This Circuit Sculpture is an ESP32-Powered Console
This Circuit Sculpture Is An ESP32-Powered Console No comments by: Tyler August September 11, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy Expressif might not have intended the ESP32-S3 to become an emulation powerhouse, but that’s certainly what has happened. The little microcontroller seems perfect for recreating the Game Boys or Game Gears of years past, and there are a lot of software options to that end. Having grabbed firmware off a github repo, you still need a physical build to hold, and that’s where this one by [HVT Lab and Huy Vector] stands out.
- ▪This Circuit Sculpture Is An ESP32-Powered Console No comments by: Tyler August September 11, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy Expressif might not have intended the ESP32-S3 to become an emulation powerhouse, but that’s certainly what has
- ▪The little microcontroller seems perfect for recreating the Game Boys or Game Gears of years past, and there are a lot of software options to that end.
- ▪Having grabbed firmware off a github repo, you still need a physical build to hold, and that’s where this one by [HVT Lab and Huy Vector] stands out.
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This Circuit Sculpture Is An ESP32-Powered Console No comments by: Tyler August September 11, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy Expressif might not have intended the ESP32-S3 to become an emulation powerhouse, but that’s certainly what has happened. The little microcontroller seems perfect for recreating the Game Boys or Game Gears of years past, and there are a lot of software options to that end. Having grabbed firmware off a github repo, you still need a physical build to hold, and that’s where this one by [HVT Lab and Huy Vector] stands out. As you can see, they’re letting everything hang out — not even in a 90s-inspired clear case, but with an open frame of soldered brass, with just a small strip of 2 mm clear acrylic to help stabilize the buttons.
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