The ULTIMATE GameBoy Color Build!

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  • čas přidán 8. 06. 2024
  • It is time to build the ULTIMATE GameBoy Color. Using the most up-to-date mods available. Kindly sent to me by RetroModding, although not sponsored.
    IPS Screen - bit.ly/2NFaKDs
    Shell - bit.ly/38iW0SO
    Silicone S&S - bit.ly/30yi9dj
    Button Contacts - bit.ly/2twRLnY
    Buttons - bit.ly/3aoLWK0
    Glass Lens - bit.ly/2uYKiyd
    EVERDRIVE - bit.ly/2uh5Ype
    Tools -
    Screwdriver: ebay.to/2sPVoVJ
    Wowstick: ebay.to/36oXKJJ
    Soldering Iron: ebay.to/2Flc89T
    Support The Channel: / theretrofuture
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    (Links are affiliated where possible to support the channel)
    Please note links above are affiliated where possible to support the channel. Thank you for your understanding.
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Komentáře • 675

  • @TheRetroFuture
    @TheRetroFuture  Před 4 lety +124

    5% Off Coupon Code - RETROFUTURE
    IPS Screen - bit.ly/2NFaKDs
    Shell - bit.ly/38iW0SO
    Silicone S&S - bit.ly/30yi9dj
    Button Contacts - bit.ly/2twRLnY
    Buttons - bit.ly/3aoLWK0
    Glass Lens - bit.ly/2uYKiyd
    EVERDRIVE - bit.ly/2uh5Ype
    Big thank you to RM for sending me this stuff. Buying all of these things is very expensive so when companies send me things it allows me to create more content. Thank you!

    • @stpidstuff
      @stpidstuff Před 4 lety +2

      Does this kit work with an Advance SP?

    • @sebastianadventurex
      @sebastianadventurex Před 4 lety

      Nice

    • @beavisx32
      @beavisx32 Před 4 lety

      What colour buttons are those in the video “orange or “clear orange” ?

    • @stpidstuff
      @stpidstuff Před 4 lety

      @@beavisx32 Solid Orange.

    • @HypocritesExposd
      @HypocritesExposd Před 4 lety +1

      Anyone who hates on CZcamsrs who get stuff for free and disclose that fact are 100% just jealous. It’s the youtubers who hide the fact that the items were free and try to say their review is unbiased.
      That being said, I do appreciate you telling us and I’m glad you got it for free! You deserve it AND more! Thanks for the video!

  • @Spintechfilms
    @Spintechfilms Před 4 lety +284

    Nothing warms my nasalgic 90's childhood then seeing a transparent GameBoy, cuz if you were a kid in the 90s, it wasnt cool unless it was see through

    • @JA11206
      @JA11206 Před 4 lety +14

      Its "nostalgic"

    • @thedemonnoof4383
      @thedemonnoof4383 Před 4 lety +19

      @@JA11206 Crawl back into your cave.

    • @tuber138
      @tuber138 Před 4 lety +3

      I have a seethrough gameboy color :)

    • @stevesteve9246
      @stevesteve9246 Před 4 lety +2

      I just bought a bunch of High Quality Replacement Labels for the Game Boy Color Console in this video from a seller on eBay named Game Boy Color Man. He has every single replacement label for every Game Boy, Pocket, Color, Light, Advance, Advance SP, Micro N64, and SNES! For this Game Boy Color, he has the Battery Door Label, Serial Number Label, PAL European Serial Number Label, Made in Japan Console Label, Made in China Console Label, Pokemon Center Gold Console Label, Special Pikachu Edition Console Label, Special Pikachu Edition PAL European Console Label, Game Boy Color Light Console Label 10th Anniversary Serial Number, and Bar Code Label. He even has a bunch of custom Game Boy Color Man Console Labels and a really cool Pokemon Center Brooklyn one. And they are top quality American Made! Nothing like the toilet paper quality you'll find from other sellers that sell Chinese labels. The dude is awesome! The labels look fantastic and fit perfectly down to the millimeter. The packaging is amazing, and the dude also threw in a whole bunch of free kick ass Dishwasher Safe Die Cut Stickers! Check out his store if your Game Boy looks beat up and needs new labels! Or if you just need a smile put on your face. Honestly the coolest eBay purchase I ever made! He ships to all 50 states and Worldwide to the Entire Globe!
      Look at this on eBay
      ebay.com/usr/gameboycolorman

