GameBoy Cartridges On Your Phone? - Why It FAILED!

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  • Play GameBoy carts on a modern smartphone? That sounds AMAZING! Well... it was almost perfect. Let's find out why it was considered a faliure.
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  • @TheRetroFuture
    @TheRetroFuture  3 ปีที่แล้ว +644

    So much information to try and cram into one reasonable length video. There’s loads of things I didn’t mention. The main thing is that it does play the games well, feels and looks great. The downsides are the software. The fact they didn’t make their own software which would have made this thing perfect is a big shame. However I’m sure they just didn’t want to face any legal problems with Nintendo. Let me know your thoughts! Hopefully you still enjoyed the video. :)

    • @SuperMarioAPA3968
      @SuperMarioAPA3968 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hi Elliot I'm Eric My Game Boy Broke No Screen No Sound Can You Fix It?

    • @chewybot685
      @chewybot685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Im just glad that its a video and i actually got a heart from a youtuber that i genuenly enjoy.

    • @Cheapskate6
      @Cheapskate6 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@SuperMarioAPA3968 lmao

    • @TooFurious4
      @TooFurious4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      RetroArch is available on Android. Can't you just use the "controller" with that?

    • @Mimi.1001
      @Mimi.1001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@TooFurious4 The emulation is not really the problem here and I don't think RetroArch will recognize your inserted game through the device.

  • @HopscotchBackup
    @HopscotchBackup 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1408

    I love how pride filled and brave of a decision it was to randomly bring out that long boy Gameboy without warning.

    • @nadca2
      @nadca2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      and so briefly. comedic timing

    • @windspeed3990
      @windspeed3990 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      xD

    • @themysteryfighter
      @themysteryfighter 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol

    • @samim.Ali.
      @samim.Ali. 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂

    • @kanggvng
      @kanggvng 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Everybody loves when the TH-camr does it, But when my long boy's randomly brought out I'm "under arrest" and "not allowed 20 feet near schools"

  • @ShinetoZeroX
    @ShinetoZeroX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    I feel like the Homebrew Community could take a crack at this, to me it seems like it's a software issue and not a hardware issue. so if someone was able to write a new app it probably would make this device better.

  • @Larry
    @Larry 3 ปีที่แล้ว +561

    Have you looked up to see if there's any third party apps that let you play any ROM on the thing? Surely someone out there has made one!

    • @RiderLeangle2
      @RiderLeangle2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      I would assume you probably could just open some ROMs in My OldBoy like most people would use it for and just use this thing as a controller.

    • @TheRetroFuture
      @TheRetroFuture  3 ปีที่แล้ว +208

      If you want to just use a library of roms you can set up the controller in MyOldBoy and it will work seamlessly. But that wasn’t the point of it.

    • @squabbbb
      @squabbbb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@TheRetroFuture is there no emulator that can accept a ROM from a cartridge? Im sure someone must've done it

    • @DragoSmash
      @DragoSmash 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@squabbbb someone could integrate the function to an open source Gameboy emulator, but we need to know how the Smart Boy works first, and there seems to be little to no interest in reverse engineering it

    • @nonchip
      @nonchip 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@squabbbb the thing does just dump the game to a normal rom file anyway, technically you could just pull that "smartboy.gb" file and load it into any emulator (or even pirate it without pulling the cartridge first, which makes the whole error message just stupid)

  • @Feintified
    @Feintified 3 ปีที่แล้ว +423

    Feels like this would put a lot of strain on your charging port

    • @kat3lynhammer801
      @kat3lynhammer801 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Oh fuck the charging port, it'll break your games if you play BG/GBC games on a GBA/GBASP

    • @Minersteev
      @Minersteev 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@kat3lynhammer801 you mean if you try to open the original gameboy games on a gba emulator it will corrupt the cartridge permanently?

    • @kat3lynhammer801
      @kat3lynhammer801 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@Minersteev not permanently, but it will baddly glitch it, and crash it A LOT. I even lost all my Pokemon Red save data

    • @esprithk
      @esprithk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      true. mine used up alot of battery power

    • @Minersteev
      @Minersteev 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@esprithk i think it meant that it could phisically hurt the charger port, due to the spring loaded connector

  • @TheViolentDesign
    @TheViolentDesign 3 ปีที่แล้ว +440

    I never bothered with the smartboy software, just downloaded my boy and configured it as a controller in settings. Ya you have to use roms instead of it physically ripping them each time you insert, but having the option to play advance and change games easier makes this a nice controller.

    • @azurekite3870
      @azurekite3870 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      yea,emulators and roms for the gba and gb is much much easier then the damn thing in the video

    • @Rando-vu6hl
      @Rando-vu6hl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The sad thing though, is that they stopped updating them, which sucks because I've really liked them.

