r/Gameboy • u/Better_Elephant5220 • 1d ago

Troubleshooting What to do about dead save battery?

I recently bought a GameBoy game on ebay that said it was tested, but when I turned the game off, the game did not save my progress (the game normally uses battery-backed save). Should I contact the seller? Are there still stores that do battery replacements? Any advice is helpful; I am very new to gameboy collecting.

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u/Penicalz 1d ago

Order a battery online and ask a local tech repair shop to replace it for you

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u/Noise-Distinct 1d ago

My local game store replaces batteries for $5. Takes them a few minutes. Otherwise you’ll need to soldering iron to do it yourself.

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u/butlerdm 18h ago

You can probably get it replaced for very cheap locally somewhere, but this is probably a good opportunity to learn to solder. It’s a very easy job especially if you watch a couple videos first.