Anyone Ever Broken A Gba?

[TheSmyth]

I'm just wondering if any of you have managed to repair a water damaged GBA(SP).
I've been given it by a friend, but he'd put it through the washing machine.
The screen flashes briefly when you turn the power on, but nothing after that. Anyone ever had this before?

(P.S. I did tell him not to turn it on till it had dried out, but he didn't listen) :wall:

[lethe]

Not entirely sure what a Gba is, but assuming it's a part of a computer, yes I did. Either I thrown it out of the window, smashed it against a wall, kicked or burned it, I must have broke at least one of those.


Edit: :whistle: LOL gf just told me it's a game boy. Ignore that. Why don't I know these things :blink:

[efthimios]

That was a mistake, he should have left it for a couple of days off.

Poor GBA.

[The Niles]

Anything electronic can become wet without too much problems providing you leave it off. Let is dry for a week or two and then you can simply power it up again.
The problem you have is that this GBA has been turned back on when it was still wet and it short-circuited. It is now permanently damaged and most likely is not worth repairing (a new set is cheaper).

[The Fifth Horseman]

Well, at least unless you want to try repairing it yourself...

[Rogue]

Use GBA forum such as GBATemp (http://www.gbatemp.net) for this kind of questions. (there is no rom downloads owerthere, and it can lead only to ban if you ask about such things)

I post there from time to time under the same nick (only I have 2 stars in the front and end of nick.

I've not open yet my GBA. :)

@lethe - GBA is Game Boy Advanced, which is much more powerfull then GB.

[The Fifth Horseman]

And GBA-SP is even better. AFAIK similar to a low-end x86...

[Rogue]

GBA SP is really powerfull. :)

Last couple of days when I got spare minut, I play Advanced Wars (recomend this to all strategy funs, this game remainds me of BI, but much better and more advnaced gameplay).
http://www.mobygames.com/images/shots/original/1017432998-00.jpg


Also Castelvania Cyrcle of the Moon is great game. :)

http://www.mobygames.com/images/shots/original/1017433362-00.jpg

And yet the best of all platformers, Metroid - Zero Mission. :)

http://www.mobygames.com/images/shots/original/1077163600-00.png


IMO GBA is what amiga would become if company did not close in 1995.

[The Fifth Horseman]

Castlevania: Circle of the moon is fun - BUT Aria of Sorrow is much, much better IMHO.

[efthimios]

If I had the money I doubt I would go for it though. I would go for a PSP. Not that I like SONY or anything, but that little PSP looks soooo sweet. I don't know if there are any strategy titles for it yet and I doubt it will get the number of titles that the GBA+ has but still...

[Rogue]

Originally posted by the_fifth_horseman@May 11 2005, 08:23 AM
Castlevania: Circle of the moon is fun - BUT Aria of Sorrow is much, much better IMHO.
I know, but at the moment I am playing these. After that I will play other two Castelvania games.

@efthimios - I like to have option of many games, and neither Nintendo DS or PSP has that. GBA works great, only what I might do is to get GC with GBA addapter.

And if you like puzzle games, Mario vs. Donkey Kong (http://www.gamespot.com/gba/action/marioanddonkeykong/screenindex.html) is greatest. There is a lot of levels that you have to complete to finish the game, and to find out that there are advanced levels. :D

[DeathDude]

I've always noticed that nintendo products are quite durable for some reason, I remember reading a bunch of stories of sad stories about some nintendo products, like leaving a game in the wash and such, some were amazing...

[Iron_Scarecrow]

Well I haven't broken my GBA yet, but it is in pretty bad shape. The right and down cursor buttons don't work properly, the screen is scratched to the extent that there are some dialogues I can't read and if I turn it on after it being off for a day or so, it will restart itself for the first 5 minutes of being on. I don't think it will last much longer, but I will buying a DS soon. And I've played a game called Shaman King which in my opinion is a much better game then Castlevania.

[cheesegrater]

So, did it survive the wash?

[xoopx]

its possible it was killed during the wash, if it had batteries in it. but yeah if you get anything drenched, you'd need to take it apart and dry it out, in the hope that it could work again.

my old skool gba is one of my fave time-killing machines in the laundromat! if i dont feel like reading a book.

favourite games;

GOLF - (gameboy) from 1989 !!!!! still one of the best golf games

QUARTH (gameboy) - almost as good as the original arcade version

[Titan]

Originally posted by xoopx@May 12 2005, 10:15 PM
its possible it was killed during the wash, if it had batteries in it. but yeah if you get anything drenched, you'd need to take it apart and dry it out, in the hope that it could work again.
A blow-dryer (low heat) and on towels for a day or two usualy reduces the risks.
Same way with cellphones.. The one i "gave a bath" is still alive 4 years after the incident.

Most important thou, as said earlier, CUT ANY POWER-SURPLIES ASAP.

[TheSmyth]

Thanks for the replies.

I've had it apart and checked it all out, there's nothing you can actually see. And it's all bone dry, and very clean, now.
It must have fried some of the chips when he tried to turn it on straight away though.

N.B. Case and screen looks like new, but i wouldn't suggest you put a GBA through a wash and dry cycle just to get the greasy finger marks off your screen. LOL

:bye: