductions Thanks! All the mods I've done have involved no soldering, but I bought a soldering iron recently and I have a DMG IPS kit coming in the mail, and an original GBA IPS screen coming as well, and I'm really excited to get practice on those! I'll post the results to r/Gameboy !
Hey there! I’m mostly self taught by watching videos and practicing over the years. There are some great soldering tutorials on TH-cam, though I can’t really name any off the top of my head other than Voultar. I’d say just don’t be afraid to practice and watch some of the pros on TH-cam. Best of luck! Cheers!
@@MachoNachoProductions According to Handheld Legend's page on their USB-C board for the Game Gear (Which is currently sold out, sadly), they mention a coming Charging version of the same board. So maybe with that we might be able to just insert any rechargeable batteries and leave it at that? I hope so. Would make things way easier.
Totally agree Alan! Definitely need the time and be in the right mindset to complete the mod. Cheers buddy and best of luck with the install! Hopefully my video will be helpful!
Hi, This is a wonderful tutorial to helped me upgrade my Sega Game Gear console. After that I'm thinking is it possible to set the default video mode to the original video resolution without press and hold start+1+2 ? Any opinion will be appreciated.
Haha! Yep, that area of the board is very tightly cramped. I couldn’t believe I did that 😔. Luckily it still spins and it’s hard to notice when it put back together 😁. Thank man, glad you are enjoying the videos! Cheers buddy!
Can you please tell me from where you got the glass screen? because the one from china it does not fit on the upper corners. by the way, Great Job, Thanks
What's the battery life with the new screen? I remember the battery life being garbage on the Game gear. Does the new tech make the battery life any better?
Hi, I have a Game Gear that had a leaky capacitor problem. I changed all the capacitors and the picture improved, but a flicker remained. I decided to take the retrosix lcd kit, hoping to solve, instead I find myself with the split and superimposed image. Do I have to check some voltage values on some pins or some missing connections in particular, to avoid having to follow every track of the wiring diagram? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated, thanks.
It's really a shame that this screen doesn't support a 2x integer scale. I don't like the idea of the image being stretched or cut off. It's funny that the Game Gear runs a nearly 1:1 aspect ratio but the screen looks like it's a 4:3 aspect ratio. Thanks for posting this video. I enjoyed watching it.
Great question! The control wheel no longer functions with this mod. If you install the VGA connector the brightness function is used to activate VGA out.
Ahh...good question...and answer...the solder damaged brightness wheel will never be seen...good news for other modders as many will touch and melt the wheel unless extreme methods of insulating the iron are implimented...don't think i'll be upgrading mine though...my screen was replaced with an original blurry plus new capacitors...a few years ago...great video...well done
Haha! I think I definitely touched on all the retro handheld consoles, lol! I wonder if there are any that I forgot? Still got plenty of great videos to come! Cheers Neel!
I would like to do one like this and I would like to see what the vga out would look like. I have fixed two of these with new capacitors and they turned out good. The small wires look challenging but the price is a little much if you happen to mess it up. Thanks for your video
Excellent job on the mod!. the only thing I'm confused about, maybe I just didn't pay attention to your previous video, but didn't you change the GG to have a USB-C power input?
Thank you buddy! That’s a great question! I did 2 Game Gear videos prior to this one. I did one where I replaced the capacitors for this McWill modded game gear and I did another video on a different game gear with the usb c mod. This green game gear doesn’t have the usb c mod although it can be very easily installed. It’s a drop in replacement of the original power board. Cheers!
hey, love your videos they are always concise and informative... have you seen the boxy pixel metal joycon shell? no one is or has done a review on it... I am interested in it but not sure how good it would be. do you think you could do a review on them?
Damn! If it took you a few hours, it would take me a couple of days. I will probably still tackle it, but might hold out for a bit until I get more experience.
@@MachoNachoProductions Hey man, I have an issue with my Game Boy Pocket and thought you might be able to help. The d-pad on it does not work at all. I gave it a good clean and still no luck. You know what it could be? BTW you need a Patreon, so we can support. You don't have to answer stuff like this for free, bro!
Thank you dude I really appreciate! I love to help as much as I can because I love this stuff! For your pocket I’d check the membrane. Sometime the black carbon piece looses its conductivity. I would recommend trying another membrane or a new one to see if that’s the issue. If that’s not the issue then it could be the contacts in the pcb may have corrosion. First try a different dpad membrane. Let me know how that goes.
@@MachoNachoProductions IT WORKED! You are legend, man! I would have never even thought to check that. Thank you so much for your help. Just let us know the second you start a Patreon and you got my support. Cheers!
I'm new at soldering, but I bought a kit and I'm playing on do it wish me luck. I have 3 GG's they all need capacitors replaced. I'm also planning on doing a rechargeable battery with type C charging.
Hey Cory, those sound like great mods! I do have to say that the McWill mod is quite challenging and you may want to practice before attempting it. It requires some fine soldering skills. I wish you the best of luck in your modding journey and I hope my videos are helpful! Cheers buddy!
Interesting video as always. How do people come up with such complicated mods, I mean how do you get the idea to solder things off the mainboard and things like that?
Thank you Avi! That’s a great question. People way smarter than me, that’s for sure. I have no idea how they figure out how to make these mods. I’m just happy that there are talented people in the community that can figure this stuff out. It’s really remarkable to say the least! Cheers buddy!
My dad had one of these as a kid and one day it wouldn't turn on he had somebody fix it but it caused another issue being you have to have the power lead in the top but you can't plug it in and can only use batteries do you know how to solve this issue?
