0078265317 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 I just found a new trick. This is on an original rectangle game boy advance. If you press the left direction on the dpad and hold the "B" button at the same time. Then turn on the game boy advance and it turns the screen black and white. True black and white like the pocket and not pea soup like the original brick. So no need for a pocket anymore. But only for original games and not advance games. But still cool. And other directions and a or b also change the color palette. But don' t have an game boy advance so to test. But is awesome on my regular advance. Except dim screen . Can somebody try this on a SP and tell me if it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 It does. That was a notable feature at the time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonGrafx-16 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Wow I've owned a GBA since 2001 and never knew this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 I should do this. Kirby's Dream Land 2 is as ugly as a horse's butt with its default color set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Ok I'll be the jerk here. How many of you owned the GBC or GBA when it came out new, or in time came across ownership of the manual? I'm only asking because it's in there. The GBA does it because of the GBC as they added its guts as part of the design of the GBA for all that backward compatibility it does so well. The GBC (and GBA) give you 12 color choice though (to me) defaults to a less desirable one and in that set of choices you have pea green GB style and gameboy pocket b&w style selection too. Also of note for fun, and there's probably a list online somewhere to be found, the GBC hardware also has in its microscopic little BIOS the capability to pull a list of games that were developed and published, or even third party developed yet published by Nintendo that have pre-designated custom color palettes setup for those games. Try looking at something like Kirby 2 and Metroid 2 some time as you'll find they color code them for you, it doesn't jump to the default, same with Street Fighter II that Nintendo published for Capcom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) Can somebody try this on a SP and tell me if it works.It works on any GBA including the SPs, with a Gameboy cart. Edited January 22, 2019 by NE146 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 Never had a manual. Never had one BITD and ebay used shitty systems never include a manual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Yeah it's pretty well known. It's kind of crazy to remember this, but when the Gameboy Color was released, the internet and World Wide Web was already in full force. So it was pretty widely discussed on the video game websites covering the release. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 I just checked my original game boy color box. There was no manual when I bought it from Gurnee Toysrus in 1998. All it came with was a consumer information and precautions booklet. No mention of this black and white trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher5.0 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 I just checked my original game boy color box. There was no manual when I bought it from Gurnee Toysrus in 1998. All it came with was a consumer information and precautions booklet. No mention of this black and white trick. I used to go to the same ToysRus as a kid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 I used to go to the same ToysRus as a kid! I did not. I only went there because everybody was out of stock. I called everyone. No dice. Except they had a just got a bunch. But they only had one color which was clear purple. Otherwise there was closer. But I did not have time to be picky. So I took one and a Zelda game. It did not come with one like the original did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Huh strange you got a mis-packaged GBC or the store screwed you. This is the US market GBC manual that came with the devices. IT's folded out and scanned over just 2 pages, your color choices are listed on the bottom of the front page, right side in section 8. https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1049644/Nintendo-Gameboy-Color.html I got mine the day they came out too, solid purple as I've never cared for the see through stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonGrafx-16 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 I'm not a fan of the frosted see-through Game Boys but I love the clear ones like this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-NINTENDO-GAMEBOY-CLEAR/254090356595?hash=item3b28f72773:g:F78AAOSwg0dcR8Hu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaWarrior Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 I'm shocked some people didn't know that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 I heard about this. It's just easy to forget. I don't spend a lot of time playing on a real Game Boy Advance... generally my handheld gaming is done on a PSP, or sometimes the Vita or 3DS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher5.0 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 I did not. I only went there because everybody was out of stock. I called everyone. No dice. Except they had a just got a bunch. But they only had one color which was clear purple. Otherwise there was closer. But I did not have time to be picky. So I took one and a Zelda game. It did not come with one like the original did. Which store did you use to go to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 Which store did you use to go to? Niles golfmill or deerfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher5.0 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Niles golfmill or deerfield Thats baller territory right there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 Thats baller territory right there Baller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Yeah I play most dmg games in this mode, a few I play in inverted b/w (Like space invaders, qix, and a few other space games. The stock colors of dmg games are mostly terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatPix Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 It works on the GBC too (I think it was mentionned) and it's also on the GB Boy Colour clones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torr Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Also works on the Game Boy Player for GCN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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