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ChronoMoogle @chronomoogle.bsky.social

Another day, another badly shipped Game Boy cartridge saved from the bin. #retrogaming

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aug 12, 2025, 7:17 pm • 27 3

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Boost Mix Music - game music remastering @boostmixmusic.bsky.social

Whoa, I know you use special techniques but I have such a bad luck removing any sticker even ones that are supposed to be easy to remove (Surugaya looking at you). stained/yellowed GB carts are also kind of common buying big lots of them

aug 13, 2025, 8:00 am • 1 0 • view
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Sagadego171 @sagadego20.bsky.social

These sellers deserve negative feed back for being that lazy

aug 12, 2025, 7:20 pm • 1 0 • view
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ChronoMoogle @chronomoogle.bsky.social

(I transfered the sticker from the broken one to a donor shell in good condition. Do not try this without lots of practice with removing stickers sans damaging them, it’s not easy!)

aug 12, 2025, 7:21 pm • 12 2 • view
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Jörmun Gandrson @02b.it

I know you said don’t try without practice, but how do you do it? I’ve wanted to try saving some bad cartridges. Do you use heat or mineral oil or something like that?

aug 12, 2025, 9:21 pm • 0 0 • view
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Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com

Yeah, I’m interested in technique too. I have at least one cart I’ve been thinking needs this, but the risk is… high

aug 13, 2025, 1:18 pm • 0 0 • view
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ChronoMoogle @chronomoogle.bsky.social

Pretty sure it’s this guide I‘ve started with and I went from there with some trial and error by carefully lifting the sticker with a scalpel and trying to bend it as little as possible by tensing it while peeling it off. youtu.be/wXMrKN-IwuM?...

aug 13, 2025, 3:56 pm • 2 0 • view
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speedlolita @speedlolita.bsky.social

Damn. I've had a ton of GB carts arrive via bubble mailer without damage. That sucks

aug 12, 2025, 7:22 pm • 0 0 • view
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ChronoMoogle @chronomoogle.bsky.social

Me too, but this is the third time I had to do this transfer already. It’s definitely not safe to ship them in bubble mailers without additional stabilization. Some cardboard folded around the cartridge within the envelope is usually enough though.

aug 12, 2025, 7:26 pm • 0 0 • view
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Hungry Lucario (HL) @hungrylucario.bsky.social

It was DMGed in shipping.

aug 13, 2025, 1:36 am • 0 0 • view