I just bought the v2 ips screen kit from funnyplaying and I see that the insulated film does not come in the box. Do you need to install it? What happens if I don't put the film on the screen?
You don’t really need it. You can just use kapton tape to insulate. I would recommend insulating any area on the pcb near the ribbon cable. Hope that helps. Cheers!
I love the Game Gear but modding it seems so daunting. I've just been dabbling with Game Boys and NGPC. One day...when I can actually solder well enough.
@@MachoNachoProductions I appreciate the encouragement! Your videos have guided me though multiple mods already, so I'll be sure to bookmark this one and the re-cap one for when the time finally comes to tackle my childhood Game Gear
Curious how much of the replacement caps tutorial you did was undone or rendered useless with this mod kit, Tito? Like..if someone wanted to do both, do you have an idea as to how best to navigate that or game plan for it?
That’s a great question! Nothing was undone. All the caps that I replaced are still there. I only removed 2 capacitors which are not part of normal replacement during a re-cap. If you are planning on doing the McWill lcd mod definitely do a re-cap first. I hope that helps. Cheers buddy!
@@MachoNachoProductions How much different did you find the new, green shell to be in terms of thickness and quality from the OG shells? I very much liked the look of what you modded but I'm always nervous about replacement shell build quality and how similar they are to the original stock shells. What was your experience with this? Or should I save these questions for a future video? =)
@@MachoNachoProductions Thank you for all your videos. I really enjoy the quality of the modding COMBINED with the presentation. My Life in Gaming brought me to your channel and I hope this time next year, another 50k subs will find you because the content is excellent. Happy Holidays sir!
That’s really a great question! I need to get an everdrive gg. They’re just so expensive. I’ll probably pick one up eventually. I’d definitely like to know the answer to that myself.
I see you have the game gear that has not the blue boot screen and is booting directly to the game.I wonder if the everdrive x7 card will boot. I have the same game gear with mcwill, the one without the blue boot screen and my everdrive x7 is not booting. I always getting a message "memory error". My original cartidges from the other hand are working flawlessly. The only way i found to make it work is by powering on Game Gear and then insert the cartidge. That way it works. I think it must be something with the power when booting console as everdrive x7 has a large consumption of power. (The everdrive x7 is working fine on other game gear console with the original screen). Maybe the usb-c mod will make it work with a big 3A power adapter. Nice video though, always enjoying watching your mods. Cheers!
That is super interesting! I wonder what is causing the everdrive to not boot on the game gear without the opening blue screen. That seems like a pretty big oversight on the part of krikzz. I wonder if it’s a known issue. I really want to get the x7 everdrive at some point. It’s so expensive though. That would be interesting in the usb c modded power board fixes the issue. Cheers buddy! And thank you for the comment!!
@@MachoNachoProductions i ordered a 3rd Game Gear console with McWill and with the blue boot screen. When i receive it i'll let you know if it's working or not.
@@MachoNachoProductionsmy friend haven't forgot you! I received my new Game Gear with the McWill screen and here are the results! The problem i had with the everdrive GG x7 cartidge solved! At last the everdrive is booting normally! I was right about finding a Game Gear with that blue boot screen. 3) "Castle Of Illusion" now is playing normally with right resolution on screen, as i had problems with that cartidge on original game gear and with game gear with McWill. 4) I can now also play with the right resolution the master system games as also the SG-1000 games from my Everdrive! So all my problems are solved! Have a nice day and Happy Christmas holidays!
A couple of errors in the video. There are 5 major mainboard revisions and the McWill is only compatible with 2. VA0 and VA1. The cartridge port shielding is not pre-cut. This is how all Asian/Japanese models have their cartridge port cover, because of less strict FCC regulations. I also noticed you said in a previous video that the retrosix USB-C mod is compatible with all hardware revisions, however it has a VA0/VA1 style connector, so it won't work with any of the other revisions.
Hey Tito, what a tough mod, indeed you made it look quite easy. I’ve put off for how challenging it looks to be. The Retrosix shell looks pretty cool and I’m surprised on how well it fits the mcwill kit. Thanks for this video as always.
You’re most welcome Jesus! The RetroSix shells are amazing! I think I’ll have to get some more, they really feel great! Cheers buddy!!
The 2X integer scale mode is probably used in conjunction with the optional VGA output as all modes carry over to that as well.
Ah that’s a great point! I hadn’t thought of that, haha! I was like man, so much of the screen is covered. Thanks for the insight! Cheers!
@@MachoNachoProductions Not a problem! I performed the McWill mod to my Game Gear and Atari Lynx. It's nice to have multiple video output options.
Agreed! If I mod another game gear I may include it. Would be neat to see it run in the tv!
This looks great! one piece of advice for those wires, pre-tin them with solder before soldering them to the pads and pins. Makes for a stronger, longer lasting joint. :)
(Apologies if you did pre-tin, I can't quite tell if they are or not.)
Totally agree! Thank you! I didn’t tin all the wires but I did tin the wires I soldered onto the small contacts on the motherboard off camera. It is good practice. Cheers buddy!
This is the best DIY installation video ever. I can now do it myself. Thank you, I had to sub.
Thank you so much for the sub Joe. I very much appreciate it! I so glad you found this video helpful! Cheers buddy!
Really appreciated showing the difficulties and mistakes/fixes along the way. Also I definitely want a video focusing on more Game Gear components!