    • @Spintechfilms
      @Spintechfilms Před 4 lety +3

      @@stevesteve9246 wow... this comment reply didnt feel like a placed add at all 🤔

  • @pogman7471
    @pogman7471 Před 4 lety +252

    Oh thank god no tiny ass screens. I’m happy I didn’t build a back lit one already. I’ll use this one instead

  • @titosimoes9782
    @titosimoes9782 Před 4 lety +212

    I guess the GBC mod has finally reached it's final form. Nice colour choices. I think I'd go for a panda look myself.

    • @TheRetroFuture
      @TheRetroFuture  Před 4 lety +19

      That would be stunning!

    • @zynthio
      @zynthio Před 3 lety +4

      I won’t accept “final form” until the screen fills as much as the lens space as possible! Obviously going to require a glass lens with much smaller bezels but I think one day it will get there

    • @christopherbragg6643
      @christopherbragg6643 Před 3 lety +1

      It may have just reached a new level with the OSD version :3

    • @RE4PER
      @RE4PER Před 2 měsíci

      The OLED mod is the final form

  • @CovershotV8
    @CovershotV8 Před 3 lety +15

    The black clear case and the orange buttons look sooooooo freaking good!

  • @remygaulin6839
    @remygaulin6839 Před 4 lety +13

    I always appreciate the transparency in your videos on top of everything else. It was great that you added a note about it being tough to fit everything in the shell correctly at first; it’s definitely easy for someone not as experienced to run into a problem like this and think they’ve ruined the whole project. Cheers, Elliott!

  • @blakryptonite1
    @blakryptonite1 Před 4 lety +25

    the color saturation is INSANE on this gbc.

  • @DomGiunta
    @DomGiunta Před 3 lety +5

    That gameboy is flawless. The touch sensor is a stroke of genius

  • @Bumper210
    @Bumper210 Před 4 lety +101

    Buy a cheap dremel tool, its awesome for cutting and grinding small things, such as GameBoy case

    • @TheRetroFuture
      @TheRetroFuture  Před 4 lety +17

      Bumper210 probably should...

    • @ky-gp4sz
      @ky-gp4sz Před 4 lety +6

      Rabbit with a sun tan he could just mention that other methods work but take longer. People can figure out how to use a knife. He doesn’t show the cutting that well anyways (not that he needs to), so people already need to just do it themselves anyways.

    • @HypocritesExposd
      @HypocritesExposd Před 4 lety

      The Retro Future dremels can be had for cheap, but I do recommend you practice before using it on your precious electronics. They can slip easily and damage your stuff plus you’ll need a steady yet firm grip on the dremel

    • @SneakerD84
      @SneakerD84 Před 4 lety +1

      My dremel has saved my ass so much time over the years!

    • @ekim613
      @ekim613 Před 4 lety +1

      if you trust yourself with fire, heating the plastic a bit with a flame can make it easier to carve out the case with a knife. And using a warm soldering iron to smooth it out works too for a cleaner finish

  • @reagandow850
    @reagandow850 Před 4 lety +53

    Stunning my friend, simply stunning. I would really love to get my hands on one of these bad boys!!

  • @sirwalkboy
    @sirwalkboy Před 4 lety

    this is probably one of the best gameboy color modding videos you've done so far. beautiful screen, sick shell, vibrant buttons, a CASE, which i don't see very often with a gameboy, and a sweet tool kit that i wish was sold in my country.

  • @MizuhoChan
    @MizuhoChan Před 4 lety +8

    Full disclosure, there is a line of pixels on the right of the screen that can have artifacts on some models of CGB on certain games that use the double speed mode, usually some 05 revisions and the 06 revision should be fine.

  • @minecraftcart328
    @minecraftcart328 Před 4 lety +123

    maybe i shouldn't have spent so much money on the freckleshack mod, oh well

    • @TheRetroFuture
      @TheRetroFuture  Před 4 lety +28

      Still a damn good mod!

