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Merge Conflict: 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!
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* Frank: Twitter (http://twitter.com/praeclarum), Blog (http://praeclarum.org), GitHub (http://github.com/praeclarum)
* James: Twitter (http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno)
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* Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface (https://soundcloud.com/adventureface)
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Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm (http://mergeconflict.fm)Sponsored By:* Aussie Weather (http://aussieweather.app): 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. (http://aussieweather.app)Support Merge Conflict (https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm)Links:* Game Boy Color Replacement LCD Module - Midwest Embedded Corp. (https://www.mw-embedded.com/product/gameboy-color-replacement-lcd-module/)* (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 (https://twitter.com/JamesMontemagno/status/1163553164064219136)
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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 (http://twitter.com/praeclarum), Blog (http://praeclarum.org), GitHub (http://github.com/praeclarum)
* James: Twitter (http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno)
* Merge Conflict: Twitter (http://twitter.com/mergeconflictfm), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/mergeconflictfm), Website (http://mergeconflict.fm), Chat on Discord (https://www.mergeconflict.fm/discord)
* Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface (https://soundcloud.com/adventureface)
⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1) ⭐⭐
Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm (http://mergeconflict.fm)Sponsored By:* Aussie Weather (http://aussieweather.app): 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. (http://aussieweather.app)Support Merge Conflict (https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm)Links:* Game Boy Color Replacement LCD Module - Midwest Embedded Corp. (https://www.mw-embedded.com/product/gameboy-color-replacement-lcd-module/)* (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 (https://twitter.com/JamesMontemagno/status/1163553164064219136)