The Most ADVANCED Metal Shell For The GBA SP
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
- GBA SP Metal Shell WITH The Hinge! | Boxy Pixel “Hinged” SP | Install Tutorial + Review
Boxy Pixel is about to release their latest machined aluminum shell for the Game Boy Advance SP. It’s called the “Hinged” SP shell which essentially is a conventional flip open design just like the original SP but of course in typical Boxy Pixel fashion it's made of beautiful anodized aluminum. Let’s take a look!
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Timestamps
0:00 Intro
2:27 Hinged SP Kit Parts
3:39 Hinged SP Install Tutorial
9:17 Features
11:27 Pros and Cons
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This is one of the very few channels that I never skip the intro montage. Excellent work.
I say the same thing. The music makes me feel like we’ve just made an amazing discovery 😂
Yes!! Love it, need a full song
I agree about the hinge covers. And yeah... if he ever made a DS lite metal shell, I would be all over that haha
Same!
I know it's less retro than the DS lite, but A Metal 2DS would also be hot (and a lot of their other shells are unhinged so it kinda makes sense?)
@@DiceRobo Honestly having any Nintendo system with a metal shell would be great.
They really need to go into the DS and 3DS, the only repro cases I can get for my broken DS are cheap ones.
@@fordesponja Actually, go look for the extremerate shells, they recently started making them and they actually made new molds, unlike the awful copies everyone else is selling.
Very cool shell design! I can't wait to see what the final product looks like. I'm also digging the color options, especially the red one!
They do look great
I love your videos Tito! The intros are always really cool and the install tutorials are always so relaxing. You always make me want to go out and do these myself lol
Tito, I've been a fan of your videos for a long time. Your production quality has gotten so good over the years. Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much Jolly! I always try to keep improving
The SP is my favorite portable console. I'm so glad Boxy Pixel is working on a metal one.
I love that thing so much. I recently ordered all Boxy Pixel Shells that i didnt own to make my collection complete. The only one thats missing now is the hinged SP. I m so excited about it and i definitively need to add this one day to finish my whole Boxy Pixel collection.
Great Video Tito, i love your Videos.
That light pink is really sick. When you were putting the battery door on I really noticed how tight the tolerances are, too. It looks like a super-expensive flip phone when it's closed, and the hinge system looks less onerous than some of the SP flip cases you've done. The matte/sandblasted finish really tops it off imo. Great video as always!
I adore my pearl pink gba, but I got it second hand so it’s kinda beat up. This seems like a really nice upgrade
Your videos are incredibly high quality and very in depth, you just got a new subscriber👍 thanks man
Man, I never thought a GBA SP could be so beautiful 😍
This build is SOLID!!! 😆 super nice, I cant wait to get mine 😊 great video like always! 👌
Ordered the unfinished bronze on Monday! Super excited for it to ship… in 6-8 weeks
Another fun one to watch. I have a few of the retro consoles myself (more because packrat things and not because collector things), but no extra funds to splurge on upgrades like these. Still, always very neat to see these, and I enjoy your explanations about them.
Let's goooo! That looks great. I've got an old SP that hasn't worked in years. If I can get around to opening it up and seeing if I can repair it I'd love to do this mod.
Nothing better than hearing Tito narrate over Salt Lamp by Jobii.
I got the prototype but I feel the real final design will make it look much better. They nailed the bottom half of the shell but I feel the top shell is still in need of serious improvement.
I agree. This is the first boxy pixel case I've seen that I don't think really looks better or even as good as the original casing.
Been waiting for this. That purple looks good. I also got a silver one. I have two busted SPs that need some love.
Nice dude! This will definitely breath new life into your broken SPs
Never thought I'd see the day that we get a hinged SP shell!
I hope you never change your intro and sound
Love it!
Will get one for my old sp too :)
So cool, Tito! Hey, I would love if they could even do clear plastic hinge covers in red, then have clear red shoulder, volume, etc. That would be so cool!
Agreed! That’d be a pretty sweet color combo!
Would be cool to see one made of pure titanium. Would also be insanely expensive lol
I said it before and I'll say it again, your intro music is so nice listen to! Metal casing looks sweet
Love your content as always. ❤❤❤
Thank you 🙏
I just picked up the Brass Variant with Silver buttons.
Yo for anyone thinking about buying one of these... just gotta say like, these boxy pixel metal shells are super cool, I bought the original unhinged shell a few years ago and I have to be honest, I feel like it was a huge waste of money. I just do, I didn't consider a lot of things when buying it, like the fact that using it outside in any kind of extreme weather REALLY SUCKS! Too cold, it hurts your hands, too hot... it hurts your hands... Not to mention I dropped like $400 on it and I won't be able to make that money back on a resale..... These are really neat, but if you're thinking about buying one please give it some real practical though, because I didn't and that was a huge mistake.
This is thoughtful and frankly I agree
I had a hard time selling mine and I took a $100 loss.
