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Custom Retro Hardware Anonymous Thu Nov 29 00:39:14 2018 No.5187641 [Reply] [Original]

What do you guys think about customizing retro hardware?

Seems like the cool thing to do now-a-days is hideous custom versions.

>>	Anonymous Thu Nov 29 00:42:48 2018 No.5187650 >>5187641 I wanted to throw a GBA SP into an original Gameboy case. I had like 4 original gameboys at one point.

>>	Anonymous Thu Nov 29 00:49:27 2018 No.5187663 >>5187650 Why though? Wouldn't the GBA cart not fit?

>>	Anonymous Thu Nov 29 00:56:40 2018 No.5187672 >>5187663 GBA guts in an original GB form factor. There's something nice about that big brick GB body.

>>	Anonymous Thu Nov 29 02:08:23 2018 No.5187735 File: 324 KB, 914x918, gameboys_002.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Nov 29 02:18:56 2018 No.5187745 >>5187735 Top left and the bottom two are fine.

>>	Anonymous Thu Nov 29 02:52:12 2018 No.5187780 >>5187641 I actually like this one. I am not the only one, right? >>5187745 Agreed with this. Painted ones here are messy.

>>	Anonymous Thu Nov 29 03:27:33 2018 No.5187817 >>5187641 I'm ok with adding backlights and bivert mods to non-backlit Gameboy screens. Also installing high quality LCDs on the Game Gear or Lynx. Anything else just looks tacky. I personally wouldn't modify the external shells.

>>	Anonymous Thu Nov 29 05:19:09 2018 No.5187932 File: 228 KB, 1600x1600, s-l1600.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>5187817 What about stuff like this?

>>	Anonymous Thu Nov 29 09:20:57 2018 No.5188124 >>5187641 I "customize" a lot but mostly for functionality. Gay ricer shit disgusts me.

>>	Anonymous Thu Nov 29 10:09:19 2018 No.5188174 I own this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9gTwPB_vWU

>>	Anonymous Thu Nov 29 10:55:22 2018 No.5188257 REEEEEEEEEEEE.... GBA IS NOT RETRO

>>	Anonymous Thu Nov 29 13:54:19 2018 No.5188469 File: 76 KB, 650x485, duelN64_001.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Fri Nov 30 07:02:37 2018 No.5189815 >>5188257 Close enough really. >>5188174 That seems unwieldy and useless.

>>	Anonymous Fri Nov 30 10:09:42 2018 No.5190016 >>5187735 Bottom right then bottom left for me.

>>	Anonymous Fri Nov 30 10:25:20 2018 No.5190034 File: 38 KB, 435x435, 3941770_orig-435x435.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Fri Nov 30 10:26:52 2018 No.5190035 File: 156 KB, 800x800, 8994019_orig-800x800.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Fri Nov 30 10:28:37 2018 No.5190039 File: 656 KB, 800x800, 3-800x800.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] If only I was rich

>>	Anonymous Fri Nov 30 10:32:43 2018 No.5190046 >>5189815 >Close enough really. Nope. Read the rules.

>>	Anonymous Fri Nov 30 10:54:35 2018 No.5190090 >>5190046 Thread has been here over a day, it is obviously heavily enforced.

>>	Anonymous Fri Nov 30 11:05:38 2018 No.5190105 >>5190039 Wtf man

Anonymous Fri Nov 30 13:27:40 2018 No.5190305

If the modification is functional, like back lit screens on handhelds, additional video outputs on home consoles, and region mods I'm 100% on board. Solely cosmetic shit I don't care about if the base system was perfectly fine to begin with, but if it was all beat up and busted and someone put it in a custom case I'm fine with that.

Portable versions of consoles are cool for all of 2 minutes when you realize that there's zero practicality in a 4-5 pound handheld, especially disc based systems were you basically have to hold it completely level and still or risk fucking the disc.

>>	Anonymous Fri Nov 30 16:07:36 2018 No.5190569 File: 444 KB, 1506x966, ic-7128_50.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I did a gay mod to my gba. new shell, backlit, rechargeable battery. whatever

>>	Anonymous Fri Nov 30 18:56:21 2018 No.5190841 File: 101 KB, 707x530, portableN64.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Fri Nov 30 20:26:34 2018 No.5191016 File: 218 KB, 1600x1200, 1GFNYL2.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>5187641 Gore Thread.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 1 01:33:40 2018 No.5191474 modded gbas look so damn good.

Anonymous Sat Dec 1 01:39:28 2018 No.5191480

>>5187780
You're not the only one

Anyways I have no qualms about aesthetically modifying a console or handheld that you use often. Personally I want to do something with my PlayStation but I have no experience in taking consoles apart or finding new shells for them.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 1 01:43:02 2018 No.5191485 >>5187735 >>5187745 I'll agree with you on this. The middle right one looks like it's trying too hard to be "radical 90's kid cool". And the less we talk about the character ones, the better.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 1 02:05:45 2018 No.5191532 >>5188469 Okay that's actually pretty funny.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 1 02:06:47 2018 No.5191537 >>5191016 >component video out of a SNES

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 1 02:23:19 2018 No.5191576 >>5191537 That's how I connect most of mine. Not everyone wants to have a tiny PVMeme in every room.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 1 06:58:17 2018 No.5191987 >>5190039 not even enough rupees

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 1 20:25:34 2018 No.5193252 >>5191537 >>5191576 >>5191016 Does stuff like that make any difference on image quality? Is it the best way to make old consoles look good on an HD tv?

