The Game Boy Color is an icon of the late 90’s and early 00’s that has been having a comeback in recent years. Because of modding (especially adding backlights), GB studio, and probably nostalgia, homebrew Game Boy and Game Boy Color games have become a thing, and we are getting around five or ten new games released for the system every year.…
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The Damned (GBC) Preview
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.…
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.…
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.…
Gumball in Trick – or – Treat Land (GBC) Review
Gumball in Trick – or – Treat Land is another new Game Boy Color game. Joining the likes of Infinity, Wicked Plague, and Dragonhym, Gumball in Trick or Treat Land is an ambitious homebrew title with production standards that exceed those of many official titles from big studios. The game is a turn-based role-playing game inspired by titles such as Earthbound and Undertale.…
Homebrew Review Roundup: Episode 2
There are so many small studios working on Game Boy games at the moment that it is easy to lose track of how these projects are progressing. Most of these developers do it out of love for the Game Boy and gaming more generally. These aren’t official releases, so there’s no big money involved, yet we are still having a very healthy ‘post-life’ for the Game Boy.…
Everdrive GB X3 Vs Everdrive GB X5 Vs Everdrive GB X7 Which Should you buy?
The Game Boy and Game Boy Color hold special memories for many of us. As well as being dedicated handhelds that were getting new releases for a significant part of the 90’s, they were also home to some great Mario, Pokémon, and Zelda games. Furthermore, in 2026, there is a flourishing Game Boy homebrew scene. Because of all this, there are many, many games that you can load up your flash cart with.…
Homebrew Review Round Up: Episode 1
The homebrew Game Boy development scene is really growing and producing some ambitious titles as of late. Not every one of the games in this list are recent releases, but they are all titles that could be described as homebrew. Some of these games I’ve beaten, and others I have played a significant portion of.…
Hispeedido GBP Laminated Screen Kit Review
The Game Boy Pocket is known as probably the most difficult of the Game Boy systems to backlight. While it is true that most of the good kits for the Pocket require soldering, recently some ‘drop-in’ kits have become available from companies like Hispeedido. Drop-in kits are so much more convenient and basically mean that anyone can upgrade their Game Boy system.…
Retron SQ – Hardware Review
The Retron SQ is a great looking system. The system is a budget console that lets you play Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games on a HD TV. This compatibility is its main appeal yet it isn’t compatible with much of the Game Boy Advance library. A few years ago, I heard that the Retron SQ was on the market, and from day one I heard that it had compatibility issues.…