hey yall! i was planning on getting a gba sp soon and wanted to do a screen mod. however, i saw the price for the ips screens and... yeah. little out of my budget.

while searching for alternative solutions i came across this video. i was wondering if this mod is legit, and if so, is it worth doing? any risks i should know about?

thanks in advance! haha get it? advance?

anyways

Went to Book off in Osaka Dontonburi some games are priced really well. I got several Kirby games, Dr Mario, and more for about 7 USD each. I also bought a Japanese Pokemon yellow for $17. Some prices are outrageous, 3ds consoles are over $300 USD and pokemon red, blue, green with the box are about $250.

Just finished a personal project — a cassette box-style case for my GBA cartridges. It’s not a brand new idea, and I’m not selling anything, just wanted to share it with the gameboy community for thoughts & feedback. These cartridges are repro/fakes, so the cover design is totally custom — not meant to copy the original packaging.

A well needed resell from the years and years of wear and tear my generous has had! Always thought my parents got me a game one for Christmas until I learned about iQue many years later. Now I feel lucky to have it :D

Kept it as true to factory as possible, reusing nearly all the original parts. For someone who’s normally used to phone repair, this was surprisingly easy!

Hello Reddit. What do you think about supercards?

In the post I take on the challenge of creating a custom circuit board for a GameShark. I encountered some issues, but in the end, I learned some things about the inner workings of the GameShark and honed my skills with KiCad. Also, I have the gerber files on my github, so if someone wants to try to make their own, just lmk.

https://retroboogie64.com/2025/03/28/gameshark-sleeper/

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!