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How to clean a Game Boy Cartridge

Device	Game Boy Cartridge
Difficulty	Very easy
Time	3 minutes
Steps	5

This guide is by Andrew Tramposch on iFixit and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0. ByteRot mirrors it for non-commercial preservation: formatting changed and photos resized for old browsers; full-size photos and the text are on the FTP in /DOCS/REPAIR. Original guide >>

A guide on how to place a game into the cartridge reader, also for troubleshooting non-loading games.

Parts: Game Cartridge Kit

Step 1

• First obtain a cartridge. This is where games for the Game Boy are located.

Step 2

• Place cartridge into cartridge reader slot on the back of the Game Boy system.
• The game graphic should be facing towards you when you place the cartridge into the reader slot.

Step 3

• Push down until the game "locks" into place, and the top of the game is a small amount beneath the top of the system.

Step 4

• If game does not load when the system is turned on, turn off system and remove cartridge.
• Remove cartridge by placing thumb on the outside of the cartridge near the indentation and pushing up. Dislodging the cartridge from the cartridge reader.

Step 5

• Apply some air into the cartridge bottom and into the cartridge reader itself.
• Reinsert cartridge and try again.
• If problem still persists, an internal problem may be the culprit.

Conclusion

To play another game, remove cartridge and place new one in cartridge reader.

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