Gameboy Macro Tutorial (No Soldering!)

Yes, it actually works. VERY finicky! But at the end of the day it's a gameboy macro without soldering
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[@ethanstanley1294]

Tutorial unclear laptop is now in two pieces...

[@JakeSimmons]

Did you try turning off an back on again?

[@restlessheroes]

Just solder a 330 ohm resistor and you'll have a working bottom half of a laptop.

[@Crown987]

@@restlessheroes i might be late but i heard that going to watashi station and picking up some power converters helps.

[@bluppy1]

Try this: Put rice in a large “Paellera” if you don’t know what it is, search on the internet, then put the laptop on the paellera with rice, leave it overnight and the next day, make paella (Paella: traditional Spanish food) Yes I’m from Spain

[@ajjaxfootball7839]

Thank you for this video. I thought I broke my ds trying it before hand with no videos. That rubber and electrical tape trick saved me big time. 😄

[@JoeBleeps]

Nice video! Great that this even works haha!

[@polyduckwanaland]

Ok but can you maybe go into more detail on the button contacts thing?

[@keondenhoed1189]

Lol I did this with my own broken DS Lite, using it from the video you found. I only did that because I botched the soldering the points, and didn't know what to do. That was my last resort, and somehow it worked. Still works actually. Something I'd be careful of is this: Be careful of which of the directional pads you use to bridge the gap between each point. Use one of the pads that are under the ABXY buttons, as if you take it from the D-Pad, you'll have one of the D-Pad buttons not work. I accidentally took it from one from the D-Pad, and not from the ABXY buttons, so I kinda screwed up there. Thanks for the tutorial!

[@keondenhoed1189]

P.S. I use duct tape instead of electrical tape, because I don't thing electrical tape sticks good enough :D

[@dan1the8man2]

Trying to get my hands on a used inexpensive DS Lite to try this out. And a fellow Pittsburgher 👏🏻

[@JakeSimmons]

Check out Mercari! Also I’m actually an Oregonian but go Steelers all day baby😏

[@Bringmejoycon]

@@JakeSimmons I'm in Oregon:-) cheers friend let's grab a beer

[@shadowedfate151]

There's a 3rd way to do this, it's basically keeping the top screen ribbon cable along with it's LED lights and it works

[@JakeSimmons]

Yeah I tried that and it didn’t work for me :/

[@cameoshadowness7757]

I wanna try this so bad now since my DS is broke at the top.

[@MaximusJohal]

I wonder if you can just put a small wire with tape on the same spot? Or even hot glue it? As the black contact button is the same thing right? Does it heat up or something?

[@maximash8571]

hey I bit wonder how you put neon bar on the macro like in Your.purple neon bar. di You used acrylic rod ?.which diameter ?.3mm ?.and how You manage to solder the cables for the led ?. thanks

[@excelsior-kokinainu8683]

hello brother, I did everything right and my nds lite worked with this method, but I wanted to know if it is safe to leave the nds like this with the rubber and not with the soldering method, can my nds burn in the future because of this method?

[@abominathan932]

Any tips to get the digitizer cable back in? Mine came undone and I've been struggling for an hour now.

[@JakeSimmons]

Just need a lot of patience and if you have any small tweezers to gently grip it that can help! Other than that it’s just frustrating

[@ernestonavarro4017]

Um when you said you would cut out the nub for the a b x y buttons don’t you still need it ?

[@sam57719]

The gameboy advanced games only use the A and B out of those buttons

[@Lavishluke]

Question, will this still work even without the digitizer ribbon cable plugged in?

[@JakeSimmons]

I believe so but I haven’t tried it

[@anthonywilliams1820]

Yes. I personally prefer to remove the entire touch layer of the screen when building these and it works fine. You may or may not want to add a lens if you do remove it, but if you aren't shoving it in your pocket or anything, it'll be fine.

