March 23, 2003: The Game Boy Advance SP The SP was a new model of the Game Boy Advance that featured a back-lit screen. It also introduced a clamshell-like design that most Nintendo handhelds haveI bought a Nintendo Gameboy Advance SP and a charger, The previous charger didn't work so this had to work. It didn't. It was a system issue. I tried a q-Tip and compressed air, still didn't work, Any ways to fix issues with a Nintendo Gameboy Advance SP charging port?
Unfortunately, the AGB-001 relies exclusively on AA batteries when unmodified. That was a big selling point of the SP model, the fact the battery was rechargeable. In fact, the AGB-001 doesn't even have a port for the cable. You can buy kits to mod a rechargeable battery into the AGB-001, but they usually charge via Micro-USB or USB-C, not the
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