Game Boy

A new music tool called Drum Machina Go! turns the Nintendo Game Boy into a drum machine, adding fresh hardware to the console's chiptune and homebrew music scene. The project has caught attention among retro gaming and DIY electronics hobbyists, who keep finding new creative uses for the decades-old handheld.

Retro gaming fans are marking 30 years since DragonHeart, the hack-and-slash game based on the 1996 fantasy film, arrived on Nintendo's Game Boy. Nostalgia posts recall the handheld adaptation and its place among classic Game Boy titles, with players sharing memories of the era when film tie-ins were common on portable consoles.

A new homebrew music tool called Drum Machina Go! turns the classic Game Boy into a drum machine, letting musicians program beats on the handheld's original hardware. The project has drawn attention in the chiptune and hardware-hacking community, where enthusiasts continue to push vintage Nintendo consoles into modern music production setups.

The Game Boy Color game Tiny Toon Adventures: Dizzy's Candy Quest marks its 25th anniversary this month. Gaming fans and retrospectives are recalling the platformer, released for Nintendo's handheld in 2000 and based on the Tiny Toon Adventures cartoon, with Dizzy Devil as the central character.