@@plumb3311 This Nacho guy really sells these things lol, made me not even consider the practical usage of it. "Metal GBA? Sounds awesome, it'll last forever!"
But turns out, they make these things out of plastic for a reason, and it's not just because it's cheaper. It's kind of the ideal material for a handheld console like this.
Another thing I forgot to mention was, my boxy pixel shell had some nasty sharp edges where your hands go, not like enough to cut you but enough to leave a painful imprint on your hands after a fair bit of use.
Like I'm not trying to be a downer or rain on anyone's parade. If you're just gonna use this at home and never take it anywhere, maybe you'll like it, but they're really expensive and not being able to use it outside in the winter because it'll get so cold it hurts my hands really sucks.
Thanks for sharing, it's helpful to hear from someone who's actually used one of these things. Sometimes it feels like they exist just for people who want to post Game Boy glamour photos.
I mean, there's good reason why Nintendo doesn't make their handhelds out of metal
Great video and great product! I will love to see this metal consent available for the Nintendo DS Light. I think would look awesome!
I gotta say aside from the few nitpicks you had, and me thinking the buttons should have come with it, my biggest issue is the exposed cartridges. It scares me im gonna bump it too easily when putting it down
I also like my cartridges to be fully surrounded structurally when inserted. I wonder why they wandered from the stock design there. Seems odd.
I can't believe almost no one's talking about that, ain't no way am i gonna bring any carts with me with the labels scratching up in my pocket... it goes from insta buy to absolutle no go for me, 100% form over function..
Great stuff!
God I’d love that unhinged GBA… I remember when you did it and thought, yeah I need someone to do it for me 😅
I totally agree with you on the additional weight giving it a premium feel. I like my EXPENSIVE products to feel like a quality product, and this looks nice... I'm gonna look in my "retro closet" and see if I can find my old SP's and actually try this mod.
edit... OH MAN, if they did one for the DS or DSi XL I'd totally get that.
Same, all my DS Lites hinges are broken due to bad design
Another boxy Pixel handheld i will need to get! Looks amazing
Great video for a great product. My SP is due for a new shell.
That indent on the top shell looks perfectly primed for having custom stickers made... Boxy Pixel should totally capitalize on that
This case is super slick
So awesome! 🤩
I love boxy pixels stuff. But the unhinged (or the slate. I have both) is my favorite.
Lovely stuff
This thing looks pretty darn nice, I'd love to see it with black or dark gray anodized buttons though.
I love the flat sp ❤
Looks promising. Now i have a reason to buy a sp again.
I wish it was a rounded replica of the original
You mean no grips for oily hands people
Would love to see you show off one of FunnyPlaying's custom mobo's that require the chip transplant!
A hinged GBA SP? It's a miracle(!)
I could use a psp metal shell
Same!
I'm hoping Boxy Pixel makes a metal Analogue Pocket shell but I imagine that's very unlikely given the number of them in the world vs GB/GBC/GBAs and the RnD costs involved. A man can dream though!
"It's most important feature" the Screen Protection of GBA SP
Looking forward to a new 'ultimate SP' video once the mods are available. Some metal hinge pin caps would have been nice too.
But what I really want to see from boxy pixel is a 'Macro' plate that has the 4 face buttons. I don't get why that's not an option. If using a Macro for emulation that just limits what you can play.
I just shell swapped my DS Lite with a shell off AliExpress, a metal case would be awesome
I think Boxy's next project will be a metal GBA Micro tbh, fits nicely in the collection
Man this is phenomenal, I love everything except for the caps on the hinges, they stick out like a sore thumb😂
I really hope the final design does away with the angular corners. I would prefer the rounded OG corners. Curious why they went this route in the first place.
They need to really smooth out those corners in the next revision.
Great video as usale! Random question, is the bottom plate compatible with the front plate of the slate?
This video is unhinged 😏
Curious question. Did you ever list that GBA SP on your ebay page? I know you had mentioned you would list one. Also fantastic videos and intro.
Looks the only thing that would be great if they offered gray or silver colored hinge caps so it can match the shell better.
Don't leave it in the sun haha, major sun burns! 😂😂
Well, gotta give it to you, those were $200 I didn't think I would be spending today. Fair play, Tito.
Crazy
Love all the boxy pixel stuff tito I got 4 of them myself, just curious if you think a Bluetooth screen mirroring mod could be possible for a gameboy? I know that there are wired video output mods but screen mirroring would be the best
May we get a Roomtour? Love ur Videos!
Great video, thanks for sharing this amazing mods. Do you know if this shell is compatible with the latest FunnyPlaying kits?
I’m surprised there isn’t a stronger hinge included. I could see the extra bulk wearing out the stock hinge faster
Pretty sick, but id settle for one with just a mental hinge.
Как всегда круто!!! Спасибо за интересное видео! 👍
Me: I’m not buying anything for the next couple months
Tito: Haha no.
Great video. I know what my next mod will be.
