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hey guys this is Austin and today I'm here with the tutorial on how to replace the battery and a Game Boy or Game Boy Color game Game Boy games use volatile memory for saving your game which requires a battery for power this works fine for a long time over most Game Boy games are over ten years old now and the internal batteries have died causing you to lose any save data and the ability to save your games luckily it's an easy fix that should only take you a few minutes to get your game working again you will need a few things to get started to do it properly you'll need a three point eight millimeter security bit and driver a soldering iron a tad cr2025 battery along with some fresh solder some desoldering wick is also helpful in removing the old solder there are ways to cut a few corners but if you spend a little money it's much easier and quicker especially for fixing multiple games so I'll have links to all the items I used in the description of this video to start grab your game and flip it over using a driver with the security bit unscrew the single screw on the back and set it somewhere safe now slide the front half of the cartridge towards you and then lift it up and set it aside then gently lift the board out of the casing now grab your soldering iron place it on stand and plug it into the outlet it will take a few minutes to heat up so be patient you also need to be very careful soldering irons get extremely hot and will easily burn if knocked or used carelessly wearing gloves and eye protection probably isn't a bad idea as is working on a hard flat surface like a workbench and being in a well-ventilated area what you're going to do is desolder the two connections holding the battery to the board if you have any disorder inguk use a small amount over the solder and place the flat of the iron on top depending on the quality of your iron you may take a minute but once the existing solder is melted do the same for the other side and then remove the old battery using your iron to loosen any remaining solder as needed now take your new battery and align the tabs as you see here which would be the same way the old battery came out grab a small bit of fresh solder and hold your iron over it until it melts over the contact while I'm sure a lot of you can do a better job at soldering than I did the important thing is to make sure you get enough solder to completely cover the contact so the battery doesn't go anywhere once one side is done just do the same on the other and you're good to go by now the board is likely very hot so unplug your iron and let both cool for a few minutes then just slide the board into the cartridge and screw back together give your game a shot and enjoy being able to save again if you enjoyed be sure to leave this video a thumbs up and if you're interested in more videos like this be sure to subscribe