Since the question comes up a lot about PAL units, and I've seen it multiple times in the comments here as well, I'll go ahead and answer it and maybe Voultar can pin this. Yes, PAL SGB units also have an incorrect clock speed. However, by default it's not as bad as the NTSC units. Compatibility-wise, this mod absolutely should work with PAL units, no problem. I say "should" only because I have no way of testing PAL units, since I don't have access to a PAL console or a PAL display. However, having sold many units to PAL customers over the years with that exact same caveat attached, I've never had a single person come back and report any issues, so based on that, and knowledge of the PAL unit's design (it's basically identical to the NTSC PCB, with the exception of a PAL lockout chip), I am fairly confident in saying this mod should work for PAL units. However, that being said, I'm currently unable to ship to a lot of PAL countries, because Tindie still doesn't have any way of processing VAT for the EU and UK, despite promising sellers that they are "working on it" since 2019. I'm looking into alternative selling platforms, but I don't have any ETA on that, sorry :(

I knew of the clock issue (which is part of the reason why I bought an SGB2), but I never dreamed that a solution would be this simple. He also makes a kit to add a link port.

The retro RGB hate is hilarious, like the whole community knows he's the nicest guy ever and random accusations are just comedy gold.

The truth is that it never bothered me that it was faster, even when I was a kid I thought it was faster since it was a SUPER GB and not a Normal Gameboy. XD

Perfect for beginners. I had my 9 year old do this as his first soldering project.

I was hesitant at first trying to do this one because of the surface mounted components, but this step by step tutorial made it easy to understand! Thanks for the great tutorial!

What a great mod. As soon as I saw it I ordered it, and it was a breeze to install. All thanks to the confidence instilled by Voultar. Now to tackle that Virtual boy LCD cable mod...

Bro I love you videos everything out them feels so right from the presentation to the soundtracks, absolutely amazing content you put out

Never had one of these, so I never had that experience. Still, it's cool to see dedicated people making things like this, to actually make gaming better for everyone.

6:18 as a newbie to soldering, this joint was really impressive (and instructive)

Hell yea, good timed video. I ordered my mod chip last week, will probably show up in the mail in a few days. Now I get a nice handy tutorial to follow

Never noticed the speed difference myself, but honestly not bothered by it. A lot of those old Gameboy games, like Mega Man and Castlevania, just crawl on original hardware anyway.

Bro these video are so soothing and relaxing !! I even started soldering more often !!

Thanks for the short and sweet video. It was a good reminder that I’ve been meaning to do this mod and ordered one of the last few devices in stock 👍. This’ll be my first console soldering mod in like 20 years 🤭

I've never seen something this off and not manage to catch it myself. It's so cool that it's also a fixed problem too!

Just did this mod today. Your tutorial (and the clock chip itself) made it quick and painless - thanks!

Were Nintendo aware of it back then? Could that be one of the reasons why the SGB1 didn't have a link up port?

Good to see you back at it.

Excellent video, love that the mod exists and seems very simple to do.

I still wonder how the heck I never noticed this, when I instantly noticed the pitch shift in PAL videos back in the day. I may not have perfect pitch, but I normally notice when the pitch sounds wrong. I guess I played my Super Game Boy a lot more until I got a Game Boy Color, and then I just played it more often.

Great video as always :D

Honestly I just think the sfc super gameboy 2 is an overall much cooler product… proper clock speed, no mod necessary, plus it has the cool translucent shell and link cable port. They’re pretty inexpensive too! So that’s the route I went. But good to know that there’s something that can be done with all the “regular” super game boys out there so they’re not immediately considered useless by anyone who still wants to play on one.

I can't believe they got the actual Super Nintendo Chalmers to voice a Super gameboy commercial.

Neat! We can actually take advantage of the clock mod to sync up with the real Game Boy speed, plus, if we can mod it with a link cable port for multiplayer, we can have fun in Tetris, and battle it out or even trade Pokémon in Gen 1 and Gen 2.

