Gameboy Micro faceplates?

Post by **ChooChooBot** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 6:00 pm

I really like my Gameboy Micro I picked up at a local Gamestop a couple years ago. Since then its faceplate has gotten pretty scratched up. I have looked all over the internet and have had no luck tracking down, any new faceplates, or third party reproductions. Does anyone know how to fabricate any type of faceplate that may work? Better yet does anyone know where I could get my hands on a faceplate? I have already checked all of my local stores and they have got none.

Thanks,

Calvin from ChooChooBot.com

Post by **equalsign** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:44 pm

I have been waiting for this thread for years :mrgreen:

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Call Nintendo and they will probably have them. They are not listed on the store web site, but when I called a while back (maybe two years) I found that they had a bunch. Not a great selection. You're probably looking at the flame, blue lightning, camo, and flower. No black and no silver. Like I said, it's been a couple years, but I highly doubt many others have figured this out.

If you're desperate and cannot get them from Nintendo I think I have a new camo and a used (probably scratched) flame, but I'd rather not go through the selling process.

Post by **casterofdreams** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:48 pm

You missed it by literally a week. I had two and got rid of them for the price of shipping and bubble mailer. I didnt need them because the Micro I have barely gets used and i have 4 brand new 20th anniversary Micros that are sealed, might as well given the faceplate to someone who needs em.

Post by **swiftzx** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 8:00 pm

casterofdreams wrote:You missed it by literally a week. I had two and got rid of them for the price of shipping and bubble mailer. I didnt need them because the Micro I have barely gets used and i have 4 brand new 20th anniversary Micros that are sealed, might as well given the faceplate to someone who needs em.

The one you sold me is the first one I've literally seen in months

If over 2 million micros have been sold according to Wikipedia, shouldn't faceplates be easier to find?

Post by **ChooChooBot** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 8:30 pm

casterofdreams wrote:You missed it by literally a week. I had two and got rid of them for the price of shipping and bubble mailer. I didnt need them because the Micro I have barely gets used and i have 4 brand new 20th anniversary Micros that are sealed, might as well given the faceplate to someone who needs em.

Dang... that really sucks. I would have totally bought those up in a heart beat.

equalsign wrote:I have been waiting for this thread for years .

Call Nintendo and they will probably have them. They are not listed on the store web site, but when I called a while back (maybe two years) I found that they had a bunch. Not a great selection. You're probably looking at the flame, blue lightning, camo, and flower. No black and no silver. Like I said, it's been a couple years, but I highly doubt many others have figured this out.

If you're desperate and cannot get them from Nintendo I think I have a new camo and a used (probably scratched) flame, but I'd rather not go through t

I called Nintendo last August. The only micro thing related they still sell is the key that you insert to pop out the faceplate. Bummer...

Post by **casterofdreams** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:00 pm

swiftzx wrote:
casterofdreams wrote:You missed it by literally a week. I had two and got rid of them for the price of shipping and bubble mailer. I didnt need them because the Micro I have barely gets used and i have 4 brand new 20th anniversary Micros that are sealed, might as well given the faceplate to someone who needs em.

The one you sold me is the first one I've literally seen in months If over 2 million micros have been sold according to Wikipedia, shouldn't faceplates be easier to find?

Only in the US they had the standard release with two other faceplates. The 20th anniversary US release, all Euro releases, and all JP releases have only one - the one on the unit. Not as many out there as you think... But sucks either way. Actually I don't know what the US 20th anni realease has inside as I have the JP release, I assume just the one.

Post by **Hazerd** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:02 pm

The only way to get faceplates would be to get lucky on ebay or buy a brand new micro, sigh.

also these hard to find places are out of stock:

http://www.rewind-bits.co.uk/gameboy-mi ... ement.html

http://www.consolesandgadgets.com/catal ... rrency=USD

http://www.gamestop.com/gba/accessories ... pack/41335

and i made a topic on this back in july:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=32089

Post by **Hazerd** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:22 pm

Well i found this site

http://www.goldenshop.com.hk/AI-trad/gb ... velset.htm

but the ordering process is shady, you fill out an order form and put a description of the item...

Post by **ChooChooBot** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:55 pm

Hazerd wrote:The only way to get faceplates would be to get lucky on ebay or buy a brand new micro, sigh.

also these hard to find places are out of stock:

http://www.rewind-bits.co.uk/gameboy-mi ... ement.html

http://www.consolesandgadgets.com/catal ... rrency=USD

http://www.gamestop.com/gba/accessories ... pack/41335

and i made a topic on this back in july:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=32089

Bummer those are all out of stock...

Hazerd wrote:Well i found this site

http://www.goldenshop.com.hk/AI-trad/gb ... velset.htm

but the ordering process is shady, you fill out an order form and put a description of the item...

Yeah, that site looks really shady. Thanks for the link though!

Post by **Hazerd** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:06 pm

If you order off goldenshop, let me know how it goes!

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