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I can't stand Ben Gibbard anymore. His lyrics/etc are underwhelming, uninspiring and off. Pre transatlanticism death cab was pretty good, a stark contrast with current work. And Jimmy Tamborello's music here is just.. flat and lifeless. This must be why there was talk of there being no new album in the works, because they couldn't make anything worth a damn.

On a side note, Jimmy Tamborello's dntel project is great, especially "life is full of possibilities".

Honestly removing those fingerprints is.. almost impossible. I say almost because I can't say that its completely impossible, just that nothing I tried worked. In fact, the more I tried the worse it got. The lesson I learned was to wear latex gloves, don't let the light screen touch *anything*, and to do as much of the mod as possible before even getting that screen out of the AGS-001. I've ruined one screen, and put a smudge on the next by using the old to screen to trace a resizing cut on the new one. Apparently whatever shmeck the screen accumulates ruins the film that acts as a light guide. Fingerprint oil will do this. And its nasty enough that it will come off one ruined screen onto your new one.

If you want this mod to come out clean you virtually need to do it in a sterile environment. If you've gone too far and the screen is yucky, I suggest getting a new one for the mod. Search eBay for "broken" "As-is" or "for parts" SPs.

As for installing it horizontally:
The vertical (and highly documented) mod shows the modder removing some plastic from inside the case to let the screen fit uncut. If you cut the light guide screen down a bit it will fit in horizontally and give a much better look to the mod, the light will shine on the LCD the way it does in its native handheld. Of course, cutting it is ample opportunity to get it impossibly dirty, with no going back. Wear gloves. Don't ever touch the screen, if you must (say, to determine which side is grooved) then use a gloved fingernail and only touch the screen facings nearest to the edges. The slightest touch can leave permanent scratches. Cutting the screen is dangerous (for you, and for the screen) so go slowly and carefully. Determine the amount you'd like to remove and use a razorblade for fine exacty knife and score it over and over. Eventually you can snap off the part you'd like to trash. The metal part of the light can also be cut to size, but might not be necessary depending on how much of the gameboy's plastic you remove inside. If at all, remove metal on the opposite end from the ribbon cable end, otherwise.. its busted.

tl;dr:

Wear gloves. Don't bother removing fingerprints, replace the screen. Remove plastic from case to make room for horizontal fitting. Cut down the screen.

those were better times.

edit: incidentally my old roommate had this, still has it actually, in its original release case.

i suppose that what i read into from kitsch's rumblings of replacement LCD components that it would be a ready-to-go form of the frontlit LCD we're all enjoying on our DMGs today. If this were like a BACKlit modern LCD, I'd be so happy. Am I mistaken?

yes, that really is an incredible song.