Building a Modded GameBoy from Scratch!

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@TheRetroFuture 6 лет назад

Feel free to skip to 4:40 to get straight into it!

@kisame_5331 6 лет назад

Hellnaw

@onetouchheroyt731 5 лет назад

@sookFB 5 лет назад

Ok thanks

@TotallyNotDoggo 5 лет назад

The Retro Future hey I know I’m late and you probably won’t read this but is there any reliable and affordable place to buy refurbished gameboys? I’d like to get two one for modding

@OwMyHead 5 лет назад

he'll yeah

@tk421dr 6 лет назад

thank you for letting us smell the isopropyl alcohol!

@KyleRVeenstra 6 лет назад

I’ve seen your profile picture somewhere before...

@zerocks88 6 лет назад

yeah thanks, my mum doesn't let me drink that stuff any more so I'm glad i got a taste of it somewhere thanks colin or whatever your name is clint ? lachlan ? idk good night

@shenaniganstuff Год назад

@@zerocks88 his name is Elliot 💀

@dimnimrod2978 8 месяцев назад

Loved how he wrapped up the whole build with the closing statement "Now you can play late in the dark."

@chrisakaschulbus4903 4 года назад

i always love the idea of something being entirely build out of spare parts... it adds something very unique to the end product ^^

@SparksNZeros 6 лет назад

I think it's always healthy to keep the derpy moments in, people need to know that much as these mods can have really beautiful results, they aren't without error most of the time :D

@Base_Prime 6 лет назад

Me: Okay, it’s 2am, time for sleep. RU-vid: The Retro Future has uploaded a new video. Also me: Well, who needs sleep!

@Espingify 6 лет назад

baseball7hamburger Noob, i'm watching this at 3:50 AM lol

@ashleyhempstead9587 5 лет назад

@@Espingify yo dudes 3.14 am for me

@dkparkie 5 лет назад

YO dudes 11:11 pm for me

@Cosm1cStardust 5 лет назад

5 AMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH IJMJHBVKDJBKJCVNKJFDVN DYING

@imjusthereexistingithink 4 года назад

An entire year later and here I am at 1 in the morning finding myself in a similar predicament 😂

@williamsrhyn 6 лет назад

Very disappointed with this video, was expecting him to drill for oil, create plastic from it, mould the shape of the housing with it, mine for copper, use raw materials to make the motherboard and the chips etc, all this cowboy does it use pre-existing materials from China.. jeeze clickbait much!.

@braykbeat 6 лет назад

wheres your backlight attempt?

@JasperJanssen 6 лет назад

Rwilliams drill for oil? Start with raising the dinosaurs to turn into the oil, ffs!

@johnnydavenport7 6 лет назад

This isn’t Minecraft I think he needs a crafting table first

@minxmerkin 6 лет назад

yes, very sad to see he didn't take the time to do this video right and invent the universe...

@devintucker7181 5 лет назад

couldn't you tell from thumb nail that this is CLEARLY not the case

@raamfanraamfan846 6 лет назад

Its a better video with the mistakes as we can all relate to that,good vid

@tentative_flora2690 6 лет назад

I love the idea of modchips. You drop this circuit on the board of another device to expand or alter it's function somehow.

@SharkyMoto 6 лет назад

if you'd take a little more time aligning stuff, it would be easier for you to solder the stuff in place. also its a good idea to remove as much of the old solder from the un-used pads underneath anyways plus it would fit much nicer, making for a way more solid job :)

@yorgle 6 лет назад

I put a nice red backlight on my DMG, and i gotta say... removing the LCD reflective backing from the LCD glass is one of the most harrowing things i've done in a long time... the fear of A) tearing the ribbon B) shattering the glass C) damaging the ribbon's connection or D) cutting myself even if i've done it all right.. are HUGE. Dang.

