The Gameboy Pocket has been neglected when it comes to upgrades. Is this for good reason? Let’s install the FunnyPlaying Retro Pixel IPS display and see if it still holds up in 2024 or if a laminated, OSD display is long overdue.
00:00 Introduction
00:21 The Gameboy Pocket?
03:04 GBP IPS Display Options
04:12 Materials Needed
05:23 Installing the Mod
10:54 Mod Demo & Features
12:03 Pros & Cons
15:08 Discord!
16:08 Outro
All the accessories and replacement parts mentioned in this video can be purchased from the awesome retro game store – www.eebuys.com
FunnyPlaying Retro Pixel ips screen:
GBP Buttons:
GBP Silicone Buttons:
GBP Silicone Membranes:
GBP Shell:
Music Credit: smooth cuppa from beats to chillout to © 2022 by foxxymulderr is licensed under Attribution 4.0 International.
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You should check out the FunnyPlaying GBC FPGA kit. It's a nice build, but the firmware isn't the best yet.
No organ harvesting? I got this bone saw out for nothing? . . . . . . . .awwwwwwwwww
Uncle Marisa, your videos are always so cozy to watch. Thanks for another banger 👍
Nice video as always Marisa. Could you try to increase the volume on your future videos? I find this one has low volume and was hard for me to hear you.👍
if I could get a custom pocket shell that could accommodate AA batteries for the extra battery life, that would be the perfect pocket
The last few screen protectors I've installed have me wondering if I need to invest in an air purifier. It was a nightmare when I had a cat and I'd go outside to install things.
Came for the beauty, stayed for the brains 🧠 lol, cool Aesthetic videos as always, the pocket I feel is the definitive industrial design of the dmg, efficient size, pocketable, biggerMonochromatic screen. Cool stuff 👍
If you hate the DMG then you are a good person 😏
Can Meowth chill TF out 😅
15:11 I went to Discord to find my new message😅
I would have to disagree with one statement: that the pocket is neglected. its treatment is nothing compared to its EL panel counterpart the Gameboy Light, which nobody ever touches or mods god forbid like it is a sin. I would love to see more content like this (and maybe a video on Gameboy Lights if you ever get one :D)
Yes!
"I hate the DMG!"
Ow, my heart. (But I still think you're cool 💜)
The original GB is one of those things I look at and go: "Gosh I'm so glad I grew up in the 2000s lol"
But y'know… If I were a 90s kid, I would have definitely appreciated the Pocket over the original DMG…
Lady, you DESERVE way more followers! Awesome video!
Pocket is a great piece of hardware.
Still I totally skipped it back in the day 😄
I've always wanted a GB Pocket, but as a 80's kid I want the DMG style shell. (And preferably with the power light. So weird they did run without it.)
Do you hate the DMG 'cause the shell is too big for your grip?
Love that the pocket is getting some love <3 I made mine to look like BMO haha
The Pocket is my favorite! Modded a bunch, including replacing the voltage regulator. With the LCD drawing more power, that got me more mileage out of the AAA batteries and especially a more stable experience with flash carts.
subscribed instantly based off of the channel name because I knew exactly what vibe you were going for with the vids
Your stuff is great!
Keep it up
I've been wanting a lammy MGB ips for a while. Even though it's possible to self-laminate them, I would love to buy a pre-laminated one from Ali
I only just found your channel, im always looking for more retro tech channels, this is super comfy, time to spend the day watching all the videos on this channel!
The Hispeedido screen although more difficult to install, is the better choice imo. Gives you full screen and osd
Just received this exact kit. I was super excited to install, but I realized RGRS didn’t include the wire necessary to give the screen power 🙃 just waiting on the wires I ordered. This video will be very helpful when I can finally install
wow,
People have only liked me for my body since 1997.
I wish there was an E-ink version of the screen to maximize battery life.
Hi, you said there are no OSD mods available, but the top left one does have an OSD. I bought it and currently am looking for some help with soldering points for select, a and b. Also don't know the best points for gnd and vcc yet (perhaps on a voltage regulator in the corner of the board?)
Yeah, I've got my wife's childhood GBP and I'm waiting for a laminated screen for it myself. I admit I'm tempted to do your GBP->GBC mod but I'm afraid I'd completely screw it up and just break her childhood pcb lmao
Sorry if im being slow but is this a colour screen mod also? If i play a gameboy colour games will the colour show the same?
Don't hate the DMG!
I found out, I have that same display kit, you can actually cycle back a palate by holding your finger on the touch sensor, but not long enough to trigger the pixel grid. I hope this helps!
That is a very precise soldering iron! What kind is it? I need something like that.
whats the battery life on it with the new ips?
Hello! Quick question : Does this mod have manual screen colour change via buttons, or is it just with the touchpad?
Love the pocket used to piss off my brother when I took it to school without telling him hahaha
I did a cool looking mod of this last week. In my version of the IPS screen you get a small OSD where you can see the settings and modify, there ist also an option to make the small frame around black instead of bright, but somehow I like the bright border more. I was surprised that there was absolutely no problem with dust. I bought another glass lense in white and it was perfect clean, also the display kept clean. My trick is to keep the surfaces downwards as long as possible, because dust particles also follow the gravity of our earth 😉
I bought two "faulty" pockets (both were fine in the end). I also recapped the one, that got the mod. It has a white board like yours with LED. The second one is some kind of yellow-green, definitely cooler, but it has no power LED, so I decided to chose the white one. Nintendo first released the GBP without power LED and after people were unhappy with this fact, they changed the boards and added an power LED.
You somehow didn't put any effort into the design at all. I ordered an absolutely clear case, I had to remove something because the screen didn't fit in though I thought it would already be modded. That was a problem because it was partly in the field of vision, but I managed to polish the cuts (Sandpaper 320 – 1200 – 1500 – 2000 and Polywatch), so they completey vanished and it looks shiny and clear.
I also added an amplifier for the sound and a new speaker. That really rocks! And I also changed the LED to another colour. I tried to design anything possible.
I just scored two pockets that I’m itching to mod. Torn between TFT and IPS. Ideally something with a bigger screen, but only if it has perfect integer scaling. I’m also not into those borders. Any recs? (Comparison vid in your future?)
you cant say that you are cool by yourself
there is part of video missing from 9:13
the kit sucks because only way to change color is by tapping your shell