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The Game Boy released on April 21, 1989 in Japan, followed by North America on July 31, 1989, and lastly in Europe on September 28, 1990. It is characterized by a large grey casing and model number DMG-01.

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Glenn Kehoe @glennkehoe

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Posted: Sep 5, 2026

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Horizontal lines on the screen

I have a an original 1989 Gameboy that has horizontal lines and I just wanted to know the most common fix iv seen some videos of vertical line fix just not horizontal lines fix please help

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koppie007 @dan0

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Posted: Sep 5, 2026

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Hi!

Yes, the vertical lines can be fixed with a soldering iron (heating the lower side of the screen).

But, unfortunately this cannot be done for horizontal lines…

I’m afraid you need to replace the screen. This won’t be easy as soldering is required.

Guide: Game Boy Screen Replacement

Also another option is to replace the complete board and screen with an IPS kit. This requires no soldering, but could be more expensive.

Replacing it for an IPS one is the one I recommend!

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I wanted to keep it as original as possible so I might not buy ips screen but thank you for you answer I appreciate your help

Sep 5, 2026 by Glenn Kehoe

Ah, I totally understand!

In this case you do need to replace the screen…

Sorry for the bad news..

Sep 6, 2026 by koppie007

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