I live in a 3rd world country where retro gaming is almost non-existent, game gear in particular is very difficult to find here. There are like two people in the entire country who are selling it and for very high prices (around 300 USD) broken, not recapped or anything.
any idea how can I buy one from abroad? or anyone you know is selling?
When I was young I got a DMG Gameboy. GG with color in my dreams!
I bought one last month or so with 20+ games, but it didn work. After a recap the screen still had vertical lines. I didn't want a modern screen, I want the original feeling. After heating 2 of 3 chips under the LCD it kinda worked for 2 days then died again..
After transplanting 4 broken screens bougt from Vinted, I think I've seen most malfunctions out there. Going from horizontal lines to vertical, green dead pixels, overal digital error when turning up the contrast, I finally got the 5th one to work!
Really happy I finally joined the SEGA family 🥳
Or on my gaming shelf at least😉
Finally got Godzilla for a decent price. One game closer to a complete collection.
Hey guys.
There's that stubborn GG with a backlight issue. Everytime I fix it, it dies again. So, I removed the whole thing. The screen was too nice for an IPS mode.
Instead, Ibtried a few backlight from different handhelds. My nest result is with top screen backlight of an old 3ds.
The thing requires 10 to 12v. However, it doesn't work when I connect it to the 10v power pin of the GG. So, I went with 5v directly from the transformer. It worked, the lighr was clean and uniform, but kinda weak compared to the original GG tube.
I thought that the issie was the insufficient 5v. However, I mimicked the way a 3ds uses the backlight and decided that the GG white diffuser, the plastic glued to the screen, should go. And that's it.
Now a have a nice backlight. I only need a good way to get it mounted.
All suggestions are welcome.
Hi everyone, if you're willing to sell a Car Licence can you DM me please? Thank you GAME GEAR ROCKS!
This doesnt seem like enough caps to redo the main power and sound board
Just finished this sweet thang!!
It's a Testcase for a much larger mission.
Repair question so I just got this from my buddy free for repairing like 5 ipads and a switch for him, now i know there was a blown battery in here you can see the corrosion, but even when i plug it in the screen turns on for a minute then blank was wondering if anyone has seen this, all capacitors look good as far as opening it initially. Is it just the screen that needs replacing? That battery plate if thats what its called
Doing a full custom build on this one. Laminated IPS, dual speaker audio board, USB-C power board with battery packs, black buttons and a clear shell. Cant wait to finish the build!
Hey all, Sorry for my ignorance. But I wanted to check in with the community. I was recently looking through my Game Gear's and I noticed that one of my screens was all white, versus the normal Tri-Color. I saw a article from like 5 years about Majesco and the screens being different. Is this how I would tell? White versus Tri color?
** Shout out Dragon Crystal, my all time favorite game. This was the game my dad and I would grind through and spend hours playing, he'd trade me off every couple of levels till we finally beat it!
You Know, Every Game Gear Has Its Iconic "PRODUCED BY OR UNDER LICENSE BY SEGA ENTERPRISES LTD.", Right? But In The Game Gear Port Of Prince Of Persia, The Notice Looks Glitched And The Text Looks Smaller, And I Was Like: WAIT, WHAT HAPPENED TO MY COPY OF PRINCE OF PERSIA BRUH?!
Yes, The Game Is Okay, No Glitches, Except The Notice.
Can Someone Explain To Me What Is Going On? Or I'm Just Tripping.
EDIT CUZ I FORGOT: Sorry For Swearing.
While reorganizing my storage, I came across my father's Game Gear. I remember getting wrecked in pretty much each one of these games growing up. I don't have the proper power supply, so I'm going to kiss 6 AA's good-bye tonight. Which of these games do y'all recommend I burn the batteries out on?
A while back I acquired a tote full of my cousin's old stuff and one of them was a game gear. Thing is this thing went through some BAD corrosion. Recently I've decided to finally sit down and see how fixable this thing is. Surprisingly much of the circuitry seems unaffected, but obviously where the batteries are held is the worst.
I've fixed electronics in the past due to corrosion and honestly I'm surprised none of its circuitry is melted as I've seen before (probably because none of the connections are ribbon cables). Is it salvageable, or is it a goner? As you can probably see I've done some cleaning of the corrosion, but if it's a lost cause I'm going to retire/recycle this old man.
Is this worth the recap or is it ded
Been up there for over 20 years
I am playing GG games on an Analogue Pocket, and ally other carts boot no issue. However, this cart just makes a click "pop" and the screen remains black when I hit boot cartridge.
I cleaned this cart 5-6 times with 70% alcohol, and I used an eraser. I am thinking maybe it is time to give up on this endeavor, but before doing so, I wanted to see if anyone here has anything thoughts. The board and pins look great from what I can tell. Any help would be appreciated.
