--- title: Turning A Toy Game Boy Into A Real Game Boy | daily.dev description: A maker modded a Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Lil' Gamer toy — which closely resembles a Nintendo Game Boy — into a fully functional Game Boy Color. The build... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/turning-a-toy-game-boy-into-a-real-game-boy-3q16ufzis twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Turning A Toy Game Boy Into A Real Game Boy | daily.dev og:description: A maker modded a Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Lil' Gamer toy — which closely resembles a Nintendo Game Boy — into a fully functional Game Boy Color. The build... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/turning-a-toy-game-boy-into-a-real-game-boy-3q16ufzis og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/3q16ufZIS.png og:image:alt: Turning A Toy Game Boy Into A Real Game Boy og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Turning A Toy Game Boy Into A Real Game Boy **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A maker modded a Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Lil' Gamer toy — which closely resembles a Nintendo Game Boy — into a fully functional Game Boy Color. The build used a donor GBC with a broken screen, fitting its mainboard inside the toy shell. Wires were soldered to connect Nintendo's PCB with the toy's PCB to reuse the original buttons and speaker. A blown fuse required stripping non-essential parts from the toy's PCB. Creative additions included new Select and Start buttons (absent from the original toy) and a large OLED screen replacement that suits the chunky aesthetic of the toy shell. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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