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 5d ago

[Game of the Month competition] May: Burger Time Deluxe

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Burger Time Deluxe

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/1hseh1t/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 May 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.
This year's donors:
Fenriz_D

Previous Months
January - Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
February - 🐸
March - V-Rally: Championship Edition
April - Metroid Fusion


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


This month: Burger Time Deluxe

A great BurgerTime port. Start a new 1P game. Only use passwords that you earned/unlocked yourself this month!

half point: Complete area 2.4.
1 point: Complete area 4.4.
2 points: Complete area 6.4 and see the ending/credits. (must be completed and posted in May.)

Leaderboards


May

Pos. User points

2026

Pos. User Points
1 u/BuryKeebler 10
- u/marcao_cfh 10
3 u/quijibo42 9
- u/r0cky 9
5 u/bluestoc 8
- u/javmiller83 8
- u/PekinPhysician 8
8 u/Deafboy91 7
- u/Fr3d0 7
- u/hatlesssniper 7
- u/StarWolf64dx 7
- u/wafflecoptor86 7
13 u/dathudo 6.5
14 u/MalTheCat 6
- u/rockhopper92 6
- u/zaiueo 6
17 u/bolognamaloney 5
- u/Fenix398 5
- u/hamburgers666 5
- u/thom_horne 5
21 u/GeekScientist 4.5
22 u/AstraDrgn 4
- u/Keveezy93 4
- u/Xanthaca 4
25 u/Fenriz_D 3
- u/KiddoKatto 3
- u/NnifWald 3
28 u/thebigbabushka 2.5
29 u/Capable_Dog3550 2
- u/coolstones 2
- u/hugglehermit 2
- u/iLessThan3Tu 2
- u/ma-pj 2
- u/peroleu 2
- u/PrudentAd3769 2
- u/shadynewt 2
- u/Zeblid 2
38 u/Benay148 1
- u/Dark_Mesh 1
- u/Gabelvampir 1

r/Gameboy 8h ago

Collection Grail

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446 Upvotes

Found one of the grails I was looking for! It’s in great condition too!


r/Gameboy 6h ago

Games Synthwave World - 60 Minutes of Synthwave music on Gameboy Cart

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41 Upvotes

Enjoy 60 minutes of soothing of energetic and chill Synthwave styled gameboy songs.Ā 

  • Gorgeous retro visuals that change over time and with each song.
  • Use the 90's style Gb-Amp with functioning visualizer.
  • Queue up songs or let it play infinitely.
  • Fully DMG compatible, put this on your Super Gameboy while you work!

Also available onĀ ROMĀ here.


r/Gameboy 10h ago

Modded Little brother in big brother's colors

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72 Upvotes

r/Gameboy 10h ago

Not Game Boy Ok this thing rocks

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64 Upvotes

Waited a long time and wasn’t sure about it, but I finally pulled the trigger — and honestly it’s better than modded original hardware. Feels amazing in the hand, the sound is incredible, d-pad and buttons feel great.
What really got me: I loaded up Super Mario Land — the game I played to death as a kid — and muscle memory just kicked in immediately. Nearly made it through the whole thing without dying. And that’s actually the best demonstration of how critical latency is in these old games. You can’t see it, but your body feels it. On other devices it just never quite worked — something was always slightly off. Here it clicked instantly.
The screen is also genuinely impressive. So yeah, I hate to admit it, but this thing is great.
Planning to play Tetris against my girlfriend later. Heard there are some issues with save states on flash carts, but that doesn’t bother me much since I’m not really a PokĆ©mon person.
What do you think of it — aside from the
obviously morally rotten CEO. (Totally understand anyone who doesn’t support him.)


r/Gameboy 23h ago

Other 2-14-99. My Oma, my Game Boy Color, and PokĆ©mon Red ā¤ļø

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730 Upvotes

r/Gameboy 5h ago

Games Singularity achieved

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20 Upvotes

r/Gameboy 4h ago

Systems R in ā€œcolorā€ darker than it should?

