about the screws--the earliest Game Boys, made up to around 1991, did come with crosshead screws, i've got one like that. but yes, most of them have triwing screws.
@@PhilipBryden well, the screws are the first clue: crosshead or triwing. once you open it up, you can date it fairly precisely from the three-digit code on the motherboard. the Game Boy in this video has "011" on the motherboard. the code is Y/MM, so the motherboard in this Game Boy was made in November 1990. the unit was probably assembled soon after, so it's indeed an early one. and of course you can look at things like the date codes on the chips, etc. (the CPU here is dated week 43 of 1990) so there are several ways to identify when a Game Boy was made.
@@TheSwillMan That's very interestng, I had no idea. I have a very bad corroded DMG with no sign of a number on the motherboard. But there is 9339 W on the CPU. Any ideas?
@@PhilipBryden it must be from late 1993. not sure why the date code is missing, but it's very easy to wash away. perhaps the corrosion took it off. the date code on the CPU is year/week, so week 39 of 1993 in that case.
@@TheSwillMan thanks for all the info. This model was in very bad shape. It's in a video title Heavily Corroded Gameboy let's fix it. I'll check the video to see if I have scrubbed it off.
Can I please send you some systems for repair sometime? I have a DS lite on which the L button and touch screen require more pressure than they should, a Game Boy Color where the A button isn’t very responsive and has a double-pressing start button (I hear the latter may be a grounding issue) and more!
Sorry but I'm not in a position to offer a repair service, I don't have enough time in the day. The Gameboy color possible needs a new button membrane.
about the screws--the earliest Game Boys, made up to around 1991, did come with crosshead screws, i've got one like that. but yes, most of them have triwing screws.
Really? I've never heard about this before. I wonder if there's a way to know if you have an early model? Thanks for sharing this info.
@@PhilipBryden well, the screws are the first clue: crosshead or triwing. once you open it up, you can date it fairly precisely from the three-digit code on the motherboard. the Game Boy in this video has "011" on the motherboard. the code is Y/MM, so the motherboard in this Game Boy was made in November 1990. the unit was probably assembled soon after, so it's indeed an early one. and of course you can look at things like the date codes on the chips, etc. (the CPU here is dated week 43 of 1990) so there are several ways to identify when a Game Boy was made.
@@TheSwillMan That's very interestng, I had no idea. I have a very bad corroded DMG with no sign of a number on the motherboard. But there is 9339 W on the CPU. Any ideas?
@@PhilipBryden it must be from late 1993. not sure why the date code is missing, but it's very easy to wash away. perhaps the corrosion took it off. the date code on the CPU is year/week, so week 39 of 1993 in that case.
@@TheSwillMan thanks for all the info. This model was in very bad shape. It's in a video title Heavily Corroded Gameboy let's fix it. I'll check the video to see if I have scrubbed it off.
Thank you for sharing ☺️☺️
Thanks for watching! It makes it all worthwhile.
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Thanks Edward.
Can I please send you some systems for repair sometime? I have a DS lite on which the L button and touch screen require more pressure than they should, a Game Boy Color where the A button isn’t very responsive and has a double-pressing start button (I hear the latter may be a grounding issue) and more!
Sorry but I'm not in a position to offer a repair service, I don't have enough time in the day. The Gameboy color possible needs a new button membrane.
How about plugging power supply into the headphone socket ? 🫣😅😅😅😅😅
Lol yeah. I deserve that. Fair play. This is the video I needed earlier.
@@PhilipBryden lol but still a very informative video thanks Philip
Thank you. I did one earlier on the GBA which seemes popular. My plan is to do more tutorials as well as the fixing videos.
@@PhilipBryden good idea Philip 👍
Hahahaha