CLEAR GameBoy Advance SP Shells Are HERE!

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[@InertiaWasTaken]

How does this shell look? I think the answer is pretty clear.

[@lolcat]

Take a like sir

[@Alyks_the_Emerald_Sage]

LOL.

[@rory7289]

I can see clearly now the rain is gone.

[@RadJordy]

no

[@mischiefthedegenerateratto7464]

@@RadJordy yes

[@protocetid]

we need more official clear consoles, I miss them so much

[@sirsavagethe21st56]

I'll order one right now, all I need is a gameboy and I'll be complete.

[@genzedong311]

Lmao

[@kitkat3707]

That’s how it starts. The next thing you’ll know you’ll have more than you’ll know what to do with. Save yourself before it’s too late

[@ItsMixxes]

0:10 "I cant believe you've done this"

[@Ravist-P]

What's wrong with that

[@Ravist-P]

I have the 90th like

[@daisukesoto7818]

A cultured man I presume

[@Saber_Nico]

@@Ravist-P watch?v=8lBO23Dh23I

[@Alyks_the_Emerald_Sage]

Only a matter of time before we have clear Green Shells! They'd look just like a Pokémon Emerald Cartridge!

[@alejandrosanz8160]

i come frome future and yes boy you have what you want

[@TheDonorak]

They have one with some pokemon on them.

[@M6A6T6T]

I have my sp black on the outside and see through green on the inside

[@Ack-119]

@@M6A6T6Tok that’s fuckin sick

[@SumTr011]

Beautiful, the SP is a work of art.

[@AMPISOUND]

Solder in an RGB led strip somehow the whole thing inside so its all glowy & epic?

[@TheRetroFuture]

That would be sick.

[@smakuwa459]

:O

[@dliciouscrabmeat6355]

because it's not "gamer" enough until it has RGB.

[@dliciouscrabmeat6355]

@A.S lol, I think I just finished watching a linus vid before I commented this. Easily influenced, I guess.

[@aidancommenting]

That would look awesome, I want to do a GBA mod now

[@TheMysticZ100]

I'd love to see the see through purple like on the GBC. That would look so cool on the SP! Great video bud!

[@HollowRick]

All in due time...

[@mikeyventrone5770]

There totally is one. Just ordered one off Ebay. :D

[@MrBlizzard769]

I just redid mine too . I used an aftermarket gold triforce shell and a glass screen lense . Def improves the look ! Without aftermarket shells we would be stuck with our dated game console looking all scratched and grimey . Now our stuff can look and be new again !

[@starspacepresents959]

Thanks for the help! I ordered this from the link here a long time ago and finally got around to doing the case swap, and the tutorial made it a lot more possible. Great tips too. Much appreciation. I used the black buttons and screw covers, but I also used red A and B buttons. Looks pretty great and I'll enjoy it a lot. I also left the sticker off of the back, but I didn't use the Nintendo logo. People if I can do this you can too so go for it. It is hard though. Mostly the hinges and the ribbon cable. Also finding tiny parts you drop in the carpet. Thanks again!

[@AllAboutTech159]

as some who also has the extremely masculine pink sp, I now know which shell i'm getting. been looking but always been a huge fan of clear shells! mines not an ags101 but it'll still look amazing! Thanks Elliot great video once again!!

[@emmettturner9452]

The rubber screw covers are supposed to make a gap between the top and bottom halves so that it doesn't sandwich dirt, sand, and other gritty stuff in between that will grind away at the finish or damage the shell. They also cushion the screen when snapping closed. You really should have something!

[@ichigo4chan]

The B button being tilted tilts me.

[@dioenkai]

Me too

[@cardsfanbj]

I did the clear blue shell on my SP and I honestly recommend chucking those screws straight into the garbage can. Stripped out the screws because I couldn't get good enough leverage on them with those. Went out and bought an Ifixit kit to replace the screws. I also managed to strip out the hole on one of the 4 corner screws and the fix for that is using a short length of fishing line in it to give a little meat to bite into. (same thing as if you strip a hole in wood and use a toothpick or matchstick to get the screw to screw in again)

[@astraldrifter]

Finally inmates can play GBA

[@cynthiaobligeasmr]

I just bought one of these shells and have never changed the shell before! Very excited to follow this video!

[@tenchuu007]

"And as you can see there, there's the little pink tip."

[@aryangavand5769]

why

[@christianm4947]

*clicks the US link* "Does not ship to United States" :(

[@eugeniodominguezarellano7916]

aliexpress is your friend :)

[@jjerkamillo]

Same here dude, bummed.

[@Alexander_l322]

You should message the seller for the US link! Its shipping from Hong Kong so they should be okay with shipping to the USA

[@quetzalcueyat]

Found a website called retromoddingcom. They got some pretty shells and other stuff you might like.

[@sukmawatisudirman9718]

Amazon

[@parkerhero8279]

I bought the clear purple one. My gameboy looks so fresh its crazy yoh

[@johntheyouthminister]

Retromodding.com has 3d printed inserts to cover the foam on the back of the screen.