Anonymous Sat Dec 1 21:01:26 2018 No.5193351

>>5193252
Vs composhit? A yuge difference. It also has the advantage of being easy to use. Cables and switches for RGB are bulky and expensive. And a component CRT is a good free/cheap option for people who don't live in scartland.

Making something look good on an HD TV depends on what console it is and what TV it is. Making it function good is a whole other thing.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 2 02:32:30 2018 No.5193832 File: 16 KB, 480x360, 1tt23.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>5188469

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 2 02:57:41 2018 No.5193854 >>5190569 gay in a good way? I'd suck your gba's dick, looks awesome

Anonymous Sun Dec 2 05:00:31 2018 No.5193995

>>5187932
The problem with the SP is that you can't really have a logo that's meant to be oriented a certain way. Sure that design looks nice when it's folded up, but when you're playing it's upside down.
Of course, the people that do these things don't play on them so why would they care?

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 3 00:43:07 2018 No.5195867 File: 854 KB, 750x1334, image.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I want a crystal themed GBC.

Anonymous Mon Dec 3 01:13:19 2018 No.5195920

>>5193995
>when you're playing it and can't see the logo it's oriented in a way that might be a little hard to read if you could see it
>the people that do these things don't play on them so why would they care?
>i only care about what other people see when they see me playing
Epic. Fucking. Irony

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 3 09:52:02 2018 No.5196417 >>5195867 oh hey, it's Jaqueline. she's real nice. I have a GBA from her.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 3 09:56:02 2018 No.5196423 File: 36 KB, 400x300, IMG_3503.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I wouldn't mind getting my NES painted.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 3 10:13:54 2018 No.5196445 >>5196417 I really like that Crystal shell, I may consider one if it goes up. Been looking for a frontlit+5v pocket, but haven’t seen anything I like. Will probably reshell it with that pokémon center one from BluishSquirrel.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 3 23:13:11 2018 No.5197532 File: 319 KB, 1500x897, doom.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 4 02:29:14 2018 No.5197738 File: 2.49 MB, 2048x2048, image.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>5187641 I have a couple custom carts for romhacks. Kinda want a custom handheld.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 4 05:06:16 2018 No.5197890 >>5197532 Would have looked cooler without the gay horns. Maybe a good old fashioned pentagram on the back.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 5 02:25:44 2018 No.5199735 >>5197738 That sticker looks like shit. You need to mask off some of the foil so it doesn't look like a Chinese knockoff.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 5 02:38:56 2018 No.5199748 >>5197532 666% cool >>5197890 queer

Anonymous Wed Dec 5 02:48:50 2018 No.5199753

>>5199735
>sticker looks like shit

It really does.

I have no idea what you mean by masking off foil though.

I have a newer one that looks better and is more similar to the official releases, but it is in a different country. Will get it next time I go.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 5 06:21:44 2018 No.5199993 >>5187641 >is it morally acceptable for an adult male to purchase a used, later model Gameboy? >which model plays the best games? >games that are best?

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 5 23:27:32 2018 No.5201471 >>5187641 Whats wrong with taking the worst version of the gba and adding a backlit screen and then a design? The OG gba is worthless unless someone mods it so whats wrong with a skin they like?

Anonymous Thu Dec 6 08:47:27 2018 No.5202053

>>5199993
>is it morally acceptable for an adult male to purchase a used, later model Gameboy?

Why wouldn’t it be?

>which model plays the best games?

Withou modding, AGS-101 SP is best.

>games that are best?

Depends on taste. Pokémon of course, Advanced Wars, Fire Emblem, Mother, Final Fantasy, etc.

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 6 09:02:55 2018 No.5202067 File: 120 KB, 879x615, custom-art-custom-nes-michelangelo_283612.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 6 14:13:03 2018 No.5202473 File: 852 KB, 1600x1200, IMG_20140531_153714.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I've made a few customs 1/4 simple front light mod

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 6 14:14:15 2018 No.5202475 File: 594 KB, 1600x1200, IMG_20140621_183452.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>5202473 That picture didn't show it though 2/4 Michelangelo DMG with prosound mod and backlight

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 6 14:16:39 2018 No.5202479 File: 800 KB, 2048x1536, IMG_20150130_184839.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>5202475 3/4 Link's Awakening DMG with backlight, to match the style of the official limited 3DS & WiiU

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 6 14:17:50 2018 No.5202480 File: 3.75 MB, 3984x2988, 20160528_154325.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>5202479 4/4 zombie defense shell I made for someone as commission

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 6 14:22:11 2018 No.5202489 File: 635 KB, 1600x1200, IMG_20140524_180832.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>5202475 And I suppose 5/4, DMG keyboard controller I made for LSDJ. Raphael to go with Mikey

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