Transparent cartridge shells?

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Transparent cartridge shells?

Post by Hellweaver666 » Thu Oct 11, 2018 5:35 am

Does anyone know where I could buy a transparent cartridge shell for the Gameboy? I'm building my GBZ with a transparent shell and I feel like it'll look weird with a boring grey cart in the back. Doesn't have to be original, knock offs are perfectly fine for my needs and budget.

One option I found was to 3d print one of the many models on thingiverse but without a resin printer that will never look as good as a real cartridge.

Any suggestions?

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Re: Transparent cartridge shells?

Post by Thump52 » Thu Oct 11, 2018 7:04 am

Hello, I get mine from AliExpress, below is the link to one, hope this helps.


https://www.aliexpress.com/item/For-Nin ... 3c00JqRxlp
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Re: Transparent cartridge shells?

Post by Hellweaver666 » Thu Oct 11, 2018 7:54 am

That seems to be an actual gameboy shell. I'm looking specifically for the *cartridge* shells. (like the actual game part that you plug in)

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Re: Transparent cartridge shells?

Post by Thump52 » Thu Oct 11, 2018 9:23 am

Sorry about that.... I read that wrong, anyways I will keep a lookout and post if I find one.
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Re: Transparent cartridge shells?

Post by CrogDog » Thu Oct 11, 2018 8:39 pm

You could always get a cheap Game Boy Color game on ebay (Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen game or something, heh) that has a clear cartridge and use that

Edit: Scratch that I forgot that a GBC cart might not work in a DMG due to the power switch. Here's a seller on ebay that has some clear ones, kinda pricey though...I'd do some digging on ebay, you could probably turn up a cheaper alternative
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Replacement-Ca ... 0873323316
I have some nice transparent colored ones from Kitsch-Bent, but it doesn't look like they have any fully clear ones
http://store.kitsch-bent.com/product/cartridge-shells

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Re: Transparent cartridge shells?

Post by Hellweaver666 » Fri Oct 12, 2018 1:03 am

After much digging on Aliexpress I managed to find one! It's kind of smoke clear rather that full clear, but it's closer to what I want until I can find something else:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2Pcs-Cl ... 4c4dgttLdJ

Thanks for the help everyone!

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Re: Transparent cartridge shells?

Post by Hellweaver666 » Fri Oct 12, 2018 1:05 am

@CrogDog that picture on eBay looks to be the same one I found on Aliexpress... only 6x cheaper than the one from eBay!

Gotta love Ali Express!

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Re: Transparent cartridge shells?

Post by d_stilgar » Thu Oct 18, 2018 11:15 pm

I found this on Aliexpress, fully clear: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Replace ... 3c00qMZcYL

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Re: Transparent cartridge shells?

Post by Hellweaver666 » Fri Oct 19, 2018 1:11 am

d_stilgar wrote:
Thu Oct 18, 2018 11:15 pm
I found this on Aliexpress, fully clear: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Replace ... 3c00qMZcYL
YES!! AWESOME! Thanks so much!

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