Nintendo’s Missing Link Between The Game Boy Color And The Advance

This is the Game Boy that Nintnendo never made, but that I wish they did! It has a horizontal formfactor like the Game Boy Advance, and other modern features that make it truly unique. So, let’s take a close look at it!

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Timestamps
0:00 Intro
2:43 Frog Boy Color Parts Needed
5:24 How To Build The Frog Boy Color
14:26 Features
16:14 Pros and Cons
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[leggomyfroggo]

Love the video, super happy you built one! Just FYI for anyone interested that the next shell revision will be going up on PCBWay soon, which addresses(among other things) the power button, cart slot, and allows for a shallower volume wheel.

[bland]

Imagine if there was a piece of see-through plastic over the cartridge port so you could still see what cartridge you're playing but it would be more protected that just seems better to me.

[zeno]

That volume wheel placement choice is mind boggling.

[dwightdixon]

This is fantastic. I agree the volume knob needs relocating and the cartridge could use a bump out back to secure cartridge and also protect the cartridge artwork as it can easily get scratches and worn from fingers overlapping back

[tempestnova]

The biggest deal breaker for me is the exposed game cartridge. It makes me not want to take it outside or even put it in my pocket for fear of damaging the game label.

[finnfiasco]

15:22 Never heard Tito get more heated in his disapproval of something. Deeply scathing.

[alanburns]

It doesnt even look like a diy project. A lot of these diy projects have choppy edges and the buttons/connectors are usually exposed with large gaps all around. This project looks like it came from a career design team and I love it

[viridionwaves]

I like it but would really need to have a version with the cartridge slot covered... Over time i think it would inevitably damage/wear the label from putting it down/in your pocket/resting your fingers on it. Hopefully he provides an alternate back cover for those of us who want to preserve our cartridges more than see them in the back (which I understand, but not my preference).

[rupexo]

man, that looks super clean. love the rounded form factor with the exposed cartridge slot and the recessed power button is nice in theory, too. great video tito; always bringing quality content!

[chomp]

I love how the power button is so recessed it's almost TOO far out of the way but then there's the volume wheel that's just smackdab right there like F YOU WHAT YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT.

The cart port is even more exposed than the pocket though and that also makes me nervous, I would prefer even the pocket had a deeper recess but that's just me.

Props to the guy for making it, I could mod all day but never would do a PCB like this from scratch, but ever since pics first came out I could just never get over that volume wheel

[JEZ]

The cartridge slot really needs something like a clear plastic covering that protects the cart while still being able to see the label.

[keaton]

The way the cart fits in is clever. Kind of like how Analogue Pocket deals with the problem.

[adrenaliner]

Wouldn't an internal volume wheel be better on the bottom? Also the Sticker of the game should be protected, therefore should be closed as much as possible. If you leave it like this, every sticker will be damaged over time because of the fingerprints.

[XanderRowlet]

0:31 hey Tito, this has happened a number of times in your videos. I know the drop syncing up with the intro cutaway is aesthetically pleasing, but these transitions from the start of the song into the timed drop are super jarring!

[larshoneytoast]

3:59 Just fyi, that's definitely not machined from a solid block of aluminum otherwise known as a billet, if it were each one would cost hundreds of dollars. Likely it's extruded or similarly formed and then finished on a machine

[trzarector]

Amazing stuff. What we're able to achieve these days with the democratisation of once high end tools/services just blows my mind. Well done to Froggo. The volume could definitely be recessed with a flatter wheel similar to the A/B buttons with a side cut out to allow adjustment. I'd also like to see some slight recessing to allow for product stickers on the rear to add that finished touch but hey who am I!!! Amazing work.

[nekomasteryoutube]

TBH, the only nintendo handheld I felt good with that didn't cramp my tiny hands was the Advance.
The only other handheld that I played that didn't cramp my hands, was the PSP.

[davemurrells]

Hmmmm I think i would prefer the volume wheel on the side of the console, maybe have the start and select buttons as shoulder buttons or have them on the bottom right of the console. Also a nice little touch would be to have a clear plastic cover over the cartridge so it is more protected but still visible.

[Melechtna]

Was sitting here since the moment I saw the volume wheel, yep, knew accidental bumping was coming up as a con

[currytigre]

I would personally prefer the volume wheel to be on the side like the GBA or a volume slider like on the GBASP. Not that it doesn't look cool as is but like you said it seems pretty easy to bump into or just being uncomfortable depending on how you rest your hands on it while playing. Or maybe have it recessed like the A, B, and D-pad. For the cartridge slot just extend the shell to cover it more. Seeing the cart sticker is neat but I rather have it protected from my finger oils or other damaged. Picking up my GBA it looks like my fingers would be resting on the cartridge sticker while gaming.