Someone Just Did, What Nintendidn’t

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Someone Just Did, What Nintendidn’t

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Macho Nacho Productions

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@Alien_Bob 8 ай бұрын

Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they Nintencould, they didn’t stop to think if they Nintenshould.

@Pridetoons 8 ай бұрын

Nice 😂

@gluttonousmaximus9048 8 ай бұрын

"Don't let's ask for the Nin. We have the mods." from "Now, Game Boy Color"

@pwnedd11 8 ай бұрын

Wow, you deserve an award for this one!

@natebragg 8 ай бұрын

Today the best comment on the internet award goes to you sir 👏

@thepaper888 8 ай бұрын

Brilliant

@maddoggaming1171 7 ай бұрын

I loved how insanely durable the Game Boy Pocket was. My family couldn't afford to keep buying batteries, so we got an AC adapter and had to stay within a couple feet of an outlet. I have a lot of siblings so it wasn't uncommon for someone to accidentally trip over the cord while we were playing, and it would rip the system out of our hands and go straight to the floor (wood we didn't have carpet) sometimes with enough force to shoot the cartridge out across the room. The screen never broke, the system never stopped working, just had a lot of scuffs in the end. Amazing system!

@IVIUT3D 5 ай бұрын

my grandfather had a charger for all sizes of battery. regardless of the make we would recharge them using the outlet and that adapter, it elongated the battery game for us, I used to have 4 on with 4 in my Og brick.

@tinkertheprol 4 ай бұрын

You just reminded me of doing the same with my Sega Gamegear. I forgot handhelds used to allow an AC adapter to play without batteries!

@rockapartie 4 ай бұрын

@@IVIUT3D I've always been wondering why people kept buying non-rechargeable batteries. A charger + 4 batteries was one of my first purchases with my pocket money.

@Drgoldthumb 3 ай бұрын

I spent many any evening tethered real close to the wall with my ac adapter plugged in for my hand held… why didn’t we have more ubiquitous extension cords in those days???😢😅 Damn you gamegear and your 6 aa batteries!!! Damn you!!!

@locobrown 3 ай бұрын

@@rockapartie I'll tell you why and with wholesome resentment ... Our "Boomer" parents considered rechargeable batteries a "novelty" and a "unnecessary" expense. S4.99 for a charger and $1.99 for a pair of batteries in hind sight today it was a steal. We would be subjected to guilt trips like, "oh this month I will be short with the mortgage, and could lose the house", or "those bags of chips or action figure will not allow me to make it to work today". That's the kind of B.S. our boomer parents subjected many of us, so my siblings and I always grew up worried. A 16 pack of garbage "Rocket" batteries, you can imagine the laughing stock we were, they tears of joy that rolled down our cheeks. My siblings cried of being thankful at the expense of our sanity. A life time of examples i can post but the battery one came to mind. If we knew now what really happened behind the scenes, it was gaslight manipulation by narcissistic parents of mine. Your wondering about non-rechargeable batteries made relive suppressed memories. We are better than that, survivors, due to those experiences. I'll send them a birthday card printed in monochrome for their birthdays with magazine cutouts of potential gifts. I am thankful for giving us life, but the wounds are too deep for it to heal that being so far away is best.

@ConsolesAndCasks 8 ай бұрын

I love that it's open source too - lets us do stuff like make a version to put it back into a Game Boy Color shell if you like that form factor better (or maybe even a Game Boy Light shell) with most of the upgrades, or reintegrate the IR sensor

@flying-carrot 8 ай бұрын

who would ever do that though? :^)

@marcogenovesi8570 8 ай бұрын

@@flying-carrot as said in the video, it's a way to harvest components from broken game boys so the more types of shells they can fit the better Also someone can make a new shell or shell mod with the IR sensor window

@ConsolesAndCasks 8 ай бұрын

@@marcogenovesi8570 - @flying-carrot making a joke - he knows that I've been working on that exact thing for a few months

@zerodeadbit 8 ай бұрын

since you have the hot air reflow station, you should look at getting solder paste, you can use it solder all the surface mount mounted packages without a lot of effort or worry about bending leads. It would also open you up to do replacements of parts with BGA in the future. Don't worry about need solder paste masks, most of it comes in a syringe and you can dose it out on all the pads by hand. Another bonus is the paste has flux in it so no need to add additional flux.