[@beanie112]

Did you reshell that ds? cause it looks badassss

[@leehutton1983]

Just done this mod with zero issues build wise but when trying to power on I get green power light then nothing? Any ideas? Black button not engaging maybe? (Although the tape was solid and secure when I put back together)

[@JakeSimmons]

It’s either not getting good contact with both points or the bottom screen isn’t plugged in all the way

[@ptscrich5702]

Same. Edit: I think that your problem is the chip on the back where you usually put the black cable

[@harryala2872]

Will any rubber work? Or does it have to be butyon contacts from the ds?

[@JakeSimmons]

I honestly don’t know

[@geraldgutsueii3324]

Any should work since it's just meant to bridge the pads. It's meant to trick the DS into thinking the top screen is still there.

[@dolodomi2935]

Ik this is a no solder video but if I was to solder can I just bridge those two dots together making the bridge? Will it work?

[@JakeSimmons]

No. My latest video is an in-depth tutorial on the soldering way

[@bremarcle2729]

I just bought from eBay a DSL macro with no soldering or a light bar. I’m pretty convinced the owner just ripped the top screen off and believe it or not without soldering you can still get it to work mine powers on with no soldering of a resistor or a light bar as long as there’s a GBA game in there it will power on, but mine also doesn’t have any volume From a speaker

[@mohamedal-takrir658]

Anyway to do this without tri wing screw driver?

[@catnumber1538]

Trust me, save yourself the headache and just get a tri wing screwdriver, there's no real consistent way to unscrew one without it

[@trentonantill]

Ok so I tried this and when I got it to work, it would either flash a white screen then shut off, or it would hold on a white screen

[@JakeSimmons]

Yeah it’s very touchy. Either not enough pressure or it’s not centered on the two points

[@MrPillowStudios]

Modding can go hand in hand.

[@neonsky595]

I just made a nintendo ds macro, and now when I try to switch on the device (even with a gba car inserted) the screen flashes once, and the system shuts off. please help.

[@infinidominion]

Gotta replace a resistor or two

[@pnvnd]

Thanks, this worked for me! Question: The green LED turns on, but no orange light when plugged in with the charger, is this normal? Any way to check if the battery is charging?

[@JakeSimmons]

It’s not very common for those LEDs to go out so I’m assuming you either have a bad charge port or a bad charger

[@pnvnd]

@@JakeSimmons Thanks, I took it apart again and found the EM10 chip cracked. It might have been when I was trying to get the wifi wires out =( That aside, Kapton tape worked better for me. The electrical tape just didn't stick very well.

[@anthonydacosta5462]

I tried using the “y” button trick, didn’t work, I’m going to try taking something out of my sp and just solder it

[@JakeSimmons]

I also have a soldering tutorial on my channel!

[@karstenjeremy]

I tried this and its all well but when I try to load a game the screen goes black

[@JakeSimmons]

Yeah sadly it’s not the best. I highly recommend learning to solder and do the soldering way

[@femcelfootjob]

i tired the led contact thing. it doesnt work

[@OnGod1007]

I have a DS lite where the touch screen doesn't work because the P6 connector is broken do I have to replace that connector in order to make a macro like will it still work if I don't have that plugged in?

[@JakeSimmons]

You do not need the touch screen to use a macro👌🏼

[@OnGod1007]

@@JakeSimmons so I don't have to have that ribbon cable connected? I just see people reconnecting them and all the videos. Thanks for the reply I'm definitely going to make it now have a good one

[@JakeSimmons]

@@OnGod1007 there is no need to reconnect the cable :-) I do recommend the soldering method because it’s way less finicky

[@OnGod1007]

@@JakeSimmons yes that's what I'll do. I took the speaker from a broken 2ds I just need the resistor. I'm going to try and take one off another board or just order off ebay

[@alihuseinabulkhoir3099]

hey hello cool video simple to follow, but i got a question when u turn the modded ds on will it still have ds menu pop out or it goes straight to the gba start up. hope u read this thank you.

