/vr/ - Retro Games

>>3486667
I have done two frontlight mods and it's pretty ace. However, I'm going to try and pick up a GB Boy Colour at some point and see how it compares. The problem with the front light is that the GBC's screen is very low contrast and desaturated, and no amount of illumination can fix that. Even so it's a nice mod and I get a lot more enjoyment out of my GBC with it installed.

Reccomend me some Gameboy Color games. Hard mode: no Mario, Zelda or Pokemon.

>>3225592
One frontlit gameboy color for me (left) and one for my brother (right).

I ended up re-doing the LOCA on the first Gameboy advance. The Osaka 7 formula does ineed cure like a gummy gel and is possible to peel off with a bit of determination and picking, kind of like that clear gluey stuff that's often used to temporarily attach products to their packaging in stores.

No matter how much I fuss I can't seem to completely clean dust off of the textured side of the light kit, unfortunately. I've tried compressed air, lens cleaners with microfiber, and cotton swabs with 91% rubbing alcohol, and something always seems to get left behind. Maybe I'll open them up again if I can find a better way to remove the dust but for now they're at least perfectly useable, even if they're not quite cosmetically perfect.

Overall I'd say this mod is a fair bit harder than the backlit AGB 001 mod, and you need to go into it with the correct expectations (namely, that you are probably going to have to put up with some dust contamination). Even if you can't get it 100% perfect though, I'd still highly recommend it. As long as your careful not to get any air bubbles (which thankfully I was able to) the end result is an infinitely more playable GBC. I ended up playing mine for several hours today and I never once felt like I was straining my eyes to see the action.

I wish I had this mod when I was a kid, because even with the dust it beats the hell out of fighting with a lamp or trying to see past the glare of a worm light. The only time I've ever been able to see a GBC screen this clearly before is when I was sitting directly under the sun.