I’d love to see the DS Lite and the PSP 3000 get the same treatment. I have those consoles and love them
It needs metal R and L buttons, and you mentioned the hinge covers
Imagine if you had an entire run of these that could accomodate wireless charging mods
Looks very cool... but I think I would need to find some third-party hinges. I know from experience that getting the hinges out of a SP is not as easy as it looks.
Prestige hinges by retro six
Me too, these metal shells remind me of the iPhone in metal
Wow, Tito! Well, they canceld my TV show after 11 years! Onto something new, I will stay in touch, bud!
Oh man so sorry to here that dude! I know you’ll find something brother. Definitely stay in touch man!
I can see them doing a Ds version next
Alternative name idea: Re-hinged SP.
Would've also liked if they included metal hinge covers to match the new shell, a clear plastic pannel fastened to the metal edges of the GBA slot to function as the original dust cover but still keep the game viewable, and some metal looking screw cover stickers for the outside top shell.
Somehow I would've thought the final weight would've been higher!
You can definitely feel the extra weight. Just the right amount 😁
It would be nice to have an aluminum DS original conversion to hingeless.
nice case, well to got it perfect i think i will replace the plastic side cover by pink default...
is the replacment screen in tempered glass ? i know that the plastic thing is really fragile...
As soon as the pre order went live. Do we know how the production model will differ?
As far as I know, the addition of the usb-c and audio port openings and the tighter hinge cover design so that the ribbon cable is less visible are the primary changes. Also, the plastic hinge bushings should be easier to install
The LR key also needs to be made of metal to be complete
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@@celestialgamingxdwhy not?
@@celestialgamingxd There is also a power switch key needs to be made of metal
Nice vid! I want to do this mod so bad >:) haha, side note though, am I the only one that sees weird artifacts on your face in some shots? Like it looks like overprocessing or something :/ could just be on my end but I think I saw another one of your vids with the same artifacts
Oh wow... with an ips backlit screen, i wants this.
Could we get a top panel with the nintendo logo?
Are there plands to make metal shoulder buttons?
I'd definitely buy a metal ds lite casing, i love that console.
The plastic washers by the hinges makes me wary because of wearing down over time from abrasion.
I love BoxyPixel’s work, but I just have to wonder why they don’t cover the shoulder buttons with their packs. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve got the unhinged SP built and love it, so I do support their work, but it’d be a perfect finish to have the shoulder buttons match the face buttons.
I would hope that they can make a 3DS XL shell with the hinges reinforced, ESPECIALLY the right hinge since that one breaks the most!
you should make a video on the psp 1000, 2000, 3000 or the vita
It looks like a makeup case that you flip open with the mirror on top and makeup on the bottom 🤣
@MachoNatchoProductions ; Hey! can you tell me what soldering iron do you use, it seems to be a very good one and i rly need to upgrade mine. :)
Ps: love your Videos!
i think the biggest flaw is the back cover does not extend far enough to protect the game cartridge like the original does. When you inserted the cartridge only about 1/4 of the game was protected. I could see a potential issue where the cartridge could snag onto clothing and crank it out damaging the cartridge.
Hi, can I asked how good quality are the buttons from Boxy pixel? Looks great and I want to asked after years are still good? Thank you
Nice video ,please the outro music ,,,
Now that you mention it, they should do a metal shell for the DS. The original 2004 model needs it more than you think, the plastic shells on those earlier models are starting to deteriorate, crack, and in some cases crumble. By way of contrast, the DS Lite and DSi were both made from higher quality plastics and are therefore a lower priority.
How durable are the latches will they break down over time do to open and closing?
They should break any quicker than when on a standard sp shell. They don’t appear to be under extra stress from what I can tell
I'd get the red one as it gives me mad Drill Dozer vibes, but i'm really bummed out by the non protected cartridge port, it seems way too easy for carts labels to get scratched when the whole point of a metal shell is letting it get some wear and tear over time, but having to baby it by not leaving a cart in kinda makes it a no go for me, GBA games can be expensive so it's kind of creating a problem here that the OG never had.
I wonder if that rear will be compatible with the slate sp
i want to buy this damn thing but it gets sold out super fast i hope they do a ds aluminum shell soon and a 3ds one that would be sweet
You can pre-order this one I believe so it shouldn’t sell out, I hope 😅
@@MachoNachoProductions yeah open preorders. 2 month delivery doesn't see too terrible if it means everyone who wants one gets one.
@@MachoNachoProductions im hoping it wont ether i want to get one so badly but i noticed my og gba sp cartridge reader doesnt seem to work anymore so i might have to replace it with a new one
The only thing keeping from getting this shell is this single thought: how hot does that get in the hands after extended use?
I bet the next one is for the original ds hehe
Won't the aluminium shell wear out the ribbon cable from opening and closing, where it is going through the top shell?
Does the metal button kit not come with metal shoulder buttons?
There are metal shoulder buttons but they’re sold separately.