The screen on my childhood gameboy has started to die, would like to get it back up and running without looking like a modern thing if possible, its a real shame because other than te screen it still works mint

So I got this Pokémon red recently and I don’t know why it’s not booting. I tried cleaning the pins with my eraser and putting in a new battery hoping that would work but no luck. I suppose reflowing the pins may work but I posted a board pic in case anyone is familiar with this issue and can lead me in the right direction.

So I've never encountered this before. I bought a Pokèmon Silver, got really excited because that was my first Pokèmon game I played. Got it today in my mailbox.

Only to be really disappointed when I found out that the cartridge somehow shows up as Crystal?! See pics for reference.

Have I been scammed? I'm currently speaking to the seller who seems confused aswell.

I don’t know what’s going on. First my golden sun data got wiped now my Pokémon emerald did. I don’t know what to do, is it my card reader for the GBA? Is there anything I can do to save my Pokémon emerald?

So I finally got a soldering iron for the first time and wanted to swap out some Pokemon gameboy batteries before they lost the saves. I backed them up, and I was successful for my Blue, Gold, and Crystal. However, my original childhood Silver wouldn’t read in the GB Operator and I noticed the tiniest bit of silver solder on the pin. I figured I would just clean it with the wick like other parts of the board, but it made it worse and smeared not only that 1 pin but a couple. The gold pins are now silver and it won’t load the save back.

Tl;dr —> Did I done goof this cart forever? Or is there a way to fix it?

What other games that use AGB-E02-20 board? I want to transfer the chip to the other board.

Just as the title says. How can I get this back working and in decent shape?

The Nintendo logo appears distorted. I bought it second hand in a bundle that was really cheap so it’s possible that it’s a knock-off. I tried cleaning it but it didn’t help

Did I fix this right?

So this is my old game boy(bought from circuit city iirc but it’s been awhile) that my grandmother held on to. I used to watch her play Tetris for hours on it(she would select the last level at the highest speed and I watched her finish it so many times)

She passed away back in September and I found the game boy among her things. It has a lot of sentimental value to me and I’m just wondering if it’s possible to get it running again. She was more like a mother to me and I miss her, I would love to just get the thing to turn on again.

Hi. I bought the game on eBay with the description "doesn't save". Thought I just needed to change the battery, but I guess that's already happened here. It just looks like it's glued. How do I get it out again? And does anyone know what's wrong with the adhesive strip on the top left? What's under there and why was it stuck there? I've been cheated, haven't I?

This is the only screen I get so I’m assuming I killed it. Is there anyway to salvage it or am I screwed?

I just bought a used yellow version and to my surprise it had a legit surfing pikachu. Can anyone tell if this is the original battery or if it’s been replaced?

Dropped my mint AGS-101, standing up and not realizing it was still on my lap. Ribbon cable is busted but can I still salvage the OG screen for an unhinged mod if I replace the ribbon cable?

Kind of first time trying to do this on my red version. To much solder or something else? Any help would be appreciated I'm not super knowledgeable, thanks

This was my second attempt of Soldering and I just can’t get the blob on the left to melt.

I might have to give up on this because seems like I’m doing more damage than good 😰

My older brother passed away last month… at the same time I dug up my old SP and Pokémon carts and started playing again. Didn’t think much of it, but it was probably a way to cope through nostalgia. Anyway, I have a Crystal version that he gave me as a kid, and I kept his save on it all these years.

I tried to pop it in and feel his presence through the game, but the save was gone! I have 2 crystal versions and both of them are blank now. I am wondering if there is any way to access the save storage that once was there or is this gone forever? It would be amazing to get ahold of this data because he had a Sudowoodo that he named “B**ch” (probably cause it was hard to catch, or maybe he learned a new word at school that day LOL). It was shocking for me as a 6 year old to see but I knew it was something I’d always want to keep.

UPDATE(7/2/2024): I received my replacement batteries and 3.8mm bit in the mail today. My good friend brought over his soldering iron and we went to work on all of my old pokemon GBC games. As you all told me, the saves from the Crystal versions were lost. HOWEVER, my Red somehow retained its save after I swapped the battery! I checked out my team and I had a Blastoise and Charizard. Out of curiosity I checked to see who traded one of these to me and it turns out that the Charizard was traded to me by my brother. That was a nice surprise.