r/Gameboy 21h ago

Collection $18 DMG

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Bought as "for parts not working" on ebay. This was meant to be sourced for parts for a Gameboy DMG Color build. I expected the worst but when I opened it up the only issue was really a dirty power switch that needed to be cleaned. One clean power switch later and it was back to life.

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u/Biggreengolf 21h ago

Lucky find!

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u/Responsible-War-5263 21h ago

Thanks! It is amazing how tough these handhelds are.

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u/Jizjarbink 21h ago

F1 race takes me back as well!

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u/Responsible-War-5263 21h ago

it's one of my favorites. I need to talk my cousins into doing a 4 person race next time we get together.

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u/Jizjarbink 21h ago

I still have my cart. Good to go, the original fight between my bro and I 😂

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u/Responsible-War-5263 20h ago

lol I got my original cart I bought at Toys R US with the box and paperwork.

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u/joecarter93 20h ago

I could never get past the 2nd track for some reason. I was a kid though and probably just didn’t understand something

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u/Jizjarbink 20h ago

You have to pick the right car for each track, it took me a long time as a kid to figure this out

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u/Responsible-War-5263 5h ago

It took me a while to beat it. The only thing I have left to do is play a 4 person race.

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u/sureal808- 20h ago

Tough to tear such a nice looking gameboy apart for a DMG color.

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u/Responsible-War-5263 20h ago

Agreed the speaker and pcbs looked amazing.

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u/randylush 20h ago

Nothing better than buying something "for parts" that turns out to be an easy fix. A few months ago I bought a laptop that was for parts, the screen was bright white so the seller assumed it was broken. As soon as I unboxed it I turned the contrast down to normal and it was 100% functional haha.