I remember getting a Gameboy Color for Christmas 23 years ago along with a copy of pokemon yellow. That was back when pokemon was really popular and was taking the world by storm. It was an awesome system for it's time and when you compare it to the Switch, it's amazing to see just how far hand held systems have come since 1998. The one thing I didn't like about the Game Boy Color was that it never had a built in backlight for the display so you were fairly limited as to when you could play it.
I was 8 or 9 when pokémania was huge. To me it was the fun of collecting all the monsters and they had cool designs. While I have a fondness of the first two generations I don't really care much for pokémon after Gen 3. The newer monsters don't interest me and the games really feel like copy and paste of older games with just prettier graphics. meh
Nintendo needs to start releasing a line on Classic(Mini) Handhelds. It would be awesome to own a collection of games on a system with a back light screen actually made by Nintendo.
Cant wait in 5-10 years theyll figure out a mod for video output with the 3DS on TV. Cant believe nintendo made a mod to play gameboy on tv but not the Ds, 3DS ….makes no sense !
This was my first actual project involving soldering. Did a little bit of practice work on an old 360 mother board. I had almost no issues and was extremely happy with how it turned out. I’d definitely recommend this as a first project.
You can say that again, major overlooked point. I bought a modded dmg on ebay last year and i had to return it because it was literally impossible to do diagonals. It was a real bummer and a pain in the ass to return too.
@@choiwaynekiet I did noticed it on the dmg with world socker. Replacement dpads are all? Bad. I measured it and it was minimal flatter so you couldn't move diagonal anymore. A was angry at that time. I mean people don't know since yesterday that a good dpad needs a little bit of testing and researching otherwise it will suck.
I bought the GBA to tv out mod it's coming next week, going to be my first mod. I actually was going to do this one until I found out about the GBA mod. Always a fan of the channel looks awesome tho.
When holding start and select you end up in the function menu: When in the function menu press the touch button shortly to change mode. When Game is selected you can shift the screen up and down with select and start, when Boy is selected you can shift the screen left and right, when Color is selected you can change the color of the logo. To shift between the screen effects you have to hold the touch button (look carefully because the effects are very subtile they are just scanlines varying in thickness). Just touching the touch button shortly changes the brightness.
Funny enough before this you released this video I bought a Gameboy color and all the parts couple of weeks ago. Great job covering this project, fun to see people getting into retro modding except for the prices for everything has shot up.
Sometimes I wonder what the next generation of people would think of what we’d call brand new today like the ps5 for example. Someday, we will have a ps8.
@@roadrash2005 I wouldn’t know. I’ve never owned a PlayStation, however I still occasionally play my Nintendo Wii I’m binging a game series and I still need to finish one for the GameCube and Wii which I don’t have a GameCube, so in turn I need to finish them on the Wii it’s a long game to. I have quite a lot of respect for old retro consoles (except for the original gameboy with the green display) I even favor the virtual boy more than the gameboy.
When game and boy are highlighted, you move the alignment of the screen with start and select, you cannot individually color the words in the logo. The touch sensor is used for brightness and also enabling the various grid modes (tap and hold for 5 seconds).
I got a Gameboy Color because of Pokemon. It was my first Gameboy EVER. Pokemon Yellow was my first Gameboy game that my cousin got me for Christmas. It was a fun memorable experience.
As someone who just installed this, I think you got the start and select pins reversed. The logo has 3 sections because it allows you to change 3 different settings, not change each word a different color. The first section is for verticle orientation which you can adjust left and right with select and start (This is now the opposite for me), the second is for horizontal, and the third is for the color of the words. Also if you touch and hold the touch sensor you can change the display to give it more of a retro look. Also, they just released a new 2.1 version where it has a touch antenna, not sure what it's for, but it does push the touch sensor against the wall of the console so you don't have to tape it, so that's nice. I could have gotten the wires mixed up somehow, but if you could check to see if your settings are opposite as well, then it might help someone else out.
I still have your video "The Game Boy Color NEEDED This" in my "liked" videos. I modified a second-hand case to fit the larger screen just as you did. The result was almost as good as the new video here. I used an atomic purple shell so the larger screen lights up beyond the borders of the intended screen. I like it because it shows the mod with a subtle feature not visible if I'd used a solid color shell.
Modded my Gameboy advance sp during the height of the pandemic, was super fun reshelling it and adding a better screen. Was so good to do and a lovely project to kill some time, made my old SP feel brand new again.
Dont worry about a buzzing noise coming from your gameboy after you mod it. It was there before and since the screen is also sucking power it will be louder. The more power running though the gameboy the louder it will be. Also get a new speaker for your gameboy if you plan on modding it, there is a good chance your old one rotted away even if the rest of the gameboy looks prestine.
