The Game Boy Color continues to have many games in development from small indie studios and one- or two-man teams. These games are known as homebrew as they are not official titles. Officially, the Game Boy and all its iterations are dead systems. However, some of these experiences are just as refined and polished as the ‘official’ titles were.…
Month: March 2026
8-Bitdo SN30 Pro Bluetooth Gamepad Review
8-Bitdo produces some great Bluetooth controllers. I’ve owned multiple 8-Bitdo controllers, but I always end up trading them, selling them, or allowing someone to borrow them and never getting them back. I find one good thing about the controllers are that they connect so easily to computers. Whether that’s a Chromebook, a PC, a Mac, or an Android device.…
Annihilator (GBC) Review
We live in an era when the world may be in crisis, but the video game industry, including the indie and Game Boy homebrew industry, is blossoming. We have had so many great Game Boy homebrew titles in the last couple of years. Titles like Infinity, Dragonhym, Gumball in Trick or Treat Land and many more just go to show that this part of the industry can produce stand-out titles.…
Hispeedido Laminated DMG Screen Kit Review
The original DMG Game Boy is a legendary piece of hardware that those of a certain age will have fond memories of. The system sold like hot cakes and is a good example of how Nintendo created amazing experiences from hardware that some thought was outdated. The liquid crystal display, similar to calculator displays, was tested, modified, and continuously worked on by engineers at Nintendo under the leadership of the late Gunpei Yokoi.…
Homebrew Review Round Up: Episode 3
Welcome to the third edition of Homebrew Review Round Up. This edition is full of high-publicity homebrew titles with most of the games featured being designed primarily for the ModRetro Chromatic (a modern Game Boy). The games covered have been prominent releases in the modding and homebrew community. Not every game that I’ve covered in this series have been as prominent as the games in this episode.…