/vr/ - Retro Games

>>5352369
And just for shits and giggles, a comparison between an LCD modded regular Game Gear, my front-light modded GBC, my McWill screen modded Game Gear, and the GB Boy Color.

The regular Game Gear scree and front-lit GBC screens are kind of similar in quality in that both are usable but neither really impresses. Slight edge might go to the GBC because it has minimal ghosting. Neither the GB Boy Colour or McWill Screen have integer scaling which is a bummer, but both offer extremely crisp and vibrant color. Between the two the McWill screen definitely wins, although the GB Boy Colour is still very nice looking.

>>3963437
This. I have both a front-lit GBC mod with LOCA and a GB Boy Colour. The GB Boy is superior, and I would have saved a ton of money if I had skipped the front light and loca mod. The GB Boy Colour costs about the same as a used GBC, whereas I ended up buying the mod kit, the expensive LOCA formula, and a UV oven which all together cost me about $50, plus the cost of my Gameboy, and I still got specks in the screen after I did it.

For fun I decided to take some pictures of my LED backlit Game Gear, my McWill screen Game Gear, my LOCA front lit Gameboy Color, and my GB Boy Colour and see how they all compare with each other in non-scientific fashion. Both Game Gear systems obviously have bigger screens so I will try not to factor that in.

The original Game Gear screen and GBC screens with LED mods are at a glance similar when it comes to contrast and color depth, with the GBC perhaps having slightly better contrast and the GG having slightly better color. The LED GG screen is a lot brighter than the front-lit GBC screen, although it has a lot more ghosting. The LED GBC beats the LED GG but only just barely, because of the ghosting on the GG screen.

Between the GBBC and the the McWill GG, the McWill GG is hands down the winner because it's significantly brighter and sharper, although the GBBC still manages to look quite pleasing. The McWill screen in some ways may actually be too bright to play comfortably in complete darkness for some people, although turning on the scanlines does help a lot in that regard-- my phone actually had trouble photographing it properly. I think the GBBC is has just the right amount of brightness for playing in either a well lit room or in total darkness. Both screens have excellent contrast and color depth, though the resolution of the McWill screen is definitely sharper and has almost no ghosting. Overall screen quality easily gives the point to the McWill GG, though the GBBC is no slouch, especially for a budget device.

1st place: McWill Game Gear
2nd place: GB Boy Colour
3rd place: LED modded Gameboy Color
4th place: LED modded Game Gear