14 DAY TRIAL // How does a classic GameBoy become an Ipod? Simple: you just take the Ipod and put it in, removing some of the GameBoy's parts. Well, actually it's not that simple. A lot of wiring has to be done as well, so that the Ipod can work with the GameBoys buttons.
I have to say it looks pretty good, having seen the pictures of the actual “making of” process and of course the finalized GameBoy-Ipod. It really can be controlled using the machine's buttons which, I think, says a lot about the guy who did it.
The photos taken to provide explanation on how it was possible show in pretty good detail it wasn't a simple task. Only someone with good skills in electronics and an adventurous mind as well would have been able to do it.
Ideas such as the Iboy should be awarded and have someone take a deeper look into its potential. I know I'd like one for myself, of course not a hand made one by some “mad scientist,” but if someone started mass production on the project I'd definitely buy one.
It just looks crazy enough to capture anyone's attention but a smaller one is what would do the trick. I mean, technology hasn't evolved so much for us to buy another “brick sized” music listening device.
The Game Boy is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo, released in 1989 at $89.95 USD a piece. The Game Boy was the first successful handheld console, and was the predecessor of all other iterations of the Game Boy line.
The Game Boy was originally bundled with the puzzle game Tetris, since Nintendo thought that an addictive puzzle game would get the consumers' attention.
It seems that the GameBoy is the only game platform so old yet still getting some serious attention. Who would have thought about that?