r/gameboymods

Hey guys. As the title says, I’m looking for reproduction shells for the lime green GBA SP - I have a very beaten up silver SP to bring back to life, and this colour is the apple of my eye, so I would love to be able to find a shell to use. My handheld collection tends to be yellow and lime green, so when I saw this I knew it had to join in, but to buy a new original in this colour is too expensive for me. I’ve attached some screenshots of the SP colour (some from this sub, thanks!). I am also in the UK for reference.

I have a laminate M2 IPS mod installed on my Game Boy advance SP. However the OSD menu at random times continues to pop up and change settings on my unit. I’ve opened it up and looked at the instructions, but everything seems to check out and there’s no issues with the brightness button or the wire soldered to the spot. The instructions show that it should be. Please see attached photos for more info. Apologies it is upside down based on how I had the unit.

Does anyone have any idea what could be causing this? It doesn’t seem like a brightness button issue due to everything being as it should per the instructions and I am fresh out of ideas. I do not know of any other button combinations that can bring up the OSD menu for this MOD kit. If there is please tell me so I can just solder the brightness button and use the other SP buttons instead.

I've officially completed the next version of my Game Boy Enhance mod, the AGBM-11!

You might have seen my previous post about the AGBM-01, the circuit-level recreation of the Game Boy Advance. The aim of the project is to modernize the electronics (but retain the original CPU) to better handle the increased power draw by modern screen kits. The AGBM-01 and -11 are both generally more efficient and produce crystal clear audio.

I won't spend time rehashing all of the upgrades I've made, you can check that out in the main repository here, but this version (AGBM-11) utilizes a lithium-ion battery! The shell cuts and especially the shell polishing (this shell used to be frosted clear, not "mirror" clear) came out really great, and I'm just really happy with how it all turned out!

Reminder: the project is open-source, so you can try making one for yourself too :)

Just bought my first sp and i’m wondering if this gap while it’s closed is normal or just because of hinge issues.

Hi everyone,

I bought a GBA SP with a damaged power button and when removing it to solder the replacement I managed to knock out the r48 resistor like an ogre 🥲 luckily I could salvage it from my soldering mat (thank god it's blue lol). I fear I may have scrapped off one of the pads, but I'm a noob in the soldering department, so I'm here to listen to you guys.

Attached are pictures I took from my microscope. The only difference is I rotated it on the Y axis (I have no idea which side is up...)

Any support is appreciated!

Cheers!

I installed the V2 button kit and ita from funnyplaying yesterday and for a while the lights weren’t working but the game carts were. I left it alone and planned to come back to it later but the next time I turned the console on everything worked great! Now fast forward to today and the led kit isn’t turning on and my carts aren’t loading passed the gameboy nintendo screen. After that it just goes white.

This Is my first ever modded GBA. Its the Highspeedido V2 IPS Kit with pre cut case.

I had a really Hard Time putting It together TBH, fully assembled It AND disassembled It twice to try to make It Fit but I just couldnt make It Fit 100%. Since the mother board to the front shell part I felt It just didn't Fit as well It fits the OG Shell, whenever It fitted when you had to correct or adjust It was kinda Hard to take the Motherboard off, specially on the R button part. However I closed.it and It works well however Im concerned it might be too tight. The D Pad doesnt feel that right. I'm also concerned about that space on top AND also that space between the Cartridge AND the Shell. I have the USB C recheargable battery mod on its way from China & by then I will Open It again But until then Am I safe playing like this? Which are the risks of leaving It as It Is right now?

Here's a new work in progress for an upcoming collaboration project. Will share the finished piece when I can!

Took my old GBA and switched out the shell and replaced the screens. Purchased the kit from Speedtechwedo on eBay. Watched a few different videos online before I started. Hadn’t soldered in like forever so that was the most stress. Spent more time than I’d like to admit on Friday doing it but I’m so happy the way it came out.

It has a 10 Level Brightness V2 IPS Backlight LCD and LOZ shell.

The original had some sort of glue or adhesive under the screw pads on the top shell, so was wondering if it’s required or if the pads stick in place on their own?

If adhesive is generally the route people do go, any recommendations would be helpful as well 🙏

Do I need a new one or is there something I can do to fix it.