The Best Game Boy Color IPS Display!
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
- There have been several options over the years for installing an illuminated screen in the Game Boy Color. But the Retro Pixel version 2 kit from Funnyplaying is no doubt the best I've seen so far.
Retro Modding Game Boy Color parts:
www.retromoddi...
Infinity for GBC project:
www.infinitygb...
Infinity Kickstarter page: www.kickstarte...
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Infinity was fully funded in the first 9 minutes of the Kickstarter going live.
And... They don't have the rights to finish the game. Hmm.
@@MikeStavola Elaborate.
@@MikeStavola A kickstarter update from yesterday makes it clear that they have a contract with Affinix to secure the rights. There’s nothing standing in the way to finish and release the game.
@@MikeStavola dude you're straight up wrong.
Lol
I still remember when the best we had in terms of backlighting the Game Boy Color was using an AGS-101 screen. It's crazy to think how far we've come with Game Boy mods. Definitely picking this up soon!
Right? I have some GBCs with an AGS-001 frontlight from back when that was the thing to do. I have been swapping them to IPS screens. They are perfect.
@@AA-wq5sm Mine didn't have a switch to turn it off or anything. One Gameboy looked pretty descent, but the other definitely sucked. My only regret is that I have no use for my slime light anymore. lol
Most likely due to Chinese companies deciding there was a profit in it. Replacement LCDS are all over Aliexpress.
That's a beautiful display!
And the most weirdest one as well.
Finally got some of these screens in the mail myself. Going to make a tutorial on how you can modify your own shell for them. :)
That would be really helpful, mate. I also got one, but then I found out that you need a special housing. Silly me. I subscribed to your channel for the upcoming tutorial! Great channel by the way!
@@haleman1704 Thanks friend! I’ll try and get to it ASAP! :)
I don't see the point in the 2.0 screen over the 1.0
The hardware and its capabilities haven't really changed.
The price is a wee bit higher.
And the customization is not there because that laminated screen will never come off without damaging the IPS display, and the effort to modify your own shell more or less defeats the purpose of an easier installation.
I don't get this version of the kit. It makes no sense to me.
@@briananthony4186 The laminated screen looks better in my opinion vs the previous GBC IPS displays. In addition, there's the added factor of having an illuminated Gameboy Color logo. I replaced a scuffed Gameboy Color shell with this kit and I'm happy with the result!
@Ryan Kao what's sad to me, is that I can't modify my 3rd Anniversary Pokemon edition with this IPS without removing my "glass" (don't know the exact name of this thing). I will then have to stay with my McWill mod until they maybe do some similar glasses.
At 4:57. I too have shaky hands soldering. As long as the solder holds, I’m cool.
Now I want my old GBC back and install this kit. :D
Looks absolutely stunning!
To bad GBCs are so expensive nowdays
@@quackywhackityphillyb.3005 Yeah, I never had a GBC, rather a GBA SP, however my parents did get me some GBC games for it. These IPS mods are so sexy I'm really thinking of getting a GBC.
The infinity shell is looking really nice. Was trying to figure out where it came from until I saw this was from retromodding lol.
I want that specifically to play Pokémon Crystal Clear.
I have a MIGHTY NEED for this Infinity shell. Fantastic video! I just bought all the parts to mod my own GBC a little while ago and I'm just waiting on an opportunity to put it together.
Love the look of it black and gold
With a bigger clear picture
Seeing that Mario 6 Golden Coins looks like that in color blew my mind!
I was downright shook when the fake pixel gap was turned off, I thought the display just looked like that! Amazing kind of pixel density to pull that effect off so well. Rendering without the fake pixel gap looks so clean, I don't know which I'd actually prefer.
The Game Boy modding scene is insane nowadays. Game Boy Advance is my go to, but yeah DMG and GBC has so many cool things you can do, from audio to cases to buttons and more. Oh and Funnyplaying is one of my go to companies for parts and mods. Pretty quality stuff!
Man, I thought I was the only one with bad hand shake while soldering.
Happy to see I'm not alone :)
Superb work, as always! Thanks for the tip about the game, too. Hadn't heard about this, and while I have approximately 32,768 RPGs to beat as it is, I decided to back this one.
Is so perfect, I wish they allowed to pick the original COLOR colors, but everything else, it makes you drool.
Amazing video, better than ever!
4:58 "Yes, I have shaky hands. Get over it."
Lol, so do I Colin XD
Ditto! I had to rewind it a few times to read it...
I like the shaky hands, like some sort of ASMR vibe to it.
Waow! That's gorgeous! The logo cannot be every color like the original, but it's still jaw dropping!
Bold choice to keep the Nintendo logo's on there. I don't think Nintendo would care but on the other hand they are the people that won't allow people to stream their games.
Always like it when unfinished or near complete games from the past get released
I LOVE your Gameboy content.
Got the advance SP with a new ips display. Beyond pleased.
