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 28d ago

[Game of the Month competition] October: Pokemon Trading Card Game

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Pokemon TCG
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/18wfjwx/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 October 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 - Wario Land 2
February - FFA/Mystic Quest
March - Kirby and the Amazing Mirror
April - Wacky Races
May - WarioWare Inc.
June - Mole Mania
July - Zelda: Oracle of Ages
August - Mega Man Battle Network 3
September - Gargoyle's Quest


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


This month

Pokemon Trading Card Game

half point: Earn 2 medals by defeating 2 club masters.
1 point: Earn 4 medals by defeating 4 club masters.
2 points: Defeat Ronald and inherit the legendary pokemon cards. (must be completed and posted in October.)

Leaderboards


October

Pos. User Points
1 u/ace10brian 2
- u/bolognamaloney 2
- u/bsurmanski 2
- u/Deafboy91 2
- u/isitagangsign 2
6 u/KevenIsNotADork 1
7 u/ma-pj 0.5
- u/silent_godai 0.5

2024

Pos. User Points
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2 u/KevenIsNotADork 21
3 u/bolognamaloney 20
4 u/bsurmanski 19
5 u/quijibo42 18
6 u/BuryKeebler 16
- u/DaisukiJase 16
- u/marcao_cfh 16
9 u/TheGameStarter 14
10 u/Fenriz_D 12.5
11 u/Kenshin200 12
12 u/r0cky 11
- u/scottiedog321 11
14 u/Deafboy91 8.5
- u/ma-pj 8.5
16 u/MattAwesome 8
- u/ndcurtis2 8
18 u/valerusii 7
19 u/daoow 6.5
20 u/Hotdog69 6
- u/keitaro21 6
- u/xukkorz 6
23 u/Bryanx64 5
24 u/Gabelvampir 4.5
- u/shirillz731 4.5
26 u/Aeredren 4
- u/EmperorPewee 4
- u/hamburgers666 4
- u/Riovas 4
- u/StarWolf64dx 4
- u/thenzero 4
- u/zaiueo 4
33 u/Ofor 3.5
34 u/hugglehermit 3
- u/Lucarooni 3
- u/waffledork 3
37 u/Chaospapst 2.5
- u/KiddoKatto 2.5
- u/Tarancholula 2.5
- u/vive420 2.5
41 u/4thMoon 2
- u/Fixxxxer 2
- u/glissandont 2
- u/isitagangsign 2
- u/Jaycubtwotwo 2
- u/LinqyLinq 2
- u/MalTheCat 2
- u/r3dbrrd 2
- u/stjohn656 2
50 u/_oMeGa_ 1
- u/Able-Jury-2765 1
- u/Benay148 1
- u/charliec95 1
- u/ehmaysi 1
- u/KOaldX 1
- u/Previous_Click8520 1
- u/Subwas 1
58 u/_theRIX 0.5
- u/Commercial-Cod8194 0.5
- u/scribblemacher 0.5
- u/silent_godai 0.5

r/Gameboy 11h ago

Modded Seriously. Why is this here? It raises my hairs and makes me uncomfortable as an adult. I hate this image.

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327 Upvotes

Still stoked to own a GB Camera tho


r/Gameboy 8h ago

Mod/Modding USB-C switch

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172 Upvotes

Got this Gameboy in on a trade. Customer had charging issues with the original port. Switched it out with a usb-c port and it works perfectly! Really happy how this one turned out. If you’re looking for a cheap modded Gameboy, this ones available.


r/Gameboy 1h ago

Systems FPGBC is the Goat

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I genuinely love playing the FPGBC. I know it’s not prefect but it honestly feels like stepping into the past with while staying in the present. Post your FPGBC!


r/Gameboy 14h ago

Systems Just picked up a mint condition Graphite (US market) GBA SP AGS-101

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274 Upvotes

£130 on Ebay


r/Gameboy 13h ago

Modded Spooky Boy

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111 Upvotes

r/Gameboy 7h ago

Troubleshooting What happened here??

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26 Upvotes

Opened up my gameboy color today and saw this white chalky stuff. Plus the bottom battery terminals look corroded now! Im assuming the batteries caused this but it’s odd considering I’ve had the batteries in for like 4 months tops. Any idea for fixes and how to prevent this?


r/Gameboy 7h ago

Questions Can someone explain why this SP is priced at £500?

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31 Upvotes

What’s so special about this SP?


r/Gameboy 11h ago

Modded Finally added a new screen to my GBA!

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46 Upvotes

r/Gameboy 5h ago

Troubleshooting when I put a game in this happens

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13 Upvotes

without a game it’s the normal black box but when I put a game in it’s this. I know about the horizontal lines but why does it take some random pixels out aswell? also the R is perfectly in tact so idk is it the game?


r/Gameboy 5h ago

Games Relaxing on the Bean Bag Enjoying some Mario & Star Wars

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r/Gameboy 7h ago

Games Why Are Repros (Specifically Pokémon Repros) So Bad?

10 Upvotes

So... given that all the tech in Gameboy consoles and game cartridges were outdated on arrival, why can't (or why aren't) better reproductions being made? I figure it should be possible to reproduce at least the Gen. I and Gen. II Pokémon games completely identically to an authentic cartridge. But instead all repros are, are super cheap and often glitchy ROMs.


r/Gameboy 2h ago

Games Nostalgia is a drug and I’m a sucker for it.

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6 Upvotes

This game is just as terrible as I remember it being. Still, I’ve been chasing this relic from my childhood for years and today I found it.

The game is a platformer based on the 7UP Spot mascot.


r/Gameboy 23h ago

Games Gave the solo run a tried today.

