Gameboy Thread

[Anonymous No.6861552]

Installing an IPS display on one of these bad boys later, so let's get an OG Gameboy thread going.
What's the best of the best when it comes to GB/GBC titles?

[Anonymous No.6861571]

>>6861552
It's hard to get people to mention anything more than just pokemon and tetris. Try out Catrap.

[Anonymous No.6861613]

>>6861571
>It's hard to get people to mention anything more than just pokemon and tetris.
Yeah, I'm looking for some of the more niche titles. I already own Pokemon of course it's Crystal, the one entry that isn't compatible with the OG GB and Tetris is good but available on anything.
In particular I'm eyeing Warioland and Legend of the River King (1 or 2, not sure). Catrap seems interesting, I'll look into it.

[Anonymous No.6861694]

>>6861552
where di you got your kit ? Should I shell $70+ to get one or there is cheaper alternative (IPS still) maybe clones?

[Anonymous No.6861729]

>>6861694
I went with https://handheldlegend.com/collections/game-boy-dmg/products/game-boy-backlight-dmg-ips
I'm planning on installing it later today so we'll see how it goes

[Anonymous No.6861784]

>>6861552
>Installing an IPS display on one of these bad boys later

[Anonymous No.6861813]

>>6861729
yes that fucker is expensive. Looks like there isn't a v3 clone on ali (yet)

[Anonymous No.6861839]

>>6861813
I normally wouldn't spend this much on a retro handheld, but about 35% of the original display's pixel columns were dead and this wasn't much more than a standard front mobo replacement.

[Anonymous No.6861880]

>>6861552
So you'll run a GB for no reason? Why not just emulate if you want to get an emulator tier output? Even an emulator with shaders looks better than a IPS display.

[Anonymous No.6861898]

>>6861784
nice filename, phone poster

[Anonymous No.6861904]

>>6861552
>IPS
don't
https://www.retromodding.com/products/game-boy-backlight

[Anonymous No.6861916]

>>6861784
Why are you like this?

[Anonymous No.6862597]

Avenging Spirit for Gameboy and Chase H.Q. Secret Police for Gameboy Color are two unseen minerals.

[Anonymous No.6862683]

>>6862597
>Avenging Spirit
Looks pretty neat. I thought Geist was an original concept but it seems this game did it a decade earlier.

[Anonymous No.6862909]

>>6862597
I actually owned Avenging Spirit back in the day. It was a really good Game Boy game.

[Anonymous No.6862913]

>>6862597
This game is very cool

[Anonymous No.6862950]

>>6862597
>Chase HQ Secret Police
>you don't play as the KGB

[Anonymous No.6863219]

>>6861916
It's crying out for friendship, that's all. It won't find any here.

[Anonymous No.6863258]

>>6863219
I think it's crying for sucking cocks. Luckily you'll find plenty here.

[Anonymous No.6863349]

>>6863258
I guess you've had an easy time finding cocks to suck here

[Anonymous No.6863704]

picross
bases loaded (or extra bases if that game is too hard for you)
nba jam TE or college slam depending on your flavor
wario land 1 and 2
game and watch gallery 1-3

[Anonymous No.6864375]

Aside from realizing I’ll need to get a new casing if I ever reopen it due to all the cracked pegs, I’m happy with how it turned out.
Just ordered Warioland and Game & Watch Gallery 3 to wear it in, thinking about getting Legend it the River King 1/2 as well.

[Anonymous No.6864687]

>>6861552
Play Gargoyle's Quest 1 and 2 if you have a flashcart for 2. They're really great games even if they're a little short and on the easy side.

[Anonymous No.6865705]

I'm in the middle of fixing my childhood GB that I had intentionally bricked as a kid

Pic is de-yellowing process. I also bought another GB with a broken screen that I will gut to fix this one, I need a speaker and the pin connector (I could just use the entire back motherboard but I want to change as few pieces as possible, matter of fact the shell is better on that one too and doesn't need any deyellowing)

[Anonymous No.6865729]

>>6865705
The one I'm fixing was my dad's and surprisingly it has no yellowing at all, but I'm in a similar boat anyway.
On one hand, it'll be cheaper, easier, and more "authentic" to keep the current shell and just buy a new face plate. However, with how messed up the internal pegs are I can tell that if I ever DO need to open it up again it probably won't close.

[Anonymous No.6865734]

>>6865705
Very nice, I thought sun only was a meme but that looks great.

[Anonymous No.6865736]

>>6865705
This is a wild idea but consider wearing the yellowing look like a badge of honor. I think they fit well with the 80s fax machine aesthetic.

[Anonymous No.6865762]

>>6861552
>What's the best of the best when it comes to GB/GBC titles?
Here's my list after I went through everything. (Original GB only) https://pastebin.com/wT6qTFc0

[Anonymous No.6865768]

Turtles: Fall Of The Foot Clan.

[Anonymous No.6865770]

>>6865705
I thought yellowing was a symptom of sun exposure

[Anonymous No.6865782]

>>6865770
Only if there is a window in between the sun and your object

[Anonymous No.6865794]

>>6865762
wew lad, that's quite a list anon.
Any games in particular you'd recommend? Only official translations, since I'm looking to buy them.

[Anonymous No.6865798]

>>6865762
Why "prototype" version of Gargoyle's Quest II?

Also you should look into more jap titles

[Anonymous No.6865805]

>>6865798
That is from the recent Gigaleak.

[Anonymous No.6865808]

>>6865794
Anything that says (Translated) is unofficial.

[Anonymous No.6865847]

>>6865770
It is, but it's a slow process so if you try to accelerate it you can get the opposite effect

[Anonymous No.6865937]

There's no repair thread so I'll ask here. Is there a good solution to repairing rubber membrane contacts? I googled for a bit and someone recommended Caikote 44, has anyone here tried it? I really want to avoid aftermarket membranes because I hate how they feel compared to OEM.

[Anonymous No.6865951]

>>6865937
I have just always cleaned them with dish soap. Let them dry overnight.

[Anonymous No.6865954]

>>6865937
I had faulty diagonals on my GBA and I fixed it with this:

>clean the graphite contacts, using a piece of paper and/or just soap
>use a pencil (graphite) to draw on the contact and thus refurbish them

After a couple of attempts at the last point I was able to fix it

some people also recommend putting tape on the motherboard, sometimes several layers, in the center of where the rubber membrane goes, in a cross shape (just make sure not to go over the contacts on the mobo), which would compensate for the worn out graphite, but that didn't work for me.

Also you could try to screw the shell harder OR looser, see if it helps

[Anonymous No.6865964]

>>6865705
damn, so this shit does work. Is retrobrighting dead now?

[Anonymous No.6865968]

>>6865964
I think it has its limits, see for instance there is barely a difference between step 3 and step 4 in my picture, so I think I may have hit the limit of what's possible, or perhaps it's just going to take more time

Then again retrobrite also has its limits.

[Anonymous No.6866214]

>>6865770

Yellowing is mainly from exposure to non-incandescent light - i.e. fluorescent light. A lot of retrobrighting uses concentrated UV light to achieve the best results, and thats what the sun provides (in a less concentrated form).

>>6865968

thats good to see those results. did you apply any liquid to it at all? And is this in direct sunlight or is it through window?

[Anonymous No.6866218]

>>6866214
Direct sunlight, no liquid, no window (I believe it would do the contrary)

[Anonymous No.6868042]

>>6865768
turtles 3 is way better