Ever since it came out, I've been using a GBA SP to play GBC games. I like the rechargeable factor as well as knowing when it needs charged. Plus, all the GBA SP screens light up (unless they're broken).
I just asked myself "sith lord, what do you think about this?"..... and I said to myself "well sith lord, this is cool, pretty damn kewl. John always makes great videos and yet again, this is another great video. I'm definitely glad we hit that notification bell.". Well that was fun talking to myself after watching this video. Fare thee well.
I've got an IPS screen modded GBA. I love owning it but I have more GBC games that GBA. I love the GBC design; great looking little bit of tech. If the GBA was a portable SNES the GBC was a portable NES. Home of so many of the best 8-bit games ever.
The gameboy advance is still my favorite to mod. The form factor is by far the most comfortable and it plays all gameboy games. Always gets me though how all the gameboys I own still work to this day and I have back to the original brick from 89.
I remember getting a gameboy color around the same time that pokemon gold and silver came out. I remember we got our copies of the game almost 3 weeks early but back then street dates didn't really matter and I remember we were the coolest kids in school for 3 weeks.
I find the replacement shells are made from a cheaper plastic. I do all my mods with OEM shells. Even the original buttons feel better. The original GBA feels the best to play on. Screen, speaker, and rechargeable battery mods make it the ultimate of all Gameboys.
I have a couple GBC’s with this particular mod, and favorite feature is that there is no gap or space between the screen and lens, giving it a premium look much like the iPhone.
I bought a Psvita Sapphire Blue import straight from an Ebay seller in Japan. It came in vell well condition. I've modded it already added tons of games also had it for 3 weeks now. Man I'm enjoying it everyday 😄 Vita is LIFE!
I much prefer just using my 2005 backlit GBA-SP for Gameboy and Gameboy Color games. You get all the bonus features of the GBC (colorizing older games and such), and also bonus features that the GBC doesn't have (like GBA-only features in a few GBC games). My backlit GBA is currently unmodded, but if something ever happens to the screen I'll put in a modern aftermarket screen with LED backlights. The battery life on that GBC will be more than you expect...modern LED backlighting uses MUCH less power than it did with older displays.
For anyone wanting to do this mod, I wholeheartedly recommend Mach Nacho Productions video. He really knows what he is doing with this mod and gives you a proper tutorial for what the controls for the mod do. I did the mod last month after watching MNPs video and, as soldering novice, I managed to do it just fine. 100% recommended
I love this mod! I recommend trimming the game cart pins if you didn’t already because it causes a lot of shorts for that mod specifically! Great video though :-)
I was insanely lucky to get a gameboy color not too long after it was released in the US with a copy of Pokemon red when I was seven, my Grandfather was a thrifty fellow, he loved to ride around towns in his golf cart looking for yard sales out in AZ, one particular morning he was out to do some moseying around when he found a purple GBC just sitting out in the road hugging a curb, it was a little scuffed up and was missing the battery plate, so someone must have dropped it, but, no one was around and my Grandfather had other ideas about who might love to have such a thing. He sent it through mail the next day and in about a week, I had it out in KY. It was a godsend at the time because I lived in the literal sticks, not many kids, nowhere to go that wasn't "privet proptah", and with the GBC I was introduced to Pokemans, something that only one other person in the whole town knew about, so I was really able to just get lost in the game without having to be bombarded about it at school. Really meant a lot at the time, RIP OG Grandpa
I tried to move a gameboy screen and all its innards to a fake polemon gameboy shell. I was as careful as I could be following Shawns instructions to get the screen out. Upon turning it on in the new shell, the screen was completely shot. It seems to be a lot harder to do without damage than it appears. I'd love to just replace/upgrade the screen but that costs too much for my interests.
I'm a millennial born in 1988. I never grew up with a handheld. When I was 19 bought a Pearl Blue GameBoy Advance SP (AGS-101), love it. Watching Gamers TH-cam during the pandemic and alot of them my age and older talked about the struggles about the no front/back light and the use of the worm light. I felt like a loser, left out, jealous cuz I never got to experience that struggles that my generation experienced so I bought a Kiwi Green GameBoy Color in 02/2023, I love it. Every time I play a GameBoy/GameBoy Color games I play it on the Color or my Glacier Advance (AGB-001) so I won't fade or mess up the label on the cartridge. The Color and the Advance SP (AGS-101) is my favorite handhelds. I never played a GameBoy or Pocket. One day maybe
Decided to revamp my GBC. The modding community has gotten insane with what you can do with it. Though the aftermarket cases still don't feel exact or better than the original Nintendo ones. I love how the Color hits that sweet spot of being a bit better portable version of the NES
You can play gameboy colour games on an n64 oddly enough with a flash cart and you can see compared by the nes in full screen that colurs are far better and just more advanced
I really enjoy your videos over the years! I'm way into Game Gear currently and have modded 3 of them so far! A modder named Bennvenn is also creating an display kit for the VA4 & 5 and that's got me excited! I'd love to see you do a modding of the Game Gear on your channel (unless you already have)!