This mod is probably great if you already have a Super GameBoy, and a soldering iron, but idk if this mod is really worth it to someone who doesn't already own a Super GameBoy, unless you want to mod a PAL SGB because you don't have any other options. If you have an NTSC console, the Super GameBoy 2 only costs slightly more than an SGB 1 and Mod Kit, you don't have to wait for stock, and you don't need to solder.

Great work by Qwertymodo! We now need the same for the GameCube GBA player

They got Duffman to do the commercial voiceover! Wow!

This is way easier and cleaner to install than the one I used. Awesome product!

That 90s SGB commercial gave me feels in all the right places 😂

That moment when you recognize Hank Azaria doing his Duffman voice for the super gameboy commercial.

*That was fantastic sir!* ⭐️

Hey this was an excellent video, It really helped me install this into my sgb

Made a clear case, provided examples and a solution. Fantastic video 👍

As a kid I only ever played my Gameboy plugged in. Batteries were expensive. Yet I have never owned a SNES. I *should* have gotten a super Gameboy. It would have made much more sense.

I'll need one of these for sure. The speed and music pitch has always bothered me and not having to get an SGB2 would definitely be nice.

Great little mod, definitely picking one of these up!

Generally, when you do a PCB design, you try to leave nothing under the crystal in case there is interference. It is just a rule I follow all the time. Is it really safe to place it like that?

I think I'm gonna go ahead and make this my first soldering project, my super gameboy never gets any action otherwise, this seems like a great project to start with and simple enough for a beginner like myself!

Your superb soldering skills never fail to impress

Definitely going to have to do this mod at some point!

might be nice for playing those old gameboy pokemon games though, not having running shoes was such a pain lol

In all honesty I think you are probably the only person on KZfaq that can wear sunglasses inside and it is acceptable everyone else that does it, just fails miserably, and in movies the only acceptable one is Morpheus. I wonder who wins indoor sunglasses for tv though?

Thanks dude that's awesome thank you for sharing this information

Always love seeing Voultar uploads, nice pcb design.

Great video! Now for your follow-up you should add the Gameboy link cable port back to a cart.

Being completely used to the speed of a gameboy, the faster speed on the super gameboy always threw me off. So this mod would do a great service for me.

LOL, I never noticed the speed difference even though I was aware of it. I mostly just played DK94 on the SGB.

0:40 I'll add to that statement, on your tv in color BACKLIT so you weren't contorting to find a good light source everyone forgets that fact. holy shit this dude's soldering skills did not expect that

“Who da f@&$ is Makho? never heard of him or she” 😭😂

Love that kid dracula music. I think I read once that the world 2 BGM was an arrangement of a preexisting composition but I can't find that now.

I haven’t touched my super game boy since I got the game boy player. I always thought the music was a little off on that thing. Awesome video.

Nice homage to the PAL only game Die Maus with the music. i enjoyed very much that game.

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Awesome video buddy, thanks!

I'm still new to soldering, but I recently picked up a Super Game Boy! I'm gonna have to pick this up. Man this is just exciting.

Yay Voultar! I can't wait for the next mysteries to learn about.

I'm pretty sure that is Hank Azaria's voice on that commercial.

I always thought this wasn't possible because the difference in clocks would mean the GB hardware would lose sync with the SNES hardware and stop working (Well, without having to buffer all the cart slot IO)... Never looked into the SGB2 hardware because they're practically unobtainium. This is a really cool mod though, I'll definitely be looking for one of these when I start buying gear again.

Sweet I just ordered one. 15$ for this mod is a no brainer.

Thanks @voultar for the helpful videos. I did this exact same @qwertymodo mod about two years ago, but ended up with glitchy short horizontal lines appearing all over the screen. I haven't touched it since. Any ideas on what I may have done wrong? All the solder points seemed pretty solid.

wow this is a really nice clean way to fix this issue. one of the first mods i did was a breadboard version of this fix.it's not pretty but it does work to this day ^_^

always learning from seeing your videos

8:43 RetroRGB 🥰😭😂

You know what would be awesome? A hybrid of the Super GameBoy and the GameBoy Color. This would be especially awesome for homebrew games and ROM hacks that contain enhancements for both the Gameboy Color and the Super Gameboy.

