/vr/ - Retro Games

>>1390954
I've converted mine to a 101 after the original screen got destroyed because my friend sat on it. The most beautiful shell (IMO) with the best screen. I love it.

I can't stand GBC on the AGS-101. The backlit brightness is nice and all but the color saturation and refresh rate harm it. Maybe I'm just too much of a purist, but this is /vr/.

I prefer the proper colors on the original GBC screen; most games were made with it in mind (hence why games released late in the GBC's life have GBA-detection modes that change to duller palettes to compensate). The GBA oversaturates the colors and when paired with the crazy-bright backlight on the 101 it's eye-searingly vibrant. Did I mention the 101's awful refresh rate? It's not PSP-1000 bad but it's still very noticeable. Good luck playing fast-paced sidescrollers on it.

I personally prefer modded front-lit GBC to backlit AGS-101. It's dimmer, but a better GBC experience.

>>1240772
Probably swapped out the shell. I did the same thing with mine; My beloved Famicom-styled import SP's screen broke because my idiot friend sat on it, and then I got a scratched-up blue AGS-101 for free from a to-be-trashed demo station at a store. Swapped the 101 screen into the shell to get pic related. I'm still not a fan of the refresh rate, but GBA games look great and the shell looks great.