Episode 6: Gameboy Special: Replacing the Screen

The Original Gameboy is now 20 years old, but unfortunately a common problem with these awesome portable gaming devices is that their screens start to break if not stored properly. Well we here at Stupid Inventions have made the following video to show you how to replace the screen of your own beloved Gameboy. Even if your Gameboy is working, watch the video to see inside the gaming device and see how it works!

Happy 20th Birthday Gameboy!

And yes, I realize i have way too many Nintendo toys... :)

Link To Purchase You're Own Set Of Gameboy Screwdrivers:
http://dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.2905

Update!
Here's an article someone sent us that also explains the innards of the Gameboy:
http://www.pcworld.com/printable/article/id,162588/printable.html

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Stupid
• Inventions
• Nintendo
• Gameboy
• 20th
• Birthday
• Mario
• Special
• dumb
• creation
• tetris

[cavemano123]

nice shirt

[StupidInventions]

@cavemano123 thanks!

[sasukruto]

Would it at all be possible to back or front light it?

[StupidInventions]

@sasukruto hmm, maybe front light it, not sure

[twistedmadlard]

get a new invention called a ipod touch you can play tetris and more and its touch

[StupidInventions]

@twistedmadlard um, good point...

[Travroxit]

or you could of just used the gameboy you bought .

[StupidInventions]

@qweqpo4224 I wanted my own gameboy to be working again... for sentimental reasons...

[xLoVEzXkeepSmILing]

Jew

[rookyandb]

@StupidInventions BTW, there is a way to repair the vertical lines on the screen, the horizontal lines however can't be. With the vertical lines you just run a hot solder iron over the ribbon cable on the bottom of the screen. Remove the rubber strip before doing this and have the system powered on and darkest contrast to see your progress. For things like backlighting, you can visit either nonelectronics(dot)com or kitsch-bent(dot)com.

[Travroxit]

Glad you still play gameboy :D its sick :)))

[TheCrazyFinn]

@Travroxit It's not the same... -.-

[Bentriverrusher]

The slinky has been around for a thousand years. It just didn't get popular till stairs were invented.

[slifer55555]

I kniw why its stupid inventions just wow your just playing the one you bought

[Mr5p00ky9h05t]

ive opened them with a small flathead

[highlands]

@broken1394 Maybe, although I have to say my Ipod would run out of juice a long time before the gameboy and after 19 years my gameboy still works, the Ipod died after barely 2 years. Suck it modern technology!

[broken1394]

Original GB is a thing of true beauty! Sadly a killer on batteries.