Just recently brought mines earlier this year ...collected about 20 games so far still going. Was also thinking about putting a new casing but this original atomic purple is still prestine 🔥🔥🔥
the first bit in your video is 100% correct I had Pokemon Yellow and Blue and my sister had Red and Yellow (I gave her my GB Pocket cause I got a color) and we would watch Toonami and play Pokemon. Sums up my entire childhood haha!
These videos is why I appreciate and do not like the gaming community, one person or a group of people will say "omg I got a gameboy" or "I got a ds" which is awesome dont get me wrong, but then the community will consume so much of it that it's almost impossible to find a decent or even correctly priced one due to others seeing it as a right to overprice items. I was just able to get a gameboy color for around 80$ lowest cause every shop and person online and in person is pricing them so heavily due to demand. Love your vids though man very informative and best wishes to the community in their retro hunt
The Funnyplaying Website is missing some seriously needed Descriptions. "What is a DMG or a GBP or even a CGB ?! .." What Display i need in which Case with which Buttons ? So much Items thrown on a White Webpage.
Nice! I remember getting one to play on the bus going to work, then trading it in because I had trouble seeing the screen. I have a GBA SP I need to work on, but this might be a fun one too.
I just got into modding my gameboy this last year. Got led screen, custom buttons, stickers, speaker, etc. I’ve been playing original pokemon, tetris, and others. Going to cut it soon and do a large LED mod.
I need the link , please !!!! My son is really getting into the old handhelds amd is sitting under a lamp every night to play his Gameboy Color . Lol .
I agree with the technology advances. The Advance SP was the only gameboy with a stock backlight (other than GAMEBOY Light and the miniature gameboy). also with the clamshell design it was easier to protect the screen and it was more portable. You could easily fit it in your pocket. And what was cool is that you could play all the different generations of games. It's also one of the only ones with a rechargeable lithium ion battery. There are plenty of mods you can do to other GameBoys to have the same tech but i personally don't want to go through the trouble It's honestly my favorite GameBoy. I've never had any other type of gameboy other than the Advance SP and that probably led to why i like it so much but i just think its coolest.
I do own a Gameboy Color, and a Gameboy Colour (an alternative from China with backlight). I do like the system, but to be honest, I like more to play on my TV, because I can stay in a better posture, playing portables tend to hurt the spine/back, so I now avoid. Also, you need a very good screen, otherwise you need to keep the portable into a specific position that is not always confy.
On Macho Nacho recommendation I did drop in no solder mods for GBC and GBA, they both have screen brightness adjustment and both look awesome, just used the original cases.
I remember finishing crystal in 2020 on a dowloaded copy from the DS eshop and after finishing the two pokemon leagues i was able to obtain the item to get a celebi. I was so surprised because 20 years after the even it was still possible for some reason
It actually wasn't possible in the original Crystal. They modified the ROM to enable the unused GS Ball event. After you beat Lance it sets the flag to happen in Goldenrod Pokemon Center
I haven’t bought any gameboy stuff in years, the prices have been insane. Passed on some for cheap at thrifts and now they’re expensive, I always wanted to make a backlit advance
I have a Pokémon edition of the Gameboy Color that is in pretty good shape but I definitely thought about getting a better screen and probably a battery mod for it. I'm good with soldering stuff Ieam I used to be an electrician for this kind of stuff so easy mods are not something I specifically seek out or need.
I have the atomic purple one Made in Japan un modded but still fun. The atomic purple one Made In Japan is harder to find then ones made in China and it has the battery cover intact to.
It's a shame that the after market and fans of nintendo have to DO all the things we want nintendo to do... they just don't like to make money or like there fans.
Tbh, i was never really a fan of CBC.. the colour was so minimum, and the visibility could not top my pocket. The GBA felt like a real upgrade, so Id stick to the pocket till then. Then the sp came along, its form factor made that thing go anywhere I went, including the rechargeable batteries and lid screen made I my choice as a kid to carry around. I still play on it sometimes♥️ The switch is the first console in a long time making me feel like then.
I found one on eBay that is just slightly smaller. It allowed me to use my original shell. And it came with a brand new lens/cover that had just a little bit bigger black borders and the original looking Gameboy Color logo at the bottom. Looks perfect. But I just had to drop the screen in (also had touch brightness) without soldering. I think it was around $60-70 from a well established seller.
