I turned the Lego Game Boy into a working Game Boy(blog.nataliethenerd.com)

162 points by Timothee 6 hours ago | 11 comments

  • lowbloodsugar 2 minutes ago
    Was so disappointed when I realized it wasn’t a real gameboy, but then I realized someone even more of a nerd than me would take care of that and I’d just have to be patient. Only took a few days!
  • robotnikman 4 hours ago
    I just built this set yesterday and was thinking to myself 'I wonder how hard it would be to turn this into a functioning gameboy?' Looks like I have my answer!
  • jjkaczor 4 hours ago
    This is... very very nice, and why I love the internet, LEGO and maker/hacker type nerds...
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  • ericzawo 47 minutes ago
    I was wondering how long it would take someone to do this.
  • dom96 2 hours ago
    I pre-ordered this set to do exactly this. Nice to see others have the same idea.

    Weirdly I only received mine today, I wonder why the difference in pre-order shipment times is so large.

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    • 10729287 2 hours ago
      Because some sellers don’t respect sales embargo and/or some clients have some privileges.
  • ginko 4 hours ago
    The Game Boy modding scene is fascinating. You can literally replace every single part of it other than the `DMG-CPU` main SoC.

    Well even that can be replaced, sorta: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EccVHo-pDGI

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  • icu 4 hours ago
    This looks cool but that D-Pad is going to hurt after a few minutes of play.
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    • jama211 2 hours ago
      The kind of person who does this has many gameboys to play on, this is for art and concept only I imagine
  • janci 3 hours ago
    Did Nintendo lawyers already get in touch?