So I just found this channel last night. All the videos are super high quality. Even his first videos. Dude is smart, entertaining, and fun to watch. Keep up the good work. I’ll definitely be modding my Gameboy after this
this guy's literally insane!! his videos are amazing! just checked his first video on RUclips and its really good! its really rare to find someone with that quality video on their first one. I cant believe he's only go this many subscribers! but i'm sure his channel will blow up at some point, we've just gotta wait XD
Good Tutorial very clear! I've done this without doing the expansion mod by fitting the parts in the back of the screen. I've also replaced the momentary switch with a touch switch and a transistor. Did both of these to preserve the stock look of my SP
I’d also like to try this Bluetooth mod but would like to preserve the stock look of the sp. How did you do this? What touch switch and transistor did you use? I’m guessing you connected this to the “con” pin on the Bluetooth board. How did you wire everything?
@@gregoryfakelmann612 The con pin listens to a ground signal, but the touch switch sends a power signal. The transistor is used to replace the momentary switch, with the touch sensor's power signal switching the transistor "open" or "closed", controlling the circuit from con to ground. I used a TTP223 Capacitive Touch Switch and a BC868 transistor. There should be numerous tutorials on how to use a transistor as a switch on youtube as well as wiring the touch switch.
This is a really cool mod, but I agree, I generally don't like tape in mods, and I absolutely despise using glue in mods, as it's messy, ugly, and not easily reversible. Other than that, I love these videos, keep up the great work!
Thank you so much for the sub Lord Adi Perets! That really means a lot to me dude! I hope you enjoy my back catalogue of videos and all future videos! Cheers buddy!
Hey Tito, pretty cool mod, never thought Bluetooth to the SP would look that easy. I thought about this and even tracked down the parts but then gave up since as you mentioned, it’s best to use your expansion cover. Well done and thanks for taking the time for this video (Kudos on Kyle as well)
You’re most welcome Jesus! Couldn’t have done it with out Kyle! If you want, there should be enough room inside the LCD housing for the Bluetooth module. Cheers buddy and thank you for your support! Cheers!!
Great video! It would be pretty cool to do a follow up video where you add a normal 3.5mm jack for those that prefer wired headphones. Great content as always!
After just responding to your response on the GG LCD vid, and now I wanna do this even more, lol ... I just did up an 001 as a gift for someone, and THIS would make a great addition to the unit! Well, this AND the wireless charging. Thought I already made for a nice unit, but with all this...well.... clearly there's a good, better, best thing going on here.
Except the 3D Print expansion who's not in my taste, I think that mod is awesome ! The lack of 3.5mm jack on the SP is something I never understood so make it modern with bluetooth is awesome, I like the form factor who's one of the tiniest handheld ever made so you give me idea to mod my own and partially break GBA SP ! And again, Congrat for the 10 K !
Haha, plenary more mods to come for the SP! We’re just getting started! The M4’s are an awesome set of headphones! You’re most welcome Justin! Glad you’re enjoying the channel! Cheers buddy!
3:38 - I never thought I'd get fume extractor envy, but after I spent all afternoon recapping a few systems and watching as fumes went everywhere but through my cheapo "fan with a filter in front of it" extractor, I really wish I had one of those proper nice ones. They're so expensive though. 😵💫
Great Mod, I think one good possibility would be to change the proprietary charging port with a universal USB-C port, it would give you space to put the switch right above the usb c and no modification of the shell would be needed, just a little bezel done with a 3d printer including the switch and the usb c holes. Great video and quality content as usual !!
this video is so perfect. the editing, the lighting, the explanation... but I was just in doubt if I didn't want to listen via bluetooth. let's say I want to listen through the conventional speaker. is it just canceling the pairing?
Pretty nice mod. However, rather than gluing in a button for pairing, I think I would have used the brightness button. Seeing you have to press and hold the button to pair, you should be able to use the brightness button without it losing its original purpose (other than you'd have to press it again after pairing to go back to your original brightness setting).
Have you thought about adding NFC pairing? Pairing my headphones to my phone is so easy using NFC. It'd be cool to see that in a Gameboy Advance SP, too.
Maybe I missed it (I skipped through most of the install); are you having any issues with audio latency? I am personally quite sensitive to this. BT 4.1 and those XM3 don't handle aptX LL - so I am imaging there must be some noticeable delay. I grabbed a few 3.5mm modules recently only to find out none of my Bose headphones support aptX at all. Curious what your experience has been and if you have/will be looking into other modules that might support aptX. Love the channel and your videos - motivates me to do more mods; thank you.
