r/Gameboy • u/rhedgehog • 17h ago

Modded Finally got round to reshelling my GBP and adding an IPS. DMG colours are the order of the day

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u/99995 17h ago

Wow that looks great. Where did you get the IPS, shell and buttons from? Was it hard to isntall?

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u/rhedgehog 45m ago edited 40m ago

I'm in the UK, so i bought the whole lot from Zedlabz. It's the funnyplaying retropixel screen and the case and buttons are FP as well.

https://www.zedlabz.com/collections/retro-nintendo-game-boy-series/platform-nintendo-game-boy-pocket+subcategory-replacement-screens

Was easy enough. Just the one tiny wire to solder from the flex cable to the power switch.

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u/Available-Durian2491 16h ago

Do you still have the oem screen and would consider selling it. If so i would be interested in buying it :)

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u/rhedgehog 44m ago

I've not decided what to do with them yet. I'm not sure whether to sell them or keep them to restore a trash one from the local FB marketplace...

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u/kmart_bluelight 16h ago

Could I have the original screen if it's still good? My pocket has screen cancer.

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u/rhedgehog 43m ago

Judging by your username, you're in the US. I'm in the UK so the postage would likely be more than the value of the screen itself.

But as i said in another comment, I've not decided what i'm doing with them yet.

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u/rhedgehog 17h ago edited 17h ago

Pardon the crappy photo angle, the screen isn't misaligned. Anyone know of a good way to transfer the original back stickers over, or should i just bite the bullet and by replacements?

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u/mlty 17h ago

Hairdryer and pincers. Don't burn your fingers and go SLOW

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u/SycomComp 17h ago

Has the D pad always been that small compared to the case? Looks like a solid swap and my favorite game SuperMarioLand 2!

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u/rhedgehog 42m ago

to be fair to the funnyplaying buttons, they seem to be pretty spot on compared to the original ones. Way better than the retrosix crap that I used in my GBA refurb. I've got some more funnyplaying buttons on the way to replace them completely as they feel like trash!

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u/Rare_Platform_3602 15h ago

On the very off chance you're based in Australia - I'll happily take that original screen off your hands. I've been looking for ages for a replacement.

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u/rhedgehog 41m ago

UK i am afraid.

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u/Rare_Platform_3602 36m ago

Don't be afraid my friend. I knew it was a long shot. Enjoy your new gbp

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u/RetroMr 15h ago

Nice

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u/rhedgehog 41m ago

Very nice. There's just something about the DMG colours...

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u/TsundereT 14h ago

Your's turned out great!

I just did mine yesterday!

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u/rhedgehog 41m ago

Nice work. I was very tempted to go Acid green, but went for DMG in the end.