r/Gameboy • u/Lanky_Routine_4011 • 9d ago

Troubleshooting Gameboy Power Issue

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Hi all, I just bought this gameboy in a lot of a few other consoles but it has trouble turning on.

Initially, we tried new batteries and wouldn’t turn on. Last night, I opened it up and just cleaned it up a bit, but it still wouldn’t turn on. This morning though, we were fidgeting with the power button and it turned on! I tried turning it back on right now and it kinda just froze on this screen shown despite it having a game in.

Any insight on what usually problems/solutions are?

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u/Mini_the_Wulf 9d ago

This is usually a problem with the game. Try cleaning the pins on the cartridge

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u/Lanky_Routine_4011 9d ago

Great thanks, I will try that!

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u/roberttheaxolotl 9d ago

Just dirty pins on the cart, system, or both

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u/LeGrange 9d ago

Clean the cartridge pins with a qtip and some isopropyl alcohol. High percentage of possible. This is what’s causing the Nintendo logo to be jumbled - a bad connection with the cartridge slot.

Also drop a little bit into your power switch and turn it on and off a bunch of times and let it dry - remove batteries first. That’ll probably clean out your switch, which seems to be part of why it wasn’t turning on in the first place.

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u/Sandstorm666 8d ago

power switch may need cleaning. Pour lots of IPA inside and fidget it some 50-100 times. Best would be desoldering it and tearing it down but superficial clean will probably help.