I am noticing some delay as well. Would like to see a follow-up yo this since I am following along as well. I managed to replace the momentary switch with a capacitive sensor and a transistor
@@MachoNachoProductions I did for sure! I’m taking a break myself on modding cause I gotta take a little more time to focus on school so it’s refreshing to see you do them
Awesome Mezgo! School is super important, glad you’re focusing on that! I’ll always be here doing mods so I’m happy I can provide you some relief! Cheers bud and good luck with all your classes!
Just a thought but rather than an internal mod of the console itself, could you modify the shell of a GBA wireless adapter? You could theoretically remove the board from the wireless adapter's shell and install a bluetooth transmitter in its place, then wire that transmitter up to a connector for the power socket, drill a hole in the shell for the connector and you'd have a bluetooth transmitter you could just clip into the console and go. You could alternatively design and 3D print a housing for a bluetooth adapter that used the same clip on system as the wireless adapter.
Great video congrats on 10000 subs I remember the gbc showdown that's when I subbed shoot it was like only 2000 subs then I'm predicting maybe a sp inside of a dmg shell next ?
Thank you Chris for being a long time supporter! It really means a whole lot to me! There are some awesome SP shell mods coming soon that I can’t wait to show! They are very exciting! Stays tuned buddy! Cheers!
Great video as always. I think the expansion would look a lot better if it was the same colour as the Gameboy. You could have your logo engraved in to it to give it a bit more personality and customisation.
Totally agree! It’s definitely something I plan on doing. I think using sla instead of sintered nylon as the print material would make a smother surface that matches the GBA and then painting it to match would look awesome! Thank you for the comment glovelock!! Much appreciated dude!
@@MachoNachoProductions sounds awesome. This is going to be one hell of a console once all the mods are done. Skies the limits and I can't wait to see wait you have up your sleeve for the future.
Hey dude. I really like the idea of the mod! But, I noticed something and I am honestly surprised it hit me this late: On the BT chip, you have RX and TX. If memory serves correctly, the pinout of the accessoire (headphone, charging) port has quite a few more pins. And, it didn't disappoint: pinoutguide.com/Game/gameboy_speakers_pinout.shtml IF you were not going to use the audio pins anymore since you have a BT mod now, you could: - Wire RX and TX to pin 2 and 4 - Use homebrew to talk to the chip. Most modders are likely to have a flashcart - at least, you do. - depending on how the BT chip works, this software could act as a setup piece, allowing the GBA to talk to the BT chip for better pairing. It was hard to read all the pin labels on the BT chip but there might be something more that could be done. Personally, if I had an SP, I'd settle for a BT dongle. This thing is small enough that it and an accessoire port plug together would make just a tiny tongle you could attach to the back for when you actually want to use it. Downside: The Wireless adapter wouldn't fit anymore, but how often do you use that these days anyway ^^. I haven't yet learned how to draw a UI on the GBA and my DevPro install is dead AND I lack the solder skills. But I am pretty positive there is something you could do there. If I remember correctly, Intendo initially wanted to use this secondary port for other accessoires too. Something that also just came to my mind: Does the BT chip have a way to tell, per impulse or something?, that it has a connection? If so, you could indeed do what the guide suggests above and instead of wiring to the test pads, wire to the audio pins instead and actually use the volume slider! One way or another, there are some neat things that could be done =)
Wow thank you for this very detailed comment Ingwie! That is super interesting, I agree there is probably much more that can be done with the Bluetooth chip. I will have to defer to my friend Kyle as he is more technically inclined when it comes to the details of these mods. It would be really cool if we could make the link port wireless. The sky is definitely the limit when it comes to these types of mods! Again, thank you for the detailed and thoughtful comment! Cheers buddy!
Dude! I love the idea, so the chip itself has serial (uart) for AT config commands. From what I've seen on GitHub it looks like there is implementation for device list management, my only problem I can think of really boils down to how the gba sp handles serial data. Looking through GBDK it appears to wrap all serial comms into a sort of session manager, without direct serial access. But I suspect it would be relatively easy to expose this functionality in GBDK, only real hurtle left is you would have to have a chip sit in between the gba sp and the radio chip due to baud rate constraints . Which is why I opted for push button pairing instead. But yes this would be cool!
With this mod? How would I turn up/down with AirPods? Do I have to use my iPhone and set the double tap on one to be volume down and the other to be volume up?
That’s a great question. I don’t own AirPods so I’m not entirely sure how they integrate with other devices but the volume cannot be controlled with the GBA for this mod. When I connect my Sony headphones I control the volume form the headphones itself. Sorry I couldn’t be more help. Hopefully someone with experience with AirPods can answer this question.
@@MachoNachoProductions I have used the same bt transmitter and it does not connect to AirPods unfortunately. I am taking a break from this mod, and will look into another transmitter in the future. Great video dude!
Thank you for the input Brandon. Good to know that they are incompatible with AirPods. I wonder why they won’t work. I wonder if Apple uses some sort of special protocol. Cheers dude!
