Even if you aren't a video-game buff, here’s a bit of technology DIY you may enjoy.
Remember how you’d have to swap out different Game Boy cartridges in order to play different games?
Well, web developer Travis Brown figured out a way to remove your Game Boy’s guts (he used a Game Boy variation called Game Boy Pocket). Then he replaced the insides with an SD card, battery, and Raspberry Pi emulator front-end known as RetroPie.
He turned the small gaming system into one that’s capable of playing Game Boy, NES, Sega Master System, and Game Gear games along with other popular Linux ported titles such as Doom and Duke Nukem.
The Pi Pocket, as Brown calls is, can last for three hours of continuous play on a single charge.
Watch the Pi Pocket demo below.
On his website, Brown walks you through the entire process including case modification, Raspberry Pi set up, LCD screen, Gamepad assembly, power supply, and sound. He even provides a list of parts and a link to the code needed to carry out the project.
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