eXtremeRate IPS Ready Upgraded Monster Index Console Style
eXtremeRate IPS Ready Upgraded Monster Index Console Style Custom Replacement Housing Shell for Gameboy Advance SP GBA SP – Compatible with Both IPS & Standard LCD – Console & Screen NOT Included
- eXtremeRate raised the project REVIVTRO in 2020, which aimed to revive your retro gaming console with modern tech.
- IPS screen is now popular in restoration project for Gameboy Advance SP.
- But most of the replacement shells for GBA SP in the market is not ready for IPS screen installation.
- So eXtremeRate re-designed the mold to make it easy for both IPS and Standard screen installation.
- And with more accurate mold and made of premium ABS material, the quality of the eXtremeRate upgraded housing is one of the best in the world.
- So let’s take the handheld console for GBA SP from your drawer and give a new look to your old friend!
Read Before Purchase:
Compatible With Gameboy Advance SP handheld game console
 Custom Full Set Buttons |  Custom Full Set Buttons |  Custom Full Set Buttons |  Custom Full Set Buttons |  Custom Full Set Buttons | |
| For Gameboy Advance SP | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
IPS Ready Upgraded Shell for Gameboy Color
 Shell & Button for GBC |  Shell & Button for GBC |  Shell & Button for GBC |  Shell & Button for GBC |  Shell & Button for GBC | |
| For Gameboy Color | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
IPS Ready Upgraded Shell for Gameboy Advance
 Shell & Button for GBA |  Shell & Button for GBA |  Shell & Button for GBA |  Shell & Button for GBA |  Shell & Button for GBA | |
| For Gameboy Advance | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Perfetto!!!
Usato per dare nuova vita al mio GameBoy Advance SP, montato facilmente seguendo una delle tante guide disponibili e grazie a tutti gli attrezzi necessari inclusi.
Materiali ottimi al tatto e senza nessuna imperfezione.
Consigliato
Sonst immer top, aber dieses Gehäuse ist …
Ich habe bereits mehrere meiner Gameboy Advance SP’s mit den Gehusen von Extremerate ausgestattet und war bis jetzt immer begeistert was man aus alten Gameboys optisch so rausholen kann! Die Qualitt war bis jetzt immer super!
Als ich dann das Chamleon Lila Blau Gehuse montieren wollte sind mir gleich zwei grere Gusspunkte aufgefallen, die bei so einer glnzenden Oberflche sofort auffallen im Licht! Die restliche Oberflche ist leider auch nicht so akkurat lackiert und es sind mehrere kleine Partikel darauf.
Des Weiteren sind Farbunterschiede im Gehuse des Mainboards und im Gehuse des Bildschirms (siehe Bild).
Ich werde weiterhin an der guten Arbeit von Extremerate festhalten! Allerdings werde ich mir diese Farbe nicht nochmals kaufen, da der SP damit etwas billig daherkommt. Die Farben Schwarz, Scarlet Rot und alle Classic Gehuse haben mich wirklich sehr berzeugt.
Bello, consigliato
Bel prodotto, bei colori, plastica di qualit e sembra resistente. Sono molto soddisfatto della mia nuova scocca per GBA SP. Ho utilizzato quasi esclusivamente le viti originali della scocca vecchia, quindi non so se le viti in dotazione sono di qualit equa.
importante fare molta attenzione quando si avvitano le viti, perch la plastica giustamente non filettata e le viti sono autofilettanti, quindi creano il filetto nel momento in cui vengono avvitate.
Quite a lovely replacement shell! Does need trimming to fit the Funnyplaying gba sp ITA screen!
I really like this shell! It feels smooth, thick, just nice to hold in the hands. Not flimsy like some thinner plastics may be. The color shift is really good too. It comes with all the pieces needed for the shell and plenty of extra screws.
The first three pictures are what I had to trim and sand on the inside to get fit the Funnyplaying GBA sp ITA screen. Basically all the inner walls had to go entirely and had to sand away at an angle a little of the screw holes to have just enough to get the fit. It’s rough looking, which is to be expected from my first screen mod as I changed shells from my original flame red, but it worked as shown by the last picture with everything together! I’m pretty pleased with myself! Just watch how tight the top screws are when putting it all back together as you can squeeze the corners of the ita screen leaving a little blob looking spot until you relive the pressure, but you can still finesse it tight enough to stay securely closed!!
Would be lovely if future versions can consider a way to fit a wider variety screens or a little easier to potentially trim as needed! I made this work because I was determined to give it a try before I jumped to the shells provided by Funnyplaying, and I’m quite glad I did.
