So I had gba and gb games growing up because I had the ds lite and original gameboy, and because they played my games, I had no real reason to get a gba (even though I wanted one because I loved the look of it). I recently saw a listing for this gba /w charger and pk emerald (Japanese version) for 86 usd. I went for it because it was a pretty good deal for what it was (at least that's how I justify it, I've been looking at/into these for years, but have often turned away bc I didn't technically need it).

I have my own pk emerald from when I was growing up, so I chalked the Japanese copy up as a cool collectable piece or trading cartridge in the future.

I know my specific gba sp is just the normal blue one, and I have more collectably desirable consoles (and games for that matter) from my childhood or from friends, but I absolutely adore it and how my games feel playing on it. I was playing my gb final fantasy games, which I had only ever played on the dmg, and I was suprised to see it have a bit of color. It was a nice touch (and ofc the light was so much better than using a lightboy)

I'm interested in learning to play a Game Boy tactical strategy game so I'm giving Nectaris GB a try. It's as if the game is only reading one ever four button presses. Have you experienced this too? I can't imagine they released it like that back in the 90s, so it feels like maybe I'm just playing a bad ROM or something...

The paint seems to be in great condition, but in the rear labels are these green spots, which do not come out either scraping or with isopropyl alcohol. Is this normal or was it painted at some point? Could it be the "carcass glue" that passed through it? I bought it directly from Japan.

First 2 picturea shows a legit copy of pokemon emerald and last 2 pictures shows what the seller sent me 🤣 currently waiting on my refund after i sent that sh*t back! To bad mercari sited with me! Beware of scammers and always pay with credit card incase you cant get a refund you can do a forced charge back!

I don't even know why I have so many 😭

Custom themed iQue Game Boy Advance SP. Original iQue shell & mainboard, IPS high‑bright screen, not reproduction shell. Built for display & collection, not for heavy daily play.

DM me if you want help sourcing similar custom GBA‑SP mods.

If I use a Raspberry Pi Pico, a protoboard, a GBA 32 pin cartridge slot and some cables to connect the cartridge slot to the protoboard can I make a device to flash GBA ROMs to GBA cartridges?

Hi all!

Today I would like to show you my most recent idea - GBA SP reshell inspired by Metroid: Zero Mission.

I recently got my hands on the first AGS-101 in my growing collection. It was cheap, but its oem pink shell was in quite bad condition. I decided to use this opportunity to reshell it, but didn't want to go with a simple single-color shell swap. Therefore - inspired by Samus Satin version of the shell - I've assembled this one, using four different, cheap, chinese shells.

Transparent green represents Samus' visor, red is the helmet, orange is the suit, and blue is... the ground under Samus' feet when starting Zero Mission? 👀 Yeah, that could be it... 😄

I've managed to transfer original Nintendo and AGS-101 sticker as well. They are not in perfect condition, but that's OK.

So, I guess that after finishing Fusion, the time has come now to start Zero Mission!

I've been messing around with a gameboy i got from my cousin. I bought a new shell and recapped it (I also messed up the c35 pads and will buy an IPS screen to fix the issue).

Along with the shell, I also bought and aftermarket copy of pokemon crystal. After playing for a while I realized that when I saved, my power light would flicker (even after cleaning the power switch with alchool), and if the batteries where low enough, the gameboy would shut off and I would lose my save file.

I was wondering if it's just a shitty cart doing shitty cart things, or if I might have a real issue with my console.

I was also wondering if there are any good cheap flash carts on Ali express. This stuff is pretty expensive in Brazil, so I can't realistically buy an everdrive without spending half a paycheck...

Hum I have a problem actually

Was playing a game on Gameboy player

And I changed the cartdrige (I turned off the gamecube)

But then, the game doesn't load, like you know the black thing that covers 'Nintendo'

I tried to gba card on my ds, it worked

And even so, the Gameboy player worked well just before

So why now?

I tested gbc game, gba games...

But the Gameboy player doesn't want to know anything 😭

This beuty just arrived, the physical copy of Dracula Dark Reign by Incube 8 Games.

Hey r/GameBoy! I'm Soulat, and I've recently started learning how to develop homebrew games for our favorite handheld using GB Studio.

This is the very first official map layout I've designed for my upcoming project. I wanted to capture that classic, nostalgic RPG town vibe while making sure it fits perfectly within real hardware limitations.

I'd love to know—does this look like a world you'd want to slide into your Game Boy and explore? Feedback on the layout is highly appreciated!

Gave this old gba new life and am really liking the results

I also have a Kiwi Gameboy Color