A lot of this information is already in the wiki:

Where do I buy cheap consoles?? HOW MUCH IS MY STUFF WORTH?$?

Sorry, all 200K+ members are asking the same question. The market has changed a lot and prices have skyrocketed. Be patient, don't over pay and use sold listings on your marketplace to determine your market's value. If you're paying less than your local market, you've done well. If other markets have lower value than you consider buying from there, but factor in your shipping costs.

Where can I find this part?

Please try our parts list:

Check out our vendor list:

My cartridge doesn't READ OR PLAY!!

Try this video:

More info in the wiki:

My GAME BOY IS BROKEN PLS HELP!!

Please try the wiki's common problems page:

There are console specific help tips in every console page: Start a post or join our Discord server for more help:

The wiki has too many words I don't want to read :(

Feel free to provide constructive criticism on improvement. It's a wiki, group effort is necessary. This is a text based medium as well. Sorry we aren't short form video. :(

WHY MODDING HARD? SOLDER SCARY!

In context, Game Boy's are the easiest family of retro consoles to repair and modify. Sorry TikTok lied to you about modding being easy like Legos.

Learn to solder:

Learn electronics basics:

RULES for the thread:

1. Follow the subreddit rules.

2. Bad advice will be moderated and removed. Serious comments and questions only.

3. Cart and console verification in its own comment with photos. Use imgur for multiple photos.

Play the Game of the Month and win prizes! Click the link below to view the kickoff thread, which includes the detailed rules.

Quick rules:

• Play the Game of the Month and try to reach the specified milestones. Earn points and compete with other redditors.

• Start a fresh new game, no earlier than May 1!

• Take a picture of your screen with your username written on a piece of paper. Post it here in the thread for all to see.

• Half-point and one-point milestones can be earned at any time during the year. Post your screenshot in this month's thread to make sure I see it.

• Emulation is okay, but no cheating! Check detailed rules for more info.

What are the prizes?
Over the year, the prize pool formulates as I slowly gather goodies. I'll separate the prizes into 4 bundles. Usually the bundles include Game Boy games (all generations) and other GB-related trinkets.

Prize donors: Let me know if you're willing to donate prizes to this year's prize pool! Prize donors get 2 votes for next month's GOTM and my eternal admiration.

Previous Months

Next month
Check the comments to vote for next month's game!

This month

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (AKA Minigame Mania, AKA Made in Wario)
Let's bring our attention spans wayyyyyyy down for this one. Sometimes a couple seconds is just too long! Also there is nose-picking.

half point: Reach the "Remix #2" stage.
1 point: Unlock the Pyoro game by filling the game grid. (unlock every microgame)
2 points: Unlock the Pyoro 2 game by getting a medal in each microgame. (must be completed and posted in May)
Competition! Unlock Dr. Wario, start a game at level 0 (any speed), play until you die, and take a picture of your final score! The highest Dr. Wario score at the end of the month is worth 2 extra points; the 2nd-highest score is worth 1 extra point.

To unlock Dr. Wario: After you complete Jimmy's first section (sports-themed games on a cell phone) play it again and get to at least 20 clears to unlock the Dr. Wario game. This is just a Dr. Mario clone. The bottle is a couple rows shorter, but it's otherwise 100% Dr. Mario unless I'm missing something.

Leaderboards

Dr. Wario Competition

May

2024