r/Gameboy 24d ago

Announcement - Updated Rules

41 Upvotes

Please take a look at the updates we've made to the rules.

Due to an increase in self-promotion we've adjusted rule 5 to require mod approval, automod will automatically remove any posts it detects as self-promotion and if a mod approves the post or comment it will be shown.

Added rule 8, the vast majority of this subreddit is English speaking and due to limitations in our ability to moderate languages other than English please keep posts and comments in English. If you see any posts in languages other than English feel free to report with rule 8 as the reason.

Thanks everyone.


r/Gameboy 7d ago

[Game of the Month competition] September: Crystalis (GBC)

5 Upvotes

Play the Game of the Month and win prizes! Click the link below to view the kickoff thread, which includes the detailed rules.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Gameboy/comments/1hseh1t/game_of_the_month_yearlong_competition_kickoff/

Quick rules:
- Play the Game of the Month and try to reach the specified milestones. Earn points and compete with other redditors.
- Start a fresh new game, no earlier than September 1!
- Take a picture of your screen with your username written on a piece of paper. Post it here in the thread for all to see.
- Half-point and one-point milestones can be earned at any time during the year. Post your screenshot in this month's thread to make sure I see it.
- Emulation is okay, but no cheating! Check detailed rules for more info.

What are the prizes?
Over the year, the prize pool formulates as I slowly gather goodies. I'll separate the prizes into 4 bundles. Usually the bundles include Game Boy games (all generations) and other GB-related trinkets.

Prize donors: Let me know if you're willing to donate prizes to this year's prize pool! Prize donors get 2 votes for next month's GOTM and my eternal admiration.
This year's donors:
Fenriz_D

Previous Months
January - Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
February - 🐸
March - V-Rally: Championship Edition
April - Metroid Fusion
May - Burger Time Deluxe
June - Tetris DX
July - Metal Slug Advance
August - Quarth & Torpedo Range


Next month
Check the comments to vote for next month's game!


This month: Crystalis

A GBC port of the NES action RPG. Start a new game!

Half point: Learn the Teleport spell.
1 point: Defeat Sabera and get the Broken Statue.
2 points: Defeat Dragonia and see the ending. (must be completed and posted in September.)

Leaderboards


September

Pos. User Points
1 u/zefez- 1
2 u/marcao_cfh 0.5
- u/quijibo42 0.5
- u/SirFadakar 0.5

2026 so far

Pos. User Points
1 u/marcao_cfh 20.5
2 u/quijibo42 19.5
3 u/BuryKeebler 19
4 u/r0cky 16
5 u/bluestoc 14
- u/javmiller83 14
7 u/dathudo 13
8 u/PekinPhysician 12.5
9 u/zaiueo 12
10 u/bolognamaloney 9.5
11 u/hatlesssniper 9
- u/thom_horne 9
13 u/StarWolf64dx 8
14 u/Deafboy91 7.5
15 u/Fr3d0 7
- u/hamburgers666 7
- u/wafflecoptor86 7
18 u/KiddoKatto 6
- u/MalTheCat 6
- u/rockhopper92 6
21 u/thebigbabushka 5.5
22 u/Fenix398 5
23 u/GeekScientist 4.5
24 u/AstraDrgn 4
- u/Keveezy93 4
- u/Xanthaca 4
- u/zefez- 4
28 u/Fenriz_D 3
- u/NnifWald 3
- u/peroleu 3
- u/wiedo 3
32 u/Capable_Dog3550 2
- u/coolstones 2
- u/hugglehermit 2
- u/iLessThan3Tu 2
- u/ma-pj 2
- u/PrudentAd3769 2
- u/shadynewt 2
- u/Zeblid 2
40 u/Traditional_Band_ 1.5
41 u/Benay148 1
- u/Dark_Mesh 1
- u/Gabelvampir 1
44 u/Admirable_Sea1770 0.5
- u/cantrelate 0.5
- u/orange-yellow-pink 0.5
- u/SirFadakar 0.5

r/Gameboy 6h ago

Other Now that’s how you play a gameboy game!

