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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] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I actually end up using my FPGBC more than my backlight-modded GBC these days, it’s just nice to not have to worry about maintaining ~30yr old circuit components lol

Definitely check out makho’s firmware repo https://github.com/makhowastaken/GWGBC_FW and docs if you go this route, using these I get perfect compatibility with all authentic game cartridges (flash carts can be a little iffy, but the point of this device is to play original carts, so imo not a big deal, but worth stating).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I would need to use a flashcart. I live in a region where it could be difficult to get original games due to it being a poor country.

I recently saw a dmg model for sale around here really cheap since the screen doesn’t work. I might try to just do a dmg mod instead. I’m not sure if there are really any gameboy color games that I am wanting to play in particular.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Solid plan - since the DMG runs off 6v instead of 3v it’s a better backlight platform anyway if you’re not doing a battery mod (less need to worry about power regulation/battery life).

And DMG kits usually just replace the whole display daughter board, so dead easy install, comparatively.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I was surprised when I saw how simple the upgrade seemed to be. It is also a bit cheaper. I guess it’s because it’s not color display.