Busted Game Boy given life with Super Mario papercraft

Call us crazy (or just packrats, whatever), but we can't just toss a dead gadget in good conscience. Apparently, neither can Josh Burker, who decided to convert a busted Game Boy into a beautiful piece of vintage art. Similar to the playable Paper Mario game we spotted about this time last month, Mr. Burker used his papercraft skills to whip up a familiar scene of Super Mario Bros. and mount it within the space where the display used to reside. Gunpei Yokoi would be so proud.

[Via DSFanboy]

[Chebwa @ Mar 6th 2008 10:07AM]

He should have used the two hideous and awkward colors that the Gameboy was capable of displaying. Although this does look much nicer. Now I need another copy of Six Golden Coins.

And on a completely unrelated note, anybody here ever play the Goldeneye game for Gameboy? Weird as hell.

[bocardo @ Mar 8th 2008 11:16PM]

Hey! I did. Still have it as well. James Bond RPGs FTW!!!!!1!!!!one
(Actually, it IS weird, but in a funny way.)

[Chebwa @ Mar 9th 2008 1:56AM]

HAHA, amazing. I just got it off of eBay a few months ago. I saw a video of it on YouTube and had to give it a shot. Bond Action/RPG. Who knew.

[Eufouria @ Mar 6th 2008 10:08AM]

If he were a true fan it would be in neon green and black.

[anonymous @ Mar 16th 2008 4:33AM]

Oh please, if he were a true fan he'd have made it the first level of Mario Land.

[FrankTheCrank @ Mar 6th 2008 10:09AM]

Seriously, I understand the Mario love and all...but is this news?

[Jamma @ Mar 6th 2008 10:33AM]

Not really, but this isn't a news site, it's a blog.

[technophobe @ Mar 6th 2008 10:33AM]

last time i checked the remit of a blog was to entertain, interest or inform as the author sees fit. Not to provide news for FrankTheCrank

[Flashpoint @ Mar 6th 2008 10:11AM]

I haven't seen a Game Boy in so long. Brings back memories of how all the kids at school would steal game boy cartridges from each other.

[Cha ching @ Mar 6th 2008 6:37PM]

I still have my Gameboy Original, in working condition. But only have robocop and TMNT for it. =(

[Wildness @ Mar 6th 2008 10:22AM]

And this is something we should care about when looking for tech news, why?? This is just detritus littering your page.

[Matt @ Mar 6th 2008 10:33AM]

hey buddy, scroll past.

[Fall-Apart @ Mar 6th 2008 10:34AM]

As opposed to your comment, which is a bastion of intelligent reading. C'mon - it's fun and video game related. Also, this is a blog, not CNN.

[fistpittingnork @ Mar 6th 2008 10:47AM]

Best shadow box I've ever seen.

[Jeff @ Mar 6th 2008 10:53AM]

Very cool, but the top Question Mark Block should actually be solid since the 'shroom is already out =)

[John Howard @ Mar 6th 2008 11:44AM]

Yeah, that's the first thing I noticed. How can you be enough of a geek to make something like this, but not enough to do it accurately?

[Dave @ Mar 6th 2008 10:58AM]

My GameBoy still works. In fact, I might even play some Faceball 2000 when I get home.

[Eric @ Mar 6th 2008 11:41AM]

best....game....ever.......(on gameboy)

[Podaman @ Mar 6th 2008 12:15PM]

motocross maniacs?

[bo sneb @ Mar 6th 2008 8:03PM]

i loved motocross maniacs!

[Ryan Karolak @ Mar 6th 2008 11:10AM]

A friend and I made paper games like that when we were in elementary school. We eventually started a business and sold them for a few cents a piece. Ours weren't just for display though, we had controls, multiplayer, and eventually I made one that could scroll. Good time, lol.

[Chebwa @ Mar 7th 2008 5:09PM]

You were in school selling scrolling paper games that used controllers?

Damn dude. I'll give you a dollar if you make me one.

[Ryan Karolak @ Mar 6th 2008 11:10AM]

A friend and I made paper games like that when we were in elementary school. We eventually started a business and sold them for a few cents a piece. Ours weren't just for display though, we had controls, multiplayer, and eventually I made one that could scroll. Good time, lol.

[Josh @ Mar 6th 2008 11:31AM]

I loved playing the mario games on the old gameboy -- that and tetris. And I bought a DS because - well, I wanted to play the mario games again and, well - Tetris. Yeah - I play tetris for at least 20 or 30 minutes a day. Wow. The more things change the more they stay the same.

[Geir E @ Mar 6th 2008 12:30PM]

Get a nintendo ds. Tetris DS is just as addictive but now comes with wifi multiplayer support. too many highly skilled asian maniacs but i manage to win a game now and then.

But to the topic. A nice way to let the gameboy be of any use post mortem.

[tekdroid @ Mar 6th 2008 2:14PM]

Tetris on Game Boy (original) was and still is the best.

Tetris DS (integrating Nintendo characters, busying up the interface, offering cross-promotion mishmash and general diluted Tetris experience) I am not a great fan of.

That said, it still is fun, just far less fun than the pure Game Boy experience.

I don't care how old the system is, some games are simply better (and/or have no comparisons selling today) on that old system.

[Db @ Mar 6th 2008 11:51AM]

I still have mine and it still works! neh!

[spaceb @ Mar 6th 2008 1:50PM]

I love GameBoy classic! I have one and it works like a charm.

[kyle allen @ Mar 7th 2008 12:27AM]

i gots me 2 of those ol beautys. 4.194304 mhz dmg processor 128k sram, certainly not a force to be reconed with. im modding one to try and put the buttons on the side, maby some stereo speekerz, its guna be da bomb

[cave12man @ Mar 7th 2008 9:50AM]

well good morning mr cranky pants