Bowser N64 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Well now I know I have not posted here in a long time. I am now looking buy some replacement faceplates for my Game Boy Micro. I have no trouble finding the original ones it was released to the market with, but I would like more personalized ones. Preferably I would like a large variety to choose from. I found a lot of GBA Micro skins, but few actual faceplates. Also I cannot figure out how to navigate Nintendo's Japanese website (Which has tons of faceplates) because it is in Japanese. I cannot read it. I will get a FireFox language translation addon to help with this, but, any ideas? Thanks, and help is widely appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowser N64 Posted May 1, 2009 Author Share Posted May 1, 2009 So, any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Didn't find any on Ebay? Or just don't want to, or can't, go that rout? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaperman Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 (edited) ebay sells clear ones. Or it used to when they sold me mine anyway. it was by a company called PowerWave. They're australian. here's a link to them inside the box they provided a couple sample paper slips to go behind the clear faceplate, and their box points to a website with a photoshop template so you can make your own. the template on the site was shaped wrong, so I made my own by scanning one of the samples in the box. I then just take it to the local photo lab and print them on photo paper. It's stiffer than what the samples were on and the color is better. --------------------------------------------- outside of that, the only other 3rd party faceplates I've had were the bunch that used to be availible in 3-packs. But those are actually are painted on the outside (those idiots) so they wear very quickly. For a while I was clearcoating them with my airbrush, but then I discovered the clear type I mentioned earlier and began using that. here's one of my favorites: Edited May 1, 2009 by Reaperman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowser N64 Posted May 2, 2009 Author Share Posted May 2, 2009 Awesome! I'll check it out. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 When the GB micro was first released, Nintendo said that replacement plates would become common, because the GB micro was kind of a fashion accessory, so you could get something trendy. When the system didn't do so well, you stopped hearing about novelty plates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowser N64 Posted May 2, 2009 Author Share Posted May 2, 2009 I know. Quite annoying because it really is a well designed awesome system .I have yet to see how well the L and R shoulder buttons hold up, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaperman Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 (edited) I know. Quite annoying because it really is a well designed awesome system .I have yet to see how well the L and R shoulder buttons hold up, however. the shoulder buttons hold up well, but the rubber under the d-pad, 'a' and 'b' buttons is the first thing to go. I'm on my second now (I have two more NIB just in case) and I retired the first one because the feel of the controls wasn't as crisp as it should have been. Mind that I'm a very heavy user of the system, and still feel it's the best handheld ever made. Edited May 2, 2009 by Reaperman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 I know. Quite annoying because it really is a well designed awesome system .I have yet to see how well the L and R shoulder buttons hold up, however. the shoulder buttons hold up well, but the rubber under the d-pad, 'a' and 'b' buttons is the first thing to go. I'm on my second now (I have two more NIB just in case) and I retired the first one because the feel of the controls wasn't as crisp as it should have been. Mind that I'm a very heavy user of the system, and still feel it's the best handheld ever made. I might agree if I didn't have so many GB and DS games, but for me, a portable that only plays GBA games just doesn't cut it. Love the size, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowser N64 Posted May 3, 2009 Author Share Posted May 3, 2009 Well one could always like buy a homebrew flashcart for it to play a lot of homebrew games and things. I love emulating GBA on PSP. HUGE screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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