    • @elModo7
      @elModo7 Před 4 lety +8

      +999 although fs is great for indoor/outdoor situations, and uses quite less power than this one, overall I'd rather have picked this one up.

    • @shadeymcbones6707
      @shadeymcbones6707 Před 4 lety +6

      freckelshack is also a lot less power consuming. You can get 15-20 hours with freckleshack but IPS displays tend to be powerhungy

    • @kr4t0sg.28
      @kr4t0sg.28 Před 4 lety +5

      No the freckle shack is the best choice. Its all around better then the Chinese knockoff screen like the one he used on this video. Freckle shack is all quality.

    • @alvareo92
      @alvareo92 Před 4 lety +1

      It’s more expensive for a reason

  • @AlexRettig
    @AlexRettig Před 4 lety

    Thanks for this fantastic video. I just completed this mod for my OG gameboy color and could not be happier with how it came out, thanks for the amazing guidance

  • @ovaltinejenkins1136
    @ovaltinejenkins1136 Před 4 lety

    Looks AMAZING! Definitely a mod that I will looking into! Oh and I love the fact that you’re adding pricing to these types of vids, it helps a ton!

  • @majin_duke
    @majin_duke Před 4 lety +3

    Just decided to start modding last week. I love old, classic gaming and I need a new hobby! Dope video.

  • @JayHyphen
    @JayHyphen Před 4 lety +9

    Screen mod kinda reminds me of that taobao backlit GBC that everyone was talking about before ags-101 mods were a thing.

  • @AmyraCarter
    @AmyraCarter Před 4 lety +9

    Hot damn; that makes Link's Awakening look even more awesome, almost like it were made for the GameBoy Advance. This would absolutely be something I'd want to have...

  • @zabou3867
    @zabou3867 Před 3 lety

    just finished building mine last night and i must say WOW that screen is amazing!

  • @marcredstone7345
    @marcredstone7345 Před 4 lety

    Literally just finished this mod. Sooooooooo dope. Playing Metal Walker rn and it’s like playing a new game. Thanks TRF

  • @jerrythegremlin7159
    @jerrythegremlin7159 Před 4 lety +7

    I found your videos yesterday and they are so good might be a bit addicted

  • @mortimermouse3086
    @mortimermouse3086 Před 4 lety

    I appreciate you being transparent about your sponsors!

  • @ryanrdlps
    @ryanrdlps Před 4 lety

    Loved the macro photography on this! Nice build!

  • @egggge5494
    @egggge5494 Před 4 lety +10

    looks great, awesome job you have earned a sub my friend. G'day from Australia.

  • @looeegee
    @looeegee Před 4 lety

    You're the Best pal, really looking forward for all your future projects.

  • @ionuttogan3075
    @ionuttogan3075 Před 4 lety

    The new layout of the channel is much better. Good job with the game boy colour!

  • @hefsati
    @hefsati Před 2 lety

    just did this mod. working perfectly. thank you so much. awesome guide and my go to channel for all things mobs :D keep it up

  • @raiderjacksally
    @raiderjacksally Před 3 lety

    Great work!! Did not know such a fantastic mod exists until now.

  • @bensharpe64
    @bensharpe64 Před rokem

    Thanks for the guide, I'll use this for my own GBC soon!

  • @Frainyxo
    @Frainyxo Před 4 lety +5

    Got my email notification today that my screen is on its way, I can't wait to do this to my gameboy too!

  • @nolan..
    @nolan.. Před 4 lety +3

    Loving these ultimate mods! Keep up the awesome work

  • @Albert-ru7ob
    @Albert-ru7ob Před 6 měsíci

    I am so glad that this mod has evolved so that it includes a lot less chopping up of stuff

  • @Estoooopid
    @Estoooopid Před 3 lety +24

    Cool. I know myself though, I would play it for 3-4hrs and spend the next 5 years in a drawer.

    • @abominathan932
      @abominathan932 Před 3 lety +2

      Same, I wouldn’t own enough games to get my money out of it and I’d get more enjoyment out of a similarly priced emulator I could use for all kinds of systems.

    • @MinkFickle
      @MinkFickle Před 3 lety +1

      @@abominathan932 just use an everdrive.

