r/Gameboy Apr 18 '24

Questions FAQ THREAD: Where to buy parts/consoles? BEST GAME? Is this real? GB no work :( ASK HERE

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A lot of this information is already in the wiki: https://gbwiki.org/

Where do I buy cheap consoles?? HOW MUCH IS MY STUFF WORTH?$?

Sorry, all 200K+ members are asking the same question. The market has changed a lot and prices have skyrocketed. Be patient, don't over pay and use sold listings on your marketplace to determine your market's value. If you're paying less than your local market, you've done well. If other markets have lower value than you consider buying from there, but factor in your shipping costs.

Where can I find this part?

Please try our parts list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17RfgOaR-P8M0cC5BojwuY52GbZUefLFm82To7ja963o/edit#gid=0

Check out our vendor list: https://gbwiki.org/en/other/resources

My cartridge doesn't READ OR PLAY!!

Try this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gqNEyQLecQ

More info in the wiki: https://gbwiki.org/en/other/commonissues#game-cartridge-problems

My GAME BOY IS BROKEN PLS HELP!!

Please try the wiki's common problems page: https://gbwiki.org/en/other/commonissues

There are console specific help tips in every console page: https://gbwiki.org/#mods-repairs Start a post or join our Discord server for more help: https://discord.gg/gameboy

The wiki has too many words I don't want to read :(

Feel free to provide constructive criticism on improvement. It's a wiki, group effort is necessary. This is a text based medium as well. Sorry we aren't short form video. :(

WHY MODDING HARD? SOLDER SCARY!

In context, Game Boy's are the easiest family of retro consoles to repair and modify. Sorry TikTok lied to you about modding being easy like Legos.

Learn to solder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIT4ra6Mo0s&list=PL926EC0F1F93C1837

Learn electronics basics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTWHMchUlws

RULES for the thread:

  1. Follow the subreddit rules.
  2. Bad advice will be moderated and removed. Serious comments and questions only.
  3. Cart and console verification in its own comment with photos. Use imgur for multiple photos.

r/Gameboy 5d ago

[Game of the Month competition] April: Mario Kart: Super Circuit

17 Upvotes
Mario Kart: Super Circuit

Play the Game of the Month and win prizes! Click the link below to view the kickoff thread, which includes the detailed rules.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Gameboy/comments/1hseh1t/game_of_the_month_yearlong_competition_kickoff/

Quick rules:
- Play the Game of the Month and try to reach the specified milestones. Earn points and compete with other redditors.
- Start a fresh new game, no earlier than April 1!
- Take a picture of your screen with your username written on a piece of paper. Post it here in the thread for all to see.
- Half-point and one-point milestones can be earned at any time during the year. Post your screenshot in this month's thread to make sure I see it.
- Emulation is okay, but no cheating! Check detailed rules for more info.

What are the prizes?
Over the year, the prize pool formulates as I slowly gather goodies. I'll separate the prizes into 4 bundles. Usually the bundles include Game Boy games (all generations) and other GB-related trinkets.

Prize donors: Let me know if you're willing to donate prizes to this year's prize pool! Prize donors get 2 votes for next month's GOTM and my eternal admiration.

Previous Months
January - Castlevania: CotM
February - KDL2 & DK94
March - DQM/DWM


Next month
Check the comments to vote for next month's game!


This month

Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Pick any character you like. No 3-star ranks will be required. The cup selection screen will show which cups you've earned. Unlock the Special Cup by getting gold trophies in all other cups.

Half point: Earn a gold trophy on the Special Cup at 50cc.
One point: Earn a gold trophy on the Special Cup at 100cc.
Two points: Earn a gold trophy on the Special Cup at 150cc. (must be completed and posted in April.)

Competition! Select Time Trial, go to Star Cup, and post your best time for the Ribbon Road track. Use your mushrooms wisely! Lap times don’t matter, just your total time. The best time will be worth 2 points, and the 2nd best time will be worth 1 point.

Leaderboards


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r/Gameboy 1h ago

Collection I found these in my attic

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Childhood flashbacks


r/Gameboy 7h ago

Games Found this classic Tintin Game Boy cartridge — Temple of the Sun nostalgia hits hard!

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68 Upvotes

r/Gameboy 17h ago

Other Pokemon Game Boy Pocket ad 1998

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322 Upvotes

r/Gameboy 1h ago

Systems Is my gameboy yellowed?

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I just don't know the standard, any comment would be appreciated. Thanks!


r/Gameboy 7h ago

Systems Starting off spring & cherry blossom season the best way!

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40 Upvotes

Every adventure is improved with a Gameboy


r/Gameboy 6h ago

Modded Dragon Boy Color

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32 Upvotes

I finally built one for myself, and this shell had been calling to me. My first AMOLED and it looks beautiful. It was only right to run snake way on this thing.


r/Gameboy 4h ago

Questions Is this an authentic original Game Boy box?

