Did you catch that? Somebody out there — Natalie, the modding wizard extraordinaire — whipped up a Game Boy Color with a motherboard that’s, get this, totally see-through. Yup, she let the copper guts shine. Why? I dunno. Because she could? Maybe she just wanted to show off all those twirly, swirly copper traces.
Anyway, she posted about it on what used to be Twitter (thanks, social media evolution) and explained how she ditched the grounding zones to make the whole thing clear as your granny’s old candy dish. Grounding zones? Who needs ’em? This console’s so simple, it’s practically a hammock day for circuit boards. No stress.
Now, this wasn’t just her tinkering in the garage or whatever — she got some third-party outfit to whip up this acrylic-like, whisper-thin board. Which is cool and all, but she had to play operation with her soldering iron. The stuff melts faster than butter on a July sidewalk. Tricky business.
So what’s clear, you ask? Everything. Chips, copper, the screen with its small daughter board (sounds cute, right?). Even the cart reader’s semi-transparent, snagged from a knockoff Game Boy from China. Toss in a clear shell and keys you can see through like the bottom of my coffee cup — it’s basically invisible.
Oh, but before you go reaching for your wallet, think again. It’s a one-and-done art piece — probably couldn’t survive a toddler’s tantrum, let alone everyday play. Some folks are already drooling over the idea of silver traces or flashy backlighting to up the cool factor. Modders gonna mod.
Folks even whispered about doing this to other gadgets, like that Nothing Phone 2. But hold your horses — clear ain’t cheap or bombproof yet. Until they buff it up, it’s more like a peek-a-boo dream than reality.
Bottom line: Natalie rocked it. Her see-through Game Boy is like a breath of fresh modding air. This right here is why we drool over mods — just a little hint of crazy, a touch of genius, and a whole lot of personality. Keep ’em coming, creative minds.
