Flashing Game Boy cartridges
I’ve been collecting some Game Boys and games over the past year and every now and then I see a game that I’d like to have but the prices on some retro games...
Everyday hacks
As a software engineer I feel the need to work on something tangible sometimes. This is my space to document my hardware tinkering projects. The posts are by no means extensive nor clear instructions on how to do things, but rather to show friends and colleagues things that I like to work on.
Recent posts
Pirate Game Boy Advance carts?
I love the Nintendo DS Lite for its form factor and it’s versatility. It plays DS games and GBA games and with an R4 or M3 card it can even run emulators for...
A Game Boy orange backlight and bivert mod
Last time I ordered backlights from deadpanrobot, I also got an orange (or amber) one because I thought it would look cool and give a nice retro feel to an a...
A Game Boy Backlight + Bivert mod
After backlighting a Game Boy I was really wondering how big of a difference a bivert mod would make. In pictures you see on the internet the difference is q...
Powering a Game Boy over USB
One of the cool things about the Game Boy is that it uses regular AA type batteries, which are ubiquitous. However, you might not always have (charged) AA ba...
What’s inside Game Boy battery packs?
With all the Game Boys I collected I sometimes received other Game Boy accessories, like a magnifying glass and a four player adapter. Most of all I got batt...
Game Boy backlight mod
In my last post I refurbished a Game Boy DMG and a Pocket, but I still had the backlight kit from Gameboymods.co.uk. The backlight mod can be tricky because ...
Refurbishing a Game Boy DMG
After my Nintendo DS adventure I decided to go a bit more retro and look for an original Game Boy, also referred to as the Game Boy DMG. In case you’re wonde...