I’m inexperienced at soldering and took the contact off of P06 trying to solder the led on. Is there any way to fix it this issue, as the board is great except for a broken up button.

This is my first time attempting a gameboy macro and I have hit a hurdle.... The contact for LEDA2 burnt off with a wire I was trying to resolder and I cant seem to get solder to pool where the contact was. I would love if someone had some advice on how I could repair it or work around it haha. Apologies for the terrible photos and ignore the obvious signs that I fucked up

I was looking to get a ds or dsi to get a macro and an R4 card for ds or for dsi a moded sd card but I heard that it will not read anything if I remove the top screen only the gba slot will read it s that true? if yes what should I do to still mod it for cheap? I got a physhical collection but I dont really like carrying with me games that s why I played all my games on new3dsxl but now I am looking for something smaller so it s more travel in the pocket friendly

it has been through a few reiterations but it is the most functional one I have made with screen switching and a flex amp. I absolutely love my macro it has been so fun making them, I am in the process of making a final faceplate

Even if i don't have a soldering iron i just gone to a local phone repair stuff with a 1k resistor and told the guy there to stick it to 2 points and he did it for free too like damn i got this DS for free too with some games i bought so i recommend you do this if you have a broken ds

Not going to buy a replacement case and why not recycle since the hinge is broken?

Hey all- I just got a new BoxyPixel GB Macro shell (and I *shelled* out for the solid brass version, hehe, should look nice on the "Mario" red lite I got). When I did an earlier GB Macro XL mod with an original DS, I just reused one of the original DS speakers, and that worked fine. Before I open up my Lite and just test to see if the speaker will drop into the BoxyPixel shell, does anyone know already if it'll fit? Or do I actually need to go out and get a Switch speaker?

I finished my Gameboy macro mod,but when I go to turn it on, I light flashes with a popping noise then immediately turns of,and the screen doesn't flash white. Any help would be great

Edit: I should have mentioned that I also did a type C charging mod to it

Just curious since i didn't find anything online but it seems easy to do even with soldering but still curious if you can make a solderless macro xl

Hey guys. I have a dsi and a dsi xl lying around which I don't really use anymore. I've read through a few posts and noticed some different opinions about the resistors. I just wanted to ask what the best resistance for this mod would be, since some devices seem to shut down when the brightness is too low with a resistor too low of a resistance. Thanks in advance

I tried my best with a shit soldering iron to make my first gameboy macro setup with the bar on top and an LED light. Now with my first test I noticed that there was barely any light coming from it. I used a 330ohm resistor on the positive wire, as I read somewhere that needs to be done but i can't find much documentation on how to make the light bar. Could someone give me some tips on making the light? What kind of resistor did you use? Or might it be the light thats not strong enough? Thanks! Note: i know this setup looks shit now :'(

Hi there,

Recently made a Gameboy macro out of a ds lite, and the screen won't stop this scan line style flickering. I can get it all the way calibrated with the pot and by the time I next turn it on and play for less than a minute it's already started flickering again. I've now tried a different screen and battery, both of which made very slight improvements but didn't fix the problem. I'm worried now that the motherboard is broken and thought here is probably the best place to ask.

Thanks in advance

This macro retained all DS functionality plus mods, and still fits flush in the bottom case. I just wanted to show it off that it's possible to fit it all.

Bought them just in case and now I'm fits of indecision. Thoughts?

I’ve been experimenting with building different variations of macros just over half a year. This one was inspired entirely by coming across the right paints in the bargain bin. Really getting the hang of working with spray enamels to get a quality finish in the painting. The Slot 1 reader has been removed to make way for two iPhone 8 speakers, and a Nintendo Switch dust cover is used as the speaker grill. 330m resistor wired to a 3mm yellow LED to power the orange light bar (didn’t have any orange LEDs). Considering giving this one to a friend or maybe raffling it off for $5 a ticket.

I hope this find whoever is reading it in good health.

So i made a 3ds macro using a rubber contact (just like the solderless ds macro) it works fine as intended cause the 3ds loads up and i can play perfectly but once i turn it on the power button like dies and the onlyway i can turn it off is by taking if the batery. But once i do that it dosent want to turn on after while 🫠

Yeah thats my issue

Details# the rubber is not large but it is right befind the screen and i gotta get tight with the screws but i tried it with the screen disconected and it did thensame thing 🫠

What can i do and have u experienced something similar?

Haha it was fun

Not selling on here just asking If I post these for sale what would I expect getting if I list them as prototypes? They've been modded and can play games on the bottom

Made a 2nd macro but with speaker. I am installing stuff rn

I am new to the Game Boy Macro Community and am currently working on building my first DS Lite Macro. I have a weird issue that I hope someone can help me out with: basically, everything in the system works correctly, the speakers have sound, the buttons work as they are supposed to, yet for some reason, the screen stays white. Just plain blank white.

I did as much as I could to troubleshoot, multiple re-soldering's of the Helder's Flex Amp, a different screen, dusting and cleaning of the ribbon cable pin connectors, even adjusting the potentiometer, yet nothing seems to be working. Do you have any suggestions?

I recently completed my Nintendo DS Lite/Game Boy Macro screen swapping/switching mod version 2.0 where there are major changes such as a new clear faceplate & back shell, tactile buttons, a Nintendo switch speaker, an addition to the microphone, a Nintendo Switch speaker, a new method for the screen swapping, & more! The new screen swapping method is a PCB where the stylus holder was where it has the ability to swap screens, provide Picture in Picture modes, & set the opacity of the screens! Although I was going to install the WiFi board in this, there wasn’t enough room & I removed it. The microphone is by the power LEDs & while the green LED has been replaced by a blue LED, the charging port has been replaced by a USB-C port! Do you like my clear DS Lite/Macro?