    • @DomGiunta
      @DomGiunta 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      So this works with other emulators? That’s a relief. Might pick one up

    • @wyldelf2685
      @wyldelf2685 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Having this and emulators defeats the purpose of this device,,it wants to utilize phone screen and use proper carts to stay legally clean,,,

    • @isukdik
      @isukdik 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Rando-vu6hl pizza boy and lemuroid or retroarch work

  • @ProtoMario
    @ProtoMario 3 ปีที่แล้ว +750

    It's an ok idea, but... phones are naturally ok to play old Gameboy games.
    Emulator like the Pizzaboy makes any phone a Gameboy Color, which works great for games like Pokemon.

    • @hmwhat9583
      @hmwhat9583 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      hi there
      this is a test.
      i am the first commenter on this because i have no life.
      this was made before any repliers came

    • @ProjectDv2
      @ProjectDv2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      Phones are absolute shit to play old Gameboy games on when you can't stand on screen controls. I'm with TRF, I need that tactile sensation of touching controls.

    • @menantumakawak
      @menantumakawak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@ProjectDv2 use Bluetooth controller

    • @menantumakawak
      @menantumakawak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      So many emulators exist on phones. Even citra runs smoothly

    • @ProjectDv2
      @ProjectDv2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@menantumakawak Ew, no.

  • @Cyranek
    @Cyranek 3 ปีที่แล้ว +421

    my analogue pocket can't come soon enough

    • @kamigozen584
      @kamigozen584 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yup

    • @EzraM5
      @EzraM5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Lucky you got one. :(

    • @CrystalLaser
      @CrystalLaser 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yes, I desperately want it to show up. A full year wait is too much. :( I want those adapters too!

    • @TheRetroFuture
      @TheRetroFuture  3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Haha yeah. I’m excited!

    • @forry1909
      @forry1909 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, I managed to snag one too, can't wait!

  • @Stintendo
    @Stintendo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +183

    I own this and what I use it for is dumping my roms and save files. If you've got a bluetooth mouse hooked up or tricky fingers, you can copy that rom file and it won't delete it. It's a great way to back up saves if you have one laying around

    • @lunabeans9152
      @lunabeans9152 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      So, it can dump the save file? Maybe you can answer my question, can you write saves onto the cart using this? If so that would make this a good purchase for me cause I want to battle my friend in Virginia on Pokemon Crystal.

    • @Stintendo
      @Stintendo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@lunabeans9152 At work right now so I cannot test that, but if I recall, you cannot write the save back on the cart. I can test later though.

    • @quequien2002
      @quequien2002 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Stintendo Would love to know the answer too

    • @O.V.
      @O.V. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@lunabeans9152 Sadly, the answer is no. You can take the files off, but the device has no way to write them back onto the cart. Great if you want to exclusively play on the phone, but a bummer if you want to play off the carts. Saving is pretty much a no go unless you are playing off of separately named files on your phone.

    • @renakunisaki
      @renakunisaki 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It should be possible for a third-party app to write save files using this. It has to write to "ROM" to change banks to copy the entire cartridge (so we know the hardware supports writing) and it's able to read saves (so we know it's capable of accessing the upper 32K), so it would only be a matter of software.

  • @cday131
    @cday131 3 ปีที่แล้ว +402

    They're saying this about games that have been out of print for 20+ years...

    • @SpaceHunter
      @SpaceHunter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +146

      + buying the games used doesn’t support the gaming industry in any way

    • @Siara87
      @Siara87 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@SpaceHunter if a person that sold a used game will use that money to buy a new game than you kinda say its does it?

    • @TechSpec814
      @TechSpec814 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      @@Siara87 Not all the time. Say for example, a mother is selling her son's old video games to clear up space in the house. Unless she is a gamer herself, it very unlikely she would buy new video games. Sure you can buy new games by selling old ones, but not everyone does that. Makes sense?

    • @Siara87
      @Siara87 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      @@TechSpec814 yeah, I know what do you mean. I don't think pirating or emulating old games is a bad thing. I would even argue that after like 10-20 years games, music, movies etc. Should land in public domain.

    • @martin_dickinson
      @martin_dickinson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      out of print means literally nothing ...Most popular video games are works of corporate authorship and have copyrights that will expire 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation, whichever expires first.

  • @BenHeckHacks
    @BenHeckHacks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +614

    This seems FAR more difficult than just buying an OG Gameboy for $20 US.

    • @highpineapple
      @highpineapple 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Links?