[@TheMilkedOut]

thanks for this tip mate

[@Kurk4soul]

this would look hella good with LED's around the edges with there own switches

[@pilks4k]

That screen looks great I had one of the front light models as a kid was always bloody hard to see anything lol

[@ArtistMarkFlynn]

Damn. Didn't know I needed this. Looks so amazing lol

[@animedrawer69]

I actually just dropped my gba sp and the shell shattered. Definitely going to get a transparent purple shell

[@MATAM29]

You mean Atomic Purple?

[@Filmedon3DS]

How on earth did the shell shatter but the system works fine?

[@anousenic]

@@Filmedon3DS Maybe the shell was exposed to enough sunlight over the years to became just brittle enough to be able to shatter on impact.

[@Filmedon3DS]

@@anousenic how on earth do you expose it to THAT much sunlight?

[@TripDering]

@@Filmedon3DS Boktai

[@ZeliusDev]

there is also glow in the dark clear shells too of different colours. :)

[@3bears]

smoky black + orange buttons SMOKIN!!!

[@TheLitWizard]

Ordered the transparent green, arrived surprisingly quick and I'm super happy with it. Looks incredible. Also left the sticker off the bottom and kept the original buttons

[@TheRealDustinNunn]

That's what Nintendo should have sold back then: a see-through AGS-101 GBA SP model.

[@BEAT.SWEATS]

a die cut sticker on the back of the LCD inside would be awsome

[@PotatopancakesOMG]

Just finally respelled my childhood sp with an atomic purple shell( same as n64) and cut royal purple buttons. Still saving for an IPS but love the feel and look

[@renatomateus6733]

Because the cover is transparent, for a moment there I thought you were assembling it wrong. Optical illusion!!! ;P

[@jgod93]

I just bought a clear smoke gray shell for my AGS101 SP and damn does it look good. Thanks for the mini tutorial!

[@MoshiAngelic]

actually just baught a green transparant shell off of this video form the same seller awesome recommendation! time to make my gba sp the same color as my switch lol

[@brokenpianotunes1923]

You can use a sowing needle for the rubber caps on the screen casing to avoid scratches on the case and corner cuts on the caps, if you have one lying around that is.

[@akromaunderworld7430]

That pink case looked so beautiful! I would’ve done this in a ugly scratched up gameboy

[@M3D1C2121]

Late to the video, just found the channel like yesterday, but taking out the rubber pads (if you dont want to save them) you can use a thin needle pushed in at and angle and pushed down. They will pop right out without damaging the shell as long as you dont push the needle in too deep.

[@AlexMoenR]

Loving this. Nostalgia for clear plastic electronics is increasing as we hit the 20th anniversary of the Y2K era.

[@midnightmooncrazyness1920]

Cool shell I ordered a 101 screen thanks for the videos very helpful your channel relaxes me also

[@ordinary_]

Ive already made mine, the quality is better than other shells ive used. especially the buttons because other replacements ive used, the buttons werent thick enough.

[@drippumusic9716]

I just bought a shell and your video helped tons. 🙏

[@cedarstuff]

Nice. Aftermarket shells are so hit-or-miss with most GBs, good to hear a decent one is out and about.

[@slayerone2050]

Straight to the point and didn't skip on the details, liked and subscribed 🤘🏻

[@MMaRsu]

Thx man good looking out Retro :) I just started to get into modding, have done 2 GBA's so far and reshelled some DMG's and GBA SP's ^_^. Really enjoy the content bro keep it up!

[@JacobHollis96]

I still have my gba sp that I got when I was 10. That was 13yrs ago.

[@mrb692]

Gorramit. I had to reshell my SP 101 after a hinge broke, literally a month and a half ago. I’m still sorely tempted to get an atomic purple one though...

[@JordaNeale]

The clear shells probably wont work the best for the front lit AGS-001, probably will have too much light bleed through the shell, reducing the effectiviness, just a thought for anyone who plans to buy one of these.

[@ordinary_]

i have one, it doesnt do this

[@JordaNeale]

@@ordinary_ good to know

[@Estoril_Blau]

Now if only we could get this step up in quality for the standard replacement shells we’ll be set. I pray the Chinese OEM’s eventually catch on to the demand for actual Nintendo level quality plastics to sell at a premium over the junk currently available. They may actually make some real money by tapping into the growing bespoke market.

[@ElectroPotato]

You can print an artwork and put it behind the screen.

[@daisukesoto7818]

How ?

[@spaceinvader7047]

Finally, now I can do this with my SP... IF I HAD ONE!!! Mine got stolen

[@Andrew12105]

I'm.....I'm so sorry.

[@spaceinvader7047]

No worries, I’m getting one for my birthday! :)

[@JoeDangIt]

I'm not usually a fan of clear shells but that looks really nice.

[@ZonicMirage]

Neat. I've seen those on eBay (even the same links) and I'm tempted.

[@GodsPoetryProductions]

Where the black sponge is at behind the screen you can put a custom design on it.

[@DaveSimonH]

Finished build looks pretty slick. Would be a good option for a cheap, scuffed up GBA SP found at a car boot sale, or if it's pink etc. like in this case.

[@TheRetroFuture]

I think so too.

