Nintendo controlled the portable market for over a decade using their Game Boy hand held. This little device held off Sega, Atari, Tiger Electronics, Watera, and many other often very capable competitors. The Nintendo Game Boy was a device that simply would not die. While it was under powered in comparison to the more well-developed competitors, the Game Boy won out in areas that counted. Namely, battery life and the right games – you were only playing Tetris on the Game Boy for instance. Now the Game Boy is making a comeback.
Hyperkin just announced the Ultra Game Boy. This little bad boy is rocking an aluminum housing, volume and contrast controls right where they should be, a third dial to control the backlight, and of course compatibility with that copy of Pokemon Trading Card Game you have been holding onto for all this time because you never beat it. Um, sorry about that last part. Sometimes nostalgia is a tough beast to reign in.
Remember how the original Game Boy kicked butt thanks to the battery life? The Ultra Game Boy will feature a rechargeable battery that uses an USB-C plug. Something that the original didn’t have will be in the Ultra Game Boy though, namely stereo sound.
Speaking of sound, Hyperkin is going to allow musicians access to use the Ultra Game Boy to create chiptunes. That is pretty cool. What else is cool is that price tag they are aiming for – under $100 with full Game Boy compatibility and possibly, just maybe, Game Boy Color support.
Source: Gizmodo