/vr/ - Retro Games

>>8615209
https://www.game-tech.us/product/gbaconsolizer-full-case-2/

>>8615220
That looks fucking retarded. And anyone can just buy a GBA and gut it in 5 minutes and sell it to these retards for $50 profit.

>>8615239
What are you talking about? This looks awesome!

>>8615247
As an owner of a 3D printer, I think 3D printed stuff like this looks cheap and tacky. People should print in ABS and do the acetone smoothing if they’re going to be selling console shells.

>>8615247
>>8615256
What are you guys taking about? You don't want to pay $500 for something that looks rougher than your mother the morning after a night on the town?

https://www.game-tech.us/product/gbaconsolizer-fully-assembled-on-hand/

>>8615247
This shit looks so fucking tacky, even besides the cringe YTfag branding. 3D printing is terrific, especially for functional parts and such, but using a 3D printer for a case that's purely meant for aesthetics? Just sloppy

>>8615293
>$500

People started buying broken GBAs and motherboards for modding, because it was cheaper than complete consoles and they didn't have to worry about "ruining" a working unit.
Resellers picked up on it and flipped the scale, but never bothered to ask whether it made sense.

>>8615247
Holy fuck I hate that e-celeb faggot so fucking much.
It's not enough that he has to look like an obnoxious faggot in all his thumbnails I scroll past, he has to artificially drive up prices in the retro gaming market every time he makes a stupid video telling the normalfags about a slightly obscure game.
And now hes going to make GBAs expensive because of his trendy bullshit.

Fuck this gay earth.

>>8615312
sadly this is true to an extent across the board as well. I used to buy up broken old vidya consoles, knowing that in almost all instances (at least prior to PS2/GC/XB or so) you can probably get the thing up and running just with some basic soldering skills and electrical know-how. But that ship seems to have sailed, and now even broken consoles on ebay are all listed/bid to high prices, all for something that's a total gamble. Fucking bullshit.

Anyone that installs an SP screen in an original GBA is retarded why not just use the SP

youtube/e celebs have contributed to this fucked up market. i fucking hate youtube so much.

>>8615209
Bout to hit you with the ultimate gamer pro tip OP.
Check "sold items" to find out how much things actually sell for on average. Your listing there is just preying on impulsive man children who don't look past the first result.

>>8615453
"for parts" means means non-working and usually non-repairable in this case. They're probably missing a resistor or two somewhere the size of a grain of sand.

>>8615440
SP does not run on AA batteries, therefor it is inferior to the original.

>>8615440
AGB is much more comfortable to hold.

>>8615209
This is why you should support high taxes on the rich, it's not actually about revenue, it's about reducing the amount of money they can use to ruin life for the rest of us.

>>8615293
>Those fucking layer lines
How? The base configs on an Ender3 will look better than this?

>>8615453
Seriously, how many times do we have to have this conversation? One unsold ebay listing for $5000 does not mean that thing actually costs $5000.

>>8615585
See>>8615471 and it's not just one listing. There are no working agb-001 motherboards under $100 on eBay right now.

Are there any consolizer kits with 240p analogue output instead of HDMI? I have a spare GBA that's essentially unusable because the metal contact pads under the d-pad have been completely worn away. Would be a pretty good candidate for consolization, but I prefer playing low-res stuff on a CRT.

What's the point in a GBA consolizer when the GameCube exists?

>>8615734
Using a good controller going by that SNES port.

>>8615743
There are adapters for that.

>>8615734
because the used hardware market is currently in peak clown world, prices are absolutely insane. I don't even want to know how much a gamecube + gameboy player + startup disc cost nowadays. And then on top of that, normalfags probably want to play on their HDTV, when means needing one of those carby/eon/whatever things as well. And yes, I know GBI exists and is superior to the startup disc, but I'm just making a point here.
If someone is only interested in playing GBA games on their flat screen, needing to buy all the extra gamecube stuff probably isn't worthwhile. Shame that this is the current state of things though.

>>8615297
Jesus Christ

>>8615750
Gameboy players aren't expensive, startup discs are. You don't need the startup disc though.

>>8615826
I know, like I said. But most people are either ignorant or want the "full thing" and thus they want the official disc too. But even discounting that, we're still talking about buying a GBP and GC and then a component/HDMI adapter if a normie wants to use that setup to play GBA games on their HDTV. Oh, and not to mention needing to buy an adapter cable for something like a SNES controller since the GC controller is AIDS for playing gameboy stuff.

Point is all this adds up, so it's not necessarily a more viable solution for people UNLESS they also want or already have gamecube stuff too. But if someone is purely wanting a gameboy solution, that's a lot of extra shit compared to a GBA and an HDMI consolizer kit

I personally have several cubes and all the gameboy player hardware/software etc and use gameboy interface to play in 240p on a CRT. And I would never sacrifice one of my gameboys for this. But I can understand the situation in which someone would go that route.

>>8615247

>>8615421

>>8615987
topkek, this is like the video game equivalent of crypto pump-and-dump discord groups that work together to buy up shitcoins and shill their bags to retards after

>>8615734
because a consolizer isn't emulation. They practically cost the same as a player+disk so you might as well just pick the better one.

>>8615312
Even the resellers are retarded. There's still a gaping hole in this market that they haven't capitalized on yet. I just hope I can exploit until I can't stand it anymore before they catch on.

test

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>>8615220
gbaHD is better

>>8616315
>because a consolizer isn't emulation
Neither is the Gameboy Player.

I think a more interesting idea would be something that plugs into a gameboy players serial port providing digital AV output, as well as a SNES controller port, so that you can use a gameboy player as a standalone consolized unit. And WITHOUT needing to cannibalize GBAs or GBPs

>>8616445
The fact that GBAs have gotten stupid expensive but DSes are still dirt cheap?