@AndrewStottisTheIndiWerWlf 8 ай бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking. Much quicker and more reliable. Especially for ICs that are in short supply.

@KPocket98 6 ай бұрын

@StottisTheIndiWerWlf I just thought, bet someone just commented what Im thinking , doing it like he did is just a waste of time

@doq 8 ай бұрын

Man, the Pocket is probably my favourite Game Boy form factor, and giving it the Colour treatment is so cool. Well done BucketMouse!

@MachoNachoProductions 8 ай бұрын

Totally agree!

@brandogg 8 ай бұрын

*Color. They don't call it "Game Boy Colour" anywhere in the world.

@doq 8 ай бұрын

my b. prolly seen too many bootlegs that I got confused

@DonutTPOTer 8 ай бұрын

@@doqEurope moment

@otterdonnelly9959 8 ай бұрын

⁠⁠@@DonutTPOTerpossibly a Canadian one too

@mikinard 8 ай бұрын

Don't let the music fool you. Tito listens to some heavy metal while soldering. Dude is a legend.

@alicevioleta3184 5 ай бұрын

i jam to Whitesnake while coding or working on hardware too. it gets the blood flowing

@Great_White_Great_White 4 күн бұрын

Nice try. I walked past his house and saw him soldering to Celine Dion.

@MASF_ 8 ай бұрын

This is one of the coolest projects ever made. A GameBoy Pocket Color is something me as a child thought would be impossible, but here were are in 2023 will proof that it can be done. Much respect to BucketMouse, an absolute legend.

@user-or6yn8pm3c 7 ай бұрын

There are literally a gazillion handheld machines from China that run Gameboy and 1000s of other retro games. My mind was blown seeing a handheld run Ps1 Dreamcast and N64 games.

@user-or6yn8pm3c 7 ай бұрын

Not only that but the systems sold by Ambernic and Retroid are quality built.

@robertzendejas8349 5 ай бұрын

Given the budget sizes for GenY and Millennials, combined with their computer/programming skills their passion projects won't largely be rebuilding a 60-70 era or early 00's-15 muscle cars. Nope they're going to literally make their teenage dream machines into reality. Impressive in it's own right. And with a little luck and timing, they might very well be able to make enough money to be able to do the muscle car rebuild with their son(s). I know, this is done for the passion and not to cash in.

@FullaEels 8 ай бұрын

Man, it must be so satisfying to do all that work, tighten the last srew and see all your hard work come together when you boot it up. Thanks for showing this off!

@shadow306k 8 ай бұрын

I've been praying that the Pocket colour mod became as simple to use as possible, and this might just be the step in progression that finally lets me get my hands on one without chopping up a PCB! BucketMouse is a legend

@GapingSquid 8 ай бұрын

Check out Natalie the nerds version, it seems a heap easier but haven’t done either one so can say for sure.

@numberoneappgames 8 ай бұрын

I'm happy to see people producing parts for these older consoles. :)

@wesleywheeler7891 2 ай бұрын

I can't be the only one who finds soldering tiny components like that super satisfying and somewhat therapeutic

@ryan02s2k 8 ай бұрын

Your solder skills are even more on point than usual in this video 👌Fantastic job!

@MachoNachoProductions 8 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@lathamhardee 8 ай бұрын

@@MachoNachoProductionsany soldering irons you recommend? I have a cheap one from the hardware store that I use for replacing cartridge batteries. Would love to tackle this mod but want to make sure I have a suitable iron.

@rolandleyco573 8 ай бұрын

@@lathamhardeeget a pinecil with different tips. I can also recommend a 60w usb c charging brick will get you easy soldering

@wrentubes1886 8 ай бұрын

As someone who has done SOIC drag soldering, I appreciate the pain you went through to accomplish this mod @MachoNachoProductions

@tokin420nchokin 8 ай бұрын

@@lathamhardeeI repair consoles/handhelds in my free time to sell, and I use a solder station. I am using a more affordable yihua setup with really great results, has pid temp control which you will want to keep things in the right heat range. Also has a hot air station on the other side for smd work. Honestly I would at least want hot air available to use if you need it because when you need it you absolutely need it.

