Game Boy

Gaming

The Nintendo 3DS Is The Anti-Game Boy

1:00AM January 26, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Inexpensive, low-tech and sporting an impressive battery life, the Nintendo Game Boy was released in 1989. Next month, Nintendo is releasing the 3DS. It’s everything the Game Boy wasn’t. It is the Anti-Game Boy. More »


Mobile

Meet The iPhone Game Boy Case That’ll Never Be

12:20AM January 13, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Due to copyright concerns, yada yada yada, Incipio will never sell this Game Boy case for the iPhone – but that didn’t stop them from showing it off. Makes me want to hunt down a 007 emulator. [iLounge via OhGizmo]


Mobile

What Do You Get When You Cram A HTC Phone And Fake IPhone 4 Into A Game Boy?

8:00PM December 30, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Mayhem. That’s what you get. Modder “Goteking” hollowed out a Game Boy, and stuck a HTC Aria in, to peek through the Game Boy’s screen. Not to mention a fake white iPhone 4 for the back. Why? Err… More »


iPhone 4 Gets All Game Boy On The Wrong Side

8:40AM July 8, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

This Game Boy skin for the back of the iPhone 4 is cute and will protect your fragile beauty’s back against scratches, but what I really want is an official Game Boy emulator with all the games. [Zapstatic via Likecool]


Game Boy Soap: For The 15 Minutes A Day You Can’t Use A Real Game Boy

9:40AM May 28, 2010 | Adam Frucci

This Game Boy soap doesn’t actually play Tetris, but it does wash off the stink of gamersweat. So really, that’s something. [Etsy via Geeky Gadgets]


Gaming

An Original Game Boy Gussied Up With A GBA Screen

8:00AM April 22, 2010 | Adam Frucci

The terrible screen on the original Game Boy keeps it from being a retro device I want to use. But this mod, which crams a GBA screen inside, made me fall in love all over again. [Flickr via Oh Gizmo!]


Gaming

Play Game Boy On Your Palm Pre With VisualBoyAdvance

10:00AM January 31, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

If you’re a Palm Pre owner who’s been craving some old-school distraction, rejoice! You can now play Game Boy, Game Boy Colour, and Game Boy Advance games on your smartphone. More »


Gaming

Poor Melting Game Boy

2:40PM December 8, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

You cursed brat! Look what you’ve done! I’m melting! melting! Oh, what a world! What a world! Who would have thought a good little girl like you could destroy my beautiful wickedness? Oooooh, look out! I’m going! Oooooh! Ooooooh! More »


Gaming

What Would Happen If We “Play” This NES Emulator Cartridge Casemod?

7:00AM October 12, 2009 | Jack Loftus

Finally, an NES cartridge casemod I can get behind without weeping uncontrollably. This one houses a complete library of NES games, uses the original buttons, and hides inside the Super Mario/Duck Hunt combo cartridge. But wait, there’s more: More »


Gadgets

Gutted Classic Game Boy Made Into 80GB Hard Drive

6:00AM September 7, 2009 | Jack Loftus

While I generally weep when modders take classic video game consoles like this Game Boy here and gut it to produce something less important, like a hard drive, I’m taking solace in the fact that this mod might be used to store Game Boy ROMs for an emulator. I hope. More »