164: Modding the Game Boy Color

We have talked about hardware hacking before, but this time it is actually hacking to enhance existing 20 year old hardware! We put a brand new backlit LCD into an original Game Boy Color. Follow along on our not so smooth adventure and find out how this hardware actually works! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fmSponsored By:Aussie Weather: Live in Australia or coming down under for a visit? Try Aussie Weather for iOS or Android. A clean, accurate weather app with no ads, no fluff, just all the data presented beautifully. Free for capital cities, only $1.49AU per month for all cities and push notifications.Support Merge ConflictLinks:Game Boy Color Replacement LCD Module - Midwest Embedded Corp.(1) James Montemagno on Twitter: "Last night @praeclarum helped me update my classic Gameboy Color with a new backlit LCD from Midwest Embedded (https://t.co/tLZkNbUGLp) after some soldering and cleaning it came out amazing! Now... need come Gameboy Color game recommendations!!! https://t.co/QMu6jahORK" / Twitter