Game Boy Pocket Backlight & Bivert Mod - Retro Console Restoration

[@amaiorano]

This guy deserves way more subs! Excellent job. Love the attention to detail, and the excellent video capture!

[@BorderlineOCD]

Thanks for the kind words, cheers.

[@u38xtvjs13]

These mods almost complete each other, it's such a nice result. And very tidy looking with this new small chip as well. Great video!

[@BorderlineOCD]

Thank you bud, I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@cyrustakem7993]

good thing i came to rewatch this video. I was replacing a polarizing film for the first time, and thought i'd ruined it, because of the glue layer, it was really bad, then after this video i went with alcool and a knife and now looks much better, will try the new film later, and check if i didn't ruin it. Great video

[@janmoeller80]

Really appreciate your tutorial. I had to remove the front polarizer due to burnmarks. Removing the glue of it can make a grown man cry. Using a scratching tool for a ceramic hot plate did the trick.

[@joshtowns5642]

I have recently stated doing these type of restorations...started doing original Xbox...thanks for the help :)

[@BorderlineOCD]

Good for you my man. Once you start you can’t stop :)

[@randy7894]

This mod is so much cooler than an ips. Well done!

[@wojiaobill]

The Pocket is such a great model

[@BorderlineOCD]

Indeed, I think so too. My favorite way to play Game Boy games.

[@nathanmead140]

I like the original gameboy because it's easier to hold and it takes AAs not AAAs so it's easier to find a couple sets of fully charged NiMh batteries.

[@Norrecito]

I have seen a bunch of Gameboy Pocket restorations on KZbin but none of them had so much attention to detail as yours. I'm quite surprised that you could remove the glue residue from the screen with that blade without scratching it. Is the screen of a Gameboy Pocket this resistant? :) Anyways it is good to know that we can fix vertical lines on a Pocket the same way we do for the DMG.

[@BorderlineOCD]

Thanks my man. The screen is glass so a clean razor shouldn’t scratch it, but the flex cables are too close for comfort and it’s one of the ways I damaged a pocket screen previously so scrape away with caution! Now that I’ve done a few of these I’m still undecided on my favorite approach to remove the film. I liked desoldering the screen altogether like I did in the DMG mod video because it gave me more control, but its still fragile and risks ripping a pad. I haven’t tried any products like Chip Quik (very low melt solder) but I think that might be worth a shot next time. Should allow for easy desoldering and making quick work of the polarizing film without high risk of fraying the flex cable.

[@davidb1412]

Very nice work!

[@airman2009]

Hermoso wow great new screen

[@eicktownsfinest]

great video, thanks bro

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

After watching so many of your videos where you fix tracers, it's odd seeing you intentionally breaking some. :D

[@guineapig1238]

Where can I buy a front polarizer with the adhesive part I'm trying to fix my original Game Boy can you please make a video about it I want to get myself the front polarizer with the adhesive please help me

[@QuietAfternoon]

With this mod the gameboy pocket looks like a gameboy light! :O But how much does the battery last with this mod?

[@DC-rq9fr]

Nice job. I wonder if a hot bean bag on the screen for a bit would help with the removal?

[@migue647]

Looks great, So far I don't have any portable console

[@BorderlineOCD]

Very different from working on an Xbox or PSX but satisfying and worth the end result. Maybe you’ll pick up a retro handheld eventually :)

[@Artsyca]

I found it electronics cleaner melts adhesive like it was nothing. There’s a video here on KZbin showing how to use it to remove Apple retina MacBook Pro battery and works like magic.

[@chochix]

Aparecieron los famosos anillos de Newton despues?

[@thewoodbarionshow2223]

Great work!👍

[@BorderlineOCD]

Thank you! Appreciate your continued support.

[@Jay-uu5lu]

I think you should maybe start a discord server seeing as how your channel is growing

[@BorderlineOCD]

Ha do you want to manage it for me? :) Probably too much work given the channel size right now but if it continues to grow I’ll consider it.

[@Jay-uu5lu]

@@BorderlineOCD yeah i think i can ive managed servers in the past

[@Ryan-cx2fn]

What if the back reflective piece is damaged and you used the new backlight screen but just used as a replacement to that reflective piece with no light? Would the screen look close to oem? New to modding and learning as I go

[@michaela3812]

How did you not scratch up the screen with that blade? I'd imagine it takes alot of skill and experience to achieve that

[@Jaibuuuu]

Fur future reference, glass is harder than the blade or steel so it doesn't get scratched.

[@nemesisnine3297]

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[@BorderlineOCD]

You’re comments are quite entertaining. I’m happy my videos tickle you in the right spots.

[@nemesisnine3297]

@@BorderlineOCD I enjoy gaming restoration content, and mostly Gameboy stuff. :0

[@FriarHavs]

What do you use to test connection? What is that tool called? Is it an altemeter?

[@C.J.33]

are there any ways to mod an old GBC with game storage/emulators and the like? I'm very unfamiliar with modding haha. Last thing I did was change the LED's on my old 360 and controller, never game wise though.

[@BorderlineOCD]

Check out EverDrives. They are expensive but the knock-off ones from AliExpress do the same thing.

[@SquallDNA]

I tried to remove the back reflector and cant seem to remove the hardened sticky part. I tried isopropyl alcohol, i tried wd40. Nothing. Both the front and back polarized had the burn..

[@BorderlineOCD]

It is indeed very difficult to remove. It's been a while since I worked on this console but if I recall that step took a couple of hours. Goo Gone and/or IPA will soften the adhesive. You can use a thin spudger or a razor if you are comfortable, but be very careful around the ribbon. It's terribly easy to fracture.

[@SquallDNA]

@@BorderlineOCD im not even sure if mine still works, i have no way of testing if lines are present... im comfortable using my fingernail or guitar pick as spudger. I will try to look for the adhesive softener. Thanks mate.

[@phasmagaminggr9121]

Hey were can I find cheap game boys that are broken like these. I live in greece

[@BorderlineOCD]

I don't have a single go-to source, but these are plentiful on eBay. Just filter "for parts or not working".

[@phasmagaminggr9121]

Ok thanks!

[@Jay-uu5lu]

I also own a pocket and i managed to get one with the box in blue

[@BorderlineOCD]

Sweet, boxed units are hard to come by and worth quite a bit more. Take good care of it!

[@Omabatfartsbruh]

it's a lot safer to put the front polarizer ON the screen itself first, and not the front case

[@BorderlineOCD]

It’s not the sticky kind. Makes no difference. I’d rather have some control on placement and adhere it to the adhesive strips surrounding the front case.