ziq wrote (edited )
Reply to comment by mofongo in Friday free talk 24/07/2020: suggestions opened. by mofongo
GB Boy Colour is a pirate clone, it has a backlight.
SP has a garbage dpad and l/r buttons that give you arthritis, I gave mine away because of it.
The original model GBA can be modded with a screen from the final revision SP that has a backlight (the original SP had a front light) but those SPs cost a couple hundred if you can even find one, so you have to use a cheaper third party screen that requires a completely new case - which means you sacrifice the good first party plastic, and end up with shitty replacement d pad and buttons that come with the new larger case, so you're back to the same prob as with the SP.
ziq wrote
Yeah but I don't have a steady enough hand to start cutting into vintage hardware and I can't be the only one since every single mod I see for sale uses replacement cases.
Here's the guide for the new v2 screens:
https://www.retromodding.com/blogs/tutorials/game-boy-advance-ips-v2-lcd-installation-guide
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