    • @alch3mi5t.
      @alch3mi5t. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      so true Ben, but I think practical is a word rarely used by Elliots subs. haha

    • @kolamite
      @kolamite 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      over here you can buy a gba sp for 60

    • @Seawolf.Gaming
      @Seawolf.Gaming 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I didn't expect to see you here Ben, it's like Larry Bundy with how often I see you in the comments.

    • @MediCali951
      @MediCali951 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@highpineapple if they were $20 I’d stock up just to resell them. It’s more like $40 each at least

  • @brycemcgough727
    @brycemcgough727 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    I bought this about a year ago and absolutely love it. I've tried to use my actual cartridges and like you it was just a pain it's much easier if you just use the emulator, map the controls and use ROMs

    • @refriedboogie
      @refriedboogie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or have a gameboy

    • @gilbert64
      @gilbert64 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@refriedboogie Oh yes, I love using 4 batteries for an old handheld that I could emulate easily
      time to make competence to xbox players

    • @SpurdoMaltese
      @SpurdoMaltese ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Funfact. The entire thing is just a ROM dumper. You'll be emulating whether you have the original cart plugged in or not.
      It's a mindbogglingly stupid product.

  • @darookmezd
    @darookmezd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    Smartboy? More like Shartboy

  • @WTFJOYA
    @WTFJOYA 3 ปีที่แล้ว +217

    I WAS LITERALLY GOING TO BUY THIS YESTERDAY

    • @O.V.
      @O.V. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      If you don't mind taking a bit of time to set it up, it's actually a pretty good device. Doesn't work great for playing off of the cartridges directly, but once you find the ways to work around that it's really nice. If you find it on sale, I'd say around $35 or less, it's worth it.

    • @billy-waynejeffcoat4828
      @billy-waynejeffcoat4828 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Totally bought one months ago, this thing is great if you don't use physical cartridges. It's a mess trying to use them with this but as a controller it works great

    • @pugthugdabaccino1462
      @pugthugdabaccino1462 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I wouldnt

    • @diarykeeper
      @diarykeeper 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thats what I thought, with it working from USB and all.

    • @hellNo116
      @hellNo116 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@billy-waynejeffcoat4828 w8 I can ignore the cartridge functionality and use it as a controller only ?

  • @NGNetwork1
    @NGNetwork1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    "Everyone has a phone right?" ... Nice.

    • @hrvallejoMKT
      @hrvallejoMKT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      * Off-Season April's Fools Intensifies *

    • @mimc8786
      @mimc8786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @Mantis Toboggan, M.D. If you’re unfamiliar with the reference, check out the Diablo 3 Mobile announcement.
      It should have been a desktop, Blizzard went for a mobile game. During the Q&A one of the hosts asks “Do you guys not have phones?” And gets booed.

    • @sk4lman
      @sk4lman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Don't you guys have phones?

    • @daleanguiano6780
      @daleanguiano6780 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lol I remembered that. No one wants to play a crappy mobile game.

    • @haste4671
      @haste4671 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're wrong

  • @chipsdonut1
    @chipsdonut1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would not mind a longer video like this, love this type of content and more of it is all good with me.

  • @arjunsidhu1140
    @arjunsidhu1140 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    OMG I have one of those! I totally agree! Why don't you just use the cartridges on your Gameboy anyway!

    • @trollfacegaming1111
      @trollfacegaming1111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Who the heck talks like thar

    • @just_lucyy
      @just_lucyy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have never herd someone use the word ‘totes’ in my entire life.

    • @dotmatrixmoe
      @dotmatrixmoe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Bruh everyone on the replies judging the way you speak/type, but they can't even spell. Sorry for that.

    • @Zontar82
      @Zontar82 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@just_lucyy much like "stoked" and the likes

    • @MegAmi24
      @MegAmi24 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Because not everyone has a gameboy

  • @eandg2000
    @eandg2000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I've always thought this was pretty neat... great vid man 👍

  • @Th3OmegaPoint
    @Th3OmegaPoint 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    These issues seem like they would be easy to fix by someone with the right know-how - ie not me.

  • @WildFyr
    @WildFyr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I like how he implicates that ROMs or having ROMs is illegal... It's very much not, the only illegal part is sharing your dumped ROMs.

    • @agonleed3841
      @agonleed3841 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      downloading them can be considered illegal. you're knowingly receiving stolen goods..in that sense you're saying.
      so...GENERALLY, yes, having roms can be considered illegal.
      but fuck it.

    • @WildFyr
      @WildFyr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@agonleed3841 I am aware downloading them is... However having them is not. I dump all my ROMs from my cartridges and disks and have not downloaded a ROM in many, many years. Uploading or sharing your dumped ROMs is also illegal and infringes on said companies copyright

    • @gernonjones8871
      @gernonjones8871 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’ve never heard or seen a news report about someone sharing roms and going to jail for it.