@viperbiter9344 4 года назад

9:28 on the top right of the thing that’s holding the screen you can see the smash bro’s logo

@fleximay3508 4 года назад

viper biter that’s the table lmao

@redssign 4 года назад

fighter pack 8 has been confirmed to have 5 fire emblem characters and the gameboy

@Coolcreeper-pz5iq 4 года назад

True

@Nixie-Nix 5 лет назад

Elliot, I just wanted to let you know, you're my inspiration. I began watching your videos quite a while back because the idea of someone cleaning and fixing old consoles intrigued me, and since I began watching your videos all that time ago I've been obsessed with it! Your videos have encouraged me to begin looking into old and dirty consoles to fix, renew, and modify them, and just getting to invest myself into something so unique and rewarding has really pulled me out of a very lengthy depression I've been dealing with. Your videos have sparked a love of old game consoles inside of me, and I can't thank you enough for encouraging me to go out and do something with what I have. Your videos are the best, thanks so much for making them and sharing them with us. I'm your biggest fan

@pkbreeze08 6 лет назад

As wonderful as this is, I can't unsee that the screen is wonky :(

@mini-_ 6 лет назад

Thanks, now I can't unsee it either!!! D:

@Pandan3D 6 лет назад

i pray he fixes it so we can get sleep again

@tommythicc2719 6 лет назад

Aaaaaaaaaaaahh

@verylongchannelhandle 5 лет назад

eew

@pajaco6502 6 лет назад

Man my heart stopped when you bent up that screen connector. Interesting video though really liked it :)

@cestusfr 6 лет назад

i commend you for being so organized! i love your work setup. People Don't realize how important it is.

@overlyobsolete2797 6 лет назад

It's commend, not command.

@cestusfr 6 лет назад

sorry my french took over (｡-_-｡)

@TheRetroFuture 6 лет назад

Thanks!

@overlyobsolete2797 6 лет назад

@@cestusfr It's fine man, just wanted to correct you.

@SavvySquatch 6 лет назад

Loved it Elliot. I encourage you to continue to be creative and do stuff like this and share it with your viewers. Great job.

@RetroRexzi 6 лет назад

You got really lucky with removing that back polarizer, looks great man

@alecvaldez5925 4 года назад

You should totally do basic tutorials of like taking stuff apart and putting it together or replacing parts of various tech so people at home can do this same stuff cause its super cool!

@mtubr 5 лет назад

I like when you keep the messed up parts of repairing these. (14:20) . When we try to repair, we will try not to force or at least be a little more careful thinking that might happen.

@austinwilburn1772 3 года назад

I would love to see many more of these. To be honest, if I had all those parts, I don't think I could stop myself from not building models and most likely selling them.

@Unsungh3ro_88 5 лет назад

Do you have protection? *grabs handfull of gameboy rubbers* 😂😂

@animeking1357 2 года назад

My heart sank when he hit the ribbon cable. Glad it wasn't damaged.

@Khyree_Holmes 4 года назад

Okay! so it's a Backlight Mod.... 14:18 - OH, NO! he broke it!

@datoneguy825 6 лет назад

Great video and like the fact you didn't edit the ribbon cable mishap out. Sometimes things don't work out but it's how you deal with it makes the difference.

@RRBchannel 6 лет назад

I like how organised you have all your stuff!

@hugobell1888 4 года назад

your welcome! I really enjoyed watching subtitle. Such initiative!

@popcornbucket5537 4 года назад

7:42 the day deaf thought he was summoning a demon

@MidoseitoAkage 4 года назад

That's some good box of pieces. That show how you are truly a gameboy magician.

@ChrisMX9 6 лет назад

This game boy looks awesome ! I didn't thought the white / red / black would work together but it does and really looks good !

@mizchiff 6 лет назад

Birds-eye view is awesome. Thank you for another great video

@Meechree 6 лет назад

Well done, man! Looks great. I can't believe the ribbon cable holder popped up, I've never seen that before. Glad it still worked! I also really liked the black shield- it's subtle, but really nice.

@jackyfox 6 лет назад

Great work, mate! Keep going on this way

@NavajoNinja 5 лет назад

*"O Sugar!" Haha, never heard that. 😂*

@scribble71891 4 года назад

Yeah because honey, ice, and tea usually follows.

@BlackKraya 5 лет назад

Great video Elliot. I just tried my own bivert mod today and messed it up at one point. Thankfully not too costly of a mistake, but seeing your board almost give out on you made me feel a bit better, haha.

@brianhurt116 4 года назад

First video I have seen from you, instant Subscribe. Thank you so much for your in-depth verbal and visual explanation. Can't wait to get my hands on some parts and get into some mischief.