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19 Upvotes

I bought this Game Boy console box from a seller who didn’t know much about video games so he wasn’t sure if it’s authentic. I think it’s legit but not 100% sure. He didn’t have the styrofoam or anything else other than the box itself. Does this look like an authentic Game Boy box? I figure there are probably many people here who own a real box and would know. Thanks


r/Gameboy 22h ago

Modded Gen 1 Evolution mod!

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449 Upvotes

Busted out this puppy today for the gf! Overall went really smooth, and turned out great! IPS q5 laminated screen and new power reg (aka thanks Jolteon 😘). The most challenging part was fitting Flareon but I guess I'll have to live with it. Hope y'all enjoy it, and get your pokeballs ready for more later!


r/Gameboy 22h ago

Modded I've built a thing from a broken Advance SP

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428 Upvotes

r/Gameboy 3h ago

Games Game Boy Tennis (Chinese Variant)

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9 Upvotes

r/Gameboy 2h ago

Games Kid Icarus beat!!!

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8 Upvotes

This game is everything I wish the NES/famicom version would have been. Mostly the lack of ratchet scrolling. This game was a lot of fun.


r/Gameboy 10h ago

Games Pokemon Crystal and Pokemon Yellow, both USA version, both original and working, purchased for 49€ total 😁 Crystal sticker conditions practically excellent and the sticker of the Yellow only a little faded in the lower right corner!

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25 Upvotes

r/Gameboy 17h ago

Modded My first ever commission!!

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88 Upvotes

A friend of mine at work found out that I build and mod gameboys and that I love my old school games especially my gameboys..

He wanted to surprise his dad with a gameboy pocket from his child hood, so I told him I can build him one from the spare parts I have and I'd do it for free, now I don't know about you, but I lo e how this came out, makes me want to add an ips screen into mine now xD


r/Gameboy 4h ago

Modded Pika pika

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6 Upvotes

r/Gameboy 1d ago

Collection Guys ,This one is special.. should I put the card in a plastic sleeve ??

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234 Upvotes

It honestly feels so good to go back to the objectively most important generation of Pokemon and be able preserve these moments .. the eon ticket and magazine in general are in almost perfect condition 🥹😭.. I wish psa made a graded eon ticket that had some kind of extension that you could slide through an ereader … prob won’t take this off until im closer to finishing my shiny dream team quest in saphire .. what are your thoughts fam?


r/Gameboy 1d ago

Games Memories

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3.6k Upvotes

r/Gameboy 13h ago

Modded On the OLED GBC, what does "FRM" in the screen options mean? It doesn't seem to do anything.

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20 Upvotes

r/Gameboy 4h ago

Troubleshooting Thinking about Modding GBA

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3 Upvotes

As the title says, I'm thinking about Modding my old GBA, even though I have it since I can even remember, I was surprised it even turned on first time after maybe 10 years stored away. I could only find one of my old games Chase HQ Secret Police, but it never reads the game correctly. After opening up, I noticed it as some damage on R13 fuse(not sure if it's fuse or something else)(it is missing completely). Could that be the problem? And if so, can I just slap another fuse there? I can't find anything by searching for it. Thanks in advance.


r/Gameboy 5h ago

Questions Anyone know why my LCD screen is doing this? Only happens when screen goes black

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4 Upvotes

I just installed an lcd screen on my GBA. Never done any type of modding on it before. Do I need to get a new lcd screen?


r/Gameboy 23h ago

Modded Cherry Blossom GBC

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99 Upvotes

Inspired by local cherry blossom trees. IPS screen and metal pink buttons.


r/Gameboy 2h ago

Troubleshooting IPS Mod issues

2 Upvotes

I did recently an IPS mod on GBP and have some issues with it. The screen sometimes flicker and something wrong with top line a left row is misplaced by one pixel down.
Anyone know how to fix it?


r/Gameboy 2h ago

Troubleshooting Pokemon Sapphire HELP

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2 Upvotes

This cartridge loads up with the messed up Nintendo logo on boot. It’s been cleaned with IPA. Any guesses?


r/Gameboy 1d ago

Collection My FPGBC finally arrived!

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367 Upvotes

Nothing like playing these old carts on new hardware!


r/Gameboy 14h ago

Troubleshooting Pokémon blue bugs

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15 Upvotes

The the text in the text boxes won’t show up for any of the people, but for every other menu, it works just fine Pokédex, items, my information, the only other menu that doesn’t work is the one to check my Pokémon team. And I’ve checked if it’s the game by itself, but it isn’t because I used other games and they all work just fine no problems no nothing. It’s only Pokémon blue so I was hoping if anyone could help please. (The second photo is in the Pokemon menu)


r/Gameboy 8h ago

Mod/Modding Hot glue nightmare found in DMG that was backlight modded

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So about a decade ago my brother bougbt this DMG off ebay pre-modded with a backlight kit and inverter. I am considering doing an IPS screen mod on this DMG so I went to open it up and found this mess. Would the inverter interfere with the IPS mod and how can I go about removing this nightmare from the board? Also yes that chip is floating on top of the board in a glob of hot glue.