Watching your videos is why I just bought like 7 or 9 DS lites to find a perfect one for $20 or less. And I found two. Then I sold all the others being completely honest about their working order cause I took the time to charge and test them all. Made more money than I spent.
This is entertaining for us. We want you to enjoy what you're doing, not trying to "force" entertainment for the sake of the video. Love your content, Elliot 🤘
15:25 you're scraping off the gold plating not solder mask. You can solder straight to it, please don't scrape it off. And those wires are fine for charging, the DS doesn't pull a lot of current.
Watching your vids is great inspiration for me. I used to be decent with doing my own repairs on my own electronics and taught myself how to solder which came in very handy when salvaging old toys. I’ll be back all in someday but until then I got something to watch to keep dream alive.
Will say I love this mod. It’s amazing what love people have for nearly 20 year old tech and what they will do to keep it relevant for nostalgic enthusiasts. Such a work of art and very well done on the part of the creator. Worthy of the Louvre IMO.
Yeaaaaa buddy! Love the Watch videos, but this is what I've been waiting for!! I don't even wanna mod gameboys, just really satisfying to watch. You are enjoyable to watch and listen to.
You can fix that! 1. Magnification and practice. If you're using magnification and can see that shaking amplified, eventually your brain learns to compensate. It won't compensate all the time but you'll be able to focus and make the joints just when you need to. 2. Bracing. Find somewhere to prop up your hands. Put something down if you have to. 3. Some yeeting of small components little hand and finger twitches are completely normal and not a cause for concern. You'll learn to have it not ruin what you're doing. Good luck with your soldering. Did you know that Louis Rossmann, that famous macbook board repair youtuber, has some sort of neurodegenerative disease that makes him have relatively little control of his hands? And he does just fine.
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What a damn beautiful conversion. I’m really tempted to try this myself, I’ve already got a broken DS Lite that’s prime for this after I tried to transfer my broken hinge Lite’s internals to my brother’s water damaged Lite’s shell and managed to tear the top screen ribbon cable in the process
Congratulations on the LTT "The Retro Future" branded screwdriver! What an amazing achievement as a content creator, to receive recognition from Linus and team.
Love the abxy button layout! Wish we had a front speaker though. Theres a flashcart with an snes emu. And there’s a way to get the top screen onto video out. Been lookin for a macro mod case for a while since my lite hinges are broken. Bit steep for me though
yeah.. flexible pcb n00b error number 1 there, the flexible pcb needs to be flush, you don't need to tin or scrap the pads (infact scraping them is bad and could cause the solder to have trouble sticking) if they are gold and shiny the solder will stick, and you simply fill the holes with solder. connecting the pcbs together. silk screen is the green of the pcb. there is none over gold contacts. even unused ones, otherwise was a fun watch, i suck at soldering.
I hate Macros so much. With like 2% more effort this could have AT LEAST been a 2ds style replacement shell, but I guess we hate keeping the best way to play an original console around and functioning as it should.
There is nothing wrong with this, looks cool af, a legitimately awesome GBA console and there are millions of DS consoles out there. So much so they will not run out in your lifetime.
@jacks559 there absolutely is something wrong with this, there's tons of other ways to play GBA games that don't compromise the original experience, namely *on an actual GBA*, modded or not, or even emulated on a billion modern devices being made in this very year. It's ridiculous to instead look at a DS that could potentially be modded to be a better version of what it was (we're potentially getting oled screens for the DS soon???) and then go "Nah I'll just hack the top screen off and play GBA games on it!" We absolutely shouldn't be willingly destroying these things with stuff like this and what's worse is people do it commercially and it's just an awful, awful situation.
@@shilze1 we aren't destroying them you big baby, it is completely reversible. You're literally just being a Karen about it lol. And again there's no need to worry about them running out, no amount of these mods are going to affect the ds supply. It makes one of the best "OEM" GBA consoles and it's a fun mod to do, in fact if these oled screens do come that'll be even better for this mod lol. The fact that there is so many replacement parts for the ds too there is genuinely no reason to be upset at this unless you're just miserable or not thinking about it properly.
The digitizers and ribbon cables actually seemed pretty robust throughout the repairs I've done on some DSs. Like, I had one that when through a few different revisions with multiple disconnects, and never had any issues.
ive always thought of gb macros to just be something to do when you have already repaired a bunch already, and need some good convo starter, a novelty if you will, but in most situations I would probably have the same thought as you :]
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Itâs not that I'm bothered by people buying dupes or fakes, but if I invest my hard earned money into that item, I wouldnât want to buy that brand, or bag, or design and find something more than fit into my needs and wants as kislux . And nothing is wrong with that.
