Despite being considered one of the largest handheld consoles of all time, all versions of Nintendo Game Boy Advance presented a problematic design issue, from missing headphone jacks to screens that were too small or dark. Now they can all be fixed with modifications already new aluminum housing from Boxy Pixel it can even make the GBA SP match your Apple MacBook.
Of all the versions of the GBA released by Nintendo, the company seemed determined not to make it look like the original Game Boy. The closest version was the GBA SP folding clam and, if you have any of these, the new Boxy Pixel Game Boy Advance SP Unhinged House is roughly the closest thing to a Game Boy Advance Game Boy or, ultimately, a GBAGB.
The housings are made from solid aluminum blocks using a CNC cutting machine in a process similar to how Apple currently manufactures their laptops and mobile devices, and although you can get anodized color options from the Unhinged case at red, blue, pink and black. , it feels like a crime to go with anything other than natural aluminum silver. At $ 94, plus $ 20 more for a set of machined metal buttons, it’s not an economical modification considering it’s also BYOGBASP, but you won’t have to worry about breaking the aged hinge again either.
YouTuber Male Nacho Productions managed to get his hands on the house Unhinged and has shared a detailed procedure for anyone who wants to address this modification. According to Boxy Pixel, if you start with a serial version of the GBA SP (even one with an upgraded screen) you can drop all the parts into the aluminum housing without welding, although everything except the shoulder will need to be upgraded. buttons and you will need a special 3D printed adapter to hold the original battery in place.
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But if you want to do some other upgrades in the process, which may include upgrades like a bigger battery, a USB-C port, a wireless charging coil, and a proper headphone jack, you’ll need to break the welder and make some small modifications to the housing. (What shouldn’t be so hard is aluminum, not vibrani.) If you’re having trouble sacrificing a GBASP and giving Game Boy Advance a well-deserved change of face OG Game Boy, it looks like you might as well do a extra effort and upgrade as much as you can.
And while it hopes to complete all orders in advance of the Unhinged home first, Boxy Pixel has revealed that it will likely also offer custom prefabricated units, but don’t expect them to be cheap in any way. Buying one Game Boy Advance completely updated (backlit display, speaker amplifier, rechargeable battery, etc.) with plastic case can cost you more than $ 500, so expect an aluminum version to be closer to the cost of a smartphone · Ligent.