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.

Decided I was justified in breaking out PKHex and the GBxCart

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

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

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!

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

Game Boy Advance SP games I had growing up

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

Hi everyone,
I was wondering if someone can help me to repair my pokemon red cartridge.
I tried to repair it with alcohol and an eraser but it didn't work.
The cartridge seems to be ok, it just has a small scratch ont the pines.

When i load the game i just have the normal menu with the "nintendo" being a little bit unreadable.

If someone have an idea i'm open to it.
Have a good day !

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!

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.

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

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.

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 ?

Why are the L and R trigger buttons ivory-colored?

I have the Japanese e-Reader+ and I’m trying to use it with Doubutsu no Mori e+ to get villagers in. Anytime I try to connect my GameCube to the e-Reader with the link cable to my e-Reader inside my GBA, it will pick up a signal for a couple of seconds then give me an error. The e-Reader shows up perfectly fine on my GBA and used to work 2 years ago, but has been sitting in the attic for pretty much that whole time. Should I replace it?

edit: lmao I completely forgot you have to prep the e reader in the post office before you scan. that was the issue

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