@hawkfeather6802 8 ай бұрын

5:11 literally the size of fruit flies 😮 You definitely need to be a soldering master to do this mod! Nice work

@tasa4904 8 ай бұрын

it's much easier if you use a solder reflow oven, but sheesh, placing them isn't easy

@hawkfeather6802 8 ай бұрын

@@tasa4904 what's a solder reflow oven?

@tasa4904 8 ай бұрын

@@hawkfeather6802 You apply a solder that's in paste form instead of wire form onto the circuit board pads. Then you use tweezers to plop the tiny components onto the right spots. Once you lay everything down, you toss into an oven and let it bake. The heat melts the solder and natural forces align the parts to the board. A solder reflow oven is a better toaster oven. Some of its advantages include evenly distributing the heat so that you don't have hotspots inside. Accurately calibrated thermistors so that your oven doesn't just shoot past the target temperature and cook the chips. Finally, the ability to schedule temperature over time. You want to get the board up to a certain temperature, then zap it quickly with heat to melt the solder paste without damaging the components, then let it cool slowly so the board doesn't warp. Quite frankly, you can just use an oven or a hotplate, but the solder reflow oven takes a lot of the guesswork and monitoring out of your workflow.

@hawkfeather6802 6 ай бұрын

@@tasa4904 sounds interesting and complicated. I think I saw something like that on tv,on How it's made. They were assembling a vacuum and slid the motherboard through a long metal tunnel that soldered all the components on. What you can do with technology is really cool!

@TheShoe1990 8 ай бұрын

I primarily play retro games via emulation, but man do I love watching your videos. Perfect way to relax on my lunch breaks 😎 Happy holidays!

@bluephreakr 3 ай бұрын

Novices might be turned off by the micro-soldering. For a long series of fine pins, drag-soldering can be your friend; have a bit of solder on the tip, tack-in, then once well-aligned drag it across on well-fluxed conductors. No-clean paste flux is also your friend for these things; it's lazy, but lets you avoid having to mind a mess, at least until you are finished if you wish to neaten things up for use in a clear plastic case. Y'know, in case you end up in prison or something.

@theanomynousguy 8 ай бұрын

To prevent damaging any IC's, such as the CPU that was removed early in the video, put some flux all the way around the chip to help get that solder moving! Won't have to hold the hot air for as long, heating up the chip.

@3joseph7 8 ай бұрын

You have a really precise and stable hand, it's a pleasure to watch (especially with this relaxing bg music). A small tip for your ceramic capacitor soldering; you can presolder the first pad like you do, then instead of pushing from above with your tweezers, you can slide it in place. It is easier and more elegant this way.

@ERey55 6 ай бұрын

I'm not into Game Boy world but I really enjoyed the good production and editing. It's a very nice and well executed video!! Ps. The intro alone gave me joy, it has that "Netflix nostalgic-documentary" vibe haha

@Demon-ym1of 8 ай бұрын

most of the soldering I do is usually guitars and the occasional electronics. This makes me want to hone my skills and learn to do micro soldering and be able to do stuff like this. I enjoy your content and soldering skills. Cheers!

@djbawb 8 ай бұрын

your soldering technique is really refined. awesome job!!

@chocapic2373 7 ай бұрын

I gotta say I love how creative and hardworking the retro gaming community is in preserving the origins of gaming. Thank you for the video ❤

@jedewitz 6 ай бұрын

I think I saw a few on IG that were using Natalie's parts too. I love the cool things makers are doing with old hardware. Very awesome.

@MrBoop4345 8 ай бұрын

Bravo BucketMouse 👏👏👏 I absolutely love all the brilliant people creating modern mods with such passion. Another great video Tito. Happy Hollidays 🎄

@adonian 8 ай бұрын

love this build. that intro music is always my favorite... so soothing, yet exciting.

@segare-trop-vieux3932 8 ай бұрын

Great upgrade but way out of league for 95% of gamers to make those tiny solders

@NPC_YouTube 8 ай бұрын

its incredibly pleasing to see the original gb shell working like new

@chrisagu28 8 ай бұрын

This is exactly what I have been wanting for so long. I have an extra gameboy color for parts ready for this! The best of both worlds with pocket form factor and game color compatibility. Btw been a fan of your videos for all these years, love your style and channel. ❤ The change of music caught me off guard. Like the change!