[@JakeSimmons]

There are settings in the ds for automatic and manual start up

[@alihuseinabulkhoir3099]

@@JakeSimmons ok so i have this other question i hope u know the answer to. so i bought a ds lite macro that won't turn on except i pulg in a gba cartridge, otherwise it just automaticly turn back off. is there a way i could turn it on and have a ds menu pop out ?. thank you.

[@JakeSimmons]

@@alihuseinabulkhoir3099 I am not sure because I’ve never had that issue before. Sorry

[@alihuseinabulkhoir3099]

@@JakeSimmons oh.... ok thanks anyway

[@yuhjeice7186]

When you don't have a tri-wing screwdriver

[@JakeSimmons]

F

[@punchtrees3022]

what about sound?

[@kattny]

what would happen if i just snapped my ds in half?

[@kattny]

nevermind i shouldn't have done that lol, ill just do this mod

[@femcelfootjob]

so do i cut the top part of the contact button and stretch it to the led contacts?

[@haydengvm6157]

did you get everything to work, i wanna know if it actually works before i do it

[@femcelfootjob]

@@haydengvm6157 it didnt work for me, so now i have half a ds sitting on my desk

[@haydengvm6157]

@@femcelfootjob rip, i actually just snapped my top screen off after making sure that i had instant startup if there is a gba cartridge in and bottom screen

[@femcelfootjob]

@@haydengvm6157 good luck, then. Hope yours works out :)

[@haydengvm6157]

@@femcelfootjob sorry about yours

[@peashooterplayz3136]

Led stays lit, screen won't power on tho

[@long-black-vietnamese-man]

tutorial unclear, I now have a boeing 747

[@pooooo52]

Other way. Take top screen apart. Take rubon with led out. Put top screen rubon back on. Fold rubon right behide the screen. . Take pin holder out. Have 2 sided tape for the speaker. . Video on youtube .

[@LatteStarbuck]

Thats what i did

[@Skills_909]

Does this work for the ds original??

[@JakeSimmons]

Probably not. I haven’t tried it but I jus assume no :/

[@rideofdestiny7344]

Why does this not work for me?

[@JakeSimmons]

It’s very sensitive sadly. You have to get it lined up perfectly, make sure it doesn’t slide around, and make sure it has enough pressure just not too much pressure.

[@babythiccems6210]

Will it work if you Sautter the botton down

[@JakeSimmons]

I don’t think so. At that point I would just use a resistor because it’s a better method

[@babythiccems6210]

Jake Simmons ok that u so much for the help

[@Gamepadusa]

I just got done with mine. I have a retro which looks just like it. See them on my KZbin.

[@CaptainSNES]

I just figured out my own method of not soldering, it’s permanent and you get to keep a speaker, I need to make a video on this

[@dayfay]

i accidentally flushed down the rubber padd in toilet😊

[@xxc0pE89xx]

Until someone flashes it to get rid of the ds software it's just a broken ds.

[@JakeSimmons]

Idk how you’d flash the software

[@fraudwirdo]

so covering the 2 spot using one rubber pads?

[@JakeSimmons]

Yeah it’s not perfect but it’s the only way to do it without soldering

[@Jimmson]

@@JakeSimmons why do that ?

[@femcelfootjob]

@@JakeSimmons so i cut one of the parts off and tape it to the two contacts?

[@raddzadd]

This method leaves me with a white screen

[@JakeSimmons]

You might want to make sure your screen is plugged in all the way

[@tollywallace8468]

hold it... Im making a GBA here... So i don`t need the Y button...

[@JakeSimmons]

Exactly!

[@martinfladby6158]

Is this a joke? Because thats funny cuz i think i just broke my ds ):

[@JakeSimmons]

I’m sorry that happened:-( it is not a joke. What’s happening with your ds? Maybe I can help

[@jonanpintado4166]

Yo its great i tried it on a 3ds and it works but i got a lil issue it turns on once and everything works perfectly exept the power button and i cant turn it off and when i remove the battery it wont turn on for a bit🫠