Does Elliot still have a PO Box? I have a DS lite I broke forever ago trying to replace the top screen he can have. Hopefully one day he can give it new life.
Honestly, if you dont enjoy the stuff you make, theres no enjoyment and connection as a viewer. It'd be another one and done guide video. Passion is contagious.
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I'm glad that you're back making videos and everything, but I'm not watching this one fully. I don't like GBA Macro mods, in this day and age where screen replacements are so readily available. I did watch long enough to see you pulling screws out, and I must say, the top of your LTT screwdriver kit has flat magnets, so it'll hold on to those screws for you.
Why? It's a legitimately cool Gameboy console, it's not permanent and there are millions of DS consoles out there, in fact a million people could do this mod and you'd still see a constant amount of DS consoles.
I want to mod a switch lite (one of my favorite consoles) but literally everyone says soldering a mod chip is pretty hard. I love the switch lite because it is so compact and cute! It is pretty hard for me to see because i am legally blind but that is besides the point.
This video isnt less interessting to me than you being more infomative and you definitely haven't to be just do what you want and enjoy what you doing this video catches me again for a while now
@@squeakyfoxx if you know what the abbreviation "S S" stands for. I know it's history but there are still people or there who will report everything or feel offended.
@@TragicAyk If people want to get upset and offended over something that happened nearly a century ago when they probably weren't even alive yet, that's their problem. I'm sorry if that comes across as harsh, but that's just the truth, and it's really not a reason to be gatekeeping RUclips comments of all things. Besides, SS could literally mean anything. For instance, I know plenty of people who call "Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga" as MLSS or Mario & Luigi SS, and no one gets offended. what about marine ships called the SS. ? Think people will get offended then? I mean, it's quite literally not a big deal at all(I had to actually search up what SS actually stood for, schools don't teach that, or at least not when I went to school, and I'd suspect that not many people know that abbreviation and what it means). I'm sorry if all this sounds rude, that is not my intention at all. but I'm getting really tired of people gatekeeping comments. it feels like every single time I go on a RUclips comment section, someone's complaining about someone "stealing" a comment(how do you even steal a comment lmao), or saying something offensive when they literally said nothing wrong at all.
I'm not one of these people who want to get upset, but I can confirm that as a German, the first thing that comes to mind when seeing the letters "SS" is the NS Schutzstaffel 🥶 This connotation is so strong, that it took me a hot second to figure out what SS could actually stand for in your comment: Single Screen. 😅 Just saying, they do have a valid point. It's up to you what you do with this information, I'm not here to judge. 🙂
Yeah, metal shells being portrayed as the nonplusultra is so annoying, given the obvious problems that come with them. Like, those who like them shall have them, but can we please acknowledge they're more of a display piece than practical?
I know wealthy women who carry replicas. The main reason they gave is that they just understand the value of money and donât want to spend so much money on a bag... kislux allows them to save a lot.
I mean cool screwdrivers but why you fanboying over LTT? He gives out reviews with false data, admits it, doesnt care and doesnt fix his mistakes which make small devs lose money because people are blindly trusting him. ruclips.net/video/FGW3TPytTjc/видео.html Retro you are a MUCH better youtuber IMO and deserve the recognition.
It's mainly a novelty item to play GBA on. If you want DS functionality back you gotta put a custom firmware on that lets you toggle between top and bottom screen on just that one you have
Can't image it would be nice to hold a anaodised handheld, will be so cold in your hands, not to mention the cost. Would be nice if there was an injection moulded version
Watching your videos is why I just bought like 7 or 9 DS lites to find a perfect one for $20 or less. And I found two. Then I sold all the others being completely honest about their working order cause I took the time to charge and test them all.
Made more money than I spent.
Where were you buying from?
@ eBay
This is entertaining for us. We want you to enjoy what you're doing, not trying to "force" entertainment for the sake of the video. Love your content, Elliot 🤘
Imagine pulling up with this AND metal cartridges! Nick sounds like the absolute best!
15:25 you're scraping off the gold plating not solder mask. You can solder straight to it, please don't scrape it off. And those wires are fine for charging, the DS doesn't pull a lot of current.
