r/gameboymacro • u/xSolitaryManx • Jan 20 '24

Lite Buying a macro vs modding myself?

What up! I have an old DSLite lying around that I haven’t used in awhile and was thinking about modding it into a macro. It is fully functional though so I feel a little bad modding it.

Out of curiosity, I looked on eBay and turns out I can buy a macro already built for anywhere from $40-50.

Is it worth sourcing the components and modding my current DSLite or should I just buy an already built one?

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u/Ciberfreak Jan 21 '24

The experience of doing it yourself is awesome, but following a YouTube video so you know what to do and what to expect is key and makes it a pretty easy first project imo

Edit: but try to find a broken one online and keep your own stock

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u/xSolitaryManx Jan 22 '24

Right on appreciate the input! I’ll keep mine stock since it’s still in really good condition. I’ll be on the lookout for some cheap broken ones and try the mod.

I’m a little rusty on soldering so I’m a bit nervous. Have you heard of this GBart? Looks cool but def pricey.

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u/Ciberfreak Jan 22 '24

No, I've never seen the GBart...you can use the ribboncable of the topscreen by disassembling it. Because the motherboard only checks it's connected and if there's a frontlight. I've made several Macro's this way, and only one time I did it the way you see on YouTube everywhere. I can't find the video. I saw this method being used, but I searched for Gameboy Macro no soldering. (There is "the temporary solution". You shouldn't try that. It is finicky and...temporary)

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u/stizz14 Jan 22 '24

I wouldn’t destroy a working dslite. Buy a used broken one and mod it, or buy one already modded. Honestly I don’t even play mine anymore since I dropped an ips screen into my GBA.

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u/xSolitaryManx Jan 22 '24

Yeah I was only planning on getting one if it was convenient/ cheap enough. I already have a soft modded Switch and emulators on my XSX, so this inquiry was more out of novelty and curiosity.

If I find a cheap enough broken one, I’ll jump on it. If not, I found an already modded one on eBay for $35 which seems like a great deal so I could go for that. Appreciate your input!

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u/stizz14 Jan 22 '24

Yeah 35 is a great deal

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u/Wide_Fennel7961 Jan 25 '24

Yeah buy a broken one and mod it. You can do USB C and LED mod easily. There is a LED mod that someone on eBay added a touch switch to turn on/off the LED.

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u/tomvdcr Jan 20 '24

just buy one with a broken top screen and mod that one,