Hi all! I recently learned about the tactile button mod for the GBA, but I’m seeing that it’s possible to hit all 4 direction buttons at once unless you put some cardboard under the membrane, but Mahko states that makes the d pad difficult to press over long periods of time.
Has there been any update made for this mod to fix the issue with it?
You’re welcome!
Fwiw I’ve installed a bunch of different mods in a variety of Game Boys. But I’ve never done this one because, even without hearing about the issues, I was worried there wouldn’t be enough room in the shell.
The best Game Boy for a tactile switch mod? Probably be the DMG. There’s plenty of space inside the shell, and the screen/buttons attached to a child board.
You could, in theory, use tiny plastic washers to increase the gap by one or two millimeters. It would probably be best if you had a 3D printer so you could make little brackets to hold things in place.
But this is just a thought exercise. :)
I dig it. I’m kinda surprised none of the ips screen boards for the dmg come with tactile buttons on them. It seems like it would be easy enough to do.