Guides and tools for retro repairs for less
 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
Soldering a new speaker on to a Game Boy motherboard using the FixHub Soldering Station

Get a refurb Game Boy for less when you DIY

Refurbished Game Boys are selling for $300. Here's how to replace popped capacitors, a dead screen, and corroded battery terminals, so you can revive old memories for less.
How to Restore a Game Boy
Hands lifting the clear blue case of a Game Boy Advance

*The smell of old plastic and new solder*

We don't make time machines, but we do make repair guides for the Game Boy Advance and the Game Boy Advance SP. Fix your own blast from the past.
Game Boy Advance Repair Guides
Advance SP Repair Guides

Tools of the retro repair trade

Get what you need to tackle corrosion, capacitors, and Clear Craze cases.
Mandible 3-Piece Plier Set in a hand-drawn blue scribble circle

New! Mandible 3-Piece Plier Set
Shop Now
The FixHub Soldering Toolkit in a hand-drawn blue scribble circle

FixHub™ Soldering Station
Shop Now
Precision cleaning tools in a hand-drawn blue scribble circle

Precision Cleaning Kit
Shop Now
Light grey circular icon featuring a simple black list symbol with three bullet points and three horizontal lines, centered on a solid background.

Learn how to repair
Find free repair guides
Try FixBot, our AI repair assistant
Light grey circular icon showing two overlapping black speech bubbles, centered on a solid background.

Change the world
Join the community
Learn about our advocacy
Light grey circular icon featuring two black outlined tools—one resembling a screwdriver and the other a curved prying tool—standing upright side by side on a solid background.

Get what you need
Find your toolkit match
Check parts compatibility
Light grey circular icon displaying a black outlined smartphone with a centered screen and small top and bottom details, set against a solid background.

Always be ready

Download the iFixit app for iOS or Android

Follow us

Get the app
App and Play Store QR-codes to download the iFixit app.

About Us

Contact
Shipping

Returns
Customer Support

Privacy Policy

Sent by iFixit
You received this email because you opted in to our email communications. If you have an iFixit account, you can update your preferences, including your store and language.

Web Copy