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I am trying to reverse engineer the serial codes on the back of game boy colors (and DMGs too I guess), but I only have one, and that's my own, which is:
CG17254821[8]
[] = shaded
Please post yours so I can figure it out! XD
So far the only thing I'm certain of is CG probably means color gameboy, and the shaded number means the color. Again, these are just guesses lol.
Here's the units I have in the room; two grey DMGs
G07185703
G2611539
and an atomic purple GBC
CG52583724[2]
Related to this - I keep saying I'm going to do this and keep not doing it.
If you backlight a DMG, get that number on the back of the reflective crap you have to clean off the screen, and indicate whether it came off easily or with difficulty, and keep it matched with the DMG serial. I've been trying to figure out if there's a pattern or not for ages, but I keep losing the things after I take them off. 
Here's the units I have in the room; two grey DMGs
G07185703
G2611539and an atomic purple GBC
CG52583724[2]
Related to this - I keep saying I'm going to do this and keep not doing it.
If you backlight a DMG, get that number on the back of the reflective crap you have to clean off the screen, and indicate whether it came off easily or with difficulty, and keep it matched with the DMG serial. I've been trying to figure out if there's a pattern or not for ages, but I keep losing the things after I take them off.
Not a bad idea about the LCDs. I just always figured it was conditions that made the glue set better on certain ones.
G38658882
White Japanese DMG. (The Japanese edition only, I don't have it yet but I can see the S/N from the photos :q has been send today, can't wait!)
Backlighting a DMG
G26128370
it's a grey CPU-06
backing on the LCD said
N
AE920430
and it came off pretty clean, but the adhesive was very strong.
I've peeled them off and stuck them on the side of my speaker a while ago, so i don't remember which one's which but here you go:
CH17968054
CH18022211
MH18128134
M14143305
GH4212312
GM1542054
fancy pokemon gameboy colour - C16795506
DMG-5UKMY©0©K
pretty dry, mate
I have no clue why you ask!
but,
Two working grey DMGs
G28450205
G26232505
my primary unit lost it's serial ages ago.
Dead DMG
G726249733
and other dead unit missing a serial
Blue/Frost GBA
AU506393071
NES
N1436689
TI-84 Plus Silver Edition
2144022525 S-04050
Macbook
Just kidding
I've got way too many game boys to do in one post, but this one I'm giving away to a kid (It's a worthy cause. Trust me) is:
G20213202
All units are US/Canada
I've got Gameboys all over the place, but here's what I've found so far:
DMG - Gray
G22484694
G19299578
I can't say much about the DMGs themselves because I may have [accidentally or otherwise] swapped cases. I haven't done any backlight modding on them.
CGB - Red
This one came off; damn. I have another around here somewhere.
MGB - Black, no power indicator
MG112015?31
Serial came off, but I managed to dig up a picture; it's pretty tattered, so I can't recognize one of the numbers. Might be a 5 or 3.
Take a look if you want... not using BB code because it's a rather large image.
http://i732.photobucket.com/albums/ww32 … MG4607.jpg
I did a backlight mod on this one; fairly easy.
I have a strong feeling that the DMG serials just sequential in order of manufacturing.
For laughs:
Atari Lynx W29C5007349
Atari Lynx 2 Y215101440?
Sega Game Gear - Black 031649809
Sega Genesis - Model 1 31X53287
Super Nintendo - Mini UC20271167[4]
Last edited by munchluxe63 (Jan 17, 2012 8:18 am)
first of all you can't paste something from real life and second of all
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For laughs:
Atari Lynx W29C5007349
Atari Lynx 2 Y215101440?
Sega Game Gear - Black 031649809
Sega Genesis - Model 1 31X53287
Super Nintendo - Mini UC20271167[4]
laughs are for things that are funny