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Incredible Mod Turns the Game Boy Advance Into a Mini Switch With Joy-Con and Dock Support
Modding the 18-year-old Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP with upgrades like a better screen and bigger battery is relatively painless. But modding the GBA SP so that it functions as a dedicated 16-bit Switch with Joy-Con and TV-out support? That’s a monumental challenge that Macho Nacho Productions somehow made look easy.
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Adding Wireless Charging to the Nintendo Switch Lite Is Surprisingly Easy
One of the upgrades Nintendo didn’t add to its new OLED Switch was wireless charging, but as YouTube’s Robotanv discovered, at least with the Switch Lite, making the console Qi-compatible was a rather trivial hack with minimal soldering and about $19 worth of added parts.
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How Small Is Too Small for a Game Boy? The Thumby Might Have the Answer
As much fun as the Nintendo Switch is, it’s not exactly the most portable or pocket-friendly device. There are much smaller alternatives out there, but the Thumby takes portability to another level with a tiny screen and even tinier controls on a handheld that looks no bigger than a postage stamp.
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Fun Hack Turns Tiger Handhelds Into the Portable Emulator Every ’90s Kid Actually Wanted
Last year Hasbro revealed it was resurrecting Tiger Electronics’ handheld video games for those nostalgic for a gaming experience that was even more basic than the Game Boy. It scratched a nostalgic itch, but we would have preferred to see Hasbro upgrade the handhelds with more modern capabilities, like Mark Ghirardi of Marky Pi Gaming…