Check out this insanely great hacked GameBoy that’s now an Apple TV remote
YouTuber Otto Climan has turned a GameBoy Color into an Apple TV remote. Yup, you read that correctly. This incredibly cool project was posted about a month ago and shared earlier today by Gizmodo. It’s a really slick hack that takes advantage of the GameBoy Color’s IR sensor and button array.
Climan’s custom GameBoy isn’t just an Apple TV remote, it’s also a supercharged modern custom handheld. This GameBoy has a new bright backlit display rather than the original old school dark one I’d play games on with a book light.
The custom GameBoy also has a beautiful white case with the classic six-color Apple logo and accents that are reminiscent of ancient Macs. Coupled with that bright new display, its hardware is in an entirely new class even if it looks just like an original GameBoy Color. It’s a completely different direction than our Apple TV remote concept that we published a few weeks ago. But frankly, this is way cooler.
