"I bought them for 4500... Yen" Almost had a bloody heart attack

in theory you could solder all of the missing componets onto one of the blank PCBs and make a working GBA SP from it

The most relatable game cartridge ever. Empty on the inside.

One plus about being a American with insomnia is I often see these videos earlier than i would if i didn't

imagine getting ripped of and getting a fake fake product

This was so exciting!!! This is the content you can't see everywhere. Thank you so much Elliot! I hope to see more videos from you soon.

Rebuild it with the correct components.

Alright, 1: This is really intriguing, love the content man. 2: You remind me of Spiderman.

The black line on the faux screen of the black unit looks like a sharpie to me. My first thought was that there was a sales sticker or something placed there in the store and some customer thought it would be cute to trace it with a marker. This might not be the case at all, but my experience in retail taught me that customers love to mess with displays. 🤷‍♂️

The SP has such an elegant, nearly flawless design. And with such a great lineup of games and flashcart availability, I'll never stop appreciating the console.

Woke up at 3 38. Am and saw this on KZfaq and was like today is a good day love your videos man. I live in taxes

How about making a REAL 3ds (a ds with 3 screens)

Nobody: Elliot with a silly thing on his head: New Video!

I remember these dummy units in our local Toys R Us at Teesside Park near Stockton-on-Tees. RIP Toys R Us!

I must admit to not being quite as excited as yourself about these. But, you enthusiasm makes for another fun video. And as a result of your videos, I have signed on to Sendico and started browsing for my own exciting little gems. Well done!

i guess we will never know if its cardboard or not

you make so many videos in such a short amount off time. Im allmost able to wake up every morning and start the day with a video of yours. i love it

Wow that is some length they went to for a promotional model, pretty awesome stuff, the fact that all the solder points are still present is quite interesting, i'm surprised it's not a dummy pcb set up just to have the buttons in the correct location but the rest bare. As well, maybe it's just the angle but it looks as though there is some discoloration on the mounting points for the card reader almost as if they originally had one installed to hold the dummy game in place before going with the option to screw it in. Great video.

Great video bro. I love how people can still have fun with gameboys. Respect

i have been binging all your gameboy vids ,cuz i really want one, could you mabye make a buying guide that would be awesome

I have never been so hopeful of seeing “nothing” from an unveiling lol.

Next video: Building a working Gameboy from a Dummy board!

I love your vids please keep on making them. You have inspired me to start a career in technology

That was fantastic! Really wasn't expecting that.

Churning out content on the daily wew, keep up the good work man

Ooooooh. Glad to see you back since My Mate Vince x The Retro Future days!

Not only do i have insomnia I am also nocturnal so I'm always here when he uploads

Congrats on your purchase. It’s a shame about the mark on the screen.

The intro had me laughing on the floor 😂😂😂

I was hoping he’d make use of the shell and make a functioning console out of one. Now THAT would be cool.

If you build it they will come lol, you should use that to make your own GBA sp, populate the board with all your spare bits and bobs. That would be a most excellent video dude

Next Video: I soldered all the chips and fuses onto the GBA SP Dummy Motherboard

Keeping the gameboy community alive! I commend you sir!

That is really cool! I was hoping they would be real but the first few sentences you said your friend said they're fake. But proven wrong later!!!

Awesome! Let me tell you, I removed all the components off a GBC motherboard in my latest video and I am never doing that again. 😅

0:03 7yo me waiting for my mom to stop jumping in the bed with the mailman to tell her I shit myself

It's 4am where I'm at, I think I officially have problems sleeping. But at least I'm able to be early for your videos, that's really the only positive in this scenario

I love seeing these prerelease and dummy consoles.

I look forward to the day you find a way to open the screen without damaging the rubber plugs. Maybe try something small and flat. I've used the non-sharp side of a needle with varying success.

thanks elliot was fun seeing what this was like great job

I’ve been watching your videos for a while now and was surprised I hadn’t subscribed, I just changed that. Great videos mate!

