Third party D-pad replacement makers need to step up their game, they shaved corners and the result is impossible button press combinations. Bust out those calipers!

Good thing I reused the stock buttons when I reshelled mine.

Hey Kyle, I talked to Benn the other night and I let him know that there were issues with certain games where the freckle shack screen would turn completely white and flicker for a moment, these games are Pokémon yellow, Pokémon pinball and Zelda oracle or ages and season games, so if you see anything like this it’s a guess normal for now and he might see if there’s a workaround for it in future versions

@bengrimmett1239

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah its been reported and discussed on my FB and Reddit. It's interesting to note that the competitors kits do the same thing so perhaps there won't be an easy fix any time soon

This happened to me with my see through d-pad kit I got from retro modding. I ordered a kit before recently but it was for an after market reshell and not an OEM case. I had to throw away the d-pad and use the stock pad.

Nice to know that! Thank you so much for your contribution for the modded gbc mod!

Thanks for advice! I literally wanted to mod my GBC to replay Links awakening dx, i guess I will use my OEM buttons. Thanks again!

Thank you so much! I thought there was something wrong with my gbc and gba lol. This helps!

That's why I always use OEM pads and buttons with aftermarket mods.

Thank you for explaining the problem. It was bugging me. The new problem is that I don't want to use the original D-pad because it doesn't match the colors of my build. I believe it would be the same for 99% of the people who have modded Game Boys, haha.

I kid you not, I came across this the other day while playing solar striker. Not so much of turning invisible but not being able to move in the direction I wanted. Also I'm using a 3rd party shell and had the same idea on how to fix it but never tried. Anyway, awesome video!

Wow, great video...again lol. Sussing out hardware issues and little problems like this is so annoying I tend to just accept them and move on. I am so glad to see someone doing the fine problem solving for the community. Since I'm dumping my hobby stuff to focus on my personal collection, this sprite issue would have certainly come up as LOZ LA was my childhood lol. Thank you for doing what you do Bro!

THANK YOU!!!! I replaced my buttons with some from handheld legends and I was getting soo mad playing tecmo bowl and having my guy run backwards everytime I'd press right and down. Are there any third party buttons that have this fixed?

Are there any good quality aftermarket D-Pads for the GBC that don't have this issue? Does anyone know?

whoa, pretty cool find! good to know.

I have been waiting the backlit GBC drop-in LCD kit pre orders batch #3 for more than 2 weeks. the website said, it should be out mid May and I have not received it yet or any notification. how can I contact with BennVenn?

I had this same issue with my aluminum buttons from BoxyPixel, so I just replaced them with some extra plastic buttons I had.

Nice. Thanks for the tip.

Is it the d pad? Because there's no nub on the bottom of the aftermarket ones preventing the pressing of all directions at once.

@MassMurderrer

5 жыл бұрын

Called it. Ooooohhh lmao.

Thank you for the great tip and video.

Thanks for the video, this is really odd

This happened to me with the GB Boy color. I couldn't find any info about it at the time. Glad I wasn't going crazy.

@KyleAwsm

5 жыл бұрын

Yup, I had heard about the GB Boy doing this too! Was considering mentioning it in the video, but figured people would get the point. Thanks for watching!

@AB0BA_69

Жыл бұрын

@@KyleAwsm Mate, I hope your nail care routine has improved over the past four years because in this old video the nails and cuticles are a complete horror show. And I say this as a guy! 😅

A 3d printed "cup" to raise the dpad to its original place should work :)

Maybe a drop of epoxy on the little bump of plastic that is too short would add enough thickness to prevent the issue? It should dry hard enough to last and you should do multiple applications if needed.

Hey Kyle , so I have 2 Pokémon firereds , both legit but chip is a bit different on the first one because it was the first version released , but the first one tells me "1-mb circuit board not installed" , by any chance would you have any idea on how to fix it or anybody who does know ?

