/vr/ - Retro Games

what about sunlight you filthy shut-in

>>5456808
Here sweetiebums

>>5456808
I mean this sweetiebums

>>5456856
this thing has the most unappealing booty though

>>5456863
Nop

>>5456863
I thought the same about your wife, but I still showed her some love.

>>5456856
That thing came out 9 years after the Game Boy was first released. Using it is haram.

>>5456863
>caring about what the back of your handheld looks like

>>5456865
Ha, joke's on you, I'm gay.

Also his booty is 10/10.

>>5456867
>not caring about aesthetics

>>5456864
I have a GBL and this is NOT what it looks like at all. The screen on the thing barely lights up. It makes no difference in bright-ish environments, it's only useful in pitch black.

>>5456872
There's caring about aesthetics and then there's just straight-up autism.

>>5456808
wtf is that?

>>5456865
>>5456867
>>5456873
Fags are wrong here.

I wish you Reddit fags leave.

There's a reason the GBL never saw a release outside japan, you morons.

>>5456863

>>5456918
What reason is that?

>>5456918
Please enlighten us, then.

>>5456867
>>5456880
The best part of playing my Game Boy isn't playing the games, it's showing off its sexy backside to everyone on the bus.

>>5456882
underage litmus test

>>5456808
Back in the day i remember Toys-R-Us having a kiosk with a playable gameboy hooked up to a nice monochrome CRT. Not really sure how the thing output its signal, I guess there was probably like a ribbon cable or something back there soldered onto the mainboard. That thing was pretty cool, it makes me sad that i'll never see one again.

>>5457072
Exactly. They are a pretty valuable collectible too.

>>5456808
The Analogue NT is just as good. No emulation, so no lag, or any other problems.

I use a Game Boy Advance SP.

It looks good enough for me.

>>5457072
If it's any consolation there are video out mods for the Game Boy you can do.

>>5456873
And yet that soft glow is so hauntingly beautiful

>>5456873
>It makes no difference in bright-ish environments
Are you stupid? If you're in a bright environment then you don't need to provide your own light. The light is FOR dark environments.

>>5458289
This, if the lighting is good you just turn the light off.

>>5458289
>>5458524
Just because an environment is bright doesn't mean the screen is lit. The situation in this pic for example, you can see how there's lots of ambient light but the screen is barely visible. Normally a backlight would solve the problem, but in a lighting situation like this the GBL's backlight would be useless, it isn't bright enough to be visible unless there's no other light around it because otherwise it gets drowned out.

Basically the GBL is useful if you're either in intense light or pitch black, but for the "middle of the road" cases it doesn't offer any advantages over a GBP.

>>5458289
>>5458524
Just because an environment is bright doesn't mean the screen is lit. The situation in this pic for example, you can see how there's lots of ambient light but the screen is barely visible. Normally a backlight would solve the problem, but in a lighting situation like this the GBL's backlight would be useless, it isn't bright enough to be visible unless there's no other light around it because otherwise it gets drowned out.

Basically the GBL is useful if you're either in intense light or pitch black, but for the "middle of the road" cases it doesn't offer any advantages over a GBP.

>>5458610
The SP had the same problem even with its backlit screen. It was only with the release of the AGS-101 that shit was universally visible in any scenario.

>>5458610
The GBA is a bad example because being a full-color screen makes it much harder to see without direct lighting. The Game Boy has the advantage of the monochrome contrast making everything more visible with less direct light.

>>5458654
It’s handy like that

>>5456853
this, sunlight is better than anything else I've found for the DMG

>>5458654
>>5459000

This, also trips of truth

My GBL looks fine in tons of lighting scenarios, just rechecked to verify. Not sure what >>5456873 is going on about, I agree the image posted is a little brighter than I typically see, but it's not as bad as they're suggesting.

Maybe GBL screens dim over time? Or maybe this is just a doctored image. I dunno. Either way, I don't have the same experience as that poster.

>>5459060
El panels do just kind of wear out over time.

>>5456918
>>5457032
>>5457034

I would expect they never sold it outside of Japan because it would have produced unnecessary market confusion, or alternatively, because sales weren't that good for the Light given it came out literally six months before the Color and cost the same amount. I don't really know though.

>>5456808
Works the marks.

>>5457813
*deletes your save*

>>5459073
They didn't release it because suffering is the American way.

>>5459073
I’ve modded game boys with lights but there’s just something about the Light itself that is so charming.
I think it’s the electroluminescent panel, that is just an entirely different thing from led lighting

>>5457034

>>5458610
GBA is special. I swear that thing emits anti-light.
GBC is easier to see than the GBA under equal conditions.

