I have been wanting to make it easier for me to change batteries instead of always having to solder a battery back on. I was nervous doing it but well worth it in the end. For reference it’s Pokémon Sapphire and Crystal.

Got this GBA for $25 on FB marketplace. Everything else seemed fine except that the cartridge slot is fucked up! This will be the first time i will be doing a repair/ replacement like this! And if I’m successful, this will be the base for an IPS mod! Wish me luck!

Im debating getting a gba, but I'm not sure if the investment is worth it. It has a couple games that i want, but not much. What should i do?

Hi all!

As a 20-something who now has some disposable income, I was thinking about getting my childhood GBA fixed! The display doesn't work on startup, and with limited technical knowledge I doubt I could fix it myself.

I was wondering how you would all recommend finding people/places that do retro console repairs? I live in a fairly rural area, so I think it might be a challenge to find someone locally. Should I check around at used game stores for info? Or alternatively, are there any repair shops online that people would recommend?

Thanks :)

Im trying to make a gift of swapping the shell and i cant find those specific clear shells with pokemons online

Can you guys recomend websittes based in the u.s.

Also if you guys can recomend a screen with good color and pixels, none of those oled screens

The display was working fine it still kinda does but when i recently turned on the pixel efect i noticed static on 3/4 of the screen guys help its new!!!

On hd filter its not visable not even a bit but only the pixel efect does it.

Its not that visable on the video but you can see it irl and its pissing me of.

im thinking to purchase everdrive gba pro but i keep wondering, does it have sleep mode now like ezode or it still didnt support. for your info i really value sleep mode on the gba as it helps me pause games during my work shift so i didn't lose my progress

A super fun little side quest.

Amazing how 2026 tech interacts with 2003 hardware!

Hi all! I have a gba that isn’t working. I’ve checked the screen on another board and it works fine but I can’t get this to run. Can anyone take a look at this board and try to help me out to see if something’s wrong? Thanks so much!

Title is pretty self explanatory. When playing my gameboy games on my gba, usung the EZ Flash Omega flashcart, there’s several palettes you can choose from. Including one called “Pea Soup” which replicates the original green tint. I really like using this palette, but it’s a little annoying to have to switch to that palette every time I start a game.

Is there any way to make this the default palette so I can just start a game with this tint color?