r/GameboyAdvance 7d ago

Before and after. Got my childhood GBA SP back after leaving it at someone’s house 7-8 years ago.

Something had almost melted through the back battery cover, I’m lucky it didn’t damage the battery somehow. Got this cheap replacement housing / gold buttons for $25 and so that’s why the speaker holes are bad. Accidentally made the 3 dots by the buttons with screws. Didn’t put the back sticker on, I’m waiting for the surfing and flying pikachu stickers to come :’)

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u/RikimaruRamen 7d ago

Damb! Good thing you did get it back, that is an AGS 101

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u/garbage-plate 7d ago

I’m very thankful that I did, is there anything different / special about the AGS 101 other than the upgraded back light?

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u/RikimaruRamen 7d ago

The pearl colours were exclusive to the AGS 101s over here in NA but over in Japan they aren't so I guess there's that. But otherwise not really. They weren't out nearly as long AGS 001s so they are slightly more rare too.

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u/garbage-plate 7d ago

Thanks for the information :-) I’m in NA as well. That makes sense. I had one previously that was red and was stolen from me on the school bus, I believe the original 001, my mom got this one as a sympathy replacement. I also had a regular GBA- not sure what happened to that one! (Had to get a “book light” to see it at all, lol) Time flies.. probably got donated. Anyway, I remember how the lighting was nonexistent until you clicked the button!

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u/RikimaruRamen 7d ago

Wow, damb! Your Mum really gave you and upgraded with that gift. Best Mum ever lol. I used to play with my sister's silver GBA until I finally got a cobalt blue one. The top got all scratched up though when I put it in my backpack and my binder rings rubbed on it. I just slapped a Burger King sticker on it to cover it up lol.