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Questions about putting an lcd on my game boy color (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I found my old gameboy color, and I started playing Pokémon gold on it.

The thing is, the screen sucks. I see there are backlight mods and wanted to know if anyone has experience with this.

I’m not sure if all the displays made for the gameboy color have the same resolution.

I can only buy kits directly from China where I live, but the resolutions are not listed. I’m worried it’s going to distort the original image.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (7 children)

Their site is awesome. I just saw this.

https://funnyplaying.com/products/fpgbc-console

Unless I’m looking at the wrong thing it seems a whole fpga system is just twice the cost of the display. Is that right?

[–] actionjbone 3 points 4 days ago (6 children)

Yes, that basically sums it up.

I haven't handled one of those things myself, but they seem pretty excellent for total Game Boy replacements.

Depending on how much work you want to put in fixing up your old console, it might be worth considering one of those.

For example, you'll want to replace all the OEM capacitors on your old motherboard. Even if the system works now, a modern screen will put a greater strain on the power circuit. So if the 30-year-old capacitors don't get replaced, they could quickly start to fail.

Also, laminated screens need a full shell replacement.

So, including the capacitors, you're talking about around $65 in parts.

If you're comfortable working on small electronics, it makes sense to pay the $65. But if you're not, the $99 becomes more appealing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Yeah, I am leaning towards that as I do not know how to soldier and its only slightly more expensive once you add the shell and stuff. The only downside is the shipping time is pretty long. But I live nearby, so hopefully it will be on the shorter side.

I was looking for a review on it and it was hard to find. I am hoping there are not any big compatibility issues.

[–] actionjbone 0 points 3 days ago

There aren't. I've read up on it, it seems to work really well. And the firmware is upgradable, so they will probably release updates occasionally.

FPGA systems aren't like software emulators. The hardware itself emulates the original circuits, so the cartridges think they're talking to original hardware.

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