Transform your smartphone into a Game Boy with this $50 retro accessory

[Guest Maren Estrada]

The NES Classic Edition is old news. The SNES Classic Edition is going to be impossible to find — and besides, there are already better options out there right now. But what about the Game Boy!? Nintendo’s portable handheld console was flat-out awesome, and we miss those good old days. It was a simpler time, to say the least. Relive the golden era of handheld gaming with the Hyperkin SmartBoy, a brilliant little gadget that plays any normal Game Boy cartridge and uses your Android phone as the screen!

 

Here’s what you need to know from the product page:

 

• Plays GB and GBC cartridges, compatible with NTSC/ PAL cartridges
  
• Classic-style tactile button set, upscales to phone's resolution, does not require batteries
  
• Designed for Samsung's S8 line and up (other Android device compatibility may vary)*
  
• Phone Size: 5.2 - 6 inches, USB Type-C port
  
• The SmartBoy is compatible with other apps and games, including GBA apps from Google Play. Configuration for such apps may vary.
  

 

Hyperkin SmartBoy Mobile Device for Game Boy/ Game Boy Color: $49.99

 

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Via BRG - Boy Genius Report