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-Moon-Presence- t1_iwlth01 wrote

Reply to Hobbyist adds a hinge to the Game Boy Pocket, delighting everyone | No, it's not a Game Boy Advance SP. This is the monochrome Pocket with hinge. by chrisdh79

Nah I’ll just use the actual SP I own that I suped up with an IPS screen. Super easy to do if you have an old gameboy SP. You need to buy an IPS screen ($40-$60) and then transfer your gameboy guts into a new shell with the new screen. A company called ExtremeRate make pre cut shells and have a handy tutorial on how to install. Once you do it and then compare the screen brightness and quality to an OG gameboy you’ll wonder how you ever managed back in the day.

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halotraveller t1_iwlpgau wrote

Reply to Hobbyist adds a hinge to the Game Boy Pocket, delighting everyone | No, it's not a Game Boy Advance SP. This is the monochrome Pocket with hinge. by chrisdh79

I think the nostalgic factor has been hitting on me a lot as of late. I’ve taken out my iPhone 6 with floppy birds from time to time just to play and not think about things. No complications, no overly realistic graphics, just a simple floppy bird bouncing up and down. Joy in simplicity I guess. The world can be a bit complicated sometimes.

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sigh_riss t1_iwlog19 wrote

Reply to comment by CraptainKunch in Hobbyist adds a hinge to the Game Boy Pocket, delighting everyone | No, it's not a Game Boy Advance SP. This is the monochrome Pocket with hinge. by chrisdh79

If you want a more pocket friendly device for retro games i recommend an anbernic rg353 or something similar. It's noticeably smaller than a switch, plays retro games very well, fits nicely in your pocket, and is relatively cheap.
There won't be much if any, for newer games to play on it, maybe a few indies here and there, but if snes games in your pocket is what you're after, then you'll love it.

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CraptainKunch t1_iwln5xh wrote

Reply to comment by sigh_riss in Hobbyist adds a hinge to the Game Boy Pocket, delighting everyone | No, it's not a Game Boy Advance SP. This is the monochrome Pocket with hinge. by chrisdh79

Yeah that's what I mean, mine is in its case too. I don't know how old you are, but the old GBC and GBA especially were small enough to vanish into your pocket all day comfortably. I carry a GBA around often to this day along with my phone, wallet, keys, pocket knife, etc. You'd be hard pressed to do that comfortably with even the switch lite.

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NeverComments t1_iwlmlmf wrote

Reply to comment by TruthfulCarrot21 in Hobbyist adds a hinge to the Game Boy Pocket, delighting everyone | No, it's not a Game Boy Advance SP. This is the monochrome Pocket with hinge. by chrisdh79

>Some appropriate responses to this abysmal writing would be “that just sounds like a game boy advance SP with extra steps” or “they’re the same picture”

I love that your solution to "abysmal writing" is mindlessly parroting memes.

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Tomnnn t1_iwlltii wrote

Reply to comment by Remy252 in Hobbyist adds a hinge to the Game Boy Pocket, delighting everyone | No, it's not a Game Boy Advance SP. This is the monochrome Pocket with hinge. by chrisdh79

Idk what it is. Laptop hinges eventually become rigid and squeaky. I think my Gameboy SP snapped one hinge. Is it possible to be too gentle with clamshell hinges causing them to become brittle?

> now you don’t have to worry about breaking it.

Oh but I do! It's Reddit and I see a discussion, or rather a whole post, about a device modified to be a clamshell. So it is entirely relevant and contributes to the discussion to share my experience with such designs. To each their own, on disagreements and clamshell preferences.

There's no shortage of that discussion to be had. Have you seen foldable smart screens now? The world's going mad

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