When I was looking to buy an XRGB mini Framemeister for use in the UK, I was aware that I’d either have to use a stepdown converter for the PSU, or find a replacement PSU. This is because I’d read that it came with a PSU that expected an input […]
Chances are, if you’re looking at this page, you already know what the XRGB mini Framemeister is. If you don’t, take at a look at these sites for a detailed analysis. XRGB Wiki Fudoh’s website The RGB input lead that comes with the XRGB is wired for Japanese 21 pin […]
GBS-8200, GBS-8220, HD 9800 and HD 9820 Add-on Important Update This page is very out of date now, please look at GBS-Control by rama. Here’s some of the main links for it… GitHub Shmups Forum Post GBS-C AIO Old Guide I really wanted to make a plug and play solution […]
At the end of this post, I will add a copy of my original guide where I use the common method of fitting two switches. I wanted to try the single switch mod that I found here. It’s a very tidy solution, and a brilliant guide, so I’m not going to […]
To improve the look of retro games on LCD TVs you may like to try Scanlines. It’s beyond me to be able to explain them, and there’s already the perfect guide on the web for it. I found out about Scanlines when I learnt about different scalers, I then discovered you can […]
These Super Famicom translations/conversions are very similar to the Mother 2 to Earthbound Conversion. The couple of SFC carts I’ve made or tested have had just one original MASKROM, making replacing with a flashed 29F032 even easier than Mother 2, it’s just a straight forward swap, no altering needed. I use a desoldering […]
You don’t need a guide from me on this, there’s plenty out there! This is the one I used when trying this mod out. Here’s some photo’s and notes I made for my own benefit whilst doing this on a DMG-01 GameBoy..
This page is nowhere near finished, but I’ve put together some photo’s of me inverting my DMG-01 screen, ready to to a “bivert” mod. Here’s the original guide that I followed, but in case that site ever goes offline, here’s my photo’s… You’ll need a 7404 Hex Inverter, I’ve tried […]
Original GameBoy DMG-01 Backlight I actually prefer this to the GBC Frontlight below. It’s actually two mods – fitting an hex inverter, and fitting a backlight kit (from nonfinite electronics), I used the v3 version and it’s very easy to fit, I did need to clean the rear of the […]
After picking up an original brick-style GameBoy DMG-01 recently to install a backlight, I found that the screen was plagued with missing pixels, forming vertical lines of missing pixels. This tends to be on the edges of the screen, but can be anywhere on the screen. Adjust the contrast dial […]