Game Boy DMG Color

$67.00 USD

This product allows you to put the components of a Game Boy Color (GBC) into a Game Boy DMG shell. Read more over at the DMGC GitHub project. A portion of your payment goes to Bucket Mouse, the product creator. Assembled in Australia.

You require 4 boards in total to complete the project – CPU board, IPS board, power board and headphone board. Keep reading below to see the product features and all the additional parts you need.

This listing is for the small SMD pre-assembled version as per the picture. We take on the tedious task of placing 85 SMD components for you. The headphone PCB that is unpopulated requires 2x 1K 0603 SMD resistors.

We also sell the power regulator required for this board.

What you see in the picture is what you receive.
CPU + IPS Board option includes 100mm 50 pin FFC cable and headphone PCB (unpopulated)

SKU: N/A Category:

Description

The DMGC project goals are:

  • An original Game Boy aesthetic, using the original Game Boy shell and interface (link port, volume wheel, power switch, etc.), but with the capability of playing both Game Boy and Game Boy Color games.
  • A nice, large IPS screen – the GBC Q5 XL IPS Backlight with OSD kit – with brightness and color palette control via the “navigation switch” housed where the contrast wheel used to be. (I will refer to the PCB attached to the Q5 screen as the “Q5 board”)
  • A modernized, efficient switch mode power supply that can run off 4x AA batteries or input from the DC jack, just like the original DMG. Testing shows that playing with NiMH AA batteries can yield more than 18 hours of gameplay at normal settings (AKA, the way I normally play it – maximum brightness and headphones).
  • Louder, warmer sound through a modern audio amplifier.
  • The option for tactile switches for the face buttons – like the GBA SP.
  • The option for backlit buttons, with multiple color modes and brightness control.
  • No externally viewable case modifications, outside of trimming the DMG power switch cover for Game Boy Color game compatibility.

The parts you will still be required to source and install yourself are:
GBC CPU (Not Rev E)
GBC RAM
GBC Crystal
DMG power switch
DMG DC jack
DMG headphone jack
EXT port
Volume wheel
DMG Cart slot
DMG battery connectors
Power regulator
Led
Screen
Lens and shell
Check the Github to see this in more detail.

The DMGC project is not recommended for beginners. You can reach out to verified modders such as Cody and Jack in the GB Discord server if you would like someone to complete the installation of the other parts.

Additional information

Weight 55 g
Colour/Board

Green (CPU + IPS Board)

Reviews

There are no reviews yet.

Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review.