Yes. Not a Nintendo DS. A Macro. One screen total and no hinge but it can still display both screens.

Sorry for the strange video. I was way off my game and even after editing, the video is twice as long as it should be. Before editing, it was 83 minutes though so I suppose it's a step in the right direction. Anyway, for those that don't know, a Game Boy Macro is a console made out of a BROKEN DS console. The most common issue with DS consoles is usually a broken hinge and my (two) donors are definitely not exceptions. Unfortunately, the cases of my donor consoles were a bit too far gone and I had to pull parts from a perfectly working unit but I'll get that console repaired when I get more parts in.

If you want to make a Macro, all you need to do is solder a 330 ohm resistor to the backlight points for the top LCD. That's it. You can also add in a speaker or two if you can make the room. The rest of the work is just cosmetics. Take a look at this tutorial: [ Ссылка ]

If you are making a Macro from an original DS model, (NOT a DS Lite or newer), you can also add a dot clock switch to allow the bottom screen to display the image for the top screen and back again. It's not very convenient for games that require both screens but it is nice for some homebrew or games that mostly really only use the one screen. See this thread for more info: [ Ссылка ]

I do plan on making another one of these eventually. I just need more DS console shells that aren't brittle. I've already ordered some so I'll get another video soon.

Regarding my faded top screen image, I think this may just have to do with how long my wire is, where it is routed, and how thin it is. I'll experiment more next time. I did redo my wiring, double check all of my solder joints, and I even halved the length of the wire (routed on top of the PCB instead) but there was no improvement to the image quality.

And since I had to wait for the video to render after editing, I did some more investigation on that original Macro and why it wasn't working. It turns out that the fuse replacement was messed up. It was partially my fault but I still blame the previous owner for blowing it in the first place, but there was a small area next to the fuse where the solder mask was scratched up and this allowed the over-sized fuse I soldered in to short against the other battery contact. The fuse also never tripped because the short was on one side of the fuse only. I did fix it and I did also install the correct fuse now. See the red circle in this image for the area where there was a short: [ Ссылка ]

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