@theretrocaveman 8 ай бұрын

Nice video Tito, I enjoy Bucket Mouse's work very much and he is a valuable member of our community. Personally I prefer the N64Freak MGBC Pocket Colors myself but the fact that Mr. Mouse has made his project open source leaves us many options for design and modification :O

@marcorivas1534 Ай бұрын

you have no idea how much I love the Retro Renew intro.

@JamesJAKAZeldaboy14 8 ай бұрын

I recall someone did shove the parts of the color into a pocket model years ago. Tried to find the video but couldn't. good to see the idea wasn't left in the dust

@StrangelyIronic 8 ай бұрын

The new amp gives a LOT more base while cutting back on some of the top end some call "sparkly." Would be interesting to hear that through headphones, the little speaker probably won't make a difference at all. The greatest benefit of projects like these is that it gives a main board replacement for damaged boards to save Game Boys. Most of the time the key components you need to salvage are fine even if the donor has gone through hell and back. The rest are already easily sourced (shells, buttons, membranes, etc.) so it truly gives a way for the "soul" of the damaged Game Boy Colors to live on if the board was fubar.

@marccaselle8108 8 ай бұрын

Very awesome video. I cant solder to save my life but you make it look easy. I so enjoyed the background music. The IPS screen makes a huge difference for a gameboy pocket / color / any gameboy 🙂

@Mr_Brainz 8 ай бұрын

Always impressed with how clean and precise your work is. Great job as always.

@michaelkreitzer1369 2 ай бұрын

I need an entire album with the vibe of your intro music.

@FatherMcKenzie66 3 ай бұрын

“For veteran molders only” Me, who never ever soldered something into my life: “heck it, I’ll do it”

@Art_Murder 18 сағат бұрын

Other channels has "postmortem analysis style" analysis sections and make no signs of removing them. I find them engaging and truthful. I'd rather see a breakdown of what went right, wrong, and what needs to change in the future rather than just "here's a thing I did enjoy". Maybe the answer wasn't to remove it, but to try a different take on the formula. Placing something a large majority of your viewership enjoyed and placing it behind a paywall comes off more as a money-grab and appealing to the loud minority rather than a smart move for your channel.

@AndrewStonerock 17 күн бұрын

I got a pocket shortly after borrowing my cousins original gameboy. I dont recall ever putting it in a pocket, unless you count my backpack as a pocket. I got a color like a year later because Pokemon was really popping off. I still have that copy of Red i got with the pocket. Both gameboy's disappeared sometime between early teenage years and adult hood. I moved a lot. Such iconic systems. I appreciate what modern tech has done with games, but there will always be something about those smaller hand helds that's just peak design imo.

@PLEYOR 8 ай бұрын

Interesting mod, I have owned a DMG, Pocket and Color over the years, and have never thought about a Pocket Color! Amazing work.

@monkeyhammar 8 ай бұрын

Good soldering skills could be even better if you tin the pads first before dropping the CPU on. You'll find you get neater connections with fewer bridges

@AnonymousDuelist 8 ай бұрын

I draw the line at the capacitors. I couldn't solder that to save my life.

@lw2266 8 ай бұрын

🎆This looks like a LOT of work, I hope it does well for you and Bucket Mouse 🎆

@silversonic1 8 ай бұрын

I will say this again... No IR, no thanks. This is really nice, but the IR function of the Color is too important to me as a Pokemon fan.

@blzbfallenangel 8 ай бұрын

Hey Tito, I like you content. Have you ever considered using a vacuum pen to remove chips? I always see you using twizers but I think that tool it's much better and safer. It's way I use when I need transplant chips🤔

@Babihrse 4 ай бұрын

When he took off the ic chips i thought oh hes gonna have an impossible job putting them back on. And here he is lightly painting them back on

@purplecyanblack3805 3 ай бұрын

Impossible. Next thing you know, you're gonna tell me someone out-pizza'd the hut!

