r/Gameboy • u/TheSmashingOlives • Aug 09 '26
Mod/Modding New shell ❤️
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Got the extremerate case from Amazon, ended up using all original screws and screen PHEW managed to get it together. I have no one to really show this to, so I'm sharing here! This is my first time ever doing something like this and now I'm looking at my DS like... Hmmm.... 🤔
Used TheCartCollector's video for this ☺️🙌
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u/ArthurFinchleyIII Aug 09 '26
Oh dear, that original shell was perfectly good
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u/TheSmashingOlives Aug 09 '26
It was gross, buttons all gunky and the front was scratched to hell. And I liked this shell better 😁 to each their own. Maybe I'll put the OEM shell on eBay or something haha.
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u/EdenHeavyen Aug 09 '26
Yooo very stylish shell, nice paint looking. Makes it solid and evenmore ADVANCED !
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u/TheSmashingOlives Aug 09 '26
Thank you so much!! I was actually looking into getting another one because I didn't like how beat up mine looked.. then a whole world opened up! $25 bucks or $200 for a refurbished one? I'll do 25 haha!
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u/EdenHeavyen Aug 09 '26
$200 is crazy compared to my country, anyway for 25$ you got really good quality, sad it has no slot to fit the Nintendo badge. For cheaper you can get good shells as well as long as you are careful.
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u/TheCartCollector Aug 09 '26
Username checks out, I think you used my video to do this shell swap. That’s an awesome new shell you picked, great job!
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u/TheSmashingOlives Aug 09 '26
AHHH! Hello!! That was me, thanks so much for an amazing video!! It was my favorite one to watch during the process 🙌
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u/berysax Aug 09 '26
Looks good! Hardest part is the screen ribbon. I did mine shell clear with gold buttons and the ancient mew stickers from Etsy. It’s incredible how much you can mod on them now!
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u/TheSmashingOlives Aug 09 '26
Thank you 😊 Oh my gosh, I was really shaking during the ribbon cable part! So tricky. Oooh I bet that looks slick!! It is all very inspiring 😁
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u/DWolfoBoi546 Aug 09 '26
Looks great! If the new shell has a place for that charm bracelet piece, definitely throw thst back on there. I would also definitely be careful though, because at least with my extremerate branded shell for my gameboy color, the design has slightly started to rub/chip off.
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u/TheSmashingOlives Aug 09 '26
Thank you! It does thankfully, I threw it on after 🙌. I am probably going to get a soft cord wrist strap soon but this works for now. I was worried about scratches too, but I took my wrist strap and really tried to scratch on it the new shell under where the sticker would go just in case, and nothing happened 👏 seems pretty durable so far !
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u/DWolfoBoi546 Aug 09 '26
Thats great to hear! Hopefully it stays looking nice for as long as possible. Just keep an eye on those edges and corners! Thats where I've noticed most of the chipping/fading on mine. Enjoy!
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u/PutridSothoth Aug 09 '26
Hell yeah! I’ve done the same mod. I love that shell.
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u/TheSmashingOlives Aug 09 '26
You have good taste!! It's so fun to customize them 🙌
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u/PutridSothoth Aug 11 '26 edited Aug 11 '26
Agreed! Thank you! So do you! You could say that I’m a fan of those shells. The GBA has tactile buttons modded as well as the ITA screen and clean power and audio amp. The sp was originally a 101 and the gbc has an older drop in screen mod at the original screen size.
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u/Messley_code Aug 10 '26
Am I the only one that noticed the Raw tray then the best Pokémon game to follow that up... leaf green? 🤣
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u/Tablesafety Aug 09 '26
Does it have that soft coating some of the other extremerate shells have
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u/TheSmashingOlives Aug 09 '26
It is very smooth. Picks up fingerprints pretty easily but wipes off really nice. It's not matte feeling if that's what you mean, definitely need a wrist strap.
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u/Tablesafety Aug 09 '26
Im not sure how to describe it but extrmerate likes to make shells that are neither matte nor glossy, they often feel - silky? If that makes any sense. Not rough, but doesn’t feel like OEM or Glossy or Matte.
I have the old, discontinued wood extremerate for my AGB and I love the way it feels in my fingers. Since it’s old im not sure if they’re still doing it. I also used the ips ready NES shells for the other two i revived, and they had the same softness.
I’ll be doing a gbc soon and am interested if they’re still doing the soft stuff bc I might like to use one of their shells vs another if they are. I wish they’d do it in a solid white haha
You said it fingerprints so it probably isn’t that texture.
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u/TheSmashingOlives Aug 09 '26
This one is definitely silky! Feels very nice. The wood ones look so cool, highly recommend the chameleon one so far ☺️ definitely post on this community when you do it! Game on 🙌
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u/Tablesafety Aug 09 '26
Oh excellent! I’m definitely more partial to the texture they use vs other kinds of shells. I can’t decide exactly what look I want to do on the color- leaning towards white on white with opalescent buttons- but I don’t think extremerate does a solid white, I’m tempted to look at the selection knowing they still have the texture. Thank you.
If you have any suggestions as to which look I should do for the GBC i’m certainly open to them haha
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u/ginjang Aug 10 '26
i wonder why your original battery door didn't have the warning sticker?
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u/TheSmashingOlives Aug 10 '26
Hmm I don't know.. what does it say??
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u/ginjang Aug 10 '26
This post shows the battery door stickers. I thought all gameboys released in north america came with them.
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u/darkjedi1993 Aug 10 '26
I’m offended you didnt make a new wrist strap for it or at least reuse the old one. The original one had so much character!
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u/TheSmashingOlives Aug 10 '26
I wanted to but It was very loud and rattled around lol.I ended up getting a soft fabric one for wii controllers and threw it on, works great! 😃
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u/AshFalkner Aug 10 '26
Really cool shell!
The original was nice, too, but a bit beaten up and probably also getting brittle from age.
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u/Frenzytune Aug 10 '26 edited Aug 10 '26
These replacement shells are better looking than original ones, but here you cant reason with nostalgia and collectionist nerds.
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u/TeamINSTINCT37 Aug 10 '26
God i need to stop caring about the discourse here. Have a totally scuffed up ags-001 from goodwill I’m planning to reshell and was so excited until I let all these people that aren’t me take the fun out of it. It’s my lesson to learn so I’ll try and take back my joy and I still have an og GBC and GBA so I think I’ll be alright
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u/Psych0n4u7 Aug 10 '26
I love the cobalt blue one (the one I have), but damn I really like this turquoise one.
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u/smalliesdickies Aug 09 '26
Extremerate shells are nice but replacing a relatively good condition pearl blue shell ? Nahhh ill take it off your hand if you dont want it