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Alright, so here’s the deal. This genius modder, Natalie—she goes by @natalie_thenerd—decided one day to, well, basically make a Game Boy Color motherboard almost, like, invisible. Yeah, she somehow crafted this fully clear PCB, and I’m just going, “Why didn’t I think of that?” But I mean, really. She crafted her own schematics to make it work, which is bananas. No ground zone on this thing because, you know, it’s not like we’re dealing with rocket science here. It’s just simple, right? Totally.
She pulls off this whole reverse-engineering gig on her own, but then she gets some third-party folks to make the see-through board. They used this acrylic-like stuff that melts at, like, 200 degrees Celsius. I can’t even handle my toaster sometimes, so yeah, she had to be super careful with the soldering. One false move, and poof! All those tiny little chips would be toast.
Oh, get this—aside from the chips, copper, and screen, her Game Boy Color is like a glass sandwich. Everything’s see-through. Even the cartridge reader’s from a Chinese clone, and it’s, you guessed it, kinda transparent. She pairs it with this clear shell and translucent keys, so you basically see through the whole darn thing. It’s weirdly fascinating.
But here’s the kicker: you can’t just waltz into a store and buy one of these clear Game Boys. Sorry, folks, this ain’t mass production. It’s one of those art projects, you know? Artsy, fragile, and probably not best for those intense gaming sessions. Imagine rage-quitting with this thing in your hand. Yikes.
Some folks piped up online with suggestions—like ditching the copper for silver. Fancy, right? Or maybe throw some backlighting into the mix. Makes sense, considering clear stuff is all the rage again. I mean, clear SSDs, power banks… who knew? But, yeah, until clear PCBs toughen up and don’t cost a fortune, mainstream isn’t happening anytime soon.
Big props to Natalie. Really. This is the kind of crafty modding that keeps things exciting. I mean, who doesn’t love a see-through Game Boy? More power to the modding community for bringing this level of creativity.
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