Turning A Broken Nintendo DS Lite Into A Game Boy Advance (2022 Version)
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- čas přidán 30. 04. 2022
- Over a year ago a had done a more basic conversion of a broken DS Lite and today I wanted to go back and do an updated video with new parts that have become available. This is the 2022 Game Boy Advance Macro.
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You can get an EZ-Flash cartridge that is designed to fit inside the DS lite GBA port withour sticking out so there's always that! Very cool mod indeed!
Really? Do you have a link? I’d love to get one.
@@I_SuperHiro_I There's is search engine called Google.
@@TN_AU thanks! Must be new.
@@I_SuperHiro_I It's not. EZ-FLASH OMEGA from 2018 and it's later revision EZ-FLASH OMEGA Definitive Edition. The Definitive version doesn't fit properly in the DSLite. Normal GBA slot only. The regular Omega can fit into a smaller provided shell that is the size of the fake GBA slot cover on the DSL.
Drawback is that the ezflash omega standard edition absolutely murders battery life. Switched to an everdrive x58 and never looked back.0
I can’t wait till Jon does PSP Mods. (New screen, Take out UMD Drive for battery upgrade, and USB C)
Where can I find the stuff for that at ??
@@kaiplummer6177 Good question. Nobody has made solid guides for all these. However you can find youtube videos and/or reddit post. I recommend the UMD/Battery mod. :)
My psp makes a really loud screeching noise when playing physical games. Would be nice to know if there is a fix :(
how do you play games without the disc drive? is there a disc drive emulator like they have for the Dream Cast and GameCube?
@@bland9876 Basically, you need a MSDuo to microSD adapter (the ones that take 2 microSD cards are really fragile, the ones with 1 mSD card slot are more robust). Then, you need to figure out how to load custom firmware to the microSD card, to allow you to play PSP roms, PS1 roms, load emulators etc. There's some good guides on CZcams on how to do all this, just watch a couple before you get into that.
I always appreciate Jon’s clean cut fingernails when he does tear downs.
But wouldn’t you like to have some Cheetos as a snack while doing tear downs? 😂 JK Clean Hands are good hands 🤚
His mother would be proud.
Got a DS lite with a torn ribbon cable for the top screen, this was the exact build I was going to do so thank you for making this video it will be an invaluable reference!
Check out the Macho Nacho guide, very comprehensive and has great macro shots (hehe)
I see people do things like this with old laptops that have broken screens. As long as it has the right port and a system that automatically puts out a signal to any connected monitor, You can turn a screenless laptop into a handy all in one PC.
Yeah i use my laptop with a broke screen essentially as a weak pc. Turned up performance over batter since it's always plugged in
Yeah except doing it with a laptop is actually sensible. It doesn't make any damn sense to do this to a DS. Lmao
@@tripletsborn4628 How does it not make sense to turn a DSL with say, a broken hinge or top screen that doesn't work into a GBA for yourself or a friend? Lol. I am a fna of the channel but I saw this video, looked to my left and saw my DSL with broken right hinge and screen bleed on the top. Still technically works but it's just a pain in the ass. I was looking into replacing the screen and what to do with a broken ds hinge but it seemed like a hassle. This doesn't.
@@pmurph1 it's wasteful, it's dumb because it's a DS so it can't play original Gameboy like a real GBA, and it'd easily be more sensible to sell the busted thing as parts for someone else to use to fix their DS than it is to just waste a good DS instead of repairing it.
Not even to mention that replacing the shell with a fresh one that has working hinges is probably less of a hassle than removing the broken hinges and going at your DS with glue, plastics, and a Dremel.
@@tripletsborn4628 it’s really not that crazy. Ds are great systems to mod, and a lot of people have many of them just laying around. You could probably get a broken one for 10$-20$ and then use it as a gameboy. Not sure what’s wrong with that 🤷♂️ seems like a win in my book. You can easily get replacement parts and restore the ds if you’d like. Won’t cost much different.
This thing is beautiful. The DS Lite is one of my all time favorite systems. Great work as usual
Been on the hunt for a DS lite to play gba, keen to try this. Awesome vid!
I love seeing these projects.
I LOVE this kind of stuff! thanks for giving me something awesome to watch this morning! Hope you have a great day!
okay this is easily one of the coolest mods youve done to a system. looks so clean on the front, its almost jarring to see the ds back when you turn it around. kinda making me want to learn how to solder to do this myself...
