The Brickboy Kit Turns Lego’s Game Boy Into A Handheld Emulator

The BrickBoy takes astir 5 minutes to instal connected an already build Lego Game Boy. | Image: Kickstarter

Talented Game Boy modder Natalie nan Nerd was nan first to move Lego’s awesome brick-built replica into a functional Game Boy. She’s currently processing a kit truthful anyone tin upgrade Lego’s Game Boy to really play games, but nan creators of nan BrickBoy person beaten her to nan punch by taking a fewer shortcuts.

Natalie’s Lego Game Boy upgrades were each nan much awesome because she had to create a civilization circuit board, smaller than a Game Boy cartridge, to fresh wrong nan replica utilizing original chips truthful it could play existent cartridges. The BrickBoy is alternatively a civilization self-contained module that slots into nan Lego Game Boy’s cartridge slot and plays games done ROM files and emulation.

The BrickBoy’s creators declare it takes astir 5 minutes to merge nan kit into Lego’s model, including installing a 2.4-inch LCD surface module, aligning magnetic sensors beneath nan action buttons and D-pad, and reassembling it all. It looks easy enough, but those concerned pinch aesthetics whitethorn beryllium disappointed to spot that 1 type of nan cartridge module does look to instrumentality retired of nan backmost of nan Lego Game Boy because it houses a brace of AAA batteries.

The BrickBoy will beryllium available for preorder done a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign that’s group to motorboat connected October 28th, 2025, successful 3 versions. The Essential Kit tin play Game Boy games successful grayscale and includes a mono speaker, while nan Gamer Kit adds support for Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance titles, Bluetooth headphone connectivity, and a rechargeable battery. There will besides beryllium a Collector’s Edition pinch a imperishable powerfulness proviso for those wanting to show their Lego Game Boy moving demos, but pricing for nan various kits hasn’t been announced yet.