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Play GB games (lemm.ee)
submitted 7 months ago by starlord@lemm.ee to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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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€“] Redkey@programming.dev 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)
  • GBA or GBA SP, you'll get a backlit screen as well (around the same budget?)

Careful! The original (landscape) GBA had a similar, unlit, reflective screen to the Gameboy Colour, and even the GBA SP was frontlit for most of its run. Only the later GBA SPs had the bright, backlit screens.

I modded an original GBA with an aftermarket frontlighting kit back in the day. I didn't like the GBA SP as it made my hands start to cramp up after only a few minutes.

[โ€“] any1th3r3@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago

You're absolutely right, only the AGS 101 is backlit, my mistake!