Another great piece of content! I love the Game Boy vids.
Mee too... not owning any Game Boy!
I saw the palm pilot in the intro and was clobbered by a wave of nostalgia. Everything back then felt so groundbreaking.
I would do this but never tried soldiering. Definitely will try this in the future. Looks cool. Keep up the great content! Love it
Wow that sure looks amazing! I'm sure your daughter will be really pleased with that.
Good evening from Ireland 🇮🇪
Awesome! Congrats.
Thanks! You made this super easy for a beginner-level solder.
WOW, even the soldering looks really easy now. I guess I gotta get me a GBC and do this. I already have an IPS GBA.
Great build, that screen is gorgeous 😍
Also, I feel your pain at 4:57 . I've had shaky hands (essential tremor) for as long as I can remember. I appreciate you leaving it in as I know it's annoying to have people question it all the time (e.g. "no I'm not nervous/cold/etc, my hands just do that" 😅)
You should really consider getting a tip cleaner for your soldering iron. Tinning your iron and properly cleaning it will make it last a lot longer.
Now that's quite amazing! I'm sure The Retro Future will keep you up.
amazing screen and video!
We've come a long way since the days of plugging a reading light into the link cable port.
Dang, this looks good. I've already put an older IPS in my Color, but when I can snag another unit...
I have an older IPS mod from my GBC but now I want this one - but ONLY if I can get the Infinity Shell with it!!!
Every time you post a new video on these devices it makes me want one as I never had consoles as a kid. Looks really awesome with the new display!
8:00 was that Mario Land 2? Looks like a GBC version of Super Mario World for a quick second! Anywho, great video as always thank you!
That's pretty cool they are finishing a game and sent u a copy along with the cool uv shell for the best backlit display for the gbc ever I wish they would have done a bigger one for the OG GBA but With mine finished it's aright.
You having shakey hands is actually inspirational
I'm about to upgrade my teal GBC from '99 with a backlit screen and I discovered your channel. Looking forward to checking out your other videos. Also, I spy a Handspring Visor in your intro and I have the same one!
Was waiting for this next video :)
Excellent job.Thanks for sharing. Subscribed.
Game Boy is gone, but not forgotten.
Damn this completely blew my expectations away
test point 12 and 13 near the start and select buttons also work with the start and select controls too
Nice flex with that Infinity game and shell lol
Im glad this is getting recognized. I made 3 of these and are absolutely flawless
Wonder when we'll get OLED screens for the Gameboy with perfect response times.
does oled not have burn in and a lot of game have elements that are always on screen
Oled no, microled probably!
There is going to be a demand for small microled display in stuff like parking meters and vending machines
@@linuxstreamer8910 older oleds burn. But people have done tests where they left on a 2020 oled for a year and it didn't get burn in. Really cool technique. It SLOWLY moves the screen tk the right or left BY SUCH tiny space that it doesn't look any different to us but prevents burnin
@@Jagg753 if you want to do that for the gbc don't you need to rewrite the gbc to support that
@@linuxstreamer8910 I have no idea... I just know that is how it is for some LG OLED Tvs
I think this is the best Gbc mod i've ever seen
My favorite part of Friday mornings!
Hear hear
I see a Colin video, I'm a simple man. I click like and watch it fully
I just watched your original video on this topic nice timing lol
Definitely gonna back Infinity just because it's such a cool project idea, thanks for letting me know about it! Also can someone explain how the top touch sensor works? Is it capacitive or something through the plastic and if so how? I have never seen one of those before. (Though I am also not much of an electronics person so it could be bog standard for all I know).
It is a capacitive sensor. All capacitive sensors can work through thin layers of non-conductive materials, like plastic or glass (think about how your phone’s touchscreen continues to work even if you put a thick tempered glass screen protector on it). In fact, capacitive sensors can work without physical contact at all! If you’ve got a steady hand, you can scroll a touch-screen by hovering your finger a very small distance off the surface.
@@t3rminus Wow that's fascinating, I even knew about the touch screen but somehow didn't make the connection about it working the same way here. Thank you for the explanation I really appreciate that!
I would love to have this replacement shell and kit so I can have it just dedicated to the infinity games when I get them in.
Man id love a shell painted just like that for my sp
Awesome build
I had no experience soldering and mine works great super easy.
I'm glad I found this video. Time to resurrect my GBC
Apperantly the subpixel arrangement looks quite unique, I haven't seen a square one until now, most of the IPS screens have chevron or normal line type subpixels.
Crazy to think the modding scene has come this far since LOCA front-lights and trying to squeeze an AGS101 screen into the GBC with it barely being able to close the shell
Literally the only reason I don’t use my Gameboy Color anymore is because I’ve been waiting for a custom panel that has a backlight. This is awesome.
I think my funnyplaying screen must be slightly earlier than this? It uses the IR sensor to adjust brightness. That and having to 3d print a bracket for the shell. Still super happy though, especially when paired with a line out mod.
