The Creators of That Spec’d-Out Game Boy Advance SP Will Soon Sell It as an Upgrade Kit

There’s excellent news for anybody who drooled over the upgrades within the extra-thick Game Boy Advance SP we shared final month however lacked the expertise wanted to construct their very own. Macho Nacho Productions, the staff who created it, has revealed plans to produce and sell an improve equipment so (nearly) anybody can mod their own GBA SP.

The improve swaps out the GBA SP’s backshell with a significantly bigger various that provides area for {hardware} upgrades together with a bigger battery, a wi-fi charging coil, a normal headphone jack (as a result of Nintendo pressured players to make use of an adapter cable to make use of headphones), and Bluetooth audio capabilities so wi-fi headphones can be used. The improve additionally added a bit of additional bulk to the GBA SP which decreased portability, however really made the hand held simpler to carry onto for these cursed with bigger arms.

Last week, by means of their YouTube channel, Macho Nacho Productions, revealed an up to date model of the mod which not solely included an excellent bigger battery, however a streamlined design that takes benefit of a custom-designed versatile ribbon cable that makes the improve even simpler to carry out. As a consequence, its creators really feel they’ve received a product that may be launched to the Game Boy modding group, and have determined to formally promote what’s now often known as the Thicc Boi SP.

Once the present prototype is refined and perfected, Macho Nacho Productions plans to go the crowdfunding route—by means of a website like Kickstarter—to boost the funds wanted to pay for the dear plastic injection molds that can be used to supply the alternative backshells from ABS plastic, as a substitute of 3D printing them so they appear extra skilled. That’s nonetheless a number of months out, however the Thicc Boi SP may also now embrace a monstrous 4,500 mAh lithium polymer rechargeable battery (roughly 7.5X as massive because the one Nintendo initially included) that’s good for shut to twenty hours of battery life, even on a GBA SP modded with a contemporary LCD show.

However, whereas the refined model of the Thicc Boi SP guarantees to be a better improve, it’ll nonetheless require some primary soldering know-how with a purpose to connect the {custom} ribbon cable to particular factors on the GBA SP’s unique motherboard. It’s sadly not only a plug-and-play improve, however as soon as the Thicc Boi SP is on the market, you possibly can in all probability anticipate other modders to promote accomplished GBA SP upgrades if you happen to don’t belief your self to do the work your self.