The NVIDIA Shield continues to be one of the most expensive Android TV media streamers on the market, but it’s also one of the most powerful… and one of the most well supported. NVIDIA regularly releases updates that bring bug fixes and new features, and the latest adds support for automatically enabling game mode on […]
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PlayStation games come to the Game Boy Advance (via a hacked cartridge)
It’s been close to two decades since Nintendo’s Game Boy Advance was state of the art in the handheld gaming space. But folks are still finding new uses for the handheld console with a 2.9 inch, 240 x 160 pixel display and 16.8 MHz 32-bit processor. One of the latest examples? You can use it […]
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Lilbits: New tricks for old gadgets (Twitter for PalmOS, videos for Game Boys)
Mobile devices have come a long way in the past two decades. There are billions of smartphones in the world that people use to keep in touch, watch cat videos, and argue on social media. They’re basically pocket-sized computers. And while we had pocket-sized computers twenty years ago, they were much slower and much more […]
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Hacker stuffs Nintendo Wii hardware into a Game Boy Advance SP-style case
There’s no shortage of options for gaming on the go — you could load up games on your smartphone, but a Nintendo DS or Switch or assemble your own retro console. Or you can tear apart a Nintendo Wii, modify the motherboard, and fit it into a 3D printed (and then painted) case to create […]
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This cart turns any Game Boy into a wireless game controller
Have an old Game Boy that’s collecting dust? Now you can turn it into a wireless PC game controller. Alex Iannuzzi designed and built a custom Game Boy cartridge that effectively turns any Game Boy into a wireless controller. There’s no hardware hacking required — just plug in the cart the same way you would a […]