Complete PC gets shoved into a classic Gameboy

The game of PC modding leapfrog now has another formidable participant, as the PC-stuffed Gameboy sure gives the Compubeaver a real run for its money. Apparently, the zany modders at the helm grabbed Via's EPIA PX10000G motherboard, a few cutting tools, a couple of LEDs, and went at it. Quite simply, this classic Gameboy will probably never play a round of Mario ever again, but it shouldn't have any qualms firing up AIM, Folding@Home, or any other Windows XP application. The A and B buttons were carefully replaced with activity indicators, while both sides of the unit were gashed open to make room for a pair of USB ports, an Ethernet jack, and a VGA output as well. Atop the unit sits a 4GB CF card, which purportedly houses a fresh copy of the operating system, and while they did stop short of installing a high-resolution LCD to give users the ultimate mobile Windows experience, you've got to give cred where it's due. Click through for a few more snapshots.

[Via PlasticBamboo]

[slug @ May 9th 2007 9:17AM]

Benchmark it!!

[Grey Acumen @ May 9th 2007 9:16AM]

This really kinda makes me miss my old game boy system.

Scratch that idea. I've got a GBA SP. I'm sure this gameboy is now serving a higher calling. Provided it gets an actual display somewhere down the line.

[Keven @ May 9th 2007 9:29AM]

It's official now, iPhone is back to #2.

[Costas @ May 9th 2007 10:04AM]

Is it just me who cringed when I saw that beautiful statement to portable gaming, hacked to bits?

[Tim @ May 11th 2007 11:05PM]

I cringed over the fact that both the screen and the buttons are now completely unusable. What's the point of hacking up a gameboy if you remove the coolest features to use in a mod?

[PJK @ May 9th 2007 10:09AM]

Well done, but they could have taken more care when cutting up that little gem.

[will Arnold @ May 9th 2007 10:47AM]

Wow makes me want to go basment digging for my old gameboy. Wow was that thing great. Now lets rip it apart to get a mac in there! Wait no I will do it with the game boy advanced and take it around Macworld!!!

[blueeyesm @ May 9th 2007 1:31PM]

There is a mod where someone took an iPod and modded it to fit in the same gameboy case.

http://www.macmod.com/content/view/895/195/

[MarkG @ May 9th 2007 11:06AM]

I'm kind of tempted to see what I can shove into my old ZX Spectrum.

[andy @ May 9th 2007 12:02PM]

nothing new here... embedded PC markets has been behind the scene for a long time... Check out Advantech.com

[John Stracke @ May 9th 2007 12:30PM]

Can it run an NES emulator?

[Eric @ May 10th 2007 12:44PM]

OHG! With all that time on your hands don't you think they could have cut their fingernails.

[chucklehead @ May 9th 2007 1:03PM]

Isn't anyone else getting a weeeee bit tired of the "I can shove a PC in xxxxx" mods? First it was an NES... now a gameboy... yes.. great, a whole functional PC in a gameboy... I remember a while back someone marketed a singleboard computer that fit in a n altoids tin... big f'n deal...

[Ken @ May 9th 2007 1:17PM]

chucklehead: I guess now would be a bad time for me to announce my "I can shove a PC up my [DELETED]" mod?

Besides, that's probably more a Gizmodo type of article than an Engadget.

[blueeyesm @ May 9th 2007 1:33PM]

Good god no!

The whole point of these mods isn't so much for attention, but the fun of actually trying?

In other words, its not so much the destination, but the journey that makes the attempt worthwhile.

[Grant @ May 9th 2007 1:16PM]

hope it doesn't run hot, that doesn't allow much space for cooling.
A+ for style though.

[kerbero9 @ May 9th 2007 1:53PM]

http://static.cosmeticmall.com/images/products/detailed/138196.jpg

[Kabifff @ May 9th 2007 2:57PM]

But will it blend?

[chris @ May 9th 2007 3:24PM]

GAY!!!

Come on dude, the point of using a "different" case for a mod is to make it look stock but have it do something else. You're work here is a HACK at best, shame on you for thinking that this is remotely good. Get some skills with a dremel and retry this, don't settle for crap.

[Patrick @ May 9th 2007 5:47PM]

Imagine a beowulf cluster of these!