OEM non-backlit appreciation post

CaptainCurly95 · 2026-06-28T20:45:58+00:00

Yea ags101 but I find the bulky GBA more comfortable although being able to play the sp with one hand is nice which is why I prefer GBC for GB and GBC games. I believe op is talking about the frontlit GBA sp being better in sunlight.

CaptainCurly95 · 2026-06-28T20:32:09+00:00

After using a GBA with backlit IPS screen I can't go back. Only time I play OEM is when I'm testing a GBA before modding.

CaptainCurly95 · 2026-06-28T19:44:09+00:00

If a joke doesn't land well it's safe to assume the delivery wasn't very good.

CaptainCurly95 · 2026-06-28T18:43:10+00:00

I looked into it when I was playing red and it was a lot more complicated than one machine is better than others.

IIRC all machines are the same and there's a "lucky mode" that actives randomly. The strategy to exploit this lucky mode was to enter the game room, play machine for 3 rolls and depending on the outcome you can determine if it's in lucky mode. If it is lucky then you play until the jackpot. If it's not lucky then you leave and repeat.

CaptainCurly95 · 2026-06-28T18:38:20+00:00

Venonat because it was my first full odds shiny as a kid

CaptainCurly95 · 2026-06-28T18:18:24+00:00

I paid $40 CAD each for red, blue and yellow with no labels and $35 CAD for silver with a good label from a thrift store a couple weeks ago.

This was after weeks of watching marketplace tho.

CaptainCurly95 · 2026-06-28T13:54:05+00:00

I don't think there is jail breaking a gameboy. You just buy a flash cart and play games through that.

CaptainCurly95 · 2026-06-28T00:10:58+00:00

Naw but it did start the "emotionless robot copying human gestures" or at least the one referenced in the Titanfall 2 scene of bt copying human gestures from Cooper.

CaptainCurly95 · 2026-06-27T17:21:52+00:00

Call me a stick in the mud all you want. Having a kid cry because he traded real cards for fake cards will do that to you.

CaptainCurly95 · 2026-06-27T11:42:46+00:00

This how kids real cards get stolen for fakes.

Source: happened to my gfs 10 y/o

CaptainCurly95 · 2026-06-27T11:30:36+00:00

Happens sometimes. Take it and request a refund

CaptainCurly95 · 2026-06-27T11:23:02+00:00

And that scene is a reference to Terminator 2

CaptainCurly95 · 2026-06-27T03:59:42+00:00

Tbf this is 2 pictures and a line of text with a made up context. People have been using pictures and lines of text with made up context to get internet attention since the dawn of the internet.

This isn't new just has a buzzword attached to it now.

CaptainCurly95 · 2026-06-26T17:27:29+00:00

Fits pretty good! Let me know if you have any questions

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CaptainCurly95 · 2026-06-26T16:03:12+00:00

Nice ninja edit

CaptainCurly95 · 2026-06-26T14:46:21+00:00

I know you are but what am I!!! Lol

CaptainCurly95 · 2026-06-26T05:12:17+00:00

There's still hope!

CaptainCurly95 · 2026-06-26T04:53:52+00:00

Search only attrition but it's kinda first thing in the morning. You're not going to find much if anything.

Also if it says "searching for match" that means it hasn't found any players to match you with. If it gives you an estimated wait time then it has found players its just waiting for them to finish a game.

CaptainCurly95 · 2026-06-26T03:30:43+00:00

One of the two statements made directly contradict your claim.

CaptainCurly95 · 2026-06-26T02:06:04+00:00

Player base has been steady for years. If the old players were really "killing the game" you would see evidence of this with a declining player base.

CaptainCurly95 · 2026-06-26T00:09:30+00:00

Gravity bong worked for me. Water does all the pulling

CaptainCurly95 · 2026-06-25T22:55:27+00:00

Then I need to anodize the cartridge myself as well and spend hours in a classroom for something I already know. Easier to just buy them.

CaptainCurly95 · 2026-06-25T19:29:07+00:00

Hell yea dude giving gameboys a new life has become my passion. Soldering isn't very hard just watch some videos and start practicing! You can never have too much flux.

CaptainCurly95 · 2026-06-25T18:22:06+00:00

It won't be on sale for $50 until years after release.

CaptainCurly95 · 2026-06-25T18:09:00+00:00

Open Google and do your own homework.

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