GameBoy drum machine hack

The underground scene of game-created music is really thriving, with the latest example to emerge from under the radar being a drum machine hack for a GameBoy. A bright yellow GameBoy, 1MB of flash memory, a serial interface, and a custom ROM is all that's needed to put out some beats: with a little help from some solenoids and flat surfaces, of course. Putting it all together is the hard part, and half the fun we suspect.

[Via Hackaday]

[Craig @ Jul 23rd 2007 1:00AM]

i thought the hack was to make sweet game boy beats. that i'd be more interested in. and maybe that hack is out there and it isn't so hard...?

[Mike P. @ Jul 23rd 2007 12:21AM]

That's a lime green Gameboy...

[Dr Rumble @ Jul 23rd 2007 12:38AM]

Dude, I see orange.

[logyk @ Jul 23rd 2007 12:49AM]

why lord?... why?

[2001ap1 @ Jul 23rd 2007 1:02AM]

It's green!!!

[BeDammit @ Jul 23rd 2007 3:21AM]

Uh..
PSP TraxxPax kicks this to the curb...

[strider_mt2k @ Jul 23rd 2007 7:04AM]

Sure, but this is unique and special, while yours...isn't.

[sentient.exe @ Jul 23rd 2007 1:38AM]

I'm taking control of the drum machine.

[StrangeBum @ Jul 23rd 2007 9:01AM]

Modding community FTW!

I love seeing these types of mods, especially the ones that are using older hardware for something completely new and original. This almost makes me want to drive on down to the local EB to pick up and old Gameboy Color (I wonder my grey brick one is) and start trying to work a hack like this myself.

[ninjakamster @ Jul 23rd 2007 12:04PM]

Conrad, your a fucking dumbshit who had to sleep with a really fat women to get on Engadget, first you say the Vaio TZ is Santa Rosa and now this Gameboy Color is bright yellow? Dude, I want to kick your fucking pasty ass white cracker ass so bad mang.

[Craig @ Jul 23rd 2007 12:15PM]

i can already tell the forward/back keys are in an annoying position. you'll have to move your index finger to use them. my current logitech mouse has buttons in this position, and i don't like them at all... why didn't logitech just use the traditional thumb buttons?

[Craig @ Jul 23rd 2007 12:16PM]

oh dammit... completely wrong post