Backlight and Bivert Your Original Game Boy DMG!

It turns out there's a lot of untapped potential in that boring, green Game Boy screen. Let's take a look at a pair of mods from Hand Held Legend that will unlock it!
Backlight module: handheldlegend....
Bivert module: handheldlegend....
Glass DMG replacement screen cover: handheldlegend....
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[@ThisDoesNotCompute]

I'm told that newer versions of the Hand Held Legend backlight kit have been revised so that the resistor is built into the backlight itself. If you pick up one of these kits, it won't include a separate resistor, so the step in the video that shows installing one can be skipped.

[@travismarshall3089]

Very true! Did that to my red Play It Loud. I very much appreciate that new convenience although being no stranger to soldering... meh. On a side note I'm new to this channel and can't help, but notice how bright your head is! Are you sitting by a window in these video runthroughs?

[@AdnanCucak]

Whats the reason for the Resistor? What is the benefit?

[@bagelmaster8]

+AddyC limits power draw. Not sure about this one specifically, but LEDs can burn out if they draw too much power

[@mattgallagher7105]

Thanks - exactly what I wanted to know.

[@TomKarches]

resistor is built into the backlight in current HHL backlight kits

[@roeltrejo455]

I watched your KZbin channel about backlight and bivret your DMG. Like 20 times to get the confidence to do it myself. And I did its amazing. My very first soldering job was a success. Thank you for making it look so easy.

[@Gl4uc0n]

I just ordered a kit to mod my clear DMG Play It Loud Gameboy. I wouldn't have the confidence taking apart my systems and modding them if it weren't for this channel. Collin, you rock!

[@nEkO_LoiD]

I've been working on modding my old Gameboy Color (had it for about 20 years, wow), adding a backlit screen and a rechargeable battery pack to it (among other things). When I showed it to my mom, she remembered that she still had her own Gameboy put away in a random dresser drawer (funny enough, it's the same as the one in the video!), and asked me if I could mod it as well. Your video will definitely be helpful once I start working on it, so thank you for making it!

[@blaisevought5783]

Collin, I just wanted to say, YOUR CHANNEL FRICKING ROCKS! You showed me how to backlight some consoles, and all your other stuff. I found you a couple weeks ago and I already love it, keep on making more videos!

[@ThisDoesNotCompute]

+Blaise Vought Thank you!

[@tomchavez4864]

This Does Not Compute hello sir I followed this but my gameboy screen looks inverted and there is no detail in the picture, any idea where I could have gone wrong?

[@suicide19915]

+twolve t you may have put the bivert chip in incorrectly.

[@suicide19915]

+twolve t did you check to make sure you got all of the film off of the back of the screen? there is a few layers.

[@suicide19915]

Archieopteryx back light can take an hour or more using the sun and 20 mins or so using a UV light and the bivert module depends on your soldering skills...

[@sammccarthy6835]

just finished mine. I can see so much more detail. I did the backlight and front screen mods. Very happy. this tutorial was extremely helpful.

[@ThaKillerKlown]

I performed this mod to my Play it Loud Clear Gameboy DMG tonight, worked flawlessly. Thank you for taking the time to make easy to follow tutorials like this!

[@jondavies5393]

Gameboy = No light Pocket = No light Pocket Light = Finally we have light Colour = NO LIGHT?!?! WTF NINTENDO!

[@zeroyeldragonmagico1576]

Gameboy Advance = No light Gameboy Advance SP = ligth

[@vincenzogiannella]

Gameboy advance= no light Gameboy advance sp ags001=ugly frontlight Gameboy advance sp ags101= great light.

[@Ballowax]

@@vincenzogiannella Ebay sellers: *evil laugh*

[@jakighcolburnchannel3584]

Micro: bright light! But no backwards compatibility?!

[@ThePolicenaut]

The biggest fuck up was gameboy advance having no backlight

[@JackStolz]

Hey Colin thanks so much for this video. I've been a touring musician for over a decade and have been working on guitars (mainly pickups and electronic changes) so I have a fair bit of soldering experience, but haven't done much on logic boards aside from guitar pedal mods. Your instructions were awesome and clear. I had a great time doing the mods and I'm excited to see more videos from your channel!

[@suicide19915]

did you know there are mods to plug your guitar to the Gameboy and use it as a sound modifier, tuner, etc.

