Man Watches Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ on Game Boy Advance

Posted on 18/03/2021 by hite

To spite Christopher Nolan for wanting people to visit movie theaters in the middle of a global pandemic to watch his movie Tenet, YouTuber WULFF DEN managed to put the movie on five Game Boy Advance cartridges so he could watch it the way it absolutely was not meant to be: super pixelated and at four frames/second. I can already feel my eyes drying up like raisins.

According to WULFF, “This movie was intended to be seen on the big screen. So let’s put it on a really tiny Game Boy Advance screen and blow those pixels up so we can barely see anything :D! This is quite possibly the worst way to watch Tenet and still be able to see what’s going on.”

I actually can think of worse ways to watch Tenet and still see what’s going on, but they do all involve me watching the movie from jail, and I ain’t going back to jail just to prove my point.

[via BoingBoing]

A YouTuber crammed ‘Tenet’ onto Game Boy Advance cartridges out of spite

Posted on 11/03/2021 by Engadget

The ideal way to watch Tenet, according to director Christopher Nolan (and many others), is in a cinema. "This is a film whose image and sound really needs to be enjoyed in your theaters on the big screen," he said last year amid the throes...

Pixel Vision Retro Portable Game System: Game Boy Advance SR

Posted on 17/11/2015 by Lambert Varias

A few months ago we checked out Love Hultén’s PE358, a retro handheld inspired by the Game Boy Advance SP. It seems like that got a lot of people’s attention, because Love is now offering the Pixel Vision, a limited edition production version of the PE358.

Unlike the PE358, the Pixel Vision hides the display cable and has a speaker grill. Inside the walnut case is a Raspberry Pi A+ running RetroArch, a custom made DAC chip, an 8GB flash drive for storage and a 3.5″ LCD display. Love used software to add barrel distortion and a soft shader to the video output, making it look like it’s coming from a CRT monitor.

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The Pixel Vision can play games from the Atari 800, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, NES, SNES, Sega Master System, Intellivision, Sega Genesis, SNES and Game Boy Advance. That said, it doesn’t have X,Y, L and R buttons.

Pledge at least ~$460 (USD) on Kickstarter to receive one of only 500 Pixel Vision units as a reward. You can also pledge ~$800 to get one of only 20 Pixel Vision Pearl units, which have a matte black panels, solid brass buttons and d-pad and an inlay on the lid made from Mother of pearl veneer.

They’re extremely expensive, but I think the video above shows how much work Love puts in to make just one of these systems.

Provenance Retro Video Game Emulator for Apple TV: The Past of Television is Here

Posted on 02/11/2015 by Lambert Varias

Here’s the funny thing about video games. It gets harder to get a hold of games from 5 to 10 years ago, but it becomes easier to play games from 30 years ago. Aside from their original consoles, you can play 8-bit and 16-bit games on your computer, mobile device or on your own DIY console. And now we can add the new Apple TV to that ever growing list.

iDownloadBlog‘s video below shows you how to install Provenance, an open source multi-system emulator, on Apple’s new media streaming device. Unfortunately it’s a tedious process. In order to pull it off you need a Mac, a USB-C to USB-A cable, a copy of Xcode and an Apple developer account. Thank goodness for retro consoles eh?

Meanwhile I’m just sitting here praying for Radiant Historia to come to the Nintendo eShop.

[via iDownloadBlog via IBTimes]

Retro Freak Multi Cartridge Console Also Rips Games: Emulator’s Wet Dream

Posted on 25/05/2015 by Lambert Varias

Game backup devices and hardware mods let you extract the data from video game cartridges into playable ROMs, but most of them require deep technical knowledge and are each compatible with only a few – if not just one – consoles. Cyber Gadget may change all that with its upcoming Retro Freak console.

For starters, Retro Freak is a hardware emulator, similar to the Hyperkin systems and other retro consoles. It will let you play cartridges from a variety of old systems, namely the Famicom, Super Famicom, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 and PC Engine SuperGrafx. It also has an HDMI output and supports 720p upscaling, instant saving and cheat codes for certain games.

The console will come with an SNES-style controller, but it will also work with both modern gamepads such as the DualShock 3 and DualShock 4. You’ll also be able to connect classic controllers to the unit, but you’ll need USB adapters for those gamepads.

But what sets it apart from its competitors is the aforementioned ability to make playable software copies of those supported cartridges and save them into its internal memory, and from what I understand this will be a relatively easy process.

Now I might be wrong because I’m only working off of Google Translate here, but it seems the Retro Freak’s internal storage has a small capacity so you’ll need micoSD cards for extra storage if you want to rip a lot of games. That’s supported by Cyber Gadget’s statement that the console has an anti-piracy measure, wherein the ripped copies will only work on the Retro Freak unit that was used to rip them. In other words – probably, in theory – you may be able to save the ripped ROMs elsewhere, but you’ll only be able to play them on one Retro Freak console.

