#neogeopocketcolor

Comparison shots of three NGPC systems, each with a different screen configuration.

*Not shown: one with a worm light

Up first is an unmodified stock Pocket Color. Let’s be honest, playing that thing is near impossible, back then or now.

Next up is my first Pocket Color from back in the day with an Afterburner front light mod done by @jamma_nation_x probably sometime mid 2000s.

Last is the more recent full size IPS screen installed on one of the extra systems I had planned for a random pi project. I’m glad I decided to keep it as-was so it could land here

It’s not completely done, mind you. I had to borrow some parts from another unit to get it to this point so I’m still digging for those parts that go with this one. The shell also doesn’t sit quite flush so I need to work that out as well. Regardless… man, this is what I’ve been waiting literal decades for.

Still looking forward to what @bennvennelectronics might do in the Neo Pocket aftermarket screen game back when things are more normal again

Dug out an old NGPC that I bought for parts a few years ago (literally for the shell more than anything for a planned project I canceled) but ended up repairing it. Figured I’d use this one to install one of the full size LCD kits finally (something I’ve been waiting years for).

The shell is slightly yellowed as you can see from the first pic - top is the one in question, bottom is my original/main unit that still looks good as new.

Gave the front shell a peroxide bath with the help of @horde5150 yesterday and I have to say that the result is pretty amazing (pic 5 shows an after comparison with the back shell which is still yellowed).

Assuming I don’t ruin the shell with the mods to the case I need to do for the screen install (the translucent shell versions are brittle AF), I’ll do the back as well (after confirming how best to salvage the labels).

Exciting, though expensive, times for retro gaming, these.