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Topic: Is my Game Boy Micro working?

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Bass_X0

I took all of my old GBA games and Game Boy Micro to sell at CEX in the UK, they took all my GBA games but since I didn't have a charger, they wouldn't take the GB Micro. Now I have a charger but no games to play for it.

When I insert the charger, the Select and Start button flash blue briefly. When I turn the power on with no game inserted, the screen remains blank without a flicker. Is this normal? I've not played it for several years now so it might have died on me despite the flash of blue.

Edgey, Gumshoe, Godot, Sissel, Larry, then Mia, Franziska, Maggie, Kay and Lynne.

I'm throwing my money at the screen but nothing happens!

MarcelRguez

No, it's not normal. Even without a cartridge insterted, it still should display the "Game Boy" logo, just without "Nintendo" under it.

I might be off on this, but it sounds like you have a dead battery. When you plug the Micro in, the buttons should stay blue until it's done charging. Alternatively, if the battery is okay, maybe it's the charger what's not working as intended. Or maybe, in a more extreme scenario, there's something wrong with the BIOS of the system.

Here's an idea: maybe you can bypass the battery, to see if everything else is fine. It's a bit tricky to remove, but it should be fine as long as you're careful. If the console works as intended when plugged, you know the charger and the console itself are fine.

Edited on by MarcelRguez

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Bass_X0

No it is not.

Edgey, Gumshoe, Godot, Sissel, Larry, then Mia, Franziska, Maggie, Kay and Lynne.

I'm throwing my money at the screen but nothing happens!

ogo79

please fix the damn thing

the_shpydar wrote:
As @ogo79 said, the SNS-RZ-USA is a prime giveaway that it's not a legit retail cart.
And yes, he is (usually) always right, and he is (almost) the sexiest gamer out there (not counting me) ;)

Bass_X0

It's working. Battery must have been completely flat after being untouched for several years so it took a while for it to charge.

Edgey, Gumshoe, Godot, Sissel, Larry, then Mia, Franziska, Maggie, Kay and Lynne.

I'm throwing my money at the screen but nothing happens!

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