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GBA Consolizer: Gameboy Advance mod that turns your GBA into an HD HDMI console
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Bullet Club
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Was just watching the MetalJesus video of this. It looks pretty cool.
Chairman Tickles
Banned
It emulates the rom on the cartridge in HD with some filters applied and outputs to TV. The body looks 3d printed. There really isn't much to this. I can make at home.
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KingdomHeartsFan
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I saw the Metal Jesus video and was interested then I saw people say it was $175 or $180 in the comments and saw it only has a SNES controller slot.
baphomet
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No it doesn't.
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Deleted member 738976
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Way too much. I'd rather have someone figure out how to improve the SNES GBA adapter to be 100% accurate.
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Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
Yeah filters are dumb
baphomet
Member
The generic piece of shit that just uses the SNES for power and has the composite cables coming out of the cart?
It'll never happen.
Bullet Club
Member
You have to put a GBA in the case. Watch the last video in the OP.
Chairman Tickles
Banned
I question how necessary that is.
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Deleted member 738976
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Of course retrobit is garbage. Still would be nice to have a cheap alternative to this that works just as good and doesn't involve murdering a gba.
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baphomet
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The original gba is more or less useless these days due to not having a backlight.
I have a box of probably 30 that are far too damaged to bother with fixing, and I stopped buying them years ago. The amount of garbage og gbas out there is massive.
Why not just have someone install it for you? It'll be cheaper and you'll get it significantly quicker.
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KOMANI
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Definitely an option. Or I can try to install it myself. Last video in the OP is a good tutorial on how.
lame gag1990
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It's 100% necessary. It's running from the GBA hardware.
sonomamashine
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they must be very motivated .
radewagon
Member
Not trying to prove you wrong or anything, but OG GBA's are starting to gain popularity as of late because of how (comparatively) easy it is to install an AGS 101 backlight mod. If any GBA is becoming worthless, it's really the frontlit GBA SP.
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baphomet
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They're definitely not. That's a miniscule fraction of people interested installing a backlit screen into an original gba. Most game stores won't even buy them these days.
dolabla
Member
There is talk there is going be pre-made ones sold by (Jason) GameTechUS.
Edit: He is going to sell them. Already has a pre-order page up, but it's quite a bit ($349): https://www.game-tech.us/product/gbaconsolizer-full-case-fully-assembled/
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Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
its just the gba pcb with added crap underneath
sonomamashine
Member
thats a Ps4 Pro right there.
dolabla
Member
It'll actually look good on a 4k screen as it's a direct upscale from what the system runs at (720p).
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dolabla
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Yep, definitely expensive. Best bet may be to wait and see who all will charge what for installation and you may get it cheaper that way.
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
this is a gba game on a 4k oled in a action replay modded gamecube + gameboy player + rgb cables + frame meister .
this is lush
baphomet
Member
TLZ
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Yeesh. No that's too much for me. I was hoping in the 100s.
Not too different to SNES mini. I'd you think it's too pixelated, switch smoothing or scanlines on. They help.
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It should be the Game Square Advance like Nintendo intended. Just gotta remove that top part of the GBA player and you got yourself a design complete with cartridge ejecting action. All it needs is a SNES controller port and video output on one of the sides.
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
that is actually not super stupid
It should be the Game Square Advance like Nintendo intended. Just gotta remove that top part of the GBA player and you got yourself a design complete with cartridge ejecting action. All it needs is a SNES controller port and video output on one of the sides.
Chairman Tickles
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MrTroubleMaker
Member
nice!
Bullet Club
Member
How long until cheaper versions show up on Aliexpress?
Tesseract
Banned
this is a gba game on a 4k oled in a action replay modded gamecube + gameboy player + rgb cables + frame meister .
this is lush
that looks like fucking ass
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
Tesseract
Banned
it looks like filtered trash my dude, come on
Aintitcool
Banned
Someone needs to build a retro console that can use AI to improve image quality without framerate loss.
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dolabla
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Retrohacks will be doing installation for $50: https://www.retrohacks.net/
All you need to do is buy the consolizer kit and have a GBA (original, not SP). That will be cheaper than GameTech pre-built models.
All you need to do is buy the consolizer kit and have a GBA (original, not SP). That will be cheaper than GameTech pre-built models.
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dolabla
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It's definitely not for everyone. It's more for people who want to play on original hardware (with zero lag) and in HD.
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
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baphomet
Member
The people interested in this couldn't give a fuck less about emulation with a Raspberry Pi.
Dr. Claus
Vincit qui se vincit
Yep. Exactly this. I hate the use of emulators as I would never get around to actually playing/finishing the game. By limiting myself to physical games, I have a much easier time actually finishing them. Plus there is just something far more fun in playing the game via using emulators (though I do wish that all games came with a fast forward feature).
dolabla
Member
Yep, I also enjoy going out to game shops, pawn shops, flea market, etc to try and find the real physical carts. There's a fun factor to all of it for me. There's just nothing like playing on the real thing. And with mods like these, it just breathes new life into these old consoles/handhelds. Or if you play an SNES or Genesis thru an OSSC, you're just amazed that this 30 year old console is putting out an image like this.
Dr. Claus
Vincit qui se vincit
OSSC/Framemeister is what I would love to get some day, or just a quality Sony PVM. Bought a GBA Micro to play GBA games and the quality of that screen is absolutely AMAZING. Only downside is its awful sound output that basically requires you to have headphones.
dolabla
Member
Yeah, I love my OSSC and Framemeister. I just recently bought the OSSC and when you dial in the settings, you can get your console looking so sharp. It can just be a pain in the ass for tv compatibility, especially for the SNES. Framemeister doesn't have that issue. It works with any tv you throw at it. It's more plug & play. They both have their strong and weak points.
You know what, I've never even played a Micro before.
Dr. Claus
Vincit qui se vincit
Basically if the GBA Original has the best ergonomics, GBA SP has the best brightness, GBA Micro is the best of both worlds. Great ergonomics and the best screen of any of them, but the brightness isn't *quite* as good as the SP. It looks really sharp when you play games. The only downside is that it doesn't play GB or GBC games.
EverydayBeast
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Solution to playing handheld games on the big screen. I understand why gamers would want to do this.
It should be the Game Square Advance like Nintendo intended. Just gotta remove that top part of the GBA player and you got yourself a design complete with cartridge ejecting action. All it needs is a SNES controller port and video output on one of the sides.