These titles confuse me. "I'm still buying"? Like present tense? Like, you keep on buying these things even though you already have one? Not playing, just buying the thing, over and over again?
The screen is the last thing I would replace on a gameboy. Colors look off (horribly bad) if gbc is on backlit screens. Backlit screens don't work in sunlight, the gameboy is made to be played it direct sunlight, that is why it has batteries instead of a cable.
I like the GameBoy advance SP the most because of the technology advances. The Advance SP was the only gameboy with a stock backlight (other than GAMEBOY Light and the miniature gameboy). also with the clamshell design it was easier to protect the screen and it was more portable. You could easily fit it in your pocket. And what was cool is that you could play all the different generations of games. It's also one of the only ones with a rechargeable lithium ion battery. There are plenty of mods you can do to other GameBoys to have the same tech but i personally don't want to go through the trouble It's honestly my favorite GameBoy. I've never had any other type of gameboy other than the Advance SP and that probably led to why i like it so much but i just think its coolest.
Do you know where it's also possible to have a quality GB experience like this without spending dime and doing all that modding crap? Emulating it with your phone.
@@kingkrulez5331 What do you mean "60 fps"? Emulators will simply run the games at the same frame rate they did originally, so if a game is 60fps on an emulator, it was always 60fps originally. I agree that modding is a bit expensive, but you can't deny it, it looks good.
I will be getting my Funny Playing screen in MON, but mine is for the DMG Gameboy, as that is what I have to work with. cant wait to see how my GB turns out with all the mods I will be doing to it... if it still works when I am done lol
But for some reason the real experience... I only had an original GBclassic but I did buy a used for modding. My own stays untouched. For a short time I also have two Gameboy color. One with a frontlight. Mmh maybe I mod it further
I have had this for about a month and its amazing the only problem is the start and select button from funny playing would not fit so its not a full whiteboy
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I remember getting a Gameboy Color for Christmas 23 years ago along with a copy of pokemon yellow. That was back when pokemon was really popular and was taking the world by storm. It was an awesome system for it's time and when you compare it to the Switch, it's amazing to see just how far hand held systems have come since 1998. The one thing I didn't like about the Game Boy Color was that it never had a built in backlight for the display so you were fairly limited as to when you could play it.
Got mine with Pokemon yellow at the exact same time! I had the see through purple! 😎
@@urinatericepee That's awesome. I had the purple Gameboy Colour.
I think I was too old. I hated and now still don't like Pokémon. You can erase the hate now haha
@@Nordlicht05 same here, I was like 14 or 15 when pokemon was big. Thought it was the dumbest thing I have ever seen.
I was 8 or 9 when pokémania was huge. To me it was the fun of collecting all the monsters and they had cool designs. While I have a fondness of the first two generations I don't really care much for pokémon after Gen 3. The newer monsters don't interest me and the games really feel like copy and paste of older games with just prettier graphics. meh
Nintendo needs to start releasing a line on Classic(Mini) Handhelds. It would be awesome to own a collection of games on a system with a back light screen actually made by Nintendo.
They will never do it untill they're desperate for money, but I'd buy one in a heartbeat.
Sounds like a great idea
Sounds dumb
Just a 3ds with a worthy screen and virtual console would do.
Or, you know... a emulator.
Cant wait in 5-10 years theyll figure out a mod for video output with the 3DS on TV. Cant believe nintendo made a mod to play gameboy on tv but not the Ds, 3DS ….makes no sense !
This was my first actual project involving soldering. Did a little bit of practice work on an old 360 mother board. I had almost no issues and was extremely happy with how it turned out. I’d definitely recommend this as a first project.
Strongly recommend using the original membranes.
They give the the gameboy that nice responsive feel.
And keep the OG D-pad
You can say that again, major overlooked point. I bought a modded dmg on ebay last year and i had to return it because it was literally impossible to do diagonals. It was a real bummer and a pain in the ass to return too.
@@choiwaynekiet I did noticed it on the dmg with world socker. Replacement dpads are all? Bad. I measured it and it was minimal flatter so you couldn't move diagonal anymore. A was angry at that time. I mean people don't know since yesterday that a good dpad needs a little bit of testing and researching otherwise it will suck.
That’s awesome, I was think about getting this. Now that I see how easy it is I’m definitely buying one
Mee too🙂
I bought the GBA to tv out mod it's coming next week, going to be my first mod. I actually was going to do this one until I found out about the GBA mod. Always a fan of the channel looks awesome tho.
When holding start and select you end up in the function menu: When in the function menu press the touch button shortly to change mode. When Game is selected you can shift the screen up and down with select and start, when Boy is selected you can shift the screen left and right, when Color is selected you can change the color of the logo. To shift between the screen effects you have to hold the touch button (look carefully because the effects are very subtile they are just scanlines varying in thickness). Just touching the touch button shortly changes the brightness.
