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Nintendo Game Boy DMG-01 Retrobrighting (First Try)

July 17, 20221 thread~1 min readSuccessful repair
Yellowed shell
Retrobrighting

My first experiment with the retrobrighting method on a Nintendo Game Boy DMG-01. Not a perfect result, but a genuine improvement on the yellowed shell.

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July 17, 2022· Thread 1

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Not perfect but much improved, a good first experiment. Thank you @A3rgan for sharing the method and giving me pointers. Much appreciated! 👍#RETROGAMING #retrobrighting

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