This confused me as well, why would he scrape the contacts.
stop pointing out thigns to a guy who wants to have fun lmao, he probs dont wanna do this again lol
Great work Elliot. You've gotten me back into gameboy repairs and eventually I want to try ds's. Stay strong and keep your head up high
Can't wait for a 2ds style case for the ds lite
Watching your vids is great inspiration for me. I used to be decent with doing my own repairs on my own electronics and taught myself how to solder which came in very handy when salvaging old toys. I’ll be back all in someday but until then I got something to watch to keep dream alive.
25:50 @theretrofuture is the Bob Ross of Retro.
Will say I love this mod. It’s amazing what love people have for nearly 20 year old tech and what they will do to keep it relevant for nostalgic enthusiasts. Such a work of art and very well done on the part of the creator. Worthy of the Louvre IMO.
Yeaaaaa buddy! Love the Watch videos, but this is what I've been waiting for!!
I don't even wanna mod gameboys, just really satisfying to watch. You are enjoyable to watch and listen to.
Every time i even try to solder, my hands age like 90 years and they just won't stop shaking :D
You can fix that!
1. Magnification and practice. If you're using magnification and can see that shaking amplified, eventually your brain learns to compensate. It won't compensate all the time but you'll be able to focus and make the joints just when you need to.
2. Bracing. Find somewhere to prop up your hands. Put something down if you have to.
3. Some yeeting of small components little hand and finger twitches are completely normal and not a cause for concern. You'll learn to have it not ruin what you're doing.
Good luck with your soldering.
Did you know that Louis Rossmann, that famous macbook board repair youtuber, has some sort of neurodegenerative disease that makes him have relatively little control of his hands? And he does just fine.
0:44
"With great quality, comes great prices"
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That was awesome video. That is so cool that people can make there own system like that
What a damn beautiful conversion. I’m really tempted to try this myself, I’ve already got a broken DS Lite that’s prime for this after I tried to transfer my broken hinge Lite’s internals to my brother’s water damaged Lite’s shell and managed to tear the top screen ribbon cable in the process
This is awesome! Might have to give it a shot. I'm jealous of that ltt screwdriver
Great video, THAT'S a CRAZY LOOKING MOD I LOVE IT.
Love your videos like this. I saw Macho Nacho cover this too and now I really want one haha
That was nice of LTT to send you that :)
Congratulations on the LTT "The Retro Future" branded screwdriver! What an amazing achievement as a content creator, to receive recognition from Linus and team.
Love the abxy button layout! Wish we had a front speaker though. Theres a flashcart with an snes emu. And there’s a way to get the top screen onto video out. Been lookin for a macro mod case for a while since my lite hinges are broken. Bit steep for me though
This absolutely fantastic kit
Beautiful work by Nick and awesome video
Honestly, the tolerances for the design really seem like they need to be increased. Flush may be nice, but precision harms accessibility
Can't wait for the next one!
God that thing is beautiful!
Beautiful piece of kit!
Always amazing videos Elliot! Wonderful job keeping us tinkerers entertained! Keep it up. Much love from Texas!
yeah.. flexible pcb n00b error number 1 there, the flexible pcb needs to be flush, you don't need to tin or scrap the pads (infact scraping them is bad and could cause the solder to have trouble sticking) if they are gold and shiny the solder will stick, and you simply fill the holes with solder. connecting the pcbs together.
silk screen is the green of the pcb. there is none over gold contacts. even unused ones,
otherwise was a fun watch, i suck at soldering.
I prefer the Ostent digitizers over the Zed Labz ones. They are thicker, and are clear and glossy like the originals.
Yea, do more videos in this style.
Great video return to form.
i love your ds / 3ds vids
This is a great video! Thank you so much here kislux for making my budget look more reasonable.
I've been subscribed to you for ages, love it!
I hate Macros so much. With like 2% more effort this could have AT LEAST been a 2ds style replacement shell, but I guess we hate keeping the best way to play an original console around and functioning as it should.
There is nothing wrong with this, looks cool af, a legitimately awesome GBA console and there are millions of DS consoles out there. So much so they will not run out in your lifetime.
@jacks559 there absolutely is something wrong with this, there's tons of other ways to play GBA games that don't compromise the original experience, namely *on an actual GBA*, modded or not, or even emulated on a billion modern devices being made in this very year. It's ridiculous to instead look at a DS that could potentially be modded to be a better version of what it was (we're potentially getting oled screens for the DS soon???) and then go "Nah I'll just hack the top screen off and play GBA games on it!"
