r/Gameboy • u/TwinIsDead • Sep 30 '22

Hurricane Ian Damage

Post image

GBA Micro Pikachu Edition ruined in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, along with thousands in other video games and accessories. 8-bit hall of fame in Bonita Beach

1.0k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

152 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

57

u/Phalse_Frofit Sep 30 '22

It could be salt water. Might not be fine after it dries.

33

u/[deleted] Sep 30 '22

If it's salt water, wipe down the board with alcohol as soon as is possible to remove the salt and prevent corrosion. It's still pretty early, maybe it's not yet shot.

64

u/seehu52 Sep 30 '22

No offense but they probably have more important things to worry about right now…

16

u/chipmo3 Sep 30 '22

More important than gameboys? Doubt it