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Turn Your GBA Into A Game Console

Posted by simoniker on from the almost-the-size-of-a-nomad-now dept.

Kon writes "Here's a site that has photos and describes some very nice mods for the GameBoy Advance (original model), which make it function more like a video game console, yet still remaining portable. These mods include a Neo Geo joystick attachment, power management mod, and an RGB LCD monitor attachment. If you're not too squeamish you can try them as well, using the instructions which are provided."

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  1. That's, um... by SandSpider · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ...well. From a technical achievement, that's very good. Impressive, lots of good stuff going on. From an 'improving the GBA' perspective, that's really kinda dumb. If you're going to do all that, just get a PS1 for the same price and not all the work, and you've got just about the same amount of portability.

    The idea behind the GBA is the portability. Seriously. Tacking on all that extra stuff does not make the GBA better.

    =Brian

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  2. Um... the GBA is a game console already by Psykechan · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The GBA is a game console, albeit a portable one. I can turn a functioning GBA into something not a game console, but turning one into a game console when it's already one is -1 Redundant.

  3. This is just stupid. by Raven42rac · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This has to be like the dumbest "mod" I have ever seen. If the regular GBA isn't big enough or have a full featured gamepad, get a gameboy player, see you can get a screen for the gamecube and a battery pack. That would cost about the same and not void any warranties. This mod is moot.

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  4. ten years ago... by cloudship_tacitus · · Score: 5, Insightful

    i would have found a sega game running on a nintendo platform using a sony ps1 monitor odd.

    amazing how the competitive markets change.