This used to happen to me quite a bit when I was younger but not so much anymore. I once broke a Gameboy because I couldn't defeat Blane on Pokemon.
I eventually got him. Luckily, my Dad was a tech dude and loved getting the newest gadget and I happened to break my gameboy slightly before Christmas so he got me the Gameboy SP. Still my favorite system. Very portable and very simple.
Oh man, the Gameboy SP is so great. I can't tell you how much of an improvement I think it is compared to the Gameboy Advance. Good times on my SP. I think my fondest memory was owning Wattson's butt with Marshtomp on my Sapphire version... ah, those were good times :)
I eventually got him. Luckily, my Dad was a tech dude and loved getting the newest gadget and I happened to break my gameboy slightly before Christmas so he got me the Gameboy SP. Still my favorite system. Very portable and very simple.