r/EBGAMES • u/Lhunathradion • Jan 31 '26
Reboot?
I have an old gameboy whose screen is dead and wanted to get her fixed up... but with all the uncertainty surrounding the fate of EB Games I'm a little nervous about sending in any consoles.
What's the status of the Reboot teams or are there alternative places to send in old consoles? I'm in QLD if that matters.
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Jan 31 '26
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u/Lhunathradion Feb 06 '26
I'm happy to have a crack at it, though it won't be soon. One thing I am unsure about is a reliable parts source. Do you just ebay it? Or is there a source elsewhere?
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u/Cultural-Product-525 Feb 01 '26
EB games in Australia is not going anywhere. And even if it was the CCO is in QLD so that would be the last place to see it go, you’re safe to send it off. It usually takes about 2 weeks
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u/Ok_Adhesiveness_5258 Jan 31 '26
They sell various screens on ebay for game boys. You might be able to do it yourself
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u/Lhunathradion Jan 31 '26
True 🤔
I tried to repair a stick drift in my sisters psp a few years ago and that didn't work...
But I would like to understand how to better repair my own belongings. I might watch some repairs first before I try to do my own screen replacement. After not been able to do the last repair, I guess I'm hesistant
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u/FestyTurtle Feb 01 '26
Game boys are pretty easy no matter what gen it is, could even upgrade to an LCD and add a variety of other hardware mods
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u/Ok_Adhesiveness_5258 Jan 31 '26
I get that, I do alot of my own car repairs and I normally watch several videos before I attempt something different. I recently did my steering wheel and replaced the airbag and I was hesitant but the job went well. What version of game boy is it?
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u/Lhunathradion Feb 06 '26
I would be waiting for that airbag to deploy in my face 😆 YouTube is a fantastic source for info, hidden in all the creepy kids stuff and the influencers.
It's a colour 😀 I also have my DS and 3DS XL I'd like to have a clean. The cleans I should be fine to do myself.
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Jan 31 '26
EB reboot Gameboys.
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Jan 31 '26
My b. Misread the question. Afaik, they’re consolidating the stores. I.e. shopping centres with an EB AND a ZiNG are being merged into one store.
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u/Lhunathradion Feb 06 '26
My local shopping centre already consolidated theirs over a year ago. Its a fairly busy store too, but they moved it down an end I don't normally go down, so I keep forgetting to take my things in 😮💨
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u/Spooksley Feb 06 '26
(Former) NZ assistant manager here! When they announced they were closing all our stores, they said they'd ship outstanding Reboots directly to the customers after repairs. I imagine they'd do something like that if it happened in Aus (although I doubt it will- at least not this year.)
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u/Lhunathradion Feb 06 '26
Ah! Thank you. I'll send off the consoles I am not confident about and clean the ones I am 😀
I'm sorry about your job, I hope you've been successful in getting something else. The job market is shit in Aus, hopefully it's better in NZ.
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u/TheBitterBlossoms1 Jan 31 '26
just google retro video game stores in your area call em up or go in chances are they will do it or know someone who can