I'm bout to finish the video, but I just wanted to say, I remember trying to make a Gameboy Macro XL and failed at it. LOL it was pretty awesome!
How are you almost finished with it, it came out like 6 mins ago
Great video!!! I've always known about GB Macros, but didn't know about the faceplate things. My favorite type of Spawnwave vid...(prefer these WAY over the "leak" videos). More of these please!
That looks so much better than the first one you did- the Ali cover really makes it!
This looks pretty fun, I'll try to make a 3d printed backplate with the sealed ds cartridge and stylus slots. Thanks a lot!
This is a really neat mod! Please make more videos like this!
This one looks much better Jon. Very cool.
Looks fantastic! I’m debating to do this myself
Great content. You can put a piece of tape over the power led hole on the boxy pixel shell and fill the back in with hot glue. It really polishes off the build. I also 3d print ds cartridges in different colors to fill in the ds cartridge slot. They are an awesome alternative to the og GBA.
That custom face plate is just beautiful. Brings the whole look together
Brooo came out clean af!
Super interesting to see the inside of a ds!
Great video! That sound board looks like a doggo) Would've loved to see your take on DS composite out, especially since it mirrors only one screen!
11:33 I'm glad the GBA version of The Simpsons Road Rage is getting some love!
Absolutely love it! Now I want to try and make one. I have zero experience...is there a guide on what to do out there?
Now this is what I've been looking for
Good video, I am glad you got rid of the little window that used to show your face during the video, makes it look more professional
Wow. This looks great.
My FAVOURITE thing to make, I make my own cases with the original and poly filler. I usually swap the top screen down to the bottom. I don’t bother with a resistor or extra board I just kill the 2 solder points necessary.
Skills. 👌
Ayyy thought I was having dejavu but this is even better!
I've been planning to do something like this with a couple of DS Lites I have. One has a shattered top screen, and the other technically works, but the hinge is dead and the upper screen had a point of visible pressure from a case impact
Looks awesome 😁.
I have a ds lite that I only play GBA games on. I could do this to make it look way better. The top is all scratched up anyway. Thank you for this video.
I'd love to see the same done with the original fat DS. I love the larger size and ergonomics compared to the DS Lite. I want to get more life out of my old DS with a broken hinge and messed up top screen ribbon cable.
you can do a macro with the original DS, there are a lot of guides out there
@@A_Primal_Aspid Really? Great!
I think the first one was done that way, but they are very popular. There has recently been some folks making 3D printed faceplates too
the screen isn't nearly as bright as the DS lite though.
@@jeffersonia DS lite screen rocks
I really miss Tech Wave. Wish you'd do more!
Sweet you got the same color kit as me lol.
I bought a replacement DS game shell to use as a plug for slot 1 on my macro. They're about $5 shipped iirc and you can color-match it with your shell
That's pretty cool!
I have an old lite (ribbon cable to top screen must be damaged) I’m going to try this on now that they make front plates specifically for it.
Awesome!
This was so cool.
This is so gorgeous, there's no way I can get those materials (or even a ds considered "cheap") down here in my country, though. But damn, the final product is so pretty, I'm amazed.
where re you from?
Where do you live? I have several.
A small town in west Argentina. Thing is, customs are messed up and things don't arrive most of the times to my city. Most international stores don't ship here and those that do sometimes charge more than the product itself as shipping. Only massively popular products get here easily (and sometimes tenfold as expensive).
I found a few broken ds on facebook marketplace quite cheap for around 10 bucks, one of them just had the top screen cracked. Getting the aluminum faceplate here in mexico is expensive tho but you can find 3D print models or just use the original faceplate
I never understood why these gaming companies don’t sell older devices like this… maybe because of licensing…but 3rd party companies sell knock offs like this….I wish I could make my own device like Jon.
Have to agree I've done exactly this mod. Blue boxypixel, Helders QSB, and switch speaker. You can't move the slider over 1/4 without blasting the room.
On a note about Helders QSB it was designed to SUM the left and right audio channels. So you get the full audio mix instead of just one channel.
Awesome conversion to gameboy advance
Hope to see an updated version in 2024
This is super cool
That front plate makes it look like an ultra sleek remake of the blue Game Gear
That is really cool i remeber when i tried to change a DS LITE into a Gameboy Advance lol.
