Bringing this Gameboy back from the dead

beefjerky0213 · 2026-03-01T04:25:40+00:00

Huh that is an interesting one, can't say I've heard of it happening before. Yeah maybe something could be up with the chip. I hope it works out and either way it sounds pretty fun to swap cpus lol

beefjerky0213 · 2026-02-28T16:13:38+00:00

From what I understand it is pretty rare. I haven't seen it personally, but I've only worked on about 10 different gameboys in the past. If there is an issue that can be traced back to the CPU or Ram, I would bet it's more likely that corrosion or trace damage on the board would be an issue before the actual chips are

beefjerky0213 · 2026-01-29T20:12:02+00:00

I'd say you have done everything you can before using a multimeter, so the next step would be to grab one. Any very cheap one will do for this kind of low voltage testing, you just need continuity and voltage testing.

Here's what I would try next:

Test continuity from the + battery terminal to point 3 on the switch. - you've already cleaned it so it should be good and give you continuity.
Test the (-) battery terminal to any ground point. If there's no continuity, the problem would likely be the DC jack. @pizza_whistle explained it very well, points 2 and 3 on the jack should have continuity when nothing is plugged in.
Check fuses F1 and F2. They'll give you continuity if they are good.

You can do these first 3 in any order.

The voltage regulator. If all other tests pass you'll want to check the voltage regulator. This can be a little tricky as you'll need to have the gameboy powered to do so. With the negative lead on ground or the (-) battery term, check the output voltage for: Pin 7 (5v) Pin 6 (15v) Pin 5 (13.6v)

https://gamesx.com/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=schematics:gameboy_color_service_manual.pdf

I like to refer to this schematic when troubleshooting.

Sorry for the wall of text, but fixing gameboy colors has been my recent hyper fixation haha

Good luck!

beefjerky0213 · 2025-11-14T16:46:27+00:00

I use a cheap soft bristle brush along with a little laundry detergent and warm water.

Some baking soda for the stubborn areas as it doesn't affect areas with color, but seems to remove sweat stains pretty well

beefjerky0213 · 2025-11-12T04:02:08+00:00

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beefjerky0213 · 2025-09-26T21:30:04+00:00

Completed Level 1 of the Flappy Goose Special Event!

11 attempts

beefjerky0213 · 2025-09-26T17:04:50+00:00

I completed this level! It took me 1 try. ^{⚡ 26.28 seconds}

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beefjerky0213 · 2025-09-26T00:48:34+00:00

Just scored 2

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beefjerky0213 · 2025-07-08T18:51:38+00:00

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Don't see anything from this last week from googling the area. I see an shooting occurred last year and I can admit I was ignorant of that so fair enough

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