Funny Playing's New FPGA GameBoy Color

https://funnyplaying.com/products/fpgbc-kit?variant=40858870284349

After buying the Board, the case, membranes, and buttons, you're probably looking around $85 for a USB c rechargeable Gameboy with a ips screen. Not a bad value.

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SleepyWheel@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 2y (5 replies)

So is this pretty much an Analogue Pocket with a less good screen?

v1605@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 2y (4 replies)

No, the analogue pocket does multiple systems and with shipping is going to cost close to $300. This is basically a Gameboy color with those mods and no electrolytic caps.

Edit: also no SD card, so just a pure GBC implementation to read og carts or everdrives

SleepyWheel@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Got it, thanks. Still a cool project but I'd love a Pocket

v1605@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

I agree, I don't see this as a competitor to the Pocket, more like a cheaper alternative to a modded GBC

korewa@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Can it drive higher res screens?

v1605@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

I wouldn't expect it too. The screen should be exactly the same as their other ips mods.

sarchar@programming.dev · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Can I flash custom firmware to the fpga to have a little fpga tinkering machine with screen? Is the gameboy fpga core open source?

v1605@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Unknown, if you want that info you should probably email funny playing directly.

oct2pus@kbin.social · 3 pts · 2y

Its kind of incredible how deep funnyplaying is into GB(A) replacement parts that its beginning to actually manufacture its own gameboys outright.