[@JackStolz]

Kro DaJuggalo I knew about midi controllers but I'll have to look into guitar stuff. Thanks so much!!

[@suicide19915]

+Jack Stolz no problem, im not really sure how an electric tuner works but im sure you could convert the DMG Gameboy to do that as well.

[@therealkzero]

Thank you Collin! I just got done doing a backlight and bivert mod on my DMG. It turned out great. Couldn't have done it without this awesome, simple, and detailed video. You rock!

[@Deadite8593]

Thanks for making this video. I received my parts from handheld legend today and had the bivert mod installed by the time the video was over. I backlit my DMG a year or two ago, but soldering the bivert chip was too hard for me.....not anymore thanks to that little PCB assembly :)

[@jockel9502]

It's a crime that your videos don't have more views, considering their amazing quality. Thank you for your hard work!

[@EJayNine]

Just coming back to say thanks Colin, I'd be nowhere without your videos, awesome work mate.

[@pictishwolf7]

I just wanted to thank you profusely for making this vid and keeping it up. I just modded my original DMG and your tutorial helped immensely! I watched all the other backlight vids and read through a bunch of website tutorials, but yours is the best. I did the backlight and bivert, full recap kit, actual glass screen cover with dark gray bezel, changed out the red power LED for a blue one, and switched the red/maroon buttons for dark grey. Per Retro Modding dot com, I also added a 5V regulator for the backlight so that it doesn't overload the CPU regulator. The only soldering I'd done before this was reconnecting wires that had come loose in a few things. My Gameboy is so cool now! Thanks again!

[@Coreydangdoe]

This video gave me the push I needed to actually backlight my DMG. It was a ton of fun doing it, actually! Thanks so much!

[@ThisDoesNotCompute]

+Coreydangdoe Awesome, glad it worked out!

[@ElRealPetChicken]

+Coreydangdoe how did it turn out? great i hope.

[@Coreydangdoe]

It turned out great! It's a Yellow Play it Loud model with a green backlight. :D

[@ElRealPetChicken]

+Coreydangdoe nice choice of colors. I decided to mod mine and leave it the color blue, like the video, the vibert chip made all the difference in quality.

[@willyboneuk]

Thanks for the video! A word of warning though when it comes to peeling off the layers. If your screen looks green, there's still another layer. I thought I had both layers but I didn't and it cost me a front section board! Someone gave me a useful tip as well for peeling off the layers. Use a pair of pliers and roll the layers. It's tricky but it worked really well. I couldn't do it all in one "roll" but it really helped me.

[@DerSaa]

I like the look of the guy when he speaks: it has something urgent. Might as well be from Star Trek... just with other text :D Greetings from Germany

[@Sc0pee]

He reminds me of those UFO enthusiasts in History channel!

[@haleman1704]

It's me again. I found your channel a few weeks ago, and I'm addicted to those modding videos. Seems like your videos got me into modding my handheld devices. I had no idea how fun it is to take the soldering iron and make those handhelds better. I just ordered some more Hand Held Legend Kits to apply them with the help of your videos. Again, thank you for making these videos. Best wishes from Germany

[@Orpheusftw]

Bro, I didn't even know desoldering braid was a thing. Thanks for this video. Not only could I not have done it without you, but you leveled up my weak solder game in general.

[@JanskiPolanski]

Thank you! Just finished the backlight and bivert mod. This tutorial video was a big help. Enjoying your channel a lot. Good job there!

[@anthonyterry8162]

Colin, I started watching your videos and your channel is one of my favorites now. Performed my mod and looks amazing! Thank you!

[@kamithornbrugh4873]

The back-light is SO nice. Not even my GBA SP is the back lit model, and I do have a front lit GBC (with loca) but it really is a shame that the older DMGs can be back lit, but not the "newer" GBCs! :/

[@trenzinhodaalegria8012]

GBCs screens were manufactured by a different company, which soldered the reflective layer with some kind of very strong glass-like resin directly onto the glass. It might be possible to dissolve the resin with some strong acid but in the end it's an effort beyond what modders can do at home, you would most likely destroy the display.

[@Sc0pee]

Good news for you, there is now an even better option available for the GBC, the IPS backlight mod which is easy to install as well as affordable.

