A creator has made Lego's non-playable Game Boy set playable<p>When Lego announced its near 1:1, 421-piece Nintendo Game Boy set I <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/legos-game-boy-set-is-here-sadly-not-playable-122138597.html">wrote[/url] that it was charming, but "sadly not playable." Now that it has <a data-i13n="elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:Amazon;elmt:;cpos:2;pos:1" href="
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https://blog.nataliethenerd.com/">Natalie the Nerd[/url] proved me 100 percent wrong. She added the power to play genuine Game Boy cartridges, using real hardware and not an emulator, according to her <a data-i13n="cpos:4;pos:1" href="
https://bsky.app/profile/nataliethenerd.com/post/3lzvijmqvds2e">post on Bluesky[/url] and a story on <a data-i13n="cpos:5;pos:1" href="
https://www.theverge.com/news/790093/lego-game-boy-natalie-the-nerd">
The Verge[/url]. </p>
<p>The project was right up Natalie's alley as she specializes in circuit board design, having even created a transparent one for <a data-i13n="cpos:6;pos:1" href="
https://bsky.app/profile/nataliethenerd.com">another Game Boy project[/url]. To make the Lego Game Boy run, she created a custom circuit board with Game Boy chips soldered on, including working buttons. She then added the "smallest screen kit on the market," she told
The Verge, removing a few bricks to make it fit. You won't even have to worry about batteries as it has a USB-C port to run everything.</p> <span id="end-legacy-contents"></span>
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<p>It's fully functional but not quite complete — on Bluesky, Natalie pointed out that the A and B keys are currently held in by an elastic band. To fix that, she plans to 3D print a lego piece that will hold a custom PCB for the buttons. Once it's all ready, she'll share her designs as she has with past products. "I am going to release it once I am happy with it," she <a data-i13n="cpos:7;pos:1" href="
https://x.com/natalie_thenerd/status/1973447754170118279">wrote on X[/url]. </p>
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A creator has made Lego's non-playable Game Boy set playable