@KyleAwsm

5 жыл бұрын

Heya, feel free to email this to me via the email address on my About page and I'll do what I can to help. Also, please send example pictures too. Talk soon!

So, somehow the inputs affect the sprite display?

@queerkobold4374

5 жыл бұрын

Software Agents TV essentially, the after market d pad is making it so you can press all directions at once, which the game doesn’t know how to handle because it doesn’t have a sword swinging sprite for multiple directions. The game only has sprites for swinging in 1 or 2 directions and once, not all 4.

@chamoo232

5 жыл бұрын

@@queerkobold4374 I remember seeing a speedrun video of Zelda Link to the past on Snes that is only possible on emulators. Basically the emulator inputs both Up and Down as Link went up some stairs and it made him phase through the stairs and from there he could walk outside the normal play area and walk straight to the triforce room. Games sometimes have very unusual behaviors when you do something that they never expected possible to do.

What If you put just a slight amount of electrical tape on that tip to extend the height just enough?

@KyleAwsm

5 жыл бұрын

I mean, that COULD work. The only problem then would be getting the rubber pad all sticky and possibly tearing it with the difference in texture between the plastic of the button itself.

I just installed the Freckle Shack, and I'm getting flashing in the unused space at the top and bottom of the display during full screen transitions. After talking to some people on EsotericSean's discord, I learned that it's normal, but in your video at 9:31, I'm not seeing any of the same flashing that I'm getting. I'm also testing it on Link's Awakening. It's like this... power on [flash] Game Boy logo [flash] cutscene [flash] start menu [flash] gameplay. I didn't notice any of that here. Is it simply not being picked up by the camera, or are you not seeing the same behavior?

This happened to me on my dmg with links awakening yesterday so... original buttons but backlit and bivert

Damn I have this problem and I didn't know why. It was driving me mad. Ty

Thanks for the tip but it does stink, mainly because I don't know if BoxyPixels Aluminum case buttons will have the same issue

@KyleAwsm

5 жыл бұрын

I've got one on the way to me - Hopefully it comes with the buttons to match!

@NobleZ3R0

5 жыл бұрын

@@KyleAwsm I've got the whole set on the way too, so I'm hoping the same thing.

@destinyshatter

5 жыл бұрын

Bad news...unfortunately I was playing Links awakening DX on my Boxypixel GBC with aluminum buttons and had the same issue with the disappearing link sprite =/

Man this issue has been driving me crazy. i’m gonna dig those original parts out and fix this.

As sad as it is, Nintendo has made the same mistake with their Switch Pro Controller: the d-pad has a pivot that is shorter than the usual, causing the dreaded whole d-pad press that you can see there. While it doesn't make graphics disappear, it does cause imprecise inputs and a whole lot of unsatisfied customers, me included. It can be semi-fixed with tape. Amazing controller otherwise. But it gives me flashbacks to the Xbox 360 d-pad, which I suffered through when I bought the system specifically to when Mortal Kombat 9 came out, it's the worse d-pad I ever used in my life. Anyway, I'm doing my GBC BennVenn mod right this minute (with the help of your other video) and as I'm using an aftermarket shell kit, I will make sure keep the original d-pad in there. Saved me a lot of trouble there, bud, thank you. D-pads make look simple, but companies, first party or otherwise, tend to really screw it up throughout history (think 80s/90s cheap weird third-party controllers at your friends house, yuck).

thanks dude saved me!!!

I'd so love to try out a FreckleShack modded GBC... Too bad I can't quite afford one just yet... But props to you and BennVenn for coming up with the kit and providing a much better alternative to the ever-increasing in price AGS-101 screens... I swear, if only Nintendo were to re-make those screens, it'd be a life-saver for the 2nd hand market... I guess we can only hope... Or maybe until someone figures out a way to fit a DS/DS Lite screen in a GBA or something like that...

wlll using a 3rd party shell but an original dpad solve the problem...?