Funny enough before this you released this video I bought a Gameboy color and all the parts couple of weeks ago. Great job covering this project, fun to see people getting into retro modding except for the prices for everything has shot up.
29 years from now: I'm still buying the Nintendo Switch OLED in 2050...Here's why
Sometimes I wonder what the next generation of people would think of what we’d call brand new today like the ps5 for example. Someday, we will have a ps8.
@@jamesmylife6578 well how do you think the ps3 plays? It’s basically that.
@@roadrash2005 I wouldn’t know. I’ve never owned a PlayStation, however I still occasionally play my Nintendo Wii I’m binging a game series and I still need to finish one for the GameCube and Wii which I don’t have a GameCube, so in turn I need to finish them on the Wii it’s a long game to. I have quite a lot of respect for old retro consoles (except for the original gameboy with the green display) I even favor the virtual boy more than the gameboy.
When game and boy are highlighted, you move the alignment of the screen with start and select, you cannot individually color the words in the logo. The touch sensor is used for brightness and also enabling the various grid modes (tap and hold for 5 seconds).
I got a Gameboy Color because of Pokemon. It was my first Gameboy EVER.
Pokemon Yellow was my first Gameboy game that my cousin got me for Christmas. It was a fun memorable experience.
As someone who just installed this, I think you got the start and select pins reversed. The logo has 3 sections because it allows you to change 3 different settings, not change each word a different color. The first section is for verticle orientation which you can adjust left and right with select and start (This is now the opposite for me), the second is for horizontal, and the third is for the color of the words. Also if you touch and hold the touch sensor you can change the display to give it more of a retro look. Also, they just released a new 2.1 version where it has a touch antenna, not sure what it's for, but it does push the touch sensor against the wall of the console so you don't have to tape it, so that's nice. I could have gotten the wires mixed up somehow, but if you could check to see if your settings are opposite as well, then it might help someone else out.
I miss my GBA so much. I remember playing that thing as a kid when my parents used to go on a lot of road trips.
This is GBC.
@@matthewb9955 Sir, this is a Wendy’s…
Cheers! John, there was no link to the case mod.
It’s on the same website friend! Go to the products page and scroll down a bit.
@@patchyplays 👍👍
It's in the same website that he linked
I still have your video "The Game Boy Color NEEDED This" in my "liked" videos. I modified a second-hand case to fit the larger screen just as you did. The result was almost as good as the new video here. I used an atomic purple shell so the larger screen lights up beyond the borders of the intended screen. I like it because it shows the mod with a subtle feature not visible if I'd used a solid color shell.
Modded my Gameboy advance sp during the height of the pandemic, was super fun reshelling it and adding a better screen. Was so good to do and a lovely project to kill some time, made my old SP feel brand new again.
@@Matanumi Must try that next with my Switch
That's cool but honestly unless that's all you have I don't see why you would mod the sp over the original
Jon please make more VIDEOS LIKE THIS...
S t f u.
Dont worry about a buzzing noise coming from your gameboy after you mod it. It was there before and since the screen is also sucking power it will be louder. The more power running though the gameboy the louder it will be. Also get a new speaker for your gameboy if you plan on modding it, there is a good chance your old one rotted away even if the rest of the gameboy looks prestine.
Ever since it came out, I've been using a GBA SP to play GBC games. I like the rechargeable factor as well as knowing when it needs charged. Plus, all the GBA SP screens light up (unless they're broken).
I just asked myself "sith lord, what do you think about this?"..... and I said to myself "well sith lord, this is cool, pretty damn kewl. John always makes great videos and yet again, this is another great video. I'm definitely glad we hit that notification bell.".
Well that was fun talking to myself after watching this video.
Fare thee well.
I've got an IPS screen modded GBA. I love owning it but I have more GBC games that GBA. I love the GBC design; great looking little bit of tech. If the GBA was a portable SNES the GBC was a portable NES. Home of so many of the best 8-bit games ever.
The gameboy advance is still my favorite to mod. The form factor is by far the most comfortable and it plays all gameboy games. Always gets me though how all the gameboys I own still work to this day and I have back to the original brick from 89.
Back then electronic devices were made to last, these days companies treat devices more like throw away consumerables
I remember getting a gameboy color around the same time that pokemon gold and silver came out. I remember we got our copies of the game almost 3 weeks early but back then street dates didn't really matter and I remember we were the coolest kids in school for 3 weeks.
I find the replacement shells are made from a cheaper plastic. I do all my mods with OEM shells. Even the original buttons feel better. The original GBA feels the best to play on. Screen, speaker, and rechargeable battery mods make it the ultimate of all Gameboys.