[@BavarianM]

@@trenzinhodaalegria8012 Not really Both displays where made by Sharp

[@789flash]

Thank you for the tutorial, I’ll be watching this later as I try to mod my first DMG 😁

[@anthonyterry8162]

I've done two of these mods and the quality is absolutely flawless. Looking to do a third one soon

[@Dominicn123]

Anthony Terry just curious, what makes you want to do it to the DMG as opposed to the pocket? I have both but just got a backlight and have been having trouble with it, after messing up the polarizer on one I had to get another, and now loud lines appear on the screen, I was considering just moving the backlight mod to the DMG but didn’t know what the pro’s were, I knew the cons would be a screen that’s not as nice and more batteries lol

[@joescardino3198]

Came back to re-visit this video. This is how i learned...about 150 mods later thanks to this vid!

[@Nitro_GamePlay]

Thanks Collin! This really helped a lot I managed to back light and bi-vert my Game Boy with little to no problems, it looks amazing!

[@ThisDoesNotCompute]

Awesome!

[@evilmuska]

Just used this guide to install a beautiful orange backlight from HHL into my DMG. Thanks loads for making this tutorial (not to mention making it so easy to follow), and setting me down the path to an awesome new hobby!

[@ThisDoesNotCompute]

Awesome, glad to hear it turned out well!

[@Danielcoleco]

This was my go to video and thanks for your detail and explanation on everything. I was able to do all these mods myself and now my Gameboy is ready to be passed on to my children as a kind of 90s heirloom.

[@richw.6296]

I just finished up. Thanks for the walkthrough. I did run into an issue, though. The pad for the ground wire came off the chip, but luckily I was able to get around it.

[@tyrvidar]

Thanks for the details buddy. Its amazing how crisp the screen is now with the bivert/back light... amazing .

[@Gaizure]

Brightly colored screen show it off even more. I have one with a red backlight and it's amazing. Naturally I play Pokemon Red on it lol.

[@diggiesmalls]

This is AWESOME stuff you have here!! I am about to tear into a Game Boy DMG refurbish and screen mod (which was going to start tomorrow), but now I have to wait on the glass screen and bivert chip you showed off and installed here. Great stuff!!

[@toekneefurareoh]

Followed your tutorial step by step, struggled with getting some of the adhesive off the backside of the lcd, otherwise this video was perfect for someone like myself, who has very average soldering skills. That desoldering ribbon was a must! Anyway, thank you.

[@kennymencini5403]

the fact that you peeled that thing off in one piece blows my mind. It took almost an hour for me to get all mine off

[@GoldenFoxPictures]

It's been fun, watching these videos. I learned a lot about the works of modding your handhelds. As is I modded my GBC and GBA with their Frontlight LOCA procedure and an AGS 101 Backlight. Unfortunately when I was working on this one, I gooched up two DMG models when attempting to install the Bivert chip. I made an order for another DMG model but I'm only going to stick with just the backlight on that one.

[@Shiralith176]

Hey, wanted to say thanks for making these tutorials. Just finished successfully installing a backlight in a DMG for the first time using this.

[@rykerhaun8507]

Love my Blue DMG! I was scrubbing at the glue for an hour and a half before I gave up and looked online to see how other people did it in 2-3 minutes. Turns out I forgot to remove the Polarization film! I would also recommend using the resistor, my first screen was pink, it worked for a couple hours, then it wouldn't turn on.

[@DisgruntledPigumon]

Thanks for this video. The blue LED looks pretty cool with your black GB. I saw on the website, they have a nice yellow green LED that really captures the original GB style, I think I’ll try that one.

[@DisgruntledPigumon]

Update:: installed the yellow LED, it has all the feel of the original, but you can play anywhere. It’s great.

[@supraken123]

I have almost no experience in this sort of thing but the mod looked really awesome. Watched your video a few times, bought the parts from handheld legend and then went for it myself. The only issue I ran into was that the pins from the ribbon cable could not reach the pins on the bivert chip for me, so I used some 28 guard wire to bridge the gap. I used the V1 chip (which they have since come out with the V2 that has been extended by 2mm which I think would have fixed that problem for me) but I got it running none the less. Thanks for the video!

[@Ditto-js1or]

I got my bivert v1 while there was no v2. I think it is causing problems now.

