Author Topic: GBA renovation  (Read 6686 times)

I had both gba and gba sp


I've always been a fan of these console restoration/cleanup type of things speaking of which I'm going to have to do on my SP soon. That damn thing has been used up way too much, I can't even play it now because the battery needs to be replaced.
i like that white shell way more than the transparent one
transparent is disgusting ew
It really depends on the color because honestly the Glacier shell looks like stuff. It's way too pale of a color to be appealing in my opinion.
The Midnight Blue shell on the other hand...

looks loving great and does translucent shells some actual justice.
I have the gba that has a flip screen, less common that the flat screen one.
Yep, me too. Thats when they finally got backlights.
W E  D E M  S P  B O I S
sp brothers unite
YE MAN
I had both gba and gba sp
my sp boys we are together at last

i always kinda liked being able to see the circuit boards through the clear shell. i've got a clear pink GBA

i like transparent shells, don't get me wrong. it's just that pale purple color looks disgusting.

My GBA is dirty and my SP is half broken :(

wow I have a gba sp that my grandpa gave to me

wow I have a gba sp that my grandpa gave to me

the clan grows...

forgot the thread exists, rip me. rest of pics below


solderin'

final result:

glass screen is really icing on the cake. shell feels nice even for being custom. the pic makes the screen look pretty blue, but it's not that bad in real life. overall a good mod imo, good for the money

however fast forward to today,

massive spidering reveals it was a bad idea to leave it out for so long, however it's no big deal as it's just the loca and osaka 7 makes it extremely easy to remove and try again. which is what i will do

i hate sp's because the buttons feel weird and the normal gba feels way better when held

How much did the backlight and new transparent shell set you back?
it's not a backlight, those are way expensive. frontlight and shell were $12 each

the battery needs to be replaced
fyi, you can still buy those new off the nintendo online store, that is if you care about the offical -ness that an ebay battery can't give ya

honestly the Glacier shell looks like stuff
presonally i think the glacier is nice, although the picture online didn't show the tint of purple :( (I still like it though)
also, is that a backlight? that's pretty radical
« Last Edit: August 12, 2016, 06:48:46 PM by Awesomebread² »

I have the gba that has a flip screen, less common that the flat screen one.
i also have that one B)

game boy micro club here :(





i also have that one B)
eyyy
game boy micro club here :(
i'm so sorry
but ur not in the SpecialPeeps clan

also nice job op