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Game Boy: Komisches Logo und keine Spielstart danach

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:41:28 -0700

Der Gameboy macht den Sart Sound und startet allerdings sie das Nitendologo komisch aus und danach passiert nichts mehr. Woran liegt dieser Fehler und wie kann man den reparieren.

⟐ Commented April 13, 2026 at 9:41 GMT-7

Game Boy: Kein sound, kein Bild.

Mon, 03 Feb 2025 09:47:27 -0700

Hallo

Ich habe hier einen Gameboy welcher plötzlich seinen Geist aufgegeben hat. Wenn ich ihn einschalte, leuchtet die rote LED und man hört das bekannte “surren” aus dem Lautsprecher. Aber es kommt mit eingelegter Cartridge weder das Nintendo Logo noch der bekannte Nintendo-Sound. Auch ohne Cartridge kommt kein schwarzer Balken oder der Nintendo-Sound. Als ich ihn das letzte Mal nutzte, funktionierte er noch einwandfrei. Ich habe ihn mal aufgeschraubt um zu sehen ob was defekt ist, sehe aber keine geblähten Kondensatoren oder sonstiges. Auch waren keine Batterien drin, daher auch keine Schäden durch auslaufende Batterien.

Ich bin ratlos. Hat jemand eine Idee?

⟐ Commented Februar 03, 2025 at 9:47 GMT-7

Game Boy: Nintendo logo ohne spielstart

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 11:40:41 -0700

Mein gamboy startet "normal" das Nintendo Logo ist zu sehen der Sound ertönt danach passiert aber nix

Hier die Bilder

⟐ Commented September 10, 2024 at 11:40 GMT-7

Game Boy: Nur Ton kein Bild

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 04:47:41 -0700

er lässt sich starten mit Ton,aber es gibt kein Bild im Display

⟐ Answer accepted März 06, 2026 at 4:47 GMT-7

Game Boy: Gameboy ohne Sound und Bild

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 23:28:42 -0700

Moin leute, hab das selbe problem und mir ist aufgefallen das im Karten Leser Schacht Slot Cardridge ein PIN beschädigt ist. Werde es die Tage reparieren.

Ersatzteil: https://www.ebay.de/itm/354977090711?mkc...

[edit by Mod: in eigene Frage abgetrennt]

Quelle: Kein sound, kein Bild. - Game Boy - iFixit

⟐ Commented März 04, 2026 at 23:28 GMT-7

Game Boy: Blank Screen when turned on

Fri, 04 Aug 2023 20:58:21 -0700

I have an original game boy that when turned on, the LED is red and you can hear whatever game is inserted, but no visual on the lcd screen. The contrast switch has no effect.

⟐ Commented August 04, 2023 at 20:58 GMT-7

Game Boy: Original Gameboy will not turn on.

Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:28:40 -0700

I found an original Game Boy that i haven't play in a long time. I have added new batteries and turned it on but nothing, not even the red light will turn on. I haven't opened the console yet to check what may be wrong. I do not want this console to go to waste. What should I do?

⟐ Answer edited Dezember 16, 2024 at 14:28 GMT-7

Game Boy: How do I get battery acid corrosion of the board?

Thu, 06 May 2021 09:08:04 -0700

My dads old original nintendo gameboy was in storage for 15+ years with batteries in it and the batteries leaked into the main board and hardened over that time period. I was wondering if there was any chance of saving it and how to get it off. As a side note the corrosion has eaten away the battery terminals and i was wondering if it will just run on the power adapter.

⟐ Answered Mai 06, 2021 at 9:08 GMT-7

Game Boy: My start button or a button wont work

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:07:13 -0700

When i loaded tetris i got the nintendo ding and it started but when i tryed to start the game it wouldn't i don't know if my game is broken or my gameboy.

⟐ Answered März 03, 2022 at 0:07 GMT-7

Game Boy: When I turn it on, the Nintendo logo is a black bar, can this be fixed

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 19:50:06 -0700

So I don't have any games for it, but I've been wanting to sell this game boy and I was wondering if there were a way to fix it. When I put batteries in it, and turn it on a black bar falls from the top of the screen (I'm assuming it says gameboy, or Nintendo.) Also the battery light is red. I'm not sure if that's good or not, but I'm just wondering if you could help me. Thank you for your time!!

⟐ Answered November 29, 2025 at 19:50 GMT-7

Game Boy: Screen burn and not turning on, is it fixable?

Sun, 02 Jun 2024 00:39:55 -0700

I'm trying to fix this Gameboy and wondered if this screen is fixable?

The Gameboy turns on and has sound, but the screen doesn't do anything and I'm not sure if screen burn can cause a screen to not show anything, or if something else is causing this.

There's were a lot of screws that were black and rotting and there is also one that I'm gonna struggle to remove under the screen also (see picture), but not sure if this would stop the screen working.

