I have my GBA SP since December 2003. For 3 years, I used it with an open battery compartment and a swollen battery.

A few weeks ago, I saw a modded GBA SP on Reddit with the funnyplaying battery pack and made a decision.

What I did:

IPS screen M2
Atomic Purple Mirror Shell
Black buttons
Clear black rubber membrane
Speaker
Battery pack

Everything straight from funnyplaying’s website.

I’m very happy with the outcome, especially for the price. Luckily, I already had a good-condition GBA SP.

What do you think of the color/design combo?

It's finally here! The files are up and you can download **Super Smash Land for GBA** for free right now.

What you can download:

- **.gba**: for emulators (mGBA recommended) or a real Game Boy Advance with a flashcart

- **.cia**: for 3DS / 2DS with custom firmware

What's in this release:

- Arcade, Endless and Versus modes

- Mario, Kirby, Link and Pikachu, plus unlockables

- Two camera modes (fixed 1X / close 2X, switch with SELECT)

- Save support (SRAM)

- Link Cable multiplayer **(BETA)**

**A quick note on the multiplayer:** it works in mGBA, but I haven't tested it on real hardware with a physical link cable yet. If you have two GBAs and a cable, please try it and tell me how it goes!

3DS tip: hold START or SELECT while the game boots for sharp, non-blurry pixels.

This port started as a crazy idea: take Dan Fornace's PC demake, decompile it, rewrite it in C and get it running on a real GBA. Seeing it boot on my own console was amazing, and now you can play it too.

Found a bug? Leave a comment here and I'll check it out.

Thanks for following the project, and have fun smashing!

*Original game by Dan Fornace. Port by EmCamsito. Free, non-commercial fan project. All characters belong to Nintendo.*

There's the games I have right now. I'd prefer something around or under $30 cad. Oh and preferably with no save battery because i don't know how to replace it and the closest store would replace the battery for $20

In my childhood i only get like 15 games in 5 years. Lot of games i finished was traded (like Game Stop) and swaped or loan from friends for a week or from like blockbuster for a couple of days.

My dream was to have all the games i want. About 25 years later i began to collect a Game Boy with usb-charging-battery and some games. In den last 2 years i collected much more. My Goal are 100 Games, now i own 90. I also got many more items:

Game Boy IPS
FunnyPlaying Game Boy Color
2x Chromatic White
Camera
Accu Pack (works with new eneloop batteries)
Carry Case
Light May
4-Player Adapter
Headphones
Link Cable

My favourite game Metroid has a reproduction of the Box and inlay, manual was from the 90s in my basement and the game is like the other ones from ebay, all with cases. I have the map of Mystic Quest and four nice tin boxes. Not to forget an Everdrive GB X7.

Unfortunatelly games like mega man 4 & 5 are too expensive for me.

Money? 1000€ at least (i´m from germany).

Not shown: Game Boy Advance SP NES Style with IPS display and a Flash Card.

it previously had an issue of barely any sound, but turning the volume wheel a few times seemed to do the trick

Finally got myself a special tool to open gameboy cartridges in my collection. And well... let me introduce you to this beauty.

My Nintendo handheld collection so far. I believe I'm only missing the base New 3DS, and the New 2DS XL to have at least one of each. From the older ones, the only one missing was the Game Boy Micro that I shared in the other post.

I hung them on the wall using wire grids in acrylic cases due to a lack of space to display them. Apartments here in Japan don't have as much space as I'd like within my budget. 🥲

It will never be mint but fixed it and will soon send it back into the world.

Hey everyone. The SMB 3 E reader cards are such a rad concept, but going the authentic route is just too damn expensive. I put together this little device that holds and uploads all SMB 3 E reader cards. Also I fenaggled Astra to make e reader level cards for all of SMB1. This is a cool little project I figured you guys would appreciate it.

Side note: the USB is just for power.

Edit: if anyone is interested, here is the code and some ai slop instructions. Please let me know if you have any questions. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1o0qSRlxE6zDRGc0qvsdU74u96S4ubiz-?usp=drive_link

Hi all,

I’m trying to fix my French copy of Pokémon LeafGreen (AGB-BPGF). The cartridge has never shown the Nintendo logo for me. I only get the “GAME BOY” logo, and the game never boots. It does the same on a GBA and a SP, so I’m confident the cart is the problem.

What I’ve done

• Cleaned the gold contacts with isopropyl alcohol several times and with a white eraser.
• Reflowed the legs of both U1 and U2 with flux, then cleaned off the flux. No solder bridges and no visible corrosion under magnification.
• Continuity-tested the edge connector against U1. Every contact I tested (all except 2 and 3, which I don’t expect to reach the ROM) is connected to at least one leg of U1.
• Checked for shorts between neighbouring contacts and between VDD (pin 1) and GND (pin 32). Nothing is shorted.