Hey Tito!!! Is this the same GBA SP you first did the reshell and ips screen on? The video where you said you never owned a SP before. If it is that SP has gone from junk to the fanciest SP. good all around job on this mod.
Too bad there aren't any bluetooth mods that I can find for the 2DS. Maybe you can do one (preferably with an expansion kit so the mod can be reversible).
It's really niche but if you have a virtual boy, you could do a video on fixing the ribbon cables. If you ever get into consoles, NESRGB was difficult for me. The first one resulted in garbled video, and I must have shorted something trying to fix it. The second one worked for a few months, then suddenly no video output. Must have done it in even worse trying to fix it. The third attempt is still working good. I must be $500 deep into one RBG modded NES. Anyway, amazing content! I look forward to your videos.
Oh man sorry to hear that Matt! I’ve really been wanting to do an NES rgb mod ever since I got a PVM. I may have to do a video on that. Thank you for kind words dude! Happy you are enjoying the channel! Cheers buddy!
Thank you Markus! Great question! One person commented that he was not able to get it to work with AirPods. I can’t independently confirm, but it may not. Hope that helps. Cheers Markus!
Hey Tito, I've been looking into this type of mod as a general way to modify any 3.5mm jack to become a bluetooth capable device, but one thing I've been concerned about is audio latency. A lot of bluetooth audio transmitters (and receivers, for that matter) tend to not care as much about latency, and for games this can be a problem. How's the latency with this board?
could this mod fit in the top part of the gba, behind the screen? Ive seen some dude fitting a whole 3.5mm audio jack and the 3d printed back isn't very nice to look at, so maybe it's possible? as far as I know, nobody is doing it.
Wouldn’t it be possible to instead of using a momentary switch to use say a point on the select button and another button’s point (say the l,r, a, b, etc) when pressed together to pair the Bluetooth module with your Bluetooth device? And can you try this mod on a gameboy color?
Great question Sebastian! I’m sure it is possible but I am unsure how to do it. I am planning on doing this mod for other consoles! Stay tuned! Cheers!
I really want to do this, tho i dont really like to mess around with soldering on my ags 101s. is there anything, or could i make anything that i could plug into the back of the handheld for bluetooth audio?
That’s a great question Strasky! Unfortunately I don’t know of any method that would not require soldering. Sorry buddy. It may be something I look into in the future. Cheers buddy and thank you for the comment and watching the channel!
@@MachoNachoProductions I'm currently working on this. I have a clear shell and don't want the led flashing all the time. I'm not always using headphones. I'm thinking about adding a second switch to turn the BT module on and off or just removing the led altogether. Would love to see how you would tackle this.
You can also have the led facing inward toward the lcd, that way it won’t shine through the shell (or be much less visible). I wouldn’t desoldered the led, it’s good to have so you know when it’s on and in pairing mode. A switch to cut off power could also be good!
Hey Tito, Fantastic content, as always. I’ve done this same mod and am experiencing a tiny bit of delay with the audio, have you experienced this as well?
@@andrewgoss1682 I have since went back and revised this mod and fixed the delay, not sure exactly what was causing it, but any delay is unnoticeable now.
Seems interesting. I would like to do this mod on my spare GBC, GBP and GBA. I couldn't try this on my SP. I have some clear shells on those so that would definitely make those ones stand out.
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Next video: adding a microwave oven to the GBA SP
Haha, that would be something! 😂
Yeah microwave those useless Cartridges for fun
@@TheOldScoola USELESS?!
No need. I've figured out how to include an air fryer.
The 3D printed expansion cover is the only off-putting thing about this mod tbh. But the end result is awesome, great work man!
head over to www.brinkerhoffsystems.com to see how to do it with the factory shell!
Nothing a quick coat of silver spray paint won't solve.
@@yourma-uh5um Or just sand it down smooth and polish it
amazing Tito ! congratulations!
OMG! Thank you Gemu!!! Muchas Gracias!! Really appreciate it amigo!! Salud!!
Gemu travieso no sabía que mirases gente de otros idiomas, ahora solo falta ver un comentario tuyo en videos brasileños:))
I’m so happy to be bilingual!!
I can watch Tito then watch Japan Gemu
Los dos son de mis favoritos
Honestly favorite modder on youtube. I appreciate how everything is actually useful with the goal of improving systems not just clickbait.
Thank you Lykos! Really appreciate it buddy! That means a lot! Cheers!
Everyone else: Headphone Jack
Macho Nacho: BLUETOOTH
Intro is so good. never gets old
So I just found this channel last night. All the videos are super high quality. Even his first videos. Dude is smart, entertaining, and fun to watch. Keep up the good work. I’ll definitely be modding my Gameboy after this
Thank you so much for the kind words 🙏! I’m so happy you’re enjoying the channel! Wish you all the best in your modding journey! Cheers!
