I built the GameBoy we always wanted

[@TheRetroFuture]

Hey! Thanks for watching and subscribing! Please follow my Instagram - instagram.com/theretrofuturephotos/ Follow me on Twitter - twitter.com/Elliot_Coll Join the Discord! - discord.gg/ecf5X8p Have a great day x

[@riptide534]

Epic

[@kevinm4x]

Epic

[@JPGpack]

Hi how are you

[@xakameirakkj]

Epic

[@joerodent6383]

Epic

[@rczedar]

I think someone at nintendo did same thing about 15 years ago and thought "ay, there's some space for the additional screen on the bottom"

[@tilqibiumplays6325]

and that gave birth to the ds

[@Sir_Pingu]

@Koopa Squad001-OfficialYT It's japanese

[@cdlizard]

@Mrsuperking KZbin631 nintendo is a japanese company so it does that.

[@SobrietyandSolace]

@Mrsuperking KZbin631 Bruh how are you into Nintendo consoles or games in general and don't know Japanese when you see it lol

[@RversePegasister]

Seriously tho

[@mini-_]

You have heard of the Nintendo DS, sure. Now, prepare for the Nintendo S.

[@spider.jasper]

Lol

[@AdvancePlays]

damn it I was gonna say that!

[@MarioTheGreat-du5jr]

No the Nintendo s boy

[@DenisPereiro]

I laughed, well done.

[@nathanhunt6208]

DS Stands for dual screen, so does that mean this is just the Nintendo screen?

[@dolandark8333]

The grandma that asked if the longboii can play forknife is probobly looking for something to give her grandkids

[@cdlizard]

poor grandma, just wanted to give the gift of Fortnite on a Longboi.

[@jrobbins707]

Don't judge her. She's probably on there every night kicking pre-teen ass.

[@Misatotheskibidi]

@Anonymous N O

[@jamie7168]

Ahh forknite.. On the gbaspxxlml

[@RogerH_CxP]

@@jrobbins707 "WarriorGran9000"

[@jonathanmartin3375]

You're getting dangerously close to becoming Sid from Toy Story.

[@samaeldrakul4191]

🤣

[@diarykeeper]

Thats not true. Elliot is playing with advanced power...

[@CodeKirby]

*there is a difference between having 'fun' with your toys and making your toys fun*

[@pedro_.]

@@diarykeeper some day i hope he plays with _super_ power

[@solidsnakeandgrayfox]

Lol

[@Adonys]

Gameboy Advance S. Half SP.

[@TorutheRedFox]

this is anything but small

[@Adonys]

At least it's comfortable in the hands ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@xureality]

Gameboy Advance P. Eventually when he figures out how to do the dual screen SP thing in this it can become a Gameboy Advance DP

[@melancholyentertainment]

@@Adonys So are both other GBA models. As far as I can tell this is the worst of both worlds, besides maybe the screen.

[@stefanoovalles1807]

Imaging this guy's son like "Dad could you please love me for 1 second" and retro like "LOOK AT THIS THING! THE BEST I'VE EVER MADE EVER"

[@KeebyFan]

"I thought I WAS the best thing you made!" "Who are you?"

[@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman]

@@KeebyFan 😂

[@zeckezan]

13:38 You could put a giant Speaker where the old screeen was

[@titosimoes9782]

He could put that big gba sub-woofer in there. It would be like having rumble in the gba

[@EtanMarlin]

I legit want him to do.this

[@keenanreynolds8787]

That is EXACTLY what I was thinking!!!

[@B.M.0.]

Either a big speaker or keep the original screen and have 2 screens like the 2 screened sp

[@chronossage]

I was thinking he could of sunk the screen into a bit, so it wouldn't mound on top as much.

[@videooverload8158]

This man is literally the Dr. Frankenstein of Gameboys.

[@vasiligeorgakopoulos1230]

VideoOverload You had no comic so I made you on hello

[@videooverload8158]

I have zero idea what that means.