Mine works like a charm, I use it mainly for music, got a nice aluminum stand for it and everything and I'm just so happy with it. Kept my touch screen, still works with the boxy pixel plate. Only problem was the Helder flex amp, didn't work at first at all. Must've been cold solder joints or something on the amp, didn't work at all the first couple weeks I used it, then I set it aside for a month and turned it on again after putting a fresh battery in and magically the speaker began to work.
That is clean. I want one.
Love this mod. If I had the skills I would make this usb-c and maybe find a cover for the ds port
About that ds game card slot, you can put a flashcard into it and play some homebrew stuff
Where did you get that piece for the speakers and amp ? Thanks just subscribed
What temp do you recommend for the iron when removing and also for applying the new solder? Do you use Flux infused or Flux and solder separately?
I've modded a lot of gameboys and honestly for just simply removing things i always keep the soldering iron as hot as possible, just make sure you don't touch other components. I did like 10 gameboy mods with a basic 15 buck soldering iron that didn't even have an adjustable temp.
230 degrees C is where I keep my iron. Certainly hot enough to get that old Nintendo solder moving. If you are new to soldering watch a tutorial on CZcams.
Always remember to keep a little solder on the tip of the iron every single time you want to work on the board (keeping a little liquefied solder on your iron helps distribute heat to the joints you want to melt, without it, you'll be lucky if you melt the solder joints on the board)
Be careful running your iron hot when removing. You can end up lifting pads especially near the LEDs.
@@KhalidTheSequel I appreciate the advice! I am a master plumber in Texas and have been using solder for 20 years. However, sweating copper pipe is way different than dealing with expensive and tiny electronics. I've done some soldering of wires when working on cars but nothing like this. I have wanted to get in to modding a bunch of retro gear for a long time as a hobby since retro is my passion. So I will be tackling a project very soon. Again thank you
@@axelkusanagi4139 so is it more of a concern around the edges of the pcb? Do the areas around LCDs have something distinct to them that would warrant more caution.
Ive had a broken DS Lite for ages, i need to try this. I wanna play my old GBA games again.
Looks really good for what it is💯👍🏾
I am totally trying this.
Great video as always, John!
I’d love to see more of these retro modding style videos, as you’re in such a unique situation being an ex-repair guy as well as having your finger on the pulse with current gaming news.
I’ve seen homemade 3d printed back shells that have the top slot removed
Could you do a video on how to do a Nintendo Switch thermal re-paste, please? Because the Thermal paste in my system is so dry that need a change but I could never find a good video/ tutorial, and I really trust your Knowledge :). Keep the good videos coming!!!
The ribbon connector bit looks like Yoshi
What's needed is a higher resolution screen that can fit inside the lite and display the image over the full frame.. problem is there is no space inside the lite for a video adapter board.
A solution would be to take the SOC and make a new PCB with the video conversion embedded there. That would require to transplant the GBA port, too, and it's a ton of work... But it would work.
I love seeing other CZcamsrs doing mods like this! Also, love the macro! Let me know if you ever want to jump down the game boy modding rabbit hole!
I know someone else has a similar comment, but something cool you can do is use a ds flash cartridge with something like ace3ds+, and you can not only load roms of gba games off there, but you can also install emulators for nes and gbc (There are other emulators too, but they don't work very well at all from what I remember), making it even more closer to a gba.
it looks really nice but I still HATE the A and B button layout because it is the worst possible orientation if you play games where you hold B to make a running jump with A, I made my own macro using a DS classic I bought for 12 bucks in a terrible shape but still working. I Re-Map the buttons to make both the X and Y to work as Button B, and B and A to work as A. then you can hold both buttons or either one without even moving your thumb sideways and can even chose where you want to have it when you use R1 for example. I made some plastic work to fill the holes and some paint on that, took the touch off and used the upper screen protector to cover the lower screen instead and it fit right over the frame as is. it was a very clean practical mod for what it became, and I did not need to buy any extra parts for it. 12 bucks and some glue and a single salvaged resistor , put one of the speakers on the lower right side and made some holes for it and it was done. it was more work repairing the broken case which all but one screw posts were broken of than the actual mod itself and the classic don´t have the cartridge sticking out either. picture is very decent for GBA games without the digitizer in the way too.
“Who doesn’t like the high drama of potential fire hazards” - Spawnwave
Not sure why this made me laugh so hard but I want it on a t-shirt now lol
That line was comedy gold.