SPOILER! The “project” he’s working on is a new shell that incorporates all the upgrades in the video in a SLICK design. Can’t wait!
Tito doesn't disappoint. Another Dope mod yet again
Thank you Witchboy Music! Happy you enjoyed this one! Cheers buddy!
Honestly, I’m really surprised that this channel doesn’t have at *least* 50k. There are some really high quality vids on here.
Thank you Swag Dragons! That really means a lot to me bud! I’m just happy you’re enjoying the videos! Cheers buddy!
@@MachoNachoProductions wow your channel is getting more subscribers happy for you man, your doing a great job.
Thank you!!
Oh man! This game of "how much tech can I put in my SP" is getting crazy. I'm so hype for this, and I don't even play games with volume 😂😂
Haha yep that’s the name of the game! Cheers Darien!
This is seriously cool this whole line of game boy advance SP mods is my favorite thing on RUclips right now please keep adding new ones
So glad you’re enjoying them! Got plenty more coming so stay tuned. Cheers Colby!
this guy's literally insane!! his videos are amazing! just checked his first video on RUclips and its really good! its really rare to find someone with that quality video on their first one. I cant believe he's only go this many subscribers! but i'm sure his channel will blow up at some point, we've just gotta wait XD
Thank you so much for the kind words Ben! Means a lot to me buddy! I’m happy you found the channel and are enjoying the videos! Cheers!
Good Tutorial very clear!
I've done this without doing the expansion mod by fitting the parts in the back of the screen.
I've also replaced the momentary switch with a touch switch and a transistor.
Did both of these to preserve the stock look of my SP
I’d also like to try this Bluetooth mod but would like to preserve the stock look of the sp. How did you do this? What touch switch and transistor did you use? I’m guessing you connected this to the “con” pin on the Bluetooth board. How did you wire everything?
@@gregoryfakelmann612 The con pin listens to a ground signal, but the touch switch sends a power signal. The transistor is used to replace the momentary switch, with the touch sensor's power signal switching the transistor "open" or "closed", controlling the circuit from con to ground. I used a TTP223 Capacitive Touch Switch and a BC868 transistor. There should be numerous tutorials on how to use a transistor as a switch on youtube as well as wiring the touch switch.
This is a really cool mod, but I agree, I generally don't like tape in mods, and I absolutely despise using glue in mods, as it's messy, ugly, and not easily reversible. Other than that, I love these videos, keep up the great work!
stay tuned! we got a solution coming for that!
Thank you TJSlikerton69! Glad you enjoyed the video! As Kyle said, stay tuned!!
Hot glue will come off easily and in one piece, too easily in fact which is why it isn't a good idea to secure buttons like that.
Randomly found this video, subbed instantly because of dat cinematography!
Thank you so much for the sub Lord Adi Perets! That really means a lot to me dude! I hope you enjoy my back catalogue of videos and all future videos! Cheers buddy!
You keep up this quality and you're going to be a big name on YT. Great work!
Thank you Lawrence! Much appreciated dude!!
Oh man I'm interested
I really hope you enjoy the video and find it helpful Steven! Cheers buddy!
Hey Tito, pretty cool mod, never thought Bluetooth to the SP would look that easy. I thought about this and even tracked down the parts but then gave up since as you mentioned, it’s best to use your expansion cover. Well done and thanks for taking the time for this video (Kudos on Kyle as well)
You’re most welcome Jesus! Couldn’t have done it with out Kyle! If you want, there should be enough room inside the LCD housing for the Bluetooth module. Cheers buddy and thank you for your support! Cheers!!
You can do a quick and dirty solution with the SP headphone adapter and a regular 3.5mm bluetooth transmitter.
I subscribed within 30 seconds ... I almost always watch several videos before I even think of subscribing
Thank you Johnny! That means a lot to me buddy! I’m thrilled you like the videos. Thanks again for the sub buddy! Cheers!
Great video! It would be pretty cool to do a follow up video where you add a normal 3.5mm jack for those that prefer wired headphones. Great content as always!
We have a thing coming for that, stay tuned!
Thanks David really appreciate it!
After just responding to your response on the GG LCD vid, and now I wanna do this even more, lol ... I just did up an 001 as a gift for someone, and THIS would make a great addition to the unit! Well, this AND the wireless charging. Thought I already made for a nice unit, but with all this...well.... clearly there's a good, better, best thing going on here.
Hoping to upgrade and make this kit even better and easier to install. Stay tuned for updates! Cheers Brett!
Glad I found this channel instructions are clear and concise, back ground music adds a relaxing vibe
I really want to see this on the GBA!
Congrats on hitting 10K subscribers!!!