@matthewLkidder 3 года назад

Dang Elliot has a multiple drawers of rubbers, what a gameboy player.

@chelseabaker6272 4 года назад

The intro never gets old

@jjgarnham 6 лет назад

This brilliant video was perfect timing. I managed to finally buy a game boy on eBay today which I hope to backlight and bivert just like this. Thanks Elliot.

@tenchuu007 5 лет назад

This was great, it would be cool if you did a regular update of the potential custom mods released for different systems, maybe quarterly.

@johngassmann9581 5 лет назад

Nice choice on the white buttons. Looks very cool.

@lukesteel3060 4 года назад

First time seeing your channel, as a 30 year old child, this excites me! Iv still got all my childhood consoles, saga, n64, snes, gameboys! Im going to look into upgrading my gameboy colour! What would u suggest? For a better gaming experience and a clearer picture?

@mbonifaczuk 6 лет назад

Very nice job! This is very inspiring. Your content is one of my favorites in this topic. And, what is worth adding, watching these repairs and renovations is very relaxing ;) Greetings from Poland!

@raemagillam4369 6 лет назад

I’m never gonna do this, it’s just really interesting and fun to watch

@MegaManNeo 6 лет назад

Until I saw that backlight on the DMG my thoughts were _just put an AGS-101 screen in there._ But really, that looks fantastic! Thumbs up.

@overlyobsolete2797 6 лет назад

How would you put an AGS101 screen in there? You would need an adapter ribbon cable that would have to be made from scratch and produced in China, costing thousands of dollars.

@olybib1980 6 лет назад

Are we just not going to bring up the drawer with light saber buttons?

@sanulsomfan1 6 лет назад

I was thinking the same thing... Refurbish a lightsaber! careful when checking if it works... ;)

@DBrown5150 4 года назад

@RetroGamer7200 3 года назад

Where?

@albertocastillogutierrez3839 4 года назад

Thinking quickly, Dave constructs a homemade megaphone using only some string, a squirrel, and a megaphone. Hahaha, jokes aside it's a nice build.

@Sayajiin2 6 лет назад

Great video sir!! Loved it! Nice mod too 😁

@TheRetroFuture 6 лет назад

Thanks!

@johnconnor6735 4 года назад

Hey I just wanted to tell you that the gameboy that has yellowed because of age, you can get the shell and soak it in hydrogen peroxide inside of a transparent sealed container and let the whole thing in the sun light for a day or more. The hydrogen peroxide and the uv light from the sun rays will restore the plastic to it's original color. Be aware that this process may erase any graphics that are on the plastic.

@Vamptonius 3 года назад

That was some terrifying soldering. I thought you were going to straighten those pins first for a better fit.

@mirteb.1788 4 года назад

Thank god I am not the only one who's solder ends look that bad, not an insult

@minusmoon6514 6 лет назад

I love these fun little projects! Great work, it turned out awesome

@dtr5600 6 лет назад

You should make a rechargeble batery for it ;)

@kbhasi 6 лет назад

I imagine what you're imagining will cause some case damage, so an aftermarket rear shell would be needed, unless you mean to just use regular Ni-Mh AA cells. As they're Ni-Mh, they'd have to be fully discharged before charging.

@contrivational7470 6 лет назад

Whats the point when you can buy energizer recharge NIMH AA batteries?

@ShinryuZensen 6 лет назад

Kaleb Gullan: It would be nicer to install just the recharge circuit to recharge those energizer batteries directly on the GB.

@dtr5600 6 лет назад

In my apinion it is ok to trim case plastiks...

@ShinryuZensen 6 лет назад

I would try to not trim the case unless i have other original gameboys. You won't know if you would want to restore the product to its original setup in the future.

@fegrey4776 5 лет назад

Thank you for explaining what the mod does.

@ratykat 6 лет назад

"Thanks for watching subtitle" - Subtitle dude you got a shout out ;)

@MittensTSLB 6 лет назад

Flour, spice and everything retro that's the recepie for a sick Gameboy

@atdynax 3 года назад

First time I heard red being a bright color.

@kristashepley4536 6 лет назад

That red housing is just gorgeous

@j.d.whitten5939 5 лет назад

Fun to watch I also built my own gameboy advance from spare parts.

