<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - Effects pedals in a Game Boy shell!]]> 2011-04-04T05:02:37Z PunBB https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/3761/effects-pedals-in-a-game-boy-shell/ <![CDATA[Re: Effects pedals in a Game Boy shell!]]> BetaSynapse wrote:

Although this has me thinking, how hard is it to connect footswitches to a DMG? It would be useful to trigger the gameboy with my feet when I'm playing guitar at the same time. Or better yet, connect a DDR pad to a DMG somehow to control Start/Select and the Directional buttons. That would be awesome! But I'm getting off the topic at hand now.

Like other people said, it would be a much cooler mod if you could make it look like an actual DMG. I'm not sure, but you could maybe try wiring the pots from the pedal to the volume and contrasts pots on the DMG so it's more streamlined....

That volume pot idea is very, VERY cool. Thanks:)

]]> https://chipmusic.org/thursdaycustoms 2011-04-04T05:02:37Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/62217/#p62217 <![CDATA[Re: Effects pedals in a Game Boy shell!]]> SurfaceDragon wrote:

I actually have a Game Boy on my pedalboard but mine is a functioning Black "Play It Loud" DMG running LSDJ.

Don't ever hack up a "Play It Loud" Game Boy like that!

It would be much cooler looking if it didn't have all the ugly knobs.

You even covered up the Nintendo Game Boy text!

Cool idea, poor execution.

Try again.

Next time you should try to hide the knobs and footswitch so it looks like you have a normal Game Boy just chillin' on your pedalboard.

I wouldn't cut a Play It Loud. They cost too much.
If someone wanted one to look like it I would just paint it.
I love that it has knobs sticking out everywhere. I just think it looks awesome. And I've gotten lots of good feedback from plenty of guitarists that want these!
I don't see how it's executed badly except that it isn't finished.
Again. Thanks for the feedback back! Gives me motivation to make my stuff even better.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/thursdaycustoms 2011-04-04T05:00:23Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/62216/#p62216 <![CDATA[Re: Effects pedals in a Game Boy shell!]]> BetaSynapse wrote:

Although this has me thinking, how hard is it to connect footswitches to a DMG? It would be useful to trigger the gameboy with my feet when I'm playing guitar at the same time. Or better yet, connect a DDR pad to a DMG somehow to control Start/Select and the Directional buttons. That would be awesome! But I'm getting off the topic at hand now.

Like other people said, it would be a much cooler mod if you could make it look like an actual DMG. I'm not sure, but you could maybe try wiring the pots from the pedal to the volume and contrasts pots on the DMG so it's more streamlined....

You mean like this?

]]> https://chipmusic.org/nordloef 2011-03-19T03:49:44Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/60343/#p60343 <![CDATA[Re: Effects pedals in a Game Boy shell!]]> Although this has me thinking, how hard is it to connect footswitches to a DMG? It would be useful to trigger the gameboy with my feet when I'm playing guitar at the same time. Or better yet, connect a DDR pad to a DMG somehow to control Start/Select and the Directional buttons. That would be awesome! But I'm getting off the topic at hand now.

Like other people said, it would be a much cooler mod if you could make it look like an actual DMG. I'm not sure, but you could maybe try wiring the pots from the pedal to the volume and contrasts pots on the DMG so it's more streamlined....

]]> https://chipmusic.org/BetaSynapse 2011-03-19T03:26:42Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/60340/#p60340 <![CDATA[Re: Effects pedals in a Game Boy shell!]]> I know.

Sorry, I should have said "Don't ever hack up a Play It Loud Game Boy in that way." (Or in a similar manner for your future projects)

Nordloef - Thank you for catching my grammatical error.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/SurfaceDragon 2011-03-18T20:30:32Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/60300/#p60300 <![CDATA[Re: Effects pedals in a Game Boy shell!]]> SurfaceDragon wrote:

I actually have a Game Boy on my pedalboard but mine is a functioning Black "Play It Loud" DMG running LSDJ.

Don't ever hack up a "Play It Loud" Game Boy like that!