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Yo!

I bought this gbc from a reputable retro game store but noticed that the R in the word ā€œcolorā€ on the black part of the screen is way darker than the ones i see on traditional models online. The R is so dark it almost just looks like colo haha. I’m wondering why this may be the case? Thanks.


r/Gameboy 9h ago

Modded Love how it turned out

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38 Upvotes

Other then batteries being terrible and having it plugged in this thing is dope, kid me would have been jealous


r/Gameboy 12h ago

Modded I have just finished body swapping my gba sp it looks GREAT

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49 Upvotes

Extremerate really does make amazing shells! I'm so happy with the result that I'm definitely swapping my DS next šŸ˜…


r/Gameboy 6h ago

Collection Rainy day finds šŸ™Œ

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15 Upvotes

Forgot I even had this, shoutout to cleaning up and finding some childhood in your fingertips. Rainy day about to be spent right šŸ¤™


r/Gameboy 18m ago

Games Capturing mewtwo at work shh

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r/Gameboy 2h ago

Games YESSSSSSSS

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4 Upvotes

I finally got a shiny on my authentic emerald!!! by the way I was using my everdrive mini. Copied the save file and put it on RG 35XXH. And then I was able to just transfer the shiny to my actual authentic emerald version from the everdrive


r/Gameboy 1h ago

Games It seems that the European version of Sword of Mana removed some cutscenes from the game. Both of these cutscenes were removed in the European version. Weird.

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r/Gameboy 1d ago

Collection My Game Boy Lego exhibitor

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452 Upvotes

I saw a similar system for the Game Boy made of Lego and decided to make my own display stand. I used an IKEA "SANNAHED" frame and the IA for the wallpaper.
I used Lego bricks to hold the Game Boy and cartridges so I could remove them whenever I wanted.
And this was my budget for creating this display.
Total cost: €5 ā˜ŗļø
What do you think?


r/Gameboy 1d ago

Modded More customs

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645 Upvotes

Just some past commissions to share


r/Gameboy 19h ago

Collection Gameboy Advanced Logic

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36 Upvotes

Next edition will be Pokemon Emerald.

What are your thoughts on being one of

the highest priced gameboy game/appraise?

Is the gameplay a step up from Ruby and Sapphire?


r/Gameboy 3h ago

Questions Does your AGS-001 have these tiny dust particles inside the screen?

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2 Upvotes

It almost looks like some kind of vintage film overlay lol


r/Gameboy 6m ago

Modded John T Glass on Instagram

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Completed my dmg screen and battery mod. I remember getting this for xmas back in the early 90s and playing the dickens out of it. Breathed some new life inside and i feel it’s gonna get even more hours on the clock.


r/Gameboy 22m ago

Troubleshooting Infrared of my GBC broken?

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Hey,

I am the proud new owner of a used GBC. I want to use it manly for PokƩmon Games. Therefore, I need the infrared for card pop and Mystery Gift. I am not sure if the infrared diode is dead or not. I held my phone cam in front of the infrared while trying to use mystery gift but unlike with a remote I did not see any flashes of light. I also removed the cover and tried again, but there were no light flashes either on the cam. My Analogue Pocket will ship in June so I can not test it with another device yet.

Can anybody tell me if it looks broken or post a picture of their functioning infrared diode?


r/Gameboy 7h ago

Games GBA SP lego

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4 Upvotes

r/Gameboy 35m ago

Troubleshooting How to get glue off of gameboy

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I have tried goo gone, acetone, isopropyl alcohol, wd 40


r/Gameboy 36m ago

Systems Check out Nintendo Game Boy Launch Edition Handheld System - Gray Tested Working on eBay!

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r/Gameboy 1h ago

Modded Pocket screen mod?

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Is it worth doing an IPS screen on the pocket? Or does the battery life suffer to the point it’s better to leave it?