Building the Ultimate Gameboy Advance

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Today Join me, on the first step of my quest to create the Ultimate Nintendo Game Boy Advance.
🟣 In today's video, I'll be replacing the screen on the original GBA with a much brighter and colour rich IPS CleanScreen mod as well as changing the colour scheme with a new crystal clear shell which I bought, via eBay UK from a company called RetroSix.
🟣 Additionally, I'll be adding a new pink screen lens and an full replacement clear pink button kit, with both of these being bought, again on eBay UK from a seller called Cool Spot Gaming (CSG-Retro).
🟣 I'll then give it a little test with one of my favourite GBA games "Pokémon Emerald".
🔵 Don't forget to let me know in the comments, any recommendations you have for future GBA mods I should lookout/attempt. As well as your favourite games that I need to check out.
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🟢 Please do not take this video as a tutorial / advice. I'm not an expert, this is just my hobby :)
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@brian-nr5mo 3 месяца назад

My entire body withered up, crumbled, and blew away on the wind when I heard "a surprise find from a local antique store"

@brianstuntman4368 3 месяца назад

When the games/systems you grew up with are considered 'retro' or 'vintage', so are you!

@akawhut 3 месяца назад

@@brianstuntman4368PS4 is retro now

@DigitalDiabloUK 3 месяца назад

We're old, Bront 😂

@AdversaryOne 3 месяца назад

The GBA was sitting right next to a moth-eaten quilt, a tarnished tea kettle and a stamp collection. Feels bad, man...

@theharbingerofconflation 3 месяца назад

Not that deep really, when you think antique store you think bespoke furniture from the 50s or fancy home appliances and sinage from the 70s. But consoles and computers become obsolete much faster than a toaster and while nobody will pay extra for a 90s microwave people will absolutely pay extra for a handheld from the early 2000s. And where do you think consoles go when their prices become ridiculous? Thats right to the antique store and the retro games shop and they will scalp you worse than the guy on ebay because they can. An antique store will buy anything he can make a large profit on. They take a risk on inventory and compensate by screwing you over pricing their stuff double and triple what it should be worth. Because at this point we're willing to pay 300 bucks for something that was worth 150 new and can be emulated by your phone, that's why it's in the antique store. Not cause you're an antique. You are 30-something max, thats nothing, you'd be antique if your first car was a then new 70s corolla, not if your first console was a gameboy color or advance

@YouTube 3 месяца назад

what an upgrade! loving the pink 💖

@Thegategaurdian Месяц назад

Ra 😊

@Just_Daisy.777 Месяц назад

RU-vid!

@mansurbm_ Месяц назад

TIL youtube comments.

@AverageUser- Месяц назад

No way RU-vid

@noxdova 21 день назад

fix your shitass website

@randomactsofgaming845 3 месяца назад

I have to say your soldering skills are on point! That was some clean work.

@pigglewiggle175 Месяц назад

OK boomer

@pjsines4705 3 месяца назад

Come for the tech, stay for the t-shirts! Great video!!

@mdkramster 3 месяца назад

Yes. The t-shirts are great, aren't they? Every video, every t-shirt, I'm reminded of some point in my past. Thank you for the casual nostalgia trips.

@freudinator 3 месяца назад

Coincidentally, I just did this to my GBA earlier this week. I also bought a liion battery pack + USB charging circuit from ali express. It all fits where the 2xAAs would usually go, and it came with a replacement battery panel, with a hole for the USB-C connector. Very convenient. (edit: I should add, the pack that I had didn't even need soldering. It just makes use of the existing AA contacts on the GBA).

@karilawler 3 месяца назад

Yea, a Lithium-ion battery pack is next on my list to do. Thanks for the info 👍

@edubs9828 21 день назад

11:58 - I believe the phrase "The difference is night and day" applies for sure!

