Ben Heck's Giant Game Boy 

That signal issue with the display cable (at 7:06) was fascinating. I had a look at the original board schematics and can see that the GB drives the display with 5V digital logic (Horizontal sync, two data lines (for 2-bit colour), clock, vertical sync and a ground line). As you say in the video, insulation and shortening of the cable was a good solution to this problem. Adding to this, I was thinking that it might be cool to use this as an example of why solutions like differential signalling might be a good idea when designing systems for transmitting digital signals over (potentially messy) wires in viewer's own projects. Thanks for another awesome episode, I absolutely love the show. I've learned so much from it recently, having watched every episode I can in my spare time. It's become compulsory viewing material for me, so a huge thanks to everyone in the Ben Heck Show team, I'm a big fan. :D

This is probably the coolest BHS show in ages! Loved it.

I haven't been watching the latest episodes, but I like the change of format. Great episode.

make more portable systems non portable

I love it, your channel has been built around making things portable and you actually made something stationary out of something portable. I'm sure there's a word for it but it's not coming to mind.

This one really looked like a fun project. This is the first episode in a while that I actually watched all the way through with no skipping. I'd like to see more ridiculous projects like this. Your console hacks have always been my favorites.

The best finish to a project in a long time. Nice work.

There are a lot of ways that this could be improved to make it more accurate, but the fact that it was even done at all is quite amazing. :D Good on ya, Ben Heck!

This is a fantastic build and a great idea. The screen looks so crisp and beautiful.

That thing is beautiful. So glad you brought it to the MGC this year. It was an honor and a joy to play. Fantastic work as usual Ben.

Great job on this, Mr. Heck! And I

Loved this! I thoroughly enjoy watching you and Karen build things!

I love it when you work with retro game systems. These are the game systems people of my generation grew up with. You should put your videos out on DVD and Blueray. They would sell big time!

This is exactly what I was hoping to see from this project, gj!

your craftsmanship quality is more awesome than the project itself.

This is one of the coolest things I have EVER seen. Great job to all!

Absolutely beautiful! Great work.

I work as an artist in a trophy shop, in fact, that's where I am watching this now, and setting up vinyl and weeding is part of my gig here. Super cool stuff you can do with it and we have lots of toys in the shop, from lasers, sublimators, engravers, and of course, my vinyl cutter. I'm very fortunate and I'll be able to use them all for my Tabletop Mini-Cab raspberry Pi Console project, The Vastendo - Cab King.

A little bit of black mesh over the speaker would have looked great... ^^

I didn't know I needed Ben Heck in my life until now.

Awesome! Wish we could have seen more that a few frames of the mounted gameboy hardware in the back.

This is awesome! It looks perfect. Great job!

If you could do this again with a Game Boy Advance SP that would be pretty sweet!

Who edited this? Why did we see Ben do a summary of the how he intended to make and build the gameboy AFTER we'd seen him do most of it?

This is awesome ! Love watching your channel :D

It amuses me to no end that you're actually making something bigger :D

Hey Benjamin! You should do a consolized version of the gameboy. Take the FPGA software you used in this episode, and "consolize" the gameboy motherboard, by having maybe 15kz RGB, VGA, or maybe hdmi, as outputs. And then you could cut the traces on the board for the controller, and make some kind of gameboy controller, maybe using an NES controller. Seriously, I would KILL for an RGB modded gameboy and you're right there man with VGA out of a real gameboy. So amazing man.

I like how you really worked as a team in this episode👍🏻

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Awesome job! Well done.

This is awesome! Keep up the good work!

Best project you have done to date. They usually look a bit bodg, but this looks perfect.

omg i want to make one! is there a guide for the fpga and wirings needed? please!

I did a backlight and then also a Bivert mod to my DMG gameboy. HUGE improvement. I love this project.

i really like that your team had more onscreen exposure and dialog. i remember when felix first came on, he was always trying to avoid the camera and didn't speak. i like that they are more involved onscreen.

that looks awesome great job Ben like always

I haven't laughed at much on this channel until you brought up the Amiibo stuff. genuinely true stuff, hilarious how people take that so seriously.

Do a giant gameboy color

Holy cow this is AMAZING! hahah Awesome job guys!!!

Great episode!

Awsome build !

Great, I love projects like this! Is there anywhere I could find information about how to get a video signal out of a gameboy like in this build?

This is definitely one of my favorite!

awesome build!

Yep! After so many projects where you take big game systems and make them small and/or portable, now you've taken a small portable game system and made it big! Balance has been restored.

this is so well made and simply interesting to play around with, it would be nice with an option to hook up a controller or arcade pad for sustained play sessions. If I had time, money, skills and the drive you guys have I would definitely do this build myself.

Hey! What about making a giant wrist game? :D By the way, awesome channel, I discovered it a couple of days ago and I'm binge watching it like crazy

I was looking forward to seeing you play more games on it.