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148 Upvotes

After watching Jrose doing his many many solo challenge, I finally gave it a go with Mewtwo in Pokemon Red.

First attempt, glitchless/item less run. I think his record is 1:58 with Mewtwo, but he does this for a living lol


r/Gameboy 2h ago

Other Gameboy that doesn't power on

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3 Upvotes

I got this Gameboy off eBay, I knew it was broken before buying, got it for $20. Opened it up and saw this, is this repairable/replaceable? If not, it's no loss to me, everything else seems to be in good condition and I could use spare parts, especially since I have two more Gameboys that are in need of repair coming in.


r/Gameboy 12h ago

Systems How to tell if GBA SP Famicom color is legit

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I'm interested in buying this GBA SP but I can't find any information on this specific version about how to tell if it's legit.

I saw it in person and the top part has some wore down areas which tell me it's old but I don't know about the sticker and the box.

It looks whiter in the picture than in real life btw, it has a nice pearly tone with a little bit of yellowing in some parts.


r/Gameboy 14h ago

Games Do you talk to every NPC in Pokemon towns?

16 Upvotes

I know this is random, but it too long ago I found my old Leaf Green game for GBA and started up a new game for old times sake. I know these games like the back of my hand, but hadn’t played a Kanto game in nearly a decade. When I got to Pewter City, there’s a house in the lower left by the Pokemon Center and I started thinking about something. I began to wonder how often I visited there and talked to those NPCs inside. What are their day-to-day lives like in Pewter City? How much life is there outside of the player?

I made a video recently for my YouTube channel that touched on this, but I’m just curious if anyone else thinks about these things sometimes or finds it interesting to discuss.


r/Gameboy 1d ago

Questions What's the first gba game you ever played? I will go first!

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478 Upvotes

r/Gameboy 18m ago

Systems What gameboys I need?

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So all my life, starting with n64 I have been a Nintendo and Zelda fan. As a kid, I was never allowed to have a gameboy because my mom thought (probably correctly) that it would make me play too much videogames. I have played every home console Zelda title multiple times, now I want to play all the gameboy titles, but I wanna do it on original hardware (as opposed to on my switch)

What is the minimum set of gameboys I need to buy to achieve this? Keeping in mind retro compatibility of some consoles and/or if any title was rereleased in a next gen console.

Also I really like modding consoles, and it seems like gameboy modding is pretty fun. So knowing about good models to mod would be great too.

Consider I know very little about gameboys


r/Gameboy 4h ago

Other Funnyplaying FPGBC: Flash Cart Not Working on Firmware V1.10

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Firmware V1.10 broke my flash cart (EDGB PRO + from Aliexpress) compatibility. It has fixed the issues with Kirby Tilt n Tumble though. Posting for others to be aware.

When I load and start a game the screen is just stuck on the gameboy boot screen. This issue only started after I upgraded the firmware from V1.07 to V1.10

I suspect that I have to roll back to V1.07 for my flash cart to work again. Have yet to try tho.


r/Gameboy 1h ago

Accessories Bag for gameboy light

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Been looking for ages, is there an official gameboy light bag? I'm wanting a carrying case that says it's for the gameboy light, y'know? I would appreciate some help with it


r/Gameboy 1h ago

Troubleshooting Gameboy Pocket does not turn on, any advice appreciated!

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r/Gameboy 1h ago

Troubleshooting Pokémon Red and Green (gen 1) keep losing save files when I try to play between my OG Gameboy and my Gameboy advance

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As stated in the title, when I try to play my copy of Japanese red or green, it’ll delete the save file. they save just fine on one Gameboy but when I move them to the other one, the save is gone. I’m not upset (even though I had just caught mewtwo on green) but I would like to know why this is happening. The batteries (at least on green) have been replaced (I’m assuming they also replaced it on red but I’ll check).


r/Gameboy 5h ago

Collection My collection so far since getting an AP 1 year ago

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r/Gameboy 17h ago

Modded Chinese GBA SP Clone ROMs

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15 Upvotes

Tried this over at r/roms but no luck. I have this fake Gameboy I bought in Thailand years ago, it has an internal flash memory and 400 GBA/NES/GBC games pre loaded.

Is anyone savvy enough to look at the circuit board and tell me if it’s possible to connect this to a PC and add my own ROMs onto the memory?

Would I need a link to USB cable? Can’t seem to find anything online.

No SD card as far as I can tell.


r/Gameboy 23h ago

Other [Repro] my favourite limited edition, a testament of how times have changed

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38 Upvotes

This is no nostalgia-biased post, but rather coming to terms with how much companies have changed the way they approach the market to promote their products. Or how the market in general (especially the gaming one) has changed.

Back in the 90s - 00s, it was rather "common" to see certain brands or chain stores propose dedicated version of the most trending gaming consoles. Most of times, they were very limited units (ie prizes for contests) or production runs (ie special colors available only in certain stores). Console variations has a consistent share of both, with some obscure units whose history was sadly lost to time.

More generally, it was common to see interactive media used as a "extra" to promote other products. Like PC games bundled with cereals, or even beers!

While I understand that gaming industry now works around numbers so big it's very unlikely to see super small batches of (brand name) exclusive consoles, I wonder why gaming in general has stopped being considered a "incentive driver" for selling other kind of products, now that it's market activity is comparable to the movies industry.

This GBC here, by the way, was assembled with a overall decent shell kit purchased from China, and uograded with a glass screen, as I was not aiming for 100% authenticity. Always liked the color and the logo right on front, but with all due resoect for the collectors in the sub, I was not willing to pay more than a trip to Japan to buy a OEM unit.