Any help would be appreciated

⟐ Answer accepted Juni 02, 2024 at 0:39 GMT-7

Game Boy: Buzzing noise out of the speaker

Tue, 23 Feb 2016 10:24:05 -0700

Hi there,

I recently bought a Classic Gameboy from a "flea-market" and I cleaned it and put new batteries in and it works fine so far. There is only one drawback - there is a really annoying buzzing noise coming out of the speaker. This is not changed by the volume regulation and when you put in earphones the buzzing noise is coming over them as well and as loud as out of the speaker before. Any ideas how to fix it?

⟐ Commented Februar 23, 2016 at 10:24 GMT-7

Game Boy: Powering on (red led) but absolutely nothing.

Sun, 25 Jun 2023 12:01:37 -0700

Dmg powers up but no activity on the screen and a low white noise, with or without a cartridge. I’ve seen many repair tips regarding a powering up but something visually. Any thought? What can be ruled out and where to begin? Thanks community.

⟐ Commented Juni 25, 2023 at 12:01 GMT-7

Game Boy: Cleaned battery corrosion, but A and B buttons don't work

Sat, 24 Feb 2018 16:54:42 -0700

Hi! I came upon my brother's old original Gameboy yesterday. It had battery corrosion from years ago; I don't know much at all about electronics but have fixed a few toys with battery corrosion before. Gameboy wouldn't turn on; I took it apart and cleaned all the corrosion I could, first a little with baking soda/water and then with vinegar....Turns on now and everything works, EXCEPT for the A and B buttons, obviously making gameplay impossible...Links to pics below: is there anything I can do to get it working/what part is keeping it from working? I realize it's not completely clean but don't want to spend more time on if I've broken something beyond repair (some of the green...plastic? started "melting" off on the back side....was vinegar not supposed to touch that....?) If it can't be fixed, I guess we'll at least have a very cool Super Mario World 1-1 music player, haha. Thanks!

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⟐ Edited Februar 24, 2018 at 16:54 GMT-7

Game Boy: How do I fix horizontal screen lines?

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 06:13:54 -0700

When I turn on my Original Gameboy, it has horizontal lines running from each side of the screen . They are not running up and down like vertical lines. Can’t find anything on the internet that can help.

⟐ Answered August 15, 2025 at 6:13 GMT-7

Game Boy: DMG-01 works only when motherboard is hot

Sun, 03 Aug 2025 14:34:30 -0700

I have a strange issue with my Gameboy Classic (DMG-01) that I am trying to fix. Bootup sequence is good, with logo and sound but everyting dissapear after a second and no game is loaded.

I cleaned everything, replaced cartridge socket, resoldered CPU and memory but no luck so far. What is interesting that everything works perfectly IF motherboard is heated with a hotair.

Also what is worth to mention Tetris works fine regardless temperature but no luck with Super Mario Land 1 and 2 at 'normal' working temps.

Could you please advise or tell me what else to check? Thanks a lot!

⟐ Answer accepted August 03, 2025 at 14:34 GMT-7

Game Boy: The Direction Pad is down

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 23:30:20 -0700

Hello

A friend gave me a GB classic in a very good condition. At least from an oustide point of view: not yellowed, no scratch on the screen, etc..

The only problem is that the direction is down so I decided to fix it and opened the GB by thinking that it was only a contact issue

But no.. I noticed that the logic board was a little "broken and splitted" in the area of the direction pad circuit. See picture below

Do you think that there's a way to repair it?

View from back

http://postimg.org/image/ir7bxtnt9/

View from front

http://postimg.org/image/bkxfmkon3/

Thank you in advance for your help

Regards

⟐ Answered März 16, 2021 at 23:30 GMT-7

Game Boy: Screen not displaying correctly

Sat, 08 Nov 2025 18:33:07 -0700

When I turn my gameboy on the screen has a big black box on it. If I put a game in it makes the Nintendo ding but nothing happens. I’ve attached pictures of the screen. I’m assuming it’s a gameboy issue and not a game issue or is it a both issue? Is it fixable !?

⟐ Commented November 08, 2025 at 18:33 GMT-7

Game Boy: Damaged Screen pins on Gameboy dmg-01

Mon, 22 Jul 2024 08:40:04 -0700

so I found my dads old game boy dmg-01 and the screen wasn’t working, so took the system apart and saw this, is there any way I can fix it or do I need to buy a new screen. I have very little soldering skills and experience.

⟐ Answer accepted Juli 22, 2024 at 8:40 GMT-7

Game Boy: Red light, no picture or sound

Sun, 07 Jul 2024 08:52:51 -0700

Hi,

Iv purchaced a gameboy that has power to the led but no picture or sound.

Iv tested the output from the battery and its outputting 6.4v.

Psu points are

Vcc 6.26v

Gnd 0

Minus -276mv

Plus -151mv

Now i no these outputs are wrong but im getting 6.24v on the board up by the switch when its turned on.

Strangly when i was checking the voltages i shorted the Vcc & ground together and the device started up, screen & volume was working and i was able to use the device, but when i turn it off it wont turn back on, would this suggest a short on the psu or on the board?

Any advice appreciated

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⟐ Edited by author Juli 07, 2024 at 8:52 GMT-7