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(original song: cocolalla by phoneboy)

fun fact: this one was really hard to recreate because of the shifts in time signature and tempo

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I can consider this done now, me thinks 🙂 A more suitable bivert module from @kitschbent is installed now and it makes all the difference. If I'd had this one from the start, I'd have saved a bunch of time and headaches. It took me longer to remove the old one and clean up the excess solder than it did to install this new one. I will save the one from @handheldlegend for when I get around to backlighting my DMG for sure.

For reference and comparison, I've posted pics of everything.

1. Final setup using the bivert module from KB, white LED backlight from HHL, a 5v step-up regulator from @pololurobotics, and a BitBoy from @gameboyphoto

2. KB bivert module installed. Not everyone will be comfortable installing this, but take you time, steady your hand, and have a fine soldering tip and magnifyer and you'll be fine.

3. Wiring of the HHL bivert module install.

4. Cleaned up solder pads on the other side, ready for KB's bivert module.

5. The wires soldered for HHL's module. This wasn't difficult by any means but in my case even though the wires were flat and the suggested gauge, they put too much pressure on the back of the screen which caused a 'blotchy' spot where the polarization film pressed too hard against the glass. This wasn't a deal breaker but the wire routing also caused a lot of trouble when trying to close up the shell later.

6. The removed bivert module, which I'll keep for my DMG mod 👍 So much wire for such a small shell 😮

7 & 8. Close ups of the 5v regulator install. There's not a lot of good documentation on how to set this up properly so I hope this helps anyone looking to do that particular mod.

9. Reverse side showing where the backlight is soldered now that the 5v regulator is installed. Note that there was a pin between the two boards where the red wire is connected. This pin must be removed. The advantage to this is that you get steady voltage to the backlight while keeping its drain separate from that of the game, etc.

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(original song: hey, kid! by phoneboy)

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This mod has been quite the ride. After a lot of trial and error due to not doing enough research in the beginning, I finally have things wired up in a way where my Game Boy Pocket works well with a backlight and bivert module + the camera + the BitBoy. The three pics show the different ways I had it wired up, with the larger of the three being the final configuration (for now). The other two result in unstable and/or insufficient power for all the pieces I mention above. For anyone wanting to do this mod, I'd advise getting a bivert module from @kitschbent (not pictured) and to install a separate 5V regulator to offset some of the load to the backlight. There's not a lot of good documentation on this out there, so I may do a write up at some point once I get the MGB bivert module installed (the one I have now is really meant for the DMG and is the main reason for the wiring cf you see here). In theory, this setup should supply enough power for X series Everdrive GBs, but I have the original model which is more power hungry, so it still does not work in my case. Oh well, this Pocket is intended for camera only use anyway 📸 #gameboy #gbp #mgb #gameboypocket #console #retrogamer #retro #nintendo #hardware #mod #hacks #acoriginals #backlight #gameboycamera #videogames #bitboy

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Taking a tip from @poprewind recently, I left the Game Boy Camera out at a party for selfies. People seemed to dig it so I'm putting one together dedicated to this. I also picked up a @gameboyphoto BitBoy which makes it a tiny bit more convenient to transfer pics to PC, though arguably slower than the Transfer Pak > Everdrive 64 > SD > PC method overall. Now the question is...to mod a larger shell backing and internalize the BitBoy or leave as is? 🤔 #gameboy #bitboy #retrogamer #retro #console #acoriginals #nintendo #camera #gameboycamera #oldtech #hardware #modding #3dprinting #hacks

[bitboy-thecoverband]

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(original song: roses by phoneboy)

fun fact: this one was supposed to be called "MY TOOTHBRUSH!!!!!!!!!"

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(original song: nevermind by phoneboy and justin magnaye)