Giving the GameBoy Advance SP a headphone jack 17 years later

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I gave my GameBoy Advance SP a headphone jack 16 years later. It was never released with one and I had never seen anyone do it until I saw a KZfaqr by the name of Makho do a video on it ( • Building a Headphone J... . I know there is probably better, more professional ways to do this but I am not an expert and im just showing you my way of doing it!
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@TheRetroFuture 4 жыл бұрын

Ever wondered what’s in my toolkit? - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oNZdn7qGxprFYaM.html

@aksiyonbizde3016 4 жыл бұрын

Hello

@sgsuperkiddan 4 жыл бұрын

Without any further waffle

@puixel 4 жыл бұрын

Really cool mood!, i think this is the console i need to play all the GB/GC/GBA games!!! one console for everything

@KyoteKy 4 жыл бұрын

Well there's not a Dremel in there

@stevenbenson9976 4 жыл бұрын

Would it have been possible to remove the Nintendo headphone jack on this and put this in the same place?

@Smash67 4 жыл бұрын

Wow... What a legend. Finally fixing a mistake that shouldn’t have happened.

@unknownknife4993 4 жыл бұрын

He posted it WITH OUT A CARTRAGE IN IT

@dedender0726 4 жыл бұрын

This guy is always modding Gameboys He's so cool

@Smash67 4 жыл бұрын

Ded Ender 072 yeah your right, I’m subscribed to him

@Smash67 3 жыл бұрын

@Zero Bullet's don’t need a headphone jack if you buy all their $500 products 🤣🤣

@Anonymous-ch7wj Жыл бұрын

@@dedender0726 Elliot rocks.

@twistyt4199 4 жыл бұрын

Next episode: installing Bluetooth into a gameboy advance sp

@eduardoanonimo3031 4 жыл бұрын

Already are mods for that

@whoawatchoutorillflipyouof9815 4 жыл бұрын

Eduardo Anonimo and so were there mods for a headphone jack, doesn’t make it less entertaining

@dam2k16 4 жыл бұрын

Eduardo Anonimo Nobody said it didn't exist.

@eduardoanonimo3031 4 жыл бұрын

@@whoawatchoutorillflipyouof9815 I'm not trying to say that is not entertaining, I'm trying to say that is not something new, Twisty T don't need to wait until the next episode.

@whoawatchoutorillflipyouof9815 4 жыл бұрын

Eduardo Anonimo you completely ignored the fact that this video was not an original idea. People want to see ELLIOT make a Bluetooth GBASP rather than other people. People watch for him. Jesus.

@Filmedon3DS 4 жыл бұрын

"Definitely NOT done on Microsoft paint..."

@kohtsa 4 жыл бұрын

Just when I thought I was done modding my sp I get a notification 😂😂

@gabrielcastejon7914 2 жыл бұрын

What mods does it have?

@WombatEater 4 жыл бұрын

Apple: Why do I hear boss music?

@ieattwiceaday4116 4 жыл бұрын

I don't know why this doesn't have that many likes

@makho 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, that looks fantastic! Great job. Thanks for the shout out too! I think yours ended up looking much cleaner than mine too. For what it's worth though, I don't think a dremel would have given you a cleaner result but it would likely have made it a bit easier. One thing that's worth noting is that even though the mod uses a four pin headphone jack, the console will not work with four pin headphones. At least, mine doesn't unless they are half inserted and then you only get mono sound out of one side.

@TheRetroFuture 4 жыл бұрын

Ooh very interesting. I didn’t try that!

@jbgwapoodellot33 4 жыл бұрын

Wow sir makho was mentioned by RetroFuture. Two KZfaqrs I watch about Modding Consoles.

