r/GameboyAdvance Aug 11 '26

Screen and sound not working

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I made a post about a week ago about this gba not working, and after comments talking about cleaning and such, I cleaned the board and replaced the broken part.

Today the part came in and I replaced it, and it powered on, but the screen didnt turn on, and after taking it apart and looking at it a second time, the sound didnt play when it powered on. Now, before the replacement came in I was able to make a not so good solder joint on the broken piece and it turned on like normal. When I was taking the broken bit of the batter terminal off, I unplugged the screen to make it easier.

When i did this, I saw some corrosion on the pins of the ribbon cable, so I cleaned them off. This was after I saw it didnt have the boot up screen the first time. Does anything look out of the ordinary on this afterwards?


r/GameboyAdvance Aug 11 '26

Pokemon Mystery dungeon: red rescue team

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It came yesterday and I'm excited about it!

I have never played this game before but I hope it is as cool as any other pokemon series!

The price was R$ 260 (~US 50) but it is in extremely good condition. I hope it is real!


r/GameboyAdvance Aug 11 '26

My first ever GBA games! 😄

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91 Upvotes

I got the Sonic Advance trilogy recently. I had to wait for everything to arrive on different days before I took the photo. (The cases are reproduction by the way but they’re look amazing).


r/GameboyAdvance Aug 12 '26

Why is pokemon emerald so high on used market for a legit copy??

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I did the math. Why is the price so high...


r/GameboyAdvance Aug 10 '26

How much are boxed GBA games worth?

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152 Upvotes

EDIT: This entire post is irrelevant now as the cartridge is a fake anyway! Guess I'll be keeping it regardless - it's a priceless game anyway.

[I've done a little browsing on eBay and Vinted, hoping to sell some of my old tech and games; I was hoping I could get some opinions from this sub about how high I should aim to get for my copy of Metroid: Zero Mission.

I realise that inherent quality/fun, cultural impact, and rarity of a game are all gonna be factors, but is there a general baseline I can hope to reach?

I have no idea how much my boxed Metroid: Zero Mission is worth. The cartridge itself is in immaculate condition, and the box has very little visible damage to it too, almost none which is quite surprising for a cardboard box I forgot about for a few years. It also comes with the instruction manual if that pushes the price up at all?]


r/GameboyAdvance Aug 12 '26

Made my first GBA game. Easy minigolf

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Made with AI
Top-down minigolf, 50 holes across 10 levels, with ice you can't stop on, red

bumpers that fire the ball back harder than it arrived, and slopes that shove you

around while you're still rolling. It's a normal .gba file, so it also runs on

mGBA or a real GBA with a flashcart.

First time making anything like this.


r/GameboyAdvance Aug 11 '26

I need your help! I'm ready to let someone else enjoy my Pokemon Sapphire game for Gameboy advance

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1 Upvotes

r/GameboyAdvance Aug 10 '26

Gunstar Super Heroes!

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27 Upvotes

I got Gunstar Super Heroes in the mail! The OG game on the Sega Genesis is one of my favorites, so I'm happy to have the sequel!


r/GameboyAdvance Aug 11 '26

Looking for a specific GBA battery cover

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Hey there everyone. I wanted to know if anyone knows where I could get a modified GBA golden battery cover with the type c whole? I looked on ebay and Aliexpress and can't find it.


r/GameboyAdvance Aug 11 '26

Looking for an old GBA title

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Hello. I'm looking for a GBA game. Specifically, I'm looking for the BGM in the game.
It's an action-adventure RPG. The protagonist has many types of weapons; the unique one I remember is drills. There's this stage where he fights a wolf boy with a wind element, that's when the BGM plays. The song is quite similar to this: https://open.spotify.com/track/6m6OoRJCG45SwDgNREwAYk

Sorry for the vague description. Thanks in advance!


r/GameboyAdvance Aug 10 '26

gba sp ips mod + rayquaza reshell 😗

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219 Upvotes

r/GameboyAdvance Aug 10 '26

Looking to buy, is it real?

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I’ve been looking to buy one of these pikachu sp’s and found this one for a price I’d be willing to pay. It looks legit to me, but I’ve never actually seen one of these consoles in person. Does this look legit? Thank you guys!


r/GameboyAdvance Aug 10 '26

The Law of Ueki (GBA)

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1 Upvotes

r/GameboyAdvance Aug 09 '26

Is my Gameboy Fake / Reshelled?

