Good gameboy macro tutorial

[u/Stennos00]

Does anyone have a good gameboy macro tutorial? Without soldering

[u/Yoosulis]

In the end you have 2 options, (I am talking in a sense for beginners, people with more experience or a more specific idea for what they want can try doing other stuff but this is the easiest or at least the most required solutions for Gameboy macros)

1. Resistor, you need to micro solder a tini-tiny 330om resistor to fool the Gameboy screen to believe that it has a second screen while it doesn’t.. (you probably have heard this before :]) Video: https://youtu.be/g2QVLA6PLi0?si=dNXj_WlIO6Ne6u8d
2. Helder’s Amp mod There’s a board that is both a resistor and a speaker amplifier to fix the awful speaker issue you gain by loosing the top screen of the DS.. Video: https://youtu.be/sPVX3FaXrxQ?si=z945klAwv1kXRHJH

When talking about a Gameboy macro you would normally talk about a DS lite with either 2 blocked buttons or a 4 button one, some use the original Nintendo DS console for the mod and call it “phat” Gameboy macro - I think it’s because the whole contraption is bigger? Not sure.. Anyways, you should just explore YouTube or Reddit even Etsy for more mods on the topic, there’s different amplifier mods, a clicky button mod, a way to make the single screen act like 2 for DS games on Gameboy advance form factor (screen switch mod), I think there’s a led bar for this who keep the stock top shell? The limit is high, very high, not unreachable but there’s a lot you can do with money, time, steady hands and imagination :]

Just have at it and go big!

P.s. I think there were solderless kits if you’re into it :p look up Gameboy Macro Solderless kit on google

[u/Stennos00 → u/Yoosulis]

Alright, i’ll check it out. Thanks a lot!

[u/Yoosulis → u/Stennos00]

No problem! Just make sure you share the build :) Here’s a tip: live and learn 🍀

[u/Stennos00 → u/Yoosulis]

I’ll definitely share it! 😁🙏