"Let me be clear: this is not an emulator. Natalie did not stuff a Raspberry Pi in here. It's far more impressive than that. What you're seeing are real Game Boy cartridges, running on real Game Boy chips, soldered to a real circuit board of Natalie's own creation, and it has working buttons. To fit it into the Lego Game Boy, she had to create a complete Game Boy board smaller than a Game Boy cartridge itself - so she did."
"She's already wired up USB-C for power: And here's a look at the insides and where they live: Now, to answer your obvious question: is this a one-off, or something you might be able to do yourself? The chances are good that you might if you're skilled! Natalie sells aftermarket components for Game Boy modding, and shares circuit board designs, and is planning to share. "I am going to release it once I am happy with it," she writes on X."
The Lego Game Boy is now on sale. A self-taught circuit board designer in Australia built a playable version that accepts real Game Boy cartridges. The mod uses genuine Game Boy chips soldered to a custom PCB smaller than a Game Boy cartridge. The build incorporates one of the smallest screen kits available, which required removing a few Lego bricks. Buttons are functional but not yet mounted on a PCB; a custom 3D-printed Lego piece is planned to hold them. USB-C provides power. The builder sells aftermarket components and plans to release the circuit designs when ready.
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