@TimdeVille 4 жыл бұрын

Hey makho, this is putting me off trying this mod. Any ideas as to how this can be solved to work with all headphones? Most have a mic on the cable now and 4 pins. Don’t want to have to carry special headphones for my sp

@makho 4 жыл бұрын

@@TimdeVille You'd need a physical switch to detect headphones. That's all the fourth pin does in this implementation. By inserting a three pin TRS plug in the four pin TRRS jack, we are triggering the speaker cutoff by shorting the fourth pin (the ground) to the third pin (also the ground in TRS but the microphone in TRRS). Alternatively, you can use a TRRS splitter and just leave the microphone plug dangling but I understand not wanting to use a dongle. If you cannot find a suitable contact switch (and I couldn't but I didn't look *that* hard) that depresses automatically when headphones are inserted, a simple SPST switch that you toggle manually would work too.

@TimdeVille 4 жыл бұрын

makho cool. Thanks for the reply. I’m new to all this do I’ll have to do some searching. I don’t even know what a SPST switch is so I’ll look it up but would be amazing to use any headphones. Are you ok just using 3 pin headphones then?

@VoidWays 4 жыл бұрын

"1st of all who want's a dongle" all iphone users in a 500 mile radius: Edit: ok, I see the comments have gotten toxic, with arguing, please stop the arguing, what I said was just a joke...

@dotmatrixmoe 4 жыл бұрын

Apple users: **Sad Apple noises**

@wsketchy 4 жыл бұрын

New Macbook be like:

@moddingpark 4 жыл бұрын

Nuff' said. 😎

@VoidWays 4 жыл бұрын

@TurboSushi it was a joke...

@dotmatrixmoe 4 жыл бұрын

@TurboSushi Oh sure, I'll pay the extra $30 even though I have wired headphones already.

@Donald_Truck-uz2eu 4 жыл бұрын

you should do this with an iphone

@TheTotallyRandomGuy 4 жыл бұрын

TRUMP 2020 lol yea

@Madblaster6 4 жыл бұрын

Strange parts did this a few years ago

@LuisAlbertoAhumadaMartens 4 жыл бұрын

@@Madblaster6 And he did an excellent job

@meanpaintandbody 4 жыл бұрын

1st time I ever see Trump say something smart

@Madblaster6 4 жыл бұрын

Elchingon_92 coming from someone who says what the media feeds them without actually knowing what they’re talking about.

@restlessheroes 4 жыл бұрын

So... if there was space in the case for a headphone jack, couldn't have nintendo just put one from the beginning.. sincer they were able to put one in the micro which is even smaller.

@chamoo232 4 жыл бұрын

The Micro doesn't have a link port or the little switch in the cartridge slot that tells the GBA when a GB or GBC game is inserted so even if it has a headphone jack it still sacrificed other stuff. Nintendo could have made extra space in the SP for a headphone jack but they just didn't care enough to do it. And it was extra money for them from people who bough the dongle that cost pennies to make.

@bagelmaster8 3 жыл бұрын

@@chamoo232 not to be pedantic but the micro’s charge port also works as the link port

@HBKnowItAll 2 жыл бұрын

Apple and Samsung also had the same excuse.

@SergalCheeseHead Жыл бұрын

2 years late, and my guess is simply because they knew all the weird lil companies that existed at the time would create headphones that use one of the two ports at the top

@LadyFireShelf 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine going back in time to the 80s or 90s with the mods we have now

@DarronPotter 4 жыл бұрын

That's actually better than some of the other headphone jack mods I've seen, well done and who needs a Dremel anyway?

@h8GW Жыл бұрын

No. Get a -Dremel- rotary tool. -Dremels- rotary tools are awesome.

@ferrochrom2191 4 жыл бұрын

The news: DOLPHINS ARE RETURNING TO ITALY Meanwhile, on the Retro Future Channel: GIVING THE GAMEBOY ADVANCE SP A HEADPHONE JACK 17 YEARS LATER

@someone-lu3xd 4 жыл бұрын

HEADPHONE JACKS HAVE RETURNED TO GBA SPs

@EagleFPV43 4 жыл бұрын

I'm either blind or u wrote 16 instead of 17

@NickGoblin 4 жыл бұрын

@@EagleFPV43 look at the video description m8 he probably changed the title later

@superdutchskills492 4 жыл бұрын

Excuse me but what have dolphins to do with this channel serieus question love an awnser

@NickGoblin 4 жыл бұрын

@@superdutchskills492 donate to the dolphins

@cameronmuir7275 4 жыл бұрын

Never had the SP, I have been modding my OG advance. If I ever get one this is a super simple mod, and I am glad you showed this. Cheap and easy, just awesome!

