As a gift for a friend's birthday I want to build them a custom gameboy colour with artwork printed on the shell.

I have found some services but they are either too expensive (US, £24+ for postage + unknown customs fees), unreliable (seller told me there's no guarantee it will come out well), or doesn't offer regular GBC shells (Retrosix for example uses Q5 shells).

Any advice or guidance greatly appreciated!

I already have a thread but i feel it wasn't conclusive.

Is getting passed the title screen and playing a game boy game for about a minute or under sufficient to test if the game is working. Not referring to batteries I'm talking roms and other additional chips related other than saving.

All i own is a game boy dmg, pocket and advance. No computers or flashers/rippers

So i found my old gameboy and games i of course have some of the classics like super maria land 1 and 2 and tetris and alleyway. With so many selling places i can find gameboy games easily so are there any must play games out there?

Open to any genre

Gameboy pocket

If you like Farkle from Kingdom Come Deliverance, then you probably like Tavern Farkle GB as well :)

Get the rom for your GB player/emulator/device of choice on:
https://2ndlawgames.itch.io/tavern-farkle-gb

or for your PC or Steam Deck on:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4191210/Tavern_Farkle_GB/ (releases on Thursday 29th)

Just had my Gameboy pocket modded to have an IPS screen so I can finally see in the dark 😊

However, I would like to give this unit a new shell and buttons.

Any recommendations for colours or a combination of colours to reshell the unit to?

How do i clean this up? Is it safe to use afterwards? (if it even turns up anymore). Quite sad about it because it holds some memories. It survived for over 20 years, while some other consoles of mine either broke down or got sold. The backshell got lost many years ago but overall it still held strong.

So there is this game, traumatorium that is really cool. I dont know if some of you guys know, but there is a gb and gbc emulator on the calculators TI 82plus, TI83 premium CE and TI 84plus. Sadly , traumatrium's rom is 4mb, wich is really good, but not enough to put on a calculator(always tell me not enough space). So I searched how to put it anyway but I didn't find out. So do you know if there is any way to, like, compress the rom, or even édit the game to remove the music as I wont need it (since calculator can't do music obviously). I tried a little to mess with the rom helping myself with AI but it's way to out of my league. If you have any software or website that could help it could be really cool. Thank you guys

I've been working on Hang-On for the DMG/GBC based on the Sega Master System version. Hopefully have it out soon.

Copy of Golden Sun GBA.

I was able to arrange a switch deluxe carrier case to work with my DMG and my entire current library of games. Not to mention I also got my light magnifier in there as well

I’m currently trying to repair this copy of ruby, but I’m not certain if this side that’s chipped is the only thing I need to fix (I do know I have to replace and solder in a new battery) I’m just uncertain on how I would go about fixing that area near the negative pad. Any pointers or tips would be greatly appreciated since I am fairly new to soldering and repairing boards like this in general.

Was just randomly soft resetting while listening to Vtuber clips

Wanted to share my installation process, since while I was troubleshooting some screen issues I couldn't find much on Hispeedido's warranty process or much of others running into this specific issue. Not an ad, I just like tweaking and sharing with the community when I find something helpful or unfortunate.

Bought a drop-in GBC Q5 IPS and a GBA V5 IPS screen for each of my consoles; I like minimal work and didn't feel like soldering. The GBA screen was flawless after some finagling to get the LCD to align with the front glass. The GBC screen however had some issues; it worked initially and I took the above picture in the post, but then suddenly stopped working normally and had screen bleeding/retention issues that wouldn't go away. I cleaned my power switch and recapped board to no avail.

Long story short, Hispeedido replied within 2 days of all my queries with minimal friction. Though I suspected the issue was the PCB, they initially sent me a screen replacement, of which I replied and provided video proof did not work. Shortly afterwards they agreed to send me a replacement PCB, and I'm overjoyed that my GBC works flawlessly now!

My initial shipment and the two replacements all came within 2 weeks from overseas to the USA. Though it was a bit sad going through trial and error, I appreciate their solid support in the process and like to share good and bad experiences for community knowledge.

