Game Boys (Bivert-curious welcome)

[pubjoe]

Get a few boxed ones too. The mini jp boxes are awesome.

GB isn’t too far back for me. Played Bubble Ghost on it quite recently.

[cools]

lol cools ,you win the auction ?

Yes, and it's not the only one I've got what I consider a lowball bid on :facepalm:

My first GB was a GBP, so I was late to the party. I finished all the mainstream 1st party and excellent (at the time) capcom Zelda games.

Going back to the GB is too much of a step back. GBA is still incredible though

At various times I've had a GB (when it was current), a GBC (same), a GB Light (late), a GBA (imported Japan launch model), multiple SPs and an AGS101. I have a real soft spot for it.

GBA plays the lot in comfort.

Get a few boxed ones too. The mini jp boxes are awesome.

GB isn’t too far back for me. Played Bubble Ghost on it quite recently.

They look great, but I really can't be arsed maintaining cardboard.

GB/GBC/GBA - small, dirt cheap, robust, colourful and plentiful.

[markedkiller78]

That is some haul of games

I would like to try a modded OG GBA as the ergonomics of the SP are crap at best.

Micro is king

[crunchywasp]

Micro is king

[FrancoB]

I think my OG white GBA was the first thing I ever modded. I remember buying it from Dixons on launch with some crappy games on finance when I was doing my apprenticeship.

I remember using a soldering iron of my dads (who had and still has never soldered) which had a massive tip ( ) to install an afterburner(?) backlight . I'm surprised it worked then and I'm even more surprised it still works now! I remember buying a Flash2Advance flash cart for it which was something like 128Mb (Megabits ) and had a serial interface I remember downloadind romzerz for it via dial up. Man I feel old

I've still got that GBA along with a AGS-001, a AGS-101 and a Micro.

The Micro is currently my favourite as it has the best screen/backlight/comfort ratio. I'm not a big fan of the SPs as they're uncomfortable. I do love my original OG GBA as it's the most comfortable to play but the backlight/screen looks a bit whack. If you can get backlit screen from Ali then I might see if I can overhaul it. Thanks for the heads up.

[SuperPang]

Never mind the GBA, are there any NGPC screen mods?

[cools]

I've got a bid on a Famicom Micro solely because its mint and cheap. Should lose. The screen is too small for me. SP is great but a bit crampy.

Pang: Only way that's getting done is with a mega expensive crowd fund. The demand is too small.

[cools]

For a backlight that is. There are frontlight mods but they inevitably suck.

[cools]

Wow, if you want to be the next STV buy up Famicom Micros on YAJ and flip them on eBay. 100% profit.

[pubjoe]

Pretty hard to get a fair comparison pic. In person it’s really hard to tell the 101 apart from the chongochong.




Any colour difference is down to the viewing angle.

[LEGENOARYNINLIA]

Now I want one.

[pubjoe]

SP 101 has two brightness settings. My modded OG is about equal to the darker one. You can install a voltage selector (included on the more expensive cables) but I didn’t bother.

I did a ghosting comparison vid a while ago too. No difference. Exists on both.

[cools]

You have a 101 NES edition? Nice.

[pubjoe]

Replacement shell.

[markedkiller78]

Ghosting on a legit 101 is pretty bad imo. I can’t play SM games on it

Castlevania is fine. Anything fast paced is better suited to the micro

[cools]

I don't recall any ghosting on any of the 101s I had.

[markedkiller78]

I should a video on my old phone. I’ll recreate it later when I get home

[pubjoe]

Nintendo Preds.

I see the ghosting. I think black outlines on something like Super Mario Bros 3 show it up the most. It doesn’t bother me too much though. Imo it’s worth the bigger screen and more useable d-pad (to me), while the micro is awesome for its pocketability and the better screen is a bonus.

[LEGENOARYNINLIA]

This thread got me playing on my GB Boy Colour. I think it's quite nice.

[cools]

Looks like average GBA price is about £15 posted. Going to have to buy a bunch of backlit screens