I have a couple GBC’s with this particular mod, and favorite feature is that there is no gap or space between the screen and lens, giving it a premium look much like the iPhone.
I bought a Psvita Sapphire Blue import straight from an Ebay seller in Japan. It came in vell well condition. I've modded it already added tons of games also had it for 3 weeks now. Man I'm enjoying it everyday 😄 Vita is LIFE!
p.s: I have the white Sd2Vita with 256gb San Disk card
I'm still watching Spawn Wave videos in 2021... here's why
beta following a beta
@@KORUPTable true
It’s really nice for you! I never get to play Gameboy Color sadly.
I much prefer just using my 2005 backlit GBA-SP for Gameboy and Gameboy Color games. You get all the bonus features of the GBC (colorizing older games and such), and also bonus features that the GBC doesn't have (like GBA-only features in a few GBC games). My backlit GBA is currently unmodded, but if something ever happens to the screen I'll put in a modern aftermarket screen with LED backlights. The battery life on that GBC will be more than you expect...modern LED backlighting uses MUCH less power than it did with older displays.
Awesome! I might Actually try this. This looks Clean !
For anyone wanting to do this mod, I wholeheartedly recommend Mach Nacho Productions video. He really knows what he is doing with this mod and gives you a proper tutorial for what the controls for the mod do. I did the mod last month after watching MNPs video and, as soldering novice, I managed to do it just fine. 100% recommended
I love this mod! I recommend trimming the game cart pins if you didn’t already because it causes a lot of shorts for that mod specifically! Great video though :-)
I was insanely lucky to get a gameboy color not too long after it was released in the US with a copy of Pokemon red when I was seven, my Grandfather was a thrifty fellow, he loved to ride around towns in his golf cart looking for yard sales out in AZ, one particular morning he was out to do some moseying around when he found a purple GBC just sitting out in the road hugging a curb, it was a little scuffed up and was missing the battery plate, so someone must have dropped it, but, no one was around and my Grandfather had other ideas about who might love to have such a thing. He sent it through mail the next day and in about a week, I had it out in KY. It was a godsend at the time because I lived in the literal sticks, not many kids, nowhere to go that wasn't "privet proptah", and with the GBC I was introduced to Pokemans, something that only one other person in the whole town knew about, so I was really able to just get lost in the game without having to be bombarded about it at school. Really meant a lot at the time, RIP OG Grandpa
I tried to move a gameboy screen and all its innards to a fake polemon gameboy shell. I was as careful as I could be following Shawns instructions to get the screen out. Upon turning it on in the new shell, the screen was completely shot. It seems to be a lot harder to do without damage than it appears. I'd love to just replace/upgrade the screen but that costs too much for my interests.
you didn't link it down below
Me: (looks at the shelf next to me covered in all generations of Nintendo handhelds) HA! Cute.
I'm a millennial born in 1988. I never grew up with a handheld. When I was 19 bought a Pearl Blue GameBoy Advance SP (AGS-101), love it. Watching Gamers TH-cam during the pandemic and alot of them my age and older talked about the struggles about the no front/back light and the use of the worm light. I felt like a loser, left out, jealous cuz I never got to experience that struggles that my generation experienced so I bought a Kiwi Green GameBoy Color in 02/2023, I love it. Every time I play a GameBoy/GameBoy Color games I play it on the Color or my Glacier Advance (AGB-001) so I won't fade or mess up the label on the cartridge. The Color and the Advance SP (AGS-101) is my favorite handhelds. I never played a GameBoy or Pocket. One day maybe
I hope Nintendo brings GBA to switch. I would seriously play that.
@@Matanumi STEAM DECK IS NOT A COMPETITION TO NINTENDO!!!!
@@fede1h334 ofc it not the steam deck walks all over the crap switch 😂
Decided to revamp my GBC. The modding community has gotten insane with what you can do with it. Though the aftermarket cases still don't feel exact or better than the original Nintendo ones. I love how the Color hits that sweet spot of being a bit better portable version of the NES
You can play gameboy colour games on an n64 oddly enough with a flash cart and you can see compared by the nes in full screen that colurs are far better and just more advanced
I really enjoy your videos over the years! I'm way into Game Gear currently and have modded 3 of them so far! A modder named Bennvenn is also creating an display kit for the VA4 & 5 and that's got me excited!
I'd love to see you do a modding of the Game Gear on your channel (unless you already have)!
"Yeah, HI-DEF!. Now let's play some 8 bits."