@fullautoshotty 8 ай бұрын

Awesome..personally, i'd love to see an internal rechargeable battery pack via USB-C

@briangilmartin662 8 ай бұрын

Cool mod! I'm glad that there's an option for a rechargeable battery, too. 5 hours seems really short, especially if you're into RPGs

@MrMaxeemum 8 ай бұрын

11:50 C45 rocked over after removing the soldering iron which means the solder under it was still solid The 2nd side near U6 is ok but 1st side nearest the crystal is either not touching or is a bad joint.

@wilwyman451 6 ай бұрын

I am 48 and still enjoy my original NES from time to time.

@ThickpropheT 8 ай бұрын

As soon as I saw the word "color" on the back, I knew I needed this.

@mfcfbro 8 ай бұрын

This is cool, but I don't really understand how this is much better than a normal color. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate all the work anyone does for console modding. I'm just dumb I guess. lol

@pullingonthestrings 7 ай бұрын

UGH, I could watch your intro on loop for DAYS!

@ohyou_6599 8 ай бұрын

for something that small like the cpu, you should probably tin the pads. I like putting a heavy amount of solder on the pads, and the I take my ils size tip and go pin by pin with magnification. takes ages but it's foolproof and makes for exceptionally well done joints. good method for beginners too because no risk of bending pins drag soldering or making a big mess with too many solder.

@djliquidsmoke 8 ай бұрын

yknow, when I was a Kid playing the first kind of GameBoy, like in 1992 or 1993 whatever, I never thought one day I'd be 45 years old watching THIS tech nerd stuff. Its a wonderful future indeed.

@8bitbros 8 ай бұрын

Such a great board. Awesome project albeit time consuming. I haven't been able to remove a CPU successfully with my hot air gun from a board yet. Need to work on that. Thanks for the vid!

@TheScourgeSouffle 8 ай бұрын

The secret is a lot of flux. Good luck!

@Psoewish 8 ай бұрын

"Advanced soldering skills" I like to think I'm pretty decent at soldering but being able to solder those tiny components with the board just laying there sliding over your table is a whole different story lmao. No idea how you're able to pull that one off, but I'm impressed.

@steampunkwhale2280 26 күн бұрын

You’re a wizard with that soldering iron

@ResistCircuitResist 7 күн бұрын

Done use sandpaper for any contacts unless you have to. Fiberglass pens work great for this.

@ClosestNearUtopia 7 ай бұрын

I was in love with my pocket. It was so impressive it could fit in your backpocket, and I was amazed how good its screen was compared to the og GB.

@Ben-ht5yf 7 ай бұрын

That's a really cool kit. I am only a little uneasy about the display floating in there without any sort of clamping or padding between the back of the panel, the control board, and the motherboard. Maybe a thin glue strip around the lcd to secure it in position?

@GamerKiwi 8 ай бұрын

My kid self would have loved this so much

@heatherartsy8944 8 ай бұрын

I would totally do this if I knew what I was doing….Thanks for the video!

@NorseLax07 8 ай бұрын

If you had a channel where all you did was solder stuff and set it to smooth jazz, I would subscribe in a heartbeat.

@miaouew 8 ай бұрын

"Sega does what Nintendo does not do" - Sonic H. Hog

@davidt3563 8 ай бұрын

I would eat an entire 747 to have had this back in the 90s.

@jonnyOysters 11 күн бұрын

Ive never seen a gameboy pocket and color together. Honestly thought they were almost identical 😂

@ultimabear 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video, the product looks great. I could only watch half the video though as jazz is my kryptonite.

@smeatonmedia 6 ай бұрын

I personally prefer the design of the gameboy color for one very important reason, AA BATTERIES which provide nearly double the battery life. The iconic hump on the back gives a nice grip and is absolutely a good decision design wise to allow people to use batteries which are way more common.

@b1llygo4t 8 ай бұрын

Okaaaaaay. Out of all the crazy custom gameboy mods out there, this one is by far the most elegant and impressive. In an aluminum shell? I'd waste money on one.

@beratsj 8 ай бұрын

I'm reminded of "Genesis Does What Nintendon't"

@brandman546 8 ай бұрын

I have been waiting so long for you to make a video on a pocket color. Excited to watch!