Absolutely! I find that showing the mistakes helps everyone learn more. Not just what to do, but also, what not to do. I think I may do a video on game gear products if there’s enough interest. Thank you for letting me know!! Cheers Blue Penguin!!
This is amazing! I have tried to change the capacitors,and I accidentally destroyed the solder pad,haha. But this is a great video,thanks,Tito!
Thank you Andry! So glad you enjoyed the video! Sorry to hear about your Game Gear. You should still be able to fix it by soldering to the trace if the pad is damaged. Cheers buddy!
I have to say, you make some of the best overall tech videos on youtube. Both in terms of production and also content. I've been watching most of your videos and only now I realised I wasn't a subscriber (which I promptly fixed).
So keep doing what you're doing Tito! Cheers!
Thank you so much Marcio🙏! Really appreciate it dude. So happy you’re enjoying the channel! Cheers buddy!
Keep it up the good work,I love the Intro as always
Will do ZANDATSU! Glad you are enjoying the intro and videos! Cheers buddy!
Ha good timing! I was planning on doing this mod after I build a couple Christmas gifts for people. I'm glad I have this video as a guide now! Good work as always.
That’s awesome Logan! I’m thrilled this video will be helpful! Thank you buddy, cheers!
Dude that game gear looks amazing the green with the red buttons goes so well with it! The mcwill mod is so fun to install but very tedious all worth it in the end though, the screen quality still blows my mind every time I play it😂
Thanks man! I was really happy with how the color scheme turned out! Reminds me of the emerald Game Boy pocket!
Totally agree! That was certainly a tedious mod but like you said well worth it!
Thank you for the comment! Cheers buddy!!
Thank you for showing the different resolution modes. The 2x integer scaling is nice for the fact that there won't be any shimmering due to unevenly scaled pixels.
You’re welcome buddy! I’m glad you were able to see all the display modes. True 2x isn’t that bad. Just a bit is cut off but like you said no shimmer. Cheers dude!
Even with all the editing this looked insanely difficult. You didn't quite prepare me for how difficult in advance haha. Very impressed!
Haha, sorry about that Sean. Yeah it’s definitely a challenging mod. Some very fine soldering required. I hope your turned out well! Cheers buddy, and happy holidays!
@@MachoNachoProductions I meant with your intro, I wouldn't dream of trying this in real life! 😂😂😂
Haha, ahh, gotcha buddy!
Congratulations, Tito. This modding looks really difficult, and still, you managed to finish it successfully. Keep it up, friend!
Thank you buddy! Will do! Cheers Case Squirrel!
Nice to see more and more products available for the Game Gear on the modding scene. Agreed not beginner friendly but definitely worth the effort in my opinion. Re: “the tutorial makes it look like a quick mod”… amen to that brother, but the result speaks for itself. Nice job!
Agree! I’m glad the Game Gear is getting some love with these great mods! Thank you buddy! I think it turned out pretty awesome! Certainly the most difficult LCD mod I have done to date. Cheers brother!
I really like this condensed video with no missing information. I am boring of 1-hour-and-a-half videos with too much talking.
Wow, that's quite a step up in difficulty from the GBA IPS screen install. That was the first video of yours I watched and I used it as a tutorial to mod my own. Maybe I'll hold off on this mod until I'm more confident, haha. Thanks Tito! I've always thought your channel was underrated but it looks like your channel is growing nicely, and deservedly so.
Gba ips is basically plug and play if you can live without brightness adj
@@user-yk1cw8im4h Yep, and you only have to solder three wires if you want the adjustment. I'd say it's a good first project for anyone, that was my first one. But the default brightness is good enough that it's not really necessary at all.
Thank you so much Gooch! Really appreciate the kinds words buddy! I’m so glad that you are finding the videos helpful! Cheers my friend!
I can't wait for a rechargeable battery mod to come out for this monster.
You and me both dude! Should be awesome!
Great video, I've been waiting for this one. I don't have a GG but I wouldn't mind getting one. The cap job and screen modding looks like it would be super fun to do. Great job, Tito. Another well done video and tutorial.
Thanks buddy! Much appreciated! I highly recommend the game gear. Mods are little more complex, but it’s a great little console with a wonderful library of games! Cheers!
The start button looks like a jelly bean!
Haha 😂 indeed it does! Cheers mate!
This looks like it was hard to film, getting each of those soldering shots would be tedious to set up. IMO it paid off, this vid looks great!
It was certainly challenging and it did add to the time to do the mod but I wanted to make sure everyone could see exactly what needed to be done and everything involved with the mod. I’m so glad it paid off and that you enjoyed it! Thank you for the wonderful comment Jim! Really appreciate it buddy! Cheers!
Incredible job here Tito. Like others have said this must have been a lot of set up time and editing. I knew we were in for a great video when you started talking about how you were avoiding the mod. Haha. I wonder if we'll ever get a full board replacement like the DMG. Thanks for all your hard work. I liked the part where you explained how editing made this look much easier. I think that was nice of you to mention that.
Thank you V V! So glad you liked the video! The nice thing about the DMG is that the motherboard with the CPU is separate for the the lcd board. Unfortunately the GG has everything in the same board so they would essentially need to remake the motherboard. We can always be hopeful though. I’m sure there is someone out there who can figure out how to make this mod more plug and play, but it may be an impossible task given the design of the GG. Cheers V V! Thank you for the comment!!
Awesome vid dude! I will definitely use this video when i will install my lcd mod 😄
Thank you Lennart! I’m glad you found it helpful! Cheers!
