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Play GB games (lemm.ee)
submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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So I have these old, original Game Boy (like, the grey one with the maroon buttons) games I wanna play again (original Pokemon Blue). What can I get to do so?

I bought a GB on eBay but the screen was barely visible. I'm comfortable partially building/programming something myself, and would also be fine with an adapter or some such that allows me to play the cartridge or copy its contents so I can play on my laptop or Raspberry Pi or whatever.

Suggestions sought!

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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I bought a GB on eBay but the screen was barely visible. I'm comfortable partially building/

Say less. Replacement screens are plentiful since many (usually with the Color not the grayboy, but still) are doing the IPS screen mods. I'd replace it with an OG screen unless your problem is backlight.

I usually don't recommend reddit but since a total of 0 of them migrated here, check out r/gameboy if you did want to mod it. It's unfortunately a great collection of resources regarding modding GB, GBC, and GBA. Common mods include but are not limited to those backlit IPS screens.

The screen replacement is easy as hell iirc too, I think it's just some clips on a ribbon cable, iirc no soldering required.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Much appreciated!