Perfect, the right shape and size as a real gameboy, fits all of the og gameboy parts and some of the reviews said the screws that came with this don't go in right, but I disagree the screws work just well the only screws I really had a problem with was the y screws but probably my fault, only reason why I'm giving this 4 stars is cause I'm missing 2 Pieces that hold the top screen to the bottom screen, so now I have to compromise on what I can use to to hold it togethe
Perfect, the right shape and size as a real gameboy, fits all of the og gameboy parts and some of the reviews said the screws that came with this don’t go in right, but I disagree the screws work just well the only screws I really had a problem with was the y screws but probably my fault, only reason why I’m giving this 4 stars is cause I’m missing 2 Pieces that hold the top screen to the bottom screen, so now I have to compromise on what I can use to to hold it togethe
I was rebuilding a cobalt blue GBA SP i got from ebay because multiple parts (mostly the motherboard) was rusted and there was rust dust everywhere. ultimately i decided to just rebuild the whole thing. New shell, New screen, New motherboard, etc. now I will admit the only qualm I do have in the rebuilding process is that the shell should've came with hinge brackets, but luckily they're were not expensive. Also after the rebuild was complete, I noticed that the cartridge slot is a bit tight, but all in all, it worked out perfectly. before photo is the one with the Yu-Gi-Oh game screen, after, is the picture with the system screen.
I was rebuilding a cobalt blue GBA SP i got from ebay because multiple parts (mostly the motherboard) was rusted and there was rust dust everywhere. ultimately i decided to just rebuild the whole thing. New shell, New screen, New motherboard, etc. now I will admit the only qualm I do have in the rebuilding process is that the shell should’ve came with hinge brackets, but luckily they’re were not expensive. Also after the rebuild was complete, I noticed that the cartridge slot is a bit tight, but all in all, it worked out perfectly. before photo is the one with the Yu-Gi-Oh game screen, after, is the picture with the system screen.
This might be a bit of a biased review, but I love all of eXtremeRate's products. They are high quality products that are made to fit. I love the material they are made out of as well. A real pleasure to hold. A couple of notes for this particular product. Yes, it comes with all the hardware needed to build the system with a couple of exceptions. 1st, it does not come with new hinge pins, only the covers. 2nd, it does not come with the circlip to retain the battery door screw. You will need to harvest these parts from the old system that you are reshelling. I actually harvested all the hardware from my old system because I wanted it to have a factory feel which means reusing the tri-wing screws. These screws, as far as I can tell, I never actually opened the bag of hardware so I am not sure, has been replaced with standard phillips head screws. It comes with a new SN label but not a battery door label, which can be ordered from etsy. For those of you who want the systems unique SN on your main label, you can also get one of those on etsy. As noted in the product description, the main board and screen do not come in the kit, it would be a lot more expensive if they did. It also does not come with a new glass for the screen. You can pick one of those up if needed on amazon. It also does not come with a battery. This is just a shell.
This might be a bit of a biased review, but I love all of eXtremeRate’s products. They are high quality products that are made to fit. I love the material they are made out of as well. A real pleasure to hold. A couple of notes for this particular product. Yes, it comes with all the hardware needed to build the system with a couple of exceptions. 1st, it does not come with new hinge pins, only the covers. 2nd, it does not come with the circlip to retain the battery door screw. You will need to harvest these parts from the old system that you are reshelling. I actually harvested all the hardware from my old system because I wanted it to have a factory feel which means reusing the tri-wing screws. These screws, as far as I can tell, I never actually opened the bag of hardware so I am not sure, has been replaced with standard phillips head screws. It comes with a new SN label but not a battery door label, which can be ordered from etsy. For those of you who want the systems unique SN on your main label, you can also get one of those on etsy. As noted in the product description, the main board and screen do not come in the kit, it would be a lot more expensive if they did. It also does not come with a new glass for the screen. You can pick one of those up if needed on amazon. It also does not come with a battery. This is just a shell.
I am very happy how this shell looks. It comes with some spare parts, which is always appreciated incase you lose something. The only thing I couldn't use was the foam included. I think its only for an IPS screen. I put my AGS 101 in it and it fits good. I recommend this product!
I am very happy how this shell looks. It comes with some spare parts, which is always appreciated incase you lose something. The only thing I couldn’t use was the foam included. I think its only for an IPS screen. I put my AGS 101 in it and it fits good. I recommend this product!
Amazing quality!!
Tried two other shells from other companies which were a terrible fit but this one is perfect in every way super nice fit and really high quality. Extremerate are the best in my opinion I use their switch Xbox and ps5 shells a lot never had an issue not once!! Highly recommend!