I did this mod too. I used a black front metal, and the black back, but all my buttons and extras are rose gold.
NICE!
Love seeing these consoles be remade into another console!
Now if we can get a DS into a Switch 😂😂😂
i mean, its not exactly remade, the DS hardware can simply already play gba games :') fitting and wiring a dis motherboard in a switch case would be a huge pain
The flex cable looks like a T-rex lol
I still have that blue one!!!! Still working just fine 💙💙
EDIT: While you may not be able to play GB/C cartridges through slot 2, you could work around it with a flashcart in slot 1 and an emulator on that. That means you're SOL of you still have those cartridges, thinking you could play them with this 😭
There are also NES and GB/GBC emulators for GBA mode.
John, please link to the products you used, Im really interested in doing this project as well. Thanks
Just a thought, couldn't you remove the ds card reader and slot entirely and move the gba cartridge slot further up the board so as to not have the bottom of the cart sticking out?
I really wish there was a way to move the notoriously breakable LR buttons to the XY locations instead of covering them up, but for a minor modification like this that's probably asking for a lot. Definitely looks better than the old school GBA Macros, though!
The shell and the amplifier look nice. Is there something similar for the original fat NDS to make it a GB macro?
Super cool
Can i get a list of links on where you bought your parts? I finally have a job and want to attempt this myself.
The long boy was the best btw. Also shout out to the wideboy advance!
To clarify, it's actually just called the Game Boy Macro (not "Game Boy Advance Macro"). It's called that because there's already an existing GBA variant called the Game Boy Micro.
I'd love to see if there are any mods like this for the original DS
12:30 imo the GBA version of Road Rage still holds up. It may just be nostalgia talking, it was one of my first GBA games, but I always preferred what that game did over the Crazy Taxi GBA game.
You could always mix the blue and red together to make purple.
Did you have to solder a resistor that tells the ds that it has the top screen? Or was that black chip the replacement
Makes me wonder if you can get a slot 1 cover that looks nice
Any tips for protecting the ribbon cable for the top screen on ds lite? I seem to keep breaking mine even though I try to be super careful. Any tricks for reconnecting it to the connector during reassembly?
to this day i still don't know what any of my gb/gbc/gba games sounds like since i was never allowed to play with sound on
Would be cool if they made a plastic filler cartridge to fill the DS cartridge slot. You know like when you get those filler cards in laptops SD card slots.
Very cool
I've got a ds lite with a bad top screen might look into this
You can fill the ds slot with Ultimate Mortal Kombat DS as that uses the bottom screen.
Would it be possible to move the GBA reader further up the body to get the cart to sit flush with the shell? Maybe removing the DS cart reader to make space seeing as it's not needed? Cool mod either way. Wish I'd kept my old DS Lite with the dead top screen now.
Even if you could the carts wouldn't fit in the hole, so you'd have to cut it and make it bigger
am looking into making a ds or ds lite xl a bit like the dsi xl but with a gba slot do u think it could be done?
16:08 can you give me the link for this ribbon, sir.
Using Nintendo Switch's speaker for this mod was spectacular. 👌🏾
I’ve made a few of these as well as gameboy macro xls made from an original ds. I wanted to order one of those boxy pixel faceplates but the postage to Australia was around $95 US plus the cost of the faceplate itself which is ridiculous so I’ve been just 3d printing my own instead, they r still nice but not as good as one of those aluminium ones
Do they make kits for the OG DS? So you can play Gameboy and color games?
Do you have the links for the face plate and ribbon cable and macro glass??
I recommend buying a EZ-FLASH OMEGA, it comes with a half height shell so it dosen’t stick out on a DS-Lite, it also has RTC and can emulate other Nintendo consoles quite good. 🤓
there are rubber for the slots. and could use clear epoxy to close up the hole
Could you put a link to the stuff you bought for this awesome diy
I was about to do this, but then I realized I can just replace the led 😭 Almost broke a whole ds when I could do a simple repair
That does look super nice. Too bad that transferring Pokémon from gen 3 to gen 4 requires a touch screen, it's mostly the only use I have for my own "game boy macro" (the top screen broke off so I did the mod to be able to use it).
I need to get the amp and a full replacement shell for mine (probably a crystal case). Just been a little lazy on trying to purchase.
The thing that holds me back from doing this is you cant do multiplayer or any gamecube connectivity. and the lack of gb and gbc compatibility.