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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    8 months ago

    Pokemon Blue

    FYI the internal cartridge battery that’s used to save your game is probably either dead or nearly dead!

    A multimeter should show the battery at 3.25v. Anything less and it could die any day. Changing the battery isn’t too difficult, but it requires soldering.

    This is my favorite tool set used to take the one screw out to open the cartridge, to check the battery.

    https://www.retromodding.com/collections/tools/products/repair-tools-set