@AceGaimz 6 лет назад

Elliot: Smell this, guys! Me: *inhales*

@Bagelbruh 5 лет назад

Are we all just going to ignore the smash ball in the top right corner? 9:30

@naln1thevampire 5 лет назад

That was the plan, until *you* had to go and point it out

@froschcrzhs9564 5 лет назад

haha

@DolzzDesign 3 года назад

I wasn't expecting a chem rag to the dome

@misterhamez 6 лет назад

I have no intention of actually doing this mod but I still enjoyed watching this video

@gryffin20 6 лет назад

Great video! Love the new top down view

@RHDrumLessons 6 лет назад

Always love your stuff dude, this video is no exception. Laughed out loud at the overly enthusiastic hand movements at 7:42

@DreamDaddie 6 лет назад

looks great, dude. trippy that it was done with only spare parts you had

@TeamGunman 6 лет назад

Man that screen connector is a boss

@RRichO 5 лет назад

Great video and very interesting. Definitely subscribing. Keep up the good work

@midnightmooncrazyness1920 5 лет назад

Awesome might try it one day thanks I like the gameboy & switch you get good games on them both.

@SKilledGamer-hp4gi 5 лет назад

Wow you just gave me an idea what’s broken in my gameboy thanks 🙏

@adampullar4440 6 лет назад

Enjoyed the top down!

@gieweh1136 5 лет назад

Gameboy Sheilds ? hehe its not a typo if you wrote it by hand :D

@KentRoads 4 года назад

It's a good idea to solder over the wires P:

@kokesrodriguez624 4 года назад

Man where was this when I was a child I would have done anything to have a light so I could play any time lol

@babyfactory587 2 года назад

that yellow green is bad lol Thanks for all, I'm like should i build my son a gameboy sounds like a fun project

@prikler_yuki 5 лет назад

Looks awesome.

@KlaroNebulous 5 лет назад

Wow really really cool dude!

@PsoBBftw 6 лет назад

Best vid I've seen of yours, great job

@LangersVW 4 года назад

Awesome job fella funny enough I’m just about to backlight my play it loud DMG 👍🏻 some great advise 😘

@Wi-Fi-El 4 года назад

I am not an electronics expert, so I probably can't build a Gameboy, but I really want a modded GBA. I had a silver-blue flip open handheld when I was a kid, and I want a really good one for the nostalgic games lol. I'd love to find a clear case so I could see the electronics inside

@bluntsweatandbeers 5 лет назад

Physical hand was pretty & strong! I don't think this is something we sponsor. Very cool hobby next few years and then solo artists will have fun on a career of niches

@bosoyuki4895 4 года назад

I’m dying the game your testing is the same game I use to test my games lol

@sjm4306 6 лет назад

... Elliot sneaks up behind you in a dark alley ... "Smell this!" ... thrusts a cloth soaked in isopropyl alcohol over your face ............. you black out only to find all your gameboys gone!!!

@burhanuddinhaider 2 года назад

13:02 this is the fun part, fill up the holes

@drdoomdogg9530 4 года назад

2 minutes in, and im jealous af of your parts collection

@Professor692 5 лет назад

i was hoping you were going to add a white back as the battery cover bc i thought that would look good to match the buttons but still looked good!

@alexishoyos4588 6 лет назад

Great video, but next time I would suggest you use some flux, it makes soldering way easier and makes it look a lot cleaner, especially since you want your solder joints to be good; the cleaner it looks, the more likely of a chance that you did a good job.

@Corialtavi 4 года назад

I screwed up on taking the foil off the LCD back. A lot harder than it looks. Considering now just using the case for a Raspberry Pi zero instead

@glaciiz 5 лет назад

Nice video. I want to make my own gameboy now.

@thelittlemellow 5 лет назад

CALL IT THE GAMEBOY RETRO!!!!!

@kidturbo9331 6 лет назад

Sweet thinking of doing this now

@dlandry318 6 лет назад

Love this style of video! Great stuff!

@nmills87 6 лет назад

Awesome, more of these please!

@listahul2944 4 года назад

How long does the battery last with the backlight?

@JimboMidge 6 лет назад

Great video! I'm in the process of doing this myself, but my DMG seems to have some epoxy or something over the pins I have to lift for the bivert mod. I'm not sure what to do about that.