    • @legs6626
      @legs6626 Před 3 lety

      @@abominathan932 wait, your spending money on emulators? i reccomend retropie, which can run on pc and rasberry pi for builds

    • @abominathan932
      @abominathan932 Před 3 lety

      @@legs6626 Oops, I meant a system built for emulation

    • @yamyam_1978
      @yamyam_1978 Před rokem

      I brought one 10 years ago for £20 - Red GBC. Fingers are knackered right now due to arthritis & temper (smashed my hand off a door at work). I'll play it again some day

  • @sebastianadventurex
    @sebastianadventurex Před 4 lety +9

    I love Transparent consoles and the game boy looks great like this, greetings from Chile

    • @nashismox3
      @nashismox3 Před 4 lety

      El problema es que cuando lo cortas, quedan las marcas :(

  • @gamergrill9629
    @gamergrill9629 Před 4 lety +6

    Wow, this turned out great! Nice video!

  • @fuznug
    @fuznug Před 4 lety

    Fantastic work as usual Elliot, I always enjoy your content!

  • @cazzy6208
    @cazzy6208 Před 3 lety

    Hey! I am going to take apart my Gameboy Color and clean the shell, all thank to you! you have entertained me so much
    and made me try

  • @bazley82
    @bazley82 Před 4 lety +3

    Love it man and i love your video's. Waiting for the time that i have the money to do a mod like this myself. This looks like the best mod so far and i love it. Coming at you all the way from Australia. Keep up the great content

  • @gerretoutdoors3710
    @gerretoutdoors3710 Před 3 lety

    I love these ultimate GB builds. Please keep them coming. 👍

  • @buckettlikestrucks65
    @buckettlikestrucks65 Před 4 lety +14

    Yesss another game boy build I love these 👍😁

  • @stupidongpinoy
    @stupidongpinoy Před 3 lety

    Thanks for the guide and review. Got mine have the same setup.

  • @HitnRunTony
    @HitnRunTony Před rokem

    You always make this look so easy

  • @jmeister7482
    @jmeister7482 Před 3 lety

    Yo!! Congratulations on Hitting 400,000 Subscribers!!

  • @Dirk_Starkiller
    @Dirk_Starkiller Před 4 lety

    Man...you could sell finished versions of these for some serious cash. This guy would buy one in a heartbeat. So beautiful! Well done, sir!

  • @raisethe3
    @raisethe3 Před 4 lety

    Great video! Really enjoyed watching your mods.

  • @tewy79
    @tewy79 Před 4 lety

    I thought it looked ugly from the thumbnail but watching the video in full, its amazing. What a beauty.

  • @Link_t.
    @Link_t. Před 4 lety +15

    Got it in my recommendations

  • @connormatthews522
    @connormatthews522 Před 4 lety

    Love those clear black shells man, the old school clear purple just never hit the spot

  • @momentsmeanmore
    @momentsmeanmore Před 4 lety +1

    WHOA!! Electronic screwdriver?? Stepping up that retro modding game son!! Thank you Eliot I was waiting to see you do a GBC mod with the RM materials you acquired. I bollocks'd up trying to do a frontlight mod on a teal GBC a while back but I wanna drop an ips display in for the cleaner, sharper picture that it produces. Excellent work as always!! 🍻🍻🍻

  • @Jliving8008
    @Jliving8008 Před 3 lety

    That is the best freakin build for Game Boy color. Awesome work man !

  • @studyguy.7660
    @studyguy.7660 Před 3 lety

    Outstanding work!

  • @MatSpeedle
    @MatSpeedle Před 4 lety +5

    Looks fantastic and I totally get why the screen is oversized. We're getting ever closer to the perfect replacement screen, I love my Freckleshack one but I think I'll keep holding out for the perfect one, as Roy Walker said "aye it's close, but it's not the one" ;) Top build though chap great shell/button choice works well.

  • @WARRIORXZs
    @WARRIORXZs Před 4 lety

    Nice work dude.....you very
    talented in fix a retro console

  • @ronniehankel
    @ronniehankel Před 4 lety

    Super awesome man, I totally want to do an ips screen for my gbc now and then my gba

  • @C.Wiseman
    @C.Wiseman Před 3 lety

    Watching this video for the 10th time, finally pulled the trigger and bought the IPS screen, followed this as a guide. Thanks for showing it with the Krikzz X7 as I have read that there could bee issues with the additional power draw from a combination of the Screen and the cart, glad to see there isnt any issue as this was a concern I had.