We absolutely shouldn't be willingly destroying these things with stuff like this and what's worse is people do it commercially and it's just an awful, awful situation.
@@shilze1 we aren't destroying them you big baby, it is completely reversible. You're literally just being a Karen about it lol. And again there's no need to worry about them running out, no amount of these mods are going to affect the ds supply.
It makes one of the best "OEM" GBA consoles and it's a fun mod to do, in fact if these oled screens do come that'll be even better for this mod lol. The fact that there is so many replacement parts for the ds too there is genuinely no reason to be upset at this unless you're just miserable or not thinking about it properly.
@@shilze1tell me you know nothing about what you're talking about without telling me you know nothing about what you're talking about...
I don't care about one of the zillions of DS being ruined, this just looks like crap lmao.
The digitizers and ribbon cables actually seemed pretty robust throughout the repairs I've done on some DSs. Like, I had one that when through a few different revisions with multiple disconnects, and never had any issues.
Really nice and relaxing video. Immaculate device 👌
Elliot, I just love you
Do what you enjoy makes a beter video for me to enjoy. Keep up the great content dude.
This is pretty cool
Damn it's stunning!
building one of these as my christmas present to myself :)
Now this just needs to include that feature where the DS could output video through its audio jack.
I would imagine launching the slot 2 game from the R4 card would allow you to use cheats
awesome video
Eliot, I really like your videos, keep being your authentic self and what an awesome build, well done, that looked really tricky
Beautiful, but I cannot help thinking it's a bit of a shame downgrading a DS instead of repairing it. Anyway, great content as always.
ive always thought of gb macros to just be something to do when you have already repaired a bunch already, and need some good convo starter, a novelty if you will, but in most situations I would probably have the same thought as you :]
I mean if it's a broken hinge DS, I'd have no problem swapping it into this shell
How is it a downgrade
Because you can’t play ds games
@drewchaboo719 yes you can did you not see the slot for the ds game cart you can also mod the screen to switch between top and bottom screen
Nice that you didn't show some perfect build process like an advertiser.
I love a good knockoff kislux because it helps me decide if I want to buy the real thing. Thatâs the part. Thatâs it. I feel like people discriminate against knockoffs, but for me, Iâll pause when buying a trendy big-ticket item or when I feel the over-consumption frenzy is coming for me.
I would like something that could play DS, Gameboy, Gameboy Advance, and Switch, off the original game cartridges
Itâs not that I'm bothered by people buying dupes or fakes, but if I invest my hard earned money into that item, I wouldnât want to buy that brand, or bag, or design and find something more than fit into my needs and wants as kislux . And nothing is wrong with that.
This mod is great and want to get it myself but, unpopular opinion here..I don't really like the aluminum and would love to see a hard plastic version
Honestly a plastic shell in the same colour as the DMG would be so much better
Hola buenos días, interesante proyecto. ❤
Does Elliot still have a PO Box? I have a DS lite I broke forever ago trying to replace the top screen he can have. Hopefully one day he can give it new life.
Honestly, if you dont enjoy the stuff you make, theres no enjoyment and connection as a viewer. It'd be another one and done guide video. Passion is contagious.
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Ok
Linus misspelled "The Retro Fmture".
Cool
Are you gonna get the mod that Tito was trying to get that allows you to switch between the top and bottom screens on the bottom screen?
How hard would it be to make it so you can toggle between screens?
These Shells are to expansive
Like a Shell Like this is 100€ the only positive on These Things is that the Roms are for free😂
How did you change the BIOS on the DS?
Aluminum sounds cooler.
I'm glad that you're back making videos and everything, but I'm not watching this one fully. I don't like GBA Macro mods, in this day and age where screen replacements are so readily available.
I did watch long enough to see you pulling screws out, and I must say, the top of your LTT screwdriver kit has flat magnets, so it'll hold on to those screws for you.
Why? It's a legitimately cool Gameboy console, it's not permanent and there are millions of DS consoles out there, in fact a million people could do this mod and you'd still see a constant amount of DS consoles.
The screen looks very small now. It's a shame the kit didn't include a larger screen and stereo sound to make the machine perfect.
I want to mod a switch lite (one of my favorite consoles) but literally everyone says soldering a mod chip is pretty hard.
I love the switch lite because it is so compact and cute! It is pretty hard for me to see because i am legally blind but that is besides the point.
If you were perhaps insane, do you think you can put a better speaker and better screen with this kit, as well?