[@nicholsliwilson]

Wow! That bivert module is super easy to install compared even to other easy modules I've used. I'm on the lookout for a DMG with a fully working display so I can do this. Unfortunately due to health problems my girlfriend has to do the soldering as my hands shake and red hot soldering iron + shaky hands = "what smells like barbecued pork? Oh, it's my fingertips." :/ Great video Collin, thanks. You always keep these things concise & straightforward. :)

[@diglet553]

I remember peeling off the film and leaving loads of dried adhesive on the glass. It took me literally 10 hours to rub it away with isopropyl and a swab.

[@Ditto-js1or]

I couldn't get it all out as I would have damaged the horizontal pixels (which cant be fixed easily). I still have a bit of adhesive at the right of my screen.

[@notthatdigusted7468]

It comes off much easier with a mr. clean magic eraser and goo gone.

[@tonycoffee7335]

you make peeling off the sliver backing look easy ...... Great video. Bought tools and back light just from watching this video.

[@JaredWilbanks]

+1 to trimming the plastic on the screen bracket. I didn't at first, and it was causing too much pressure on the ribbon cable, resulting in a purplish discoloration in the upper right corner of my screen. Also had to back out those two top screws at the top of the bracket just a little.

[@troycruikshank1027]

Thank you so much for making this video. Actually all your videos. You gave me the confidence to get into moding and fixing game devices. I got the stuff from hand held legend. Now I just need to find the time. Cheers.

[@8t8GTA]

Thanks for sharing , I just purchased an old Game boy and cant wait to modify it.

[@BlackKraya]

Thank you for the tutorial, mate. It's the best one I could find on youtube and it has helped me backlight and bivert my first DMG!

[@tonycaffeine2642]

I have only watched 2 minutes into this video and I can say it is the best tutorial for the back light mod. Thank you!!

[@markn1090]

Just did a mod with the bivert chip and handheld legend backlight. I think the handheld legend backlights are slightly better on their own than the previous asm retro ones I was using. Also wow what a world of difference with the bivert chip! I am going to have to go back and retrofit my other 6 systems that already have backlights with these chips

[@Wieditox]

That Black on Black looks really awesome!

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

The game boy actually has four layers of orange, but it only displays as green! That's pretty cool,

[@Gustavo-ye1ko]

Awesome video! Now I have this mod, thaks to your instructions (just a note, the pixels aren't blue, blue is the color the polarizer filters in that 90º angle)

[@thebesttastingbleach6915]

Short and to the point. I've seen a lot of videos but will refer to this one on my next project

[@shoofle]

Thanks for explaining what the bivert module does!

[@eliterr7005]

I would cut the red, blue, and black wires to length, then solder them in place. Makes it look a lot cleaner and there's less junk inside to get in the way.

[@Command37]

Amazing, man. Your channel is awesome. I am a collector and modder and I can't thank you enough for your videos.

[@kironoschannel]

This is a very well made tutorial. I managed to mod my Gameboy DMG without much trouble. However, I struggled to get the polarizing and reflective layers off the back of the LCD. Once I got it all done and put back together. I realized that a couple horizontal lines were dead. Upon reopening it and inspecting the ribbon cable for the LCD rows, I noticed I nicked a couple of the lines. :/ So the options I have left: attempt a VERY difficult repair, transplant an LCD from a dead Gameboy DMG, or transplant an LCD from a Gameboy Pocket.

[@Ballowax]

You know with the bivert mod, the only thing holding it back is the fact where working with a passive matrix LCD from the late 80s. It just has some seroius motion blur. However the bivert mod really softens the blow with a much much higher amount of contrast and making the pixels look alot sharper. Still, God help little jimmy trying to play super mario land 2 on a road trip in 1993

[@Meo-cw8lu]

Thanks for the tutorial, it helped me a lot! The problem is with the backlight module installed the display is higher compared w/o backlight module. It's quite some pressure on the metal plate with the screen on it if put all the screws in...but it works fine!

[@CenuPwny]

i finally did it. installing the bivert mod using just the chip was an unholy nightmare. but i did it. i also went ahead & installed the internal pro sound mod. now the visuals & sound are amazing

[@ColtonBlumhagen]

Pretty slick! & all for less than 20 bucks in mods.

[@DisgruntledPigumon]

Colton Blumhagen yikes... my game boys were less than $10..

