r/Gameboy 1h ago

Questions I'm interested in programming homebrew for the original Game Boy, where should I start?

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I would like to learn how to program homebrew for the Game Boy because I'm interested in learning how to program and I love the system, btw I'm not interested in GB Studio, I want to actually program for the system, GB Studio feels like Scratch for me, it's way to simple, I want to work with code and get headaches


r/Gameboy 2h ago

Questions What is your favorite GBA game, and why is it Finding Nemo?

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I love this game so much, i just played it again for the first time in like 2 decades, and its just as good as I remembered as a kid.

Mostly because the game is like ~45 minutes long, if you're an adult. If you're like 6 years old, like i was when I played this game, then its going to take like 3 years to get to level 5.

What's your favorite game? Bonus points if its not a pokemon game (Pokemon Emerald is one of my favorite games of all time)


r/Gameboy 16h ago

Games Falla de Gameboy adcance sp no carga todos los puntos a revisión ok

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Buenas comunidad es una de mis primeras publicaciones pero quiero contribuír con el fin de que ah alguien se sirva está información en un futuro.

Compré un Gameboy con esta falla que no cargaba batería pero si encendía con una batería entonces pensé ah de ser alto simple como la bobina m8, algún fusible f1 o f2 o cualquier cosa fácil de reparar pero no fue así revisando todos los puntos y buscando información en internet no encontraba la falla llegué a pensar que era el ic de carga y lo retire de otra placa y nada seguía en las mismas y revisando la placa tenía algo de sarro por la parte de atrás de la Gameboy limpie y todo y nada y la falla estaba en los orificios donde pasan esas pequeñas venas de alimentación del ic de carga las pinche con pinzas antiestáticas y alcohol isoporopilco y por fin dio vida empezó a cargar los puntos eran los que van a resistencia y capacitores al reverso de la placa ojo el ic de carga tenía voltaje y tierra para mandar carga pero no mandaba nada espero entiendan aveses no me sé explicar bien...


r/Gameboy 21h ago

Questions What is considered CIB?

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TL:DR once I get the health and safety booklet would this be considered CIB?

I got this copy of Solar Striker years ago and only recently got the case and manual. I know I’m missing the health and safety booklet and will hopefully have one soon. I’ve never seen a legit sealed/CIB copy of a Gameboy game in person before and from my understanding most people threw away the cardboard box the cartridge came with when they got the game. Would this be considered CIB even with a repo case?

Thank you in advance!


r/Gameboy 21h ago

Troubleshooting Games get stuck in GBA SP

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I have a working GBA SP. Was given a second recently and games get stuck in the console. Its not the carts as they play fine in my other GBA. I don't see any bent pins on board. Is it something to do with the thing on the side inside? I need to put something thin between cart and game to get game out


r/Gameboy 6h ago

Troubleshooting Problems with gba SP

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I recently owned a Nintendo Game boy advance sp and It have a few problems.

First of all, when I charge It, after a few time the red led turns off and when I quit the charger and connect It again the red led turns on again.

Other issue is that it sometimes don't turns on unless i move the switch slowly and when It is in a medium point between on and of It shows de red led of low battery.

It's muy dura Game boy so I don't know if this is normal or I should return It.


r/Gameboy 6h ago

Systems SiB grape gameboy color. Looks real right?

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So i just bought this from an online auction site. It's the same color i had when i was a kid, and brand new. I checked the serial code in the back, but only using google AI, which in the moment seemed confident enough, but now I'm thinking maybe that wasn't such a good idea LOL. The other red flag so to speak is that this person is only selling 3 other items that have nothing to do with gameboy. And it was priced relatively cheap. almost half of what others i see are going for. Considering the post and the real looking damage to the box and dust under the sticker, i chose to believe it's a genuine GBC sealed in the box. Any reason i should doubt myself would be greatly appreciated though! I don't have the box yet, so I put some pictures up from the listing, thanks for reading.


r/Gameboy 13h ago

Troubleshooting Reloading save file question

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Okay I’ve gotta question and everytime I try to google it I just see battery replacement related stuff but my question is if I get a GB operator I can download my saves and then obviously replace my battery if need be and then upload my save back and boom another 20 years of pokemon fun but my actual question is can I download my save and then play it on my PC and then when I wanna take it on the go upload it back to my original cart and all the info be updated?


r/Gameboy 3h ago

Not Game Boy How different would the history of Nintendo’s handhelds be if Nintendo had accepted Bandai’s Offer to release the WonderSwan as its own console?

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r/Gameboy 5h ago

Troubleshooting Japanese Pokémon Crystal won't save after multiple battery replacements.

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So, as the title states; I, and others, have replaced the battery on this Pokémon Crystal four separate times, and it still won't save. I am inexperienced when it comes to anything beyond battery replacements. From research, I am fairly certain it's the save chip, but if someone could provide input and maybe a link to a tutorial on how to replace said chip that would be nice. If it's another problem someone sees please feel free to shout it out.

Image scan of the motherboard below, front and back.


r/Gameboy 18h ago

Other Concrete Gameboy Cartridge Tray is

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Ive been playing around with this concept for a concrete Game Boy cartridge tray for my desk for the last couple months. What do you guys think ?


r/Gameboy 12h ago

Games PachiPals

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Has anyone grabbed the digital edition and started playing? How does the battling feel to play?


r/Gameboy 1h ago

Games Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire GBC - I'm back XD

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Hi everyone! I’ve been away for quite a while due to personal and work-related reasons, but during all that time I’ve continued developing my automatic GBA to GBC converter.

