Bivert Your Game Boy Pocket! 

28 guage = 0.35mm cubed in metric measurements* for those who don't live in Myanmar, Liberia or America.

The way you clearly speak and sound while explaining things is nothing short of amazing, keep up the good work!

Keep up the good work Colin, these videos are great. I'm surprised you don't have more subscribers

Thank you so much for doing this video! I find that your way of doing this is a lot safer (no lifting of pins) than some of the other tutorials online. Also using the other side of the logic board provides for a much cleaner way of diverting the wires.

Excellent video (as is all of the rest as well). I definitely like this approach to the Pocket mod, much better than the other solutions I've looked into. I do think you could have put the bivert under the cart slot like other mods instead of the speaker, but still, excellent guide! Thanks so much for your excellent tutorials, I always enjoy and appreciate watching them multiple times before doing the mod!

Love the videos, great quality shooting and edit!

Whoa....came to watch this video from your backlight install and the subs changed from 52k to 53k. Congrats.

you have great taste in music...that jazz hip hop beat is nice

yes!!! this is amazing I'm so glad you did a pocket version! lol perfect timing because my bivert and back light come in tomorrow!

Great video as always man. Keep up the great work.

Thanks for the tutorial man. I just finished a DMG project. I have another backlight, bivert and clear blue buttons on their way to toss into a pocket next :)

thanks for these tutorials, much appreciated, keep them up!

Thanks Colin, great tutorial as always.

Again, great high quality video!

Awesome videos Colin!

Colin you beautiful man, I've been waiting a while for this.

Muy bueno, ahora estoy esperando que me llegue el chip de Bivert y la retroiluminación de una vez por todas :3

hope you hit 100k subs soon

Hey Colin, great work on the videos! I have the installed the backlight for the gb pocket using your other tutorial video with great results. I was attempting to wire up the biverter but I'm having trouble getting solder to stick to the pads. Do you have any tips you could share here?

Shout out for 3M VHB, the best adhesive ever!

Will this Bivert mode change the shade of the backlight on all colours??, ive got a White, Yellow (or thought the Yellow looks like the Pea Soup Green of a DMG, is this correct??) and Blue back lights, so does this change the shader of these backlights?

To anybody going to attempt this mod: The points shown on the video are easier to solder to, yes, but they also put too much pressure on the screen & backlight so itll look all screwy after you stick it all back together. There's another video on RU-vid that shows some alternate solder points on the other side of the board. They are a pain in the ass to solder to, but they also leave the screen without pressure on it once you're done.

Thank you for the how to video. say any chance of a save state mod or fast forward rewind mod.

Hey Colin. Can I make a video suggestion? You should take an original DMG clear play it loud version and add LEDs to the internals so that when you power it on, it "lights up".

Nice video ! But i suggest using the other solder point for the backlight on the pocket. You screen will do some flickering with some games like pokemon if you don't change that, because the backlight take power at the same resistor that the screen at thoses solder points. Even if it's more complicated to instal, i think that's just a better solution. But thanks you for all the videos you make :) ! Sorry if my english is weird by the way.

Do you think you'll ever do an updated video with the gameboy pocket inverter chip? Kisch-Bent sells one!

You are a BadAss love your work

Look's pretty interesting! Sadly I only have possession of a Thursday Customs chip...

Glad I watched this before buying the backlight kit for my pocket. I really don’t see any difference between the two other than the bivert mod gives the screen a blue tint.

What about a 5v converter? How necessary it when biverting and back lighting?

Love your videos Colin. Have you tried the Kitsch-Bent GB Pocket bivert chip?

Please make a video about changing the gameboy pocket burned polarizer. And finding an original one becausw what they do this they is use a dmg polarizer and it will look like a dmg green screen.

Hey colin, what if the ribbon cable of the GBP screen was tear down? Is it possible to soldering again??

Apperantly I am not all that great at modding small electronics, as I managed to accidentally cut more traces between the cpu and the connector for the ribbon cable... Is there any way to fix those broken traces? I've been trying to solder wires between the points the broken traces connect but its incredibly difficult. I have also tried running solder over the places where the traces are broken and that doesn't work apperantly.

crazy man ! but are you selling any of your mods? hahaha good video keep it up!

