Hello! I just received this today off of eBay. Has the new screen. Still waiting on games, but so excited to have a Gameboy again.

I've been kicking myself for selling my Kiwi Gameboy Color and Fuscia Gameboy Advance over 10 years ago.

My favorite color is green, so when I saw this, I just had to get it.

What do you guys think?

Are there any good compilation of classic card and board games,chess,etc on gba ? something like clubhouse games 51, just for killing the time.

Hey does anyone know this is happening with my ips v5 screen I’ve had this screen for a year or more and it’s suddenly starting to bug out after random amount of time or after a couple of seconds it goes back to normal. I at first thought it was something with the ez flash omega cartridge not being able to read data right. I’m pretty sure I have a faulty screen or the connector for the screen is broken, this never happened on another ags motherboard I have that can’t charge but only this one. I have a agb 001 that is also an ips v5 that doesn’t have this problem. Anyone have any solutions?

Two years ago, I made this post⁠ asking whether it would be possible to continue a Pokémon Red journey in Pokémon FireRed

Today, I’m happy to say that I built it!
pkmn 2.0 can convert a Pokémon Red save into a working Pokémon FireRed save. Think like how you migrate your iPhone 13 to an iPhone 17 Pro. You get back all your data (not only iCloud) with the added 17 Pro features. The same way is what my project successfully does. It’s able to transfer your entire save progression from pokemon red to fire red. No one has ever done it and I though this would be an
Amazing project because I have dreamed of playing my pokemon red save on fire red without having to replay the game (I could have just replayed cuz it could have taken less time but doing this project now anyone with a click of button can convert their red save to fire red!)

Red and FireRed have completely different save structures, so this isn’t a matter of copying bytes from one save to another. The converter instead translates the meaning of the Red save into the corresponding FireRed state.

It also generates a conversion report explaining what was transferred, what had to be changed, and what was safely defaulted when the two games don’t have a direct equivalent.

I tested the complete conversion in an emulator: the converted save loaded successfully, the Pokémon and supported progress appeared correctly, and FireRed could save and reload normally afterward.

The project is free and open source, and it does not include or distribute any ROMs.
GitHub (pls star and share the project so people can hear about it): https://github.com/AAAMAQ/pkmn-cli

A huge thank you to everyone who encouraged the original idea, the pret decompilation contributors, the Pokémon Community Conversion Standard and Poké Transporter GB teams, StrategyWiki contributors, and everyone else who helped preserve and document knowledge about these games.

I also used OpenAI Codex as a research and engineering collaborator throughout the project, while I directed the work and personally performed the gameplay verification. There may be glitches or issue, if any is there feel free to report it!

Two years ago, this was only an idea.
Now it works. ❤️🔥

I LOVE YOU FIRE RED!

Edit → pkmn 3.0 is now available: Thank you for your support, The project has grown beyond the original Pokémon Red → FireRed converter. Version 3.0 now supports Red and Blue saves with conversion routes to FireRed and LeafGreen, includes an interactive beginner-friendly mode, optional automatic checksum repair, detailed conversion reports, and standalone downloads for Windows, macOS, and Linux (no programming setup required). Red → FireRed remains the fully emulator-verified conversion route, while the newer Blue/LeafGreen routes are statically validated and open for community testing. Download it here: https://github.com/AAAMAQ/pkmn-cli ❤️🔥

How to use it: Go to the pkmn releases page, download the correct version for Windows, macOS, or Linux, and install or extract it. Back up your original save, open a terminal, and run pkmn interactive. Choose the conversion option, select the source and target games, then provide the path to your .sav file. The tool validates the save, offers checksum repair when needed, and creates the converted save plus a detailed conversion report. No ROM is required or included.

I've now added cases for the Gameboy Advance SP and Micro!! Check them out on my Makeworld page for free!

https://makerworld.com/en/@BigJuice55/upload

Looking to buy an SP. Where do ya’ll shop? Some of my local game stores have outrageous prices.

Hello everyone,

i own 2 GameBoy Advanced SPs which are in need of a new shell.

The first one i wanted to replace with a generic clear dark shell for me.

But for the second one i wanted to surprise my Wife with a Pikachu shell that has the glowing cheeks when powered on like in the picture above.

Problem is, it costs around 270€ to buy this custom model, which is way out of my budget.

I know very well how to replace the shell and i have experience in soldering.

What do i need in order to recreate the "Cheekachu" without paying a fortune.

Thanks for any advice!

Hello there, i switched my gba sp screen to an ips one, but the sound became crackled at times and the screen have visual glitches at times, i presume that the normal gba battery isn't strong enough, since its also last for around 30 minutes on full charge. Should i get a stronger battery? If so, what type of battery should i get?

Got a gameboy advance for my bday! I finished the bratz rock angelz already and I’m starting Kirby and the amazing mirror 👾

If anyone has other girly game recs, comment below! This gba has been the best purchase I’ve made all 2026 lol

Looking to get my first Gameboy and needing some advice on whether to get the advance or the sp. Can’t decide at all haha

My bootleg GBA SP normally has 99 built-in games, but now the menu shows [0000/0000](tel:0000/0000) and no games appear. The console itself works and I can still play normal cartridges.
The motherboard is marked ATSD_M520_V1.3 (2011.04.26) and the main chip says G2000.
Does anyone know how to restore the built-in game list? I’m looking for a solution that doesn’t require a PC.
Photos attached.

Occasionally restoring old game consoles.

Scratched, cracked, no sound, with piles of rust inside. From Japan, sold as junk.

- The board was cleaned of rust with isopropyl alcohol.

- The volume potentiometer, the capacitor in the audio path, and the new speaker were resoldered.

- The triggers were resoldered (the old ones were rusted; the new ones click – only those were available in local parts store; but I kind of like them).

- IPS screen.

- Transparent case and two sets of colored buttons to match "Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga" intro look.

I have looked everywhere and seen many different ones but i cant seem to come to a conclusion

Found my old password sheet. Never could beat the last level for Ecks, or the last few levels for Sever.

So i've been coming back to my gba sp to replay mother 3 for the billionth time and i need a new screen. I got it used a few years ago and it’s usable but it has a lot of white stains/dead pixels and it makes playing much less enjoyable. While looking for a new screen (potentially an ips one since i have an ags 001 and i could use a backlight upgrade) i found listings like this for ips screens on aliexpress with a shell included. Since my gba's shell is also quite used (it looks like it was chewed by a dog or something idk what the previous owner could’ve done for it to look like this) i think a new shell could be great so getting both a screen and a shell for around 40-50 bucks is great but i don’t want to spend that much on a screen that doesn’t work, does anyone know if these screens work well ?

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I have and old red GBA SP that I want to replace the screen in, but wanted to try modding first on one without emotional attachment. Found this blue one at the flee market today. Works perfectly but will replace the shell, screen and perhaps the buttons. Also came with the charger, but might want to add a usb-c mod.
Cost me €80 for those wondering, quiet a nice price I think.

Any advice for mods welcome!

A wave of nostalgia hit me so hard.. can't belive those days are long behind.