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GB/GBC/GBA Collecting Thread
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NormalFish
Banned
I think the appeal of the ROM is that it's not limited to a save file, so you can have your own. In theory it's less hassle.
Hey! Not sure if anyone here has any experience with this but Im attempting to backup my Gameboy Camera save. Unfortunately, if I have the flashcart plugged into the mega memory card it refuses to get past the "Gameboy" splash screen. If I flip the switch, it reads the flash cart just fine so I dont think its a connection issue. Do I need a specific rom flashed on the flashcart? Thanks!
NormalFish
Banned
nice batteries
blast processed
Member
Nice!
The feels.
MrBenchmark
Member
what is the best way to get my GBA backlight modded now? i really want to get this done.
sixteen-bit
Member
Amazing. I'm glad you got to preserve the pics!
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
I know that Howling Blood is much better but I still think that for 6 this was a good pickup nonetheless and I'd regretted it if I left it on the table, did I do right?
awww man that's awesome
Haha thanks guys, its not too hard of a thing to do if any of you have a Gameboy Camera. Theres also an SD card based solution, but for a similar price I got a flashcart and Mega Memory Card that can backup other stuff than just a Gameboy Camera.
D'Awwwww
I want a dog!
sixteen-bit
Member
New Game Boy World is on Catrap which is a cool game IMO and on 3DS VC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fnggh0Qmuk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fnggh0Qmuk
soxinthebox
Member
I didn't have either of those but now both are ordered. Curious to see what kind of photography I can do with those tools.
Says the SD printer will ship in April so hopefully that's earlier rather than later.
Since the GBA backlight mod is being talked about I figured I'd throw this out there, which I put together last year. I bought two naked screens off ebay (one white and one brown connector), since I wasn't sure which version my 32-pin GBA would work best with. It turns it that the 32-pin really needs the white connector. There still isn't a lot of detailed info out there it seems, but the supply of screens also seems to have dried up. I don't have the fancy 4-way switching cable like Peagles, but this single-setting version works great for me. I only had one small problem during installation, which was when I lifted a pad off the cable when soldering with the oldest crappiest soldering iron in existence. A little scraping of the plastic over the lead let me work around that. Here's my handy work.
The two screens
Bad...
Good!
And done.
The two screens
Bad...
Good!
And done.
Thanks! I think I had originally seen a post by you inspiring me to jump on this project.
As to the image quality, I don't think it was the adjustment to the pot that was the problem. I turned and cranked that thing in all directions, but from my A-B test the screen type definitely matters when it comes to the GBA mobo version. Here's the SMB3 title screen with the incorrect screen and then the correct screen.
Thanks! I think I had originally seen a post by you inspiring me to jump on this project.
As to the image quality, I don't think it was the adjustment to the pot that was the problem. I turned and cranked that thing in all directions, but from my A-B test the screen type definitely matters when it comes to the GBA mobo version. Here's the SMB3 title screen with the incorrect screen and then the correct screen.
It's always good to see more people having a go at modding, especially at something as cool as an AGB-101, good on you!
Now that is interesting! It's something I have never come across before, though I have worked on more new screens rather than transplanting existing AGS-101 screens, so it might be unique to a transplant. I have heard the odd thing about different screen types in the AGS-101s (and I also had to get different ribbon cables depending on whether I was putting in a fresh screen or doing a transplant) but I'm not sure what the difference is, perhaps you've found it though
The supply of screens: where did they come from? Ripped from SPs, leftover factory stock? And why has supply dried up without any replacements?
I have seen Game Gear and Turbo Express mods with new modern LCDs. Is it not possible with GBA?
Here's the Turbo Express with two different new LCD mods:
https://youtu.be/C4DpCLM0Zpk
I have seen Game Gear and Turbo Express mods with new modern LCDs. Is it not possible with GBA?
Here's the Turbo Express with two different new LCD mods:
https://youtu.be/C4DpCLM0Zpk
You can always get them from old SPs, but there was a factory supply (produced many years ago from what I can gather) out of China that was plentiful and then dried up as the mod got more popular. My guess is that they produced a mass amount at some point, never actually produced an ongoing supply because it's a bit obscure, and the supply lasted a long time before it dried up (then the prices shot up too).
I don't believe there's a suitable modern LCD out there that has the correct resolution, but to be fair I haven't really looked.
Agent Unknown
Member
Playing Gradius Galaxies right now on my backlit 001, so good, I miss the Konami of the early 2000s.
WOW, I'm going to try to get in touch with this guy and see if he's still taking orders for modding TEs. But I'd have see if he can resurrect it and recap it first, my TE will turn on but the screen is blank/darkened out and no sound, U.S. TEs and Duos had bad capacitors.
WOW, I'm going to try to get in touch with this guy and see if he's still taking orders for modding TEs. But I'd have see if he can resurrect it and recap it first, my TE will turn on but the screen is blank/darkened out and no sound, U.S. TEs and Duos had bad capacitors.
Putting it into the OG GBA I usually start from scratch and use a roll of very thin black double sided tape around the screen borders, rather than trying to reuse any old adhesive. Rex is probably the better one to ask about cleaning up a transplant screen, 99% of mine were done with brand new LCDs.
Note that you also need to trim plastic out of the OG shell if you haven't already bought a new one pre-trimmed.
Gotcha, thanks for the info.
Third party shells are pretty good but you can tell the plastic isn't quite up to the Nintendo standard. I'd give them an 8 out of 10, once they're on most people wouldn't be able to tell the difference. They're good if you want some alt colours though like red or yellow. I would use original buttons though, the ones that come with third party shells are pretty meh.
