Apeshit wrote:Amity Level 2 wrote:Why is everyone modding gameboys?
LED technology wasn't where it's at now in 1989. It's sensible to upgrade hardware.
Amity Level 2 wrote:And they will never be produced again. You all drive original gameboys to extinction.
Units sold Worldwide: 118.69 million
There won't be a shortage of gameboys in our lifetime.
I actually had the same mindset as you Amity when I first got into the chip scene then I realized how many had been made and sold. But still as a respective fan of the product and the fact that ONE DAY they may be all broken or destroyed or modded, I keep one grey DMG untouched one Silver Pocket untouched one lime green Color untouched one purple Advance untouched, and if I ever get my hands on some Lites I will leave one of them untouched. The silver pocket led less was the very first gameboy, actually game system at all that was actually bought for and given to me rather than a hand me down, with Mario 6 golden coins, I broke it 5 years later after dropping it so many times and it got trashed. My grandmother that bought it for me died about 6 years ago and I wanted my gameboy back because some of my best memories with her where involved with my gameboy. I looked for one for years and finally found one about a year ago and bought it instantly and put six golden coins back into it and it now sits on my display shelf in memory of her. And now by coincidence my hobby is modding and painting gameboys and the occasional lsdj song here and there. Sorry for te long cheesy story. Back to the concern at hand there are collectors out there that are keeping them untouched, but you also have to look at what this community has done, we have brought systems back into the eyes of the public that had been long forgotten. Amiga systems, Nes, snes, and so so on are be sold, bought, traded everyday to be USED and not just collected and sat on a shelf. I think using the product rather it sitting on a shelf is the highest respect you can give it. And showing off what 20-30 year old game systems can do now by modding them is even more respect. Imagine what the creator of the Gameboy thinks or would think of he knew his design his baby of sorts is still being used 23-24 years, almost a quarter of a century, after it was made and released. I'd personally take it as a huge compliment. We have basically turned these "gaming systems" into miniature music studios. We aren't destroying the product we are upgrading them and showing off what they can do with today's technology. Okay and now I'm shutting up lol.