@Blit_Wizbok 7 ай бұрын

personally my favorite gameboy is the gameboy advance sp. It had integrated lighting, folded so that it was not only small, but also protected the screen, and could play SP and regular gameboy cartridges. Being able to tilt the screen to several angles to find a comfortable position was also a nice bonus

@ravendrow83 7 ай бұрын

I actually hand built one of these back when bucket mouse was looking for testers. Mine is an all purple board

@ThatLuckyBear 8 ай бұрын

Huh. Watching a solder job of a Gameboy wasn't on my list for things that are relaxing but here we are.

@mintyerb 8 ай бұрын

what did they do WHAT DID THEY DO

@adriansoh3892 8 ай бұрын

I also really like that BucketMouse added the ability to reset the console by pressing in on the rocker switch. No need to switch off and on the console or perform acrobatic button presses to do that anymore. 😄

@fishiku4898 8 ай бұрын

Completely ignoring the fantastic soldering the jazz in this video is a total banger

@djandcj 6 ай бұрын

try the drag technique so much easier in my opinion but i can definitely say hands down a much faster technique! ive been soldering for the aerospace industry for 12 years now. love your videos!

@syntaxzedex4316 8 ай бұрын

When you can use Deoxit Green. It contains a fader lube and can be used on pots.

@gilgabro420 7 ай бұрын

I actually did that as my first project and it worked out fine!

@husky3g Ай бұрын

It would be really cool if someone could make a Pocket mod to use AAs instead of AAAs. Would definitely come in handy for this mod. The significant capacity increase would lend itself well to this kit, likely pushing it up to 8 hours or more of play time.

@skins4thewin 8 ай бұрын

Yer a madlad doing those chips without any sort of magnification!

@JavierTorres-ww8iq 6 ай бұрын

subscribed for the intro alone

@CsStoker 3 күн бұрын

With a long duration rechargeable battery it would be perfect

@Wafflepants-dl8fk 8 ай бұрын

Oof that soldering

@gcm4312 8 ай бұрын

9:58 wish I could maintain my solder tips as pristine as this one

@AnthonyTeasdale 8 ай бұрын

This is really cool in a way. Though it will likely be for a very specific person. I have bought many GBC and repaired and upgraded them, most have audio issues and need a speaker or volume wheel replacing. I normally fit a IPS screen too. Makes for a great console.

@skullingtonturtle8080 8 ай бұрын

@9:13 you mention “I tack it in place” when getting the CPU aligned before you start soldering. What do you mean by tack? That almost looked like a superglue solution you used there, but I’ve never heard of any real solution for clamping or holding surface mount IC’s in place. Did you use some cool new compound, or otherwise how did you tack it down?

@MachoNachoProductions 8 ай бұрын

That’s a great question. I just solder a few legs to keep the cpu in position after it is aligned. Then I can go and solder in the rest of the legs.

@RamonHernandez 8 ай бұрын

I legit gasped when I saw the "color"

@aveoxus1139 8 ай бұрын

your soldering skills are making me think Im watching northridgefix! Very fun to watch, especially because of the end product very cool kit!

@navyguywandell 8 ай бұрын

The only thing that would make this any better would be a rechargeable batter

@TheBalthassar 7 ай бұрын

When I was a kid I "modded" my GBA by taping a pair of D-cells to it instead of AA's. It was great they lasted so long.

@MrFl0rp 8 ай бұрын

New Tito just dropped. Must be my day off. Thanks for all the cool shit friend

@jameslaraia 8 ай бұрын

I built one with the n64freak board, Marshall’s pocket power, and makho’s usb-c. Such a great device! Enjoy the nostalgia!! Definitely takes a little while to fully populate a bare pcb😂

@RubioRaver Ай бұрын

I saw another guy who just cut the edges off of a GBC mother board and fit it into a GBP, it worked!

@boyardee821 5 ай бұрын

heres another good title.. "ninten-dos and ninten-donts" "ninten-dos and donts" your welcome for me giving you your next video!😉

@KRAFTWERK2K6 8 ай бұрын

Thank god this still runs on standard AAA batteries & rechargables. Because i'm sick of all thesae LiPo and Lithium Ion batteries in absolutely everything. Because part of the charme of playing on old handhelds is that you can power them with widely available standard batteries without always having to worry to carry a USB charger with you.