Virtual Ribbon Replacement Kit for Virtual Boy

9 Reviews

• 5

  Good quality!

  Posted by Alberto Nannini on Apr 18th 2024

  I have not mounted it yet but it seems very well manufactured with good quality materials.

• 5

  Virtual Ribbon Replacement Kit

  Posted by Matt on Nov 29th 2023

  The Virtual Ribbon Replacement Kit for Virtual Boy presented a bit of a challenge during installation, but the clear and detailed instructions provided made the process surprisingly manageable. Once installed, the improved performance and revived gaming experience were truly worth the effort. Highly recommend for Virtual Boy enthusiasts! Lovely to see these unique bits of gaming history working like new again :)

• 5

  Virtual Ribbon Replacement

  Posted by Erik on Oct 14th 2023

  A solid product that does exactly what it was designed for. I have used a few other options/mods on the market but this one is by far the most robust in design layout and quality. Soldering the parts is not the trickiest of jobs, but you do need to have some know-how and be confident in your skills. Highly recommend watching installation videos and buying the Virtual Ribbon EZ Mount. StoneAgeGamer came though again with prompt shipping and stellar packaging. Looking forward to making more order with them!

• 5

  Freakin awesome

  Posted by Aaron Jackson on May 19th 2023

  Overall this thing is great. It`s high quality and was thought out very well. Its made so you can either use the diode array housing to align the board or you can use the jig thats available for around $10. I opted for the jig it saved me from the additional disassembly of removing the housing. The jig works great for a 3D printed part. I wish the quality on the print was a little better. The layer lines made it difficult to remove the diode arrays after soldering the board on. But that is me nitpicking. All the solder joints lined up perfectly. The board is made so anyone with minimal electrical soldering experience can do the job. The video segasonicfan has along with the silkscreen on the board makes it almost foolproof for those with smc soldering skills. Anyway to wrap this up it works great, the quality is top notch, and its well thought out and easy to assemble. I would definitely recommend this for all virtual boys. I will definitely be saving more virtual boys with product. Just as soon as its back instock.

• 5

  Virtual Boy Ribbon Replacement

  Posted by Matt Killinder on Apr 27th 2023

  This kit is awesome! Works fantastic. Well put together. Thanks again guys!

• 5

  Working again

  Posted by Gerardo on Mar 25th 2023

  My 2 virtual boys are working again perfectly, love it

• 5

  Virtual boy Ribbon V4

  Posted by Andrew Durbin on Jan 10th 2023

  This product is amazing it arrived fast and in really good packaging. all the components where very high quality. also the virtual ribbon V4 had a very helpful install video on YouTube. And when I needed help they where very nice as well as very helpful.

• 5

  Tricky mod, but works great

  Posted by Marcus on Oct 17th 2022

  This is a fantastic mod for the Virtual Boy. It’s far sturdier than the original garbage ribbon cables and provides crisp, clean images for the Virtual Boy if done correctly.
  
  However, this isn’t an easy mod. Please do yourself a favor and watch SSFD’s how-to video. If you don’t think you can do it, please just pay the extra for the install service. If you choose to do it, though, here are my tips for it: you NEED a chisel tip. Getting heat down at the seam where the two PCBs meet is very important, and fat tips don’t like to give a lot of heat there. On that note, don’t mess around with the tips of the traces on the original PCB. Those traces WILL move around if they’re heated too much, and when that happens, it gets so much harder. Next, make absolutely sure your alignment is spot on. If you’re off and you start tacking the mod down to the display, you’re probably not going to safely get it off for a readjustment (I found that one out the hard way). And don’t skimp on that multimeter either. You’ll probably never know you’re off on a pin connection without it.
  
  Again, though, this mod is well worth it and will definitely make your headaches crystal clear again.

• 5

  The ultimate upgrade/repair

  Posted by Mat on Mar 21st 2022

  Bought a couple of these repair kits for some of my Virtual Boys. My god what an upgrade over the previous "Oven" fix or even the tricky older style solder fix, which usually ended up in melted ribbons. Honestly these are quite intimidating to put together, but patience and good solder/flux makes this a breeze. Now very happy to have several permantly fixed VB's. Also the creator has a very detailed YouTube vid to guide you through the build, watch that first and you'll be enjoying red headaches in no time! ;)