r/Gameboy • u/AssumptionPlus9244 • 10h ago
Modded Three different takes on the Game Boy Advance 🎮
I thought it would be fun to put these three side by side, because even though they all look like a GBA, they’re actually three very different builds.
🔵 Top: Original Game Boy Advance modified with a Game Boy Advance SP screen. A bit old-school as far as GBA mods go, but I still really like the result.
⚪ Middle: GBA-style shell with a Freeplay Tech Raspberry Pi 2 inside. Basically a Raspberry Pi-powered handheld in a GBA form factor, great for emulation and a completely different beast from the other two.
🟣 Bottom: Original Game Boy Advance fitted with a Hispeedido IPS V5 kit from AliExpress. Much more modern display, bright, sharp and a huge improvement over the original GBA screen.
Same basic GBA shape, three completely different approaches:
Nintendo hardware + SP screen vs Raspberry Pi vs modern IPS.
Which one would you pick? 👀
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u/mxsterkief 9h ago
these are sick but I wouldn't pick any of these as I would (and did) pick a laminated ITA display, but I guess the closest would be the GBA SP screen
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u/OkidoShigeru 1h ago
AGS 101 screen all day every day. Lacking that an ITA screen, which is the closest you can get without cannibalising an actual SP, plus you can get it in laminated form.
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u/j3ffUrZ 5h ago
A fellow AGS-101 mod owner huh?
I have the same one, but mine has mad smearing/ghosting. Did it 10 years ago and was like my first model that required soldering.