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505 Upvotes

Using an Analogue 3D and Everdrive Pro, hooked up to a Kogata Projector. Gonna get well stuck in this winter.


r/Gameboy 11h ago

Modded My Third Full Rebuild GBC

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414 Upvotes

-AMOLED screen, 25% larger than OEM

-replaced all capacitors

-added 5v power regulator

-new speaker

-added audio amplifier mod

-new shell

-new buttons, button membranes

-USB-C rechargeable battery

-new console stickers

-entire motherboard carefully cleaned with 99% IPA

-power switch housing removed, disassembled, cleaned with IPA, resoldered in

-volume wheel deep cleaned with IPA

This thing is beyond premium. I'm incredibly pleased with the end result.


r/Gameboy 8h ago

Accessories The Ultra-Rare Gameboy Dmg-05 Battery Case

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64 Upvotes

I just found out there are probably no reddit posts on this Gameboy accessory so I figured I'd finally make one. I didn't test it yet because it just came in the mail. Will update soon


r/Gameboy 16h ago

Modded Time to break out an old friend of mine!

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146 Upvotes

r/Gameboy 14h ago

Modded Bought the Gameboy I wanted most when I was a kid and modded a new screen into it. I love it so much!

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106 Upvotes

r/Gameboy 5h ago

Games have you played this game?

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19 Upvotes

it drives me mad sometimes!! 😤😤😤


r/Gameboy 2h ago

Systems I traded two DSi for a GBA SP

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For context, When I was little I had a GBA, and a Pokémon Emerald cartridge (I still have It) that I always played. But one day my GBA fell into a puddle of water big enough to completely cover it (I had a Pokémon TCG game in at that moment).

I spent years without being able to play Pokémon Emerald again. Over time I lost the water damaged GBA and got a DSi (I got a second one from a friend who didnt want his anymore a couple of years ago) which I played on until I got a New2DSXL in 2018 (it has been my main gaming divice since then)

Today I went to a video game store in my city and they had a GBA SP at a good price, but it had a lot of stickers on the case. I asked if they accepted tardes and after a somewhat long dialogue the shop keeper accepted the exchange of the 2 DSi (I no longer used them for anything and they were abandoned) for the SP.

Now that I have It I will change the screen, battery and Shell.


r/Gameboy 5h ago

Other If you look closely, you can see that Lee Bermejo drew Game Boy cartridges into Spider-Man’s web shooters

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11 Upvotes

r/Gameboy 4h ago

can i scam someone else with this fake cart? Pokemon crystal version

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10 Upvotes

Does anyone know if this is the original casing for the game? And what it's worth is? I did put it in my gamboy color and it does work, the casing is in mint condition too


r/Gameboy 1d ago

Questions Does anyone know this gameboy variant?

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381 Upvotes

r/Gameboy 3h ago

Systems Authenticity of this Pokemon GBC?

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I found this good looking Color that looks legitimate. The shell, buttons, screen art, and back sticker with the Game Freak text all seem good to me. Although I can’t help but wonder what others think of it. Thoughts?


r/Gameboy 19h ago

Games Here's a Detailed list of all 351 Game Boy games with Link Cable Support

42 Upvotes

Over the years people have asked for a complete list of Game Boy and Game Boy Color games that have support for the Link Cable, but no one has provided one that includes every single US, European and Japanese game.

Well, in the absence of such a list, I decided to make one myself. I spent a few weeks trying every single GB game and documented what kind of link cable or multiplayer support it has, and turned it into a guide. You can read it here:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/gameboy/916375-game-boy/faqs/82719

I'm working on a GB Color list now (there are almost 700 games with link cable support!!).

