With it's big red buttons, green screen, and dodgy sound effects, the original Game Boy is part of retro gaming history.
But now nostalgic fans can now replicate the classic console on their smartphones thanks to a website.
The Game Boy emulator recreates the handset on users' screens and allows them to play 13 games including Mario Land, Tetris and Space Invaders.
Created by Ben Midi it uses the same controls as the original console, but adapted for use on a smartphone touchscreen.
Available for Android or iPhone handsets, it can be played in either portrait or landscape mode, allowing gamers more room to use the buttons.
It is not known if Nintendo is aware of the website.
However other retro game emulators are popular online, with Android users able to buy apps which replicate the Atari, the Nintendo Entertainment System and the Game Boy Advance.
The Game Boy was released in 1989 in America and Japan and was immensely popular, selling 87million units worldwide.
With just 8KB of memory space compared to smartphones' 16or 32GB, the phones are able to store hundreds of thousands of times more data.
Old games consoles have remained popular despite their age and lack of technology, and a new condition Game Boy with original games now sells for up to £70 on eBay, more than its more up-to-date successors.
No comments:
Post a Comment