Like Frankenstein’s creature, this fan combines a Game Boy Advance and a Nintendo 64

Gaming News Like Frankenstein’s creature, this fan combines a Game Boy Advance and a Nintendo 64

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One of the best portable consoles…

If you grew up in the 1990s or early 2000s, you most likely spent a large part of your childhood there Game Boy Advance or on its foldable version, the Game Boy Advance SP. Released in 2001, this small portable console had the difficult task of replacing the Gameboy (and Gameboy Color), which had nevertheless revolutionized the industry and introduced the Pokémon license to the world. More efficient than its big sister, This console has largely found its place in the market and has become one of the most famous platforms in the history of video games.

For example, among the games released on the Game Boy Advance we find some giants like Advance Wars, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Minish Cap, Yoshi’s Island, Super Mario 3, Metroid: Fusion, a few episodes of F-Zero and of course Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald, to name just a very small selection of games. Suffice to say, this console brings a certain nostalgia to anyone who has ever held one, as do all Nintendo devices. But instead of just pulling it out of the closet, one Nintendo fan decided to rely on nostalgia again He combines his Game Boy Advance with a Nintendo 64.

…in one of the worst controllers in the universe

Long before the Wii U fiasco, Nintendo had proven that they were capable of both the best and the worst, sometimes even within the same console generation. For example, in 1996 the Japanese manufacturer brought the famous model onto the market Nintendo 64. This console is a true sacred monster in the history of video games and is at the top of the list of the most memorable machines ever created… despite (thanks to?) a controller with more than questionable ergonomics. Still, In the latter, a very skilled gamer decided to house an authentic Game Boy Advance.

As you can see in these photos, Reddit users MaSaKee recently released the fruits of his labor, and suffice to say, they are as impressive as they are strange. By dismantling an N64 controller and its Game Boy Advance console, the latter managed to transfer all of the portable console’s innards into the controller, turning it into a console. From now on, He can use his Nintendo 64 controller like a real Game Boy Advance, of course including the cartridges (GBA or Gameboy), a speaker, a screen and even an LED to display the device’s charging status. We’re guessing that comfort isn’t particularly optimal given the ergonomics of this Nintendo 64 horror controller, but the performance is still absolutely impressive.

In the comments, MaSaKee explains that he had to cut out some parts of the Game Boy Advance motherboard to fit it into the Nintendo 64 controller case, but that everything remains perfectly functional. Some Reddit users are so impressed that they wonder if he’ll sell any, but considering how much work it takes, There is no doubt that this property will remain unique.