[@queenawesomegaming7475]

i would love to do this for a project at school, love your channel!!!

[@ElRealPetChicken]

So installed my first mod on my gameboy, here are a few tips, and things i learned from doing it. When peeling the film from the screen, make sure you all the layers, when i peeled mine, i got a transparent layer and the metallic layer together, little did i know i missed one layer which was filled with glue, i thought this cleanable with alcohol and no, you cannot get it out with alcohol because it is another layer you have to remove. After i peeled it out, there was some sticky residue left but with a bit of goo gone and alcohol i was able to remove it. If you havent removed the correct layers, if you look at your screen from the front it should be yellow, that means you still have one layer to go. If you don't feel like cutting the piece of plastic where the screen goes, you can avoid that by using thinner cables, i did that and was able to pass the cables under the plastic frame that holds the screen without cutting it. The polarizer screen asks you to remove a film form the front and back, mine came with 2 on each side instead of one. I didn't know what to do, but i removed all of them, sometimes they come with three or four. After removing all the layers, you have to put it in the correct side, you will know if it isn't correct because you will see bubbles under your screen. if you see bubble or bits of lint, that side is electro statically charged. You have to flip it up to the other side. When putting things back together the board that holds the screen contains like 10 screws, i advise not to the tighten too much the screws that are around the screen, i did that and put to much pressure, after putting everything back together, there was an area where looked brighter and a different color on my screen (top right corner to be exact) i loosened that screw and it looked normal. Good luck everyone. Send me a message if you need help, i am not expert but i did learn some things when installing mine.i.imgur.com/T3LjXzu.jpg

[@vashtanarada3294]

+ElRealPetChicken You've pretty much summed it up. I had the same problem with the tight fitting of the screen, I think this is btw the reason that the display cover popped off, the glue on these things is just to old and any added pressure from the inside makes them pop out. I've tried 2 DMGs and one Pocket, the Pocket was a disaster, the older DMG was way better and the newer Play It Loud DMG was just a breeze, didn't even had to clean anything. Whats your battery life after the mod?

[@ElRealPetChicken]

+VashtaNarada exactly :) my battery is fine, although i use rechargeable batteries, and i also use a everdrive GB which should drain the battery quicker than offical gameboy carts but my battery life is great.

[@iyatemu]

Well, I have to say, I'm convinced. I tried backlighting once, failed and gave up after destroying 3 LCDs in subsequent attempts, but showing off the biversion side-by-side with a normal backlight (I'm not sure anyone's ever actually done that) has gotten my interest in doing it again.

[@clarissathompson9911]

This was a great tutorial that made this whole process really easy! I look forward to future videos!

[@dirkovic2112]

Great video! Detailed instructions with super video quality. It really shows how good this mod is.

[@gertvancauwenbergh8140]

Thanks for the great video Collin, I just biverted my Game Boy and it works like a charm!

[@markn1090]

Just found your channel and love the content, really well produced and informative. Especially this mod! I just ordered a bunch of bivert chips to put into my already modded systems. I used to use ASM Retro backlights, but they have shut down. I will try some of the Handheld Legend ones in the future as they look the same.

[@Iordlangford]

Done cheers man, only addition i made was a 100 ohm resistor to the screen wire for backlight only mod

[@ganggreen1983]

I’m gonna get this done to my gameboy. It’ll be great to be able to use my original gameboy again. Great vid.

[@RetroPCUser]

Currently bidding on 5 of those that could use some cleaning, new screen covers (1 is missing off of it), new cases or retr0briting, inspections, and a quick test to see if they still work. I'll be doing the backlight mod for them (different colors for the case colors) with the biverting board as well. This will be a fun project to do with the units. The GameBoy Advanced will be slightly harder to do a backlight mod as I need to find a backlit GBA SP, and check to see which ribbon cable adapter is the right one for the GameBoy Advanced. I did the frontlight mod on my GameBoy Color and it's better than playing it in the dark, however, my plan is to get a backlit screen from mid-west electronics, if they weren't sold out for the July batch.

[@AlexisBietti]

Just finished mine. Thanks for the clear walkthrough.

[@gearthird86]

Hi,i have a problem with backlight mod. I powered on and i see inverted color (white is black and viceversa) . Did i do something wrong?