@manoelkiritosilva8021 12 дней назад

It was excellent, a screen with its own light is much more interesting for a GBA. Congratulations

@amartin3893 3 месяца назад

Great video Kari. Couldn't help noticing your Judge Dredd T shirt. You wear it well! That Stallone Dredd movie was great, but the more recent one with Karl Urban from 2012 is much better. It's much truer to the source material. Amazing result from the screen swap too. Hard to believe the original devices had such a dark screen.

@ryanfowlow8034 3 месяца назад

I never would have thought of an antique shop for retro tech, great idea, thanks.

@Rhodyreefer 2 месяца назад

This was a great video! I really enjoy how descriptive you are, not skipping any steps and a great angle to show everything being done. Thank you!💖

@NickC84 3 месяца назад

Nice Judge Dredd shirt! That's a throw back. lol

@bghoody5665 3 месяца назад

The difference in brightness and colour is amazing - a very worthwhile mod.

@KC-kp4vh 3 месяца назад

I still have the GBA sp’s we had in the 00s. The screens are still bright to this day, probably helps that we weren’t real gamers

@Guilherme36594 3 месяца назад

Ok, im feeling like... VERY old now. I used to play GBA back in 2000s when i was a teenager and i still love this handheld so much. I also loved your shirt!

@arudanel5542 3 месяца назад

I had the OG Beige Gameboy in college. Hope I helped you feel younger ;)

@Guilherme36594 3 месяца назад

@@arudanel5542 Oh, its ok haha. I love Kari's channel because she's only 21 and is very smart

@gavinbruce6656 3 месяца назад

Nice mention in This Week in Retro.

@Iron_Condorr 3 месяца назад

I had a red Gameboy with Pokémon red. When i look back and think how simple but fun these games were. But now my standards for gaming are higher, like having "color" and a "backlight" hahaha 😆. The pink screen border was a great choice to finish off the build 👏 👌

@vinicius401 3 месяца назад

Great video as always. The ending time lapse with you playing the game is a subtle nice touch :)

@Lacermonia 3 месяца назад

Great work! You make me feel like soldering and console mods are actually something i can try again.

@therealyogibear2k225 4 дня назад

Lol well that's me screwed. With my eyes if a solder pad is smaller than an inch no way I'll be able to solder it. Though, i have not soldered anything for over 20 years. Back in the 80's, i used to respir video recorders and TV's, but gave up because, even back then my eyesight was failing me. But, i am glad Keri gets to enjoy her hobby now she is young and has all this technology to help her. Its great to see young people still fixing stuff and not just throwing stuff away and getting new stuff. Though, i was surprised she never 3d printed a new cade for Gameboy.

@flukadamus 3 месяца назад

Definitely digging the GBA screen upgrade. Job well done! You mod these devices like a pro for someone so young. Jealous. lol One of the first games I had with the GBA back in the day was F-Zero: Maximum Velocity. Though maybe a bit repetitive, still loved that game. The others was Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 and Metroid Fusion.

@michaelradford769 3 месяца назад

Thats a super clean GBA. Nice find! I did the same mod to my spice orange Japanese GBA.

@eskimo1000 3 месяца назад

Where was this when I was a child? 💯 That's pretty cool

@crawlstockrc 3 месяца назад

A really great video. There are so many other where you can’t actually see what they are doing. I have modded an Original, Pocket and Color. My Advance is the next one to do. Thank you and keep up with the great videos. 😊

@patrick-aka-patski 3 месяца назад

Hey, another great video! 20 years ago or so I bought a used GBA from eBay and exchanged its tattered screen by myself (I was your age back then, haha). I still have this GBA. I'd actually be interested in a power connector mod, so to avoid using batteries and just plug into a power socket. I don't know if this even exists though.

@BrunoidGames Месяц назад

What a beautiful GBA! DIY \m/

@duality4y Месяц назад

okay! this just inspired me massively !