[@TheChrimboEffect]

@@vasiligeorgakopoulos1230 Tf does that mean

[@ghostisblack]

Look up haihaisb on instagram if you havent, he does very similar things. instagram.com/haihaisb/?hl=en

[@TheRadFungas]

meanwhile my grandma somehow got netflix on an old tv

[@ashleighcalvert8937]

Seeing this makes me really appreciate Nintendo for combining the best parts of the Advance and the SP to create the DS

[@laurag1749]

I love how this looks like a prototype ds

[@EvilCount_]

Ikr

[@oofboi6421]

y o s

[@popman4502]

plot twist:it is. he created the Ds and it looked like this. Nintendo liked it so much they fired him.

[@PACKERMAN2077]

So this is basically what Wario accidentally created when he dropped them both down a sewer.

[@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman]

@@popman4502 oof

[@S7ARBOY]

Elliot: This exists. The world: 2020 has been saved.

[@BlUsKrEEm]

I really want a kit for this. The DS Advanced was cute, but this is legit what I want. I hope you have someone working in making this case.

[@cossakrose]

"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should."

[@leap123_]

"Is it a Game Boy Advance or the SP?" Elliot: Yes

[@NR-tj5le]

Game Boy Advance with SP mixed All in One is both.

[@ArchmageMinis]

@urbanlegends 1 maybe your the one who's annoying

[@wideasriel]

Its an Advanced Advance SP

[@idontexisttt_]

Desc said “The WideBoy Advance”

[@unpaidintern5331]

With today's homecrafting of stuff like this being almost always 3D printing litterally everything, this is a very nice and old school way of modding. Well done sir!

[@doordieace5high]

He should just start a series called, 'I Made This For No Reason.'

[@tl1882]

Look at the playlist name lol

[@Mymatevince]

Very good, nicely done, almost perfect. To finish it off, it needs a little hoop, a little silver one. The GBA Pro looks good too ;-)

[@alierengam1749]

my mate vince has liked it. thats what matters

[@TheRetroFuture]

He’s taking the piss out of me because I got my ear pierced 😂 thanks Vince.

[@oofboi6421]

Lmao!!

[@DeneetaMullin]

I sub too u . Why u soooo gooooooooood

[@kaidenthomas7729]

oml i love both your chanles!!!!!!!!

[@shanez1215]

I like how it's a lot less cramped but also puts the screen a bit above the controls. Plus it protects the screen.

[@Squicx]

Man be making those 2007 console predictions a reality.

[@shrilleth]

He needs to make a Wii Phone

[@elechain2441]

@@shrilleth Nintendo Revolution but real

[@Squicx]

@@shrilleth the oncoming storm... I thought you were just a myth

[@ethandeira1514]

best gameboy mod i have ever seen.... i would add these things though: - headphone jack - better speakers - brightness slider

[@GammaZ]

Ds and 3ds game slot too?? Cuz that would be sick

[@prcr364]

@@GammaZ Then you’d need a lower screen and touch screen too. Wait

[@douglasthequilava]

I think it already has a headphone jack. it's using a GBA motherboard, not an SP. and the normal GBA board as the jack in it I think.

[@snerttt]

Headphine jack!! Yes!!

[@JMartinDA]

I'djust want the flippable screen to sit in flush with the rest of it when its closed.

[@rubenfreire9294]

oddly enough, I wanted a GBA just like this back in 2006. Seeing it in working order now well just is so amazing. I did have a magnifier and back light on my GBA with grips lol, thank you pelican...

[@BecauseGames]

Me: "you've ruined a perfectly good gameboy" Elliot: "Correction, I ruined two perfectly good gameboys!"

[@Sameeer_Saker]

Sacrificed... to give birth to the ultimate Gameboy Advance!

[@luke_fabis]

I understood this reference!

[@SkyDoofus]

It was actually the shell of the Game boy Advance S P and normal GBA

[@monstersinthecity]

Thats reproduction shell... Gba didnt come in red

[@Dillon69]

Lol

[@HughJeffreys]

Looks awesome!