@Th3OmegaPoint 4 жыл бұрын

I think you did a spot on job there! Looks perfect. When I do mods like that things usually catch fire or explode.

@matthewshan1031 4 жыл бұрын

Th3OmegaPoint probably wiring / soldering errors. Keep trying though and be safe bro!

@lucabaldassi6024 4 жыл бұрын

Next _The Retro Future_ video: "Buying a Dremel"

@anndra8687 2 жыл бұрын

"Ultimate GBA dremel mod"...

@TheIsolatedGamerz 4 жыл бұрын

I have a headphone jack adaptor for the SP and brought the AGS101 back in 2005. It's good to see the modding scene adding these features now. I often capture audio from my GBA to an audio recorder.

@Blackhearto 4 жыл бұрын

Watching you do all this mods and repairs really makes me want to try my hand at modding a gameboy for myself, the GBA is my favourite handheld console of all time, so why not make it even better right? Thank you very much Elliot, keep up the great work!

@Scorch-Flame 4 жыл бұрын

I've been waiting!! Edit: ps thank you

@rileydyck261 4 жыл бұрын

when I first got my game boy witch was a month ago I fell in love with it I couldn't get enough of it then I found your channel and then I fell in love with your channel. and good job installing the head phone jack

@azocrix8543 4 жыл бұрын

Oh my God, I've been waiting for this video for 2 years!!! Thank you so much the retro future!

@Z3DT 4 жыл бұрын

"Who wants a dongle?" Said the iPhone owner, the company that started the no headphone jack trend

@lukadinic822 4 жыл бұрын

Actually the first android ever didn't have one

@RayoMcQueen95990 4 жыл бұрын

Yep, I hate that when I want to charge my iPhone I need to take out the “headphone jack”(the charging port)

@Lucas_van_Hout 4 жыл бұрын

Z3DT as an joke I get it, but it has been 3 years now and every mayor brand (of who some of them made fun of apple) lacks a headphone jack. How Ironic.

@Jasonhadjigeorgiou 4 жыл бұрын

@@Lucas_van_Hout damn learn how to spell

@socwyvern9745 4 жыл бұрын

Luka Dinic actually the first telegram ever didn’t have one.

@herotehdude 4 жыл бұрын

I feel like if something like was a series from RetroFuture it’d be really entertaining It could be called “If they won’t do it, I will” or something

@geralcab23 4 жыл бұрын

Niiice! I just received an SP today and was going to do just the IPS mod. Luckily I had the right type of headphone jacks laying around and Elliot here making this great video. Personally I like the way you drilled the hole since I personally dont have a drill so it gave me an idea on how to do this. Thanks!!

@TheTotallyRandomGuy 4 жыл бұрын

‘This is not made in Microsoft paint’ And yet it still looks like it was

@joshandrews8913 4 жыл бұрын

r/woooosh

@thetechoasis2179 4 жыл бұрын

hey dude... look up ^^^^^^^ the joke is up there over your head.

@B-Hathaway 4 жыл бұрын

That was, in the King’s English, what we call ... a joke.

@Jasonhadjigeorgiou 4 жыл бұрын

r/wooooooosh

@elephystry 4 жыл бұрын

Since the image is on his phone, he probably did it on his phone.

@Jacobrosstech 4 жыл бұрын

Can I hear a hell yeah, this is awesome!

@ekiel12938 4 жыл бұрын

HELL YEAHHH

@zerosick 4 жыл бұрын

just watched the ad from start to end after watching your video, your channel deserve that kind of treatment for us.

@Kaspar_EXE 4 жыл бұрын

yo elliott, thank you for making so many videos about GBA builds. i've been watching your vids for the last month and a half on repeat to get this process down in my head. just last week, after a lot of tinkering i was able to replace the shell, screen and buttons out of my old AGS-001 and i swear to god it feels like i've like resurrected something from the grave. i definitely couldn't have experienced this without your help.

