It might not be practical, but it’s so dang cool
Every day on the internet is a chance to see talented people leverage their creativity inwonderful ways. I mean, there’s a whole bunch of utter garbage out there, too, but allow me to look on the bright side, if only for a few moments. This project — a pair of customPokemonSNES cartridges, one forRed, and one forBlue— turned out brilliantly.
Hats off to the creator, Matthewmods, who also doesfancy Game Boy mods. I’ve thought about entering that particular hobby for years, yet I’m admittedly much more comfortable watching others make the most of their handhelds from the stress-free sidelines.
As shared onReddit, these cartridges are functional and authentic, which means they were a pain to assemble and aren’t exactly cost effective. According to Matthewmods, thePokemonSNES carts “use the internals of a Super Game Boy cart, with aclock speed fix chipand a link port added so that you can actually trade Pokemon via link cable, and authentic Pokemon boards with new batteries installed.” The labels are custom.
If these cartridges were mass-produced (and didn’t need to absorb all of that finicky original hardware), I’d be all over them. What a cool project and great result.
