Resources
Guides, references, and how-tos from Calgary Games. Everything here is written from our own repair and inventory experience.
Game Repair Tool Guide
Which tool opens which game or console: the 3.8mm and 4.5mm GameBit, Tri-Wing and Phillips, for cartridges, console shells, handhelds and controllers.
Game Save Battery Guide
Which CR1616, CR2025 or CR2032 replacement battery to use for NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, Sega Genesis, Game Boy and more — plus tab styles and repair tips.
How to Play Japanese N64 Games on a North American N64
Have a Japanese Nintendo 64 game but only a North American console? A couple of easy ways to play it, with no expensive modification or special adapter needed.
Game Boy Cartridge Battery Chart
Per-title reference for every Game Boy / Game Boy Color / Game Boy Advance cartridge that uses a save battery, compiled from our own cartridge repairs and cross-checked with community sources.