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  • Why does some people take care of their controllers like they shit on it, and then try to sell them on the Internet for hundreds of pesos?
    The fact that it appears you wiped your ass with it doesn't make it special at all fam.
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    They are desperate to get a bit of the money back from how expensive they were brand new I guess.

    Personally I take great care of my controllers for the same reason, don't wanna spend thousands for another one.
    So, I did this installation. The main issue? The shell.

    It's really tight everywhere except the screen, which it fits just right. Just waiting for the new Funnyplaying battery, since the OEM battery is bulging unfortunately.

    Also, aftermarket hinges don't click as good. Unfortunately one of the OEMs from the console is broken.

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    Also, if someone in Mexico City needs or wants an AGS-001 screen, OEM speaker, or something, I can give it to you. Just send me a DM.
    BORTZ
    BORTZ
    Looks really nice!
    Is $150.00 USD an excesive price for a CRT TV? Not that I'm able to buy one since I cannot carry one (I had back surgery a couple years ago from 2 herniated disks), but that sounds sort of expensive at least my criteria.
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    The most "poor" tianguis I've ever been to, was the Valle de Chalco one, and Las Torres.
    Sounds cool tbh.
    JuanMena
    JuanMena
    If you're around, and if you want to I could show you the Tianguis around here. There's like 5 surrounding my hood.
    E1ite007
    E1ite007
    I would like that, it would be neat since I don't know a lot about those  lares.
    So yeah, regarding the GBA that I bought, originally I didn't intended to do it with the idea of renewing the console at all... but yeah, as it turns out, I will have to.

    The right hinge is broken, the screen frontlight was tampered with at some point and there's dust inside the screen (even between the lens and the screen that I tried cleaning), the battery is bulging, and the shell is a horrible aftermarket one.
    E1ite007
    E1ite007
    Tbh I'm tempted to do a video or something, since basically I'm just using the mobo, and everything is gonna be new.
    I dunno.
    So yeah, ha, ha, ha. I saw a deal on an IPS display along with a proper "crystal" shell and... yeah, my GBA SP is going to Mod Land. I dunno how to solder, but otherwise I'm gonna replace even the speaker, buttons, the hinges, battery, etc.

    Along with the flashcarts, the total cost for it will be around $250.00 USD, so that sounds neat. I paid less for my New 3DS in 2019.
    Sono
    Sono
    I don't think you need to solder any GBA SP mod, it's all just screws, even including the speaker (which is springy, not soldered).

    Well, unless if your specific display hijacks the brightness button, then it's a single wire to a really small test point.
    And if it's a posh one with keycombos, then it's more tiny wires to tiny test points, and closing the GBA SP becomes a small nightmare.
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    I bought one that does it though the light button and has different modes like black and white.
    I was tempted and I bought also a solder, so I may do it if I feel encouraged. If not, I may go with someone I know has good soldering skills to do it.
    So in the end I ended up buying an AGS-001, reshelled. The shell is usable bullshit, but the screen is in really great condition and so the motherboard. I may change to an IPS screen down the road.

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    Nikokaro
    Nikokaro
    This is the flaw I was talking about; however you tilt the screen, you will see that more or less wide reflection. The colors will always be dull; playing from the 2nd slot of a DS Lite is much better, with excellent color rendering.

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    Easy: don't tilt the screen with the frontlight on :P

    Also, DS can't play GB cartridges, so RIP
    E1ite007
    E1ite007
    Tbh, that's a fair point.
    And yeah, the DS may have better screens overall, but I want to play GB and GBC. Fucking DK '94 is not gonna beat itself.
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    So I updated the consoles section on my signature. I ordered via release date, and divided it by release company.
    SylverReZ
    SylverReZ
    You've got a massive collection. :bow:
    E1ite007
    E1ite007
    @Nikokaro, I play my consoles in somewhat of seasons. There have been seasons I'm in love with my Switch, there have been seasons I only think about playing Xbox 360, lately I'm all about Gameboy (Donkey Kong '94 is a masterpiece).

