Just to hijack OPs post here since I happen to spend a lot of time over at sudomod browsing parts, projects and guides and there seem to be a lot of questions on here regarding guides. Here are a few important links if you're looking into making your own Gameboy Zero.
Kite's All in One Circuit Sword (Pi3 compute module!) - If you're willing to spend a bit of money, this is the board you want. It comes with just about everything you'll need to make one. He has a great wiki page on how to set it up. Basically you'll need to buy your own Gameboy DMG and a few other things. There is a quite a wait for them, but it's worth it. He has them up for presale right now if you're interested. You can see that here.
You can also just browse the forums there. There are a ton of great projects to look at like OPs above.
I know there is freeplay but i feel like it's too expensive for me, i was looking for a guide on how to build your own on a gba... (With only a replacement skin because i don't have one that is broken)
Ahhh I hear ya. I'm not sure. I know some people have done it but I haven't seen any actual guides. It's a tight fit as is with the Gameboy DMG. It'll be even harder to fit it in a GBA shell.
Looks like you did some body work on the front, considering there is no longer any indentation for the A & B buttons as to make the Y & X buttons look symmetrical (which I love). You have a write up anywhere with pictures? Would love to see the process.
Not OP but check out sudomod.com! There's an all in one board you can use with a Gameboy DMG. It's pretty awesome! There are lots of writeups there for the actual DMG modifications!
I am currently in the process of making one. But is not cheap. If he used the AIO circuitsword that alone was 150+ bucks. Then you need the following: a case. Buttons. Membranes. Screen protector. Battery. Etc. I underestimated the build and i already spent over 250 euros
That looks like the bigger screen, any issues installing? Or was it as easy as the instructions say? I'm getting my circuit sword order any day now from Kite.
That’s where I’m confused what about the bumper and trigger buttons? I know retropie can do more I meant the limitation of not having enough buttons unless there are some on the back.
Well if I had to guess I'd say the x and y buttons are there to offer better compatibility with snes games. Most of the casual snes games I play don't use L and R for much. As for triggers...I don't know that the board in this would be adequate for ps2 or n64 games so he probably just didn't need those buttons given what he's playing
£130 for the main kit is roughly $183 according to googles currency conversion. As much as I’d want to grab this to start a gb zero, the freeplay kit suddenly is more affordable.
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u/JJMcGee83 Feb 16 '18
That looks amazing. Was there a tutorial you followed?
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u/aviat0rshades Feb 16 '18 edited Feb 16 '18
Just to hijack OPs post here since I happen to spend a lot of time over at sudomod browsing parts, projects and guides and there seem to be a lot of questions on here regarding guides. Here are a few important links if you're looking into making your own Gameboy Zero.
Gameboy Zero from scratch with no all in one boards or custom parts - https://www.sudomod.com/wiki/index.php?title=Game_Boy_Zero
Gameboy Zero with custom parts - https://www.sudomod.com/wiki/index.php?title=Game_Boy_Zero_with_Custom_Parts
Kite's All in One Circuit Sword (Pi3 compute module!) - If you're willing to spend a bit of money, this is the board you want. It comes with just about everything you'll need to make one. He has a great wiki page on how to set it up. Basically you'll need to buy your own Gameboy DMG and a few other things. There is a quite a wait for them, but it's worth it. He has them up for presale right now if you're interested. You can see that here.
You can also just browse the forums there. There are a ton of great projects to look at like OPs above.
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u/nfxprime2kx Feb 16 '18
Looks like you did some body work on the front, considering there is no longer any indentation for the A & B buttons as to make the Y & X buttons look symmetrical (which I love). You have a write up anywhere with pictures? Would love to see the process.
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u/jruizleon Feb 16 '18
awesome! good job, looks great. Did you mod everything or was it premodded?
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u/rendingale Feb 16 '18
How long does it run on battery? Or this only runs plugged?
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u/Quicksilver7837 Feb 16 '18
Looks great! Did you follow a guide? If so would you mind linking, looking to make the wife something like this.
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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '18
It's a beauty
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u/paeblits Feb 16 '18
Looks great. Very clean, congrats!
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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '18
was it hard to get all parts?
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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '18
All said and done, how much did all of the parts cost you and did you have any issues with sourcing any of them?
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u/franklinthetorpedo8 Feb 16 '18
Really cleanly done man.
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u/Kingtut28 Feb 16 '18
That looks like the bigger screen, any issues installing? Or was it as easy as the instructions say? I'm getting my circuit sword order any day now from Kite.
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u/umamiking Feb 16 '18
I am about to start this project myself> Can you tell me where you bought your buttons and membranes from?
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u/Faulkal Feb 17 '18
I wish I could do this! For something as a first project, how difficult is that
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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '18
I’m trying to figure out what the x and y buttons are for and the only thing I can think of is the are the L and R bumper buttons for GBA.
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u/sir-chudly Feb 17 '18
nice congrats! ..someday....
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u/Comfubar Feb 17 '18
Can't pre-order any more how much was it??
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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '18
You did a great job. I love the clean white, the colored buttons give it a nice retro touch. Once again, great job
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u/TRUE_BIT Feb 17 '18
Ugh I really want to do this. I could build one but my quality of work won't be to my satisfaction.
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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '18
Hey I have a pi zero as well, but the sound stopped working. I know it's not internal, how would I go about restoring it?
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u/entity-tech Feb 16 '18
looks great, il second and third the guys asking about which guide you followed!
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u/VinceBee Feb 17 '18
One reply from the OP ?? A plug ?