I have the same problem. sooooooooooooo mad. I recently found my step father's old school game boy. I out some new batteries in it but didn't have any games. so it WAS turning on with nothing in it. the light came on and you could hear the speaker static. Then i found a game (Pokemon yellow) and it immediately stopped working.
Jonah Richardson
December 2010
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