At this point, I’ve managed to get a really well-working version of Pokémon Ruby running on GBC. Of course, there are still quite a few bugs that I’m aware of, but I’m constantly developing the project and every new version works better and better.

In the video, I’m showing the result of the generated GBC ROM and what the project currently looks like. I had to change and rebuild a lot of things, as well as create my own solutions, so that mechanics from the GBA version could work on much weaker hardware.

The video is intentionally heavily edited because I wanted to show as many different elements as possible: mechanics, story, the world, battles, the amount of correctly converted content, as well as the quality of the graphics and music.

From what I’ve managed to play through so far, sometimes cheating a little or taking advantage of bugs that still exist XD, I would say that the game currently generates correctly at around 60%. So there are still many mechanics and different cases that I need to account for in the converter.

For example, I’ve already prepared the base for the entire Pokédex and all Pokémon are included, but there are still occasional bugs with them. There is simply a huge amount of data, mechanics and different exceptions in this game XD.


r/Gameboy 13h ago

Modded Retro Love – How my old GameBoy got a second life after 40 years

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Some things in life are too valuable to throw away - even if they have been in a drawer for decades.

My father's ridicule (and his secret hobby) Do you remember the moment you bought your first gadget of your own? For me it was at sixteen: The original Nintendo GameBoy. My father could only shake his head at the time. "Why do you need such a toy at your age?" was his standard saying. But the story took an amusing turn: It didn't take long, my father had the gray log in his hand more often than I did. The "toy stuff" had secretly grabbed him.
The sad end in the drawer More read 40 years have passed since then. My faithful companion wandered into a dark corner at some point. To make matters worse, what breaks the heart of every collector happened: the batteries ran out. The acid ate the contacts, the display remained black. Actually, he was electronic waste - but he was also a piece of my youth. Throw away? Impossible.

The rescue: Tuning for the classic A few months ago, a friend told me that he had upgraded his own GameBoy. Without further ado, I sent him my worry child by mail. What came back then left me speechless:
– New contacts: The battery damage has been expertly repaired.
Color display upgrade: Instead of the old "pea soup green", the games now shine on a modern IPS display.
– Fresh look: My GameBoy is now in a new, bright green case.
The best thing about it: The whole action cost me less than 50 euros including spare parts! "Super Mario" is back in use Of course, the right games had to be created. I still had a few classics, but the centerpiece was missing. On classifieds I was able to make a real bargain: Super Mario Land for unbeatable 14 euros. Today the GameBoy is again fixed inventory in my backpack. When I'm sitting in the doctor's waiting room now, I'm not scrolling through my phone bored. I save the princess, enjoy the 8-bit music and rejoice every time about this little piece of restored history.

My conclusion Repairing old technology is not only sustainable, it is also a lot of fun. Do you also have such a treasure in the drawer that is just waiting for a second chance? Write it to me in the comments!


r/Gameboy 14h ago

Modded My new, modded GBA SP (before and after)

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Not my original SP, but one I managed to find on Vinted at a decent price. Modded with a custom case from AliExpress and a new ISP screen with 8 different lighting levels (controlled via touch from the central knob above the screen).


r/Gameboy 12h ago

Other _if "Silent Hill 2" was for Gameboy Color

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r/Gameboy 14h ago

Systems found my old GBA's suggest me some mods to restore them

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r/Gameboy 2h ago

Shopping/Haul I asked my little boy what he wants for his 8th birthday later this month.. he said he wanted an original gameboy with super mario land 1 & 2 and ducktales.. so that's what I've got him

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r/Gameboy 8h ago

Games The biggest sensation in the United States in Y2K

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It is hard to explain to young people today how the entire country was completely captivated by a primetime multiple choice quiz hosted by Regis Philbin, but it was can’t miss television in the early months of the show. The first time I played this game I got the first question wrong and received a $0 check from Regis 😂


r/Gameboy 15h ago

Collection My little Game Boy collection

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Hi everyone! This is my Game Boy collection, along with some accessories and games. I’ve kept everything as original as possible. However, the GBA has been reshelled, while the GBC is fully original, except for a reproduction sticker on the back.

Hope you like it!


r/Gameboy 9h ago

Questions Mystery problem in game boy color

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I’m new to console and game repair and I found this game boy color at my job that doesn’t turn on and I can’t figure out why. it’s motherboard looks practically pristine and there’s no corrosion on the battery pads. I pulled out the multimeter with a YouTube video to guide me through it and still no clue what the problem is. I checked to see if there was continuity in pins on the power switch, pins 2 and 3 on the dc power jack, the fuses, the positive battery pad to U5’s pin 7? (I can’t remember the exact number) and the negative battery pad to the power switch, all of them showed continuity. please help me figure this out.


r/Gameboy 15h ago

Other DMGo!

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New drum machine for gameboy. Work in progress


r/Gameboy 7h ago

Modded Here’s my gba I modded a while back

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r/Gameboy 6h ago

Games The Simpsons GB games were so misleading as a kid

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They had great box art, good graphics but man were they hard. I had Bart vs the Juggernauts as a kid and it beat my ass. Practicing those same 2 mini games until I could progress. Looking back, it does have great writing though.


r/Gameboy 19h ago

Modded IPS and Reshell

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