Modded GameBoy Color for Less Than $10
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
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UK Shell: ebay.to/36NPzqU
US Shell: ebay.to/2X1oCvB
UK FrontLight: ebay.to/33wUbQ8
US FrontLight: ebay.to/2K4Ietg
UK Shell & Frontlight (£15): bit.ly/34EwZjc
US Shell & Frontlight ($23): ebay.to/32y40vZ
To get the total cost to under $10 you may want to check out AliExpress, which is where I bought the parts for this mod from.
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For anyone wanting the frontlight but better- use LOCA. It’s a special adhesive that will get rid of the air gap between the light and the screen and make it look clearer
Elliot, Applying LoCa would've greatly improved light diffusion by removing the air gap between the light diffuser and the screen. I'd be curious to see you make a video about that method.
i have done this and it makes a HUGE difference
So many uploads recently. Keep up the grind 🔥🔥🔥
How you guys do that fine soldering is a sight to behold. Fascinating video
Applying loca will improve this mod.
I love watching you fix things. It's so satisfying when the result is the outcome wanted.
I don’t know how often you see them, but I was hoping you could do something with the Nintendo Virtual Boy. I have a few that I need to fix and having somebody like you make a video on them would be absolutely capital!
I want to see Elliot mess with a VB!
You should open your own modding service 👀 I’ve got a bunch of game boys that need sorting so I’d pay 🤷🏽♂️
Or do it yourself? 🤷♂️
Dean if it helps him grow his channel why not 🤷🏽♂️
Figured I join the trend so 🤷♂️
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The final product .... wasn't worth it
That looks like it washed out the color
you can apply loca glue on the screen. since there is no air between the layers, the colors are better.
i love when you do gameboy color vids. it was my first ever video game (console or handheld). I still have my original one. i had to replace the shell tho bc it got dented when I hit my older brother with it when i was 8.
When you what🤣
Congratulations you turned my wife into a UA-cam widow , just smashed your whole library in about 2 days when home from work lol wicked stuff , found an restored a gbc off of Ebay coz of you. Top stuff man 😄👍
Awh awesome stuff. Thank you!!!
I'm glad you did a video on this. Even though there are other options I do like the thought of keeping the original aspect ratio and especially keeping the original size screen protector.
I really don't understand how the retro gaming community at large will insist on playing home consoles on CRT but balk at frontlights or even unlit OEM handheld screens. For me the IPS kits kill some of the charm of these old systems by making the colours too vibrant, the pixels too sharp and the subpixels too tiny. I like being able to see the subpixels on my SP, and the front light is easy on the eyes in the dark (not to mention easy on the monster battery I've added, not prone to ghosting-I could go on).
Not to mention, you can't see shit on a backlit screen in the sun.
eBay offers one with a simple switch that goes in the battery compartment to turn on and off the backlight. It really finishes off this mod
Great video, really interested in value mod upgrades ! Modding + saving money = 😁
Thanks man!
For better Results Elliot add some loca between frontlight and panel ;) btw nice work
That green shell looks so good. Great video!
That would help if you use loca uv glue look in to it
I love how he put batteries in the FCC in the beginning just to take them out 30 seconds later lol🤣
Nice!
I miss those old displays. Maybe not this particular implementation of it but several PocketPC handhelds also had them (with backlight). Didn't matter how bright it was outside, you could always very clearly see what was on the screen. Forget about that with modern stuff :P
It’s also worth mentioning the battery. The modern LCD’s absolutely nuke the battery down from 30 to a measly 8. This front light is way more effecient, especially if you don’t have a rechargeable mod.
I was just watching another of your videos and this one suddenly appears, cool!🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Not gonna lie but it did hurt quite a lot when i saw how the sticker got applied on
Recently picked up a yellow GBC to redferb, mod and resale. Never done a front lit screen before but might look into it now!
I love your channel man. Keep up the great work.
Gameboy colors look minimalistic
They do!
Every retro video has been showing the OG link’s awakening game lately
Your videos are amazing i have a gameboy advanced sp ,a original gameboy , 2 ds lites , a original 3ds
I love your vids man, they are honestly really informative and myself wanting to learn about and collect these consoles, your vids help out allot Thanks!
Yass! Elliot without hat 🤘🏻
Looks like you’re going to date after video 😁
Elliot, did you know about the "loca" glue to the screen? Supposedly helps with the cloudiness of the screen. For this reason I opt out of the front light. You make me change my mind. I'll go for it! Thanks
Thanks for the video as always!
But I think for the money it made the GBC worse than it was. If I couldn't afford the proper solution, I'd stick with the Vanilla GBC, like I played it in the 90s
There's my pink GB Pocket lying around... it's very worn down and yellowed. It definitve needs a nice clean and a new screen lense, I think retrobright will not work on pink.
Pretty happy how it turned out? Um its all blurry and fuzzy. Ive done frontlit kits before using loca glue and even so its just not beautiful to the eyes.
