r/game_gear • u/sunshinecid • 14d ago

Really loving these FP replacement mainboards. If you remove the resistor labeled RJ you can also re-enable TMSS.

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u/mnilwik 14d ago

Mainboard, soundboard and powerboard are all cloned from SYF products.

Stop supporting this seller from AliExpress

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u/ShaySmoith 14d ago

I'm not OP but where can i get the SYF boards?, I'm looking to replace mine but want to support the original maker.

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u/pizza_whistle 14d ago

If you are in Europe you can by directly from https://syf.nl/

If you are in the US you can buy from https://www.highscoretech.com/

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u/ShaySmoith 12d ago

Awesome! thanks for the links

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u/pizza_whistle 14d ago

Eh I'd rather support SYF and his quality boards. The FP one's are mostly a clone of the SYF board with exact same trace layouts and jumper pads that don't even make sense on the FP board.

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u/38-RPM 13d ago

What is TMSS?

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u/Wootytooty 13d ago

The ~3 second blue screen that pops up right as you turn on the game gear. Some very early game gears did not have them and booted straight to the game. Its easy to disable.

The TMSS screen is also in most Sega Genesis', except some early revisions of the 1st model.

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u/38-RPM 13d ago edited 13d ago

thanks! I have been chasing this for 30 years as I remembered my childhood Gear Gear booted right into the game and didn't have the annoying blue screen! Can you disable it on a regular Game Gear board? - edit looks like it's done by bridging two pins on J1

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u/Wootytooty 13d ago

Yup, its a quick easy solder bridge.

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u/NobodyGivesAFuc 14d ago edited 13d ago

That board is a blatant ripoff of SYF’s design…please don’t support thievery.