[@pandaatech4879]

Hey ik you lol

[@MrTroll69onyt]

yeah this is nice. But emulators work for me

[@ricardodealba2396]

Omg its hugh jeffreys!!

[@thomassutcliffe5456]

didn't expect to see you here

[@_bit_]

Hor

[@maximecrepin1756]

Imagine the Golden Sun sessions on such a gem

[@Jaketendo]

“Does it play Fortnite?” Elliot, you know what to do.

[@leecroft1983]

Oh, please tell me that wasn't staged. I hope it wasn't, that was just incredible.

[@Kalvinjj]

funny enough, I think a Latte Panda would fit inside it, so you could in fact do it.

[@diarykeeper]

No maam, this one has good games only...

[@tamirlapidus6994]

66th like

[@spencerwarren8302]

Alternative title: removing the bottom screen from a nintendo DS

[@elliottjewell5898]

Except that isn't what he's doing.

[@SuperWillywonka101]

Your profile pictures look likes it kill joy

[@ivanravenski]

You look like Ted cruz

[@LandenIsReal]

2 years later and I’m still waiting for a kit for this beaut of a GameBoy

[@confettilemon2839]

What if this was how they came up with the ds, creating this and thinking “something seems Wrong it’s too empty”

[@arnoldsenokopenko6093]

I thought the same and I'm pretty sure that's exactly what happened.

[@Pokemon32961]

It’s also almost around the same size too, maybe they expanded the top half to fit the bottom half and that’s what we got.

[@lucine7101]

Wow and I like how you showed it on the you tube stories that was kinda fun

[@SanicTheHidgehag]

2:28 - Eye protection is no joke. I'm serious. Props to you wearing eye protection. More youtubers should take care of themselves like this.

[@xakameirakkj]

I call his Game Boy creations The New Game Boy Family

[@johanlopez4043]

The weird part of the family

[@heartgrenade8359]

Game Man’s illegitimate children.

[@Dargonhuman]

The Foster Kids

[@SierraHarmony]

The Bame Goy Collection™

[@RogueLink64]

I remember when Elliot didn't have a dremel. Look how far he's come!

[@medes5597]

He definitely needs a bit of practise with it judging by some of his dremel work but you can already see how it's enabled him to accomplish more in projects like this.

[@phaz0ff]

The way you talk about it 🤣 look's like he is nearly a men now.

[@fartmangaming9272]

poggers

[@jeremyfortunethe1st]

When your working with Bondo don't be afraid to start sanding a little bit sooner than you think you should. The material will be hard enough to not lose form but soft enough to knock down easily. The other thing I would suggest in the future, pun intended, is to use some sort of block when you sand. It will provide a solid flat surface that yields excellent uniform results across a flat surface like the top of the bottom shelf. Otherwise this is a quirky little unique build and it looks good.

[@RageElixir]

"ARSM Channel" LOL

[@jokeletsplay]

augumented reality simulation module ^^

[@Aquarirus]

Woah, it's been over 5 years since I've seen one of your videos..

[@Swux]

i grew up watching you

[@nathanhunt6208]

Woah, it’s my homeboy!

[@Adonys]

@@Aquarirus it's sad seeing his videos now, I remember when he was honest, now he looks like any clickbaity KZbinr apart from his Among Us video, which is sad because I loved him as a child

[@antoniojoserunez4165]

Grandma: Does it play Fortnite? Help me Lord. Please help me.

[@ModernOddity728]

Right?? 😂😂🤣

[@antoniojoserunez4165]

@@ModernOddity728 Why oh why does a granny like Fortnite?

[@grinbrothers]

6:28 - If you hadn't pointed the mark out, I wouldn't have noticed it. You did a fantastic job with it and it was incredible to see this Dream Game Boy Advance in action. A bright screen with comfortable shoulder buttons; truly the best of both worlds!

[@rjcubing]

“Does it play fortnite?” Lady, it’s a gameboy.

[@teeshuck]

Oh god, a pewdiepie pfp

[@kerol5905]

The lady is of a certain age, give her a break.

