The new polarising filter (often supplied with backlight bivert kits) then serves to normalise this inversion, flipping the colours back (somehow) resulting in more clarity. This literally inverts colours, black pixels become white etc. In order to improve the look of a backlit screen further, a bivert chip is the logical way to go. Some argue that a backlit screen feels slightly more authentic and original than an aftermarket LCD. This allows the light from the backlight to pass through. Repairing an original Game Boy is also a great starter project before diving into modding, though this works both ways.Ī backlit screen utilises the original screen and requires swapping out the old polarising filter for a transparent one. If you’re salvaging one though or if you feel no guilt, sky’s the limit.
#CUSTOM GAMEBOY DMG MOD#
Many choose not to mod original Game Boys and if they’re in pristine condition or are of high rarity then that’s understandable. If you’ve ever wanted to try hardware mods, take your nostalgia out for a walk and pick up one of these second-hand. There are a wide range of options, no tiny finnicky modern components and you can easily test the console while it’s in pieces due to its low current and design.
Not to mention, this is one of the best consoles to practise hardware modding on. Even learning that is an invaluable skill. It’s easy to tell your power PCB from your mainboard and display/sound daughter boards with a little light reading online, perhaps even using plain logic. One of the benefits of working with old technology is that motherboards and circuits were simpler and larger then. #3 – While you’re stuck indoors – learn a new skill Like aged electrical fairytale damsels in distress, they require saving. Add that to the fact: some of the OG Nintendo Game Boy DMG-01s are now over thirty years old.
#CUSTOM GAMEBOY DMG WINDOWS#
Be it in the aforementioned wet ditch, left in the sun, dropped in the bath, thrown down the stairs and out of windows etc. They were capable of withstanding a fair beating, sure, and it’s for that exact reason that a lot of people forgot to treat them with care.Īlthough roughly 120 million units of the console were produced worldwide (including the pocket, light and ‘color’ variants) many were lost. If the answer is ‘Very well actually’ and not ‘I kept it in a wet ditch for three years’ then that is a peculiar case.
Search your memories for how well your Game Boy was treated back in the day. Their value will undoubtably increase over time.ġ989 Japan DMG-01 White Reshell w/Custom Buttons and IPS LCD. Buy local or spares/repairs for the greatest savings. While quarantine was/is in effect, many have taken the opportunity to clear out their attics and drawers of bits, bobs, titbits, thimbles and thingmajigs, flocking to second-hand market apps and Facebook marketplace. Yes, absolutely and here are three major reasons why: #1 – They’re Still Being Sold Off Relatively Cheaply Is it Worth Buying an Original DMG-01 Model? If you don’t already have a DMG-01, fret not! there are still some bargains to be had, though only if you’re quick enough to spot them first. Unfortunately, people seem to have woken up to their value on the second-hand market, especially since demand for this retro gold soared at around the time of the first covid-19 quarantine. Even in 2020, the modding scene remains booming. During that period, Game Boys went through a glowing resurgence of popularity in the form of modding. Popular enough for a niche of techies to cotton on, unpopular enough that they were mis-valued by the general public as trash. Production of DMG-01 Game Boys stopped in the early 2000s, making them somewhat of a collector’s item. But even ten years later they were still considered cutting-edge. The non “Play it Loud!” mostly grey Japan-made variants had already been in production since 1989. Of course, those bricks were the original DMG-01 Game Boys. While it may seem like being given the gift of a plastic brick with buttons on was some Victorian-era punishment, my late-90s childhood was enriched by that same situation. Before there were half-a-grand consoles and polyphonic ringtones, pre smart and arguably pre sleek technology, there was Nintendo Game Boy.
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