"Substance Labs calls itself "a team of creators and engineers who grew up building with Lego and gaming on the classics [who have] spent the last years working across hardware, software, and product design, from open-source projects to custom electronics." I need to believe they will deliver on their promise because I need to believe that dreams do come true sometimes. And apparently, given the more than $500,000 that they have collected so far from project supporters, many other people feel the same way."
"The technical implementation of the BrickBoy kit is modular, allowing users to install the electronic core into the Lego chassis in under 10 minutes without soldering or coding. The hardware fits directly inside the assembled model, activating a functional display and speaker system that runs freeware, home-brew titles, and legally obtained ROMs. While the base unit relies on digital files, an optional third-party cartridge reader add-on allows the system to interface with physical Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance cartridges."
Substance Labs, a Swiss team of creators and engineers, developed BrickBoy, a kit that retrofits the official Lego Game Boy into a playable Game Boy. The Kickstarter project has raised over $500,000 from supporters. The modular kit installs into the Lego chassis in under ten minutes without soldering or coding. The hardware activates a functional display and speaker system that runs freeware, homebrew titles, and legally obtained ROMs. An optional third-party cartridge reader add-on allows use of physical Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance cartridges. Kits start at $115 for an essential edition that enables playing original Game Boy games.
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