[@StrangerOnTheWeb]

@@kerol5905 She knows Fortnite but doesn't know what a Gameboy is even though it probably came out in her prime

[@grossgrandpa]

@@StrangerOnTheWeb adults didn't care about gameboys

[@brunixot1]

i bet it plays minecraft

[@khiclark31]

"Does it play Fornite? " Bless her heart. Lol 😂😂

[@rosario2339]

Elliot: Left handed people can already play the gameboy Me a left handed person with a gameboy: I can confirm this

[@mistermatix8241]

The GBA Flip, excellent work! That looks bloody brilliant

[@fantasticpokevids5489]

Weird GameBoys are cool- All it needs is a rechargable battery and you have reached perfection

[@mhx5071]

There are recharageable AAA batteries

[@dintonfreeman4176]

Right @ 3:00 into it where you have the SP-upper half and the gba matching the cuts and whatnot, it gave me an idea that I've never seen anywhere in the Nintendo handheld modding community ever that I can recall. It would be super awesome (admittedly surely not easy though!) to attach the casing like you're doing here for the upper screen, but instead of filling in the original gba screen, leave it open for 2 screens, and try to see if you can shove a ds lite in that form factor, i would definitely love to see that come to life!

[@nottelling6598]

I'm kinda wondering if there's a decent rechargeable battery that would fit where the screen used to be.

[@nottelling6598]

@@rfretehb6519 That would probably work, but I was hoping for something with a little more charge-time...

[@Sameeer_Saker]

I think he tried to advoid messing with the internal build, as it would require many and many adjustments that could go south. But that's probably possible.

[@LordYamcha]

This is the perfect example of- when you keep it in the family

[@matocarina]

they come out better than their parents?

[@samaeldrakul4191]

😆😉🍻

[@OnlyEpicEmber]

I see Elliott heated this, does he realise it's an incest joke?

[@s01itarygaming]

I never would have imagined, from the final product, that you did all this by hand. You're insane man lmao

[@jeevesman3059]

You should make put a DS in this shell

[@EricaGriffin]

Congrats, Elliot! This is awesome!

[@marky3609]

Hey Erica! I love your channel

[@pointers2010]

@@marky3609 lol

[@EricaGriffin]

@redwidespaces lol you are welcome!

[@sugondesee]

@@EricaGriffin i got one aswell haha! just for playing pokemon :)

[@Zelda_Nerd1888]

HI

[@mattieonutube273]

Looks great man! I would definitely try to put something in the middle like a logo or bigger speaker or something just to fill that big blank spot up though lol.

[@Pedr98oSilva]

11:40 It was the same feeling as Dr. Frankenstein when the creature woke up!

[@samaeldrakul4191]

Its Alive!!! ALIVE!!!! 😆🍻

[@Jarrygames86]

It was very wholesome to see how he reacted to his work. 👍

[@speedwaynutt]

This is what happens when a GameBoy Advance and a GameBoy Advance SP have a baby.

[@DB_Shorts08]

i wish he hadnt covered the bottom glass, it would serve as a pretty cool window into the insides of the gameboy

[@acousticdoug]

Should be called the “Game Boy Elite”

[@abarette_]

this sounds super cool. I'd say Game Boy Frontier personally.

[@twentytwo_22]

Reminds me a little of those portable DVD players from back in the day. Cool mod!

[@jesse1794]

You make this look super easy

[@theblubus]

4:45 Mark Rober? Is that you? Lol The KZbin royalty-free music cracks me up. Depending on who uses, which ones they use and when they use it becomes almost like a content creator's auditory fingerprint Awesome build by the way!!

[@spurrit7156]

EEEEEEEEEEEE E E EEEEEEE E E EEEEEEEEEEE

[@allentolete5534]

EEEEEEEEEEEEE EE EE EE EE EEEEEEEEEEEEE EE EE EE EE EEEEEEEEEEEE

[@raushonmunni2633]

EEEEEEEEEEEE E E EEEEEEE E E EEEEEEEEEEE

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

The biggest benefit of the SP was that once it's closed, nothing could hit the buttons, so you could just put it in your pocket and keep moving.

