Modded Game Boy Pocket : IPS + backlit buttons + Lipo

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 22:19:40 +0000

The Game Boy Pocket is my favourite model. I already modded one with backlight and bivert. This considerably enhance the display and the gaming experience. However it is still a passive dot matrix screen which makes fast action game difficult to play (eg. Donkey kong land, Super Mario land). Fortunately there is a nice solution : IPS display ! So I deciced to use such a screen on another game Boy Pocket and as the model I took was an ugly green one, I also decided to enhance it futher more : new shell, translucent backlit buttons and lipo battery.

Gameboy pocket : backlight + bivert

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 21:51:23 +0000

Even if you can now put an IPS screen on a Gameboy pocket, adding backlight (and bivert) is a cheaper solution and it’s still a good way to enhance the screen.
Adding backlight without bivert is quite acceptable on the Gameboy pocket, but you loose a lot of contrast. However, together with bivert mod, the screen become better than the original non-backlit screen… And this also accentuate a little bit the ghosting effect of vertical lines.

Buttons on Pimp my retro handheld

Modded Game Boy Pocket : IPS + backlit buttons + Lipo

Gameboy pocket : backlight + bivert