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164: Modding the Game Boy Color
Published 7 years, 1 month ago
Description
We have talked about hardware hacking before, but this time it is actually hacking to enhance existing 20 year old hardware! We put a brand new backlit LCD into an original Game Boy Color. Follow along on our not so smooth adventure and find out how this hardware actually works!
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Links:
- Game Boy Color Replacement LCD Module - Midwest Embedded Corp.
- (1) James Montemagno on Twitter: "Last night @praeclarum helped me update my classic Gameboy Color with a new backlit LCD from Midwest Embedded (https://t.co/tLZkNbUGLp) after some soldering and cleaning it came out amazing! Now... need come Gameboy Color game recommendations!!! https://t.co/QMu6jahORK" / Twitter