How to turn an Apple iPod into a GameBoy Color!
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Publicado 2021-04-01
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In today's episode of Retro Renew, we take an old Apple iPod Classic and turn it into a Nintendo Game Boy Color! But that’s only the tip of the iceberg! Can the iPod function as a legitimate gaming platform, and is it a viable retro gaming platform? Let's find out!
So here's what you will find in this video:
► 0:00 Intro
► 1:00 Mod Overview
► 3:25 Features and Operation
► 6:13 Gameplay Footage
► 6:36 Pros and Cons
► 9:42 Conclusion
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Todos los comentarios (21)
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The best April Fools jokes are when they aren't jokes.
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I remember rockbox being a thing back when iPods were popular not new at all, the other kids were blown away when I showed them doom on my iPod video and paid me to mod theirs lol. There was also some pretty cool homebrew games you could add and custom themes for the music player
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April fool's, it's actually a DankPods video
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This channel is so underrated considering the phenomenal cinematography.
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I was expecting an April fools prank, but this video was no joke! If only I still had my old iPod to try this out
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i did this like 10 years ago. when i was a kid this was the coolest shit ever
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Learned something new today, thanks! I had never heard of this. Also once again your presentation skills are amazing.
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Finally, a nice Apple design to a great handheld console. I never knew how much I’ve wanted a concept like this
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I've used rockbox back in 2007 on my Cowon iAudio X5L. This video throws me back in a great era of mp3 players.
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how does this vid only have 15k views — you're videos have amazing production quality to them!
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I think it's awesome that this exists. I geek out and enjoy videos like this.
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Rockbox and iPod Linux were my foray into softmodding. Way back in middle school. Thanks for sharing!
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Hey Tito, I absolutely love your videos. The clear explanations and up close shots of solder points make these mods SO much more approachable for newcomers to the hobby. I was wondering, what turntable do you use for those rlly cool spinning shots of your finished products?
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The sound in gaming is the most important thing in the world for me. very beautiful idea reminds me of MGS4 iPod xD
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Will definitely try this out as i haven't used my ipod since music streaming came into picture. Great content Tito, keep it up, i appreciate your work!
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imagine if you change the input in emulator to buttons presses then grab an old 30pin alarm clock (with radio and button that works across the 30pins). Solder the button on a GB board, could even use the speaker.
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oh man, you could build a nes controller adapter to work with the 30pin, i believe the signaling for all the buttons was exposed via that huge connector EDIT: its a serial bus, you could do it with a Arduino!
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was expecting an april fools lol, I was doubtful about doing this to my old ipods, now im going to 100%
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This is good stuff, watching your channel has inspired me to mod an Unhinged SP, cheers!
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Yes I absolutely would be interseted in a tutorial