@ModernClassic 3 месяца назад

It seems like GBA screen replacements have come a long way since I did mine only about 2 years ago. Mine never quite fit right and in fact I ruined my first one after reopening the case to try to reposition it, since it didn't come with a bracket like yours did. It just never worked again after that. I have a second one in mine now but it's still not quite even on one side vs. the other, which just bothers me! I'll have to look at one of these kits that you used.

@thesausage351 3 месяца назад

Agreed, a buddy of mine used to fix consoles and crap and I was going to build up a GBA or colour for myself but I couldn’t justify the (heavily discounted) price, basically just core and components he was asking for because they were just a bit ordinary. This was probably 10ish years ago and the only thing I really liked was a rechargeable battery mod, everything else just felt a bit cheap.

@mrchiggen Месяц назад

The giant bezel kills me 😩

@OmniAtom Месяц назад

That was so cool! Great build.

@limbobbins 2 месяца назад

Still blows my mind they didn't put a backlight on the original screen! The replacement looks so much better.

@FVvocals 18 дней назад

Anna Taylor Joy vibes,…..Brilliant video, helping me to rest after a stressful day..Thanks Kari

@DCFC1200 3 месяца назад

I love watching your channel , your electronic skills are so wonderful , I am very impressed

@clay2889 3 месяца назад

It looks great! A good GBA game I would recommend is The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

@WistrelChianti 2 месяца назад

Aww this makes me want to cry. I modded my transparent GBA back in the day with screen light and dimmer and a writable cart and the damn thing got nicked during a burglary. Was gutted since it was something I'd worked on.

@nickosinit 3 месяца назад

the recargable battery mod is a really good, with the USB charging

@halcyon_echo42 2 месяца назад

Fire Emblem, Golden Sun, and Metabots!

@MrBoop4345 3 месяца назад

Very nice build. Should finish it with a funny playing charging kit. They have a white board to match your motherboard. If you message them after your purchase, they will swap the black board out for the white one. Cheers 🍻

@aidanmac2002 3 месяца назад

Keep up the great work, really love these videos

@atariv8 3 месяца назад

If you can get it, you'd love Nanoloop. A newer chiptune sequencer cartridge.

@paulcabrelli1863 3 месяца назад

Hmmm. I wonder how many mods can you make to just one GBA? Love the content. Keep it up.

@reapercarl5047 14 дней назад

I seen some1 do this with a flip gamboy into a regualy gameboy body he printed an altered but i do like this more it just fits better in the hands

@StephanHaewss 3 месяца назад

wow, great work, this was really an upgrade!

@teddyinjapan 3 месяца назад

Mad respect for the 2000ad tshirt

@Wobble2007 3 месяца назад

Did I spot a "true motion" setting, I wonder what that is, surely it isn't BFI or PWM, if it is, that's dope, I canny wait for a GBA with OLED to be available that can do 120Hz BFI for GBA games finally with decent motion clarity.

@Tybearius 3 месяца назад

You should add a USB-C battery mod to this, It's super easy to install too.

@paladinash83 19 дней назад

i really like it when you said butt'on

@FabioGnecco 3 месяца назад

Play Zelda Minish Cap !!!!!!!!!!!!! And a Microscope makes everything looks so easy ! xD

@AfroSnackey 2 месяца назад

She reminds me of my architecture professor

@IM1deadMONEY 2 месяца назад

Haya Kari! Quick nerdy question, what temperature do you prefer to set your soldering iron to (in Celsius). You seem to have it dialed in quite nicely!

@jasondodt4328 3 месяца назад

Impressive... Task well done!

@connylebon963 3 месяца назад

Love it 💖

@darioodde8590 3 месяца назад

Definitely check out Advance Wars, a nice strategy game with colorful and fun characters, and if you have a link cable you can play versus games with your brother :)

@deadcatthinks6725 3 месяца назад

That's a nice microscope, mouse pointer is currently hovering over "Buy it now". When you need to use an oscilloscope what's your preference?

@caveiracibernetica 7 дней назад

Very cool! 😃👍

@tommy6934 3 месяца назад

The battery mod is pretty easy as well.

@Skuttzor 3 месяца назад

You should give Mega Man Battle Network a go :)

@chrissymacmillan4838 8 дней назад

I’m curious why you opted to keep the AA batteries vs making it USB-C rechargeable? I’ve done this build quite a few times and personally prefer USB-C :)

@TheJaguar1983 3 месяца назад

Man, I reckon you really need that digital microscope to solder those tiny spots. I would not be confident enough to do that even with one though. Looks really finicky.

@metesnsr4544 Месяц назад

Not only she makes a legendary gba but she also tests it with a legendary game 😎 You're a goddess 👍 Keep up the great work. (Btw your brother is a lucky man 😂)

@metesnsr4544 Месяц назад

Bruh

@Irohbro Месяц назад

The SpongeBob game is pretty fun. Or at least nostalgic.

@blurplepeanuts 23 дня назад

i realize this is an older video, so i may not get an answer. But why no battery mod ? ive never done this before but am considering it. does the new screen consume the battery life faster? it does look great though.

@maliogrod 3 месяца назад

Screen looks rallye good

@HEARX 19 дней назад

Why did they make the screens so dark? The new one looks so much better

@fishbone007 3 месяца назад

Cool mod, well done.

@EricTidalgo 3 месяца назад

🥰😍JHONERIC🥰😍

@darrencone6915 3 месяца назад

Love the t-shirt

@AFpaleoCon 3 месяца назад

But we don't remember the screens being so dark as kids. It's all we knew. I would've told you it looks way darker than I remember as a kid,

@crispyjeb 3 месяца назад

The ultimate GB Advance already exists. It's called the GB Advance SP.

@Vamon_Kinctuarinwhe 3 месяца назад

How much more of a battery drain is the new screen?

@karilawler 3 месяца назад

I read it now drains faster than the original ... however I do plan to install a rechargeable Li-ion battery next, so that should alleviate that problem 👍

@Vamon_Kinctuarinwhe 3 месяца назад

@@karilawler Thanks for answering. Looking forward to see that mod!

@CallousCoder 3 месяца назад

I’ve done 4 last year. I didn’t make a video on it since there’s been a few out already. But it was great fun and I do like these handhelds. I didn’t have one 20 years ago. But the games are actually really great. And IPS panels really make them usable today still. Last month I send the last extra out to Wolfgang from Retro is the new Black. And his son is chuffed about it and uses it as a gameboy colour.😂 I do love the flex cable, I had to run wire wrap wires, which is a bit fiddly because you don’t want them to get pinch or block screw holes. This is cooler

@MjArmstrong35 3 месяца назад

One day she's gonna mod a see and say, she gonna pull tha handle and its gonna say "the cow says f*** you" 😂😂

@maddrugamers 3 месяца назад

I did this on mine brazilian sega game gear

@apoculyptic 3 месяца назад

Pink battery cover

@pach1976 3 месяца назад

Where do you get your T-shirts? I love all of them

@karilawler 3 месяца назад

I get them online from a company called POSTEES ... a quick Google and you should be able to find them :)

@pach1976 3 месяца назад

@@karilawlerthank you, I will ckeck it!!!

@Ultra-Violet 3 месяца назад

I have bought 2 since discovering postees from Kari in an earlier video, wish they made gaming shirts though 👍🏻

@jimbo573 3 месяца назад

I bricked my Gameboy Advance trying to put a backlit screen in nearly 25 years ago. Could have used RU-vid then!

