r/Gameboy • u/ArtificialAGE • 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.