Jesse Doherty
@jesse.dhrt.ca
Human programmer of computers. Inspirational flower.
He/him
systemoflevers.com
YouTube.com/@systemoflevers
He/him
systemoflevers.com
YouTube.com/@systemoflevers
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Jesse Doherty
@jesse.dhrt.ca
· Oct 20
System of Levers
Hello I'm Jesse and I'm solving problems no one else seems to be having.
GameBoys, programming, electronics, whatever I can think of!
www.youtube.com
Hello I'm Jesse!
I make youtube videos mostly about GameBoys www.youtube.com/@systemoflev...
Some of the videos are deep dives into how the GameBoy works; like my recent series on memory www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... or my ongoin series on graphics www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
I make youtube videos mostly about GameBoys www.youtube.com/@systemoflev...
Some of the videos are deep dives into how the GameBoy works; like my recent series on memory www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... or my ongoin series on graphics www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Hey cool!
This video has gotten over 1k views in its first 10 hours. I think that's the first time one of my videos broke 1k in the first day
This video has gotten over 1k views in its first 10 hours. I think that's the first time one of my videos broke 1k in the first day
Make me some more #gameboy games! I'll even help you get started youtu.be/Mls4oIS2Rbw
The 5 Steps to Start Making Game Boy Games
YouTube video by System of Levers
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Hey cool!
This video has gotten over 1k views in its first 10 hours. I think that's the first time one of my videos broke 1k in the first day
This video has gotten over 1k views in its first 10 hours. I think that's the first time one of my videos broke 1k in the first day
Make me some more #gameboy games! I'll even help you get started youtu.be/Mls4oIS2Rbw
The 5 Steps to Start Making Game Boy Games
YouTube video by System of Levers
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Make me some more #gameboy games! I'll even help you get started youtu.be/Mls4oIS2Rbw
you know, I'm something of vfx artist myself
January 24, 2026 at 2:12 AM
you know, I'm something of vfx artist myself
I spent a bunch of time getting this juuuuust right. It's the ending of a video I'm working on. Since it's at the very end it'll probably be seen by like 20% of viewers
I was working on it instead of doing the more impactful but super boring task of going through the video to add visuals and b-roll
I was working on it instead of doing the more impactful but super boring task of going through the video to add visuals and b-roll
January 22, 2026 at 11:58 PM
I spent a bunch of time getting this juuuuust right. It's the ending of a video I'm working on. Since it's at the very end it'll probably be seen by like 20% of viewers
I was working on it instead of doing the more impactful but super boring task of going through the video to add visuals and b-roll
I was working on it instead of doing the more impactful but super boring task of going through the video to add visuals and b-roll
More playing with editing and trying to make an interesting sequence of shots
might use it for some video with a voice over maybe
might use it for some video with a voice over maybe
January 22, 2026 at 5:54 PM
More playing with editing and trying to make an interesting sequence of shots
might use it for some video with a voice over maybe
might use it for some video with a voice over maybe
I'm being motivational
January 20, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I'm being motivational
apparently 2 days ago my video introducing GB Studio (youtu.be/iiJLRNQgjNk) had an RPM (how much money I make per 1000 views) was CA$132. If only it had more than 9 views that day... 😛 A buck 20 ain't bad though!
Make a GameBoy Game With GBStudio
YouTube video by System of Levers
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 5:38 PM
apparently 2 days ago my video introducing GB Studio (youtu.be/iiJLRNQgjNk) had an RPM (how much money I make per 1000 views) was CA$132. If only it had more than 9 views that day... 😛 A buck 20 ain't bad though!
I swear, you could teach an entire graduate level compilers / static-analysis class just about the game boy
January 17, 2026 at 12:57 AM
I swear, you could teach an entire graduate level compilers / static-analysis class just about the game boy
I wrote up a post going over some of my youtube channel's analytics. Figured it could be helpful for other small youtube channels.
www.systemoflevers.com/blog/2026/01...
www.systemoflevers.com/blog/2026/01...
A Peak at My YouTube Analytics
www.systemoflevers.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:01 PM
I wrote up a post going over some of my youtube channel's analytics. Figured it could be helpful for other small youtube channels.
www.systemoflevers.com/blog/2026/01...
www.systemoflevers.com/blog/2026/01...
Well I didn't get unreasonably lucky, the new broken camera didn't turn out to be working.
I did get a little lucky though. The camera had a 256GB sd card in it. It's pretty slow, 50MB/s. But still, it's value more than makes up for the shipping cost!