This isn't really concerned with the video but I was wondering if you could show how to clean out the PSone (slim one). Thanks. Good video though keep it up.

Love this mod, should do a rechargeable mod as thats easy peasy and nobody ever does a tutorial

Why do i have vertical lines in the background when i play games? Vey faint lines and also on the character when he moves. Wario for instance.

Hi Colin, do you think it'd be possible to repair the contacts of a Nintendo cart (GB/C for example) using either replacement contacts or solder? I've been told the latter should help and if that is the case, would you be willing to make a video about it?

Hi, i buy this pack a couple years a go and save because i dont have the necesary instrument to do it right. Now i do all like this video but my sceeen now show all colors inverted. What i do wrong? Please if you can help me

I can't get the wires to stick to those tiny ports on the back. Even with flux. How did you get your wires to stick to those tiny circuits?

Amazing job Colin, i love your videos and how instructional they are! Out of curiosity, have you ever done, or know of any kind of lighting kit for the NeoGeo Pocket (and/or Pocket Color)? I love that console and its screen is amazing, but the lack of light reaaaaaally hurts :\

Can anybody help me? I've followed the tutorial and rechecked my solder points, polarization film, etc, but no matter what I do, I keep getting negative displays. It's just that one is a gray negative and the other is the traditional black.

Does anyone know of someone who offers installing the backlight and bivert mod into a DMG professionally? I own a beautiful condition Play It Loud transparent clear GameBoy that I would like this kind of enhancement done to. I have some soldering skills myself, but given that this is a transparent GameBoy, I'd like someone to do it that is a real expert not only at this specific mod, but also at soldering in general. The work has to look elegant because it will be at least partially visible through the case at all times.

Thanks for the video, been debating between this and the biverted DMG (playing GB games on a color or GB boy Colour isn't cutting it, even when holding down Left+B when powering on. Would you recommend this or the DMG's end result?

Excellent video as usual Colin. Interesting way to install the bivert module. I've never seen that before. I'm guessing you came up with that method yourself? As for the installation though, I find it better to lift the pins on the cpu, as you don't need to cut any traces, which makes the mod reversable if you ever need to in the future. I originally used the pads on the back side of the motherboard, like you do, but found it quite tedious routing wires around the board, so I solder my wires directly to the pins of the chip and LCD connector. There are also ground and VCC points on the front side of the board too, so you don't need to route any wires around the board. Your installation does look alot neater than mine though.

when cutting the pins, what am I actually cutting?

Cool! We both live in Minnesota! Do you know where I can an AGS-101 in Minnesota for fairly cheap?

How about using 30 gauge wire? Is this much different?

So I successfully got the backlight mod to work last night and when I turned it on this morning it doesn't work anymore

this is great but why at the end looks BLUE! it would be great see on pure BLACK AND WHITE! it is possible on black/white?

Would it be safer, to lay some Kaplan tape around the solder points? Just in case.

Is the sound muffled with the board on top of the speaker? I have a couple boards and backlights on order intended for a DMG and a MGB, but if the sound is affected I may stick with a backlight for the Pocket.

The 28awg wire I got from Amazon must be thicker than the 28awg wire you used because mine barely fits

so.. just backlit game boy pocket is similar to bivert DMG gameboy ?! I am so confused. I would just buy the finished modded one but I don't know which one to get. I don't mind bivert DMG as long as the bivert mod reduces motion-blur.. this bivert mod on gameboy pocket looks so hard to me considering my skill LOL

Is it possible to run color games with this mod?

soldering to the board points like this, and the pins from the cpu and to the ribbon connector are all an absolute pain to solder to!

Awesome! 👍

Can you use 30 awg wire? I installed with 28 but it's causing pressure on the lcd when tightened up and causes bright spots.

Yeah will this fix a black dot dead pixel called screen cancer on gameboy pocket

would it be easier to use just the chip insted of the entire board since the board isn't as much of a short cut as it is in the dmg and without the full board it would maybe be easier to put closer to the source so you dont need to mess with so much wire

How much does this mod affect the batterylife?

i finished this mod and the screen looks good! the only problem is now it's not displaying any gray pixels... is this normal or did i do something wrong?

would both of these mods be compatible with the original Gameboy Pocket the one without the battery indicator?

Does this mod make the speaker more "bassy"?

