A new type gameboy "Ultra GB" that you can play with old gameboy cassettes

For gamers like "I have a NES cassette but there is no main body", I am developing a game machine that can play retro gamesHyperkinIs the world's largest home appliance trade fairCES 2018, A game machine that can play games with a cassette of Game Boy "Ultra GB"We announced prototype of.

The Game Boy Is Coming Back, Hyperkin's Ultra GB Plays Original Cartridges - GameSpot
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-game-boy-is-coming-back-hyperkins-ultra-gb-pla/1100-6456018/

Hyperkin plans to release a new (old) Game Boy in 2018 | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/01/hyperkin-plans-to-release-a-new-old-game-boy-in-2018/

"Ultra GB" has the same design as the Game Boy pocket, which is a small and lightweight version of the Game Boy, but the main case is made of aluminum and the front display is evolving with backlight. Although the boat arrangement is the same, the volume adjustment slide and the power switch are changed to the same arrangement as the original game boy.

The prototype Ultra GB is shown in the following picture. The screen glows in blue, but in the production version we plan to add RGB dial so that you can freely change the color of the display. In addition, "Ultra GB is playing" Pokemon Blue. "


The prototype has a power supply AC connector, but in the retail version, the USB - C port is installed and you can use it to charge the main unit. In addition, since we have adopted "Ports for communication cable" which can be used in some games, such as the Pocket Monster series, we can also exchange Pokemon with friends by communication cable with the first Pokémon monster. Also, it is also one of the major features that adopts stereo speakers for audio.

The prototype of Ultra GB is exhibited in the Hyperkin booth exhibited at CES 2018, and the state of Engadget of the IT news site visiting the booth actually playing the game with Ultra GB is open to the public.

Hyperkin Ultra GB hands-on at CES 2018 - YouTube


This is the prototype of Ultra GB. It looks like a Gam Boy pocket and a Game Boy Light.


It is like this when you hold it in your hand. I feel pretty small, but ....


When looking at the hand, it looks like "I was about this size". If it is the same size as the Game Boy pocket, the dimension will be 127.6 mm in length × 77.6 mm in width × 25.3 mm in thickness.


On the side are a port for communication cable and a slide for volume adjustment.


On the back side like this you can use the cassette for Game Boy as it is.


Arrangement of the cross key, A / B button, start / select button etc remains Game Boy pocket.


On the right side are dial for back light adjustment


Power switch on the top


Transplanted to Game Boy in 1990 "Double DragonIt seems to play. The screen looks bluish like a bit, but in the product version you can change this color by dialing.


Although the prototype machine uses the AC adapter for power supply, since the product version is equipped with the USB-C port instead of the AC connector, you can easily charge the terminal with the USB cable.


Hyperkin has not decided on the release date of Ultra GB, but he is aiming for the release until the end of 2018. Although the price is not set, it is likely that "it is likely that it will be less than 100 dollars (about 11,000 yen)," the official said. The one closest to the product version is scheduled to be held in June 2018E3It is scheduled to be announced at.