It would be much cooler looking if it didn't have all the ugly knobs.

You even covered up the Nintendo Game Boy text!

Cool idea, poor execution.

Try again.

Next time you should try to hide the knobs and footswitch so it looks like you have a normal Game Boy just chillin' on your pedalboard.

Its not a play it loud game boy.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/nordloef 2011-03-18T20:13:18Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/60296/#p60296 <![CDATA[Re: Effects pedals in a Game Boy shell!]]> I actually have a Game Boy on my pedalboard but mine is a functioning Black "Play It Loud" DMG running LSDJ.

Don't ever hack up a "Play It Loud" Game Boy like that!

It would be much cooler looking if it didn't have all the ugly knobs.

You even covered up the Nintendo Game Boy text!

Cool idea, poor execution.

Try again.

Next time you should try to hide the knobs and footswitch so it looks like you have a normal Game Boy just chillin' on your pedalboard.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/SurfaceDragon 2011-03-18T19:16:32Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/60293/#p60293 <![CDATA[Re: Effects pedals in a Game Boy shell!]]> Personally, I use failed experiments as parts, or to run more experiments.

I'm with wedanced, unless you can figure out how to build gameboys into effects pedal boxes.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/kineticturtle 2011-03-18T17:55:27Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/60290/#p60290 <![CDATA[Re: Effects pedals in a Game Boy shell!]]> No, I appreciate that. It is entirely aesthetic. That's the idea. I think it looks cool.
Again this was just a practice go at it with a gross shell. I will be printing screen shot on the screen cover.
Like I said I have piles of Game Boy shells from failed experiments so if anything it's putting them to good use.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/thursdaycustoms 2011-03-18T15:58:07Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/60284/#p60284 <![CDATA[Re: Effects pedals in a Game Boy shell!]]> also not practical.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/wedanced 2011-03-18T15:11:39Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/60278/#p60278 <![CDATA[Re: Effects pedals in a Game Boy shell!]]> I just cant justify wasting time and effort to make an aesthetical change to an effect pedal that causes the destruction of another useful  device. to be honest it doesn't even look cool. it just looks messy, cramped, and wasteful to me. it would be different if there was added functionality but there isn't at all. broken gameboys can be used to fix other gameboys and be spare parts for failing ones. the only purpose for this is to say "hey i got a gameboy case with an effect pedal inside it"
the rather superficial ideas behind this seem to really make this project fall short as something that is interesting in any way.
no disrespect. thats my cc for you tho.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/wedanced 2011-03-18T15:09:17Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/60277/#p60277 <![CDATA[Re: Effects pedals in a Game Boy shell!]]> I didn't know which forum was most appropriate for this thread so I left it up to the mods.
It's very sturdy because the button is supported form the very bottom so no plastic is bending.
I do not see how it's a waste when half the Game Boys I buy are in lots and do not work at all and some can't be fixed. Some I just mess up occasionally trying to mod them. It happens.
I figured it was a good use of a gross stained up shell.
Real criticism would be appreciated. As in how to make this better.
Thanks for the responses tho.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/thursdaycustoms 2011-03-17T19:29:32Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/60220/#p60220 <![CDATA[Re: Effects pedals in a Game Boy shell!]]> Evil Scientist wrote:

Seems a bit of a waste of a Game Boy, you could use one of those carry cases that's shaped like a gameboy...

presumably those cases are much more "rare" than the gameboy itself...

]]> https://chipmusic.org/ant1 2011-03-17T17:50:29Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/60213/#p60213 <![CDATA[Re: Effects pedals in a Game Boy shell!]]> I've never gotten the point of this. Pedals are usually put in metal cases for a reason - there's no way the plastic is going to withstand being stepped on over and over again.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/kineticturtle 2011-03-17T17:14:22Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/60211/#p60211 <![CDATA[Re: Effects pedals in a Game Boy shell!]]> Saskrotch wrote:

don't cross post shit in three forum sections

this, seriously...getting rid of the other two

]]> https://chipmusic.org/e.s.c. 2011-03-17T11:50:19Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/60190/#p60190