[@stvgrz9394]

The shell is on sale with more color on ebay. You can search GBA SP Clear Shell.

[@sergioin3D]

I’m not at all confident to try this with my lime green sp.. but waaaaaow that looks so good. So so good.

[@xyzcreate]

OMG YES!!! I have been waiting for these for so long!

[@MMaRsu]

These translucent shells really make you feel like a Gameboy Advance SP

[@thanasisathanasiou7292]

hello

[@Jacksonh_56]

The hardest part is getting the screws to make some threads in the new plastic

[@Mellowbaton]

Great, now all we need is a Gameboy light replacement shell

[@TheRetroFuture]

Yes please!

[@jedovtqy4533]

I purchased the clear green housing and clear green game cases and I'm getting the labels for my games reprinted to go on them, I've also bought a green 850mah battery to match

[@gameguy7889]

Great now they make clear ones, I just replaced my SP with a white one.

[@melachidavisacts2386]

That's cool, ive wanted know how would the gba sp look with a clear shell.

[@chefkdowg]

I did this with a red shell from a blue that just broke. My son loves the red.

[@IRC86]

Now paint the inside like with the Odroid Go and you'll have a DMG style GBA SP.

[@7GSC251]

I can’t believe it took them THAT long to make them.

[@kacywatson6314]

That GameBoy is eye candy

[@bryanmartinez7063]

This will be my project this coming weekend! Hope it turns okay!

[@Zerone2007]

I would put a sticker on the black area. (at the inside, Nintendo, Pokemon what ever)

[@stevenjones19-m8i]

What a shell,it looks alot better in clear seeing all the workings inside,I took one apart for a Nintendo case,what a pig that was,but watching this you made this somehow easy to how I did it.great video.

[@TANKTREAD]

I enjoy my "custom" GBA-SP(AGS-101) fine enough, but the clear cases look awesome. Then again, the GBA-SP is awesome.

[@Alexander_l322]

The top needs something different! The black foam isn't nice at all but the rest looks really nice for a tenner! I need to sort out my PSP and a few other consoles with some new shells. I'll check the website out:)

[@RumblePirate]

Lens is the easiest part replacement mate, I also recommend staying with the original... But not that difficult, only if it's not IPS one

[@3dprintingteen164]

Here before 50 views and also great job on your vids mate keep up the good work

[@ShadowcasterZero]

ok now I want one with clear buttons and to wire some small LEDs in under them so they light up when pressed.

[@BeatAces]

I don’t know if he said “official nintendo” enough time during the video, maybe just a few more to drive it home

[@BeatAces]

Oh, when your forced to use the official Nintendo hinge parts now it’s a negative

[@s.e.morales7344]

This was soooo helpful thank you! I'm super beginner and was able to follow everything

[@forevercomputing]

The screws may be harder to install because you may be cutting a brand new thread into them. Hence "self tapping" Remove and install a few times, then let us know if similar or - horrible? There is a U in colours.

[@M19u3I]

are you gonna try the glow in the dark ones? :p would like to see that one

[@mrericmendez5049]

This inspires me to clearshell mod my Vita down the line once it becomes an ancient relic

[@mbrando4403]

my clear DS Lite shell looked AMAZING, but the plastic is so cheap the hinge breaks in days

[@snizzol]

07:22 stick ducttape on it en tear it off, no sharp thingy needed :) geat video

[@OregonChronic]

Omg you made those bail locks look easy! 😡

[@ZaphkieI]

Now all I need is a clear GameBoy Micro shell.

[@imnotatoaster819]

I think the pink ends look nice

[@zengwenxin8402]

it would be good to put some sticker or pics on the black sponge

[@thecbc7658]

Did you see the post of the transparent glow in the dark shell on The Retro Future Community Page?

[@Saternoir.]

Would be nice to have one onf this for the NDS Lite!!

[@RetroAli]

That shell is CLEAAAAN.

[@concretemathematics8146]

Thank you China for bringing back our childhood memories. Off we go. . How did it look right now? Obviously it’s pretty darn CLEAR now. *badumtsss*

[@emmettturner9452]

The screws are more difficult because the screw holes aren't threaded yet on a new shell.

[@zackpetrovic3029]

Looks great but I agree the top part of the screen not so much so might have to change something there

[@scottind]

The US link in the description does not ship to the US

[@LordDumpling]

hopefully they'll make transparent gameboy micro shells next :D

[@VampiresCrypt]

I would never change an original Nintendo SP shell like that one you have, I dont mind the pink at all but you will actually feel the cheap plastic of the after market shells

[@Nimmo1492]

It looks like a lot less of a pain in the arse to reassemble than the DS lite at least. I spent a good half an hour trying to get the top screen ribbon cable to feed through the hinge properly.

[@alepocho]

The B button is twisted ahah

[@davespark10]

I knew he would find the hinges lol

[@HOTBOYHOTFINDS]

Just bought a black clear one looks hella nice thing again those drivers aftermarket are super terrible my triwing was chipped had to buy a decent one off Amazon $4

[@crispin5741]

Could always throw a TRF logo in the shell behind the screen.😉

[@CristianG13]

Theres also transparent green ones. Im waiting for RED!