I did get a little lucky though. The camera had a 256GB sd card in it. It's pretty slow, 50MB/s. But still, it's value more than makes up for the shipping cost!
Well, I bought a broken one off ebay... who needs to make good decisions
It doesn't power on, so hopefully it has the same problem mine had. It was a common fault apparently, so good chance.
It doesn't power on, so hopefully it has the same problem mine had. It was a common fault apparently, so good chance.
The camera is the canon 70D. It had a common fault that bricked it. I could buy another BROKEN one and try the fix again... I would probably want to get a hot air gun though, might make it more doable 😅
January 6, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Well I didn't get unreasonably lucky, the new broken camera didn't turn out to be working.
I did get a little lucky though. The camera had a 256GB sd card in it. It's pretty slow, 50MB/s. But still, it's value more than makes up for the shipping cost!
I did get a little lucky though. The camera had a 256GB sd card in it. It's pretty slow, 50MB/s. But still, it's value more than makes up for the shipping cost!
I posted my 2026 plans to my kofi and patreon supporters
ko-fi.com/post/2026-Pl...
www.patreon.com/posts/2026-p...
The summary is:
- I'm hopping to post videos more often
- I have a few videos in the works
- I'm hoping to get to some old projects/ideas
gotta pay me for more deets 💰
ko-fi.com/post/2026-Pl...
www.patreon.com/posts/2026-p...
The summary is:
- I'm hopping to post videos more often
- I have a few videos in the works
- I'm hoping to get to some old projects/ideas
gotta pay me for more deets 💰
2026 Plans
Jesse Doherty published a supporter-only post on Ko-fi!
ko-fi.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:13 AM
I posted my 2026 plans to my kofi and patreon supporters
ko-fi.com/post/2026-Pl...
www.patreon.com/posts/2026-p...
The summary is:
- I'm hopping to post videos more often
- I have a few videos in the works
- I'm hoping to get to some old projects/ideas
gotta pay me for more deets 💰
ko-fi.com/post/2026-Pl...
www.patreon.com/posts/2026-p...
The summary is:
- I'm hopping to post videos more often
- I have a few videos in the works
- I'm hoping to get to some old projects/ideas
gotta pay me for more deets 💰
Well, I bought a broken one off ebay... who needs to make good decisions
It doesn't power on, so hopefully it has the same problem mine had. It was a common fault apparently, so good chance.
It doesn't power on, so hopefully it has the same problem mine had. It was a common fault apparently, so good chance.
The camera is the canon 70D. It had a common fault that bricked it. I could buy another BROKEN one and try the fix again... I would probably want to get a hot air gun though, might make it more doable 😅
January 1, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Well, I bought a broken one off ebay... who needs to make good decisions
It doesn't power on, so hopefully it has the same problem mine had. It was a common fault apparently, so good chance.
It doesn't power on, so hopefully it has the same problem mine had. It was a common fault apparently, so good chance.
Well this isn't a great start to 2026... At least it's within the 90 purchase insurance for my credit card
January 1, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Well this isn't a great start to 2026... At least it's within the 90 purchase insurance for my credit card
New year's breakfast from a selectively lazy father
January 1, 2026 at 4:36 PM
New year's breakfast from a selectively lazy father
Put fresh sheets on the bed and cleaned my bathroom so that 2026 starts off nice
January 1, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Put fresh sheets on the bed and cleaned my bathroom so that 2026 starts off nice
Reposted by Jesse Doherty
i made a visual novel for #veloxturbo3 ⤵
⌛The Servers Are Shutting Down in 24 Hours but My Pull Rate's Been Set to 0.0001%?!🔮
a gacha game end-of-service simulation from the perspective of the gacha.
🎮 npckc.itch.io/server-shutd...
⌛The Servers Are Shutting Down in 24 Hours but My Pull Rate's Been Set to 0.0001%?!🔮
a gacha game end-of-service simulation from the perspective of the gacha.
🎮 npckc.itch.io/server-shutd...
December 29, 2025 at 12:36 AM
i made a visual novel for #veloxturbo3 ⤵
⌛The Servers Are Shutting Down in 24 Hours but My Pull Rate's Been Set to 0.0001%?!🔮
a gacha game end-of-service simulation from the perspective of the gacha.
🎮 npckc.itch.io/server-shutd...
⌛The Servers Are Shutting Down in 24 Hours but My Pull Rate's Been Set to 0.0001%?!🔮
a gacha game end-of-service simulation from the perspective of the gacha.
