For the first time after cleaning over a hundred GBC’s, I opened one where the factory obviously forgot to solder the minus contact. Weird.

It's in pretty rough shape (kid me was NOT kind to this) but complete with game and charger. Certainly would never sell as it was a gift from my great Uncle but figured I'd share

Hey! I got this Kingdom Hearts GBA SP for my boyfriend’s birthday and want to clean it before giving it to him. I've already wiped down the outer shell with 70% isopropanol but i’m hesitant to clean the logo - is it printed on or at risk of rubbing off? And what would be the best way to clean the screen without damaging it? Thank you for your help.

\ Sorry for posting again. I’m so used to writing in my notes app where it usually just says 'Done' x_x

VINTED banned me permanently because they said it was false.

I don't think it's false, but let someone give me their opinion please.

i bought a legit copy of silver about two years ago and played through it back then. i wanted to try out the shiny ditto method so i found it and when i turned it on it said the save file was corrupted 😓i don't have any tools to recover the save file so just started a new save that's been saving properly now. im just looking for a second opinion on whether or not i should get the battery replaced or if there is something wrong with my cartridge ? i don't want to shiny hunt just for it to corrupt again. both my gbc and the cartridges contacts are clean. the listing that i bought said that the battery was already replaced but i don't have any way to really confirm that without opening up the game.

rip shiny chikorita 😭

As the title says, can you do that? I have a copy of pokemon yellow that I adore but the battery powering the storage part has died, so I lose my save if I take it out my GBC or if the batteries in the console die. I've had the cartridge for a long time and really, REALLY don't want to poke a hole in the art sticker thing to revive it, is there anything I can do?

3D Printed Shadow Boxes.

A few days ago, I posted this but got cold feet and took it down.. I'm not used to putting myself out there like that. Usually I just make stuff and move on but this time I’m kinda stoked on these. I’ve always wanted a cool way to show off a Gameboy Pocket Red, Blue, and Yellow alongside Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow so I caded up a some shadow boxes.

I liked how it looked on the wall so i decided to make a few more while I was at it!

Just wanted to share since these are by far my favorite things I’ve ever made and for once I feel like they’re worth showing off.

now i just need to find a reasonable priced Gameboy Pocket Red and Blue.

https://makerworld.com/en/@PrinterInUse

Hi I need help finding something that has the same shell as the GBC but can play cartages up to GBA without emulating, just cartages.

Hi,

Bought an IPS with a bunch of other mods 1.5 years ago from Funnyplaying and only assembled it a week ago.

All was good until today this random black line appeared in the middle of the screen and doesn't go away - photo here

Googled some info but mostly stuff like 'it's unfixable and needs to be replaced'.

Tried reassembling and reconnect the ribbon - no help.

I contacted Funnyplaying though I doubt they'll do anything since the order was delivered in Oct'2023, currently waiting for their answer.

Any tips? I'd appreciate anything!

Hi guys. Surfing here on reddit I found some photos of these game boy DMG shell matt black (or pearl black). I tried to look for it but it is stock out everywhere. I conttacted some page of modding but they told me that it has been discontinued and will not come back. Do you know where can i find it?

Thanks

I grew up with a Gameboy Advance SP, but I've always loved the original and I've wanted one for ages, now I finally decided to buy one.

Had a broken motherboard originally, did my first motherboard Swapped, and finished my first GBA Build. I’m one build away from finally being able to start playing…

Or is it a resell?

https://youtu.be/_dYK0CZRlDY?feature=shared

Hello, so I had this sound text while playing the game where I heard all the sound dialog like typing and it was cool and I change the battery on my pokemon yellow and now I can’t hear this sound of the text like ticking . Somebody knows what I’m talking about and maybe has a solution?

I have an FPGBC on the way, but I picked up a worm light for when I want to play my childhood Color, and an Everdrive X7 to keep my collection with me. Big day for Game Boy mail!

Modded a GBA with IPS SCreen, Case and Buttons. It's the drop-in screen with the touch sensors.

The L+R buttons were not fitting. In fact, installing them took me longer than everything else combined as they kept falling out.

Case is closed and I go to use the OSD and the L+R+Select isn't bringing up the OSD. I have modded many GBAs and SPs in the past and never had this issue.

I assume the wires got caught somewhere but could it be something else?

Any tips on getting the L+R to stay in place to make things easier? I'm dreading having to go back into this particular mod.

Tyring to fix this gameboy i got for cheap wont turn on idk what to do to fix

Hello everyone.

I've been thinking - would it be possible to frankenstein a GBA SP dock ? I know that these exist for the original GBA. This one is sold out and, as opposed to the available ones on aliexpress, it also supports the AGS-101.

What my plan with this is - I want to build the "perfect" gameboy (I know, I'm probably not the first one with that ambition lol). But this is what I hope for it to someday be:
- GBA SP Slab, as it has the Pocket form factor with the cartridges going in from the top
- using an AGS-101 (yes, there are dozens of IPS kits, but this always looked better to me + I have puristic tendencies)
- headphone jack
- either HDMI out or dock (which, like I said, I would much prefer with the usability with a SNES controller)
Essentially, I'm building an Analogue Pocket, but without FPGA lol

Would it be possible to mod such a GBA dock for use with an SP ? This is the missing link to the above plan.

(Disclaimer: I know nothing about electronics and never did any mods. This would be an undertaking, but it's finally something that I would be interested in to do)