Hey all, I’m about to buy this GBA which supposedly has some minor shell issues. If I were to replace the shell myself later, do I need to know what parts were used so the new shell is compatible?
I made a mod that adds Bluetooth and better audio quality to the original GBA. 100% open source!
What you're looking at here is my heavily modded AGS-001. I've gotten into modding this year, taught myself to solder, yada yada yada. This thing is a real ship of Theseus, the only thing that wasn't touched on it was the screen until...
Recently I did a custom GBA for one of my friends as a birthday present, and they sourced the motherboard from a local facebook marketplace deal (side note: they got a sick deal on it, $30 because they didn't know if it was working and didn't have a charger for it). Anyway, it turns out it was an AGS-101, so when I replaced that screen with an IPS, he let me keep the AGS-101.
I was planning on putting it into this puppy, but obviously when I powered it on it didn't work. I didn't realize that I couldn't just drop in an AGS-101 screen into this board.
So following some guides like this one, I found out that the issue was that the AGS-101 screen required a higher voltage, and many people like using 12V when doing mods like these. So I devised a plan:
The result of all of that is pictured above. It seems like the colors are inverted. I've tried messing with the contrast potentiometer, which has had some effect on the contrast and saturation, but the colors are still inverted I think (not 100% sure how saturation, contrast work but I know the colors aren't right lol)
I've been using my multimeter to see if any of this went wrong, but as far as I can tell, I did everything as I intended to.
Has anyone seen this before? Is anyone aware of a fix?
i thought this motherboard was good but testing it, it doesn't charge, it doesn't even show the orange light for one second, i know the charger it's working, the console doesn't charge the battery however the console turns on
I've done a few mods now, but this is my first SP mod. My neighbor gifted me some great GBA games to do a custom mod for his childhood Game Boy. He picked out the buttons and the UV printed Funnyplaying shell. Added the M2 screen, USB-C mod, upgraded battery, audio amp, and new speaker.
When I first installed the audio amp, I accidentally bridged two pins and popped the F2 fuse. I initially thought I had completely killed the motherboard, but after a lot of diagnosis I was able to figure it out. The fuse finally arrived today and after replacing everything works perfectly!
It was definitely my most difficult mod so far, but it was very satisfying to complete. Hopefully my neighbor likes it!
Just asking before I explode my console
Also the battery is a really tight fit and idk if it’s supposed to be
I did the funnyplaying IPS MAX kit with this red scheme and my god it’s gorgeous
Fire emblem and Metroid look amazing omg
Got this gba for $20 I was thinking it was too good to be true seller said he didn’t open it but saw some corrosion it did look minor at first but when I opened the console I realized I got what I paid for 😭 I know he didn’t open it because all the screws were crumbling with the slightest turn🫣 at least it was fun opening this up 🥲
Hello. I recently finished modding my GBA a few days ago, however it has this constant humming noise that gets louder the more I turn the consoles brightness up. Does anyone know how I can fix this? Id apreciate any help. Thanks
A few years ago, my gba had that problem in which that sound wouldn’t work, only when I pressed the center of the gba. A few days ago I checked it again and it wouldn’t work anymore with this method. Tried testing with a new speaker, cleaned the contacts, tried approaching it with the console open and nothing worked. Not sure if the problem is the circuit. I took a photo of it while working on reshelling.
Had my brother paint some artwork on the shell of a GBA I modded with Funny Playing's GBA ITA TFT and tactile buttons. I know OOT is not a GB game but I couldn't resist putting Navi as the power light.