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Anybody here who made a custom Gameboy at a workshop in Tokyo? (piefed.ca)
submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by gedfromgont@piefed.ca to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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Will be travelling to Japan later this year and found out about these workshops in Tokyo where you get make "your own" modded Gameboy. Guessing modded refers to being able to choose custom shells and buttons, not so much to anything else there might be (I am not very knowledgeable about Gameboy mod scene).

Looks super cool, but is very pricey. Around 55.000 Yen for different courses, so I am a bit on the fence for booking it or not.

Anybody here have any experience with these? Would those be "normal" Gameboys you need cartridges for?

Edit: found a video of one, just in case someone is interested seeing how it goes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjHSz8goaZ8

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[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I dont want to undercut your post, because its hella helpful, but I'm assuming the class is more of a super-techy arts-and-crafts day. My wife has paid well over the odds to paint a mug more than once.

[–] gedfromgont@piefed.ca 6 points 3 days ago

Yeah, I think that is a good assessment, I found a video and edited into my main post.

[–] ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago

Fair point, the experience is definitely worth the money for some as well as the hands on assistance. I guess this is more targeted at someone whos eyeing up a $250-300 modded gba on eBay