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Game Boy game boots up and goes black

I recently bought a Game Boy game on EBay. I put it in my Game Boy and turn it on. It turns on like normal, then goes black. Anyone know anything about how to fix it?

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Try cleaning the contacts with windex and drying with a cotton swab or paper towel. The game may be damaged internally.

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Try to resolder all the pins, mine had a broken solder near a capacitor, only visible trough a microscope

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