    • @gernonjones8871
      @gernonjones8871 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@WildFyr if it’s a newer game, yes it should be illegal but let’s be honest past video games should not be considered illegal in my personal opinionafter a certain time,Retro video games should be considered in the public domain.
      And let’s just say a certain company refuses to sell me a retro game and they’re not going to release it on a modern platform then in that case, piracy is OK. I don’t care what anyone says

    • @WildFyr
      @WildFyr 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gernonjones8871 "Nintendo want to access your location"

  • @whateverfitz2585
    @whateverfitz2585 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Man I've always been so interested in these things since they came out, always wondered if they were any use, kind of a pity it has so many downsides, guess we will have to keep using our ips modded gameboys, great video

    • @ArtisChronicles
      @ArtisChronicles 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Consolizer or ips modded gameboy are the best options anyway.

    • @abcde4677
      @abcde4677 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Just buy a handheld emulator. I own all gameboys and games, but I use mostly handheld emulators for simplicity and better screen and speaker, and I don't really feel like making modifications on the originals.

  • @S7ARBOY
    @S7ARBOY 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Doesn't seem like this should be too hard a concept to get right. I love the idea of it!
    Great video as always Elliot! Thanks for all your awesome content!

  • @charlieboye8
    @charlieboye8 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the video! Keep up the great videos!

  • @zero.the.prototype
    @zero.the.prototype 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow. Just wow. You had me cracking up after ONE WORD. Keep grinding, my dude. I really appreciate the effort you have been going to with your channel. I am proud to be a fan.

  • @FoxMan_FF
    @FoxMan_FF 3 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    This seems like it could have been such a novel concept. It's a shame it wasn't executed particularly well!

    • @gameoverguy7223
      @gameoverguy7223 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have had no problems with it and I love it and it works very well... It works better than I've ever expected it to.... They did a very good job with this information to get it for $15 is great

  • @mjdxp5688
    @mjdxp5688 3 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    You're probably better off waiting for the Analogue Pocket than getting one of these.

    • @JonSnyderfudge
      @JonSnyderfudge 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah if I could buy one!

    • @AeroQC
      @AeroQC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@JonSnyderfudge
      I was just searching for fully modded Gameboys and saw that Retro Modding has a Build to Order option for fully kitted out Gameboys, Gameboy Colors, and GBAs.
      Not as sleek as Analogue, but it could work, I guess.

    • @pugthugdabaccino1462
      @pugthugdabaccino1462 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Duh

    • @austinkoeppen6122
      @austinkoeppen6122 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I just modded my GBA SP with an IPS screen.

    • @renakunisaki
      @renakunisaki 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      My pants have those built in.

  • @luke27luis
    @luke27luis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    9:43 - oh yes! Keitai denjuu telefang. Nice game!.
    Always wondered how good this thing would be. Interesting to see it working :)

    • @bosbaerthikingandcamping6611
      @bosbaerthikingandcamping6611 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks! I forgot how the game was called! Played it like 16 years ago on an emulator and was looking to play it again 👍👍

  • @littlefella3xl
    @littlefella3xl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    it seems just fine, a great concept done just fine, i hope to see more stuff like this done in the future

  • @mini-_
    @mini-_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    ROMs: *exist*
    Prison: _Allow me to introduce myself._

    • @haaxxx9
      @haaxxx9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They can't send you away if you never got caught!

    • @RATsnak3
      @RATsnak3 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ROMs aren't illegal. Not in the US anyways.

    • @mini-_
      @mini-_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ROMs aren't illegal, just the way people choose to obtain them often is.

    • @SimonNemeth
      @SimonNemeth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ROMs aren't illegal in most places. It's how you acquire them that is the thing.

    • @trustyvault13canteen32
      @trustyvault13canteen32 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@RATsnak3 They are, unless the maker of it allows copies to be made (which only Homebrew Developers do) you cannot make a copy or download them legally

  • @phoenixking9319
    @phoenixking9319 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    0:02 FBI OPEN UP!!!!!!

  • @DragoSmash
    @DragoSmash 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    the games look, play and listen great beacuse MyBoy is a great emulator on its own
    so what you are really getting is just a DRM'd ROM ripper, and i bet if you do some meddling around with a file explorer you could copy it elsewhere and just use MyBoy to play the ripped ROMs without the need to stick them

    • @vikrantsingh6580
      @vikrantsingh6580 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      not to mention you can get around the lack of feel using other pieces of hardware dedicated to buttons for input, you can practically own the experience of playing the classic handhelds in your phones without giving in to this bs

  • @makemoneynow5061
    @makemoneynow5061 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video is worth watching! More of this, please!