For the black padding on the back of the replacement SP screen I used a new razor blade and just glided it along underneath it came right off. Easier than I expected, really. If you're talking about the area around the bezel of the screen that sits between it and the lens, I don't quite remember what I did. At the moment I can't recall if it was padding-like or thin, but if it was on the new screen I just took it off completely in the same way. The new screen is a little fatter, so you have to save space where you can.
ETA: OK, I'm remembering more. The screen sits against the inside of the case. If you trim the excess plastic in just the right way you can place it and have it basically center itself. No adhesive is needed, since the tolerances are so tight with the new fatter screen. The two-sided tape I used for attaching the lens to the outside of the case.
Gotcha, thanks for the info.
From my experience, the replacement shell I bought was indistinguishable from the OEM glacier shell that came with my GBA. They were so similar in fact, that my ham hands have cracked it in the same spots.
Oh so it was an actual supply of screens, thanks. For a time I misinterpreted that to mean GBA SPs with the backlit screen were vanishing. I looked around at panels and you may be right. The closest are 3-3.5" 320x240 displays. However, the GG/Turbo LCD mods aren't the same exact res as the original screens and they still look fantastic. A determined person could probably do it but probably hasn't bothered due to a lack of necessity: the AGS-101 mod is more than good enough... and stock backlit GBA SPs and DSes also get the job done. Older handhelds look like crap and need the facelift.
First thing I did was look him up. He has a website and on it says he isn't taking on more work until a backlog of orders is fulfilled... maybe the situation has changed since he posted that but I'm guessing he's booked for months.
PumpkinSpice
Banned
If someone can work out a good backlight mod for the GBC/GBA reflective screens, that would be a better solution than trying to produce new screens. I don't think it's impossible, you'd just need to remove the reflective stuff, put in an evenly distributed diffusion layer + row of LEDs and make sure it all fits properly / works as expected.
Agent Unknown
Member
Thanks for the heads up, yeah I can imagine he gets flooded with too many requests.
I like the GBA version of IV. I just wish it wasn't such a buggy mess. I bought a copy of the European version a couple years ago, since a lot of the bugs are fixed in it. I prefer it to the GBA version. I prefer the backgrounds and sprites of the SNES/GBA vresion to the PSP version.
Lunarwhale
Member
Man that AGB-101 mod looks nice. I just recently got an SP, had the hinge break off day 1, and replaced part of the case so I'm gonna cool it on buying another console for a little, but I'm definitely going to do that at some point.
Just wondering, but is anyone here interested in swapping carts? I've got an extra copy of Dragon Warrior 1+2 (just the cart) that I won in an auction. Thinking of just selling it, but if anyone here's interested I would be happy to trade it for another game.
Just wondering, but is anyone here interested in swapping carts? I've got an extra copy of Dragon Warrior 1+2 (just the cart) that I won in an auction. Thinking of just selling it, but if anyone here's interested I would be happy to trade it for another game.
Yeah I'm definitely enjoying my GBA version. It also helps me with Japanese reading practice too. The save glitch isn't so bad since you have to do certain things to trigger it.
RadarScope1
Member
I'm know this has been discussed many times before here, but do people generally recommend getting one of each GB iteration as some games play best on various versions? I have a DGB (my original from the early 90s) but have a chance to get pretty cheap GBP, GBC and GBASP from a local CL ad. Thinking about the Pocket and Color especially. I've ways been intrigued by the Pocket.
I should add that I have a Cube and GBP. Getting a pro CRT with s-vid input soon.
I should add that I have a Cube and GBP. Getting a pro CRT with s-vid input soon.
whiterabbit
Member
My Game Boy Pocket wouldn't turn on, and I couldn't find my purple Color. Is a DGB the original big white one?
I have a GBA SP and I like that it plays both Advance games and regular Game Boy ones. Also a side ways style GBA but it doesn't have a backlight, but the colors look pretty vibrant on it in the right light.
Anyway, I think if it's a good deal you should absolutely go for it!
Check out the copy of Wrecking Crew I just received from Japan! I can't wait to play it.
Wait. How do I pay an eraser in a GBA? Well, I have a new $11 eraser. Ouch.
Classic JP color carts always make me think of candy.
There's a save glitch in IV: Advance? I was mostly thinking of the ATB bug that gives you two or three attacks each turn.
Feels :3
Agent Unknown
Member
Check out the copy of Wrecking Crew I just received from Japan! I can't wait to play it.
Wait. How do I pay an eraser in a GBA? Well, I have a new $11 eraser. Ouch.
It's just a cartridge shaper eraser? I was wondering why it didn't have the red and yellow Famicom Mini packaging.
Yes. Just an eraser.
Had a urge to get an original Gameboy and some Pokemon carts recently. What are the chances everything I see on ebay being fake? Played Pokemon alot growing up but the GB/GBC games were before my time.
Don't know much about these thing so I come to yall for guidance.
Was looking at this and these. Both seem to be a little cheap so that's why I'm skeptical.
Don't know much about these thing so I come to yall for guidance.
Was looking at this and these. Both seem to be a little cheap so that's why I'm skeptical.
PumpkinSpice
Banned
JP Pokemon carts are super cheap so that actually looks expensive to me. The GB is probably legit but might have an aftermarket case as part of being "restored".
Japanese used Pokemon games are always cheap, only western versions cost an arm and a leg. If the seller is Japanese (and is based in Japan), the chances of it being a bootleg are fairly low.
eBay is overpriced on purpose because sellers know they can price gouge.