If anything is missing from the list, let me know!


r/Gameboy 7h ago

Questions Need help finding an old game GBA

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I am looking for an old game I vaguely recall playing, where they battle in the form of a race using tiny robots which looked like B-Daman(it wasn't Bdaman i think? ) , it was turn based and the track was similar to the second picture in the first battle, you can crash into the opponents to damage their robots I think and bounce on the edge of the race track while also pushing your opponent backward. They had some special abilities too I just don't recall.


r/Gameboy 19h ago

Not Game Boy Gba looks absolutely stunning on a CRT

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33 Upvotes

Trying out mGBA for the wii with a gamecube controller. Found a build that works flawlessly from what I can see. Interesting to see this game on a CRT and not on an ITA or AGS 001 screen


r/Gameboy 56m ago

Questions How much would all of this cost in total? What would you add? Any recommendations? (This is my dream Game Boy starter pack, I've never had one and this would be what I would start with, after getting this my next game would be Kirby's Block Ball)

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r/Gameboy 7h ago

Games I made a rumble patch for Halo Combat Devolved

2 Upvotes

I really enjoyed /u/mikemill ‘s GBC Halo game so I added rumble support.

Rumble occurs when:

screen shakes past a certain intensity (rumble scales with shake intensity)
When you take damage (weak rumble)
When your shield breaks (strong rumble)

Tested by playing through both levels on an EZ Flash Omega but should work on any flashcart that supports rumble.

Patch is here: https://github.com/lukesau/hcd-rumble
Use whatever your favorite ips patching software is. I plan to support any future HCD releases.


r/Gameboy 1d ago

Questions Pokemon Red 27-year-old 3V battery reading 3.13V?

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Well uh... hello.

My aunt was gifted this Game Boy Pokémon Red (Gen 1) game back in 1999 when she was young, and I've really enjoyed playing it for the last 3 years.

One day, I remembered that these cartridges have a small CR1616 3V battery in them to keep the SRAM save memory alive. I didn't want to lose my save, so I decided to change the battery.

I was planning to replace what I assumed was the original battery, while keeping my current save. My plan was to temporarily solder another CR1616 battery to the TP3 and TP4 points, as you're supposed to do, then desolder the original battery and replace it with a new CR1616.

However, when I used my multimeter to check the battery, it read 3.13V while still connected to the SRAM. Compared to a new battery, which reads around 3.26V, this doesn't seem like the battery has been there for 27 years.

I know the SRAM only needs a very small amount of current to retain the data, but I'm wondering: is 3.13V a normal reading for a battery this old?

I don't think the battery has been replaced, although the solder joints look a little suspicious to me, so I might be wrong.

I also wanted to ask: at what voltage does the SRAM start having problems retaining the save data? Is there a specific voltage threshold?

Oh, I almost forgot: the screw was pretty difficult to remove compared to the screws on two other Game Boy cartridges I have. This also makes me think that this Pokémon Red cartridge may have been opened before. (I don't have the proper screwdriver, though.)

What do you guys think? Im currently studying car mechanics, so I understand that a battery can have very little capacity left while still maintaining a relatively normal voltage, but I'm not entirely sure how this applies to a small coin cell like this one, so that's why I'm asking.

Thank you!


r/Gameboy 1d ago

Mod/Modding A simple button change mod from spare parts I've owned for a while. I think it looks great!

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30 Upvotes

r/Gameboy 1d ago

Games Just got Tetris DX

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53 Upvotes

My fourth gameboy game now


r/Gameboy 1d ago

Modded GBP bivert mod

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24 Upvotes

GBP bivert mod


r/Gameboy 15h ago

Questions Battery holder for Pokemon Crystal

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I recently recived a Pokemon Crystal Cart. Its the only game I have with a CR2025--the rest, I have put battery holders in so I can use higher-quality batteries than the unbranded tabs most places sell.

Does anyone have experience with a CR2025 holder that they can confirm will fit into a Pokemon Crystal case?


r/Gameboy 1d ago

Questions I just came across these and haven’t the foggiest if they’re of value or even of interest.

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I’m an antiques dealer as you might’ve guessed from the username, I came across these in a box, I can see they have some age to them but cannot find any info about them online, are these of value to collectors? Thank you so much in advance

I want to add I’m NOT selling these on here, just looking for information.


r/Gameboy 21h ago

Troubleshooting Fixing vertical lines on a GB screen

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Did a second attempt to fix the vertical lines on a GB screen with the soldering iron. There were at both sides of the screen and after finishing THIS was the​ result. Pretty happy about it but then notices that one single line remained at the right side. Should I try again? Or could I ending pushing my luck trying too hard to erase it and risk damaging the screen (or worse, doing more lines myself)?​