This is incredible. My fave BHS yet! Will the Game Boy be available to win like some your other builds?

I love it when you make fun and childish videos, keep up the good work! Video recommendation, portable sega saturn!

Awesome project!

That is awesome! It looks so nice!

That's so cool! The big buttons give it an arcade feel

quick question is it possible to convert an atari 2600 from that grey box that plugs in the cable port on a tv to aux

I'd like to get into designing my own pedals for guitar, any thoughts on where a good place to start would be?

I'm having problems understanding why this guy doesn't have more subscribers, he deserves more.

Great work seriously. The gaps are scaled from the normal Gameboy so bigger it is, easier you can see the flaws. You forgot the batteries to make it portable. 6volt marine battery would have done the job but in 4 days, that's really cool.

Crazy stuff... thumbs up!

This is amazing. The gameboy looks like it runs without a hitch expect for the power missing.

ah man you guys inspire me to build something! I appreciate yall.

Should be in a museum now. This thing is sick.

Awesome project. Turned out amazing. I noticed that you did not include a knob for screen contrast. I recall the Gameboy brick having a knob similar to the volume knob to adjust contrast. Is there a way to adjust the contrast externally or is that all adjusted on the monitor itself? Also, does the giant Gameboy have a backlit screen or is it without like the original? Keep up the good work. Good to see you still being creative with your mods after all these years!

I want that giant gameboy for my room!

Cool! Love the buffy t-shirt 👍

Doooooode, that is killer! :-) I so want that! Hehehe! But seriously though, that definately is a museum piece if you ask me. You guys did a very good job! thumbs up

Did you end up using my Game Boy in that "evolving" scene? Also, if you equip bombs and arrows at the same time, you fire a bomb-arrow when you hit A and B together.

When the Game Boy first came out, they had oversized versions as displays at the store. You had the small one mounted in the display with the giant screen behind it so everyone could see you playing the game.

Wow! Great project! I wish that I had such a big Gameman ;)

I never knew a wanted a giant gameboy but the big buttons being functional instead of requiring an external controller like other similar projects sold me

Really cool idea guys, I would have liked to see more info on the FPGA programming aspect of the build.

"Game Man?" I think everyone's a Game Man for Ben Heck and his projects.

Now we just need giant cartridges!

This is amazing!

Great build, can the great Ben Heck get a usable backlight screen into the Gameboy Color

that awesome, that would be cool to have or be able to build, nice job

So awesome. You rock

what do you do all that stuff do you sell it? i would love you have one of those in my house!

That gameboy came out really nice! It's worth good money!

You guys are amazing!!!!

Good work!

hhahaaha, thats so funny, well done Ben

Oh wow, that is amazing! Really solid build. If you' re thinking of ever getting rid of it; don't auction it off. Wait until summer games done quick and donate it so they can auction it. Everyone wins!

Could you hypothetically set it up so as well as the big old buttons, you could have a sneaky lil slot to push a nes controller into?

what about the link cable?

A LOT of people actually sell cards that replace the amiibo figures, they serve the same purpose as a work around for MUCH cheaper

This is awesome! Karen was so happy too.

Holy...!!! This is one of your best projects ever!!! Keep up!!! Giveaway time ... :)

Why did you need an fpga? I know they are faster etc. But I don't really know what thinking process went into this decision? Couldnt a micro-processor handle the screen?

Magic Wand! Make my Gameboy GROW!!!!!

Beyond awesome

That part about the Amiibos was so funny and true Ben!

Yes. So much yes.

Ben, you're such a bad boy. Soldering without a fume extractor, spraying paint without a mask.

While thinking last night in bed about a new multi-monitor setup I'm working on I got to thinking; what about a multi-monitor laptop? When you open the lid it could perhaps fold out into two or even three screens? Perhaps on a vertical hinge with a latch of some sort? Even spring loaded so it pops out by itself? Or maybe it can function like a sliding door, sliding out sidways? You could also use it with the extra screens closed and use just the one screen, when you want it to be compact? This is perfect for you, master Heck

This is something I would have in my house proudly displayed as soon as people walk in through the front door. All guests will be required to play before I take their coat and offer them a drink.

I so want one of these!

Love the Amiibo rant. LOL!

I was recently modeling GB, GBC and GBA in blender so I still remember those constructions and our todays hero is not mising on detail. Some of them if get wrong will break the whole model. Especially with the very first one console. Following models are featuring less and less details, less parrarels and more curves, those are usually easier to "cheat" wih. So the great "grey" took me nearly 20hrs color and advance about 7 - 9 hrs each, and despite all of that I still enjoyed "his chubbiness" the most ;P

Gameboy,the nostalgia overload !

Hello congratulations, please what is the model of your multimeter?