For years, the Game Boy Advance has been a playground for modders. From new panels to rechargeable batteries, fans have found countless ways to breathe new life into Nintendo’s classic. Boxy Pixel’s latest innovation, the Skeleton CNC Metal Base Kit, takes it to the next level. With a glass front, machined metal shell and a bunch of clever features this kit turns the humble handheld into a collector’s item.
CryZENx has spent years bringing new life to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, one piece of Hyrule at a time. His latest demo dropped just days ago on October 2 and shows off Lake Hylia and Zora’s Fountain in the brand new Unreal Engine 5.7. If you have any fondness for the original 3D adventure, you’ll find plenty to get stuck into here.
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Natalie the Nerd has spent years reverse engineering old Game Boy motherboards and mapping them out onto detailed schematics. When Nintendo and LEGO released their $59 display set—a brick built Game Boy—she saw more than just a shelf ornament.
Just a few short months ago, purchasing a Nintendo Switch 2 Mario Kart World bundle from Amazon meant crossing your fingers for an email invite that might never arrive. Today, anyone can add it to their cart without any hassle.
Constantine Adams sits in his Fairfax, Virginia home surrounded by 3,918 pieces of Zelda memorabilia, a new Guinness World Record. He started in 1993 at age 9 with a Game Boy and The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening. That journey to Koholint Island sparked a passion that would last over 30 years.
Super Mario Bros. Remastered has just been released on PC and it’s a fan made project that feels like a full blown celebration of Mario’s 1985 debut. Available for free on Windows, Linux and even Steam Deck, the game requires an original NES ROM to run, a clever move to sidestep legal trouble from Nintendo’s watchful eye, or so the dev thinks.
Nintendo and Illumination just dropped the trailer for the sequel to their hit Super Mario Bros. Movie and it’s got enough to keep fans talking for months. Announced during today’s Nintendo Direct, the film is titled The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and takes Mario and the gang into uncharted cosmic territory.
Nintendo likes to surprise fans by digging into its past and the latest move is a big one. On February 17, 2026, Nintendo’s Virtual Boy, the weird and short lived console from 1995 will get new life as part of the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack.
A pink, blobby Ditto turning into a person to farm, create and befriend Pokémon in a world sounds like a spin-off only Pokémon could pull off. Pokémon Pokopia, announced during the Nintendo Direct on September 12, 2025, is a new take on the franchise by combining life simulation, crafting and survival elements into a chill experience. This game, out on the Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026, asks you to turn a wild landscape into a Pokémon paradise.
