Managed to snag an $8 Functioning Game Boy, $13 for a SNES controller and two GB games, as well as two vintage PC titles. The GB has some vertical lines, but that's super easy to fix.

Boxy Pixel aluminium shell, laminated screen, brass buttons and custom CNC-cut brass lettering that I made myself.

Even the brass flash cartridge got a custom treatment.

A different take on the classic DMG. What do you think?

Finally got my first gba, its an ique just because its genuinely hard to find a 101 that isnt an oque where i live. First image with games are the ones that work, sadly saves dont work on those that i checked, and second are that didnt work, luckily all but 2 came with the console so its fine, too bad to games i bought separately didnt work, but all other games i bought did work

I found this game offered online and I cannot figure out what game it is. It’s driving me nuts. 😅Does someone know the game? All I can tell is that this is a game that was published in Germany.

Finished my perfect GBA to daily drive. AGS-101 screen mod that I did way back when IPS screen kits did not exist yet, blue power LED, Funnyplaying everything else basically, shell, buttons, rubbers. Holographic stickers and glass. Also swapped my copy of Emerald's shell to one that matches the GBA, seeing as that's all I'm playing these days.

Just got this beauty and I’d like to play on it (obviously) but I’m poor as shit ao is like a sort of r4 cardridge for it (idk thé name for it)

im not searching for the best as in most expensive im searching for the best in term of prize/quality (available in France if possible but that’s just a plus)

thanks a lot in advance

I don't plan to mod my original DMG ever, because I want to keep it pure and unaltered. So if I wanna play in the dark, I'm gonna use what was used to do just that back in the day. Call it larping, but I just think it's cool

Before anyone downvotes me for not doing a google search first or not just installing an IPS screen, I’ve already researched IPS mods and screen replacements. 😅

I’ve had this GBA SP AGS-101 for over 20 years, and it’s stayed in the same mint condition throughout. Everything else works perfectly and still very playable. I just don’t have the heart to replace the original screen with an aftermarket possibly fake panel, especially when the original hardware is still functional.
Donor consoles for AGS 101 were rare and ever since retro gaming boomed donor consoles became more expensive

Is there anything else I can try to restore or improve the original screen?
I’d love to hear from anyone who’s dealt with this on an original AGS-101. I’d much rather preserve the original parts if there’s a reasonable way to do so.
Thanks!

I know it says it won’t work would roms but technically wouldn’t it? Like with a gbamini flash cart? Or maybe trade from a GBAMini cart to an official GBA FireRed then to the switch?

hello! today I got Boktai for the Gameboy advance and the first thing I did was replace the batter, however one I screwed the screw back in the plastic on the shell turned out to be brittle and the screw post broke! Does anyone know of any good quality replacement shells or a way to repair it? thanks!

Hey everyone! 👋

I’ve had my original Game Boy for over 30 years, and it’s still with me today. Unfortunately, the screen has seen better days and is pretty faded, so I think it’s time to give the old thing some love.

I’m looking to buy a new backlit screen and install it myself. Ideally, I’d love something slightly bigger than the original screen, if possible.

There seem to be quite a few options out there, and I’d really appreciate some recommendations from people who have done this mod themselves. Which screen would you go for? Any kits you’d recommend, or things I should watch out for?

I was looking at these. Any feedback?

- https://www.silentmodding.com/en/ips-lcd-kit-v5-pro-with-osd-fur-game-boy-classic-1.html

- https://www.silentmodding.com/en/ips-lcd-kit-v5-pro-with-osd-fur-game-boy-classic-1.html

Thanks a lot for the help! I’d love to bring this little piece of my childhood back to life. 😊

I tried a full glitch run, like, i unlocked the last dongeon, the turtle one. I glitched until finding the final boss.

Can someone help me to spot everything isnt normal in my save file ?

I picked up this Game Boy Pocket for around $3, but the motherboard is missing one of the battery contacts, and the ones in the shell are stuck in place and have some corrosion on them. How can I replace them? I know I could probably just replace the back shell, but I’d rather keep the original one if possible.

Any tips or advice would be appreciated:p

Im having a weird difficulty with my gba sp. I recently got it passed down from my grandma and it has quite a few issues if any of you know how to fix it. One of them is that the charger light lights up for a second then instantly disappears, I've heard that it might be a battery problem but the next thing is the weirdest thing about it. When it does turn on I can't use any volume or it'll crash and reset the gameboy. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated ❤️‍🩹

I stumbled across this project in some random GBA related discord server. It makes it quite easy to play videos on the GBA with a decent framerate. (This is not my own project)

I did notice that those projects where AI-use is kind of... obvious, get a lot of hate sometimes. At the same time everyone seems to look forward to all those game decompilations, new 3d engines coming up..

What is your opinion about it? I am developing some tools for the GBA myself using AI at the moment but I wonder where you stand here?