  • @RealNobody0815
    @RealNobody0815 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Imagine, in version one they wanted you to smash your phone each time you change the cardridge! So this means real progress to them 😂

  • @Gregnolaa
    @Gregnolaa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I like this little thing. You can use it for many different emulators, you use the buttons to reach the options under the screen.

  • @DIABOLOS
    @DIABOLOS 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lmao that intro. Keep it up I love your videos 💞

  • @kevinfightsbears
    @kevinfightsbears 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    REREZ already made a review of this a few years ago but its cool seeing another review of it being done this year

  • @mypkamax
    @mypkamax 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    "ROMs..." **gets locked up and then has the video taken down**

    • @Echidneys
      @Echidneys 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes, that was indeed the joke in the video

  • @xnamkcor
    @xnamkcor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "THE RETRO FMTURE", my favorite TH-cam.

  • @Andoryuuu
    @Andoryuuu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice! It's good to see Telefang popping up! There's a fan translation of that game in the works, it's about a third of the way finished.

  • @lindendrache8998
    @lindendrache8998 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really love that he plays one of the most infamous bootlegs of the game boy color era at 9:43 when showing that "it can play game boy color games" xD - Pokemon Diamond (Keitai denjuu telefang Power version). I love this game!

  • @castles2176
    @castles2176 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    woah, im here like 2 minutes after release... That's sick!

    • @TheRetroFuture
      @TheRetroFuture  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you!

    • @oliverroberts1622
      @oliverroberts1622 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Adventist lol

    • @oliverroberts1622
      @oliverroberts1622 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheRetroFuture you should review the visteon game boy advance dockable entertainment, you won't regret it!

  • @aetheralmeowstic2392
    @aetheralmeowstic2392 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Technically speaking, since you're dumping your own games for personal use, it's perfectly legal in the U.S.

    • @AndyLundell
      @AndyLundell 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      People say that because of court rulings about VHS tapes, but Software companies usually claim that new laws like DMCA stop you from even making personal backups of copy-protected software, so who the heck knows what the courts would do.
      I'm sure they wouldn't go after an individual, but I can understand why a company like Hyperkin would be nervous about facilitating it.

    • @Omabatfartsbruh
      @Omabatfartsbruh 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      also it's like abandonware, since those games aren't being sold anymore to begin with

    • @Retronize84
      @Retronize84 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't have the link anymore but someone once linked Nintendo's legal page and it is actually illegal to use ROMs, even if you have the game.

    • @Kumimono
      @Kumimono 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Omabatfartsbruh Abandonware doesn't actually have any sort of legal meaning. I wish it did.

    • @ChicagoMel23
      @ChicagoMel23 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And some still are being sold on virtual console

  • @abymohanan2043
    @abymohanan2043 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for this video👍👌✌

  • @AceNX
    @AceNX 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Going to be honest, this is one of my favorite videos you've made so far. Perfect timing that it landed on my birthday (by obvious obvious coincidence)! Keep up the awesome content man, it's truly amazing.

    • @TheRetroFuture
      @TheRetroFuture  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much! Happy birthday!

  • @nickc3511
    @nickc3511 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I own a Hyperkin Smartboy and can confirm that it works on almost any Android phone with Type C and OTG support (don't know of any without). It works with my LG Stylo 4 and my Google Pixel 4XL perfectly. You can also backup your Gameboy/Color cartridges with that. Just use the included cable and while the cartridge is still in the Smartboy, go to your file manager and copy smartboy(dot)gb/(dot)gbc to a different folder and then rename it to what it's supposed to be. After you backup your games, I would delete the Smartboy app and buy the paid version of MyOldBoy. The triggers are for MyBoy. If you find out how to export a save from a cartridge or even if it can, please let us know.

  • @rhipuyo
    @rhipuyo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    If you’re concerned about downloading roms from elsewhere or whatever and have a computer, you can just dump the roms you have using a rom dumper and then just transfer the files onto your phone.
    That way the files will be both on your phone and on your PC in case files corrupt or your phone stops working

  • @bdillmore40
    @bdillmore40 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video Elliot! I didn't buy one of these. I do remember when they first came out with them, I was working at a small business video game store, and we stocked these. Not a lot mind you, but I think we had 3 or 4 in the store for sale. I'm pretty sure we never sold one. When it comes to me and Hyperkin, it's hit and miss. For instance, I LOVE my Retron 5! But I know not everyone feels the same way about it as I do. I've been told some of their other "clone" consoles are hit or miss too. Keep up the good work!
    Brendan

  • @Evercade_Effect
    @Evercade_Effect 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved the video! LOL

  • @daft55
    @daft55 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    nobody:
    teacher:whats the magic word
    Elliot:ROMS

  • @holzwurm_hd7029
    @holzwurm_hd7029 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Finally ill be able to take some high quality pictures with my gameboy camera!

