Game Boy Advance Accelerator - GBAccelerator

Works well, but definitely get this on another site. I love Handheld Legend, but I didn't expect to be burnt like this from them... The Bag even says 'Division 6' on it that it comes in.

Gonna do this once I get back to the states, but huge fan of you guys, so I’m 100% positive it’ll be perfect! Thanks, happy new year, etc all that!

I tested this with both an OEM screen and a V5 Hispeedio screen and it works great! I found there is an issue with Pokemon Leaf Green at any speeds other than normal and fast, but all other games I tested work well. I would test the games you plan to play on individually to ensure compatibility. Additionally, make sure you use some Kapton tape to partition off the rest of the cart reader pins from the GBA accelerator PCB. I found the hardest part was desolder the CrystalX1 component, but with care and some low melt solder I was able to remove it without issue or disturbing other resistors around the component. Bring your patience and precision if you want the best results!

Installed 6 of these in various GBA SP consoles - they work just as advertised and never any issues.

Works fine pain to install. Then again you don't need to be too skilled.

Hi everyone!

Excellent product; been waiting for ages for something like this to simply exist. The GBAccelerator has become the main component of my modding experience. Playing on an overclocked GameBoy Advance SP was a childhood’s dream for mine and this little piece of engineering made it come true; I can now replay all the GB/GBA games I loved without having to be so patient during all those dialogues, grinds, and farms I already spent a plethora of hours back in the days. All in all, it just feel a bit more mature playing with it.

That being said, I’d list three warning points here for whomever is prospecting whether or not they want to get into installing such mod on their own handheld:
• The install does require quite a bit more confidence and expertise in soldering etc than just replacing the screen or the shell, so get ready for some struggle if you’re new to this.
• There really isn’t a perfect spot for placing it on the PCB of a GBA SP; you’ll have to make some room for it somehow, by trimming the inside of the shell or something. Hopefully the next versions will be even smaller.
• The chosen frequencies are in my opinion a bit too close to the normal speed (namely 1.0x, 1.5x, 1.75x, 0.85x) – in many cases we’d want even slower of faster (like 0.5x and 3.0x).

That being said, amazing little item. Happy mission to y’all!