Excellent video as always and well done on the mod!
Thank you buddy!! Much appreciated! Cheers!
Very nice choice of color for the shell.
For the screen, I thought you were gonna install the new Magic Screen from RetroKAI, but McWill looks nice in the end too.
Nice video as always !
I am planning on doing the retrokai kit as well! Should be interesting. Stay tuned!!
@@MachoNachoProductions of course I will !
@@MachoNachoProductions Awesome ! We didn't even know that you ordered one 😅. Hope you'll like it as much as we do 🙂.
I was able to get one from your first batch 😁! I can’t wait to install it. Perhaps in a few weeks. Got some other mods in the queue. I’ll let you know when it’ll be released. Cheers buddy!
@@MachoNachoProductions Haha lucky you, that first batch was gone within the first day of release. Can't wait to see that 😁. Keep up the good work mate.
This is the holy grail of retro handheld console modding, I am not at this level yet
Thank you Steve! I know with practice anyone can do this mod! Cheers buddy!
I've recently entered the deep rabbit hole of game gear modding and boy do I like it. It's impressive the amount of things you can do to a 30 year old console.
I got my first game gear around a week ago. I'm a repair technician and one of my clients gave me her GG for a simple capacitor swap. Little did we know that I was not the first person inside that poor thing, and the previous attempts at repairing it were terrible. Lifted and missing pads, torn traces under the capacitors (I'm assuming the last "technician" pried the caps with a screwdriver or something causing and immense amount of damage), capacitors of incorrect values in incorrect places with incorrect voltage ratings... A MASSACRE.
I told my client about the situation before doing anything and proceed to explain to her that it was going to be an extensive and expensive repair due to what I found and even though, I couldn't guarantee that the ASICs were not fried due to overvoltage or something else was faulty.
So she told me that she would most likely throw it in the bin because she didn't feel like paying a rather large amount of money without any warranties. I told her if she could give it to me and I ended up paying her a tiny amount of money for compensation and kept the console.
Long story short, I repaired the traces, changed the capacitors, cleaned the board and fixed the audio board.
Now I'm waiting for some replacements from AliExpress to fix the power board which had several SMD components fried and unstable voltages operation. If everything goes well and I end up fixing it, next thing will be a new retrosix shell (haven't decided yet if black or transparent) and a McWill LCD mod.
I'm really looking forward to have my sweet baby working again like a champ.
Videos like yours are EXTREMELY important and valuable to the community of modding fans. Great editing, great content and perfectly explained. I'm already subscribed and waiting for more GG content or any other retro consoles for that matter. Keep up the good work bro. 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻🆙🆙🆙
Hey Cristian! Really appreciate the kind words dude! Thank you for the awesome comment!
What a great story! I’m so glad you were able to save the Game Gear, sounds like it had been butchered, but is now in a good home! A retro six shell and McWill mod will complete your GG nicely!
Thank you again for sharing! Plenty more GG videos to come! Cheers bud!
simply beautiful
100% worth it in every way
didn't attempt this after checking the mcwill site / but was lucky enough to find one precooked with caps replaced
Looks awesome! I have an old game gear that needs some love. I'll start with the capacitors before I jump into this. Great video as always!
Thank you David! Glad you enjoyed this one! Replacing the caps is a great starting point! Cheers!
😱Thank you very much friend for this excellent video as always, this video I had asked you and you cannot imagine the great favor you do me, years ago I wanted to make this modification but it was very difficult to do it years ago, I bought the one they sell on Aliexpress and It arrived 2 days ago, thank you very much and greetings🤗
Greetings Gilber! You’re most welcome! I hope this video will help you with your installation! Best of luck buddy! Cheers!
Awesome video and very fortunate timing (for me), my McWill kit is arriving tomorrow.
Fantastic! Hopefully it will help you! Cheers!
@@MachoNachoProductions Turns out I had the 1-chip revision GG so I couldn't follow the video but it was still helpful to see some cable routing ideas. You weren't kidding, this was a really involved mod - fun though and the end result is amazing.
Sorry about that bud. I’m glad the mod worked out for you though! I think the biggest difference are those 0 ohm resistors. Cheers dude!
Love your videos man even if Im not gonna do every mod, theres something about them thats just great. Keep it up!
Thank you Ronald, that really means a lot to be dude! Will do! Cheers buddy!
Wow dude such a fun project!! i'd love to do this.
Thanks Raz! It was a challenge and a lot of fun! I’m thrilled it came out pretty well! Cheer buddy and happy holidays!
Id be excited to see a custom built shell for the VGA mod, that sounds pretty cool, especially if their was a way to convert that vga signal to like mini hdmi, stuff exists to do it, its all just a manner of cramming it all in! good work Tito!
Totally agree! That would be awesome Kyle! Perhaps a future project?
@@MachoNachoProductions hmm... I have ideas! good excuse to finally explore the world of sega for me too!
Awesome! Talk soon!
That was major surgery compared to the Game Boy DMG's Tito, great work!
Thank buddy, It sure was. Definitely a good experience, learned a lot! Cheers dude!
I will be doing this mod on one of my GGs! Thanks for the video!
Your most welcome Josh! I hope the video will be helpful! Cheers buddy!
I didn't have the guts to try it myself, so just sent it to Retrosix for them to do for me (UK only). Should be here next week!
Awesome Andy! I totally understand, I think that’s great that RetroSix offers that service! You will not be disappointed, it is a fantastic mod!! Cheers Andy!