    • @lolight2
      @lolight2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      (I know you are joking but) Funny thing is, i'm sure that wouldn't work either since it dumps the rom which means it doesn't connect back to the camera on the cartridge xD

    • @wyldelf2685
      @wyldelf2685 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I just laughed so hard it made me FART !!

  • @99xara99
    @99xara99 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    When you pulled out the long gameboy I burst in laughter 😂😂 I didn't expect that

  • @619Vital
    @619Vital 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't often like youtube videos. but literally lmfao I had to. the title, and the first 3 seconds of the video, pure genius.

  • @BaldingGamers
    @BaldingGamers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Such a fun idea. Looks really well made and I guess it shows there’s a huge demand for games like these on mobile devices.

  • @ajspice
    @ajspice 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "It looks lovely and feels lovely. (Pause) And then it all goes downhill." Yep. That got a good laugh from me. Nice job!

  • @kalban112
    @kalban112 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Onscreen HW buttons - absolutely awesome idea, I was even thinking of creating my own DIY version of this, that will be much more portable. Back in day, there were even a kickstarter project called G-Pad, it was silicone buttons for emulators, but the project unfortunatelly failed, and the multiple G-Pad "prototipes" are nowhere to be found. Beacause of covid, I don't have access of HW that I need to build this gamepad, so I bought Flydigi Wee2T and call it a day. Now I can emulate basically every handheld till PS Vita and 3DS. Not that portable solution, that I was so keen on previously, but much more universal.

    • @TheAkashicTraveller
      @TheAkashicTraveller 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think this actualy has proper hardware buttons.

  • @WickedGamerCollector
    @WickedGamerCollector 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always wonder how this would work... thanks for showing 😅

  • @SigTheSauceMan
    @SigTheSauceMan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This thing failed SO HARD that I ACTIVELY answer as many Amazon questions as possible, telling everyone how much this thing sucks and telling them to just drop their $50 on a real DMG-01.

    • @fspeshalxo69
      @fspeshalxo69 ปีที่แล้ว

      50$ won't get you a backlight gbc with a good sound

    • @fspeshalxo69
      @fspeshalxo69 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's also a controller to play gba or snes / nes in your phone

  • @LordYamcha
    @LordYamcha 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Wasn't it because it was basically just a front end to extract cartridges to your phone which are just Rom's

    • @Projectwolfie21
      @Projectwolfie21 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Which you could do already or play your own extrated Switch stuff/bought homebrew roms/etc., yes.

    • @jg97873
      @jg97873 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Not even extract roms, it takes them from their servers as far as I know. The cartridge is used only to validate you have the game.

    • @Projectwolfie21
      @Projectwolfie21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@jg97873 That just makes it shady as opposed to weird, when you think about it.

    • @nickc3511
      @nickc3511 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@jg97873 It copies the ROM from the cartridge itself. It's also really easy to make a backup so you don't have to do it every time.

    • @trustyvault13canteen32
      @trustyvault13canteen32 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Projectwolfie21 That would be illegal tho

  • @IPUTCROISSANTSINBLENDERS
    @IPUTCROISSANTSINBLENDERS 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of the best intros I’ve ever seen

  • @daone543
    @daone543 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was told to think of things I am thankful for and I thought, "retro future"

  • @alexlin465-
    @alexlin465- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nobody:
    Absolutely nobody:
    The Retro Future:
    "R̵̢̡͖̜͎̤̲̰̣͖͓͙͚͓̪̹̦̩̯͈̜̥̲̆͐̽͆̀̍͛̔́͊̎͐́̾͛̃͛͛̃͑̅̊̄̎̂̍͒̒̂̚̚̚̚͜͜͝͝͝ͅǪ̸̨̢̢̫͔̭̪̙͍͚̞͇̩͇͔̼̖̼̬̘̺̻̗͇̝̠͈͉̤͖̟̠͛̽̓̏̄̐́̔̎̔̽̽̋̉͂̽̈́͛̈́̊̕M̷̨̧̟͓̰̦̖̟͉̻̲̞͓̫̙̯͓̙̱̖̥͓̫̰̞̫̗̻̰͊̈͜͜Š̷̡̢̡̛̪̗͍̣͚̥͓̖̤̣̖̯̙̙̺͇̗̠͔̜̺͖͕̖̼̟̯̯̃̌̅͐̉̔̾̄̏̄͠͝"

    • @Echidneys
      @Echidneys 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Shut up with your shitty Nobody: meme

  • @vicentegrasset
    @vicentegrasset 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    oh god, i've never thought that would happen
    sincerely this product never caught my attention that much, i really want to get an original gameboy and i love to play some gb games on my 3ds!

