How to build a PoCo (aka Pocket Color)

Awesome video and look forward to when your store reopens to try myself! When you recommend the FP shell, do you mean the stock version, or the one built for a slip-in IPS? I realize you recommend the OSD screen, not IPS. Thanks

heck ye, poco looks amazing

Nice! I built a Gaboze Pocaio few years ago to be able to play GBC/A but this seems like a much more approachable mod.

Great video! I love nerding out for Gameboy stuff.

yo, you have a mega brain, any chance you know why a GBC would boot and detect a game (able to change colours on boot startup when a GB(non color) cartridge is in) but doesn't go past the GAMEBOY Nintendo ® screen ?

I love the bend and snap clip! Haha perfect placement

no one is doing it like you. thank you so much

bend and snap got me!

This looks really cool!
Do you make/sell custom ones yourself?

gorgeous build, fantastic video. thank you for everything you do for the gameboy modding scene!

amazing vid, and really good job!

Thank you very much for this guide😍🥰

can I still connect this modded game boy with a normal game boy color?

would be perfect a mod for the batteries, to be able to use AA batteries. Do we have this mod already?

Great video! I made one of these a long while back, but haven't tried with your board. Looks much easier!

Legally Blond reference! +1

Very cool !! Now sell me that mod you just did 🤓….. keep it up

Ohhh that's clean...

Saw that it said restock on 10/13, tried ordering last night on 10/16 and said sold out. Lol. Quite popular I guess. Any idea when there might be another restock? Really great mod!

Just curious, would this work in a game boy light case or does it have to be the pocket?

Watching from Philippines

Thank you very much Natalie ❤

Honestly, I'm not sure why Mahko made a big deal about risking people's property and gate keeping the mod. If you don't want to share that's fine but don't tell people it's for their own good. Thank you for sharing! Def subscribing.

Thank you Natalie. I have subscribed!

Awesome video, even if I don't build a poco this was a fun watch

do you think you could make a dmg color?

Natalie love your content and keep it going, love your honesty which is a rare thing now a days ❤

Amazing! Cant wait to buy and try this! Is there a way to avoid CPU-06 revision E boards when buying from eBay, without getting the seller to open it up?

Would love to know when more inventory will be in stock!

does the power switch switches to the opposite direction when turn on (compared to a regular pocket)?

Hello Natalie. I'm working on a this build and have a question. when i get the q5 GBC screen, would I just get a standard sized GBP screen lens? or one of the IPS lenses?

Let's say the OEM power switch from the color is absolutely destroyed, what would someone recommend to use instead? I can't find OEM replacements online, only those replacement board type ones which might make it too big for this mod.

whole shop is empty/out of stock of everything :(

Did you manage to do it the first time? Did you make any mistakes during the process? This seems like a difficult modification to me. I think this video is perfect, congratulations on the quality.

This guide is amazing, those components are amazing, you're amazing. Thank you for making this more accessible to us all.

Only if I had the expertise to do this 🙃

If I had the solder skills to do this or a full PCB to transfer components to, is there a downside to this version vs the full version? I can certainly repopulate a new "pocket color" pcb, but this seems SO much easier. Just wondering if this vs has a downside to the other

Question, do you think that a different dc board, like a helders regulator, would cause an issue?

Nice nails btw x

Cool to hear my music randomly on a video I found 😂 thanks for the support!

I'm waiting this kit come back instock 🥹🥹🥹

You said we can add “adhesive dime switches” to make clicky buttons. I’m not sure what that’s referring to.

Me gusta un PoCo. 😅

Even when I already have too many projects to work on, this inspires me to do one more! What an awesome project and tutorial!

It looks nice but the Color is already small for my hands.

Where is the shell from? I also want such a clear translucent one but for GBC

Lovely stuff - Did you file down the shell for the USB-C port, or buy a pre molded shell? I can't seem to find any for sale online :(

Hello Natalie! I come to you with a question, but not about this mod in particular, but you're edit to the Bucket Mouse GBP Color Type E revision.
You say in the edit, "The only differences is there is an added 2.5V LDO (NCP161ASN250T1G) and a couple more capacitors and no RAM", and you include that nice iBOM website showing a nice guide when putting this together. I'm a complete noob when it comes to understanding these electrical parts, and just with the footprint and value, I can't find out which parts to order off of the Mouser website (I'm using this website as it's the one Bucket mouse includes in his write-up to order parts). When I enter the value and footprint into the website,, there are multiple options that range in voltage and I can't figure out which to get.
Do you have a list of extra capacitors needed? I'm assuming they are just more of the same capacitors that the original mod uses, but I'm unsure. Any help on this would be really helpful!
Love your mod vids too, they have helped me a bunch feel confident when doing this myself!

Awesome mod! Now I really want to do this!
Will you be restocking your store anytime in the near future?

awesome!!!