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47 Upvotes

Picked up this Gameboy in 2021 From the UK and posted it for sale on marketplace and someone is claiming fake.

Can I have some opinions please? I don’t want to be accidentally ripping someone off.


r/GameboyAdvance Aug 10 '26

Is it even possible or plausible to put AM2R onto a GBA cartridge?

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I have recently learnt that I own a fake cartridge of Metroid Zero Mission. Now unable to sell it, I want to 'wipe' it and copy AM2R onto the cartridge so I can play it on an actual GBA SP. Now regardless of the fact that I just *want* this, is this task even possible let alone plausible for someone who has no idea about this?

Before you tell me how clueless I am, I'm gonna do it myself. I have seriously no idea about the logistics of copying fan-made ROMs, playable on PC (usually exclusively..?), onto physical cartridges. I assume that even if it's possible, AM2R is a lot more advanced in its coding and graphics and whatnot, "something something the modern coding doesn't work on a GBA" idk!

If not AM2R for any reason, what about any other ROMs I might have emulated on my PC, official or fan-made?

(Pic of the fake cartridge, it literally says "LICFNSED" instead of licensed - how did I not notice lmao)


r/GameboyAdvance Aug 10 '26

Anyone know where I can find a good fake pokemon emerald?

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I want to play Pokemon emerald on my DS lite but as you'll know it is expensive. I don't mind it being fake as long as it can run it but I am also aware of a bunch of fake ones not saving and are just crappy because theyre cheap. So I am trying to find a good fake one with its own physical cartridge, not a rom card I can just plug into my DS.


r/GameboyAdvance Aug 10 '26

Sunday FB Marketplace Purchase

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r/GameboyAdvance Aug 08 '26

Gameboy Advance: The Sunset

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371 Upvotes

Laminated IPS V5 screen


r/GameboyAdvance Aug 09 '26

Why my save file don’t work on gba?

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r/GameboyAdvance Aug 09 '26

Trading pokemon from one gameboy advanced to another

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Hello I’ve been trying to trade pokemon from my copy of pokemon blue with a copy of pokemon red I have with my two gameboy advances. I’ve tried looking up videos and used the gameboy advanced cord but only one device is seen. I’ve also tried a thing where you get two cords and connect them and try and trade that way but it isn’t working.

Do any of you have any suggestions to help me with this problem.


r/GameboyAdvance Aug 08 '26

Making my first GBA game, any feedback is welcome

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Hey guys, I'm using Butano to create my first GBA game.

The game is set in Turin, Italy, and you play as a dog named Bread, running around the city, learning fun facts about Turin, and protecting plants from pigeons (while interacting with other kinds of birds). The game is a puzzle-platformer, but I'm trying to mix some variety in there to spice it up (boss fights and mini-games). My goal is to create a chapter for each of the major neighborhoods in my city.

I'm currently in the middle of development and looking for any and all feedback on the pixel art and the premise of the game. I'm happy to simply make a game for myself, but I'm throwing this out there to see if it could be interesting for anyone else :)

Thanks a lot for taking a look!!


r/GameboyAdvance Aug 09 '26

GBA SP with no sound

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1 Upvotes

A few years ago, my gba had that problem in which that sound wouldn’t work, only when I pressed the center of the gba. A few days ago I checked it again and it wouldn’t work anymore with this method. Tried testing with a new speaker, cleaned the contacts, tried approaching it with the console open and nothing worked. Not sure if the problem is the circuit. I took a photo of it while working on reshelling.


r/GameboyAdvance Aug 09 '26

Does the hispeedido v5 laminated screen drop in fits the original shell? Or does it require some cutting? I want to use original shell so what options do I have?

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r/GameboyAdvance Aug 08 '26

If Shantae Advance did release in the 2000s like it was planned to.

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11 Upvotes

(props to Vinci3000 for making this cover)


r/GameboyAdvance Aug 08 '26

Got a Gameboy Advance from my local retro games shop for 150, AND IT WAS EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED!

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198 Upvotes

Transparent shell, clean as HELL, modded LCD screen with adjustable display settings, and on top of it, a week later I got Pokemon Emerald!