#Game boy color mod brighter screen install#
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Oh yeah, before I go on – this screen is actually pretty amazing. Nahhh I just had two copies from lots I bought. Oh, why did I use Power Rangers Rescue for all my testing? Because believe it or not, the color palette used in the title screen actually has the widest color gamut of any game released on the Game Boy Color. I would later realize that there were also some issues with the power draw and my Game Boy would shut off after about four minutes.

So anyway, I wrapped up my stream after powering on the Game Boy and having a functioning screen, The “touch” sensor to adjust brightness also worked, but the hotkeys (holding the start and select keys down) wouldn’t register, which didn’t allow me to change the color of the “Game Boy Color” logo. I think they all technically work because they are in a circuit, but that was a bit daunting. The funny thing is that each one had a different solder points to tap into the start and select buttons. Like I said, I had trouble finding much documentation on this mod, but I had found three installation videos. There’s one point for the touch sensor, both ends of a wire to tap into the power module, and then both ends of two wires to tap into the start and select keys.

#Game boy color mod brighter screen install#

So you do need to solder 7 points during the install for the screen and functions to work completely. I also play games and do some live mods, like this one. Well, kind of.įollow me on Twitch if you don’t – we do a weekly podcast over there called the TYCAST. I actually did it live on Twitch, and aside from my shoddy soldering work, I managed to get it working. I ended up sitting on it for a week or two before doing the (first) install of the screen. I must have ordered it a day or two after release because I had trouble finding anything about it online until it arrived.

#Game boy color mod brighter screen mods#

It was around that time that I was looking at what the latest mods and screens were available for the Game Boy Color when I came across the FunnyPlaying Q5 2.0 Laminated IPS panel.

Over the last couple of months I have been slowing buying games and consoles here and there if I can find a great deal, and right around the time that I was buying up those lots of games (video here) I managed to snag several Game Boy Colors and a few more DMG Game Boys.īy the way they call these DMG Game Boys (the big gray bricks) because of the model number DMG-001. Ever since then, I had been wanting to do some more Game Boy mods, but life ended up getting in the way, my uploads slowed down a bit, and I just never got around to it. My friend Milkes actually won it and I shipped it off to Great Britain.

#Game boy color mod brighter screen full#

Now if you were around about fifteen videos ago, you’ll remember I did a full IPS display mod and shell replacement on a DMG Game Boy. Oh, is that button still red for you? Well, luckily, I am now currently accepting subscriptions to be in the first 2000 sub club. I am eternally grateful for each and every one of you first 1K that enjoyed my content enough to hit that subscribe button. After my last video, I scooted on past the 1000 subscriber mark. First off, I have a little announcement to make.