>>5456971
lmfao

I see no problem here.

>>5461231
Wow, that looks super nice. Are there people out there that mod these like that. That looks like a super tidy Gameboy too.

>>5461719
>Are there people out there that mod these like that.
Yeah but I did it myself. It's a "washed yellow" backlight and bivert chip from handheldlegends. Also has a glass replacement screen. If you DIY, be sure to use diatomaceous earth to avoid newton rings (google it). The pic related has some junk on the screen, but that's not the diatomaceous earth, the screen was just dirty as I didn't clean it before the pic. The worst part is getting the old backing off, and it's doable but a pain in the ass. It's literally babbies first soldering level mod.

If you're wanting to buy pre modded just look up gameboy bivert on ebay, that usually brings up the listings. If you want a specific backlight color you could probably talk to a modder on there and get one custom made. I also believe they sell these on etsy.

>>5461841
Game Boyardee is currently making great custom order Pockets you can buy lots of extra stuff added onto like a USB port recharable battery or a brightness switch for the backlight.

>>5456863

>>5459074
heh, nothing personal kid.

Thinking about getting an SP screen mod for the advance. I've never done anything like this before. Is it easy to fuck up? I have a broken SP that I'm going to rip the screen out of so I'll only need an adapter ribbon. Are there any issues I should look out for?

>>5464787
Considering you need to be spoon-fed and apparently you have zero experience doing any mods, I advise you to not try the mod, as you WILL fuck it up.

>>5462362
man, why replace good old AAAs with a proprietary thing you can't easily swap out?

>>5464787
Do you have much experience? The main problem with SPs is the hinge, though it's not as bad as on a DS or 3DS, it is a pain to handle. I'd say go slowly and make sure the ribbon is intact, be delicate with it. The ribbon cables are designed to flex, and they aren't going to shatter in your hands or anything, but don't be sloppy.

I also recommend one of those cheap 'phone repair' toolkits, they always come with some good tweezers for (delicately of course) inserting or removing ribbon cables in difficult-to-reach places.

>>5464970
It’s mostly if you want to use it for a lot of flashcart gaming.
Flash carts are power hungry so the AAAs get eaten up far faster than the AAs of any of the pocket’s brothers.

>>5464915
I've watched guides and videos on how to do it I'm just curious if there's any major hiccups that a beginner might encounter.

>>5464974
I have a little experience soldering batteries in and out of cartridges. Other than that no.

>>5465005
oh groovy, heard there was an issue with the first everdrive GB related to this, but didn't know that the batt life was shit.

>>5465205
Knowing any soldering at all is pretty good desu, I did my first mobo swap of an N3DS with less knowledge than that, but also I didn't have to disassemble the top half for that work.

You don't need soldering for a screen swap, do you? Either way, the biggest thing I would imagine is that you'd go too fast, or that you'd be too forceful. I would recommend just watching as many guides as you can, getting the details down, and then follow along with the guides. Don't rush, don't be manic, just take it easy and breezy. Believe in yourself and have a good time with it.

>>5465383
>You don't need soldering for a screen swap, do you? Either way, the biggest thing I would imagine is that you'd go too fast, or that you'd be too forceful. I would recommend just watching as many guides as you can, getting the details down, and then follow along with the guides. Don't rush, don't be manic, just take it easy and breezy. Believe in yourself and have a good time with it.

Also if you get tired, frustrated or angry at any point, walk away and come back to it in a day or so. Being frustrated and rushing kills electronics.

>>5465548
this, so much this, no lesson in life is more valuable than that one I think

>>5465383
The batt power is the issue.
The AAA output is so low the Pocket barely has enough extra voltage to run anything else but itself.
If you don’t install an extra voltage regulator to even a backlight is prone to flickering.
If you also try a flash cart without a regulator the thing will just straight up crash.

>>5461841
>puts literal dirt on screen
>screen is dirty

I have one and I hate it. I more or less rely on the fact that a lot of commercial areas have ridiculously bright lighting
Think grocery stores, certain restaurants, etc.
Generally you would play Gameboy on the go, so if you can find a place to sit down for half an hour, you'll be fine (personally I've worked in places with more industrial lighting so playing Gameboy on breaks wasn't hard at all)

>>5456856
falling for the GB light meme

where do I find a gameboy flash card in europe?

Also will it destroy my gameboy someway? What are the required items to have to not getting cancer from games battery dying? I never want to open a cartridge again

>>5470697
in online-shops.
no.