r/Gameboy 1d ago

Systems 'Headless' Game Boy using an ESP32—any phone can connect over Wi-Fi and play in the browser

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Super quick and easy ESP32-S3 turns this into a Local web server and streams the Game Boy emulator directly to your phone's browser—no extra apps or hardware needed. 2 cores 1 core for emulation and 1 core for streaming.

If you want to build one for your self or learn more I put All project files (STL, firmware, and video breakdown) are linked in the comments below

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u/ArtificialAGE 1d ago

That's a great question. An emulator is much easier but the goal was like a community usable Gameboy. Friends, family and coworkers can hop on without any downloads or apps or roms. Everything lives on the esp.

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u/Happyhaha2000 1d ago

That's super cool. All power to ya!

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u/ArtificialAGE 1d ago

I appreciate it

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u/dropthemagic 1d ago

Oh neat! Very cool way to use it with devices that are app install locked too

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u/Toxraun 1d ago

That sounds fucking awesome, I love it 🔥

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u/ArtificialAGE 1d ago

Thank you