[@Altair676]

I've now gotten so obsessed with this thing that I want to try to make one for myself, so much so that I'm trying to design a custom shell where, when closed, the top half covers the buttons, and the bottom half extends out to sit flush with the top.

[@thereturnticket]

I'm legitimately considering having a go at this, looks like the perfect form factor for the GBA

[@collinkelly2420]

This is beautiful. Doing something like this while modding the speakers to maybe be better/stereo (idk if stereo is possible) and putting them in the middle where the screen used to be would be insanely cool

[@imdoneplus]

You’ve really reignited my passion for retro gaming. It’s been a passive concept in the back of my head for a while but watching more and more of these videos makes me realize what I’m missing out on. Thanks for al your hard work!

[@darkwalker19]

Me: What's your favorite Gameboy Advance or Gameboy Advance SP in your collection? Elliot: It's complicated.

[@ендермєш]

Elliot: Yes.

[@JoeyDoesTech]

I bet playing this in bed is where you're really winning. No more uncomfy elbows. Amazing stuff :)

[@TomAnderson.]

The little details like sides and buttons on black and you are literally done for it. Is beautiful.

[@ElectroBlastLuigi]

1:39 I know when we were kids, it wasn't an issue holding the GameBoy Advance with a clamp built on it because of our tiny hands. I lost mine so long ago but I can imagine the struggle here.

[@Decipher13]

A sanding block would help a lot with getting that body filler perfectly flat. The right size would get in where that seam is right close to the hinge too. Nice work!

[@jaypoirier4216]

Awsome idea and even cooler execution of that idea . So glad the youtube algorithm recommended this channel ive been loving the last 2 months of content

[@chefn25]

Seeing all these unique Gameboys is like going to a mini museum with bizarre artifacts haha

[@ripzoh169]

Awesome build! Ive been saying for a while Nintendo should rerelease the Gameboy officially and if it looked like this I would be ordering one right away

[@usernamepinto]

You can wrap the sandpaper around a piece of wood to ensure that the sanded surface is flat, and it helps to sand tight corners like the ones you missed. It looks fantastic. Keep doing an amazing job =)

[@Michirin9801]

1:07 You just wanted to show off that you got a Turbo Express didn't you? lol

[@Jarrygames86]

That's what I'm saying. Impressive but a modified flex 💪😅

[@godara3353]

For people that want the music on 2:05 It's called Blue Wednesday - Introvert

[@woodwardaustin539]

after bingewatching your videos all week. (8 hours a day literally. your on my work screen all day makes me hate my job tbh) which made me want to teach myself to do this stuff. I had a red OG 3ds that had spilt red soda inside, but still worked. So im like okay cool just need to "give it a bit of a clean"... I sliced the bottom LCD ribbon cable with my tweezers. Ordered the stuff and super excited to do it again! Thank you for helping me find my purpouse. I love you er uh i appreciatte everything you do.

[@TheRetroFuture]

Best of luck!

[@luiscortazar6291]

I'd like to see this Gameboy Advanced with a clamp shell that would fit over the original model Flush. Like a DS or DS lite but for the gameboy family

[@shreddedcoconut5211]

"Screws, where are they?" that line got me :D I always say that when I'm modding a GBA!

[@LegoMaster5197]

“Does it play Fortnite?” I lost it 🤣🤣

[@davidlane1248]

Instead of Gameboy boy, I'd call this the 'Shameboy'... Cause it's a damn shame Nintendo never made anything like this officially

[@andries4561]

They did, it's called the nintendo ds

[@brodyhorner1400]

@EpicPiesMan no hes called right

[@ShitpostJay]

@EpicPiesMan He isn't. He's telling the truth.

[@0Heeroyuy01]

@@andries4561 i hate the DS it allowed them to make 3d pokemon games and i can't stand that shit so to me the first 3 generation are the best for that reason alone.

[@andries4561]

@@0Heeroyuy01 okay..?

