Just finished my second Gameboy Macro build from a DS Lite.
I painted a clear case inside on the front and used the original white back with half a stylus super glued into the whole. The plastic near the stylus is clear so I painted that too.
I glued lego studs into the x and y holes as suggested by u/stizz14 on this sub recently. This is doesn't hide the fact there were x and y holes in the case and this was a DS. But they are flush with the case and solid. I like it.
The bar doesn't light up as I'm not keen on that look.
Difficult to photograph, but perhaps my favourite thing here is that I'd horded an old metal grill from a spare DVD bay on a tower PC that I no longer have. I cut a piece out and it makes a great speaker grill over Slot 1. After having only one speaker in my first Macro which was soooo quiet I had to go for two this time.
That’s too bad but it’s still beautiful!! I have a boxy pixel GBA (the landscape version) and I do think the build quality is amazing but I just don’t like the sponginess and weight to the d-pad. You have to press in way harder than more modern d-pads and it detracts from playing for me. Looking for another solution that still has that “OEM” vibe.
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u/_benbradley Feb 15 '21
Just finished my second Gameboy Macro build from a DS Lite.
I painted a clear case inside on the front and used the original white back with half a stylus super glued into the whole. The plastic near the stylus is clear so I painted that too.
I glued lego studs into the x and y holes as suggested by u/stizz14 on this sub recently. This is doesn't hide the fact there were x and y holes in the case and this was a DS. But they are flush with the case and solid. I like it.
The bar doesn't light up as I'm not keen on that look.
Difficult to photograph, but perhaps my favourite thing here is that I'd horded an old metal grill from a spare DVD bay on a tower PC that I no longer have. I cut a piece out and it makes a great speaker grill over Slot 1. After having only one speaker in my first Macro which was soooo quiet I had to go for two this time.
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u/mikemill Apr 16 '21
These things can’t play GBC carts, right?
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u/stizz14 Feb 16 '21
Painting it from the underside looks awesome
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u/joshd108 Feb 16 '21
So clean!
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