  • @salg23
    @salg23 Před rokem

    amazing, gbc I cherish the best memories from
    my childhood

  • @impface
    @impface Před 4 lety

    the colors are beautiful! thank you for this

  • @quetzalcueyat
    @quetzalcueyat Před 4 lety

    Looks gorgeous. I can't wait to mod a cgb. I've reshelled a gameboy pocket. But I want to get a back light kit for it.

  • @Dombalurina
    @Dombalurina Před 4 lety +1

    That looks really nice. I reckon I'll have a go at that at some point

  • @rainbowrepair5692
    @rainbowrepair5692 Před 4 lety +3

    My my, what a beautiful gbc

  • @jooniethebest3709
    @jooniethebest3709 Před 4 lety +1

    This must be the ultimate Gameboy color! I shall buy it! Thanks, Elliot, now I will have the ultimate Gameboy color. Can't wait to see this happen to the original DMG.

  • @chuganoga1908
    @chuganoga1908 Před 3 lety

    My brother made me a custom GameBoy color with the color light screen cleaned authentic shell and all the works. The color light is really nice man

  • @SixShots5
    @SixShots5 Před 4 lety

    That's the most beautiful Gameboy Colour I've ever seen wow

  • @TheOficialShortKing
    @TheOficialShortKing Před 3 lety

    This is the nicest GbC ive seen. Im building one as well

  • @thecollectingconnoisseur6345

    That shit is dope man!! Nice color scheme. Your videos are making me want to do mods. I guess I'll do a gbc and a gba here soon!

  • @chasesanders3686
    @chasesanders3686 Před 3 lety +6

    It seems I’m a little late to this party but I can’t find any shells on retro modding. Is there another place selling them now?

  • @WH250398
    @WH250398 Před 4 lety +19

    Is that Mario's Cement Factory on the top left? I managed to restore one of those.

  • @Manderson935
    @Manderson935 Před 4 lety

    This game boy looks very fresh. Damn retro future. Wicked cool.

  • @DABS139
    @DABS139 Před 2 lety

    Cool! I want that screen and glass.

  • @Miister00
    @Miister00 Před 4 lety

    You just earned yourself a new subscriber.
    I have never owned a handheld device because my parents never bought me one when I was a kid. But this stuff is very interesting, especially modding devices to your liking.

  • @glassjawrx1351
    @glassjawrx1351 Před 4 lety +1

    I've been wanting to mod 2 of my gb so but man I've been waiting for ever for my screen from retro modding

  • @stopthrm
    @stopthrm Před 3 lety

    nice colors on the shell and buttons. I saw not too long ago a blue grape shell (like you used to see for the n64) with yellow buttons. very nice.

  • @Beth-kc7ex
    @Beth-kc7ex Před 4 lety

    Hi just wanted to say great video! Also I love that coloured hoodie you are wearing it looks great on you! Very appropriate considering you installed that ips screen lol 😁😁

  • @CLC-1000
    @CLC-1000 Před 4 lety

    This is incredible. Really suits the game boy. 👍

  • @MyVitros
    @MyVitros Před 3 lety

    It’s really beautiful

  • @charyxard5086
    @charyxard5086 Před 4 lety

    I think it can't get better than this by now. Great mod overall crazy it looks so slick. It doesn't look like it have an open shell wich most of these mods at first had. I think u doesn't even need to cut out some edges etc wich older mods needed cuz screen sizes etc. Amazing

    • @dittles
      @dittles Před rokem

      I think it'll get plenty better if you didn't have to cut into the shell. I just wanna replace my screen without having to potentially mess up my case.

  • @exorshista
    @exorshista Před 4 lety +37

    Greetings from Ecuador my friend.

  • @dbnpoldermans4120
    @dbnpoldermans4120 Před 4 lety +2

    The way I cut out plastic, which by no means is the best way, is by first heating my box cut knife on the stove. Then it glides through plastic much easier, you do have to constantly reheat the knife.

