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(106 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

...you guys get off topic really fast.

Good investigation nitro.

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(24 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

Well this project is in it's finishing stage. I've tested the MIDI functions w/ the converter cables and everything is working nicely. The AB works with both the SNES and the Yobo FC Twin. I added RCA and 1/8" prosound jacks today, but I think I'm going to skip the other mods for now. So all that's left is to finish mounting some of the components and cleaning up the shell. I'm planning to put it up for sale within the next week, and I'll be including remade adapter cables (with inline jacks) and 1/8" male-male cables.

I'll take some nice pics and get a demo video up soon, but here's a couple of pics I took during the build:

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(24 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

I'm really not sure about that to be honest. My experience with SGB's is pretty limited, I've done all of the various prosounds, a link port, and variable clock mods, but nothing with the crystals. When I installed the var. clock, I didn't have to do anything with the CPU pins, just had to cut a trace and reconnect the leads with the clock module in the middle. With the method you described, are you actually bending the pins upward? This could definitely cause the pins to break or move out of place if too much heat is applied. Couldn't you solder the new crystal to the pins without lifting them, and then just cut the old traces?


Oh and the SBG will be finished once I get some more 6N138 IC's.

Here's another pic

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(24 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

Thanks everyone!
onapokoya- I haven't ever switch the crystals in a SGB, but I have circuit bent one with a GetLoFi LTC module. I noticed that if I tried to boot up the SGB while the clock control was on, the SGB border would come up on the screen, but nothing from the cart. If I had it off when booting, it usually would work fine, and then after the cart starts up, I can turn the clock control on and not have any problems. If you're wanting an original DMG crystal, as well as a half clock crystal, I would suggest using a 3 position switch with the DMG crystal on one side, the half crystal on the opposite side, and the middle position could keep it at the regular SGB speed so it can boot. There's some very helpful diagrams somewhere around the site for hooking up multiple crystals. Hope this helps.

I've been experimenting with ArduinoBoys a lot lately and I finally got around to a project that I had been planning for a while. I wanted to make a Super GameBoy with full midi support, as well as prosound outputs and clock control. I started working on it this past weekend and so far I've just about got the internal ArduinoBoy finished. I used an Arduino Pro Mini, and the other normal parts, but put 1/8" jacks for midi in/out. I've made a simple adapter for the midi jacks, using another 1/8" jack attached to a regular midi jack. I tested it briefly last night with LSDJ, but I believe the AB is draining too much power from the SGB when in the booting process, causing the AB to work, but the cart won't load. I think I just need to add a power switch for the AB so that I can wait to power up the AB until the SGB completely boots. I plan to add RCA prosound jacks and a 1/8" prosound, as well as a variable clock from Kitsch once I order more. I'm also considering adding a link port if there's enough free space.

You are the man, Kitsch! It's definitely not a problem, I'm really looking forward to seeing them when they arrive.

As for other projects, I'd be very interested in collaborating on some things. I've got some designs for potential projects that I'll dig out and I'll be sure to contact you once I go through them smile

I really like that copper-colored paint, good work. Somebody should grab this up, that's a really fair price.

Now that is actually something I'd really like to do, or at least see one of the other stores produce them. No battery cover is a real deal breaker with selling GB's, and some colors are pretty difficult to find. I know there's some sellers on eBay that have DMG battery covers, but the selection is limited and I think the colors don't exactly match the shade of P-I-L GB's. Only problem is I have no idea where to go for that kind of thing... But if Kitsch, ASM, ThursdayCustoms, or 8bitAesthetics don't jump on that I'll definitely look further into it smile

Whoa those shells look amazing! Great work as always.

No problem, always happy to help smile

Btw, I just checked ThursdayCustoms.com and he has the same exact RCA and 1/4" jacks that I use for sale on his site in diy kits, so I'll cross those off my product list. I've used those jacks on just about every DMG I've modded, so anybody interested should go check out his site.

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(135 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

Update.
Any suggestions for mounting the case extension?

SPORK94 wrote:
jackary wrote:

Non-electronics and Thursdaycustoms both stock them. So does GetLoFi.
I'd like to see kits including resistors/switches/pots/knobs. And it would be good to see somewhere else that stocked the LTC1799 board.

Hmmm didn't know about lowfi. Cool.

Yeah Getlofi beat everyone to the circuit bending products, but their LTC modules are getting pretty obsolete with the new Var. Clocks that ThursdayCustoms and Kitsch released. They do have a lot of  really cool non-gameboy circuit bending products tho.

jackary wrote:
bitjacker wrote:

nobody makes red start and select buttons.

Custom coloured silicon start/select buttons are in high demand. I haven't come across ones other than the original grey / the translucent kitsch ones apart from dyed ones!

Edit:
Perhaps 1/4" (6.5mm) stereo jacks aswell? There's not many vendors that sell them other than ebay!

kitsch wrote:

we're in the process

Haha that's what I figured. I'd really like to avoid anything closely related to Kitsch's products, those are his specialty and I'll leave them to the master.
And thanks for liking the site name Kitsch smile

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I know there's quite a few odd GBP's out there but I really like this one. I wouldn't pay that price but would love to own one as a collectors item eventually.

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Anybody have info on this?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Game-Boy-Pocket … 33829b2f9a

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(2 replies, posted in Trading Post)

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