[@mykie242]

This is AWESOME, Collin! Now, PRO-SOUND that beauty!

[@kiko12000]

Thank you so much! After months of carefully studying this video and other videos I finally did it!

[@franklincabrera7427]

Do mine I pay you bro

[@Raze_134]

I was installing the bivert mod and I thought I shorted somthing because the screen was all black (sound and every worked though). so after a few minutes of panicking I figured out that the 3 circular solder contacts were not making good connection and after doing those over it works now!

[@alvaromz]

thank you i successfully modded my gb, your channel is great!!!

[@notthatdigusted7468]

Probably one of the best mods for playing Donkey Kong Land on a classic Gameboy without it the gameplay on the screen was so hard to see it was a painful experience. 😟😟😟

[@WillisZzz]

This is one of the best diy electronics videos I've seen, period. I wish you had some Atari 2600 mod videos! Thanks!

[@bgttgb100]

JESUS CHRIST THAT FILM IS STUCK ON GOOD! im doing modding my dmg right now and what kind of glue magic is this?!?

[@aguilfuchi]

Great video! I look forward to trying this mod out myself.

[@PandaXclone2]

You should've mentioned that there's a polarization film on the front of the LCD as well and that you should not touch it. I wound up peeling it off by accident and only found out that it's required afterwards.

[@tomchavez4864]

PandaXclone2 is this why my mod ended up staying only inverted?

[@PandaXclone2]

No. If you had peeled the front film off then you wouldn't see anything in the screen.

[@tomchavez4864]

PandaXclone2 thanks for replying, my issue is my screen is staying inverted, rotating the polarizing film that came with my backlight does not seem to make a difference, any idea where I could have gone wrong? All the same parts as this video

[@PandaXclone2]

If it's still inverted then it sounds like you may have botched the solder contacts on the bivert module. Check the contact points on the ground and pins. If they look alright then it's possibly the three solder point holes need reflowing.

[@bgttgb100]

twolve t+ or you didn't get the back polarizing off together with the silver layer. that can also do that.

[@ClimbingColorado]

I did not receive a replacement metal strip in my package from HHL. They said to re-use one of the existing strips I peeled off (which I had already thrown away). When I took the second strip off after curing the loca, the LED strip came off with it. I had to use Gorilla glue and tooth picks to re-attach the LED strip. When I trimmed the plastic molding per the video, I accidentally scratched the front plastic screen requiring a new screen... Without the replacement strip, the LEDs shine a bit too brightly toward the user further washing out the screen. Overall, the procedure worked but I wouldn't do it a second time.

[@BrutalUKYT]

"IF SOMETHING HAS GONE WRONG " My best tip to anyone who is searching the entire web and finding no answers is this If your screen is covered in black dots im talking 90% of the screen with maybe a 2-3mm gap between dots here is the cure YOU do not have screen cancer like every post says it turns out my back light was the wrong way around its near impossible to tell the difference But I did copy the video and put my Positive wire left side and Negative cable to the right it turned out my ebay kit was different to this youtubers therefore not all are made the same ( 100% my fault and not this wonderful youtubers guide ) but hope this helps at least one person who thinks they have killed there Gameboy

[@alienspace9679]

that silver coating was literally sealed to the screen making it so it would not come up without flaking into tiny tears and just never coming off unless i straight razor the whole thing LOL.

[@dj505Gaming]

I ordered the backlight earlier, but never ordered the bivert module since it would put my purchase over the limit for duties tax here... I'll probably get it at some point in the future.

[@d.j.1112]

The LCD screen for the Gameboy DMG that I'm modding displays pixels without a polarizer. I can play games without a polarizer. What gives? Not all LCD screens created equal? Great videos, man. Highly informative and great pacing.

[@willcamick]

I used this to Mod my Gameboy. I can not stress enough about the right side ribbon (BE CAREFUL NOT TO CUT OR RIP THAT!!) That ribbon is for your on screen Pixel. If your using a knife to cut off the back reflector STAY AWAY FROM THAT RIBBON! Also note as you are peeling away the back reflector you may be confronted with 1 of 3 layers. 1st layer is transparent. If you see this layer then stop peeling it and keep scraping at that corner. The 2nt layer is silver, Again dont try ti peel it off because there is another layer you need to get to. The last layer is THICK PLASTIC. This is the correct layer to start peeling off. Use your knife to peel it up enough so you can get your thumb under it. If you can not pull it off then use the knife some more to get farther. The reflector will pull off but its on there good. So again stay away from that white ribbon on the right. If you cut or rip that you will have to buy a new gameboy to try this mod again.

