Nintendo’s chips make this Lego Game Boy upgrade kit the most authentic

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Author: Sean Hollister

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The race to make the Lego Game Boy play actual Game Boy games ended before it even began. The same day Lego officially launched the set, Natalie the Nerd revealed she'd already transformed it to play real Game Boy cartridges on real Game Boy chips.

Turns out she's not stopping there! Natalie is now working on complete drop-in upgrade kits for the Lego Game Boy - no soldering required - and partnering with maker marketplace Crowd Supply to handle the logistics. She warns that this won't be something you'll want to play every day, but she's still making it real.

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She's calling her kit the Build A Boy, and she says the completely pre-soldered …

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