@Kaspar_EXE 4 жыл бұрын

elliot* whoopsies....

@Kumimono 4 жыл бұрын

I'm curious how well the case sticks together with one screw missing. Great video, simple yet effective mod.

@izakknighton446 Жыл бұрын

I didn’t see any footage of it but he said that he super glued it

@ryangraham9623 4 жыл бұрын

I swear apple and nintendo do the exact same things I mean no headphone jack, dongle, headphones that plug into the charging port smh

@buttonpusher3786 4 жыл бұрын

Do nintendo solder everything in, fix everything badly with used parts, wipe drives and overcharge for everything? Also Samsung are removing headphone jacks now...

@robert_wolf6989 3 жыл бұрын

Can I just say that this is one of the best tutorial videos I've seen! Great job man I wish I could hit like twice!

@Shyverin 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for shouting out my boy Mahko, he makes really awesome videos.

@IAmNotAFunguy 4 жыл бұрын

Next video: Giving the iPhone 7 a headphone jack-4 years later.

@mudkiplegendstreamsmemesan3690 4 жыл бұрын

Next up: Installing a headphone Jack on an iPhone XR

@HelixAdamOxford 4 жыл бұрын

Why the XR?

@vitalyavolyn 4 жыл бұрын

@@HelixAdamOxford because he has an XR, see previous video

@samdeen95 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video man! Hey don't skip or trim the details of the installation. We're all interested to see the EVERYTHING!!

@siite 4 жыл бұрын

Dude this is amazing!! I love your videos and can never stop watching them. Great content

@TheTotallyRandomGuy 4 жыл бұрын

Ah so it was something Thanks Elliot for the heart!

@Jotom87 4 жыл бұрын

Dope shirt.

@BenAntSimmons 4 жыл бұрын

Probably one of my favorite youtubers

@Knightway1 4 жыл бұрын

Hey i came from jacks video about the diamond play button and now i found i really like your content so heres a sub!

@mysteryman313 4 жыл бұрын

Title: Giving the GameBoy Advance SP a headphone jack 17 years later Description: I gave my GameBoy Advance SP a headphone jack 16 years later Me: *Confusion*

@Jsicana 4 жыл бұрын

Has anyone else come from jack yet (his videos been out for bit less than an hour)

@jakethesnake4040 2 жыл бұрын

Omg thank you soooo much for explaining the motherboard difference for C25. I’d watched a few other videos but my board was different and I couldn’t find C25. So I was trying to figure it out. And sure enough you explained exactly where to find it depending on board differences and that saved me because I’ve been searching for ages lol

@graxjpg 3 жыл бұрын

This was a great video. My intro to your channel! I have to subscribe because of your wit and charm

@dbnpoldermans4120 4 жыл бұрын

I'd like to upgrade my gbc and gba with stereo speakers. I guess I should do part of what you did and connect that to a tiny amplifier. Then find a place for speakers

@nutmopper 4 жыл бұрын

So ur telling me a 16 year old Nintendo DS has a headphone jack but Apple in 2020 doesn’t....

@HeartlessSlayer3 4 жыл бұрын

Your spelling is horrible.

@vashtheflashstampede 4 жыл бұрын

I having a stroke reading this

@HeartlessSlayer3 4 жыл бұрын

@@vashtheflashstampede I having ? I had a stroke reading that combined with the other comment

@vashtheflashstampede 4 жыл бұрын

Connor Foulke dude it was so hard to read it made me typed like him

@khmerkandal121 4 жыл бұрын

head home?

@Tealmoonstone 3 жыл бұрын

really cool dude love your vids been watching them all now i want my own gameboy advance sp but back with that cool modded screen

@leeg4116 4 жыл бұрын

Quality content yet again. My OCD has got the better of me again though and the only thing I would do would be to get a spare one of those rubber screw covers from around the screen and put it in the hole where you cut the screw post from. I f**king love this channel, you give me so many ideas for projects, maybe one day I'll have the confidence to get in front of a camera and share some with others

@athought1110 4 жыл бұрын

Such an iPhone moment

@ineedaname334 4 жыл бұрын

I have questions that need answers..