Thats more than enough waffling, Now lets get right into things 😁
There's a TV out mod an screen switching mod
Air duster when we all know what it's actually for .did nick purchase the parts from temu and charge more seems that way 😂😂
5:20 What's Michael Caine doing there?
solder er
Don’t stress about the style of video honestly loved how informative it is and I’ll probably never build one 😂😂
Why on earth did you need to scrape those pads with a knife?!?!?! I've never needed to do that and I hope people don't damage anything copying that.
You should edit this video and remove that before someone damages a board
Yahu
😊 i have 4 Ds's with broken hinges that i can do this to.. 😅
It needs a front stick on glass overlay , it looks a bit shit as is
i wish they were injection molded plastic instead of metal. metal is just a weird choice for something you're holding in your hands
Silver surfer Nintendo
You dont connect the wifi antena
This video isnt less interessting to me than you being more infomative and you definitely haven't to be just do what you want and enjoy what you doing
this video catches me again for a while now
Nintendo SS. (and yes i comment same on MachoNacho Channel)
Don't
@@TragicAyk why not? let people make comments the way they want to lol
@@squeakyfoxx if you know what the abbreviation "S S" stands for. I know it's history but there are still people or there who will report everything or feel offended.
@@TragicAyk If people want to get upset and offended over something that happened nearly a century ago when they probably weren't even alive yet, that's their problem. I'm sorry if that comes across as harsh, but that's just the truth, and it's really not a reason to be gatekeeping RUclips comments of all things.
Besides, SS could literally mean anything. For instance, I know plenty of people who call "Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga" as MLSS or Mario & Luigi SS, and no one gets offended. what about marine ships called the SS. ? Think people will get offended then? I mean, it's quite literally not a big deal at all(I had to actually search up what SS actually stood for, schools don't teach that, or at least not when I went to school, and I'd suspect that not many people know that abbreviation and what it means).
I'm sorry if all this sounds rude, that is not my intention at all. but I'm getting really tired of people gatekeeping comments. it feels like every single time I go on a RUclips comment section, someone's complaining about someone "stealing" a comment(how do you even steal a comment lmao), or saying something offensive when they literally said nothing wrong at all.
I'm not one of these people who want to get upset, but I can confirm that as a German, the first thing that comes to mind when seeing the letters "SS" is the NS Schutzstaffel 🥶
This connotation is so strong, that it took me a hot second to figure out what SS could actually stand for in your comment: Single Screen. 😅
Just saying, they do have a valid point. It's up to you what you do with this information, I'm not here to judge. 🙂
I understand taste is subjective, but for me personally that has to be one of the absolute ugliest shells ever created.
wa
I already saw this macho nacho already beat ya to it!
so tired of metal shells tbh lets get back to resin and plastic
Yeah, metal shells being portrayed as the nonplusultra is so annoying, given the obvious problems that come with them.
Like, those who like them shall have them, but can we please acknowledge they're more of a display piece than practical?
How can you call a ultimate... If you can't trade Pokemon!
zip nicks pants up when you're done 😭
just a prank :)
why is this real 😭
I know wealthy women who carry replicas. The main reason they gave is that they just understand the value of money and donât want to spend so much money on a bag... kislux allows them to save a lot.
>Ultimate Game Boy
>Only plays GBA games
Unless you use emulators
I mean cool screwdrivers but why you fanboying over LTT? He gives out reviews with false data, admits it, doesnt care and doesnt fix his mistakes which make small devs lose money because people are blindly trusting him.
ruclips.net/video/FGW3TPytTjc/видео.html
Retro you are a MUCH better youtuber IMO and deserve the recognition.
The left & right bezels looked uneven.
Don't you need the 2nd screen though? What about games like Contra 4? Am I missing something here?
It's mainly a novelty item to play GBA on. If you want DS functionality back you gotta put a custom firmware on that lets you toggle between top and bottom screen on just that one you have
He keeps calling it a DS Macro, but it’s actually a Game Boy Macro which is a play on the Game Boy Micro name
Where you been. Hope you're ok buddy
He has a second channel. It's called Elliot coll.
Can't image it would be nice to hold a anaodised handheld, will be so cold in your hands, not to mention the cost. Would be nice if there was an injection moulded version
its getting boring to see the same things on different youtube chanels.. feels more like an infomercial these days..
do you take console repairs?
i love your videos!! can you make a 4DS its like a advanced Nintendo switch that has 2 screens and can play 3ds and 2ds and ds games ???