Nice! Oh man these new hardware features makes me so excited to see where hardware modding goes with the gba sp and the DS/3DS in the coming years 🥲👍
💯! I’m sure there are so many exciting things in the horizon for the GBA and other consoles as well!! Cheers buddy!
This is really cool. I can't wait to try taking it through airport security!
Great tutorial as always! Looking forward to your SP project. I'd love to do this, but on my iPod classic!
Thank you Phunky Munkey! I’m sure that’s possible as well! This chip is small enough it should fit. Cheers buddy!
congrats on 10K! keep it up
Thank you Ashwath! Will do buddy! Cheers!
I started to watch all of your videos this week and I'm feeling I'm gonna make my Game Boy Advance turn into an iPhone!
Haha, that would be pretty interesting! Cheers Rodrigo and happy New Years!
@@MachoNachoProductions For you too, man!
This is what i been waiting for!!
Awesome Stutter4life! Glad you enjoyed this one! Cheers buddy!
@@MachoNachoProductions I cant wait to do this on all my gameboys
Nice! Sounds good!
congrats on the 10k, tito!
Thank you Monica! Very much appreciated!
Yo nice. I got some bluetooth emitters recently to try and put in things. Looking forward to it
Awesome! Perfect timing!! I hope you find the video helpful! Cheers buddy!
@@MachoNachoProductions and we bought the same emitter, too. Yaassss xD. I'm probably going to adding these to macro mods, as well
Nice! That’s awesome! Best of luck on the mod! Cheers!
Nice mod man, I bought one of these modules a month ago for this purpose. Glad to see it worked without me testing it.
Thank you Helder! Honored that the video was helpful even just a little. Always amazed by your work, keep it up! Cheers buddy!
@@MachoNachoProductions plan to see this module in an upcoming pcb, might even do one for the SP with the help from your video.
Awesome, sounds good! I’ll be on the lookout, Helder!
Tito, you're a mad scientist. Congrats on 10k, you earned it man.
Haha, thanks buddy! Much appreciated! Cheers dude!
I was considering buying a SP
But I just ended up going for a 3ds with homebrew and haven't regretted
Fantastic choice David! 3DS is a beautiful handheld. Cheers!
This is so cool! Great job!
Thank you Sojan! So glad you liked it!
YESSS!!! We Needed This!!!!!!
Glad you like it! Cheers!
You sir, are the gift that keeps on giving! Love your videos
Thank you Christopher! I really do appreciate that, haha. Will do! Cheers buddy!
Except the 3D Print expansion who's not in my taste, I think that mod is awesome !
The lack of 3.5mm jack on the SP is something I never understood so make it modern with bluetooth is awesome, I like the form factor who's one of the tiniest handheld ever made so you give me idea to mod my own and partially break GBA SP !
And again, Congrat for the 10 K !
Thanks you Ace Bunny! You can actually install the Bluetooth module inside the GBA to keep it looking stock. Cheers and thank you again!!
And I thought I was all caught up with you on sp mods! gonna have to try this next and test them out with my Sony wh-1000xm4s. Thanks for the video
Haha, plenary more mods to come for the SP! We’re just getting started! The M4’s are an awesome set of headphones! You’re most welcome Justin! Glad you’re enjoying the channel! Cheers buddy!
3:38 - I never thought I'd get fume extractor envy, but after I spent all afternoon recapping a few systems and watching as fumes went everywhere but through my cheapo "fan with a filter in front of it" extractor, I really wish I had one of those proper nice ones. They're so expensive though. 😵💫
Great Mod, I think one good possibility would be to change the proprietary charging port with a universal USB-C port, it would give you space to put the switch right above the usb c and no modification of the shell would be needed, just a little bezel done with a 3d printer including the switch and the usb c holes. Great video and quality content as usual !!
your in luck! this exists actually! I forget what its called off the top of my head but yes, someone makes a pcb to do this!
Also, stay tuned to the channel. There may be a video that comes out that you may be interested in. 😉
Amazing mod!!!!!!
Thank you Madblaster! Glad you enjoyed it!! Cheers buddy!
this video is so perfect. the editing, the lighting, the explanation... but I was just in doubt if I didn't want to listen via bluetooth. let's say I want to listen through the conventional speaker. is it just canceling the pairing?
brilliant mod and nice video!
Thank you Avi! Glad you enjoyed the video and the mod! Cheers!
Awesome Chanel my man
Pretty nice mod. However, rather than gluing in a button for pairing, I think I would have used the brightness button. Seeing you have to press and hold the button to pair, you should be able to use the brightness button without it losing its original purpose (other than you'd have to press it again after pairing to go back to your original brightness setting).
That’s a very interesting idea Daniel! Looking into it. Cheers!
Was there a chance to try this?
is there a video on this?
You could attach the pairing button to TP2 instead of a momentary switch then simply hold down select to pair.
