/vr/ - Retro Games

>>5536796
I don't see a point. I've been a Game Boy enthusiast for over 20 years, and I was into modding and swapping screens back when you could get an AGS-101 on ebay for under 20 bucks. If I want to play a GBC game with a backlight, the GBA SP does exactly that, no modding required. The only reason hipsters are buying into this shit is because they want the convenience of a backlight while still getting le ebin retro hipster nerd cred for toting around a retro Game Boy system.

I especially don't see the point here, because the original LCD screen in the GBC is fucking GORGEOUS when you play it inp proper lighting. Those systems were designed to look good under natural light, and replacing the screens with those backlit chink models is disgraceful. At least if they were modding an origina GBA to have a backlit screen, I would understand because those screens were notoriously shit-looking, even in direct light, plus the horizontal layout makes them way more comfy to play, especially with the shoulder buttons.