Warriorisabouttodie Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I have a Gamebouy color but one thing that bugs me is it's non-backlit screen which forces me to hold it at weird angles when I play in some places. I see there are 3 different lights widely available for it: 1. Worm light, this is a flexible light that you can aim at the screen. 2. Light/magnifier thing, this one magnifies the screen and and lights it up 3. blob light thing, this looks like a monster but uses dispersed white light to help eliminate glare, I am thinking this is the best one, but I don't really have any idea anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHufnagel Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I have a Gamebouy color but one thing that bugs me is it's non-backlit screen which forces me to hold it at weird angles when I play in some places. I see there are 3 different lights widely available for it: 1. Worm light, this is a flexible light that you can aim at the screen. 2. Light/magnifier thing, this one magnifies the screen and and lights it up 3. blob light thing, this looks like a monster but uses dispersed white light to help eliminate glare, I am thinking this is the best one, but I don't really have any idea anyone know? I like the worm light better than the magnifier lens/light. The magnifier always made the screen look distorted to me. Never tried the blob light device, so I have no opinion about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roloking Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 They used to make replacement screens with backlights in them. If you could find one you'd be in business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanallan Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Good luck finding an Afterburner kit (that's the back.lighted screen). What I use is Radica's Gamester TrapLight. It has two lights, the glare is on the very edges of the screen and wraps around the whole unit. I have two, one is slightly broken and just got the other one. My camera's batteries died, so I can't take a better pic than I found n the net. No magnifier but I don't really need one. I have a few of the others, and this one is by far the best that I have tried. Nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 This is the best light I've found for the Color Game Boy. No, really, I mean that. My honest recommendation is to play in bright light of any kind. Still, your GBC kit should have a portable light source. My favorite is the worm light, far and away. They're cheap, too. I paid $5 for mine, and there are plenty left. The Worm Light requires no extra batteries like a magnifier combo does. I have a magnifier/light, which I keep around in case I get some multiplayer stuff going on with someone who prefers it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 All the clip-on lights I've seen have been awful, and not worth the money (Even at $5). You're probably better off looking for a cheap GBA SP instead... more expensive than a little light, but far more effective. --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari5200 Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 if you have the money and don't care about the color, there was a back lit gameboy released in Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 My objection to the worm light, is that it's got a short enough cord that it won't light the whole screen, and you pretty much have to have it reflect glare back at you to get light on the screen. The maglights kinda suck, they have a nice bright band down the middle of the screen, and dark bands along the edge (where the edge of the screen casts a shadow on it'self) and it's a brownish ugly light, and the lense distorts the image a bit. No comment on bloblight (but I thougth that was for GBA anyways) My current light, is actually one I built, it sucks cause it's ass ugly, but I finely got a nice bright screen without to much glare....er...besides that that peopl egive me as I walk around with this cancerous blob attached to my gameboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
128bytes Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 All the clip-on lights I've seen have been awful, and not worth the money (Even at $5). You're probably better off looking for a cheap GBA SP instead... more expensive than a little light, but far more effective. --Zero I've been waiting for the "GBA SP on clearance" day to come for over 2 years - please, Nintendo, mark them down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanallan Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 oops, I read wrong, I thought the question was about a GBA. sorry about that. I've tried several GBC lights but none are very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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