@KokoroKatsura 4 жыл бұрын

a very hentai pic

@edwardrobinson5470 4 жыл бұрын

Yep.

@philmikehunt7479 4 жыл бұрын

Nice pfp

@clyyz 4 жыл бұрын

I need Bluetooth🥺is tht possible

@spei.9000 4 жыл бұрын

People did that with other gamboys already. You need a 5v power supply in your gameboy tho. This is usually archieved by first modding it with a LiPo Battery. Honestly I dont think that it is possible in an Advance SP, you just dont have enough space inside for the bluetooth board.

@JoeBleeps 4 жыл бұрын

I did it with a DMG a while ago but there's a lot more room in those!

@princevinny0073 3 жыл бұрын

😃 i need bluetooth too

@RussLyman 4 жыл бұрын

pretty awesome mod for sure. I may have to try this now. thanks so much

@StickyWhiteSubstanc3 4 жыл бұрын

Finally referenced your video source, well done.

@hillbillyhomeboy4121 4 жыл бұрын

17 yrs later: Adding headphone jack in iPhone 10.

@roldiniamadeo7163 4 жыл бұрын

Why the X?

@hillbillyhomeboy4121 4 жыл бұрын

Roldini! Why not the x For no reason

@Jolty12 4 жыл бұрын

Anyone here from Jack?

@DarkLunaPath 3 жыл бұрын

You did a great job on that my guy! Fuck yeah you did it's hella clean and works like it came from that factory that way

@aprofondir 4 жыл бұрын

I love how you are slowly going insane doing this

@percy3030 4 жыл бұрын

hi im from jack

@reigentalks3837 4 жыл бұрын

Day 9 of commenting 'oof' until Elliot hearts me

@TheRetroFuture 4 жыл бұрын

Keep going my dude

@SaviTheGamer 4 жыл бұрын

Will he reach 100 videos? I don't know.

@aksiyonbizde3016 4 жыл бұрын

Oof

@FTB1776 4 жыл бұрын

A reply but still no heart? Witness him Senpai!

@georgiemansell3896 4 жыл бұрын

Just bought a gameboy advance sp and I can't wait to do this!

@hohoberto 4 жыл бұрын

Always love your videos. and think this is the best way to do it

@lasserious 4 жыл бұрын

"Who wants a dongle, nuff sed" This is the reason I wish we were friends.... lol

@TheRetroFuture 4 жыл бұрын

😂

@mgk64 4 жыл бұрын

I was the 2nd viewer that liked the video?

@FTB1776 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful mod my good sir. Don't be ashamed as to the methods or technique you choose to operate a hand tool. Were I come from that's called ingenuity!

@allisonlclos1249 4 жыл бұрын

Hello, Thank you so much for making this video! This looks like a super fun and easy project for someone who hasn't soddered before, I am going to get the materials and try doing this to one of my GBA SPs! I also would love to have a headphone jack on mine! Again, thank you!!

@Vidstar-px4fs 4 жыл бұрын

Who else came from jack sucks at life?

@ungratefulmango 4 жыл бұрын

So impressive how you're just pumping out quality videos all the time now

@RealSpawnBrick 4 жыл бұрын

Good job on that mod man, it looks great!

@dorkultra 4 жыл бұрын

great work man!

@ZekaVirus414 4 жыл бұрын

Love your channel

@JohnTheFloridaFlipper 4 жыл бұрын

This was a great video man.

@xNotSoPro 4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad that red circle was there in the thumbnail so I could see it. Would have missed it otherwise!

@maple2441 4 жыл бұрын

xNotSoPro thanks for your comment, otherwise i would have missed the circle!

@tylerraem 4 жыл бұрын

Hey I like your channel. You seem very enthused and passionate about basically everything!

