We love to feature products from everywhere that we can get our hands on. This doesn’t only mean big companies sending us “expensive” items to review. This also means small companies with inexpensive items to check out. And sometimes, it even means getting to sink our teeth into products from …
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How To: Install CleanPower Regulator Board into DMG Game Boy
If you have recently read our review covering RetroSix’s CleanPower Regulator Board and bought it, you may have some questions. This guide will walk you through how simple it really is to install one of these regulator boards. And if you don’t have one yet, you’ll see it’s simple and …
Read More »Review: CleanPower Regulator Board from RetroSix
We talk a lot about handhelds here on Hackinformer. Recently I’ve personally been reviewing products for different Game Boy models. Today we’re covering the CleanPower Regulator Board from retrosix! This $10 add on is designed for the DMG Game Boy. What does it do? What is it for? How easy …
Read More »How To: Install a DMG Backlight Kit from Handheld Legend
Recently we typed up an article covering everything you might need to know about the Game Boy backlight kit from Handheld Legend. If you didn’t catch that, it was great fun, you can click here to read it. So now what? You’ve already ordered the kit and you need instructions. …
Read More »Review: DMG Backlight Kit from Handheld Legend
We’ve been covering handheld mods recently (and don’t intend to stop). So if you’re wanting even more mods for your handhelds we’ve got a new product today that I was rather excited about. Today we’re covering a product from the handheld legends themselves, Handheld Legend. Today’s topic of review is the …
Read More »Review: GBA ABS Shell from RetroSix
Today we’re covering the simple, yet elegant GBA shell from RetroSix. This $10 shell is an ABS solution rather than what most 3rd party shells are made with. We’ll delve more into that in a moment. I also wanted to mention that we have a tutorial on upgrading your GBA …
Read More »Analogue Pocket Announced!
If you’re here right now, you’re here for one of two reasons. The first being that you already know who Analogue is as a company and you’re wanting to sink your teeth into their newest venture. Or, if that isn’t the case, you’ve never heard of Analogue, but the word …
Read More »Review: Wireless Gameboy Controller for PC
That headline had to be the most intriguing, least clickbait headline you’ve ever seen. I’m not lying when I say that today’s review is a product for PC that makes a Gameboy Advance work as a controller. It’s not even hard to use! Let’s get right into this review. Description: …
Read More »Review: GPi Case from Retroflag
After a long hiatus, I’m back with a new review! Aside from this, I have a huge back catalog of products that have been accumulating since before my move to my new spot. But in the meantime, we have to talk about the GPi Case (Retroflag,~$80). This is an all-new …
Read More »GameBoy Color: True backlight mods finally on the market
For years the only option for GameBoy Colors was installing a frontlight mod due to the way the screens were build. This wasn’t perfect at all and people badly wanted a true backlight solution for the best experience since like the Colors’ release in 1998.While the original DMG, the Gameboy …
Read More »A few words with GameBoy modder Roarke
If you ever wondered what it takes to make a custom GameBoy system? To add lights, color, and personality to one of the most beloved handhelds of all time. Roarke is the name of a man who has a lot of love for the GameBoy and shows it by modding …
Read More »Stone Age Gamer-Where to get Flash Carts in 2018
Recently, if you remember, I made an article about RetroGamingArts and their site being a good place to buy modchips in 2018. Well, I thought I would do it again, this time with flash carts. Stone Age Gamer sent me a set of BitBox cases, a Powerbase miniFM, and an …
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