Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Retro Game Boy Modified into an Android Gamepad


There are tons of great retro game emulators for the Android platform, put using the touch screen as a game controller is a lackluster solution. This fun electronics hack turns an old Game Boy into a case/controller for your phone.
Courtesy of Chad Boughton, this hack merged the guts of a Wiimote with the case of an old Gameboy. Just clip your phone into the bracket in the top of the Game Boy case, link the two by Bluetooth, and enjoy a beefier and more tactile controller for your games.
If you want the same experience without the destruction of a perfectly good Wiimote and all the DIY work involved, you may want to check out the MOGA system, a very similar (but commercially produced) system for Android phones–just make sure to download the unlock app to use it with the emulator of your choice.

1 comment:

  1. Hi, thanks for sharing.I’d rather connect the Wiimote via Bluetooth and use that (something like GlovePIE, haven’t figured out how to use it on a Droid yet). @Alizee

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