[@AndehX]

Damn you Colin! I have fond memories of playing Pokemon on my original Gameboy in college back in the day and trading Pokemon with my friends. After watcing this video, I now want a backlit/biverted Gameboy!

[@Sc0pee]

+AndehX Or you could find yourself a Advance SP AGS model 101 with a backlit screen. It looks better than this but the AGS-101 is a bit rare to come by, if you don't mind ordering one from Ebay. Ofc you could also settle for the AGS-001 model, but that one has a blue tint to it and is only frontlit.

[@AndehX]

+Sc0pee I have an AGS-001, but its not the same. The shape and size of the SP, along with the clicky buttons are far from ideal. Theres nothing like playing on an original DMG gameboy.

[@Sc0pee]

AndehX There's also modded Game Boy Advance's with AGS-101's brighter screen on Ebay for under 100 dollars, if you prefer that look =) Oooor..you could just use the "lameboy" emulator on your Nintendo DSi like I am! The emulator is pretty damn accurate, with some minor bugs in some games, and what's best all of those GB and GBC games fit into one microSD card!

[@Sc0pee]

AndehX It's a shame that there doesn't seem to be commercially available light mods for the GBC, or else I would probably mod one...

[@c08o.prkiua46]

The screen cover on my Game Boy fell out as soon as I disassembled it for cleaning when I got it. * sigh * 30 year old glue will do that. Oh well, great video! Very informative and helpful, thanks for making it!

[@fobosism]

i remove the polarize film very carefully but after that the screen had orizindial lines!!! why did this happen?

[@yosoyestoyarto]

maybe you damage the ribbon cable under the lcd , the with/grey one. maybe its possible to fix it by passing the solder tip over the on the right side of the lcd glass

[@BenG76Cards]

Nice video. I have a few Game Boys laying around I need to give something like this a try.

[@OkiDingo]

I highly suggest against using a glass screen. There not laminated. My daughter knocked my DMG off of a low table yesterday and the screen shattered. Glass was everywhere, scratched the outer polarizer, and cause some LCD cancer. I decided to backlight and Bivert it for practice. I will never use a glass GB screen protector again. Just stock up on the plastic ones.

[@decuerrola]

Now I'm very tempted to buy all this mod stuff and risk my perfect GB DMG!

[@marcelcevani5688]

Tnx for this great Video :) my GameBoy is happy when the Kit will be installed soon

[@raccoon681]

mods very worth doing just wish the screen blur could be fixed

[@jamieryan6991]

Sadly they can never be fixed it's the LCD Nintendo used the backlight and bivert do help Abit its definitely not as noticeable when you're playing it in real life as it is when recording the screen

[@raccoon681]

still wonder though if it was possible to make a replacement screen all together

[@venom477]

nice dude, really nice. You are my youtube hero1

[@DrGameboyPHD]

Colin, bro. What a sick video, I mean really good stuff. I just released my bivert/backlight video the day after you! Was hoping to get a good soldering video of the bivert chip to the board but I can't compete with a champ like you :D man, that's so good. I'm going to use your tips and focus on improving my biverts to the custom Gameboys I make. If you shoot me a message I'd like to discuss some things with you, thanks again for such an awesome video! PS I would private message you but you don't have that option in your channel, and I don't have a twitter! xD

[@ThisDoesNotCompute]

+MrCrono666 Thanks for the kind words! You can send a PM by clicking on the About tab of my channel page, then the Send Message button. (I don't know why KZbin hides it like that.)

[@mav6771]

Luck was not on my side with it. The final layer (I think it was the reflector) did not come up with the other layers, and sadly while I was peeling it up the knife slipped straight through the ribbon cable :/ *Sigh* Could do the NESRGB mod no problem but can't do the backlight on the gameboy lol

[@ChataFahKop]

fantastic!! can you please make a variable clock mod tutorial for the DMG as well?? You're very good at these!

[@Bboysharky246]

It looks so beautiful!

[@ianchan8859]

Really cool! I'll be using your video to complete my own mod. Thanks a lot!!!