Cyber Gadget hasn’t mentioned a price or release date for the Retro Freak, but if this is legit this is going to be one of the most useful – and controversial – pieces of video game hardware ever made.

[via RetroCollect]

Nintendo DS Lite to Game Boy Advance Mod: Nintendo SS

Posted on 13/05/2015 by Lambert Varias

Do you have a Nintendo DS Lite with a broken top screen? Anthony Thomas can turn it into a Game Boy Advance for you. Anthony calls the resulting modded device the Game Boy Macro.

Here’s one of Anthony’s Game Boy Macros booting up:

Anthony can send you a Game Boy Macro for $130 (USD); $110 if you’ll provide the DS Lite to be converted. However, because his project went viral Anthony has stopped taking additional orders for now. Keep an eye on his website for updates. Alternatively, since this a pretty popular mod there are lots of guides and videos online that can help you make the mod on your own.

[via Reddit via Kotaku]

My Retro Game Box Sends You Classic Video Games Every Month: For Casual Collectors

Posted on 01/04/2015 by Lambert Varias

While some geeky gift box subscriptions offer merchandise related to your favorite games, the new UK-based My Retro Game Box actually sends video games, albeit used ones from classic systems.

For about $35 (USD) you’ll get one to three used games from cartridge-based consoles every month. Fortunately you can tell the company what games you already have and what your preferences are to ensure that your mystery package will always be a good surprise.

My Retro Game Box currently delivers games for the NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Sega Master System and the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. It will occasionally send stickers and other small trinkets as well. Here’s YouTuber Odd pod’s mystery box last month:

Sadly My Retro Game Box isn’t accepting new subscribers as of this writing. Leave your email on its store page so you’ll be notified when they can accommodate more subscriptions.

[via ThisIsWhyImBroke]

Pascali Raspberry Pi Portable Retro Console: Ghosts of Consoles Past

Posted on 06/02/2015 by Lambert Varias

We’ve featured several DIY classic console emulators based on the Raspberry Pi. If you’d rather buy than build one, keep an eye on Rose Colored Gaming’s Facebook page. The console modding shop will soon release a Raspberry Pi handheld system, with a case based on the original Game Boy.

Speaking with commenters, Rose Colored Gaming says the Pascal will have a colored screen and will have optional customization options, including different case colors and laser etching.

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Rose Colored Gaming is shooting for a late February release, with the base price between $200 to $300 (USD). Keep an eye on its website or Facebook page for updates.

[via GoNintendo]

Retro Console Emulator in a Game Boy Advance SP Case: Pi SP

Posted on 05/01/2015 by Lambert Varias

We’ve seen retro console emulators based on the Raspberry Pi crammed inside a Game Boy and a Game Boy Pocket’s body. Bacman forum member Frostedfires wanted to use the Game Boy Advance SP’s case, but the Pi wouldn’t fit inside it. So he used a small Raspberry Pi clone called the Odroid W instead.

Aside from the Odroid W, Frostedfires also used a Teensy 3.1 to control the analog stick and the barrage of buttons that he put all over the Pi SP. He also used a 3.5″ LCD, slightly larger than the SP’s original 2.5″ display. Aside from the video game emulators, Frostedfires also loaded the Pi SP with Linux distro called Ultimate Raspbian.

It’s not a polished casemod, but it does what it was made to do. Head to Frostedfires’ threads’ on the Bacman forums to check out his build log and images of the Pi SP.

[via Hack A Day]

Game Boy Advance with 8″ Screen: BigBoy Advance

Posted on 10/07/2014 by Lambert Varias

A lot of video game console modders focus on creating portable or at least more compact versions of a system. But for his recent project, Bacman site owner Bacteria created a Game Boy Advance with an 8″ 4:3 screen. If smartphones have phablets, the GBA has the BigBoy Advance.

Bacteria made the gaming device partly as a way to see how far he’s come. He says one of the first mods he made was also a Game Boy Advance. He called it BigBoy Advance, and it was “crudely made, far too large, too heavy, wrong batteries and switches and buttons used.” But it worked and it made him a better modder in the process.

The new BigBoy Advance is more polished and it’s size is by design. It has an 8″ 4:3 screen from an Innovatek TM-868. It’s based on the RetroDuo SNES clone, which Bacteria paired with a GBA-to-SNES adapter. It has a vacuum-formed case finished with textured spray paint and a matching screen protector that sticks to the case via magnets.

Here’s the huge handheld in action:

Head to Bacteria’s thread on Bacman for more on how he made the BigBoy Advance.

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