GBA screen cleaning

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Is there a way to do it that isn’t “buy a cleaning kit”? Like, is there something I should (or should definitely not) use when cleaning it? This is the original GBA, not the GBA SP, by the way.

2

You can buy a replacement screen here

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3

Buy a replacement screen and you’ll likely end up with some dust particles beneath the screen in the process, which is like having a permanently dirty screen. So you shouldn’t get a replacement screen unless your original is cracked or scratched up or something.

4

Use some compressed air to clean it before you put the replacement screen on and you won’t have to worry about that.

5

A moisturized tissue?

6

Even with compressed air, you’ll still probably get a couple specks of dust. And even a single speck, it’s ultimately annoying.

And why the fuck would somebody replace a screen when it’s just a little dirty? That’s like blowing up an ant with dynamite.

Anyway, if you have a cleaning kit for a pair of glasses, that should work without scratching the screen. Or if you’re lazy like me, just use your t-shirt to wipe off the dust.

DON’T USE IRON WOOL.

7

GBAs have no protective covers so its easy to scratch the screen.

8

Breath/shirt has always worked fine for me.

9

Lanyx spews no lie from his soundhole. Almost anything that’d be safe to use on a CD or CD lens would be safe on the screen.

10

I can second the eyeglass cleaning kit part. That’s what I usualy use on mine.

11

I’ve Got scratches and one Big one top middle. Take FFTA:

Blizz***aga

Big Nutter
But the UK Sellers shoud be GBA-SP (new) for under £60 over the next few days I think. So I’ll wait for money.

12

I’m not sure exactly what they’re called, but they’re basically tissue sized, slightly moist swiffer cloths. It’s what I use for cleaning my screen.

13

I use either t-shirt/breath or windex/velour cloth. But I currently have an SP. I used to have the Old Skool GBA of shame(It was gold with Pikachu on it).