Nintendo Game Boy

Written By Huxley Dunsany

For today’s entry in my ongoing “Zscaler Logo Displayed on an Old, Obsolete or Weird Device” series, I’ve got something that piggybacks on another recent post. Some of you may remember that on April 1st, I unveiled the world's first and only Zscaler-themed video game, “Super Zero Trust Adventure,” which I created for the original Nintendo Game Boy. That inspired me to finally undertake a project I’ve been thinking about for 4-5 years, ever since I bought a very-broken Game Boy at a flea market. So, this past weekend I set about completely rebuilding and modernizing an original Game Boy from 1989!

The list of repairs, improvements and upgrades is substantial:

  • New all-white case

  • New tempered glass screen cover

  • New IPS LCD panel with multiple color palette modes & variable brightness

  • New display driver board

  • New “CleanJuice XL” power circuitry

  • Internal rechargeable battery pack

  • Internal USB-C charging port hidden inside the battery compartment

  • New direction pad and A/B buttons

  • New “CleanAmp” audio driver circuit (this thing is LOUD and clear now!)

  • New speaker

  • New button membranes (makes them feel nice and clicky instead of mushy / worn out)

  • New power switch cover

  • Repaired the volume knob

  • Repaired the power switch

  • Repaired the cartridge slot

Literally all that remains of the original Game Boy is the motherboard and the grey Start + Select buttons - every other piece of the system has been replaced / upgraded. I cannot get over how great my Game Boy games look now, compared to the blurry, washed-out original display. Of course, the most beautiful game of all is Super Zero Trust Adventure… 😁


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