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Screen Quality
Customers have mixed opinions on the screen quality of the Game Boy. While some are pleased with their well-preserved units, others have encountered issues such as black lines and a lack of brightness. Some buyers were not concerned about the condition due to plans for modification.
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Condition
Customers have mixed opinions regarding the condition of the Game Boy received. While some are pleased with their purchase and describe the items as being in excellent or near perfect condition, others have reported receiving units that were not as described, with issues such as scratches on the screen, spoiled items, and poor packaging.
Included Accessories
Customers have mixed opinions regarding the included accessories with their purchase of the Nintendo Game Boy. While some were pleasantly surprised to receive the original box, manual, and even the linking cable, others were disappointed to find that some advertised items such as Tetris cartridge or the full set of accessories were not included.
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Quality
Good sound, very little scratches, and a great working screen.
I love the experience and can see how the upgraded each console.
Gave me a scare, screen didn't work when first turned on.
The color of the shell was a little off and the writing on the front was faded but to be expected for a game system over 30 years old.
Price
I would highly recommend this product for anyone looking for a great gameboy at an affordable price.
I picked the right seller with lots of good reviews for an extra $2 and it was worth it, this game boy works and is even cleane... Read More
Shipping
Came fast and everything was there as promised.
It came in faster than expected, and it’s fully functional!
Packaging/appearance
It was very well packaged and even had a plastic peel off screen cover on the screen.
Came in amazing condition i'm actually surprised that it came in such good condition the only thing is that the battery contact... Read More
It came in a bubble wrapped shipping envelope, and in the envelope was a small white box.
Inside the box was some newspaper, and there was my gameboy.
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
good, original, great, little and happy. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 1.
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 821 reviews as of our last analysis date on Aug 26 2024.
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The color of the shell was a little off and the writing on the front was faded but to be expected for a game system over 30 years old
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Has been playing it almost nonstop
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The battery prongs are ahave aged well so sometime i have to jiggle the batteries around to get the gameboy to work and there is a scratch on the right side of the gameboy
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But overall it work good once you get it working
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But other than that no complaints
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Surprisingly no screen problems large scratches or solder lines but if i want to turn it on most times i have to jostle it to get it to work
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I didnt even expect to play it i just wanted one again
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It really is astounding how good it is and to be honest i didnt think it was gonna be good
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