Ode to the Gameboy: 10 Projects Based on the Iconic Portable Nintendo

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Andrew Terranova is an electrical engineer, writer and author of How Things Are Made: From Automobiles to Zippers. Andrew is also an electronics and robotics enthusiast and has created and curated robotics exhibits for the Children's Museum of Somerset County, NJ and taught robotics classes for the Kaleidoscope Enrichment in Blairstown, NJ and for a public primary school. Andrew is always looking for ways to engage makers and educators.

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Can’t find an old Gameboy or unwilling to destroy one? You can still get a cool Gameboy hack with Adafruit’s DIY Gameboy. The PiGRRL is a Raspberry Pi based game emulator built into a 3D printed Gameboy case. The PiGRRL web page on Adafruit’s site includes all the info you need to build one for yourself.