My reasoning

The Nintendo logo is read from the ROM header, so a cart that can’t be read shows only “GAME
BOY”. Since the traces and solder joints look fine, I suspect the mask ROM itself is dead, but a multimeter can’t confirm that

Questions

1. Is there anything else I should check without a reader? (decoupling caps C1–C3? an internal fault?)
2. Does a dead mask ROM like this one usually show these symptoms?

Thanks for any advice!

So I'm wanting to make my own special gameboy tetris cartridges using the rosy retrospection romhack. My issue is trying to find the right cartridge PCB's. Since it's tetris I only need a 32kb one, but with the romhack it does save highscores so I would like to either have one with a battery or the fram chips perferably. Inside gadgets has pretty much exactly what I need as they have 32kb one at a fair price, but no save function. Any help would be appreciated finding what I need that will for sure work properly. Trying to find something well below $20 USD per PCB.

Hi everyone!

I bought a Chinese reproduction GBA cartridge containing Pokémon Emerald Rogue from AliExpress. I wanted to update it to Pokémon Emerald Rogue v2.2.1, so I backed up the original ROM and attempted to flash the updated version using an Aurioxin GBxCart RW v1.3 with FlashGBX.

Unfortunately, the write failed, and now the cartridge is no longer playable. Even worse, I can't seem to write any ROM to it, including the original backup that was working perfectly before the update attempt.

My hardware and cartridge details:

• Flasher: Aurioxin GBxCart RW v1.3
• Software: FlashGBX
• Cartridge: Chinese Pokémon Emerald Rogue reproduction from AliExpress
• PCB marking: AGB-E05-01
• Flash chip marking: appears to be MSP54LV256
• Target ROM: Pokémon Emerald Rogue v2.2.1
• Original ROM backup: Yes, backed up before attempting the update

I've been trying to troubleshoot the issue, but nothing has worked so far. I've:

• Cleaned the cartridge contacts.
• Tried a different USB-to-USB-C cable.
• Tried using a different computer.
• Attempted to write the original ROM backup back to the cartridge.

I also checked the available FlashGBX profiles, but I couldn't find one that clearly matches both my PCB and flash chip. I found profiles mentioning MSP54LV256, but they seem to be intended for different PCB types.

At this point, I don't know whether the problem is an incompatible FlashGBX profile, a limitation of this particular reproduction cartridge, or an issue with the flash memory itself.

Does anyone have experience with this kind of cartridge or know how I could recover it?

Specifically:

1. Is there a compatible profile for the AGB-E05-01 PCB with an MSP54LV256 chip?
2. Could using the wrong profile cause the cartridge to become unreadable or unwritable?
3. Is there a way to restore the cartridge without replacing the flash chip?
4. Why would the original ROM backup fail to write back, even though it worked before?

I'd appreciate any suggestions. I can provide photos of the PCB, the chip markings, and any FlashGBX error messages if needed.

Thanks in advance!

Update 1: when i try to erase the data from the cart, it works well. The problem persists with the writing part.

Update 2: save data can be written with no issues

Hi all,

ever found a copy online and weren't sure which edition or print it is? That's what my small project Edinota tries to help with, and I'd like to know if it actually does.

It's an early, non-public preview: Super Mario Land, Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue are covered in depth (US prints), a few more games as early drafts. Every statement links to its source. Private and non-commercial: no ads, no prices, no accounts.

How to try it

1. Find a US copy of one of the three games online (eBay, auction, shop, anything with photos).

2. Open the game, go to "Identify a copy" and answer the questions from the photos:

   Super Mario Land · Pokémon Red · Pokémon Blue

3. Send me the listing link and the result as a comment below, by DM or to contact@edinota.com. I'll check each one myself.

"One of two" is a fine result if the photos don't show everything. Any thoughts on whether it's useful, where you got stuck or what's wrong are very welcome. I'd rather hear it now than after launch.

Thanks!

Jan

I wanted to get everyones opinion. Found my old SP a few weeks ago to play some Pokemon Emerald. it already had a broken hinge where it connects to the top shell, but dropped in onto my desk and more of the shell broke off including the cable cover. Want to know if people recommend repairing it or just reshell. Ive heard the aftermarket shells arent as good as the oem ones and i feel a bit sentimental to the oroginal case even id its broken. Let me know what you think.

Can These cases be washed?