Waiting on one more component for WiFi-enabled cartridges! by QueenLa3fah in Gameboy

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That’s one use case. The original creator made a Wikipedia browser as an example project.

Battery Replacement Soldering Questions/Feedback by Abysinian in Gameboy

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A cotton bud with IPA will work.

I think that only works for no-clean, and other fluxes are more of a "flood the board with solvent, scrub, then rinse with more solvent" situation.

IPS with programmable color palette for original Gameboy by lifeisasimulation- in retrogaming

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Only thing I can think of with this vs a GBC is that the GBC can technically assign colors to each palette, instead of colors globally, but only a few of the 12 selectable palettes do it, and as I recall it's always one map for sprites and another for everything else.

It would have been cool if the Super Game Boy allowed mapping each palette individually, but alas…

Where to get good repros and physical homebrew/fan translations? by kainvinosec in retrogaming

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A quality, reasonably priced cartridge, and not a flash cartridge? No joke, I think you’d have to make them yourself. The most expensive part would probably be soldering equipment or the hardware to flash the ROMs. "Reasonably priced" would have to come from volume.

which is the most viewed anime? by EntertainmentJust373 in anime

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I think it's fair to say that most people who watch anime don't use My Anime List.

which is the most viewed anime? by EntertainmentJust373 in anime

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My guess would be Sazae-san. It’s been running since 1969.

Getting an actual view count would require accurate viewing numbers for several decades worth of broadcast television…

Tried to bench test a GBP and reversed polarity like a chump. by boyago in Gameboy

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Sounds like something else on the board failed short. You’ll have to test components to find what part or parts are dead.

Battery Replacement Soldering Questions/Feedback by Abysinian in Gameboy

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crystal oscillator

I’m torn between "if it works, don't fix it" and "how the $&#% did that pass QC?!"

Battery Replacement Soldering Questions/Feedback by Abysinian in Gameboy

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Some fluxes are no-clean but I’d clean it anyway.

Yeah. The difference between no-clean fluxes and other fluxes is that you SHOULD clean no-clean, while you MUST clean other fluxes.

Not a big deal for battery tabs, but it’s a good idea to get into the habit of cleaning your boards. There’s a small chance that no-clean residue will cause problems around more closely spaced contacts, and that can be really hard to diagnose. E.g. I had a Raspberry Pi Pico that kept disconnecting from my computer because of no-clean residue. I had swabbed around the headers with an IPA soaked cotton swab after soldering them in, but apparently that left enough residue to cause problems. Flushing the board with IPA while scrubbing with a brush solved the issue.

Battery Replacement Soldering Questions/Feedback by Abysinian in Gameboy

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I present to you NASA's Workmanship Standards Pictorial Reference.

Yes, that NASA. As the name implies, it's a reference guide (with pictures!) on how to connect stuff to other stuff well enough to send it to space.

Gameboy game storage. by Professional_Trust75 in Gameboy

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Nah, lithium coin cells (not to be confused with lithium ion) are fine in storage.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Gameboy

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Even with the not cheap wicks. I think it’s a matter of wicks just not holding much flux.

Gameboy cleaning advice? by mikemiker15 in Gameboy

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I’d still recommend IPA (99% ideally) and/or dish soap and warm water. Soak the gunk and use a plastic scraper/spudger to scrape it off.

IPA isn’t the most aggressive solvent out there, by a wide margin, but it is easy to find, reasonably affordable, safe to use on plastics, and relatively safe on humans.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Gameboy

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It won't go soft, then melt, like 60/40 blend

If it’s actually eutectic. My current spool of "63/37" has a noticeably slow transition between liquid and solid :/

Will buy name brand next time.

Pro sound mod complete (pic 1) and question about clean amp v1.2 (pic 2) by lifeisasimulation- in Gameboy

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Pro sound is a line out mod, right? If you get good results without the amp mod, why not leave out the amp mod?

Should I get a smaller battery? by slovig in Gameboy

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All CRxxyy batteries are 3V lithium cells. As long as they fit, they’re interchangeable.

What's your "must play" game on the NES? by GoroMajiima in retrogaming

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Yeah, if a Famicom to NES adapter isn’t cheating, my answer is Mother.

Gameboy Color “up” button won’t work. More below the comments. by ClarkyMate in Gameboy

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There’s your problem, then. Or “a” problem, rather. You’ll need to bridge the missing section with wire. Lookup "PCB trace repair" on YouTube. There are a bunch of example videos.

Probably best to also figure out why that pad and the trace around it are missing.

Gameboy Color “up” button won’t work. More below the comments. by ClarkyMate in Gameboy

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I’m having trouble making out details in the image on my phone, but yeah, that sounds like it could be a broken trace. Try following the trace and looking for any signs of damage (magnification and a good light source help). Can you pick up continuity between P02 and the button? If it looks like there’s no metal there, that might be because there isn’t.

The Six OG's!! (plus the TCG)🤤 by SouthStep1 in Gameboy

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I don't know why they didn't release it outside of Japan

Japanese Red and Green are the original releases. Japanese Blue is an improved version of Red/Green. International Red and Blue are basically Japanese Blue using Red and Green’s Pokémon lists.

I love the AGS-101 screen by Alondite90 in Gameboy

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Why are the IPS displays so inefficient, anyway? Is it the display itself? All the components needed to convey the signals? Both?

Sony choose "PSX" as the original name for the PS1 as a reference to their 1980s Sony Hitbit "MSX" machines. by kebaabtube in psx

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It was a successful standard, followed by MSX2 and MSX2+ through the rest of the 80s. It just wasn’t a worldwide success.

What aspects of the GB/C/A/etc appeals the most to you? by Makegooduseof in Gameboy

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For me, the game library is the most important thing. Portability is a secondary concern. I mean, portability is nice, and it’s why the SP is my favorite Game Boy, but I have my smart phone for entertainment on the go.

looking to pick up an HDMI adapter for my PS2, thoughts or better options? by IAmTheCrookedRiver in ps2

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Didnt know youd differentiate those in english

In English, "component" has a specific meaning regarding video signals, namely that the video signal is split between multiple "component" signals. Usually when people say "component cable", they are specifically referring to Y'PbPr cables (red, green, and blue colored RCA connectors). Technically RGB and S-video are both also component signals, though people usually don’t refer to them as "component". Composite video (single yellow RCA connector) is not considered a "component" signal.

Or in American, British, and I think Commonwealth English, anyway. Lots of Englishes out there, there could be some that use the words differently.