LeggoMyFroggo packs Game Boy Color into custom aluminium watch
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Updated · Hot Hardware · Apr 27
LeggoMyFroggo packs Game Boy Color into custom aluminium watch
11 articles · Updated · Hot Hardware · Apr 27
The build uses CNC-cut anodised 6061 aluminium, a 1.8-inch LCD, an M.2 cartridge slot and a battery hidden in the strap via flexible PCB.
Its layered interior fits the Game Boy Color CPU and RAM into roughly 38mm, while side buttons and a custom flash-cartridge shell preserve plug-and-play game functionality.
The modder used a Samsung smartwatch only for size reference, and the finished device echoes Nintendo's Game & Watch lineage, though this watch cannot actually tell time.
Could this GBC Watch's clever engineering inspire a new wave of practical, all-in-one wearable devices?
Beyond nostalgia, what does forcing physical cartridges into a tiny watch reveal about preserving retro tech?
As mods shrink consoles into wearables, where is the line between functional tribute and impractical art?