A LEGO Recreation Boy modder obtained it to play actual Recreation Boy cartridges

Okay, c’mon, you knew this was going to occur. LEGO is on a nostalgia kick in the mean time, laser-targeting millennials like me with retro gaming units, together with a 1:1 mannequin of the unique Recreation Boy. That is only a mannequin, albeit a incredible one with some lenticular swap-out playing cards for various “video games.” However since Recreation Boy modding has been a factor for years, it’s no shock that somebody already made it play actual video games.

Natalie The Nerd was already a notable Recreation Boy modder with an internet elements and repair store, so modifying the official LEGO set with reproduction Recreation Boy guts (noticed by PCMag) was probably youngster’s play for her. The unique Recreation Boy {hardware} isn’t fantastically difficult, even by late-80s requirements, and its massive brick-like housing provides loads of workroom. Even so, Natalie began working even earlier than the LEGO set was out, estimating what she’d have to do primarily based on official dimensions.

Her last product preserves the entire exterior LEGO elements, together with the brick buttons, with solely the “display screen” and pretend cartridge elements modified to the bare eye. It’s able to go when it comes to performance, although it appears to be like like her check unit might not have an inner battery pack but.

Some customized 3D-printed elements are wanted for the button features, and there are just a few fashionable creature comforts: energy comes from USB-C (inside a 3D-printed LEGO brick) and the LCD is backlit, not like any Recreation Boy from the twentieth century. It’s working off of real Recreation Boy cartridges, not an emulator setup, which might most likely be quite a bit simpler.

The modder continues to be understanding the final particulars and can launch the plans as soon as she’s achieved. It appears to be like like a fantastic weekend undertaking.