Hyperkin SmartBoy review: Turn your Android phone into a very dumb Game Boy
from PC world 15 September indexed on 15 September 2017 16:01While some people still prefer the Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, or Nintendo Switch for their on-the-go gaming needs, billions of us now have a gaming device in our pockets at all times. It's called a phone. And now the Hyperkin SmartBoy lets us use our Android phones to run games from Nintendo's nearly-30-year-old Game Boy system. Sounds awesome, right? The SmartBoy is essentially a controller shell that snaps onto the bottom of an Android phone via a USB-C connection, and it looks and feels much like Nintendo's retro handheld. And when you pop one of the ancient Game Boy cartridges into the back, you can play all your old games—through your Android phone! To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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