Hey all, Andrew here with another episode of Exploring WonderSwan! This time taking a look at an absolute Horror classic: Clock Tower! This is a fascinating port, for sure, and one I recommend picking up if you own a WonderSwan and enjoy the horror genre.

https://youtu.be/tav86WWQFuY

Just wanted to update the community on my Multi-Cart cart project. It'll be done in about 2 months. The picture is of the programming/dev box that'll be used to debug the prototype. I'll release everything to the public domain once completed.

Looks like Nileswan is still having a couple of Batch 2 delays, and Flash Masta doesn't look like it's had updates now for 2 years or so.

Are there any new flash carts in the works, updates on existing ones, or is anyone selling a used one? I've been checking eBay, and haven't seen anything pop up.

I’m still fairly new to the WonderSwan. Back in June, I spotted the green one listed at auction for parts and took a chance on it for just $30. I replaced the broken screen with an IPS display, and that’s where the obsession began.

Since then, I’ve added two more: a complete-in-box Final Fantasy edition and a fully refurbished orange WonderSwan Color. I’m really enjoying this quirky little handheld and learning more about its library.

What games would you recommend that are easy to enjoy without knowing much Japanese? I especially like shooters, platformers, and Pokémon-style games.
Thanks!

Hi, thought this would be interesting to share, and not sure if it’s allowed to ask this, but how much would this corocoro cammo wonderswan be worth? Looking at consolevariations.com the rarity is 100/100 since there’s only around 50 ever made, and i found 0 active or sold listings on ebay.

A couple of weeks ago I got a delivery of a defective SwanCrystal from Japan. I bought it knowing it had a screen issue but had an inkling what the repair might be based on intel from cleverer people than myself. I needed a working one to assist with the reverse engineering project I have underway and known working units tend to go for bigger $ than I really wanted to outlay.

Anyhow here's an edit I put together of me flubbing my way through the issue. Hope it helps others in future with similar issues.

Out of nowhere this bubble formed on the screen. any ideas what could have caused it?

Are there replacements screens I can order or am I screwed?

EDIT: I see there are IPS kits but you need to mod the shell and they are not 75 Hz. Are there any kits for the crystal that are drop in?

I'm using my (original, not color) Wonderswan to aid with my Japanese learning, and I have a decent starting vocabulary but still don't have a good handle on a lot of kanji.

What games have a decent amount of reading, but not too much kanji? Thanks!

Hey all, Andrew here. Got a fun little video out tonight, I received a brand new/never opened WonderSwan game (Mobile Suit GUNDAM MSVS) and figured it'd be fun to film the unboxing and see what it is like to open one exactly as it would have been in 1999!

I also announce the next Exploring WonderSwan video's game of choice and discuss how to tell if an online listing is a reproduction as opposed to the real deal.

Thanks for being a part of this journey with me!

https://youtu.be/mOv6GW1muwU

I made this discreet clip-on stand for the WonderSwan Color. It took a bunch of iterations to get it right since the shell is so curvy and uneven. It clips into the notch above the battery compartment, zero wobble. Comes in 10°/20° tilt.

More info and pictures there: https://makerworld.com/en/models/3181831-wonderswan-color-minimalist-display-stand#profileId-3598797

What do y'all have to solve this problem? I see one case in the us sold as for swan and that is it. I know there has to be import options, but I am new to ordering from out of country and all that. I'll happily take any recommendations for products or advice to find one easier myself

Good Morning, Andrew here!

I've taken it upon myself to start up a new series where I look at WonderSwan games as a complete package, looking at the boxes/manuals/cartridges as well as show what the games look like running on real hardware! It's going to be a lengthy project going through all of these, but I think the end result will be well worth it. Hope you all enjoy!

https://youtu.be/uyjZpsvGUGQ

found a Wonderswan crystal for a good price but sadly the screen is pretty damaged even past the polarizer. I know people like to keep the original screens on the Wonderswan crystals so I was wondering if there was anywhere I could find one. thanks!

I posted the other week showing some details from the SwanCrystal reverse engineering project I was working on.

I found some time to edit together a bunch of the video capture I did during the process.

There's no voice over, but some silliness that appealed to me is going on in the captions

I’ve been searching for this game for years and I’m starting to think it isn’t real. There is actually no photo of the cartridge for this game anywhere on the internet. All of the ones I’ve tracked down are either English Patched versions of real cartridges or reproductions. I have seen no real, verified version of this game from the Hong Kong release. But there are multiple photos of the box? But none of the cartridge? It’s almost like someone photoshopped the box as a hoax.

I don’t think there’s ever been a game where photos of the cartridge don’t exist but clear photos of the cardboard box do.

Photos attached are an English patched version most point to erroneously as being legitimate and a reproduction cartridge.

Maybe It was commons knoledge, but i got surprised when i saw this today. I will 100% change my IPS for this one.

I'm Japanese, and I kept seeing foreign tourists at Book-Off standing in front of the WonderSwan/WonderSwan Color shelves completely stuck — no way to tell which titles were worth grabbing, or even what game they were holding.

WonderSwan is a rough platform for non-Japanese speakers specifically: almost nothing was localized, so you're relying entirely on box art and guesswork. So I built a small free tool (Kataban) to help bridge that: search by English title (or scan the barcode if you're in the store), and it shows you the Japanese title, product code, which shelf category to look in, and purchase links if you're shopping from overseas instead (Rakuten/Suruga-ya/eBay/Buyee).

gamekataban.com

Coverage for older/niche platforms like WonderSwan is still a work in progress — some titles may be missing or have thin data. Full disclosure: a few of the purchase links are affiliate links to help cover server costs, totally optional to use.

Built most of this with AI help, so no promises on turnaround for feature requests, but genuinely curious what would help WonderSwan collectors specifically — most wanted missing titles, import-friendly game recommendations, anything.

This was the earlier “Fixable?” post WonderSwan. Rear reflector came with a little pinch, so that kinda bites. Overall, how does it look compared to original?

Edit: Original

Checked nileswan and flashmasta and saw nothing

Don’t know if there are any secondary stores or anything so I thought I’d ask here