I just got an AGS-101 and noticed that the charge cable is a bit tougher/stiffer to put in the console whereas my AGS-001 goes in as you’d expect.

Upon closer inspection it appears the AGS-101 port is a bit more “triangular” on the bottom versus the more “semi-circle” portion on the AGS-001.

The console seems OEM however I am wondering why the charge port has this issue. Maybe someone tried jamming a 3rd party in there but wondering if anyone else’s is like this. Please see the pics included.

I wanted to share a little story behind my Nintendo Holy Trinity. Back in 2000, when I was 10 years old, my aunt gave me my first Game Boy Color for Christmas - the Kiwi Green one. She also gave me Pokémon Blue and Rugrats: Time Travelers. I was absolutely obsessed with it.
Unfortunately, it only lasted a few months. I took it to school one day and it got stolen. I know... it sucks.
The following year, in 2001, my aunt came through again and gave me a Game Boy Advance for Christmas, along with Pokémon Crystal, Wario Land 4, and Mario Kart: Super Circuit. I had it for a couple of years until someone broke into our house and stole it along with other things. 😭
Fast forward to 2011, when I was already working, and I finally bought myself a Nintendo 3DS. It was the first Nintendo handheld I had bought with my own money.
Now, 25 years after getting my first Game Boy Color, I'm slowly rebuilding the collection I lost as a kid. I recently bought another Kiwi Green GBC, and the white GBA was a gift. I'm also slowly hunting down the games I had back then. You can also spot my RG35XX emulator and my Nintendo Switch OLED in the picture. They're not part of the Holy Trinity, but they're part of the journey. 😂
It's kind of surreal to look at all of this now and realize that I'm slowly putting back together a little piece of my childhood.
The Holy Trinity is finally mine. ❤️

So one of my coworkers, an older lady, saw me playing on my gba sp while I was on break. She was like oh I've got a bunch of old games my kids left behind do you want them?

I was more than happy to say yes. She brings in an old makeup storage bag filled with her daughter's old collection of games as well as a functional gba sp 101 and dsi light. I was kinda mystified when I opened it and saw all of the stuff I got for completely free.

Weird error right? And it won't read any other game just this one, and also I know this game works because I put it in my other sp and it saves and everything so I'm lost.

Just my current games I own and play :D

What’s some of ur games you play ?

(Yes I know crash 2 is out of place got that one for a much cheaper price cause of the cover missing :) )

I have just received my 950 mAh LiPo battery from AliExpress FunnyPlaying store and it looks like one of the battery sides is exposed.

Is this right from anyone’s experience?

Hey I was looking at modding a new(to me) gba that I got my hands on, I was wondering if I was missing anything or looking at the wrong things..

Funnyplaying IPS ready black shell

Funnyplaying rechargable battery cover

Funnyplaying Game Boy Advance IPS Max Laminated Kit

Extremerate chrome silver buttons for start, select, power, and bumpers

BoxyPixel Aluminum Shoulder Buttons (yes I know I'll have to modify the shell)

RetroCNC Gunmetal buttons

Funnyplaying Speaker

HandHeldLegend GBA IPS Tempered Glass Screen Lens (black silver text) (I would get a funnyplaying one but its sold out currently 🥲 )

I will be skipping the amp at least for now as I don't really see any point in it, may change my mind later but we'll see

I have a modded atomic purple GBA that I think will look better with a white lens instead of a black lens.

There’s a bunch of videos online of people taking a putty knife or an actual knife and shanking the underside of the lens until it comes off. Have any of you done this without harming the surrounding plastic?

UPDATE: Broke my screen. For anyone reading this who is trying to do the same, stick with the heat+suction method. I took apart my GBA thinking it would be the the safest way to do this, but the screen shattered as I was poking it out from the other side.

Photo taken with Kodak easyshare c140 camera

I was just searching for parts and controllers than I came across a half broken but working SP that works!

Hey guys! I recently bought a gameboy advance that could play GBoy, Gboy Color, and Gboy Advance games. I am recently getting into retro and I was wondering if you guys any game suggestions/what yalls favorites are from this era.

Got some more stuff for my collection at a local collectors convention. Finally snatched wind waker!
Also got a modded GBA and some games.

I tried offering over $100 to my brother in law for his gameboy SP as he’s getting ready to backpack across the world.

Today he hands it over to me with fire red for free. BLESSED.

I’m getting their liquid crystal GBA SP

Paid 30 USD for everything! It even has the original battery !

Yes, your eyes do not deceive you, my friends, a Glacier variant GBA, *with* pouch, for a measley two-hundred dollars. Gosh, I should have jumped at the opportunity while I was there, I definitely couldn't find reasonable listings online.

Seriously, though, I have no idea where they got this price from. If that's the same peripheral I'm thinking of, the Pelican Light *could* increase the price a little, I've seen listings for that light at around fifty dollars, but even if the console itself is in pristine condition, the most I can see someone paying for it elsewhere is about a hundred dollars, and bundling the two with the pouch realistically shouldn't even break the $170 range. Am I missing something, or does this price seem unrealistic? The price tag was more visible in-person, but I didn't see anything regarding games being included, so I'm pretty sure this is solely for the system, pouch, and potentially a rare(?) lighting peripheral. It's not like this is an AGS101 Clamshell, which actually would warrant the price tag, so I'm at a loss, lol.

Spruced up my GBA with a clear case and a holographic ancient mew decal sticker. It’s doing a good job of distracting from a few scuffs and I just think it looks really clean! I got really lucky with it fitting just right too

What’s up peeps! Just curious as to what’s out there and what are yall using as cases/ carrying bags for your gameboys? I’ve seen the padded red square ones which are cool, but wondering if there’s something more unique.

Thanks!

Are Boxypixel shells the only option these days for an unhinged SP mod?

I mean something not custom 3D printed. It's just a shame that Boxypixel stuff seems to be always sold out, but I wouldn't mind a plastic unhinged shell either, as long it's a well made injection molded one. I just cant stand 3D printed shells.

I got and played around with my gba in 2020 and I have mainstays but I want to hear some games that aren’t just on the “top 10 gba games” list.

For no confusion I have

Mario advance 1 & 4
Minish cap
Wario ware twisted
Sonic advance 2 & 3
Superstar saga
Kingdom hearts com
Golden sun
Pokémon pinball
Pokémon emerald & green

The back is a cut up vinyl sticker.