What's a consolizer

modding culture is a disease

>>8618683
Rip a working PCB out of a GBA, install it into a custom shell with typical analog and/or digital outputs, thus turning a handheld into a console with perfect 1:1 accuracy.

>>8616003
not really, you can't blame the dude for faggots cranking up costs because a "famous youtuber" talks about something
blame the faggots that get into retro vidya because it hip

>>8616315
Gameboy player is an actual GBA too, plus you don't need the disk at all, in fact it's probably better with the alternative software

>>8618701
My first instinct was to post absolutely_disgusting13.png

But after cracking open a can, I realized this is the reverse of those portable SNES or portable N64 etc projects

Idk seems like a college students wet dream

>>8615293
Holy fuck why not just buy an Analogue Pocket for that price?

>>8619087
Because you don't want to emulate.

>>8615293
what makes it so much better than gbaHD to justify that price, fug

It's a neet little device. Picture is really good with lots of options.
Gba has a lot of good games so the 300 it cost me where worth it.

>>8620096
ur a neet

>>8615209
i remember i used to have an irl buddy who used to launder his drug money via faux-pas vidya/hardware sales
him and a couple other dudes would """"sell"""" various high-price /vr/ games/hardware to one another
in actuality, nothing was ever sold/delivered, it was just a way to legitimize how you ended up with a couple extra grand in ur pocket

with how the retro market has jumped the shark these days, i dont actually doubt there are mouthbreathers out there paying 50 a pop for a gutted GBA
but as for all the meme images from like 10yrs ago of common vidya going for insane prices, i wouldnt doubt a solid half was people just moving money around

I realize that getting electronics and such made as a small hobby business isn't cheap but holy fucking shit at the price they're asking they can get a fucking injection molded case instead of a trashy 3D print, jesus

>>8615256
>don't be retarded that way
>be retarded my way
As an owner of several 3D printers I'm often too ashamed to admit it because so many people associate the term with inexperienced children playing with a new toy

>>8615294
This. I honestly believe these people who are obsessed with 3D printing everything are mentally ill. Especially faggots with an entry level FDM machine that spend hours printing, sanding, coating, etc. It's almost like they don't know other processes exist.

>>8615247
god, I hate that fucking faggot so much

>>8615987
Metal jewsus strikes again

>>8618732
It is when he's selling early access to content specifically because the items in said content are known to jump in price after

>>8620116
A "faux pas" is a serious social blunder: it doesn't mean fake. For example, asking someone how much money they earn or using the wrong spoon at a fancy dinner.

>>8620096
LOOK AT ALL THAT DUST LMAO

>>8615209
because cheap shells and replacement IPS-screens are the latest fad

>>8621331
unpopular opinion, but i think that screen and battery mods are actually cool because you don't depend on stealing your sister's vibrator AAs and being able to just play in bed at night

>>8615987
I hope his fucking house catches fire and he can't claim the insurance money.

>>8621723
all of that is cool but except the battery mo thats fuking gaaay lemme repeat thag gaaaAaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IDk about stealing my Sexy Sister toy batteriesfart............. I take AA Batteries 24/7 even rechargables 1s U jus a fool and a hoe

Why the fuck would you buy this? Arnt there mods that just add A/V out cable to a gba?

>>8620125
that has a ton of soul, but they probably want a ridiculous price for it

>>8620096

>>8620096
>you paided $300 for this

>>8620096
In case your mom hasn't told you lately, you need need to kill yourself

>>8621723
Just use rechargeable AAs and don't modify the console. Also leave home.

>>8615247
He should be crucified next for his sins against the market.

>>8620096
Holy shit you are a cock fucking faggot.

>>8622153
just composhit

Damn there is some hardcore coping going on in this thread.

>>8620096
The most I paid for a console was that price for a XStation and IGR/Multi region PS1

>>8620125
But that’s also a 3D print. Honestly, for $300 I’d want CNC aluminum or something.

>>8623638
Agree it's cringe. But do you even know what your personal definition of "CNC aluminum" is? Are you expecting someone to mill that shit out of a block or something?

>>8623638
Even the "high quality" replacement shells for old consoles going for like 150 bucks each look like shit. Why on earth anyone would spend that much to replace their consoles with tacky see-through cases is beyond me.

If I were dropping cash on console shells I'd definitely want something brushed aluminum. Or god forbid they take those plastic cases and actually make them look identical to the originals for proper replacement parts

Bought a GBA recently, what's the best screen mod to get for it? I'd prefer to get something that doesn't require soldering because I don't even own a soldering iron and don't want the price of this little project to start ballooning.

>>8615293

>>8623830
You wouldn’t need to do a unibody chassis or anything crazy like Apple does. CNC milling two small slabs that screw together wouldn’t be that expensive and would look a hell of a lot better than this 3D printed crap. Yeah, it would require more work, but you’re paying for that level of craftsmanship at that price.

>>8623964
TFT screen mod that uses the DSi bottom screen. Needs soldering though. I live near a tool library that had a soldering iron to borrow. Otherwise, ask friends and family if they have a soldering iron you could borrow?

>>8615239
There are many retards collecting now who have more money than sense, or at least spend as though they do. They probably can't grasp disassembling a GBA, so they buy it with the "work" already done, then buy a consolizer kit, and then send the whole set to somebody so they can pay them to assemble it.

And then they'll go on reddit to brag about their new acquisition.

>>8615209
More zoomer grifting thats why, ebay is pure fucking cancer at this point.

>>8615443
Their zoomer simps are just as culpable.

>>8623964
>I'd prefer to get something that doesn't require soldering
Then I’d recommend just getting a DS lite or RG351