Awesome! Great review of this mod. The gbc is one I still don't own, but otherwise I'd definitely be interested in this mod. Thanks for another great video.
RetroModding is Awesome I did a DMG gameboy with thier screen and replacement shell Great CS and shipping
Oh wow...might be time to mod my childhood game boy beyond popping a glass lens on
Wow that's really nice screen
Got my kit from Aliexpress. It works great, but I had to relearn soldering which I haven't done for 20 years. Also it bricked the original gameboy I tried it on, because one of the wires got screwed in, I had to buy a second kit (and a second gbc) and that one is working great. I skipped soldering the wire for the buttons and only went with the power (which is required) and the touch sensor.
Godammit! Just when I thought I was done with modding for a while. The GBC keeps bringing be back with new mods coming out for it.
Ill stick to my little swirly led light that plugs into the side. THANKS
Nice GJ 💪
one question: Which Mario Game was it in this clip?!
Gorgeous screen. I really like the ratio-perfect screendoor effect! This company should be proud of this product.
Perfect place to pass time, great video!
I like how this looks. The pixel modes make it really feel like a GBC
RetroModding hasn't been able to ship this stuff to the U.S. for quite some time now. If your in the U.S. you can't even browse custom shells for the GBC.
This is awesome, it looks great too :D I’ve always wanted to do something like this
the laminated screen is a cool idea but if u ever scratch the lens you cant just order a replacement, you would need to buy a whole new screen again.
Sold out… Great when they make like 5 kits, ship them to youtubers but you actually can’t buy it 🤦♂️
A laminated screen for the GBA PLEASE!!
I am a simple man; I see a video of Colin doing a a Gameboy mod and I like the video.
I am very tempted to now get my hands on one of these kits.
Good job cleaning the green gunk on the battery contacts....
Just because I didn’t show it doesn’t mean I didn’t do it.
@@ThisDoesNotCompute Well, i did see you screwing up the board to the housing and putting everything together and it was still there. 😋 . Sure, maybe you did it after filming it, but showing something like that on camera and not talking about it makes us (the ones that spotted it) think that it's not important for you. Good job on the rest anyway.
awesome video !
Is the resolution of the screen an integer scale of the original?
Hi, how's the quality of the transparent/clear shell and plastic button of the Hispeedo OLED package? Are the plastics good quality? ALso which transparent shell is the most stunning from Hispeedo? The clear royal blue, clear green, clear purple, clear light blue or another transparent color from Hispeedo? Thank you.
God bless you.
Its beautiful 😭
Good looking upgrade. But for me the screen and speaker are welcome. Yet,for whatever reason I feel changes to the case as well ??? Is starting to wonder into a territory the UK residents will as "Triggers Broom" (Well older UK residents). Its the age old question that happens to sail ships. At what point is it still the same thing after you changed the screen, speakers, case and nearly the buttons 🤔 I know the pcb is the " game boy" . But... it almost comes over your holding a clone console and somehow it's losing almost more than its gained? I've asked the same question with some sega dreamcast "upgrades" where everything is gone except just the raw boad and the ports. The case, disc drive, power supply and bb adapter all gone for a call looking black tin? But is that still the essence of a dreamcast or game boy? Or is it some new born clone, hybrid remix edition? Maybe it's where I'm old? I mean I can remember the GbC, the original GB and... only fools and horses it seems. Good video, great looking screen. Thumbs up without a doubt and looking to seeing what happens next 👍
I am getting a gb boy colour to eliminate the need for this but I still am doing this
I would like to see a similar laminated option for the GBA
Nice kit
I just want that shell.
i might do this to the green gbc i just will ned the screw driver bc i thin it takes those dumb triangle saftey screws
Awesome vid
the d pad on the gameboy color made it pretty much unplayable, wayy to stiff
Ah yes, shaky hands... I know that feeling :(
Is that normal? Or, could he possibly have Parkinson's?
@@wojiaobill either that or it's his medicine, assuming he's on some.. my transplant meds and breo make me shake man
@@wojiaobill it's totally normal. everyone shakes a little bit. Maybe it was too cold in his room or maybe he didn't stretch enough before the video.
That looks amazing but I'm going to wait for my Analogue Pocket and keep the IPS screen currently in my GBC. I do want a custom UV printed shell of my own though. I'm gonna back Infinity though!
Can't wait for the Pocket. Hopefully only a month and a half away now.
Guys, the exact same laminated screen is much less on AliExpress with free shipping, it’s not made by the people that sent it to Colin. It even has the same exact clear speaker replacement 😂
I am a top supporter of the infinity project, I wasn't even aware that this amazing shell exists, how do I get one?
I’d definitely run it with the fake pixels. That looked extremely clean to me.
I really need to learn how to solder
is that a different version of super mario land 2?
Love the shell where you find it I need one 😍