r/Gameboy • • 13h ago

Troubleshooting WHAT HAPPENED

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I recently bought Fire Red and started playing, and I haven't used the console in probably years. So I don't know/remember how long the battery lasts, and I've been playing with low battery to kinda test it. And right now I go to open my game and I get this message ("Save deleted") and I don't understand what happened. Also when I reached for the GB the button was on "On" but I'm sure I saved and turned off the last time I played 😭Also I searched on Google and it said that non-original games tend to delete saves, but I don't how if that's true.

Please help me!! So I can stop this from happening again.


r/Gameboy • • 14h ago

Troubleshooting Deleted save files using GB operator for Epilogue

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I just got my GB Operator today and was testing it out with my collection. I tried about 15 games with no problem, just seeing if it read and recognized the games, and to see if they’re counterfeits or not. The last game I entered was Legend of The River King for gameboy. It read it and said it was official. I then selected play to boot it and test out that feature. To my surprise it said that there wasn’t any save data. I was confused since I played it on my gameboy about a month ago and it had my 4 year old save file on it. I then pulled out my gameboy and it also said there weren’t any save files. Did I use the go operator wrong? I didn’t select any option to delete a save or anything like that. I just kept swapping out games to see if it recognized them. Some games I had to insert 2-3 times to get it to read, when my gameboy always reads them on the first try.


r/Gameboy • • 18h ago

Collection the super game boy still feels like magic. game boy games on the big screen

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i love how the super game boy gives you 32 built in color palettes plus custom borders for game boy games. it makes everything feel brand new. which palette do you always go back to


r/Gameboy • • 16h ago

Questions Will this power cable work on IPS modded GBP?

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I'm lost here on contradictory information... :(


r/Gameboy • • 17h ago

Questions HELP! Gameboy case screen replacement sticker

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Hey guys. Is there a provider for replacement stickers for the Game Boy case on the picture? Thank you for your help ✌️


r/Gameboy • • 1h ago

Troubleshooting Game Boy Battery Issue: Inflated and Unsure What to Do

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I recently dug out my old Game Boy, but it looks like the battery is swollen. Has anyone else dealt with this?

Did you try to power it on anyway, or did you replace the battery right away? If you swapped it out, where did you get your replacement? Any advice would be appreciated!


r/Gameboy • • 23h ago

Questions where to appeal ban from gb discord?

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I just woke up this morning and found out I got banned from the discord. I couldn't find a way to appeal the ban on here, if someone could pls point me towards somewhere or someone I can submit an appeal to please and thank you


r/Gameboy • • 16h ago

Troubleshooting is it possible to repair this?

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i have no idea what i’m doing lol


r/Gameboy • • 23h ago

Games Physical copies of my game are out now!!

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r/Gameboy • • 20h ago

Questions Gameboy OEM Shell?

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Hi everyone,

Got this Gameboy recently, is the first one I ever have and I was wondering if the shell is actually OEM or if it is a re-shell, it came with the box, no manuals or inserts, included all the pictures I could think of.


r/Gameboy • • 15h ago

Games Game Storage Cases I Designed

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r/Gameboy • • 17h ago

Troubleshooting :'(

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Do you guys have any idea about why this may have happened? It was stored in a fresh and dry cabinet...


r/Gameboy • • 12h ago

Collection Is it gooood?!

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r/Gameboy • • 10h ago

Collection Growing collection... Still missing my forecer in restoration GBA

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My GBA is on his 3rd restoration... Still not alive. Soon to give up on that one and pick another one.


r/Gameboy • • 22h ago

Shopping/Haul Anyone know where to buy cases like this that cleanly hold manual and DMG cartridge?

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r/Gameboy • • 23h ago

Modded My latest pickup unhinged gold metal SP

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Been wanting one of these for a while but they are so expensive and often sold out. Grabbed this one on eBay for a little over $100 as a parts system. Found a bridged power solder and blown F2 now it’s perfect. I do want to swap the plastic buttons with aluminum ones but can’t decide which color would go best. I kind of like the blue but not sure how it would look. Also the screen seems okay but there are better ones.

Came with USBC charge port
Lithium battery pack (not OEM style)
Jack port for audio but it was never connected


r/Gameboy • • 6h ago

Games Finally beat the Safari

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Decided I was justified in breaking out PKHex and the GBxCart


r/Gameboy • • 9h ago

Systems My Savers Find $5.99

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Pick this GBA SP at Savers for $5.99 originally came with a copy of Pokemon Ruby (not a fan of pokemon so I put it aside) and this extended battery pack. I ended picking up Crash Bandicoot Purple and fallen in love with it. Been carrying this SP everywhere with me and been trynna beat the game. 49% complete btw now.


r/Gameboy • • 22h ago

Games well I'll be

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r/Gameboy • • 8h ago

Questions Anything I'm missing? I heard I need some sort of lens too but im not sure if thats necessary. Thanks!

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r/Gameboy • • 10h ago

Systems Pink Japanese Gameboy pocket cleaned restored 😇

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I have worked hard restoring this Game Boy pocket tbh it wasn't working before and now it does 💪

So firstly as you may be able to see that there is a lot of corrosion around the capacitor which also needed to be changed basically the board was pretty shocking 😭

I have also installed the new speaker into this and just gave it another good general clean it took me about an hour.

it's well worth it and it's so satisfying when fixing these!


r/Gameboy • • 8h ago

Mod/Modding GBA Sp Hinges... Advice please

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Hi guys,

I'm trying to replace my GBA SP shell and the old one had the hinge frame braked.

I was able to remove the MB and so on, however, I'm stucked in the image situation.

Any idea of how can i remove the hinges from the broken frame ?


r/Gameboy • • 7h ago

Collection Nostalgia

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Game Boy Advance SP games I had growing up


r/Gameboy • • 14h ago

Systems Yellow Pocket

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Just pulled my Gameboy out of the attic. OFF Road is such a good quick game. Now to find the rest of my games.


r/Gameboy • • 16h ago

Questions Should I return it?

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I just recently picked up a gb advance sp 101, from a very reputable seller with a 30 day warranty. I tested it out with a game I bought in the store and everything was working fine. However when I changed the cartridge out to play something else the screen repeatedly froze and started making the 'game removed' screech. I've never owned a Gameboy of any kind and was trying to figure out what could be causing the issue.

I don't have the skills or confidence to take apart the system, especially with how much I paid for it. I've tested it with three different games, all from different sellers/shops, and each freezes within 20ish minutes of playing.

I live in the middle of nowhere and the store I bought it from is a few hours away. Should I just call and see about returning it? I 100% need a gba to play all the games I've collected, but I'm fairly certain the device is the issue.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.