@quintenthijssen8163 4 жыл бұрын

Love your vids keep them going❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥

@francescocieli7024 4 жыл бұрын

Great video as always! I'm going to install this mod and the ips lcd one on my gba sp, thanks to your videos! (i'm sorry for my bad english) Greetings from Italy :)

@foreverxfall 2 жыл бұрын

im just getting into modding my olds sp's, so im a little nervous to solder, but you made it look so easy haha

@Left-Earth 4 жыл бұрын

👏Bravo! *Excellent Job* 🏆 _You have served your country well._ 🏅

@xarpajou 4 жыл бұрын

So great Job man

@DontpushtheBbutton 4 жыл бұрын

Having it in the hinge might be the only better place. I might try that! Coincidentally i got some headphone jack sockets today

@tustelpaman 4 жыл бұрын

Finally you break the problem, thumbup! 👍👍

@animeking1357 4 жыл бұрын

You are a god. I bought the cable that was released to let you use both earphones and the adapter at the same time because I always prefer to use earphones and it was trash. Always kept cutting out. If only my GBA SP still worked but that thing's a paper weight now. I always feel like I should get into this type of stuff but never know where to start. I'd really like to try and make my own mp3 player since I need a new one and can't seem to find a decent one that has much storage space.

@KingLumague 4 жыл бұрын

I probably won't do this, but this is awesome and seems really easy to do.

@CraftyFox 4 жыл бұрын

Hey, came here from jacksucksatlife, great video and content! I’m a maker and appreciate your videos, keep it up

@katelyn6989 4 жыл бұрын

That's amazing! Thinking of getting an SP now...

@xatoor 4 жыл бұрын

this video got reccomended to me as i was fixing my gameboy advance sp

@benbissell6311 4 жыл бұрын

Awsome job bro

@dbhllproductions6544 4 жыл бұрын

Here from Jack, that’s so cool that you got it

@notmynormalusername1 3 жыл бұрын

Love it. Great video.

@Metaphor9696 4 жыл бұрын

I like the new camera, or lens, or whatever you are using. I think it really makes your videos pop

@TheRetroFuture 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@everysinkalex7730 4 жыл бұрын

Elliot (I hope I spell ur name right lol), thanks so much for your videos. They're really something to keep me entertained during the lockdown. Moreover, you have made me buy a Game Boy Advance :D Shoutout from Russia

@LelandHasGames 4 жыл бұрын

Makho is the best! It's so awesome that you know who he is.

@sadiebarnes8274 4 жыл бұрын

That placement is way better than mine lol. I have mine near the right trigger and can't use both effectively at the same time. I also soldered all my connections on the charging pins.

@jinougawithchocolate9329 4 жыл бұрын

I have been really enjoying these videos recently as I want to fix a broken Gameboy that I got from one of my mum's friends with her old games. She has been trying to have a baby for a while now but her boyfriend has a disease that makes it very difficult for the baby to survive. I plan on fixing her old Gameboy and giving it back to her once they succeed so she can play her old games with her kid someday. I will use these videos as a resource to help me with that.

@bananyacatty 4 жыл бұрын

off topic from the video , but i LOVE your shirt . i ' m jealous .

@antoniocrespo4441 4 жыл бұрын

It looks great!! A recommendation i would make is to use some type of plastic putty to fill in the gaps maybe epoxy and add some pigments. Also i know this sounds a bit weird but would you ever consider giving us a tutorial to change a weird charger to a somewhat more accessible one? Like using the charger of your phone to give back life to your old ds or something. Love your vids and thank you for caring enough to continue posting content. I know its your job but it honestly makes me happy to see creators actually taking everything up a notch just because lots of us are on our homes. Take care

@thewackerly 4 жыл бұрын

Nicely done

@XephyrOfficial 4 жыл бұрын

Congrats on the play button

@josephneale10215 4 жыл бұрын

I watch @makho videos and great video as always

@JoeBleeps 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, thank you. Those little sockets look great, I've never been able to fit any of the ones I've had in the past; I'll be getting some of these! One question: If I'm not mistaken, with the screw post removed, that means one corner of the unit is not secured together any more. How does that affect how the console feels? I personally prefer the spot you used to the other one you showed with the IPS screen.