    • @Ella-sl7wt
      @Ella-sl7wt 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How do you play them on 3ds?

    • @vicentegrasset
      @vicentegrasset 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Ella-sl7wt virtual console!

  • @Emerald_Fox
    @Emerald_Fox 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fun fact: My Old Boy Supports Super Game Boy boarders and pallettes, Game Boy Camera, and if I remember correctly you can use the Game Boy Printer features in games which saves a png of what'd be printed to your photo gallery, also bluetooth in order to use link cable games

  • @robypal97
    @robypal97 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was inspired to buy this to try it out just from the look of it, so I went and won it on eBay for 20 quid. And my god, this has become one of my favourite gadgets I own. The buttons control like a dream, and sure, I'm playing on myoldboy without using the cartridge port (may get a lot of 50-100 odd Gameboy games off sendico just for a laugh though) but I am getting so much enjoyment out of it. A lovely little device that deserves a chance if found for cheap and if ready to ignore the cartridge feature

  • @curtispereira5212
    @curtispereira5212 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I bought this years ago, played it once then forgot about it....

  • @bakedbeans3999
    @bakedbeans3999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It also only was a usb-c device and I'm pretty sure when this released micro-usb was still common on most phones

  • @ajimcko
    @ajimcko 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Elliot, I agree with everything you said. Although I knew it sucked, I recently got this for about 15 quid brand new, just to collect honestly. Once you set it up you can get a casual play and actually enjoy it as long as you don't change cartridges but to be honest it is better to just add ROMs to your mobile and play without cartridge and without the hyperkin app. After trying it out for a couple of weeks I kinda like it now but obviously there is no point in playing on this when we have great mod screens and original Gameboys. Finally, I think it could be used to dump your cartridge save files and transfer them to an everdrive or something similar but I haven't researched more.
    Thanks for the content mate

  • @lekntakfs1071
    @lekntakfs1071 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That little intro was 10/10 insta sub

  • @nathan_4199
    @nathan_4199 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Emulator apps: I'm abouta end this whole man's career...

  • @TheMultiGenGamer
    @TheMultiGenGamer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Not gonna lie, I've considered getting one of these. I would see them in my local GAME store all the time and was really tempted, but I wasn't sure if my Pixel 2 XL would fit in it properly.
    I'm glad I went for the alternative instead... revamping my existing DMG with an IPA screen. Beautiful!

    • @Syngii
      @Syngii 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I originally bought this for my Pixel 2XL, it does fit, but it doesn't hold too well. A lot of the time, it would activate the squeeze phone for assistant function which was annoying.

  • @tentakrool7032
    @tentakrool7032 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Elliot: I'm not gonna get into how to set it up
    Begins to get into it

  • @buchy6969
    @buchy6969 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    THAT INTRO! spittin facts.

  • @Projectwolfie21
    @Projectwolfie21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The Retrode 2 existing (and therefore the ability for anyone to dump their stuff easily) puts the attitude toward ROMs in this video in a pretty weird place. Just saying, this approach never really needed to be here even if you wanted to play your dumped carts onto your phone.

    • @LonelySpaceDetective
      @LonelySpaceDetective 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I haven't seen the Retrode 2, but there's something to be said for a nice and simple solution; stick the cartridge in, and it just plays.
      ...That said, this SmartBoy thing looks so clunky that it doesn't really pass that test.

  • @spider.jasper
    @spider.jasper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    That intro.. Literally hilarious!
    “Ro-“
    TH-cam: No.

  • @blackhawkthepirate
    @blackhawkthepirate 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You CAN run emulators on iPhone without jailbreaking. Sideloading via AltStore or using a paid service such as BuildStore are both jailbreak-free options.

  • @AnonymousGentooman
    @AnonymousGentooman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You can bind extra functions to the triggers in MyOldBoy, i don't have one of these, but i always bound the triggers to quick save and quick load when using a controller

  • @AndyLundell
    @AndyLundell 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey, I just remembered, some Android phones have an accessibility mode where you can do a wiggly gesture with your thumb and the screen shrinks down into one corner.
    I wonder if that would make this device less absurd.

  • @Eushaa
    @Eushaa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Roms: Exist
    Nintendo: And I Took that Personally

    • @iUseAndroid2024
      @iUseAndroid2024 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nintendo doesn’t dislike ROMs. ROMs are just their games. They don’t like people downloading ROMs from the internet.