I know it is weird but what the hell does dmg mean I think it means the og gameboy but idk

+This Does Not Compute hi sir good day!! i bought this gameboy advance sp and it has this weird problem where whenever i charge it the orange light indicating that its charging only last for 1 sec then it disappears. I bought a new charger and a new battery but it doesnt fix the problem. Can you help me about this? i would really appreciate the help

you are best

ahh so you started linking and posting info of stuff in vids huh? i just came from gba bcklight mod vid. thats good, we need to know some of that stuff... if not in the vid, explain in info box.

any news on ps vita

Thank you for providing these tutorials! I just modded my GBP with both the backlight and bivert. Now I'm look at other mods and I ran across the GBAmp (store.kitsch-bent.com/product/gbamp). Is this something you'd consider trying and doing another tutorial video on? I can't find any other videos on it.

Hmm, doesn't look like a huge difference in this case. If I were to trick out a GBP I'd go with just the backlight because I prefer the gray pixels and the contrast is nearly the same, though the original DMG ("brick") looks amazing with a biverter, the contrast pretty much looks doubled in TDNC's video and the pixels look to be a nicer, darker, contrastier blue, so I'd definitely bivert that. I'm almost tempted to buy an old DMG and stick a backlight + biverter in it now (I still have my childhood GB lying around but A) It's a transparent one and B) sentimental value (got it when I was 6), so I'd just buy some less rare colour used somewhere, maybe black or the classic grey).

Pocket? omg that thing is huuuge... :0

That bivert module was meant to be soldered directly to two lifted pins on the LCD connector. This could have been much less messy.

would using Loca glue have any benefits here?

Blue is definitely easier on the eyes than the green-tinted Game Boy Light imo.

btw: how is the battery life with this mod? Much worse?

Hmm. Honestly, I'm pretty disappointed by the result. For me, personally, it's not worth the effort. Thank you so much for your awesome videos. You can see how much work goes into them.

Just made this mod for my GBPocket. Here few additions: 1. Wire. Better to use wire from old headphones. That wire very thin and you will not have problems when you start to assemble all back. Wire from HHLegends doesn't fit for me. 2. DO NOT try to unsolder IC legs from motherboard and do exact as you can see in this video (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-f85v4hqbcJc.html) 1:18.

9,999 views i'll gladly be the 1000 ;)

why did not you buy a gameboy light from japan instead?

You look incredibly like Jeff Kaplan

Could I pay you to do this bivert mod for me?

it doesn’t work, please help

"Things just look clearer" yet I can hardly tell the differences between shades of blue. No bivert is way better IMO.

If you close your eyes, he sounds exactly like Hal Emmerich.

He also needs a big fat greasy burger or a bag of them.

not. really? i used a handy pak in GBC's heyday to deal with lighting problems. the mod is marvelous, but im not much for nostalgia, i kinda lived that stage of my life to the fullest

Are you left handed?

Solder? I barely know 'er!!

WARIO!

A few weeks ago, i was unsuccessful at peeling off the reflective film, due to stupid ribbon cable coming apart. I quickly managed to destroy a perfectly fine Game Boy Pocket. So i decided to try it again....bought another Pocket. Backlight was successful. Then i made the mistake of not fully watching this, to see how ridiculous the Bi-Vert part would be. Well...after about 2 hrs, i successfully tacked down, and soldered everything in to place...turn on...crap...crappity crap crap. Screen was bunky...all full of lines, and electric static. So, once again...i said ok...screw this...Salvaged any parts i could, and then threw the rest away...And once again...destroyed a perfectly fine Game Boy Pocket. But i forgot, i could just re-solder the part of the board i had to cut, in order to put the bi-vert in. That would atleast give me a Game Boy Pocket, with a backlight.....but it was too late. My temper flared, and everything went into the garbage. Lesson is...stick with DMG-01 mods...cause Game Boy Pocket sucks. I HATE CURSIVE AND I HATE ALL OF YOU...IM NEVER COMING BACK TO SCHOOL, NEVER!

bi curious . oh you!

I also think biverting the pocket is pointless

I wonde rwhat nintendo thinks of us modding our concoles...

'Just use a Game Boy Player

Useless. The VCC point on the backplate is not a solder point. Impossible to get the wire to stick.

Sarder?!

meh...

or you just buy a GB Boy Colour