Congratulations 👏 🎊🎉
Thank you Gilber!! Cheers!
First few seconds of the video;
"...he gets as many wishes as he wants!"
Have you thought about adding NFC pairing? Pairing my headphones to my phone is so easy using NFC. It'd be cool to see that in a Gameboy Advance SP, too.
I wonder if it's possible to make to it recognize a controller, soldering on the right places...
Useless, but curious...
yes, you can do this, take a look at the CONSOLIZER! it might be right up your ally!
Im looking for the same... well, im looking for use a controller on GBA... haved luck about it?
Maybe I missed it (I skipped through most of the install); are you having any issues with audio latency? I am personally quite sensitive to this. BT 4.1 and those XM3 don't handle aptX LL - so I am imaging there must be some noticeable delay. I grabbed a few 3.5mm modules recently only to find out none of my Bose headphones support aptX at all.
Curious what your experience has been and if you have/will be looking into other modules that might support aptX.
Love the channel and your videos - motivates me to do more mods; thank you.
I'd say it's around 15ms, but I suspect using GBDK i could write some code to measure this delay effectively
Thank you Mathew glad your enjoying the channel! I’m am very confident that if anyone can solve the latency issue, it’s Kyle!
I am noticing some delay as well. Would like to see a follow-up yo this since I am following along as well. I managed to replace the momentary switch with a capacitive sensor and a transistor
Haven’t even watched it but I know it’s gonna be good 😂 these are getting crazy 😂
Haha thank you Megzo45! I really hope you enjoy this one!! Cheers buddy!
@@MachoNachoProductions I did for sure! I’m taking a break myself on modding cause I gotta take a little more time to focus on school so it’s refreshing to see you do them
Awesome Mezgo! School is super important, glad you’re focusing on that! I’ll always be here doing mods so I’m happy I can provide you some relief! Cheers bud and good luck with all your classes!
@@MachoNachoProductions thank you! It’s really appreciated and congratulations on 10k by the way!
Thank you dude!!
Wooow!!! Increíble! Felicitaciones!
¡Gracias! ¡Muy feliz de que te haya gustado la modificación! ¡Salud Gabriel!
Really wanted to see the sound quality on the Anker Speaker.
Just a thought but rather than an internal mod of the console itself, could you modify the shell of a GBA wireless adapter? You could theoretically remove the board from the wireless adapter's shell and install a bluetooth transmitter in its place, then wire that transmitter up to a connector for the power socket, drill a hole in the shell for the connector and you'd have a bluetooth transmitter you could just clip into the console and go.
You could alternatively design and 3D print a housing for a bluetooth adapter that used the same clip on system as the wireless adapter.
This is a great video. Love how easy to follow your instructions are. Would love to see you try to implement bluetooth on a Gameboy Macro/ DS Lite
Thank you Anthony!! I will definitely look into implementing this into other consoles for sure!! Cheers!
Just an idea to make it just alittle cleaner. Why not use a touch sensor for the pairing like some gba ips screens use for dimming options
Great video congrats on 10000 subs I remember the gbc showdown that's when I subbed shoot it was like only 2000 subs then I'm predicting maybe a sp inside of a dmg shell next ?
Thank you Chris for being a long time supporter! It really means a whole lot to me! There are some awesome SP shell mods coming soon that I can’t wait to show! They are very exciting! Stays tuned buddy! Cheers!
Without you I wouldn't even know these things existed
I’m glad I’m able to provide a platform for folks to find out about these mods! I’m thrilled to be helping out in some way! Cheers Matt!
Did you get any feedback through the speaker on the console?
sman these videos are amazing wow
Thank you Yesh! Happy you are enjoying them!! Cheers!
Great video as always. I think the expansion would look a lot better if it was the same colour as the Gameboy. You could have your logo engraved in to it to give it a bit more personality and customisation.
Totally agree! It’s definitely something I plan on doing. I think using sla instead of sintered nylon as the print material would make a smother surface that matches the GBA and then painting it to match would look awesome! Thank you for the comment glovelock!! Much appreciated dude!
@@MachoNachoProductions sounds awesome. This is going to be one hell of a console once all the mods are done. Skies the limits and I can't wait to see wait you have up your sleeve for the future.
What will you think up next?...Great content as always Tito!
Thank you Makoy! The sky’s the limit! Cheers buddy, great to hear from you!
I want this whole setup! I wonder if a modding site would do this for me lol.
I’m sure you can find a modder who will do this mod for you. There are some folks in Instagram who specialize in these sorts of mods. Cheers BeatFish!
Did you find someone? 🙏
Hey dude. I really like the idea of the mod!