  • @Davidhodges93
    @Davidhodges93 Před 3 lety

    This thing is sick I really want one of these

  • @OVERLOARD949494
    @OVERLOARD949494 Před 4 lety +1

    you can buy the same sceen in the size of the gbc screen, so there is no trimming necessary. And it's cheaper. And has touch sensor, too.

  • @mecraise
    @mecraise Před 4 lety

    Looks awesome!

  • @SSuperDDry
    @SSuperDDry Před 4 lety

    Great mod. Thanks for this video.

  • @andrewbrooks2001
    @andrewbrooks2001 Před 4 lety

    Gorgeous! Great video

  • @n8p275
    @n8p275 Před 4 lety

    Clothing shock! Wasn’t expecting that

  • @Juan-ln8rb
    @Juan-ln8rb Před 4 lety +5

    *_This is my most favourite mod ever_*
    *_I love the Gameboy Colour_*
    *_I love the see-through design and the buttons_*
    *_You sir are amazing_*

    • @stevesteve9246
      @stevesteve9246 Před 4 lety

      I just bought a bunch of High Quality Replacement Labels for the Game Boy Color Console in this video from a seller on eBay named Game Boy Color Man. He has every single replacement label for every Game Boy, Pocket, Color, Light, Advance, Advance SP, Micro N64, and SNES! For this Game Boy Color, he has the Battery Door Label, Serial Number Label, PAL European Serial Number Label, Made in Japan Console Label, Made in China Console Label, Pokemon Center Gold Console Label, Special Pikachu Edition Console Label, Special Pikachu Edition PAL European Console Label, Game Boy Color Light Console Label 10th Anniversary Serial Number, and Bar Code Label. He even has a bunch of custom Game Boy Color Man Console Labels and a really cool Pokemon Center Brooklyn one. And they are top quality American Made! Nothing like the toilet paper quality you'll find from other sellers that sell Chinese labels. The dude is awesome! The labels look fantastic and fit perfectly down to the millimeter. The packaging is amazing, and the dude also threw in a whole bunch of free kick ass Dishwasher Safe Die Cut Stickers! Check out his store if your Game Boy looks beat up and needs new labels! Or if you just need a smile put on your face. Honestly the coolest eBay purchase I ever made! He ships to all 50 states and Worldwide to the Entire Globe!
      Look at this on eBay
      ebay.com/usr/gameboycolorman

  • @qistinasofian2521
    @qistinasofian2521 Před 2 lety

    I like the color combinations

  • @eno88
    @eno88 Před 2 lety

    This is beautiful.

  • @mamaluigi294
    @mamaluigi294 Před 4 lety

    lookin great prolly the best gameboy you ever did.

  • @harrisonhall1139
    @harrisonhall1139 Před 4 lety

    Your videos are amazing. Keep up the good work!

  • @anaramalho5397
    @anaramalho5397 Před 4 lety

    incredible work ❤️

  • @deryugituberschlechthingh6911

    Amazing! Nostalgia.

  • @jvampyre1744
    @jvampyre1744 Před 3 lety

    Ok I just gotta say, been a long time since Ive seen a columbia river snap lock!!! Very nice!!! I used to work at a knife shop, so I can appreciate a cool blade :)

  • @wayne8797
    @wayne8797 Před 3 lety

    I know I will only play it a few times for good times sake but the process of building it would be a blast. Decisions decisions...

  • @CBC460
    @CBC460 Před 3 lety

    I love it. It looks awesome.

  • @benbissell6311
    @benbissell6311 Před 4 lety

    Great job bro it looks very cool

  • @clawhauserTheGamer
    @clawhauserTheGamer Před 3 lety

    Great Gameboy color mod with IPS screen dude your alsome.

  • @MARCOALWAYSONTUBE
    @MARCOALWAYSONTUBE Před 4 lety

    This everdrive is AWESOME! Want it!!

  • @RobotsandPots
    @RobotsandPots Před 4 lety

    That’s one sick gbc

  • @clarebearr5357
    @clarebearr5357 Před 4 lety

    Looks sick.

  • @Chalexim
    @Chalexim Před 4 lety

    Damn, it's by far the best gbc mod with that screen