[ 3 / biz / cgl / ck / diy / fa / ic / jp / lit / sci / vr / vt ] [ index / top / reports ] [ become a patron ] [ status ]
2023-11: Warosu is now out of extended maintenance.

/vr/ - Retro Games

View post   
File: 116 KB, 1024x579, 14894601_1588508994508369_84416301_o_1024x1024.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
4897680 No.4897680 [Reply] [Original]

So I'm itching to buy a modded GBA with a GBA 101 screen to play my old GB/GBC/GBA games on, but I'm not sure if I should buy one on ebay or pay twice as much to get one from retromodding just be be certain I don't wast money on a shoddy one. Does anyone have experience with getting one on ebay? How's the workmanship on it?

>> No.4897704

>>4897680
doesn't paypal insure ebay purchases?

>> No.4897864

>>4897680
there's nothing to it, low failure rate, just uses an adapter cable

>> No.4897965 [DELETED] 

Disgusting faggot.

>> No.4897973

if you want portability, get a psp then

>> No.4898047

>>4897965
Why?

>> No.4898120

>>4897680
My friend bought one from electronic_convenient_4_you on ebay and he did not get chinked. Just get the one from greatest ally. I did the mod myself and I gotta say it would of been easier and cheaper to just buy from the chink.

>> No.4898126
File: 33 KB, 321x445, summer.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
4898126

>>4897680

We know OP. You saw it on MetalJesus™.

>> No.4898130
File: 216 KB, 617x456, fool .png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
4898130

Just get a fucking SP, damn.

>> No.4898137

I bought an orange one from ebay. Seems fine to me.

>> No.4898159

>>4898130
Just
>Cart sticks too far out
get
>shoulder buttons fail
a
>hinge cracks
fucking
>battery stops charging
SP
>hands cramp
damn

>> No.4898182

>>4898130
I have an SP and it's nowhere nearly as comfortable as the original GBA. It also doesn't have a 3.5mm jack for audio lol.

I would jizz if Nintendo released a rechargable GBA with stereo speakers and a backlit screen.

>> No.4898187

Have these AGS-101 mods managed to get the screen using the 2nd brightness setting yet?

That's the only thing stopping me from ditching my SP.

>> No.4898310

>>4898120
Those look good and decently priced.

>>4898126
Actually, I first saw it here. The metal jesus whatever they're pushing on that website costs 500 bucks.

>> No.4898589

OP should just buy his newfag shit and not over think it. Shits not even retro anyways, fuck off back to /v/.

>> No.4898595

>>4898159
maybe we could list the potential risks of the procedure to change out the screen in an original model in this fashion

>> No.4898776

>>4898589
Go back to sleep boomer.

>> No.4898853

>>4898182
there are pretty good mods for all of these things

>>4898187
they've got voltage regulator mods and shit that i believe get it to top brightness now

>> No.4898951

>>4897680
You should be a good goy and buy one from my ebay shop

>> No.4900253

>>4898589
GB and GBC games are retro though, you silly goose.

>> No.4900289

>>4898130
Nah, get a NDS Lite instead. It's the last Nintendo handheld to natively support GBA games and it's great at it. The form factor, the screen and all buttons are way more quality than any single GBA edition.

>> No.4900349

>>4900289
My hands cramped up playing DS Lite too. I couldn't even play any of the GBA F-Zeros on it. Same issues with the original 3DS; it's impossible for me to play through Star Fox 64 3D without bad hand cramps by the time I reach Andross. The original GBA and the original DS, as ugly as it was, had very comfortable shoulder buttons.

>> No.4902039

>>4900253
He's asking about buying a GBA you summerfag.

>> No.4902069

>>4897680
Hey, that's a good Idea and I have an broken 101 that fell apart in my pocket one day.

>> No.4902071 [DELETED] 
File: 174 KB, 670x518, Snap 2018-05-09 at 18.33.22.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
4902071

>>4898126
Does anyone else here really not like MetalJesus? I don't like the Dreamcast guy either. Am I wrong for my instinctive dislike for them?

>> No.4902414

Go for eBay. I just bought one from an eBay bid a week ago for 71 dollars. It doesn't have a brightness setting (kind of annoying at night when it's too bright), but I might just mod that on myself eventually. The one I purchased was in excellent condition and came from my state so it arrived fast. Just be sure to check on the eBay seller's ratings and profile beforehand.

>> No.4902427

>>4897680
NOT RETRO NOT RETRO NOT RETRO NOT RETRO NOT RETRO NOT RETRO NOT RETRO

>> No.4902432 [DELETED] 

>>4902071
IS THAT SOME BONGO

>> No.4902456 [DELETED] 

>>4902071
No, a lot of people here tend to dislike people like MJR and Pat Contri for doing stupid shit like causing common as dirt games to raise up in price.

>> No.4902502

>>4900349
Have you tried a third-party grip? They work really well for cramping.

>> No.4902530

>>4897680
>year of our lord
>wanting to play games on a handheld.
Handhelds were a means to an end. A way to get some game on while on a road trip, or a vacation.

It's 2018. Get a Gameboy Player on a gamecube if you want to play on real carts. Otherwise just emulate that shit.

Guys like you are why we're in a price boom. Buying dumb ass shit like OG GBA's with backlit screens.

>> No.4902535

>>4902530
what a retarded comment

>> No.4902547

>>4902530
I don't understand it either. GBA was emulated 100% even back in its hay day. I remember playing Sonic Advance on some old version of VBA back in... 2003 or so? Nowadays we have mGBA which is even better.

It's a crazy fad for sure. Maybe in another 10 years there will be people claiming that "you never played Half-Life if you didn't experience it on a Win98 machine".

>> No.4902556

>>4902547
People like backlit GBAs because they play the entire GB/C/A library in native resolution, on real hardware, on a backlit screen. It's really not hard to understand. What is hard to understand, however, is why anyone would want to emulate handheld games on a computer.

>> No.4902561

>>4902427
GB and GBC games are retro, cunt.

>> No.4902563

>>4902556
Japanese only games like Mother 3 are probably the only reason to emulate

>> No.4902568

>>4902563
Even then you could play the english patch on a $10 flashcart if you really wanted.

>> No.4902569

>>4902556
>why anyone would want to emulate handheld games on a computer

Because a modern gamepad like DS4 is heaven compared to any GBA/NDS?

And my eyesight is not as great, I'd rather play these games on my 24" screen (integer scaling, no filters). Had a lot of fun replaying Metroid Zero Mission and Fusion this year.

>> No.4902615

>>4902569
But there are hardware based solutions to do just that (Game Boy Player). You can even get adapters to use a DS2 or SNES pad on the gamecube

>> No.4902806

How do I backlight my GBA?

>> No.4902941

>>4897680
>he doesnt just get a psp

>> No.4903780

>>4902806
drill a hole in the back, add a white LED and wire it to the battery.