    I do however clean my consoles and check if they work properly once a year most of the times. I hate seeing dirty controllers and such.
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    @SylverReZ, thank you so much. I'm not exactly into collecting games for such consoles (I belive in piracy for outdated hardware), but I do like a lot collecting the game consoles where there are games I want to play. I played a lot via emulation a decade ago, and after experimenting with real hardware, yeah it's so much better playing with legit controllers on a TV.
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    I should've got a refund from AliExpress to my debit card, but instead they refunded me via their own "bonus" money. I got a little over $50.00 USD so I bought a bunch of shit, including new sticks for my N64 controllers, a New 3DS charging craddle, an MX4SIO, and a pair of New 3DS SNES face plates.

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    Also, loving the S22 Ultra cameras. They're pretty neat.
    So I just changed my phone to a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G (that's a mouthful). Such a weird thing to go back Samsung after almost 9 years. Anyway, the S Pen is kinda stupid and cool at the same time.
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    I got the S24 Ultra and I'm using every last feature because I'm Pitaya and I love tinkering things™. The S-Pen I use for writing notes, and using it as an alternate form for using the phone, actually! But then again... >
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    Why would you believe the S-Pen would be that useful? Think about it, the pen is just as useful as a pen but a little less. If you don't like breaking your lead with a Mech pencil or someone steals it, you got your phone and your S-Pen to which... Someone can take BOTH.
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    That's a fair point tbh. I mostly use it for taking pics at a distance, but tbh is more much niche that I originally thought when I knew it from the Note line.
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    A before and after of the Game Boy Pocket I got from my friend.
    Only needed a deep clean and a fresh pair of AAAs.
    E1ite007
    E1ite007
    Since my friend asked me to care of it since she played with it when she was younger, I procured to not even lift any sticker since it even has the tech support sticker from Nintendo, the only one missing is the serial no. one.
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    YES, my HP49 graphic calcultator have the same cacer and now is unreadeable.
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    Oh God, that's awful. I didn't actually know that it was an issue on the Pocket, I thought it was mostly on the DMG.
    I'm trying to keep the most time possible the OG screen there since I don't want to replace anything for the sentimental value of my friend... at least until it's necessary.
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    So, I bought an N64 with Paper Mario, another game, and 2 controllers, along with a blue Game Boy Pocket from a friend just for $125.00 USD ($2,500.00 MXN).
    Was that a good deal? I don't care about overpaying for it since my friend really needs the money, but I just want to understand the value of what I got.
    x65943
    x65943
    You could easily pay that much for the Gameboy alone here, by us standards it's a great deal
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    The Catboy
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    Paper Mario alone is going for about 100$ on most sites that I saw on a quick google search, so really good deal!
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    Chary
    Chary
    The way retro games are priced these days in USA, you fleeced your friend basically!
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    So, lately I've been thinking about abandoning this account with X and WhatsApp, which are the last social media I still have.
    Using my cellphone in general is making me more anxious for some reason.
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    :'( I hope if you leave it helps with anxiety
    JuanMena
    JuanMena
    Using my cellphone in general is making me more anxious for some reason.
    Then the problem is you spending excesive time in your phone... deleting your accounts won't solve anything if you keep visiting those sites.
    Just turn off your phone and leave it alone for couple days. Or simply disconect yourself from the Internet and use your devices for more important matters.
    Why does every Fallout game I play, ends absorbing all my attention?
    Also, I didn't got neither of those fucking jobs. I want to unlive myself (dunno if talking about suicide is against the rules of GBAtemp).

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    E1ite007
    E1ite007
    Thanks for the encouragement replies. I at least don't consider my life precious or worth living.
    When I'm not in interviews, I'm drugged. Yeah, I take antidepressants and I go to therapy, and my therapist understands why I want to do it.
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    I'm not gonna do it though... I'm tired, but I'm actually even damn tired to try it again man. I'm in a vicious circle of me wanting to die, but not enough yet to try it again. Anyway, thanks buds.
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