Game Gear "services" are quite common now - you can get them recapped to solve the infamously troublesome sound dropouts, and most will change the screen to a far more power efficient LCD display as well to let you play at night.

It still eats batteries, but at a much slower rate.

I'm just gutted I left mine in the garage in storage where the damp air fucked it for good

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

How bad is it? You would be amazed how salvageable they are with the right chemical soak and solder reflow.

[–] PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Honestly I never opened it. I have a Master System II and in fairness, the difference in game ports are negligible for the most part, so I never really looked at repairing it.

Speaking more broadly, I wouldn't mind learning how to solder - my skills have mostly been in software rather than hardware. Things like fucking about with a Raspberry Pi and their expansion boards sounds like a right laugh.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Soldering is super easy, don't let it intimidate you. You can be going in no time after dropping just a few bucks.

[–] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

The best mod would be changing it from batteries to a cell phone style rechargeable battery. At least then I wouldn't care as much of how quick it dies since im not replacing a ton of batteries every day. Even rechargeable ones, you still gotta take them out and put them back, which is annoying as well.

I miss mine as well. I remember as a kid our grandmother got me and a few cousins it for Xmas one year. I also remember breaking it the following year during a parent kid picnic at school where it got crushed. I still remember it, which says a lot because I have very few memories from way back then!

Edit: of course they made this mod! If I ever find one for cheap I would love to do this just as a hobby.

https://handheldlegend.com/products/cleanjuice-game-gear-rechargeable-battery-module

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I had a rechargable battery pack for mine back in the 90s.

[–] yucandu@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Bit of rubbing alcohol and a toothbrush usually solves those "damp air fucked my electronics" issues.