Modders have responded to the release of the LEGO Game Boy, and took it as a challenge to create a functioning unit.
Amidst the buzz and sales of the LEGO Game Boy, we doubt people are surprised to see that hardware modders are already turning them into playable handhelds. It probably helps that the existing buttons are already pressable on the LEGO Game Boy, so you really just need to find a way to get some electronics into the enclosure. We haven’t seen a project with this much love and adoration for the original Game Boy since Odd Tinkering’s full restoration of one back in 2019, and modders are certainly closing the gap between what LEGO and Nintendo are selling and what fans would have most wanted.
The first project to grab a wide audience was Sebastian Staacks’ (aka There Oughta Be on YouTube) take on a playable LEGO Game Boy. The approach he took to the project was adding an RP2350-Zero and mini 3-inch LCD into the LEGO Game Boy enclosure, enabling retro emulation with modern entry-level computing hardware.