@slimsock8586

5 жыл бұрын

Rick's Channel I changed mine to a Nintendo d-pad and it worked for me

@KyleAwsm

5 жыл бұрын

Rick's Channel Did you watch the video?

ah, yeah i notced this too when i used my gb version of Links awakening on my gb boy color. If i press all d-pad directions at once that happens

Does anyone know if the gb boy suffers the same fate?

I experienced the same thing when I was playing Link's Awakening on my modded Vita but instead of turning invisible it would change to the swimming Sprite

@KyleAwsm

5 жыл бұрын

Ah, yup! I saw that sprite at some points as well!

I backlight-modded my own with original case and new D-pad, and also bought one with new shell and buttons, and both of them cause Link's Awakening to be glitchy. Link will often disappear with only his sword showing, and sometimes Link will get stuck inside a pot or stone after lifting it, and wont be able to move.

I tested with Oracle of Ages on my aftermarket dpad in my GBC and interestingly enough that did not happen. Maybe there's a combined fault not only with the hardware but also with Link's Awakening? This was fascinating!

@KyleAwsm

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for confirming on that cart!

your thumbnails looking yum

@KyleAwsm

5 жыл бұрын

So tasty, mmmmmm..... 🍕

@moisesmontoya6583

5 жыл бұрын

KyleAwsm 😂😂😂👍🏻 Great answer!

I had a ton of issues with my 05 board with the first firmware revision. Today I installed the upgraded one and all the issues went away. Just saying.

This may be an issue related to patents. Nintendo's patent US4687200A for a "Multi-directional switch" is the reason that non other brand of console had a D pad quite as good a Nintendo's. Even though the patent expired in 2004, this may be an attempt to circumvent the patent by not making the nub, called "hemispherical supporting member 13" in the patent, round. The warning about not using parts from the original system could be related to the difference in size. Perhaps the rubber dome switch in the kit is slightly taller and/or firmer than the original rubber dome in the original system, to account for the design difference and make it more difficult to press illegal button combinations.

Faulty D Pad Intendo!!

Hi Kyle, I would like to know if I could have your permission to use the small clip part of your video showing the glitch in action on a video of mine. I am making a gbc and gba mod update video and would like to mention you and will give you credit for using the clip! Please let me know and thank you. - Sojan.

@KyleAwsm

4 жыл бұрын

Sure-thing! Feel free to do so. 🙂 Thank you for checking!

@sojannedos

4 жыл бұрын

@@KyleAwsm Thank you! I will link your video and channel and will share the link here when it's up! Keep up the good work!

@sojannedos

4 жыл бұрын

@@KyleAwsm kzread.info/dash/bejne/pK6YxdiBY9uxfNI.html Here is the video! As promised, I linked your video in the DESCRIPTION! Thanks again!

@KyleAwsm

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Good work on the video. Feel free to reach out again in the future. 👍🏻 Cheers!

@sojannedos

4 жыл бұрын

@@KyleAwsm Thanks!

Someone Could Just Put The Dimensions of The Original Buttons Into Some 3D Printer Software and 3D Print Some New Ones to Original Specs.

Has anyone tried to duplicate this glitch with a GB Boy Colour?

@bassmanpaul

5 жыл бұрын

Me. Glitches there too

@KyleAwsm

5 жыл бұрын

Yup, I've heard several reports that it does.

@johnwclick

5 жыл бұрын

@@KyleAwsm Just got a copy; I will have to try to see if I can trigger it too.

Damn, that sucks

Seams to be fixable easily.

OMG your fingernails

@KyleAwsm

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, they're short and I do tend to chew them out of bad habit. My skin is also dry - Being in IT, I work around a lot of dust. People regularly point this stuff out to me... At any rate, thanks for watching. 🙂

@mikemaj2

5 жыл бұрын

@@KyleAwsm Taking care of your cuticles and using hand cream would help a lot. After all, you're featuring them in the films, I have to admit, they're really distracting. If it doesn't work, consult a dermatologist.