Elliot you should solder all the missing components on one of the promotional gameboys with a screen and battery to see if you can get it working. That would be so cool.

ayyy since i’m in america and sleep deprived i get to see these videos early

I like to imagine the PCBs like tiny cities so this is like a desert city

ya gotta wonder what nintendo was thinking with those blue splash screens in the promo images

Next video: "I made a dummy GameBoy Advance SP fully functional for no reason"

Old Nokia Mobile Phones Dummys are perfect too make a new looking Phone. Connectors, Microfon and the Shell are original Parts I've made a new 7110i from there. In the early 2000s there are very cheap to buy. In my Collection of Mobile Phones i have many 8110 and 7110, 3210, 6110, 6210 and they all looked like fresh from the Box. Greets from Germany.

Amazing content my good sir, truly amazing. Never had a gba but I can feel the passion you have for this small device. Could you make playlists regarding sony - nintendo consoles alone? I remember seeing you meddling with some psp's but I can't find the videos.

I love your shirt Elliot!

Can't wait for turning the promotion Gameboy advance into a working one, for no reason.

Great video mate, I think you need to clear up the international shipping drama. Loads of people ask on your community page. Inland shipping is to the warehouse but what about when the buyer has to then select which international courier and import tax to pay? Just for complete transparency as alot of your followers are asking these questions.

Awesome - as always. Are you going to remove the black lines on the screen or leave them as it came with them on and creates a bit of a back story?

Really knows his stuff

Next video - Turning rare promotional GBA SP into working GBA SP

I suggest to carefully put the blank motherboard in an old (not LED type) scanner and scan high resolution image of both sides! That would be cool. 😉

Elliot might be the most adorable person on KZfaq.

4500... yen Almost clutched my chest thinking 4500 pounds!

0:03 mfw i'm watching a movie with my parents and a sex scene starts

Yes I've been waiting for this vid

The beast emerges from beneath the table.

Just realized you look like 'Private Joker' from Full Metal Jacket. lol

Please take this a step further, and salvage that blank motherboard, and make some rocking Frankenstein gameboy out of it, with an OLED display.

I'm gonna say that again. Best intro ever.

For those of you who don’t know, Nintendo slashed the 2DS XL price to $99 USD

I saw my orange GBA with the swirls. Love mine. 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️

Well you’re a lucky mad lad, Elliot

I think it would be cool to take one of those and finish it. Add all the parts that are in the released one. It would be a pretty cool and unique so.

It's 3 in the morning. Now is not the time to celebrate new videos.

Love this

It actually looks to me like it might have been populated and everything that wasn't needed was removed. All the solder on the board is kind of a red flag. They could have come pre-tinned from the factory that makes the boards but I don't know why they would do that.

OMG I didn't know Jersey was a British isle very close to France lands. I couldn't know that, I live in Paris :)

I just made my first purchase from sendico today. Got a sweet famicom gba sp 😁

It looks like the PCB has solder blobs on the unpopulated places. Seems strange as there would be no need.

Beautiful for your collection! :)

Holy shit that pop was so loud for some reason my volume was high af.

It would be interesting to see a gameboy sp shell with a Nintendo DS Lite inside and two screens

At least you have some authentic GBA shells in great condition

Looks cool man even tho there dummies

I haven't watched your content in a while, and what do I find now? An idubbbz intro

How does he not have a million subs yet

Nice to see this follow-up!

I kinda wanna see somebody solder chips to that blank board and see if they can make it functional.

Video Idea: GameBoy Gear Color. GBC in a Game Gear shell with a backlit screen.

I love your vids man great vid

Populating a display game boy advance and getting it working for on reason!

I bet the screw that was holding the cartridge in was loose due to years of people trying to pull the cartridge out.

your a bloody legend mate... a bloody legend

I had one of these. I worked at a radio shack and they let me take it home.

I always wished the screen could’ve had that startup when you turned it on

I always wondered how they did that screen on the Gameboy Advance

I have one myself. Late friend's wife sent it to me when she was clearing out his gaming stuff

Planning to find a limited edition black Blargg GBA SP? (Modd3d has one)

Wow I remember having gba SP as a kid.

Slowly becoming a ytpoop videos but retro handhelds

I don’t know if this is possible, but here’s an idea: Give the gameboy color no color, or the regular gameboy a color screen

what's up man it's like 4 am in canada

Great video! Can I request a review of the Atari Lynx?

CHALLENGE! Turn one of these dummy GBA SP's into a WORKING unit with transplant parts!

Do you have to pay import duty/ VAT in Jersey? That's one of the biggest killers when buying lots of stuff from Japan.

I wonder if you could make it into a playing GameBoy by adding all of those components inside.