129 Topic by Lavar

(24 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

I've recently bought a DMG for €10 with the first 2 Super Mario Lands and of course, that deal was too good to be true. This was the first time I bought a DMG, so I looked over a couple of things. The batteries leaked and now I can only play using an adapter. I've tried using nail polish remover and it did remove a good bit, but not everything. Also, both the games and the Game Boy smell terrible. I know this might sound a little weird, but I just can't stand the smell. Any tips on how to remove the smell and battery residue?

Also, I'm going to (try to) mod it. I was thinking of the following:
- LEDx3 Backlight or V³ Triple LED Backlight (heard the LEDx3 is better but harder to install)
- Replace capacitor using the Kitsch-Bent kit
- batt_dmg low battery warning
- Pro Sound mod (either 1/8" or RCA, I don't know which is better, any suggestions?)
- Clear coloured buttons with LED lights in them (link for a tutorial?)
- Bivert/invert (I don't know the difference, invert seems easier)
- Replace the screen protector, mine fell off (don't think there will be problems here)

Which ones should I pick? I've never worked with electronics before. I have some time to spare, so if there are some excercises I can do before using my DMG, feel free to tell me (it took a long time for me to find one, I don't want to ruin it). Soldering doesn't seem too hard, but I could be wrong here.

I'm mainly worried about the first two, for the rest I can find some tutorials on the internet but I just thought I'd ask the forum first.

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130 Topic by Lavar

(16 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

Hey, I'm looking for some lsdj instruments. Here's a list:

* a tom
* an organ chord instrument
* a muted guitar
* a piano
* a flute
* a lead with vocal-y sound
* a 2nd, higher lead which can be controlled separately

I need these sound for a cover of the following song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqBhgEQ4LT0&ob=av3e
I already made the kick, snare and hihat.

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131 Reply by Lavar

(12 replies, posted in Tutorials, Mods & How-To's)

kineticturtle wrote:
Lavar wrote:

From what I've gathered, With the V³ you don't have to cut any plastic away.

This has not been my experience.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmE3ztwCvcg this video says it's easy to install without cutting

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132 Reply by Lavar

(12 replies, posted in Tutorials, Mods & How-To's)

kineticturtle wrote:

Yep, no conflicts. The only real "conflicts" are with space, and three mods isn't too much to cram inside. Check out NeX's work to see how much crap you can cram into a gameboy. smile

I've also done two 1/4" jacks and a pitch mod in one gameboy, that was interesting.

p.s. Nonfinite's backlights are nice, but I'm really partial to the new 3xLED design that kitsch sells, designed by him and Apeshit. They're super easy to install and there's no fiddling with the resistor, very little cutting of plastic. Both models look great though.

I also hate those round 1/8" jacks - they like to spin on the case, and it's hard to tighten them down on the gameboy case because there's very little room for a wrench. Either get the fancy kit (if you're good with a dremel), or find a square part. I have a ton of them and could sell you one extremely cheap - $1 + the cost of shipping (and packaging, haha), just PM me.

From what I've gathered, With the V³ you don't have to cut any plastic away.

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133 Topic by Lavar

(12 replies, posted in Tutorials, Mods & How-To's)

Hey, I was thinking about modding my DMG and I wanna go all out. Here are the mods I want to use:

- batt_dmg : shows when the battery is low (http://store.kitsch-bent.com/product/batt_dmg)
- V³ Triple LED Backlight : Just a backlight (http://www.nonelectronics.com/catalog/i … 4s2u26h904)
- Pro sound 1/8" jack : Better sound, either an easy prebuilt pcb (http://store.kitsch-bent.com/product/pc … -pro-sound) or the classic one (http://www.nonelectronics.com/catalog/i … 4s2u26h904)

Also, I'm painting my case, changing the buttons and replacing the screen protector. I don't think this would be a problem, since it doesn't involve current.

So, what do you guys and girls think?

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