RetroGaming @lemmy.world BitterSweet @discuss.tchncs.de 1 yr. ago

GBC Aquired, Time to Mod

I don have a large budget so it will take me a while todo much. I don’t have my soldering iron back yet either.

What should be my order of action here? Should I start with battery or backlight? I also have pokemon blue on the way.

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$80???? 🫠

I'm not in the retrogaming scene, is that normal for a GBC?
- About average, I mainly wanted to purchase from a local shop though to support business. It’s a common date night spot for my gf an I bc they have a small collection of cabinets and pinball machines to play at the shop too.
  
  We are long past the days of getting them for near nothing so at least supporting a local shop is good. Still crazy these go for so much now, but still cheaper than when they were new!
- Unfortunately it is! It’s become an expensive scene.
- $80 is definitely a high price. If you buy a GBC from eBay or Craigslists etc on any given day I’d expect to pay around $80.
  
  However, if you’re monitoring market places like Facebook or Reddit, you’ll come across them for like $30-40 by people who just want to get rid of them. It might take a few days of waiting to come across one but it happens regularly you just have to be quick and have multiple payment options ready.
  
  I’ve bought a few GB-GBAs recently and I’ve never paid more than $45 for one. I probably average $30 or $35 because I buy multiples.
  
  If you live in a metropolitan area. In countryside it will take mych more time.
- I got one cheaper on eBay, but it was broken "for parts" that I knew how to fix it cheaply, so really just how much you really, really want one
Grab a Flash Cart so you don't have to pay outrageous used game prices, and find some kind of high capacity battery mod because I use a flash cart on my GBA and it drains quick even with replacement battery.
- Omfg thank you! I was hesitant to buy anymore games bc of the price, any brand in particular I should go for?
  
  edit: how tf do I figure out what cart to get
  
  I got the everdrive. It's really neat.
  
  Everdrive fo sho.
  
  I got the EZ Flash for GBA which works fine, was cheaper. Idk if there's a GBC variant but worth a look.
I would do the screen first, it will improve the gameplay experience a ton.
- Alright, where would I buy a kit from todo so? I’ve been looking here: retrogamerepairshop unsure if this is priced well or not or even where to look.
  
  I bought my GBA screen from https://funnyplaying.com/, they also have an AliExpress store
Hell yeah! The cheapest thing you could do while waiting for parts, I think, is clean it up, like removing and de-gunking that sticker.
- Alright, just a cotton swab with alcohol should be plenty
  
  Oh, and definitely make sure the battery contacts aren't corroded/had leaky batteries, though if you're gonna swap it for a rechargeable one, it may not matter?
You got the best colour, too!
I didn’t know there were mods for these. I have one in a drawer. What can be done to them?
- This: https://youtu.be/yqnrEpcaans
  
  Here is an alternative Piped link(s): https://piped.video/yqnrEpcaans
  
  Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
  
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Sorry, but I fail to understand why you would not just buy a RG35xx of something similar? The purple transparent RG35xx looks so much like this GBC. But with a much better display, battery, you can play everything from NES to PSX on it, etc.. Not to mention that is much cheaper! I like retro gaming, but I guess I'm not a purist like some. I prefer to play my retro games with the luxury of savestates and a better display.

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