+SmoothEmJay Haha, well I'm not always so lucky :P . I have a few faulty packages sitting here waiting to be opened and I'm sure some of them are going to be broken beyond repair.
That worked out rather nicely. We have Advance SPs tucked away in every corner of our house, and I have found a couple of the 101s over the years. I had no idea that there were two different models when I picked up the first one, and I was shocked by how much brighter it was.
+milky1234123 This is an awesome guy to watch; it's a shame he can't upload as often D: Oh well, he seems to be doing fine for himself so I'm happy for that the most.
I just randomly found this channel a few weeks ago, and I'm in love. The content on here is amazing, and extremely well made. Just wanted to say thanks for producing such awesome content!
Nice work dude. I just swapped out my 2011 black 3ds with a cobalt blue shell (which at one point was a Japanese exclusive color). So the shell isn't verycommon here in the US. But watching your videos from the past really gave me the confidence to start modding devices like these. Thanks +RetroGameTech
I actually found a working GBA SP at a thrift store for $5 USD last year, it's even the AGS-101 model (I live in the US). The case is pretty scuffed up, so maybe I'll buy an NES-style replacement for it, if those are still available. Keep making these eBay Junk videos, they're pretty good.
you did it again I really enjoy your videos as I no a lot about phones and tablets as I'm very involved I. the technology behind them but never been one much for console's until I watched you channel great work and the pearl white sp looks amazing
Great video! This is exactly what I was looking for. I recently picked up a handheld lot of a few DS Lites and GBAs, and the SP's backlighting doesn't work. Love the channel though, your videos have already been a huge help. Definitely subscribed
Dang. These have skyrocketed in price since this video. A working 001 goes for an average of $40 to $50 depending on color. And a working 101 goes for $80 to $100 (depending on included games) now. Wow...
@@Zestypanda I’d say in average condition, the 001s are going for around $70-80 and the 101s are going for around $120-130. Of course depending on the condition and the color, it could be even more.
You're back! Awesome find, it's amazing to think people just throw things on Ebay without doing any research.. But still a super lucky find, I hope for more videos in the future :D
I had a similar experience with an eBay seller. The guy who sold me a cheap SP said that it had no battery and it wouldn't read games. When I got it, I stuck an extra battery that I had and it started up and read the game I had in it.
Great stuff Martin! I remember when I thought I found a very cheap 101 at the car boot last summer, snapped it up before this other bloke did... Got bs into the car and then checked it.. It was just a normal one :-( The white case looks very smart! Super clean
I've done a shell swap on a cheapo AGS101 myself. It's really gratifying to bring them back to life. But man, extracting the hinges from the old shell and fitting the hinge covers over the new screen is super difficult.
Nice find and graet gamble, got lucky on that one. The darker screen made the difference and only a faulty battery even better :) Thanks for the vid :)
So glad to see you back! I hope you would reconsider the patreon thing someone else mentioned. I think a lot of people would support you without expecting anything in return (I would). Look at MATTHEWMATOSIS. Dude makes like 2 videos a year, offers no incentive to his "patrons", and still has over 200 backers. Another example would be "mtashed" who does Destiny PVP videos and streams. He has a lot of financial supporters but offers them nothing in the way of perks. Not trying to take a jab at matthew, or mtashed, I'm subscribed to both. They makes solid videos.
We did get the frontlit version in North America, but by the time we got it, pretty much everyone that wanted an SP already had one and the DS had already been out for almost a year. So, wasn't a hot seller, and it is in turn not all that common here either. The most common colors are probably the Pearl Blue and the Pearl Pink seen here. The Graphite ones seem to be a bit rarer, probably because (not unlike the situation with the Smoke N64 several years earlier), the color wasn't that different from the regular Onyx SP.
Good find, But I personally don't like the SP because I find it too small, and it hurts my hands playing it after a short time, so I'm in the process of reshelling an original GBA, and doing the easy HaloLight mod. I'm just waiting for both of those to come into the mail, along with a tri-wing screwdriver.
It's been a while since I actively searched for GBA SP stuff so I don't remember every individual color, but the US SP was 100% guaranteed to be an AGS-101 based on the color. Pearl pink, pearl blue, and graphite are always AGS-101, if I recall correctly most red, and blue are AGS-001, and all silver and black are AGS-001. This is, of course, assuming nobody has replaced the shell. I think that most of the limited editions were AGS-101 as well? Probably wrong on that one. I know the spongebob one was.