But, I noticed something and I am honestly surprised it hit me this late: On the BT chip, you have RX and TX. If memory serves correctly, the pinout of the accessoire (headphone, charging) port has quite a few more pins. And, it didn't disappoint: pinoutguide.com/Game/gameboy_speakers_pinout.shtml
IF you were not going to use the audio pins anymore since you have a BT mod now, you could:
- Wire RX and TX to pin 2 and 4
- Use homebrew to talk to the chip. Most modders are likely to have a flashcart - at least, you do.
- depending on how the BT chip works, this software could act as a setup piece, allowing the GBA to talk to the BT chip for better pairing.
It was hard to read all the pin labels on the BT chip but there might be something more that could be done.
Personally, if I had an SP, I'd settle for a BT dongle. This thing is small enough that it and an accessoire port plug together would make just a tiny tongle you could attach to the back for when you actually want to use it. Downside: The Wireless adapter wouldn't fit anymore, but how often do you use that these days anyway ^^.
I haven't yet learned how to draw a UI on the GBA and my DevPro install is dead AND I lack the solder skills. But I am pretty positive there is something you could do there. If I remember correctly, Intendo initially wanted to use this secondary port for other accessoires too.
Something that also just came to my mind: Does the BT chip have a way to tell, per impulse or something?, that it has a connection? If so, you could indeed do what the guide suggests above and instead of wiring to the test pads, wire to the audio pins instead and actually use the volume slider!
One way or another, there are some neat things that could be done =)
Wow thank you for this very detailed comment Ingwie! That is super interesting, I agree there is probably much more that can be done with the Bluetooth chip. I will have to defer to my friend Kyle as he is more technically inclined when it comes to the details of these mods. It would be really cool if we could make the link port wireless. The sky is definitely the limit when it comes to these types of mods! Again, thank you for the detailed and thoughtful comment! Cheers buddy!
Dude! I love the idea, so the chip itself has serial (uart) for AT config commands. From what I've seen on GitHub it looks like there is implementation for device list management, my only problem I can think of really boils down to how the gba sp handles serial data. Looking through GBDK it appears to wrap all serial comms into a sort of session manager, without direct serial access. But I suspect it would be relatively easy to expose this functionality in GBDK, only real hurtle left is you would have to have a chip sit in between the gba sp and the radio chip due to baud rate constraints . Which is why I opted for push button pairing instead. But yes this would be cool!
With this mod? How would I turn up/down with AirPods? Do I have to use my iPhone and set the double tap on one to be volume down and the other to be volume up?
That’s a great question. I don’t own AirPods so I’m not entirely sure how they integrate with other devices but the volume cannot be controlled with the GBA for this mod. When I connect my Sony headphones I control the volume form the headphones itself. Sorry I couldn’t be more help. Hopefully someone with experience with AirPods can answer this question.
@@MachoNachoProductions I have used the same bt transmitter and it does not connect to AirPods unfortunately. I am taking a break from this mod, and will look into another transmitter in the future. Great video dude!
Thank you for the input Brandon. Good to know that they are incompatible with AirPods. I wonder why they won’t work. I wonder if Apple uses some sort of special protocol. Cheers dude!
Hey Tito!!! Is this the same GBA SP you first did the reshell and ips screen on? The video where you said you never owned a SP before. If it is that SP has gone from junk to the fanciest SP. good all around job on this mod.
I did my gba. I put the bluetooth power on a switch, and there's no need for the con button. It starts in pairing mode by default.
How do you control the volume if the sp slider doesn’t control it?
Too bad there aren't any bluetooth mods that I can find for the 2DS. Maybe you can do one (preferably with an expansion kit so the mod can be reversible).
maybe, principles are the same, and im sure theirs a way to tap into a non line leveled segment of the audio circuit
Would it be possible to add a sleep mode function?
Cannot wait for this video!
Anything is possible! That one could be tricky however. I’ll definitely keep that in mind though! Cheers Pixel Prime!!
Thank you Saul! I really hope you enjoy it and find it helpful! Cheers buddy!
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AirPods with my game boy sp will get me weird looks but it’ll be worth it
It's really niche but if you have a virtual boy, you could do a video on fixing the ribbon cables. If you ever get into consoles, NESRGB was difficult for me. The first one resulted in garbled video, and I must have shorted something trying to fix it. The second one worked for a few months, then suddenly no video output. Must have done it in even worse trying to fix it. The third attempt is still working good. I must be $500 deep into one RBG modded NES. Anyway, amazing content! I look forward to your videos.
Oh man sorry to hear that Matt! I’ve really been wanting to do an NES rgb mod ever since I got a PVM. I may have to do a video on that. Thank you for kind words dude! Happy you are enjoying the channel! Cheers buddy!
my face when a gbsp has bluetooth audio but the switch doesnt
Haha, I know! What a major oversight on Nintendo’s part. Would have been such a great feature to have.
