Joey Joebags Gen 3 Mini replacement shell

I redesigned the case for the joey joebags gen 3 mini from BennVenn. Joeys all already come with 3D printed cases but I had disassembled mine and damaged the case in the process. Rather than contact BennVenn for a new one, I decided to create one that is MUCH lower profile. Compare this case (blue) to the original (white/clear) in the images. Though do ignore the cutout for the USB in those comparison images, I had print and alignment issues that were later corrected.

Installing this case REQUIRES that you trim all of the header pins flush with the maple mini board on the joey AND desolder the two buttons on the maple mini. These buttons are unused in normal functionality so there is no harm in removing them.

The bottom casing snapped on just fine and is holding there and the top casing is held down with two small squares of 3M VHB double-sided tape. Hot glue should also work.

This case will ONLY fit the gen 3 mini, not the gen 4 (jr) or any of the "full size" gen 3 units. This does not fit any other aftermarket units either.

edit 2020-07-17: I added a new low profile option for the bottom case (top case cannot get any more low profile). You'll likely need to trim the pins on the bottom for this but with this shell, the whole unit should now fit in a GB cart shell. I'm currently printing one right now as a test and will update with pictures.

edit 2020-07-23: I finished printing the low-pro shell (my printer needed calibrating and I didn't feel like calibrating it) and it does fit. The header pins must be trimmed fully flush but the cart reader now does fit inside a Game Boy cart protector so it does do what I set out to do. The regular, non low-pro bottom feels much more solid but it makes the reader much thicker. See the last few pics with the transparent prints to see what I mean.

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