Just recently brought mines earlier this year ...collected about 20 games so far still going. Was also thinking about putting a new casing but this original atomic purple is still prestine 🔥🔥🔥
Just gonna wait on my analogue pocket 🤣🤣 any year now
Even though I wasn't even born in gameboys Era, my first console and such was my moms old gbc and I think that's why I love retro games so much tbh
the first bit in your video is 100% correct
I had Pokemon Yellow and Blue and my sister had Red and Yellow (I gave her my GB Pocket cause I got a color) and we would watch Toonami and play Pokemon.
Sums up my entire childhood haha!
I was just looking at the mod when you uploaded the video! Gonna grab it soon.
That new screen looks insane!
These videos is why I appreciate and do not like the gaming community, one person or a group of people will say "omg I got a gameboy" or "I got a ds" which is awesome dont get me wrong, but then the community will consume so much of it that it's almost impossible to find a decent or even correctly priced one due to others seeing it as a right to overprice items. I was just able to get a gameboy color for around 80$ lowest cause every shop and person online and in person is pricing them so heavily due to demand. Love your vids though man very informative and best wishes to the community in their retro hunt
The Funnyplaying Website is missing some seriously needed Descriptions. "What is a DMG or a GBP or even a CGB ?! .." What Display i need in which Case with which Buttons ? So much Items thrown on a White Webpage.
Nice! I remember getting one to play on the bus going to work, then trading it in because I had trouble seeing the screen. I have a GBA SP I need to work on, but this might be a fun one too.
I just got into modding my gameboy this last year. Got led screen, custom buttons, stickers, speaker, etc. I’ve been playing original pokemon, tetris, and others. Going to cut it soon and do a large LED mod.
2023 & I still use mine! My phone from back in the day.
This ips made me go find a Game Boy Color again. Loved the ease of install !
I need the link , please !!!! My son is really getting into the old handhelds amd is sitting under a lamp every night to play his Gameboy Color . Lol .
I bought the mod kit, just a week ago. Can't wait for it to arrive. It's my first time soldering.
Me: I cant wait to try my new modded gameboy color!
Gameboy: low battery
You need a battery mod now -___-
@@standardcrazy8393 lithium ion rechargeable Maybe? 😉
Yeah lol
GAMEBOY ADVANCE SP IS THE BEST GAMEBOY
I agree with the technology advances. The Advance SP was the only gameboy with a stock backlight (other than GAMEBOY Light and the miniature gameboy). also with the clamshell design it was easier to protect the screen and it was more portable. You could easily fit it in your pocket. And what was cool is that you could play all the different generations of games. It's also one of the only ones with a rechargeable lithium ion battery. There are plenty of mods you can do to other GameBoys to have the same tech but i personally don't want to go through the trouble It's honestly my favorite GameBoy. I've never had any other type of gameboy other than the Advance SP and that probably led to why i like it so much but i just think its coolest.
DAMN RIGHT BROTHER
I've always wanted a Gameboy color. As a kid I used to watch another kid play with it. I'm 27 n I still wish I had it.
I do own a Gameboy Color, and a Gameboy Colour (an alternative from China with backlight). I do like the system, but to be honest, I like more to play on my TV, because I can stay in a better posture, playing portables tend to hurt the spine/back, so I now avoid.
Also, you need a very good screen, otherwise you need to keep the portable into a specific position that is not always confy.
On Macho Nacho recommendation I did drop in no solder mods for GBC and GBA, they both have screen brightness adjustment and both look awesome, just used the original cases.
Man.. those veins💪💪 I'd watch videos of your workout regiment.
Spawnwave: The soldering is not that bad!
Also Spawnwave: Doesn't show actually soldering the wires.
It's that the new GameBoy Color OLED?
Ive done it without the funnyplaying shell and cutting the shell definitely takes some work
I have done 3 gbc like that and 2gba and 1sp with those mods. Love it.
I remember finishing crystal in 2020 on a dowloaded copy from the DS eshop and after finishing the two pokemon leagues i was able to obtain the item to get a celebi.
I was so surprised because 20 years after the even it was still possible for some reason
It actually wasn't possible in the original Crystal. They modified the ROM to enable the unused GS Ball event. After you beat Lance it sets the flag to happen in Goldenrod Pokemon Center
I haven’t bought any gameboy stuff in years, the prices have been insane. Passed on some for cheap at thrifts and now they’re expensive, I always wanted to make a backlit advance
I still have my gameboy color lol and gameboy advance micro my favorite, ill probably mod my gbc for IpS screen
@@pokiblue5870 yeah I have my old stuff but would rather mod something other than my childhood ones haha
Look at the Boxy Pixel cases.
What did I win? Lol
I have a Pokémon edition of the Gameboy Color that is in pretty good shape but I definitely thought about getting a better screen and probably a battery mod for it. I'm good with soldering stuff Ieam I used to be an electrician for this kind of stuff so easy mods are not something I specifically seek out or need.
