I resently got a copy of crystal not knowing it was dead, im not sure if i should get the stuff and go to a repair shop to fix it or just fix it myself bc im a noob when it comes to soldering
@@AGZL I’m a noob myself, if you plan on getting more games like that, you should definitely learn how to solder. It’ll save you a good amount of money. It’s not too hard to learn how to do it
what size is the inverted-hex key? My roommate went to grab one from his tool kit and it was JUST a bit too big. Also, got a good resource for Y screwdrivers? I love my vintage gaming
Mine is from Amazon, and it has two sides, one side is 3.8mm and the other is 4.5mm. You just need a 3.8mm gameboy screwdriver for GameBoy games, I’m not really sure what the 4.5 is for. Y screwdrivers, the ones for the GameBoy Advance games, right? I got a IPS Housing kit off Amazon and a Y screwdriver and phillips screwdriver came with it, and they’re both solid screwdrivers, so if you plan to reshell one of your consoles, I’d definitely buy an IPS housing kit from ExtremeRate, you can buy one for a good price on Amazon, it comes with some useful stuff, mainly the screwdrivers and a glass screen cover
@@NardoNac nice, thanks. Didn't know there was a 3rd party kit. You know how odd Nintendo and other console giants are about the right to self-repair. I'll look into that, thanks!
@@VoidStaredBack No problem! You could definitely just buy the screwdrivers themselves if you don’t plan on reshelling your console. Also the Gamebit screwdriver is from the company EMiEN, I bought it off Amazon and it was like $5, but I didn’t care too much about price, I was just looking to install new batteries in my old Pokémon games.
@@NardoNac I'm hand-held and PC only, so it's alllll cartridges for the older stuff. Guess it's time to bust out the soldering iron and practice on an old GBA game... I think I have some lizzy mcguire game and something equally as garbage I'll be sure to test on first. If I can do it on GBA carts, older GameBoy (or color) wouldn't seem as daunting. I work in IT, but I'm lazy when it comes to fixing anything as ancillary as my older stuff, it's just one of those "put it on the backburner, who cares--you just got a working copy of FireRed, you can play that" lol
@@VoidStaredBack Honestly I like doing that stuff, the soldering and modding. Lowkey I might do repairs and mods for my subscribers while making videos of it. That would be fun
Hmmm.... I have a question. The save is stored in save ram Does that mean the cartridge is always working, even if it's not inserted, slowly draining the battery as it is trying to keep the save alive?
@@XenonExclamation The cartridge should work if not tampered with. If you solder in a new battery yourself, you should be careful and make sure you make the solder sturdy to hold the battery in place. The slightest movement can erase your file forever, and that happened to me, luckily my file was only about a few hours long, but I have a bigger file now and I need to be careful. It’s been holding up well, so I think it’ll be fine. I’ve seen devices that you can hook up to your pc and you can insert your game cartridges in and it allows you to backup your file onto your pc. I’m not really experienced with this stuff but I definitely wanna learn about it soon.
bro didn't even answer his question. the answer is yes. its always draining the battery. that's why it needs a battery. and that's why he's replacing it
