Game Boy Advance starting up in black and white

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Game Boy Advance

Nintendo Game Boy Advance, released in 2001. Repair requires only common tools and no heat.

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Marmita Fria @marmita_fria

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Posted: Jul 29, 2022

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Game Boy Advance starting up in black and white

I Bought a modded GBA, and it was working fine, but the screen was miss placed, so I opened it and put the screen on the right position. When I tested with the gba still open it was working fine, but after closing it, the screen now has no colors, everything else works just fine, it's only the screen that is now on black and white. I believe it's a IPS V3 screen. I tried re-opening, and checking for burned components, broken cables, but nothing.

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Colin flannery @yoshima68 Rep: 31 2 · Answer 1 · 2022-07-30T18:07:11-07:00

Colin flannery @yoshima68

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Try reopening it if there are any ribbon cables make sure they’re in all the way

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jigion a @jigiona Rep: 1 · Answer 2 · 2022-10-14T12:45:49-07:00

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I had the same issue recently and learned how to fix it by luck. Hold your finger over the touch sensor that changes brightness and then hold either start or select, it may take a few seconds but the color will turn back on. It can also be done again to make it black and white again. Sometimes I have to try it a couple times too, but it always works for me. Hope this helps😸

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I have the same problem on my Gameboy color and I tried doing this but it didn’t change.

Nov 18, 2023 by Jonathan

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Esther @esther80579 Rep: 1 · Answer 3 · 2024-07-08T08:55:43-07:00

It sounds like your Game Boy Advance might be having a bit of a glitch. One thing you could try is checking the batteries or power source to make sure everything's connected properly. Sometimes that can cause weird issues like the screen going black and white.

If that doesn't do the trick, diving into some forums or tutorials online could be a good next step. I stumbled upon this helpful thread on https://guidedhacking.com/forums/gamephr... that might have some useful tips: GamePhreakers Game Modding Tutorials. They often have solid advice for fixing tech stuff like this.

I hope one of these suggestions helps you get your Game Boy back to full color soon!

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Game Boy Advance starting up in black and white

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