@HellHatch666 3 месяца назад

I would recommend anything but pointy metal tweezers around the ribbon cables! Trust me from experience lol

@NonyaDamnbusiness 3 месяца назад

Now do "Hard Mode GBA Modding with Hot Air Rework & Soldering" by removing the CPU and RAM chips from an original GBA and putting them onto Funny Playing's new GBA board and putting all of that into a new Funny Playing shell with USB-C rechargeable battery. Macho Nacho did it a few months ago with a red theme and it's an impressive bit of kit. The only bits of it that are still original Gameboy Advance are the CPU and RAM chips. Everything else is brand-new, non-Nintendo. built right it should last longer than an original GBA due to all-brand-new parts on a brand-new PCB. I'm currently waiting on parts to get in stock here in the USA. Already have a GBA to scavenge the CPU and RAM chips from. Also modded my GBA SP w/new shell & IPS screen as well as a GBC with new glow-in-the-dark shell & membranes, smoke black buttons, and AMOLED screen. I need original hardware because the only MBC30 flashcart - the MBC3000 v5 by BennVenn - doesn't work well with the Analogue Pocket or FPGBC due to it's OR gates and it's the only hardware cart that the Pokemon Coral will load and run on. It won't even run properly on Everdrive flashcarts since Coral requires an MBC30 mapper which none of the micro-SD flashcards can emulate at the moment. It will run properly on the Analogue Pocket via one of the two openfgpa GBC cores when the patched ROM is run from the micro-SD card, but i like hardware - it boots up and gets in game faster.

@dawidekosrs896 18 дней назад

Is there an English version?

@RobertPayne556 2 месяца назад

But can it run [WAR GAMES]?

@ancient_gamerr 3 месяца назад

For how long have you been tinkering with electronics?

@whopperwithcheese 3 месяца назад

Final Fantasy : Dawn Of Souls Link To The Past Metroid : Zero Mission, Fusion.

@jeanlawson9133 3 месяца назад

Kari ❤

@Rinqo25 3 месяца назад

Mod it for a rechargeable battery

@kenm.7651 3 месяца назад

For someone so young, it’s clear you’ve had both dedication and good teachers along the way. You should have a good long career ahead.

@DerkuiDerkui 3 месяца назад

The shirts you wear are always awesome!

@RobertPayne556 2 месяца назад

I am the lawesome. 😂

@markkilborn512 3 месяца назад

I’m glad I found your channel. Some fun tutorials here. And I think I’m going to have to do this project myself. My wife and I, both gamers, have a little girl who also loves playing games. I think she’d be ecstatic for a pink GBA. Thanks for this!

@TheRealBobHickman 3 месяца назад

So much struggling with the original GBA screens. There were magnifiers and lights that helped, but the technology wasn't great back then. For games, I have to recommend Namco Museum and Pac-Man Collection since I worked on both of those :)

@AltCutTV 3 месяца назад

There was some system with much discussion about whichever screen was in specific production time units, region or something. Wonder how common that was, or how much difference it made. Maybe there is an original colour handheld out there one can actually see what is on even when all conditions aren't optimal. 😅

@TheRealBobHickman 3 месяца назад

@@AltCutTV I had various devkits and a launch day GBA, so I imagine I had the very earliest of screens. Fortunately the devkit game with a ribbon cable and cart that plugged into an N64 so I could develop for it on a regular TV.

@wildzeke 3 месяца назад

Your younger brother is lucky to have such a cool sister.

@sean89-wc2ch Месяц назад

such a strange comment .just say you find her attractive and get on with it lol

@juliashenandoah3965 28 дней назад

Imagine having an uncool sister that is dumber than a sack of straw, only interested in drinking, partying, boys, and gossip, and you having nothing in common with her plus nothing to talk about! 75% of all people will now nod and get a sad and reminiscing expression on the face - hey don´t get too sad, maybe in your next life you will get a more cool and tech-savvy sis... ;D

@quattrocity9620 16 дней назад

@@sean89-wc2ch Pretty sure your comment was stranger...

@Sronmars_Den 3 месяца назад

Now you just need Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Golden Sun 1 and 2, Klonoa, and Super Mario Bros. 3 to go with that awesome mod. Great job Kari. 🙃

@Smitty8998 3 месяца назад

Thought I was the only one who like Stallones Dredd, even if it isnt remotely close to the comics. Still a fun watch.