Well done. Simple, but enjoyable to watch. I’ve got both sgb1, and sgb2, so I probably won’t get one. It would be cool to add an expansion connector to the original sgb though. Anybody have a board for that? If they did, I’d do the clock mod too.

The best fake names at the end I’ve seen in years. Shame Biggus Dickus was forgot 😂

Awesome video, glad I was able to nab a SGB2. Any plans to restock the PC Engine IFU kit?

did this a few years ago. Also a good idea to recap the SGB while you have it open. helps with audio issues later on, since they're using surface mount caps from the 90s in there.

Well done !

Damn, didn't know the audio was so affected with the og Super Gameboy. Wouldn't mind picking one up and modding in the replacement crystal, as it better fits my north American SNES that the Super Gameboy 2.

thanks voultar!

I'm still mad that the Super Gameboy features didn't work on a GameCube. :(

You make that look so easy!

Man that commercial was intense lol

What temperature do you use for this job, and generally other jobs? I always run a high risk of burning boards and components. I’ve been between 343 to 398 C. I am a novice, but still doing many of these mods… Haven’t broke anything so far!

Well, I might just go fix mine now. ( I'm lazy and bought the Japanese SGB 2 haha) Thanks for bringing this to attention!

Always, thanks !

I can't find any info anywhere: does this work on a PAL cartridge?

Speedrunners hate him, watch Voultar slow down games with this one simple trick

While I get wanting to play retro games as they were on the original hardware.. I welcome performance improvements. It's funny that someone invested themselves into slowing down hardware.

Maybe there was something intentional to that. There really were a games that played slow to compensate for the OG DMG screen. speeding them up 3% for the big screen would have been a good idea.

Great video and completely reasonable for the speed run community, but I only have one thing to say to this mod. "Thanks, I hate it." I didn't even know there was speed change when I was kid.

Dufman is thrusting in the direction of the problem

I'd love to see a video of a recap and/or tbp on a sega genesis next.

Do you always wear your sunglasses in your basement? hehe. Great video though, your stuff is always interesting, thanks for sharing

Voultar im loving this steady stream of new content from you. I never knew this was a thing. Keep em coming Lord Voultar

Thanks Almighty Lord Voultar. Very informative and entertaining video. Stay cool 😎

Please continue to share your knowledge with us. It is greatly appreciated! Your livestreams are super entertaining as well.

you should test out "Contra: The Alien Wars" it even has some special supergameboy designed sound fx! very few games do this appart from like "Donkey Kong" etc.

Is that the Duffman telling me to buy a Super Game Boy?

Your positioning makes it look like you're being pulled into a jet engine that's off screen and you're doing everything you can not to get sucked in.

Is there any sort of market for these products modified? I know the V2 super GB goes very high in price compared to the first version, maybe even to the point that a 15 dollar part could get paid for. I might try to offer these modded on my ebay. Maybe. I gotta check a few things. I swear, Nintendo is the shiz, I know there are mods for everything, but damn, there are mods for everything.... I had no idea this common problem already had a fix offered. Very very cool. At the very least I'm gonna correct my personal one. Sick video dude!

yknow the speedup of the super gameboy reminds me of how NTSC movies and tv shows are sped up to accomodate for the PAL format. although in that case its 4% faster instead

It's very cool but well it's just cheaper to import SGB 2 than that fancy board. The old cheap methode requires a lot more skills but it is at least super cheap.

Keep up the great content. You are the Bob Ross of your craft. Out here painting lush landscapes on these PCBs with your solder iron.

Hi Voultar, Do you think the european pal versions of the super gameboy cart will benefit from this mod upgrade? I have a american ntsc snes that is SuperCIC modded, here in the UK. I also use a european Super Gameboy on the snes that appears to work okay.

Does this mod also work with the european PAL version of the Super Game Boy? And, if yes, is this mod necessary on PAL versions?

Hahaha this is not a flaw to me... I noticed the games sounded "happier" on a Super GameBoy when I was a kid, and I loved it! Another cool thing was the aspect ratio that changed to 4:3, this made the games look a bit more like their NES or SNES counterparts.

Super gameboy 2 had the correct clock chip, power led and a link port.

I always thought it was just a higher pitch. I didn’t think it was slightly faster too.