Why do I have a feeling we're going to see funnyplaying mods for game gear soon and Chinese knockoffs. The VGA mod is really unexpected.
Edit: damn it. I can never not appreciate the quality of these videos. The detail and the thought process that goes into these is fantastic. Don't ever stop.
16:13 OF COURSE!
I’m surprised we haven’t seen one yet. I would have expected an IPS kit for the game gear by now. But it is a bit more complex to mod which may be why they’re holding off. Agreed, VGA option is a nice touch. Cheers my dude!!
Love handheld mod vids. Subbed to your channel.
Looks great, love the mcwill screen. As a side note, I have done this mod on some single asic models and although you can use 0ohm resistors, bridging the pads with solder or a small bit of wire works just the same. I have done it both ways and the result was the same.
Oh nice that’s good to know. Bridging the pads would be way easier than putting in this 0 ohm resistors. Thank you for letting me know. I have a single ASIC GG that I want to modify. Thanks again Ben! Cheers buddy!
@@MachoNachoProductions If you have another one to do you should consider including the VGA mod that comes with the screen. Would make a good video. Keep up the good work bro.
I’m definitely thinking of modding another one now that I have some experience with the mod. I think I would definitely include VGA out on the next one!! Cheers bud!
Another excellent video Tito. I don’t think I have seen an overview of the modes in other TH-cam videos, it was nice to see it. I made this mod to one of my game gears, I just got another kit and that’s why I was wondering when you’ll put it up. It’s just good to see a different way to routing the wires and overall different approach. Keep them coming!
Thank you Jeanfranco! I agree, I enjoy seeing how other people do mods. I always learn something new! Cheers buddy!
Subbed. Good work. Excited to watch more
Thank you so much for the Sub Caleb! Really means a lot to me dude! Hope you enjoy the channel and today’s video! Cheers and happy New Years!
Great vid! Yeah I couldn't do this. Lol. It looks like the 3 ppl who disliked this vid are jelly they couldn't do this mod themselves. 😂
Haha, can’t please everyone I suppose. Cheers Gregg, I’m sure one day you can do this mod!
Nice video, thanks for that.
I'm not very experienced with soldering. I replaced the capacitors in my both Game Gears, and it worked quite okay for me. How much more difficult is this mod to accomplish?
I was fortunate to have a dad that bought me the Game Gear with the TV tuner. He refused to buy me a gameboy due to no color.
I would love to see a comparison or vs video between this and the analogue pocket with the game gear or adapter or just the open core for game gear. I play game gear games through my gba everdrive which can also play gamegear games and honestly it looks so great both on the analogue pocket screen and my tv with the dock, that I don't know if this would be worth it for me to get.
I love that green color shell, wish I could get that a green shell in the gbc form
I would check handheld legend or RetroSix. They have a ton of colors for the GBC, they may even have green. Cheers Michael!
@@MachoNachoProductions i wish either of them has any good green and pink gbc shells
Excellent video! I'll probably mod my own someday. 🙂
Thank you! That’s awesome! It’s totally worth it!
I have a GG with a broken screen just sitting waiting to be modded, but I just can't deal with non-integer scaling. In these old pixel games, it looks terrible imo.
great video as always! My only criticism is that you should probably tin your wires before you soldering them to the PCB.
Perfect integer scaling would be fantastic! Totally agree! There were a few wires I pre tinned off camera and some that I didn’t. The ones going to the very small lcd connections were all pre tinned. I’m hoping that we start to get more (and easier) lcd mods for the game gear. The RetroKai one looks mighty interesting! Cheers buddy!
I installed the McWill screen a few months ago. I also added the VGA out and a Genesis controller port...the wires...
Haha, I’m sure there were so many wires! Cheers dude! Sounds like an amazing build!
The new "Magic Screen" from RetroKai looks just as good in my opinion, and is MUCH easier to install. Mc Will was great when it released, but I am happy I never have to do that crazy install again.
I’m excited for the retrokai! Will release a video on it soon!! Cheers!
Haha the brightness wheel, i had the same, beginners fault i guess. I didn’t need to use the solder iron to peel off the screen flat cable. It just peeled off like that....
Haha, yeah I can’t believe it did that to the brightness wheel, lol!
I’ve known some people who peeled the lcd flat cable and were totally fine, I just wanted to play it safe. There is always a bit of risk if one peels it off. Thank you for sharing your experience! Cheers Jan!
Keep up the great work its greatly appreciated 👍 🙏 👏
Will do! Thank you for the words of encouragement! Very much appreciated dude!!
I'll settle for the Analogue Pocket...this mod looks a pain! Great video
I can’t wait for the Analogue Pocket to come out! Looks incredible!! Cheers Carn!
What a great video, I’d love to try this mod on my game gear…but I’m not sure I have the soldering skills.
So fancy doing mine? :)
Excellent job Tito! Was wondering if I would ever see you make a mistake LOL. You never said what you were going to do about the brightness wheel that's not functionable anymore correct?
Thank you buddy! Yes, that is true. The brightness wheel doesn’t function to brighten or dim the lcd. If you choose to add VGA capability, turning the brightness wheel all the way off enables the VGA mode. Hope that answers your question! Great to hear from you man! Cheers!!
