'Close (esc)' Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh. (Thankfully, two years later a backlit version of the SP was released that was superior.) After 14 years, no longer would you have to rely on a 3rd party lighting solution which usually resulted in glare on the screen.Game Boy Backlit TFT LCD Retro Modding. Albeit, a less than stellar solution, as it was a front-lit LCD. Shockingly enough, it took all the way to the Game Boy Advance SP, released in 2003, to get a system in the US with a built in lighting solution. While a popular system, one major complaint was the lack of a lit LCD. Particularly with each successive generation being backwards compatible with previous generations.
![]() Game Boy Dmg Backlight Install Was QuickThe install was quick and painless even though the bivert board requires two pins on the LCD connector to be de-soldered and bent up. Once the parts arrived I was able to do the install in a single evening. I decided to give modding a Game Boy a try so I purchased a backlight and dusted off my Game Boy Original (DMG-01).I purchased a white LED backlight and a bivert board from , an online store based in Canada. People have created a variety of backlight and frontlight options for the Game Boy/Pocket/Color. Enter the retro modding scene. Or perhaps you have an old Game Boy gathering dust and would like to breathe some light into it.![]() This mod breathes some new life into the hardware, and a bit more enjoyment into those old games. It is easy even for beginner solders, whether you want to add the bivert chip or not. I removed the back panel and placed some ESR (enhanced specular reflector) film on the backlight. I am not sure if it made a difference. I will have to do a side by side comparison someday, which I plan to do as I have a Game Boy Pocket I would like to mod as well.In conclusion, this is an excellent mod that I recommend you do.
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