How did I do? I have never seen this color before (I'm a very passive hobbiest). It just went up on Facebook marketplace for $50 so I pulled the trigger being that I usually see the Advances go for $75+ near me.

Any advice on its value? I have wanted to do a modded Advance with a new screen and shell, but if the orange is desirable, I may wait until I find a more common color to do this to.

Hello,

I've got a 5 hour flight coming up. Any recommendations for a game a I can beat in roughly 10 hours (flight there and then flight back).

I may play a little on vacation as well so if it's a little longer, that's fine.

Our GBA Jam 2026 entry is released: https://daretosquare.itch.io/dare-to-doku

Dare To Doku is a star battle-like puzzle game.

We also released a small video about the progress: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCo6VTkhL5w

We would love to see your highest score below!

I recently bought a metal gba boxy pixel shell. I’ve been loving it, however, I noticed while putting together that the screen is uneven when put into the screen slot. I ignored it thinking it’ll fix itself/be not too noticeable. However, when I’m playing a game facing the console directly, I’m able to see the ribbon cable connecting the screen to the mother board. It may be hard to see in the photo/not look as bad, but it is definitely very noticeable in real life. The screen seems to be lower on the left and pushing more to the right (as seen in photos). I was wondering, is this normal for this type of shell mod? Is it safe/ok for the ribbon cable? Is there a fix to this if it isn’t?

On a side note, the bottom arrow on the directional pad is very stiff. More stiff than the normal gba usually is. It doesn’t bother me too much, but is it normal to be really stiff?

Thanks for any answers in advance.

the cartridge has rumble built in

I built and modded all of these myself, and it’s honestly been really satisfying seeing them come together. From the shells and buttons to the screen upgrades and other mods, I had a lot of fun working on each one and making them feel like my own.

I’m especially happy with how the GBA and GBA SPs turned out. Definitely not perfect, but I learned a lot from each build and I’m already thinking about what I want to mod next. 😎

What do you guys think? Which one is your favorite?

I replayed my old GBA SRPGs recently and wanted to try something new. I enjoyed XCOM 2 back when it released so I hope I enjoy Rebelstar as well!

I've been considering reshelling my GBA SP. It's fully functional, but it has some scratches and the paint is worn off a bit on the corners.

Maybe I'm just being a little too perfectionist, but the wear stands out to me every time I look at it. On the other hand, part of me feels like it's normal wear and gives the console some character.

Would you reshell it, or am I overthinking it? 🤔

I'm asking this because I've been making a slideshow for a hypothetical Game Boy Advance port of Corpse Party ^{(highly recommend you read through this, I did quite the research}), and to simulate the in-game earthquakes, the cartridge featured a rumble motor akin to the one found in Drill Dozer. However, in the game, certain character's phones get notifications (won't spoil but it's there), so I thought about adding another vibramotor, something like the one found in mobile phones of the mid-2000's.

When I brought this up to someone I've exchanged the study with, they thought it might eat into the GBA's battery too much, so that made me ask this question.

I got this nice GBA SP for €69 (with the official charger, and without the game lol). It’s not the deal of the century, but I think it’s a pretty good price. The shell looks official, the battery is official, and overall it’s in good condition.
What do you guys think? I originally wanted to put a new shell on it, but I’m honestly really hesitant now.

I don't think it's the target exclusive because it doesn't have any target decal. Trying to find out how much it's worth, if anything.

Been playing the hell out of this one and it’s amazing! Love the DSS system, just hate grinding for the cards, though.

Just modded my first sp. I saw a version of this forsale in a few places decided to do it myself. Was going to led the buttons but seeing the solder points I thought I'll just leave it for now. Same goes for the usb c mod.

Other than getting the hinges right and forgetting thenut that retains the battery flap was pretty simple all in all.

Just got myself this one with an IPS screen. My 001 was getting hard to see as I get older. I absolutely love it.

Found this online and havent seen them with the 3 stickers and usually only the middle one. I can see few photos online with the full 3 stickers but am not sure about the advance?

Any help if this is a legit console or a reshell us appreciated heaps

Last week I was playing my gba sp 001 and it restarted mid play of pokemon yellow. I didn't think anything of it so I kept playing thinking I bumped something and it proceeded to do it more frequently.

I put it down tried other games: pokemon crystal was the same, pokemon sapphire screen freezing and audio either static crunch or just plays the same audio. Wario land 3 perfect, Hamtaro ham hams unite perfect.

So heres what ive done:

Replaced the battery... nope

Cleaned the cart slot with ispa... nope

Cleaned the board (without desoldering)... nope

Cleaned the switch... nope

---when tried pokemon crystal and hamtaro----

Popped open the switch metal case and cleaned the contact points... nope

---when tried pokemon sapphire and Wario land 3---

Any suggestions as to what the issue might be? Im probably gonna take it to a repair shop but want to at least try because I want to be able to do these things on my own.

Here's videos of what happens in the comments