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TronicsFix gives three rejected Game Boy Micros another chance

Steve Porter's storage-unit finds need surprisingly little help, while a separate parts-board rebuild proves much tougher.

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Repair Shop Said These 3 Game Boys Were Not Fixable - I Think They’re WRONG

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2:42The first boxed Micro boots and runs a game after a brief charge.
4:17A mismatched ridge on the second console's replacement battery connector prevents a proper fit.
9:50A separate parts-board project requires microscope work on a connector clasp and a loose power-management chip.
21:55The rebuilt handheld flashes its backlight but produces no picture or sound.
22:44The third boxed Micro works after charging, completing the recovery of the original trio.

How broken is a handheld labeled "No Power"? For the first Game Boy Micro on Steve Porter's bench, the answer turns out to be: in need of a charge.

TronicsFix's only new upload follows three boxed Micros bought from a viewer for $300 after a repair shop deemed them unfixable. The second has a replacement battery connector whose ridge doesn't fit correctly. Steve trims it, connects the battery and gets straight into Crash Bandicoot. The anniversary-edition console also wakes up after charging. Sometimes the diagnosis is more intimidating than the repair.

But there's a useful counterweight to those easy recoveries. A separate bag of disassembled parts sends Steve under the microscope, working on a connector clasp and a power-management chip before painstakingly rebuilding a handheld. That board remains a dead end. The video makes room for both outcomes: repair can rescue something written off, without every attempt succeeding.

The upload has passed a quarter-million views and is currently the channel's strongest daily draw. In the comments, viewers suggest alternative connector fixes and board swaps, while others remember spotting discounted Micros in stores and wishing they'd bought one.

Across the channel, weekly views reached roughly 1.5 million, with subscribers unchanged. Daily viewing is running above its usual level, as it is at nearby tech channels TechLinked and Hardware Canucks.

Older console purchases are contributing too. The DK Oldies haul remains the next-busiest upload, while October's unusual broken Game Boy Advance has crossed a million views. Between boxed collectibles and oddball eBay finds, Nintendo handhelds have given Steve plenty to investigate.

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What viewers say

The Gameboy Micro fills me with an overwhelming sense of nostalgia
@JonathanDiNamesMusicSee it on YouTube
I remember seeing that anniversary edition in gamestop new for 20 bucks on sale years ago and not buying it for some reason smh
@FrankieBeanssSee it on YouTube
Instead of cutting off the grooves you could have swapped the white connector heads, they are simple to remove by pushing in the metal tab for each wire then pulling the wires out
@phynx-victumterra652See it on YouTube

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Why not switch the pmic chip from the board with missing cable to the one that had them and swap the screens?
@RazorBlades1979See it on YouTube
Since you have working boards, you could probably use multimeter to trace out that ribbon cable.
@nofear1999See it on YouTube
I never gave the Micros a second look because I still had my NES-edition GBA clamshell.
@b3ntl33See it on YouTube
I remember when I was working at Best Buy they were blowing these things out for $30. I wish I bought a bunch of them.
@ericwilson9457See it on YouTube
I always wanted the gameboy micro, it’s stunning looking and great build just makes it stand out
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The facts

Channel: TronicsFix
Subscribers: 1,790,000
Channel views, last 7 days: 1,481,931
Videos published this week: 1
Video published: October 30, 2026
Video views so far: 257,767
Views on its first day: 178,296

The numbers

Here's how TronicsFix's week looks across views, subscribers and active uploads.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

28,818,830

5,490,574

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1,685,781

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1,608,854

1,481,931

1,008,506

802,526

subscribers

1,790,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

522,155,760

views per day

302,024

typical day: 211,867

first-day views of each video posted this week

Repair Shop Said These 3 Game Boys Were…

178,296

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

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