Awesome video as always. Quick question, is there any sort of delay in the audio with this mod?
There is a slight amount of latency that I was able to notice. According to Kyle it is a kit 15ms. Hope that helps! Cheers Nommin!
rlly awesome mod, this is actually the first mod ive ever done on a console and i gotta say its super usefull >w
Awsome tutorial! Does it also work with air pods?
Thank you Markus! Great question! One person commented that he was not able to get it to work with AirPods. I can’t independently confirm, but it may not. Hope that helps. Cheers Markus!
@@MachoNachoProductions Thanks👍
You’re welcome Markus!
Hey Tito, I've been looking into this type of mod as a general way to modify any 3.5mm jack to become a bluetooth capable device, but one thing I've been concerned about is audio latency. A lot of bluetooth audio transmitters (and receivers, for that matter) tend to not care as much about latency, and for games this can be a problem. How's the latency with this board?
Great question! There is a small amount of latency. About 15ms. Hope that helps! Cheers!
@@MachoNachoProductions That's way lower than I expected. 40ms is about what's considered 'playable'.
I'll have to give this board a shot.
could this mod fit in the top part of the gba, behind the screen? Ive seen some dude fitting a whole 3.5mm audio jack and the 3d printed back isn't very nice to look at, so maybe it's possible? as far as I know, nobody is doing it.
Nice video! What multi meter do you use?
Hey! I use a Fluke 27! It’s great. You can get em used pretty cheap but they’re kinda expensive for their age. Cheers bud!
@@MachoNachoProductions thanks!
You bet!
Wouldn’t it be possible to instead of using a momentary switch to use say a point on the select button and another button’s point (say the l,r, a, b, etc) when pressed together to pair the Bluetooth module with your Bluetooth device? And can you try this mod on a gameboy color?
Great question Sebastian! I’m sure it is possible but I am unsure how to do it. I am planning on doing this mod for other consoles! Stay tuned! Cheers!
Just asking if I get a headphone jack adapter and put a Bluetooth adapter thu the headphone jack will it work
Question: with this mod, would one be able to use this bluetooth module to pair controllers to it?
Is it possible to pair both to the sp?
Try Kynar wire and use different colors, no sanding or labeling required
Thank you, I just ordered some kynar about a month ago. Hopefully it gets here soon. Cheers!
@@MachoNachoProductions Perfect also make sure you have a pair of decent wire strippers
Nice mod, how about printing a replacement shell bottom that's the size you want so that you get a custom one piece bottom again ?
Stay tuned. I think you may like a future episode I’ll be releasing soon. Cheers!
@@MachoNachoProductions ahah can't wait :)
Is it possible to swap the screen for a 3ds screen, with an expansion cover for the space needed
YOU DID WHAT!?!?!
Is it possible to use electrical wire instead of copper wire?
I really want to do this, tho i dont really like to mess around with soldering on my ags 101s. is there anything, or could i make anything that i could plug into the back of the handheld for bluetooth audio?
That’s a great question Strasky! Unfortunately I don’t know of any method that would not require soldering. Sorry buddy. It may be something I look into in the future. Cheers buddy and thank you for the comment and watching the channel!
I hope Nintendo's next console has both Bluetooth and USB C. It's clearly inexpensive and a huge quality of life upgrade in modern tech.
it probably won't. Nintendo is too afraid of change and it hates its own customers.
Now you need to do this on a original gba that would be amazing to see
It should be a very similar mod. If there is enough interest I may do a follow up video for the original GBA. Thank you for the comment! Cheers!
@@MachoNachoProductions I'm currently working on this. I have a clear shell and don't want the led flashing all the time. I'm not always using headphones. I'm thinking about adding a second switch to turn the BT module on and off or just removing the led altogether. Would love to see how you would tackle this.
You can also have the led facing inward toward the lcd, that way it won’t shine through the shell (or be much less visible). I wouldn’t desoldered the led, it’s good to have so you know when it’s on and in pairing mode. A switch to cut off power could also be good!
Hi Awesome! I may add this to m GBC and GG instead.
Any delay to the audio?
Hey Tito, Fantastic content, as always. I’ve done this same mod and am experiencing a tiny bit of delay with the audio, have you experienced this as well?
It's normal unfortunately. Just a quirk with bluetooth.
@@andrewgoss1682 I have since went back and revised this mod and fixed the delay, not sure exactly what was causing it, but any delay is unnoticeable now.
Seems interesting. I would like to do this mod on my spare GBC, GBP and GBA. I couldn't try this on my SP. I have some clear shells on those so that would definitely make those ones stand out.
I think this could very well be done on those consoles! Stay tuned to the channel! Cheers!
Please tell me you have done this for the 3DS system.
U are amazing 👏
Thank you! So are you!! Cheers Archy88!