You should post a video with all the Nintendo handhelds you have repaired just a showcase of everything
The purple gbc is my first and 2nd favorite retro system I'm a younger retro collector and my favorite system of all time is snes wich was my second retro console
Elliot, I'm so used to see you wearing a cap, the last videos I was like "wtf, is he his twin brother?" XD haha...Indeed, that "pooch" makes you feel pathetic just starting your adventure. ...keep up the great job! :)
Nice i love the GBC ! 😍
Nice video, keep up the good work!
Good work my man! Did you do a superman? I swear you were wearing a sweater second ago 😁👍👍👍
This is for a loca adhesive attached to the screen and the frontlight mod
Try putting LOCA glue in between the frontlight and the screen that may reduce the issue of the cloudy look slightly maybe another video there for you too.
Great tutorial as always. Just out of interest Elliot are you going to get one of those RG350 handhelds? Looks like it could be one of the best made so far. Still waiting for the "ultimate" retro console.
I adored my Game Boy Color and put probably thousands of hours into it. But it's just not enjoyable to go back to. I love the games still, but I want them on my Switch.
Call me spoiled by modern tech, but I just am. Going back to the tiny screen, low brightness or no brightness of old hand helds is just not appealing anymore.
I'm really interested in that Analogue Pocket Game Boy Clone.
You sure there's not plastic layer over the light that had to be removed? xP
Also, my OCD kinda acted up in the end with the screen int he gameboy >_
You definitely should have used loca on the front light
I got an LCD from aliexpress... I'm really looking forward to it. Was 40€ with a shell but it's much better
now do it in less than 10 seconds
kono dio da!
If you put it on with loca it gets rid of that cloudiness
The Elliot Sweater: No Signal Edition
im getting a near mint green one for £10
so happy :)
A backlit screen costs more but it's worth it.
looks pretty good
@4:29 Best Reveal Ever
Wooop haven't been this early for one of his vids in a WHILE
The Retro Hero🙌
Nice jumper.
Thanks!
its going ok thanks
Next time you do a frontlight mod, use LOCA, your final product will look a lot less washed out
Damn, I was actually gonna look into buying this. But, seeing that it requires soldering, I can't really do it. Drop in screens are way more expensive.
I think I'll stick to the warm light
Could the image quality look better, if you would use LOCA glue?
DDCC35 absolutely
I had the same one as a kid
Do you at least break even on repair and resells or is this purely a passion project? I'd like to get into it bit not if it costs more than you can make back.
I feel like the colors become washed out
you look really good without your hat :D
I think weirdly that might have been my old Gameboy? Where in Germany did you get it from?
Gameboy pipboy ...that would be cool
GBCnigga be swappin to green gang!
I LOVE SOLDERING YEA!
did you try changing the contrast of your gameboy?
Where you got these i want one
Elliot please do a 100% LP of Link's Awakening for Switch!
Thumbs up if you wanna see this.
Where do you order the gameboys?
What are you using at 2:50 for the ribbon cable?
Someone should sell these ready to go
It bothers me that you didn’t use locca
Hi Elliot im from ecuador, recently i've bought a gb color and modded with a sp frontlight, but i have a problem, the down button doesnt work unless its heated with an solder when it gets cold doesnt work anymore, can u please help me? It can be fixed
Could you guys point me the best LCD screen on Aliexpress to mod my GBA please
Do you have any input with Merch For All in the States? Ordered a hat and a shirt October 20th, mistakenly deleted the email and wanted to know the status of the order. I get an email saying they've cancelled the order and refunded my money which isn't what I requested. I won't order again because of the confusion.
Haven’t had contact with them in months in all honesty. Sorry!
try using LOCA, it will give you much better results
make a video of a frontlit mod with LOCA glue
You look like mclovin without my glasses on
MAKE THE BEST 3DS GAME MONEY CAN BUY!!!
There is a 412 (or something like that) in One 3DS Game.
Wow I’ve never been this early
NCPdew Ano same
Retro, I accidentally stepped in my Pokémon Ruby motherboard while trying to change the battery and it broke in half. You think it has any chance to work again?
I seriously doubt it, you'd have to solder jumper wires for every trace that broke, and there are a lot, and they are pretty small.
You forgot to add pics between the screen and front light so you don’t get that washed out look. Without it it looks pretty bad imo
there is a mod for IPS screen in a DMG, crazy! look the video on youtube, just search "DMG IPS" from the chinesguy
What is a piece of clothing that would look strange if a girl wore it but not a guy? I cant think of any but i can think of lots of things men can't wear like that shirt.
I live in Germany 😅
Come on now Elliot, the china kit is its own thing. It’s not really fair to that developer to call it a knockoff.
You excited for Sword & Shield?
Elliot with out a hat?!?!
Mostly I would assume don't want to afford.
Yuss
"Modded Gameboy Color For Less Than $10"
>Mods cost at _least_ $14
Do you understand how this is _supposed_ to work?
If only i was just Genius
note to self, invest in flux.