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Nintendo — Game Boy Color

Nintendo Game Boy Color Japanese: Recap, Reshell & IPS

October 9, 20211 thread~1 min read
RecapDeep cleanScreen / backlight mod

Imported from Japan and modded to a friend's spec over a few evenings in October 2021. Cleaned and recapped first, then transplanted into the matte black shell he asked for with the original housing left uncut, and finished with a glass lens and a FunnyPlaying IPS kit, the version with the selectable pixel effects.

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Back in 2021 I got a friend request. He wanted me to import a Game Boy Color from Japan and mod it for him. I got him this lovely looking unit and then transformed it.

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I started with a quick clean and a recap.

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Afterwards I transplanted it into the shell they requested, which was matte black. Which I thought looked great, although I did like the original shell a lot but, in this house, we don't cut original shells.

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Then I installed a glass lens and a new FunnyPlaying IPS screen, this was one of the kits that had those pixel effects. I liked it, so I later upgraded my own to this version. That would turn out to be an interesting story about a certain company and how they treat their clients.

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