@@MachoNachoProductionsNice work and a very nice instructional vid!! (much better than the provided install instructions). However the way you connected this mod essentially uses the brightness wheel to control the voltage supply to the whole kit. I think the install instructions for your mod board revision (without brightness control) uses instructions rev 2.2, which specify that the Vcc and GND of the mod board are connected to the Vcc and GND of the GG. The brightness wheel pin 1 and 3 are also connected to Vcc and GND of the GG and pin 2 of the brightness wheel to the 'brightness pad' on the mod board. This way the mod kit always receives a clean 5V Vcc and the brightness wheel can be used to toggle VGA mode...
Thank you Lars! That’s super interesting. I just followed the instructions. Did RetroKAI update the installation instructions? I may need to look that over.
can you do a mod to make the sega game gear rechargable? this thing is a beast and eats up batteries.
I am hoping to make a video on that soon! RetroSix is supposed to be releasing a cleanjuice kit (rechargeable battery kit) for the game gear soon! As soon as it comes out I’ll definitely be making a video! Cheers!
Nice mod, love the shell !! But not fan of the screen non integer scaling + requiring of the screw post removal :'(, I now need a game gear too
Agreed! It would be awesome if it was integer scaled and fit the lcd window. We can always hope. I’m hoping someone can source some LCD that would work. Game gear is a fantastic console, I highly recommend it!!
Amazing job. I would like to see a review of the case replacement.
Awesome! Thank you Erik for letting me know! Cheers buddy!
Very nice to see some new Sega shells, Nintendo can't get ALL the love. ;) Oh and all the popular colors sweet. :D Oops indeed, plastic melts so easily, but I know filming this wasn't easy too. :(
Thank you Logan! Haha, totally, filming at the same time does make it a bit more challenging. Cheers buddy!
I think you have to really love the Game Gear System to do this mod for yourself. Though if I get more mods under my belt, this looks like it would be a fun project to do for a friend who loves Game Gear. The Game Gear Library never spoke to me, so my passion for it is not there, but I respect the hell out of the system. The first time I saw one as a kid in the 90s, my brain melted and I wanted one so bad.
Totally agree Jim, I’d say the gameboy had a much more interesting library of games. Although the game gear does have some gems if it’s own. The game gear was actually my first handheld console so I got a soft spot for it.
I agree after getting some solid experience with some soldering mods I think one could attempt this. There are some great soldering practice kits you can buy on amazing so you get even more practice. Cheers buddy!!
@@MachoNachoProductions Thanks! All the mods I've done have involved no soldering, but I bought a soldering iron recently and I have a DMG IPS kit coming in the mail, and an original GBA IPS screen coming as well, and I'm really excited to get practice on those! I'll post the results to r/Gameboy !
Awesome! Sounds good dude! Best of luck on the DMG mod!
Where do you go to learn this stuff,it’s pretty cool. Is there like a video to learn all the basics
Hey there! I’m mostly self taught by watching videos and practicing over the years. There are some great soldering tutorials on TH-cam, though I can’t really name any off the top of my head other than Voultar. I’d say just don’t be afraid to practice and watch some of the pros on TH-cam. Best of luck! Cheers!
@@MachoNachoProductions thanks for replying and I love your content, you definitely got a new sub
You’re welcome Evalyne! Glad you are enjoying the channel and thank you for the sub!!
can the shell be trimmed to show the full 2x mode? or does the physical screen also have it cut off even without the shell in front of it?
the untined wires were driving me crazy this video
i have this kit, but its been sat on my shelf for a bit haha
Haha! Time to install that bad boy into your Game Gear! You’ll love it dude! Cheers!
To really be motivated for a case mod, it would have to include Li-Ion batteries :)
I’m hoping RetroSix comes up with a solution that uses the original game gear shell design. I can’t wait to see what they come up with!
Came here to say this. Great mod though nevertheless
Thank you Hugo!
@@MachoNachoProductions According to Handheld Legend's page on their USB-C board for the Game Gear (Which is currently sold out, sadly), they mention a coming Charging version of the same board. So maybe with that we might be able to just insert any rechargeable batteries and leave it at that?
I hope so. Would make things way easier.
I agree! That would be a very cool solution! Fingers crossed!
I've got the mcwill screen mod, but I've got to be in the mood and time to do it carefully as it's a expensive piece of kit.
Totally agree Alan! Definitely need the time and be in the right mindset to complete the mod. Cheers buddy and best of luck with the install! Hopefully my video will be helpful!
@@MachoNachoProductions yes I'll save it ready for when I'm ready to give it a go, cheers 👍
Sounds good!
Awesome video, Will this work with a Majesco unit?
Hi, This is a wonderful tutorial to helped me upgrade my Sega Game Gear console. After that I'm thinking is it possible to set the default video mode to the original video resolution without press and hold start+1+2 ? Any opinion will be appreciated.
Hey buddy, how do I get my hands in the 3D printed spacer you made for your project? I’d love one!
Nice to see I'm not the only one who melts nearby components 😆 Love the videos 👍
Haha! Yep, that area of the board is very tightly cramped. I couldn’t believe I did that 😔. Luckily it still spins and it’s hard to notice when it put back together 😁. Thank man, glad you are enjoying the videos! Cheers buddy!
Can you please tell me from where you got the glass screen? because the one from china it does not fit on the upper corners. by the way, Great Job, Thanks
What's the battery life with the new screen? I remember the battery life being garbage on the Game gear. Does the new tech make the battery life any better?
This modded gamegear is now thousand times better then the sega micro gamegear series.
Haha! Very true! Kinda still want to get a micro. Kinda expensive though. Cheers!
Hi, I have a Game Gear that had a leaky capacitor problem. I changed all the capacitors and the picture improved, but a flicker remained.