Buon prodotto tutto sommato, ma...
Buon prodotto ma le viti che ci sono incluse sono di una qualit pessima tanto che si spanano ai primi avvistamenti, ho utilizzato le vecchie del mio Gameboy per andare sul sicuro.
Per il resto abbastanza buono, solido e con una vasta scelta per quanto riguarda i tasti (nel mio kit c’erano inclusi i tasti neri, viola e lilla)
Nice feeling product, but with some drawbacks.
This shell feels quite nice in hand. It feels sturdy enough to last for a while and looks very nice too.
An issue that it had on arrival, but I’ve fixed was a rubbing plastic sound when the hinge moved. This was caused by a small bit of plastic that I had to file down. It wasn’t a difficult job, but it warants a mention incase anyone else deals with it. After that I had no troubles to date.
The screws included aren’t the best. After some fiddling with them I decided to throw them aside and simply reuse the screws from my old shell. The screwdrivers included aren’t much better.
But overall I think it’s a worthwhile pickup if you’re trying to find a good reshell for your SP.
Great little side project swapping my old SP into a new shell!
This was surprisingly easy to do. The hinge was abit finicky with how you have to role up the ribbon cable but other than that everything was good. I would say be careful when screwing in the screw’s because I have managed to crack the shell through over tightening. So when screwing in keep an eye on both sides of the shell so you don’t make the same mistake I did!
as expected :)
Product was what i expected and made my Gameboy look brand new from its old worn out orignal grey shell it came with! 😀
However i did have to use the hinges out of the old shell because it didnt come with any
Great kit, comes with everything you need, watch out for scratches while building
The shell is amazing, it looks so clean and new. I got the blue/purple one and it looks amazing!
The shell fit with my new IPS panel perfectly and it feels like I have a brand new gameboy.
The kit comes with everything you need to replace the shell and had plenty of spares like screws. I could be wrong but it seemed like they included enough screws to make your whole gameboy either phillips headscrews or tri-wing screws but I just replaced the screws same order and type as my original case.
Two things to watch out for, when replacing your shell make sure you watch their video on youtube about how to replace the volume slider as I almost broke mine, the other thing is the shell is not very scratch resistant.
When you are assembling the kit make sure you rest it on something soft as I briefly put mine on the desk and it got some minor scratches, you have to look to find them but still.
Overall I am super happy with this kit and would highly recommend.
If you are in the Gameboy modding/repair community you know that everyone was selling the same 2 types of GBA SP shells that come from the same factories. The older opaque ones that are poorly molded and made with pretty bad plastic. Or the newer transparent ones that were better molded, but can develop cracking issues (specially around the hinges.)
Looks like we have a 3rd option now!
eXtremeRate seems to have their own unique molds, for both the shell and buttons. (the witness marks being in in different places, and lack of branding, are obvious tells) The molding seems well done with fine and straight lettering, everything fits perfectly with no creaking, no gaps, no sharp edges on the shell.
The plastic feels thicker and stronger then the no name transparent shells. Time will tell if that makes a difference, but eXtreme rate seems to know a thing or two about making aftermarket shells for controllers so. I haven’t tried their opaque shells but I imagine they use the same molds. I will go out on a limb and say, as of 2022, these are the highest quality SP aftermarket shells.
I hope eXtreme rate adds more colors. Right now I’m using “Atomic Purple”. I personally wouldn’t describe it as that, since its not really that close to the OG GBC color, its a warmer purple.
But it is a really nice shade of purple. If there ever was a “Pokemon Amethyst” THIS would 100% be the cartridge color.
Some minor criticisms though:
Screws: They could have been better organized and packaged in a resealable bag. With the amount of extras its slightly hard to tell what goes with what. – I also feel since this shell isn’t pretending to be original, there isn’t really a good reason to use Triwing screws. It really could have been all Phillips/JIS and that would have been fine.
Also the screw on the battery door does not have a captive ring.
Springs: The Shoulder springs are weak. I don’t recommend using them unless you have to…
Buttons: I can’t help but feel its kinda tacky they come with buttons of the same color as the shell? But maybe thats just me. They aren’t as good as originals, and they seem to be copying other aftermarket buttons – meaning the middle post is flat. Their remedy for the wiggle this causes is that the silicon pads are thicker, and while this works, the buttons again just don’t feel as good as originals.
EDIT: Slate compatibility.
There is some minor incompatibilities between this shell and the ‘Slate’ Mod. It seems like the screw holes are in slightly different places (off by < 1mm maybe?) and the shell it's self might be slightly off? Unless your mixing and matching eXtreme rate shell parts with other shell parts, this won't affect you so.