/vr/ - Retro Games

>>1237041
get a gb boy colour, it has an all new screen that is backlit. it has some very minor flaws but overall it is excellent.

>>1237047
>aspect ratio

>>1237047
the fucked aspect ratio is the only thing keeping me away

LCDs have to be designed to be backlit, it's not just something that can be tacked onto any LCD screen.

can you do a front light mod on the GBC? I thought you could take the screen from a certain SP and use that

>>1237052
>>1237053
honestly I play mine all the time and it's not even noticeable, you really have to try it yourself, don't just take the word of some fanboy. it's not a big deal.

Hmm, wouldn't it be easier to play GB games on an SP?

>>1237062
Yeah that actually doesnt look too bad where I could I get one that isn't going to rob me of all my shekels

>>1237064
I did a front light mod to an advance once and it looked washed out, not even worth the trouble really.

>>1237069
I got mine from kitsch bent but it looks like they're all sold out, there was a guy on amazon selling them as well but i cannot recall the name of his store.

>>1237075
here's one I found on amazon, yikes!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00B6OA2OI/ref=dp_olp_0?ie=UTF8&condition=all

>>1237047
Now, does this emulate, or does it use actual GBC hardware?

>>1237068
I think you meant sp2.

>>1237080
>>1237075
yeah I saw one on amazon a few months ago for like 30 bucks, I'm a canadafag though so amazon doesnt really work

>>1237068
The normal SP's look like shit and the backlit ones cost nearly $100 unless you live in the US and find one locally

>>1237083
the GBC uses a simple z80 processor with custom firmware by nintendo, the GB boy just uses pirated firmware. the hardware is 'compatible'
i.e. not emulated.

>>1237081
Right, I forgot there was a version that wasn't backlit.
>>1237084
>backlit ones cost nearly $100
Holy crap.

I kinda want to pull apart a GBC or GBA to see what happens.

http://thursdaycustoms.bigcartel.com/product/front-lit-game-boy-color

>>1237425
>frontlit

That isnt what OP asked.

>>1237084
>The normal SP's look like shit and the backlit ones cost nearly $100 unless you live in the US and find one locally

Can someone show me proof of this?
I only recently found out that there are 2 types of SP, myself owning the version that is apparently "shit" though I never had any fault with how it was lit at all.

>>1237483
Proof of the difference between the quality of how the SP's are lit, I mean.

>>1237483

GBB Colour (GBC shape) was discontinued but you can still buy the GBASP-shaped clone with the same screen and specs. Aliexpress or Taobao should have them in stock.

>>1237661
wow.

Has anyone bought one of these kits?

Is it worth the money?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181260767868

>>1240687
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdx8w1Q4EBY

Decide for yourself.

>>1237661
MFW my friend sold me the GBA SP on the left for $25.

It says AGS 001 on mine though not AGS 101. Bright as fuck.

>>1240772
Probably has a replacement shell.

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.

>>1240687
>http://www.ebay.com/itm/181260767868

Wow, $42. I recently bought 3 GBA SP AGS-101 for $65 each including charger and a free game on Ebay.

>>1237047
>>1237062
My nigga. The GB Boy is superior to the GB Colour in almost every way, in my opinion. The only real downside is the D-Pad.

>>1240864
>gameboy boy

>>1240803
You have my SP~

>>1240864
>stretched aspect ratio
>fuzzy, not pixel-perfect image
>screen flickers in some games with heavy scrolling (Pokemon)
>sound chip is severely lacking, pitch is off, tons of effects simply do not work including basic ones like vibrato (Pokemon cries are silent)
>link cable port is only capable of sending information, not receiving, which renders multiplayer unusable
>CPU is clocked slower, so games run slightly slower

Yeah, no. It's a shitty chinese knockoff and it should be treated as such. Literally its only upside is the bright screen. That's it. Everything else about its screen is shitty; it's clearly not built for GBC games. Its compatibility is shit since some major games have issues (like Pokemon). Sound is shit. It's just shit. The 101 SP is far superior. The GB Boy should really only be recommended as a cheap method of having a bright GBC screen if you're really desperate and unable to shell out for a 101.