I decided to take the retrosix lcd kit, hoping to solve, instead I find myself with the split and superimposed image.
Do I have to check some voltage values on some pins or some missing connections in particular, to avoid having to follow every track of the wiring diagram?
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated, thanks.
It's really a shame that this screen doesn't support a 2x integer scale. I don't like the idea of the image being stretched or cut off.
It's funny that the Game Gear runs a nearly 1:1 aspect ratio but the screen looks like it's a 4:3 aspect ratio.
Thanks for posting this video. I enjoyed watching it.
I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Agreed! would have been awesome if it was a perfect 2x integer scale. Cheers buddy!
Does the brightness control even work with the McWill LCD controller?
Great question! The control wheel no longer functions with this mod. If you install the VGA connector the brightness function is used to activate VGA out.
Ahh...good question...and answer...the solder damaged brightness wheel will never be seen...good news for other modders as many will touch and melt the wheel unless extreme methods of insulating the iron are implimented...don't think i'll be upgrading mine though...my screen was replaced with an original blurry plus new capacitors...a few years ago...great video...well done
Thank you Mark! Really appreciate it dude! Yeah, that brightness wheel is so close to a lot of the components to need to remove. Cheers buddy!
It fill likes your bucket list Complex
Haha! I think I definitely touched on all the retro handheld consoles, lol! I wonder if there are any that I forgot? Still got plenty of great videos to come! Cheers Neel!
This is amazing! The difference is night and day. The amount of soldering though.... yikes.
Totally agree! Love the LCD, but dislike the mod process, haha! Cheers Liv!!
I would like to do one like this and I would like to see what the vga out would look like. I have fixed two of these with new capacitors and they turned out good. The small wires look challenging but the price is a little much if you happen to mess it up. Thanks for your video
You’re welcome Raven Wolf! Glad you enjoyed the video!
Excellent job on the mod!. the only thing I'm confused about, maybe I just didn't pay attention to your previous video, but didn't you change the GG to have a USB-C power input?
Thank you buddy! That’s a great question! I did 2 Game Gear videos prior to this one. I did one where I replaced the capacitors for this McWill modded game gear and I did another video on a different game gear with the usb c mod. This green game gear doesn’t have the usb c mod although it can be very easily installed. It’s a drop in replacement of the original power board. Cheers!
Hi i also bought the case shell like the screen Mc Will, but when I mounted the whole I noticed that the screen is off center
Sorry to hear that dude. Hopefully you can straighten it out. Best of luck! Cheers!
hey, love your videos they are always concise and informative... have you seen the boxy pixel metal joycon shell? no one is or has done a review on it... I am interested in it but not sure how good it would be. do you think you could do a review on them?
As soon as I receive mine I’ll be doing a video on it. I can’t wait! Hopefully they come in soon! Stay tuned Jeff! Cheers!
cool can't wait!
Your videos are made with such great polish! Also, I'd love to see a video of your desk setup, those dual Cinema/Thunderbolt displays look incredible!
Thank dude! I’m glad you’re enjoying the channel! I’m definitely planning on doing a desk tour at some point, stay tuned! Cheers!
i guess there are more than two variants of the mother board, as mine doesn't look at all similar to neither of those two boards :P
Damn! If it took you a few hours, it would take me a couple of days. I will probably still tackle it, but might hold out for a bit until I get more experience.
Awesome dude! I’m sure you can do it. Might take some practicing but it’s doable for sure! Best of luck buddy!
@@MachoNachoProductions Hey man, I have an issue with my Game Boy Pocket and thought you might be able to help. The d-pad on it does not work at all. I gave it a good clean and still no luck. You know what it could be? BTW you need a Patreon, so we can support. You don't have to answer stuff like this for free, bro!
Thank you dude I really appreciate! I love to help as much as I can because I love this stuff!
For your pocket I’d check the membrane. Sometime the black carbon piece looses its conductivity. I would recommend trying another membrane or a new one to see if that’s the issue. If that’s not the issue then it could be the contacts in the pcb may have corrosion. First try a different dpad membrane. Let me know how that goes.
@@MachoNachoProductions IT WORKED! You are legend, man! I would have never even thought to check that. Thank you so much for your help. Just let us know the second you start a Patreon and you got my support. Cheers!
That’s awesome! I’m glad it worked!
Thank you I will! Cheers buddy!
I'm new at soldering, but I bought a kit and I'm playing on do it wish me luck. I have 3 GG's they all need capacitors replaced. I'm also planning on doing a rechargeable battery with type C charging.
Hey Cory, those sound like great mods! I do have to say that the McWill mod is quite challenging and you may want to practice before attempting it. It requires some fine soldering skills. I wish you the best of luck in your modding journey and I hope my videos are helpful! Cheers buddy!
Interesting video as always. How do people come up with such complicated mods, I mean how do you get the idea to solder things off the mainboard and things like that?
Thank you Avi! That’s a great question. People way smarter than me, that’s for sure. I have no idea how they figure out how to make these mods. I’m just happy that there are talented people in the community that can figure this stuff out. It’s really remarkable to say the least! Cheers buddy!
@@MachoNachoProductions Do you want to do the VGA Mod too?
I may do it if I mod another Game Gear, which I am planning on doing. I think the VGA mod will be awesome!!
My dad had one of these as a kid and one day it wouldn't turn on he had somebody fix it but it caused another issue being you have to have the power lead in the top but you can't plug it in and can only use batteries do you know how to solve this issue?