[@carker5742]

im honestly still surprised that they made a diy kit for a double screen gameboy sp but not for this masterpiece. i would even think that it would be cheaper too since most of what you have to do is 3d print a new housing of a mix with gb advance and the sp like they did with the double screen one

[@jbole597]

The greatest gba mod. Want to do my own one so bad. I dub thee Gameboy Overbite.

[@TheOldScoola]

Overbyte*

[@TheOldScoola]

( little tech joke in there for ye)

[@dannyman5751]

Yes, yes it does play Fortnite

[@nathanhunt6208]

You probably could if you ran fortnight though a computer

[@BirdManYota]

i really like how he gave the finished product first, then the process, rather than us anticipating and have to wait or skip through like other youtubers

[@RetroGamer7200]

This must be what Doctor Frankenstein felt like when he created his monster

[@SprunkCovers]

This didn't had to exist, but it _needs_ to exist

[@blakelepper9700]

You should call it the gameboy advanced cp instead of sp, the cp stands for Combined Player

[@Robbnlinzi]

I’m not googling these words

[@yeehaw7597]

Yes.

[@KorporalKReephdmkiytrecv69]

No one was asking for this but thanks anyway.

[@emmr01]

Nintendo 3Ts "Finally a worthy opponent"

[@Kannerjb711]

You did such a beautiful job. It looks like the prototype of of the model they were supposed to make. I feel like they would have made the body a little wider to compensate for the screen. Ugh I wish they made this. Love the nostalgia bomb ♥️

[@milesthepeacefulinkling286]

Wait, there was a prototype?!

[@sojannedos]

I see you're heavily inspired by Odin! Awesome! Weird Gameboys are awesome!!

[@BenderBendingRodriguezOFFICIAL]

This dude definitely has a GameBoy blowup doll.

[@Celestiallide]

This has to be the funniest comment on his channel

[@x0xCRUSHERx0x]

He blows it right in the cartridge slot!! 😉🤪

[@kristincottsmusic3615]

This is underrated! I would add this mod if I had a GBA!

[@justarandommemer9209]

Balanced as all things should be...

[@piplup2009]

Frankenstein's monster, you've sinned against nature

[@samaeldrakul4191]

😂😄 oh but what a beautiful monster it is...

[@OnlyEpicEmber]

He played God's game and beat him

[@NotasdeVainilla]

I love the way that he's excited for the whole video, this is amazing (I'm watching this at 05:21 am, sorry if I misspelled)

[@violin1man]

This made me think: What if we had a Nintendo DS, or 3DS with the case of this mod?

[@arjxsid]

You shall call it: "the DreamBoy"...

[@tamirlapidus6994]

Or gameboy ultra

[@tamirlapidus6994]

OR gameboy ultra sp

[@creatorTWin]

Look what I made mum ! That’s nice hun…….that’s nice

[@TysyTube]

Great Idea😍😘👍

[@khoshekhthecat]

Came from reddit tbh

[@infinidominion]

Its full garbage

[@CanadianBakin42O]

@@infinidominion I'm sorry your puny mind won't be able to create something as extraordinary as this.

[@Swux]

Christopher Rowe stfu

[@wattuh]

Bleah stupid emojis

[@StevenJPiper]

See, you missed a trick, imagine somehow cramming a DS in there.... thought, the DS kind of exists already, so it's kind of pointless... but maybe that's a reason to do it!

[@truthhurts361]

Cool man! Really loved to watch this..much respect from Germany

[@IGDuarte]

Next challenge: Try and make the Old 2DS a better console xD

[@wideasriel]

Yes, Would ne cool =D

[@Jade-dx8wh]

I own the old 2ds, and this is really funny lol

[@shrilleth]

The original 2DS might have some kinda potential tbh. No stressing about ribbon cables and such

[@totallyaploy1824]

How so? I've opened the thing and there is very little room

[@shrilleth]

@@totallyaploy1824 I mean, think about it, you don’t have to stress about loopingribbon cables and shit like that