This is so weird as I did the exact same as you, got a heavily scratched non working pink sp, replaced the battery and put the same white case on! The white ones brill as it has a crystal shimmer type effect. Bargain sp right there
i just got a pearl blue ags 101 for $3 at a yard sale, the housing is broken in two but it works and plays games, i plan on replacing the housing, i already ordered a replacement.
I got a used flame red gba sp that was badly beat up and dented was able to replace the whole shell with a blue shell and looks like brand new I got blue cause I originally wanted blue but gamestop only had the red one at the time I got it.
Lol, I own an AGS-101 in that exact pink color. The backlight really makes a world of difference. I've never gone back to my other Gameboys after, not even the Color with its weird magnifying glass/front light attachment. (It came with the system. And is kind of a weird looking thing to be honest.) The SP does kind of cramp your hands after a while, though, and the Gameboy Original/Color games do stick out the bottom... I've never found a handheld that feels natural for extended play, though. Granted, I'm an Xbox junkie.
Yes really relevant to this video, but i used your WD-40 on a rag method on a scratched up Saturn, after a few applications its pretty hard to see the scratches.Thing looks shiny and
If you can you please do a video on how to fix the directional pad on the gameboy advance since my is wonky and needs to be pressed down hard to work. Also nice work.
Get a new rubber membrane on ebay and follow this: www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Game+Boy+Advance+Teardown/1904 until you get to the button parts, throw out the old ones and put the new ones in the same place. Easy peasy.
Nice. glad to see these again. though where do you usually sell off your stuff? Do you go local or mostly ebay? I've been curious cause I'm having a bit of trouble selling off those Wiis I fixed up.
Just shows that your average seller will spend more time creating the listing, than actually checking the devices. Good for you though, adding another backlit GBA SP to the collection. How do the AGS-101 compare to say the original chunky DS screen in terms of brightness & clarity? I sold on my DSlite when getting my white 3DS, but still have my original Japanese DS, the only system I've ever had *before* the UK launch :) I have some GBA comes I played via the DS, but never actually had a GBA or SP.
+DaveSimonH I did the same. Was so excited about upcoming DS that I had to pre-order the JP model from Lik-Sang (RIP) and couple of games for it. Great times ^_^ (Everything has nearly world wide release nowadays.)
+DaveSimonH I think the original DS uses a front-lit screen. I'm not sure though. I think the DS Lite is the way to go if you don't want to splash out on a 101. I did a screen comparison vid a while back showing all the models together. The Micro is probably the best looking screen-wise.
+yoyoyoshio267 I've seen it done before and I have handled a few at retro shows. The only place I really see them on the internet is eBay but it can be pretty pricey. You may want to do some research and see if you can do it yourself. I know they actually sell complete conversion kids on eBay too. Then again, the last time I looked was about 6 months ago so maybe it is not there anymore.
+yoyoyoshio267 It is possible to do it, I have seen it done. I am just not familiar with how to do it. If you go a Google search I'm sure there are a few forums on people who have done it. I sell video games in my spare time and I have sold in the past fat GBA and AGS 101 systems to people who said they were going to try to do the conversion.
+Christopher Rowe if they are someone who buys storage lots, estate sale lots, etc.. They don't really care enough fix it, or test it thoroughly, so long as they can break the lot up, and make quick profit, and this looks like it might be one of those deals, and by the seller putting it on eBay as for parts, or Junk they are covering their ass so if it does not work, then they can say it was sold as is for junk, parts, etc.. I'm not defending the seller, just saying that's what happens.
Have you ever made a video about buying, repairing, and selling this kinda stuff on eBay for beginners, if not can you make one? This looks like a fun hobby, but I'm kinda afraid of spending too much to make my money back, maybe just a price guide type of video would be cool. I don't know XD
you should've either switched the two pink shells or got a replacement pearl blue shell because i believe that those are the only two colors it originally came in and if you ever sold it they would know its a replacement shell but idk if that devalues it any
Hi Martin! I bought an Game Boy Pocket, but it will not turn on! By switching it on, the red led flashes once, but nothing else! I hope you can help me to get solve this problem! Thaks a lot, and go on with this cool videos :)
