Thursday, August 01, 2013

The GameBoy of my dreams? Quite possibly...

The only way this custom-painted GameBoy could be any dreamier, in my opinion, is if its design were inspired by Nintendo's Balloon Kid rather than its long-running (and long-loved) Kirby series.

That said, it's still pretty dreamy in its current state, don't you think?



Additional photos of this beauty can be encountered on artist Oskunk's blog, custom-art.blogspot.com, by the way--including one or two that show its (possibly even dreamier) backside.

See also: previous Oskunk-centric posts

8 comments:

RetroKingSimon said...

Haha, Kirby IS pretty cool but I'm not sure I'd be too keen to use that GB in public :P

thegaygamer.com said...

Oh, I understand that, Simon--to an extent. I mean, not everyone's comfortable rockin' a pink handheld in public. That said, I'd personally consider this more of a "for display purposes only" purchase, if I were able to purchase it :)

Chalgyr said...

I do dig the art, no doubt about it. Like Simon - pink handheld? Not my thing. My youngest daughter? Good lord, I'd need a crowbar to get it out of her hands at night when it becomes bedtime. She would love this thing

thegaygamer.com said...

I'm guessing most men would be uncomfortable sporting a pink handheld in public. Me? No way! Anyway, glad to hear your sis likely would be into it :)

Zaphod65 said...

I would never play it in public because that screen is a horror after the later tech improvements, but it would look sweet on a shelf display with my games.

thegaygamer.com said...

Ha ha! Yes, I agree, Terry. That said, I've always liked the 'pea soup green' screen of the first GB. If only it had been backlit :|

Josef Burn said...

Oh gosh, I think you could pretty much print Kirby or Pikachu onto anything and I'd love it. Honestly, print it onto a Justin Bieber album and I'd love it.

thegaygamer.com said...

Now, don't go crazy, Josef! Actually, you're probably right--even a Bieber album cover would be better with Kirby on it :)