Other thoughts, both IPS are beautiful, colorful, bright, and the pre-cut shells they came with fit flawlessly and look and feel mostly OEM. There's a few minor graphic differences compared to OEM, but my untrained eye hardly notices. I hear the cases are outsourced from different sources so I realize this is not entirely to their credit.

Edit: Grammar + product name

I have no games whatsoever. Years ago I was stupid and sold all my games. I used to have the old pokemons, sold those years ago for 20 bucks a piece. Now I found my old gameboy, still with a chage somehow. And now I have no games to play.

Almost given up on ever finding a boxed compact carrying case after almost 7 years, wanted a sealed one like the other boxed items but at this point I'll take it... I was collecting just what I had when I was a kid, plus a few games I never got to try

So i have this game boy pocket that was giving to me by my uncle. I think i’ve played it a few times before, and from my memory the screen is green? is this like a rare model or smth? Also it might not be visible but it this is the gameboy.

https://reddit.com/link/1xg7alk/video/7hj0pmoa8vxh1/player

Hi everyone, first of all, please excuse my English. I’m hoping to get some advice from you all.

My girlfriend bought me this modded Game Boy Advance SP (re shelled with an upgraded screen). First of all, can anyone tell what model or brand the display is from the photos/videos, or what I need to open up to check? I asked the shopkeeper (since she bought it at a local store I'd been looking at for a while), but he said the previous owner didn't provide any details, he just said it might be an "IPS version 3" screen, but nothing else.

The center button/sensor for adjusting brightness doesn't work (I'm guessing the ribbon cable wasn't soldered, or this screen model doesn't support it), and it doesn't have touch controls either (I tried, but I could never get any menu to pop up).

Right after getting it this summer, I noticed an issue with the original charging port because the cable kept disconnecting. The seller offered me a full refund since the repair would take a while, but I opted to have it fixed instead.

Now that it's back from the repair, I’ve noticed a new issue with the power switch: just brushing against it while it's on makes the LED turn red (I read online this is a known issue that drains the battery heavily). In fact, the battery now lasts no more than 45 minutes.

On top of that, there's an issue with the R button when you press it, you don't feel a click and it feels much less responsive.

The seller said a full refund is completely fine if I want one. The gba sp cost was £149 pound. In your opinion, is the price fair given the condition and the mods? Would you ask for another repair, or for the price paid, is it better to just return it and look for another one?

Thanks a lot, and sorry for all the questions

Have they price. 🤔

I don’t want to pay full price for an Everdrive or EZ Flash when the GBC/GB library doesn’t have an endless list of good games. It’s pretty limited. I know GBA has a reprogrammable flash cart that “burns in” the games into the memory, but the issue is that the space is limited and it takes time to program the game on the cart, but it’s a fraction of the cost.

Is there anything like that? As long as it’s still reliable and more cost efficient, then I’m fine with it.

Hey everyone,

About 25 years ago, Cartoon Network had a browser game called Bugs vs. Daffy: The Big Game. It was a simple but incredibly fun football game that I remember playing as a kid. Like so many Flash games from that era, it eventually disappeared into the depths of the internet.

I decided to bring that experience back, this time on the Game Boy Color -Introducing GRID-IRON Football, a homebrew football game inspired by that long-lost Cartoon Network classic. The gameplay is pretty straightforward. Before each play, you choose whether to run or pass, then work your way up the field while avoiding defenders. It's part football, part arcade puzzle game, and definitely not your traditional football simulator.

I wanted to capture the simplicity and charm of those early 2000s browser games while making something that feels right at home on Nintendo's original handheld hardware.The game is playable on Game Boy Color hardware or through an emulator.This has been a fun personal project, and I'm excited to finally share it with the Game Boy community.

You can download and play GRID-IRON Football for free on itch.io

https://rickybuhricloudcom.itch.io/grid-iron-football

I'd love to hear what you guys think, especially if anyone else remembers playing the original Bugs vs. Daffy game back in the day. Thanks for checking it out!

To test gameboy games Original/backwards compatible color. Does getting past the title screen and playing the game for a couple seconds enough to confirm the game is fully working. I have ocd a tad and I already own quite a few game boy games and I'm wondering/worried if i have broken games in my collection