You Need This Mod For Your Game Boy! (Easy Battery Indicator)

[@leggomyfroggo]

Awesome video, appreciate the shout out! Got a real rush of nostalgia seeing the bodged prototype again, haha

[@esotericsean]

Thanks again my friend! :)

[@cheerioboy]

thanks for your work froggo

[@abrainlessfish4139]

This is a nice mod, though i was wondering if there was a way of adding, "Green - full battery, Yellow - 50%, and Red - 20%". I think that would be nice, yet again, i cannot code that well.

[@Vasher_]

New to the world of gameboy modding, and just ordered one froggo. Very excited. and thanks for the tutorial @esotericsean

[@nusdogg]

I have this LED mod in all 3 of my GBCs. Very cool and easy to install. Recommend it.

[@esotericsean]

Nice! I think he’s improved the boards a bit now too. :)

[@nusdogg]

@@esotericsean Nice! Mines are his new batch too.

[@ZeliusDev]

that's awesome and so simple to install! Thanks for the great content!

[@esotericsean]

Cheers!

[@retrorestored]

Nice little mod! Definitely have to get some of these. :)

[@esotericsean]

They’re great!

[@joshuak4553]

0:41 Whoa, I remember HDR. We used to play Runescape a few years ago. It's nice to know that he's a member of this niche community.

[@esotericsean]

Ah how funny! Yeah he’s a great part of the community :)

[@ScruffyLookinRGB]

Those look really neat. I need a couple of them

[@esotericsean]

He sells a few other neat things too :)

[@Flafex]

great video, recently I bought a GBC I can't wait to do that, by the way, all these Lads drain a lot more battery ?

[@TotoOh]

Nice Video Sean!

[@esotericsean]

Thanks!

[@ryanmalin]

Sweet Gameboy dude

[@esotericsean]

I guess I’ll just keep adding mods to this one with each video 😅

[@DrablyOlive]

Awesome that you got a Sponsor

[@esotericsean]

Yeah! Really happy with them too. They've been so nice.

[@randomretroplays3123]

Hi sean, hope you doing well. I haven't been getting notifications for your videos but I have the bell on. I'm a long time subscriber, so I don't wanna miss any uploads.

[@esotericsean]

Hmm thanks for letting me know! Not sure what the issue could be, but that’s happened to me too with people I subscribe to on KZbin too. Maybe unsubscribing and then subscribing again might fix it? Appreciate the support :)

[@randomretroplays3123]

@@esotericsean thanks for the tip. Also no worries sean, very happy to support 👍. Your a super nice guy and I love your gameboy vids ⭐

[@RetrofIex]

Hey Sean, have you ever played on or are familiar with the Commodore 1702 monitor?

[@prottentogo]

you could narrate making a sandwich and I would probably watch it

[@esotericsean]

Hah that’s encouraging, thank you ☺️

[@TheGlitchyMario]

i'm gonna buy one. it would be so useful!

[@emmayu4343]

Great video!!😉

[@esotericsean]

Thanks Emma!

[@Venomous28]

I wonder how this handles different mods though. If you have a power hungry screen, a flash cart in and other things like backlit buttons, I would think that the game boy will cut out at a higher remaining voltage. Also if the screen has brightness adjustment too… Really what we need is for funny playing to add an RGB LED to theirs for a more clever indicator. It could even dim the screen gradually as it gets close to running out. It could probably do some calcs based on the rate or voltage drop to figure out when its likely to cut off.

[@esotericsean]

This mod is actually more clever than you think, because it connects to the power switch at the end of the circuit it uses the final voltage that’s being outputted to the device despite the screen type, brightness, battery type, etc. If you look on his Etsy, you’ll find a chart of battery types and how long the shutoff time is once it turns red. Would be nice for FP to add that though!

[@StanMoi]

Hi, thank you for your video. Will it works with Rechargeable 3.7 Li-ion Battery?

[@rockmanfan5104]

Dude that sponsor in the beginning. I need a replacement board for a pokemon red an blue cart. Me and my friends games got chewed up by his dog recently. I need to swap the chips to a fresh board since they survived the attack

[@esotericsean]

I have a video coming soon about exactly that! And where to get them. :)

[@rockmanfan5104]

@@esotericsean can't wait! I'll keep an eye out. I just got this battery indicator mod in last week. I'll watch this again when I install them

[@VideoGameRestoration]

neat!! it's so easy!

[@TonyMontana-mv9ez]

So what is the update with the baby? We have been waiting. Did you finally build a baby Gameboy for the baby yet?

[@esotericsean]

Unfortunately the first two pregnancies ended in miscarriage and it's been a tough journey. But my wife is pregnant for a third time and everything is going well so far. She's currently 13 weeks pregnant so she's entering the second trimester. We go to the doctor again on Tuesday, so maybe there'll be another update about it soon. :)

[@TonyMontana-mv9ez]

@@esotericsean oh wow sorry to hear that. Hope everything goes well, let us know. We are always here for you. We love your videos

[@RockyLikes]

How would this work with a rechargeable LiPo mod?

[@RetrofIex]

Hey sean, you still do any CRT retro gaming these days? If so what kinds of sets do you currently own? I acquired a 20” silver flat CRT (emerson/funai) that looks similar to that old daewoo you found (minus the s video and component out )

[@esotericsean]

I have quite a few CRTs in my storage unit. Nothing too fancy, mostly just random old sets with component. Don't really have the space for it at the moment, but I'm saving to buy a house with my wife so hopefully in the near future!

[@conradtait4291]

So cool!

[@esotericsean]

Easy to install too! :)

[@thejoker2846]

When the red light starts to flicker or dim some you know the battery is low.....

[@esotericsean]

Yeah that’s true! Though with battery mods the red LED that’s built in isn’t as reliable for determining how much battery is left. It’s all just for fun. :)

[@jamesdavies686]

How long from red to power down? That would be good to know.

[@esotericsean]

Take a look at the product on his Etsy to see a table of batteries and how long it takes to shut down once red: www.etsy.com/listing/1267252807/game-boy-color-battery-indicator-mod?click_key=ad5da53df859fbbbecde998f7f05b1c5d806fe50%3A1267252807&click_sum=ec30717b&ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1

[@youkai05]

Does this work with LiPo batteries?

[@esotericsean]

It's designed for NiMH rechargeable batteries (or normal alkaline batteries too I believe). It'll work with anything, but it's tuned for NiMH.

[@RetroWolf13]

Can you make me one please