This cute watch is actually a Game Boy Color in disguise. And yes, it can run games
A modder has created a wearable Game Boy Color watch that can run actual games. This unique device, called 'Time Frog Color', uses original Game Boy hardware and supports physical cartridges. While it is an impressive feat, the watch has limitations such as a small display and lack of audio.
- ▪The modder, Chris Hackmann, designed the watch to use original Game Boy Color hardware.
- ▪The watch can run games using tiny cartridges, demonstrated by playing Pokémon Gold.
- ▪The device features a 1.12-inch display and tiny tactile buttons for controls.
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A modder has turned a Game Boy Color into something you can wear on your wrist, and it’s not just borrowing the look. This is an actual, playable retro console slapped onto your wrist. YouTuber LeggoMyFroggo managed to squeeze a fully functional Game Boy Color into a wristwatch-sized form factor, creating one of the more bizarre yet impressive retro builds in recent memory. LeggoMyFroggo How’d he cram a Game Boy Color into a tiny watch? In the YouTube video, modder Chris Hackmann called the project “Time Frog Color”. Rather than going for a simpler route of relying on emulation, the build uses original Game Boy Color hardware, including the Sharp SM83 processor, paired with its video memory and support for physical cartridges. If that last part sounds insane, it absolutely is.
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