Rob's GBZ WIP

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Rob's GBZ WIP

Post by Robvp » Sat May 14, 2016 12:17 am

Finally getting somewhat started on this, was able to source a DMG locally for cheap.

Here's the DMG
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It's missing the battery cover, gonna get it off ebay
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This screw was problematic, had to cut off the case a little
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The screw post was fine, will probably use a washer in there
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Insides had a lot of battery leak, im surprized this thing actually worked, I won't be using any of the internals for this project as I want to refurbish the unit if i can get the spare parts from a donor broken one
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More corrosion, I used a dremel on this one, none of the internals were damaged
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Here's the shell in all it's filth, it's going to get washed tomorrow
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I bought this DMG for $50 pesos, which is equivalent to around $3USD, It's a little beat up but I got it with the tought that I might mess up a bit in the process, I'm gonna try to cleanup the internals and see if i can replace the contrast wheel, power jack and power switch and put it all on a brand new shell.

Next up I will be cleaning up this one shell and start cutting, I'm gonna use a USB SNES controller and place the L and R buttons from it on the back like in Chiz's GBZ since it looks pretty good, I was planning on getting 2 Z triggers from old n64 controllers but the snes shoulders work pretty good.
Still have a bunch of things to gather up and a while to go before I finish this but it's the first time I take on something like this and it's pretty fun, I find myself planning what I'm gonna do in my head every now and then.

Parts so far:
Pi Zero
DMG-01
SNES usb pad
USB Sound adapter (still debating on wether to use this)
3.5" rear view screen from Niceshopping which should be in my mailbox already.

Still not purchased:
Powerboost 1000
Battery
Donor GB game
DMG battery cover
Speaker
USB Breakout board
Amp
USB Hub

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Re: Rob's GBZ WIP

Post by crispy_tofu » Sat May 14, 2016 4:41 am

Wow, that is filthy. Can't wait to see how clean it turns out! :)

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Re: Rob's GBZ WIP

Post by theking » Sat May 14, 2016 5:51 am

+1

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Re: Rob's GBZ WIP

Post by Kilren » Sat May 14, 2016 5:32 pm

crispy_tofu wrote:Wow, that is filthy. Can't wait to see how clean it turns out! :)
Gut it and put it through the dishwasher. Then you can figure out what else you need to do.

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Re: Rob's GBZ WIP

Post by Fleder » Sat May 14, 2016 5:39 pm

Oh my, this DMG looks like it was smuggled into a prison, if you know what I mean. :lol:

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Re: Rob's GBZ WIP

Post by crispy_tofu » Sat May 14, 2016 10:19 pm

Kilren wrote:
crispy_tofu wrote:Wow, that is filthy. Can't wait to see how clean it turns out! :)
Gut it and put it through the dishwasher. Then you can figure out what else you need to do.
Maybe blast it with a hose too as well, that grime makes me cringe every time I look at it! :|

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Re: Rob's GBZ WIP

Post by Robvp » Sun May 15, 2016 7:01 pm

Washed it up but I couldn't de-yellow it, it was overcast all weekend, hope to get some sun this week.

Got a GBC in similar condition as well yesterday for free, started thinking if I should do this one instead but there really isn't a lot of space in there

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Re: Rob's GBZ WIP

Post by Kilren » Sun May 15, 2016 7:49 pm

Robvp wrote:Got a GBC in similar condition as well yesterday for free, started thinking if I should do this one instead but there really isn't a lot of space in there
I've seen some GBC rpi emulators, and they're cool. The biggest thing though is that you'll eventually run out of room, which means that you won't be able to put in a large battery or use the super cool SD-Cartridge that wermy made.

Otherwise, it works fine.

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Re: Rob's GBZ WIP

Post by Robvp » Mon May 23, 2016 10:42 pm

Screen is here, sadly It does not work out of the box with 5v, will do some modding this weekend and hopefully start to shape it up, still haven't found a hub that will work

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Re: Rob's GBZ WIP

Post by LoafSlice » Tue May 24, 2016 3:22 pm

Seriously, Dirty as hellllll

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