@karilawler 3 месяца назад

"I am the law"

@Smitty8998 3 месяца назад

@karilawler now say it out loud in Slys voice. You know you did 😂🤌🏻

@robertlawrence9000 3 месяца назад

@@karilawler "Lawler" 😂

@Smitty8998 3 месяца назад

@robertlawrence9000 ohhhhhh lol. Kari you've just been dubbed "Lawler". 10 points for Rob 👌🏻

@jamesytez6639 3 месяца назад

@@robertlawrence9000 kari "the Queen" lawler 😂

@GoranObal 3 месяца назад

I enjoy all of your videos, it's really nice to see a young person so interested and skilled in old tech! I have one question for you, it always pops up in my mind and it's not about tech, haha. What accent do you speak? To my untrained ears you sound Australian, although you are UK based. Only answer if you're comfortable, of course. Keep it up! :) Oh, favourite GBA games... :) - Kirby Nightmare in Dream Land - F-Zero: Maximum Velocity - Castlevania: Circle of the Moon - Wario Land 4

@danimayb 2 месяца назад

It's a Midlands accent. Central area of England, More specifically I'd say she is West Midlands (I couldn't tell you which district). Yes England (And UK in general) is diverse with accents, I suspect anyone who is only familiar with English accents from people in the media, Or only visited London, will be quite shocked if they personally travelled around England or the British isles.

@-Astro-- 3 месяца назад

Great job Kari. The pink and transparent case look cool 👍

@karilawler 3 месяца назад

Thank you ... it turned out a lot nicer than I thought it would. Very pleased with the result 🤓

@alanedwards8834 3 месяца назад

The microscope is a great tool!

@user85937 3 месяца назад

I like the screwdriver more.

@greekpowerellas 3 месяца назад

@@user85937 😃😃😃😃😃

@RoboCop-zn8bt 3 месяца назад

The SEGA game gear is, and always will be the king of the handhelds. It's just a fact of nature. The GBA is pretty cool though. Great video as always.

@wettuga2762 2 месяца назад

Agree to disagree. It's not all about graphics/performance but also about usability,. Batteries were expensive back then, and if you played GG on the go frequently, you would either burn through your allowance very quickly or you had very understanding/wealthy parents that bought you 6 pack batteries very frequently, because they would last around 3.5 hours, while the GBA would last 5 times more with only 2 batteries, and it could play the entire GB/GBC library too. With current day NiMh Eneloop Black batteries and replacement screens, you can squeeze over 13 hours of gameplay on the GG, which NOW makes it a real contender for one of the best retro handhelds to play with.

@elistrogen2001 Месяц назад

No Atari lynx is the king!😅

@DenisSolaro 3 месяца назад

Brilliant, love the new colours !

@antonnym214 3 месяца назад

Kari, that was your first? You did it like a PRO! Well done! Most impressive the change in brightness! Massive improvement. Epic. All good wishes.

@jspencer89yt 3 месяца назад

Love the variety of content. Might need to look into this microscope I've been considering a new one.

@akr4s1a 3 месяца назад

A few weeks ago I finally ordered a replacement battery and shoulder buttons for an old Gameboy Advance SP. I was really worried I'd break it, I'm not good with hardware, dealing with software is much more my alley but this video has inspired me to order a case and screen mod for it and give it a go, thanks!

@SMMarket 3 месяца назад

You speak too fast for me to understand (I'm not a native English speaker)

@TheJefferson 3 месяца назад

i want to down vote you for saying you found it at an antique shop, not cool. Im not going to though.

@tonyduffy7441 3 месяца назад

Well, tbf, a lot of so called 'Antique' shops and markets here in the UK aren't all Chippendale cabinets and creaky old chairs - stuff they sell I'd class a bit more as vintage, retro or collectable.. Nice find of a GBA and 2 games for £25/$32 though.