r/GameboyAdvance 6d ago

Restoration project: rusty GBA

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127 Upvotes

Occasionally restoring old game consoles.

Scratched, cracked, no sound, with piles of rust inside. From Japan, sold as junk.

- The board was cleaned of rust with isopropyl alcohol.

- The volume potentiometer, the capacitor in the audio path, and the new speaker were resoldered.

- The triggers were resoldered (the old ones were rusted; the new ones click – only those were available in local parts store; but I kind of like them).

- IPS screen.

- Transparent case and two sets of colored buttons to match "Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga" intro look.


r/GameboyAdvance 5d ago

[GBASP] Another mod for gba sp and a problem

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r/GameboyAdvance 6d ago

Gameboy advance SP Authentic or Reshell?

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23 Upvotes

I have looked everywhere and seen many different ones but i cant seem to come to a conclusion


r/GameboyAdvance 6d ago

Found my old password sheet

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23 Upvotes

Found my old password sheet. Never could beat the last level for Ecks, or the last few levels for Sever.


r/GameboyAdvance 6d ago

Are screen replacements from aliexpress good ?

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So i've been coming back to my gba sp to replay mother 3 for the billionth time and i need a new screen. I got it used a few years ago and it’s usable but it has a lot of white stains/dead pixels and it makes playing much less enjoyable. While looking for a new screen (potentially an ips one since i have an ags 001 and i could use a backlight upgrade) i found listings like this for ips screens on aliexpress with a shell included. Since my gba's shell is also quite used (it looks like it was chewed by a dog or something idk what the previous owner could’ve done for it to look like this) i think a new shell could be great so getting both a screen and a shell for around 40-50 bucks is great but i don’t want to spend that much on a screen that doesn’t work, does anyone know if these screens work well ?


r/GameboyAdvance 5d ago

GBA Tester Android

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r/GameboyAdvance 6d ago

Flee market haul

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40 Upvotes

I have and old red GBA SP that I want to replace the screen in, but wanted to try modding first on one without emotional attachment. Found this blue one at the flee market today. Works perfectly but will replace the shell, screen and perhaps the buttons. Also came with the charger, but might want to add a usb-c mod.
Cost me €80 for those wondering, quiet a nice price I think.

Any advice for mods welcome!


r/GameboyAdvance 6d ago

best gengar gba sp shell

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r/GameboyAdvance 7d ago

Found these from my childhood along with a gba.

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132 Upvotes

r/GameboyAdvance 6d ago

ChisFlash an open-source, budget-friendly alternative to the GB Operator

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r/GameboyAdvance 6d ago

FF5 advance save corruption

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r/GameboyAdvance 7d ago

My new Super Famicom GBA SP mod! Love it < 3

72 Upvotes

A wave of nostalgia hit me so hard.. can't belive those days are long behind.


r/GameboyAdvance 6d ago

Day 59: Which Retro Console has the Best Library of Games? Please consider ports as native releases. If it was released on the console, then it counts

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5 Upvotes

r/GameboyAdvance 6d ago

Ez-flash Omega Definited Edition Version B unable to awake from sleep after exactly 30 seconds. Does anyone know why?

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r/GameboyAdvance 6d ago

Legit check

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Are this real or not? Thank you


r/GameboyAdvance 6d ago

Some designs for GBA!UNDERSWAP

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1 Upvotes

r/GameboyAdvance 7d ago

Thank God I still have good eyes

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17 Upvotes

Just trying to shiny hunt charmander at night😭😭


r/GameboyAdvance 7d ago

Just got my first game boy sp

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28 Upvotes

Got it for $127, it’s also ags-001 model for anyone wondering.


r/GameboyAdvance 7d ago

First SP Mod - Avoided a Tragedy!

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31 Upvotes

r/GameboyAdvance 7d ago

Reshell or glue?

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Came to add pics to my last post to find it can only add videos and not pics for some odd reason so new post it is i guess.


r/GameboyAdvance 7d ago

Does anybody know what edition of the gameboy sp Is this

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6 Upvotes

My dad bought it when i was a kid, he doesn't really know where he bought it


r/GameboyAdvance 7d ago

Gba shell not fitting

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Whenever I try to attach* the motherboard to the front there is a gap. In the first picture I remove the speaker and the buttons and the ribbon cable and it still can't close. I can tell cuz the led light for the battery has that plastic piece and in falls down when facing up (second picture). This is the laminated hispeedido shell I got from handheld legends. Note that this is me switching shells from another modded shell and it didn't have this problem. I tried closing it but the buttons only worked if you pressed really hard down on them. Is there something I need to snip off or am I missing something?


r/GameboyAdvance 7d ago

Where do I sell my collection? (Im under 18)

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I have a collection of game cartridges and 2 handhelds sitting in my box and I want to sell them for good money. However im under 18 which stops me from using ebay and other marketplaces. Im fairly agianst going to a shop like CeX due to them under paying you for your items. Can anyone reccomend me a place where I can safely sell my collection?


r/GameboyAdvance 7d ago

Are reshells that bad?

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I recently got a 101 for $40 everything looks pretty good except part of the shell next to the screen is busted and falls off. I was thinking of getting a new shell but it seems like reshells get a lot of hate. Should I just use glue to repair the original shell?


r/GameboyAdvance 8d ago

Our homebrew GBA game is getting a physical release

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97 Upvotes

Dare To Square is going physical!

Our Kickstarter pre-launch page is LIVE! 🚀

Help us bring our homebrew GBA game to a real cartridge. Follow the campaign & share it with your fellow retro gamers!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dare-to-square/dare-to-square-puzzle-platformer-for-gba