I'll never forget the Christmas where I got my Game Boy Advance.
I have the atomic purple one Made in Japan un modded but still fun. The atomic purple one Made In Japan is harder to find then ones made in China and it has the battery cover intact to.
It's a shame that the after market and fans of nintendo have to DO all the things we want nintendo to do... they just don't like to make money or like there fans.
Love the Gameboy Color, but doing a screen mod with soldering is not my cup of tea. So I bought the GB Boy Colour.
The white is cool and knew you'd be doing a screen mod once saw new case
Tbh, i was never really a fan of CBC.. the colour was so minimum, and the visibility could not top my pocket. The GBA felt like a real upgrade, so Id stick to the pocket till then. Then the sp came along, its form factor made that thing go anywhere I went, including the rechargeable batteries and lid screen made I my choice as a kid to carry around. I still play on it sometimes♥️ The switch is the first console in a long time making me feel like then.
Damn this looks good. Well done sir !
Im going to hold out until there is a drop in screen without any modifications that has the exact same screen size
BennVenn
I found one on eBay that is just slightly smaller. It allowed me to use my original shell. And it came with a brand new lens/cover that had just a little bit bigger black borders and the original looking Gameboy Color logo at the bottom. Looks perfect. But I just had to drop the screen in (also had touch brightness) without soldering. I think it was around $60-70 from a well established seller.
Seems like it could be an interesting project if you could find a GBC for cheap
These titles confuse me. "I'm still buying"? Like present tense? Like, you keep on buying these things even though you already have one? Not playing, just buying the thing, over and over again?
GBA sp was my first handheld, I miss it
I cleaned my old GB Color, put a new glass screen on and I still play often.
The screen is the last thing I would replace on a gameboy. Colors look off (horribly bad) if gbc is on backlit screens. Backlit screens don't work in sunlight, the gameboy is made to be played it direct sunlight, that is why it has batteries instead of a cable.
I like the GameBoy advance SP the most because of the technology advances. The Advance SP was the only gameboy with a stock backlight (other than GAMEBOY Light and the miniature gameboy). also with the clamshell design it was easier to protect the screen and it was more portable. You could easily fit it in your pocket. And what was cool is that you could play all the different generations of games. It's also one of the only ones with a rechargeable lithium ion battery. There are plenty of mods you can do to other GameBoys to have the same tech but i personally don't want to go through the trouble It's honestly my favorite GameBoy. I've never had any other type of gameboy other than the Advance SP and that probably led to why i like it so much but i just think its coolest.
I agree, I had a Game Boy Color and then the SP as kid. It felt like such a huge jump up!
Love these kinds on videos
just ordered mine and a soldering station so ill join the swag nation soon
Do you know where it's also possible to have a quality GB experience like this without spending dime and doing all that modding crap? Emulating it with your phone.
Did you know the experience of collecting and playing it is wayyyyyy better than emulating?
@@levinumber19 not unless you can play it on an oled screen in 60 fps with the razer phone controller. then that shit is obsolete
@@kingkrulez5331 What do you mean "60 fps"? Emulators will simply run the games at the same frame rate they did originally, so if a game is 60fps on an emulator, it was always 60fps originally.
I agree that modding is a bit expensive, but you can't deny it, it looks good.
I will be getting my Funny Playing screen in MON, but mine is for the DMG Gameboy, as that is what I have to work with. cant wait to see how my GB turns out with all the mods I will be doing to it... if it still works when I am done lol
Might have to build one of these for my daughter
I will do this when there’s a clean juice USB C battery pack
It’s a real shock to go back to that screen unmodded
But for some reason the real experience...
I only had an original GBclassic but I did buy a used for modding. My own stays untouched.
For a short time I also have two Gameboy color. One with a frontlight.
Mmh maybe I mod it further
can you post a link to where you got the screen and case?
HELLO I'm new to the soldering thing. What soldering iron would you recommend in amazon ? "Thanks in Advance "
I still have my original Pikachu Yellow edition GBC in like-new. I was a careful child. Lol
I have had this for about a month and its amazing the only problem is the start and select button from funny playing would not fit so its not a full whiteboy
i got my first gaming system at 18. had to wait till i got a job. my parents were too poor to buy us video games as kids.
Jon, you need to do a short video sometime as an introduction to soldering
I got the lime green one with Pokémon silver. Took me forever to beat that game as a kid.
LOVE these kinds of videos man! ✊ They're super informational and entertaining to watch!
What do you think is the best emulator DIY portable system? I was thinking of the Pi Gameboy
could you link the casing? i wanna make sure i’m buying one that is compatible with the ips mod