YEAH!!! Sweet Classified Find Of The Day.

"Luc - The Acadian Oppo" (luc5)
10/18/2015 at 23:22 • Filed to: RETRO GAMING

I’ve been looking for an original Game Boy for a while. Well today I found one and it was pretty much as good of a deal as one can hope for. A MINT complete in box with all manuals for a measly $20 bucks. To top it off it also came with a spare game boy with a broken screen that I can use for parts if ever I need to.

DISCUSSION (32)

shop-teacher > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
10/18/2015 at 23:29

Wow! That brings back some memories!

DrJohannVegas > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
10/18/2015 at 23:30

NOW YOU’RE PLAYING WITH POWER!

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
10/18/2015 at 23:30

So mint and I want it.

ly2v8-Brian > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
10/18/2015 at 23:31

Did you get it? Because that is awesome.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
10/18/2015 at 23:32

Wow that’s a steal at that price.

itranthelasttimeiparkedit > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
10/18/2015 at 23:36

i still have my original in the bathroom. Rip through about 2 levels of kirby every time i take a shit

Urambo Tauro > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
10/18/2015 at 23:36

That’s pretty cool! Might be worth something someday.

Are you actually going to play it? Those old “green-screen” units are terribly hard to see unless you’re in the right kind of light. (Actually they’re not that bad, but when the Game Boy Pocket came along, it was a huge improvement.) Once you upgrade from the green screen it’s hard to go back.

LtotheG > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
10/18/2015 at 23:52

Great buy

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Urambo Tauro
10/18/2015 at 23:54

I sure do plan on playing it. But I feel you the Gameboy pocket was a huge improvement but for nostalgias sake I wanted the original.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > ly2v8-Brian
10/18/2015 at 23:54

What kind of question is that? Of course I got it.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > itranthelasttimeiparkedit
10/18/2015 at 23:55

Not a bad way to take a dump.

ly2v8-Brian > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
10/18/2015 at 23:55

Good to hear. Enjoy it like you were a kid getting it on Christmas.

EL_ULY > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
10/18/2015 at 23:55

Fuuuuuck yeah! Dude, me and Tetris on one of those was all that happened from years 3-8. Deal of the year!

1111111111111111111111 > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
10/18/2015 at 23:56

Hell yeah. I play on my phone with an emulator, but it’s not the same.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > ly2v8-Brian
10/18/2015 at 23:56

That’s the plan.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > EL_ULY
10/18/2015 at 23:58

I agree. It this condition it’s worth at least $80 bucks in my neck of the woods. Doesn’t matter since I’m not ever selling it but it’s nice to know I snagged one of the best ones out there.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > 1111111111111111111111
10/18/2015 at 23:59

Yup totally not the same. It’s hard to beat holding the real thing in your hands.

EL_ULY > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
10/19/2015 at 00:05

Heck yeah dude. Super score!

BJ > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
10/19/2015 at 00:08

You want a Game Boy Color? I have two that are just sitting, doing nothing... I could certainly part with one of them.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > BJ
10/19/2015 at 00:20

shipping would be a killer. Crossing the border is expensive. or are you in Canada?

BJ > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
10/19/2015 at 00:26

Canada

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > BJ
10/19/2015 at 00:37

Sweet! What do you got and how much do you want? Can ship collect on Puro or loomis I have an account with both?

Sam > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
10/19/2015 at 00:44

I love that old gaming systems come with parts machines. My brother got a SNES that was the same way. Came with 2 spares in case the original crapped out.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Sam
10/19/2015 at 01:03

I was given a SNES Complete in box with all manuals by a co-worker. The unit works like a dream but it has that SEVERE yellowing going on.

Ended up finding a crapped out SNES for 20 bucks with a perfect case. I’m taking the guts out of mine and putting it in the clean case.

So now I’ll have a mint SNES complete in box with all manuals for a total investment of $20 bucks.

I must have a horseshoe up the wazoo since I’m having GREAT luck recently.

Osiris - I can haz Euro spec? > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
10/19/2015 at 01:27

Dude, now that takes me back to the old road trips I'd go on with my family. Me in the back with Mega Man or Super Mario Bros., playing until the light faded and then continuing to try in the light of the street lamps that passed by. Good times. Good find bro!

BJ > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
10/19/2015 at 06:47

I’ll take a look tonight and send you a couple of pictures, then we’ll see on price and shipping options.

BJ > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
10/19/2015 at 23:38

Kinja'd!!!

Lightly used, plastic still has its original texture. Tiny scratches near top of screen. Light scuffing on battery door. Worked when I put it away a couple years ago, will get some batteries to be sure.

No box, papers, etc. They’re either in storage or disposed of. I love the colour but just don’t play with it, so it’s a waste.

If you’re interested, send me an email: benjamin.bignell at gmail dot com.

BJ > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
10/19/2015 at 23:46

Or the teal one... It’s pretty beat up, though.

Kinja'd!!!

Lots of scratches, worn plastic around the buttons, broken battery door and missing the rear label.

CalzoneGolem > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
10/21/2015 at 12:37

Kinja'd!!!

Aww yiss! A Samus poster!

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > CalzoneGolem
10/21/2015 at 12:45

I was thinking of hanging it on the wall but really I should keep it in the box for future value.

I plan on doing a full restoration on this game boy. For about 10 bucks in parts and a little bit of time I can quintuplet the value of this thing.

Looking at this thing in box is straight up the same thing as going back in time. A true time capsule

CalzoneGolem > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
10/21/2015 at 12:48

What parts does it need?

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > CalzoneGolem
10/21/2015 at 13:00

A new protective lens. It doesn’t “need” it but if I want it to be 100% mint I’ll replace it, they are 3 bucks. I want to retr0bright the case to make it as clean as can be. then just take it apart and clean up all the contacts for the d pad and a/b buttons.

It works perfectly fine as it is but it’s so close to being perfect that I won’t be happy until it is.

Kinja'd!!!