Been following this for a while and it's cool to actually see where it's at! I know direct solder boards can be a pain for a lot of people and cause issues like the one you had but I personally have more luck with them than wires loll - glad it all worked out, beautiful build!
Coolness, I sold my Pocket (they're expensive but this one was cut which is the most extreme console mod I've seen :-)) coz' I'm more of a Game Boy Color form factor guy :-) I love the feel of the Game Boy Color and look among the Game Boys which is quite ergonomic too, though the Advance and original DMG may be the most ergonomic. God bless Game Boyers.
@Jake - I know this is a 5 month old video, but I'm hoping you see this... What ever happened to this project? I can't find it on Natalie's page. Did she abandon it, is it completed but I just can't find it? Help!
there actually are a couple mods to put a GBA SP in a pocket-size form factor probably the best ones I’ve seen are Xipher’s GBA Slab SP and Humble Bazooka’s revision of that design (I think they’re calling it the GBA Gem?)
I just added a funny playing battery to my working gameboy color that had already been modded and the battery works. It turns on and the opening screen pops up but now no cartridges work.😢