Hardware that was never intended to serve more than a handful of years can suddenly find itself dusted off decades later and torn apart in search of what is often a single minor flaw preserving its retirement.

And when the indignant device whirrs, clicks, or dings back into operation, the real work can begin.

The popularity of the DMG means that it has been turned inside out with very few mysteries remaining.

It went with me everywhere; from the living room couch, to long road trips, to the outdoors.

The frustration of trying to get the contrast setting or lighting just right never outweighed the fun of Zelda and Pokmon on-the-go.

Both have limitations - the former doesnt include state-switching, and the latter only allows one or two single clock speeds to be utilized (unless you want to spend more money on hardware to replace the oscillator).

Frustrated with these limitations, Ive worked out some circuits to make each of these mods switchable.

I then threw both in a single unit with an adjustable backlight, and called it a day (for now).

Consequently, the screen contrast and sharpness will look even better when I get around to rotating the film.

Kitsch-bent sells these RGB LED backlights (RGBx3) capable of on-the-fly color adjustment with the right kit (RGBva), so I picked up a set to try.

There was a fair amount of moving components around, hot gluing, and taping down wires.

After trying a few different layouts, I was finally able to close the DMG without any undue stresses to the components inside.

Ive since acquired a smaller SPDT switch at the same size as the bivert switch.

If I were to do this again, Id probably look to place both switches next to each other somewhere near the top of the console.

That said, if you have the funds and want to build something really nice more easily, kits are a fine option.

The community is still quite active and always coming up with new ideas.

There are now multiple online stores that offer glass screens, improved internal speakers, backlit buttons, and more.

Im much more reticent to backlight a Play-it-Loud edition DMG in good condition than a broken (but restorable) unit recovered from a Goodwill.

When you get to the point where your hardware is more newcustom part than original, you might consider some of the Raspberry Pi-based RetroPi projects (like PiGRRL ) as a different means to similar ends, but with even more features.

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