It's been passed to me now and I would like to solve the issue
I just bought the v2 ips screen kit from funnyplaying and I see that the insulated film does not come in the box. Do you need to install it? What happens if I don't put the film on the screen?
You don’t really need it. You can just use kapton tape to insulate. I would recommend insulating any area on the pcb near the ribbon cable. Hope that helps. Cheers!
Is it possible to mod bluetooth into a Game Gear?
I love the Game Gear but modding it seems so daunting. I've just been dabbling with Game Boys and NGPC. One day...when I can actually solder well enough.
Totally agree Morgan, with practice I am confident that you can tackle this mod one day! Cheers buddy!
@@MachoNachoProductions I appreciate the encouragement! Your videos have guided me though multiple mods already, so I'll be sure to bookmark this one and the re-cap one for when the time finally comes to tackle my childhood Game Gear
Awesome dude! It makes me happy that my videos are helpful! Thank you!
Curious how much of the replacement caps tutorial you did was undone or rendered useless with this mod kit, Tito? Like..if someone wanted to do both, do you have an idea as to how best to navigate that or game plan for it?
That’s a great question! Nothing was undone. All the caps that I replaced are still there. I only removed 2 capacitors which are not part of normal replacement during a re-cap. If you are planning on doing the McWill lcd mod definitely do a re-cap first. I hope that helps. Cheers buddy!
@@MachoNachoProductions How much different did you find the new, green shell to be in terms of thickness and quality from the OG shells? I very much liked the look of what you modded but I'm always nervous about replacement shell build quality and how similar they are to the original stock shells. What was your experience with this? Or should I save these questions for a future video? =)
I will probably do a future video, but to answer your question, I was absolutely thrilled with the quality! I thought it was top notch!
@@MachoNachoProductions Thank you for all your videos. I really enjoy the quality of the modding COMBINED with the presentation. My Life in Gaming brought me to your channel and I hope this time next year, another 50k subs will find you because the content is excellent. Happy Holidays sir!
Thank you so much! I greatly appreciate it dude! Happy holidays to you as well!!
Is that a Seville Classic workbench from Sams?
It’s actually a tabletop I got from IKEA. It’s solid wood. I really like it, works for my needs. Cheers Stimie!
@@MachoNachoProductions I only ask because I a workbench with a wood top that looks like it's made the same way.
Nice! It’s really heavy duty. I’m sure your’s is solid as well! Makes for a great work bench!
Te quedó chido
Not sure who you didn't come in from the right side of the board but hey. You may have learned after damaging stuff or not
Many users have reported that the McWill LCD screen will not work with the EverDrive GG. What is your experience?
That’s really a great question! I need to get an everdrive gg. They’re just so expensive. I’ll probably pick one up eventually. I’d definitely like to know the answer to that myself.
@Michael McCarthy for me is not working with original everdrive x7.
That’s good to know!
Hmm interesting
I’m wondering if there is an issue with the newer x7 model?
I see you have the game gear that has not the blue boot screen and is booting directly to the game.I wonder if the everdrive x7 card will boot. I have the same game gear with mcwill, the one without the blue boot screen and my everdrive x7 is not booting. I always getting a message "memory error". My original cartidges from the other hand are working flawlessly.
The only way i found to make it work is by powering on Game Gear and then insert the cartidge. That way it works. I think it must be something with the power when booting console as everdrive x7 has a large consumption of power. (The everdrive x7 is working fine on other game gear console with the original screen).
Maybe the usb-c mod will make it work with a big 3A power adapter.
Nice video though, always enjoying watching your mods.
Cheers!
That is super interesting! I wonder what is causing the everdrive to not boot on the game gear without the opening blue screen. That seems like a pretty big oversight on the part of krikzz. I wonder if it’s a known issue. I really want to get the x7 everdrive at some point. It’s so expensive though. That would be interesting in the usb c modded power board fixes the issue. Cheers buddy! And thank you for the comment!!
@@MachoNachoProductions i ordered a 3rd Game Gear console with McWill and with the blue boot screen. When i receive it i'll let you know if it's working or not.
Sounds good man! Thank you!!
@@MachoNachoProductionsmy friend haven't forgot you! I received my new Game Gear with the McWill screen and here are the results!
The problem i had with the everdrive GG x7 cartidge solved! At last the everdrive is booting normally! I was right about finding a Game Gear with that blue boot screen.
3) "Castle Of Illusion" now is playing normally with right resolution on screen, as i had problems with that cartidge on original game gear and with game gear with McWill.
4) I can now also play with the right resolution the master system games as also the SG-1000 games from my Everdrive!
So all my problems are solved!
Have a nice day and Happy Christmas holidays!
That’s great news! I’m glad everything worked out! Thank you for getting back and sharing! Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you too! Cheers!
Im suprised this channel hasnt exploded, what with the quality of the videos
Thank you Elliot! Appreciate the kind words. Just takes time I suppose. Cheers buddy!
A couple of errors in the video. There are 5 major mainboard revisions and the McWill is only compatible with 2. VA0 and VA1. The cartridge port shielding is not pre-cut. This is how all Asian/Japanese models have their cartridge port cover, because of less strict FCC regulations. I also noticed you said in a previous video that the retrosix USB-C mod is compatible with all hardware revisions, however it has a VA0/VA1 style connector, so it won't work with any of the other revisions.
Thank you for letting me know! I’ll have to update my video description with this information. Cheers buddy!
I love the shell but I’d like to see a bigger screen mod
Me too! That would be awesome!