    • @grasstails9737
      @grasstails9737 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      but roms are literally the games so they existed since...1983

    • @iUseAndroid2024
      @iUseAndroid2024 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@grasstails9737 I know and that’s why Nintendo doesn’t actually care that much if you download ROMs. They obviously don’t like it but the chances that either you would get caught or Nintendo would actually care if they caught you are both minimal.

  • @MOLDIA1
    @MOLDIA1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have one. Its a read only product. It'll read the game and load it and the saves. If you go to create a game save on the game itself on the other hand, it'll say the game saved successfully, but when you go to reload it again at a later point in time, the saves will not be there that you made using the device

  • @silverwatermermaid1563
    @silverwatermermaid1563 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    10:43 that's only to use the apps own save function, you can use the in game saves as many times as you want

  • @iswim215
    @iswim215 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Why Just Why, Gameboy’s are easy To find!

    • @evdestroy5304
      @evdestroy5304 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Original Gameboys are slowly degrading over time due to the components used.

  • @athenaphelps6688
    @athenaphelps6688 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    It's kinda irritating that the screen is covered. And all the hiccups. Nah.

  • @Jialonso493
    @Jialonso493 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video

  • @okok-gn8co
    @okok-gn8co 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I did find a way to emulate in iphone using eclipse, and it functions without any lag, it had fast forwarding, hood audio, butt all in all it works really well.

  • @nintendive
    @nintendive 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hyperkin do things quite well and quality products?
    Um, no 🤣

  • @JuicyJakeRepairs
    @JuicyJakeRepairs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    these things only seem to be for android too!

  • @bossdon317
    @bossdon317 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Whoa whoa whoa that other game boy big as hell nice costume 👍🏾👍🏾

  • @ProjectDv2
    @ProjectDv2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Interestingly, when the Smartboy first came out, they were specifically for iPhones. This USB-C version is the second revision.
    That said, I have one of these. It's a bit of a pain in the ass to use, but I absolutely love it all the same. My biggest issue is the obscured menus and such at the bottom. I didn't even realize it came with a USB-C extension cable, that's disappointing. And I've never had issue with that piracy screen, I can get it to go away just fine.

  • @KiteAndKeyProductions
    @KiteAndKeyProductions 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I wanted to like this so much, but this thing was an April Fools joke turned real and it should’ve just stayed a joke. This is what happens when dumb customers demand things.

    • @ungratefulmango
      @ungratefulmango 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's not necessarily a bad business idea. Pokémon GO, for example was initially a Google Maps April fools joke, but after high demand, they started development.

    • @thischannelisnotmine
      @thischannelisnotmine 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ungratefulmango Isn't pokemon go just a reskin of a game niantic made previously?

  • @AgonyOST1998
    @AgonyOST1998 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Damn, I'm never this early

  • @Zer0Cat0
    @Zer0Cat0 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    A bit of a nitpick but iPhone does have emulation for NES, SNES, GB/GBC/GBA, N64 without jailbreak (Dolphin works on iOS 13 without jailbreaking) if you have a PC and they all run perfect. Great video as always! :)

  • @killerrr3211
    @killerrr3211 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You could probably get a task killer app and make a home screen shortcut specifically for killing the companion app
    I've been meaning to grab one of these for a while, thanks for the video!!

  • @Gameboygenius
    @Gameboygenius 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Teardown?

  • @Aujbeans
    @Aujbeans 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    To the 1% who sees this, I hope your doing well. You should be more confidant. You should smile more. Stay safe. Where a mask and wash yo hands!!!

    • @fishactivation5087
      @fishactivation5087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      >smile more
      >wear a mask
      I smell a contradiction.

    • @Aujbeans
      @Aujbeans 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@fishactivation5087 OK THAT IS SO FUNNY 😂

  • @udderfool9793
    @udderfool9793 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like how you don't do click-bait

  • @davinhunt7558
    @davinhunt7558 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    hilarious intro!

  • @ilan_profile
    @ilan_profile 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    IM FINALLY EARLYYY

  • @randominternetbro6562
    @randominternetbro6562 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "roms."
    Me: laughs in emulation and homebrew/modded consoles.

    • @mutahard1632
      @mutahard1632 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Illegal im phoning the popo

  • @CerealBox64
    @CerealBox64 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    God this thing was outdated by the time it came out. So many better options out there for Gameboy now. Seemed like a good idea at the time, but honestly, I really wouldn’t want to lug around this peripheral and give up my phone when a backlit gameboy colour takes up about as much space in a bag, if only a little bit more. Great video, once again!

  • @Catt0
    @Catt0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The intro had me laughing out loud, great stuff as always Elliot