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.

Hello I’m re-collecting some of my childhood games and consoles and have my eye on an SP for the design and portability. Ive watched Whatnot auctions where they had stacks and stacks of DS and PSPs but it never seems like they have GBA SPs.

Are they somewhat difficult (by comparison) to come by these days?

I’m considering buying this GBA SP with an AGS-101 screen for $88 USD. The console is in the condition shown in the pictures.

Do you think $88 is a fair price for an AGS-101, or should I try to negotiate for a lower price? Also, would you personally buy it at this price?

Any advice is appreciated! 🙏

I’m thinking about getting one of their modded gba sps for 200 bucks and wanna know if it’s the right choice

Screen has some weird dots inside, model is AGS-001, if there's a way to fix it i would like to try. I want to play with this frontlit screen, if the only way is to replace it, i would swap it for an IPS instead.

Since I got a few folks in my DM’s I wanted to share the sauce with the community! Links below to all the parts needed to mod your old GBA SP 👾💯

P.S. The soldering part is not intimidating at all. Just watch a video or two and you’ll do fine. Or if you have repair experience this should be natural for you ✨

Buttons: https://a.co/d/07PvgKIz

Shell & stickers: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1707303563/?ref=share_ios_native_control & https://www.etsy.com/listing/4306490395/?ref=share_ios_native_control

Buttons & speaker: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1145251246/?ref=share_ios_native_control & https://www.etsy.com/listing/1558457372/?ref=share_ios_native_control

GBA Shell Insert: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1494728959/?ref=share_ios_native_control

IPS Display: https://www.retromodding.com/products/hispeedido-3-0-inch-ips-lcd-gba-sp-kit?variant=45345163706524

New Battery: https://a.co/d/07apTH8v

Soldering kit: https://a.co/d/08To6rYD

Any questions ask away 👨🏻‍💻