🎮 npckc.itch.io/server-shutd...
Heh, this video doesn't have very good retention 😝
December 29, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Heh, this video doesn't have very good retention 😝
I DID make a new 10 hour fireplace video! youtu.be/GgV1-JiTVI0
Got to fix a few things in my video playing game boy code and added a feature that lets you specify how many times video should loop when building the ROM, fading to black at the start of the next loop.
Got to fix a few things in my video playing game boy code and added a feature that lets you specify how many times video should loop when building the ROM, fading to black at the start of the next loop.
Fireplace 10 Hours Game Boy With Log Cartridge
YouTube video by System of Levers
youtu.be
December 28, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I DID make a new 10 hour fireplace video! youtu.be/GgV1-JiTVI0
Got to fix a few things in my video playing game boy code and added a feature that lets you specify how many times video should loop when building the ROM, fading to black at the start of the next loop.
Got to fix a few things in my video playing game boy code and added a feature that lets you specify how many times video should loop when building the ROM, fading to black at the start of the next loop.
I might get another fireplace video of this year. I didn't get around to it last year
December 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I might get another fireplace video of this year. I didn't get around to it last year
Here's the GameBoy assembly crash course I promised in my last video: youtu.be/NSvGwmYPhAQ
I forgot to mention it in the video but I have a version of the assembly code with detailed comments: systemoflevers.com/misc/gameboy...
I forgot to mention it in the video but I have a version of the assembly code with detailed comments: systemoflevers.com/misc/gameboy...
Game Boy Assembly Crash Course
YouTube video by System of Levers
youtu.be
December 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Here's the GameBoy assembly crash course I promised in my last video: youtu.be/NSvGwmYPhAQ
I forgot to mention it in the video but I have a version of the assembly code with detailed comments: systemoflevers.com/misc/gameboy...
I forgot to mention it in the video but I have a version of the assembly code with detailed comments: systemoflevers.com/misc/gameboy...
Reposted by Jesse Doherty
My colorization patch for #tinytoon adventures DX on #gameboycolor is finally out! (download link in the trailer description)
Very much thanks to all for your patience, and a big kudos to @mcconnell.bsky.social , for narrating the thing with all his heart! 🙏
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Yx-...
Very much thanks to all for your patience, and a big kudos to @mcconnell.bsky.social , for narrating the thing with all his heart! 🙏
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Yx-...
Tiny Toon Adventures DX for Game Boy Color (fully playable colorization patch)
YouTube video by Brand Newman
www.youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
My colorization patch for #tinytoon adventures DX on #gameboycolor is finally out! (download link in the trailer description)
Very much thanks to all for your patience, and a big kudos to @mcconnell.bsky.social , for narrating the thing with all his heart! 🙏
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Yx-...
Very much thanks to all for your patience, and a big kudos to @mcconnell.bsky.social , for narrating the thing with all his heart! 🙏
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Yx-...
Wow, turns out trying to "steal line an artist" can really show you the current limits of your creativity
December 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Wow, turns out trying to "steal line an artist" can really show you the current limits of your creativity
Oh no! I just realized I never finished the script for the 5th part of my game boy graphics video! How did I forget that...
November 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Oh no! I just realized I never finished the script for the 5th part of my game boy graphics video! How did I forget that...
Well I got the right chip up but I managed to rip off a pad AND lose a tiny resistor. So much for my cheap fix for my old camera
it took a lot of patience but after a while I finally managed to get half of the wrong chip desoldered and up... good thing I doubled checked before getting all the way desoldered
the right chip looked easier but it's in way tighter quarters. My chunky soldering tip might not be up to the task
the right chip looked easier but it's in way tighter quarters. My chunky soldering tip might not be up to the task
November 24, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Well I got the right chip up but I managed to rip off a pad AND lose a tiny resistor. So much for my cheap fix for my old camera
it took a lot of patience but after a while I finally managed to get half of the wrong chip desoldered and up... good thing I doubled checked before getting all the way desoldered
the right chip looked easier but it's in way tighter quarters. My chunky soldering tip might not be up to the task
the right chip looked easier but it's in way tighter quarters. My chunky soldering tip might not be up to the task
November 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
it took a lot of patience but after a while I finally managed to get half of the wrong chip desoldered and up... good thing I doubled checked before getting all the way desoldered
the right chip looked easier but it's in way tighter quarters. My chunky soldering tip might not be up to the task
the right chip looked easier but it's in way tighter quarters. My chunky soldering tip might not be up to the task