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Geeky Gadgets
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Geeky Gadgets
This App Turns Your Apple Watch Into a Game Boy
Imagine the thrill of playing classic Game Boy games directly on your wrist. Thanks to a new app, your Apple Watch can now function as a fully operational Game Boy emulator. This innovation bridges the nostalgia of retro gaming with the practicality of modern wearable technology, offering a unique way to relive timeless classics. By using the Apple Watch's hardware and touchscreen, the app redefines how you interact with both retro games and wearable devices, creating a seamless blend of past and present. The video below from 9to5Mac shows us how this can be done on your Apple Watch. Watch this video on YouTube. Game Emulation Meets Wearable Technology Game emulation has long been a popular method for revisiting iconic titles on modern devices. This app takes that concept further by adapting emulation technology specifically for the Apple Watch, a device traditionally associated with fitness tracking, notifications, and productivity. By replicating the Game Boy's hardware and software, the app ensures compatibility with a wide array of beloved titles, including classics like 'Tetris' and 'Pokémon.' The result is a smooth and immersive gaming experience that combines the charm of retro gaming with the advanced capabilities of wearable tech. The app's development required overcoming significant technical challenges. The Apple Watch, designed primarily for utility and health monitoring, had to be reimagined as a gaming platform. Developers successfully optimized the watch's processing power and display to emulate the Game Boy's original functionality, making sure that the games run efficiently without compromising their authenticity. Classic Game Boy Titles on Your Wrist The app's standout feature is its ability to run authentic Game Boy games directly on the Apple Watch. Originally designed for a handheld console with physical buttons, these games have been carefully adapted for the watch's compact touchscreen interface. This required innovative solutions to translate traditional button-based controls into a format suitable for the smaller, touch-sensitive display. Despite the challenges posed by the watch's size, the app delivers an intuitive and enjoyable gaming experience. The compact design of the Apple Watch adds a new layer of portability, allowing you to carry and play your favorite retro games wherever you go. Whether you're revisiting the puzzles of 'Tetris' or embarking on an adventure in 'Pokémon Red and Blue,' the app ensures that these classics remain accessible and engaging. Touchscreen Controls: A New Approach to Retro Gaming One of the app's most remarkable features is its innovative use of the Apple Watch's touchscreen for gaming controls. The app replicates the Game Boy's directional pad and buttons directly on the watch's display, allowing you to interact with games through taps, swipes, and gestures. While the small screen size presents some limitations, the developers have optimized the interface to ensure responsive and accurate gameplay. This adaptation highlights the potential of wearable devices as gaming platforms. By reimagining controls for a touchscreen, the app demonstrates how classic games can be made compatible with modern technology without losing their original charm. The responsive controls provide a smooth gaming experience, proving that even devices as compact as smartwatches can deliver engaging gameplay. Redefining Retro Gaming for Modern Audiences The adaptation of retro games for wearable technology represents a significant step forward in the evolution of gaming. By bringing Game Boy emulation to the Apple Watch, this app showcases how classic games can be reimagined for today's tech-savvy audiences. This trend reflects a broader movement within the gaming industry, where nostalgia is paired with innovation to create unique and memorable experiences. For users, this means easier access to cherished games and a fresh perspective on how they can be enjoyed. The app not only revives beloved titles but also introduces them to a new generation of players who may be discovering these classics for the first time. This fusion of old and new underscores the enduring appeal of retro games and their ability to adapt to modern platforms. Unlocking the Gaming Potential of the Apple Watch Beyond its role as a Game Boy emulator, this app highlights the untapped potential of the Apple Watch as a gaming device. Traditionally associated with fitness and productivity, the watch's portability, advanced hardware, and intuitive interface make it an intriguing platform for casual gaming. The success of this app could inspire further exploration into wearable gaming, encouraging developers to create new experiences that use the unique capabilities of smartwatches. The Apple Watch's compact design and accessibility make it an ideal platform for short, engaging gaming sessions. As developers continue to experiment with wearable technology, the possibilities for gaming on smartwatches are likely to expand, paving the way for new and innovative applications. A New Era for Retro Gaming and Wearable Tech This app's ability to transform your Apple Watch into a Game Boy emulator is a testament to the exciting possibilities of combining retro gaming with modern technology. By allowing you to play classic Game Boy games on your wrist, it not only revives cherished memories but also pushes the boundaries of what wearable devices can achieve. As gaming continues to evolve, innovations like this highlight the enduring appeal of retro games and the untapped potential of wearable technology in shaping the future of entertainment. Dive deeper into Apple Watch Game Boy emulator with other articles and guides we have written below. Source & Image Credit: 9to5Mac Filed Under: Apple, Gadgets News, Gaming News, Guides Latest Geeky Gadgets Deals Disclosure: Some of our articles include affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, Geeky Gadgets may earn an affiliate commission. Learn about our Disclosure Policy.
Boston Globe
2 days ago
- Boston Globe
Author and engineer Allison King on long flights, Pocky, and those bear prints
Do you prefer booking trips through a travel agent or on your own? I prefer to do it myself. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Thoughts on an 'unplugged' vacation? That sounds great! I used to enjoy landing in a place and not getting a SIM card, mostly relying on café or library Wi-Fi if I needed it, or just planning the whole day and then venturing out and hoping for the best. I think it's a bit harder to do now since a lot of places expect you to have internet (restaurant QR codes, digital tickets, etc.), or just because I've become more reliant on the internet. Advertisement What has been your worst vacation experience? I go to Taiwan quite frequently, but I normally avoid the summers since it gets incredibly hot and humid there. I had to go in the summer for a wedding in 2022, and unfortunately got COVID during that trip, after successfully avoiding it for so long. I masked up the whole time, and there is nothing quite like the unpleasantness of keeping a soaked mask on your sweating face. I was with friends who won a tourist gift card at the airport, but we ended up spending it all on COVID tests and more masks. Luckily Taiwan makes incredibly cute masks. Advertisement What is your favorite childhood travel memory? I grew up on the East Coast, and because we went back to Taiwan so often, I've done a lot of long-haul flights. Back when I was a kid, the plane would have to stop to refuel in Alaska before continuing on its 16-plus-hour journey. But I was always so excited to go to Taiwan, and have wonderful memories of even the plane ride — of wandering the Anchorage airport, and also playing Pokémon on my Game Boy and looking down out the window over icy mountains. We'd arrive super early in the morning and then go to my aunt's place, where you can see the sun rise over Taipei 101 [a skyscraper] and there'd be a delicious breakfast waiting for us; it'd be the start of summer vacation, and it just felt like anything was possible. Do you vacation to relax, to learn, or for the adventure of it all? All of the above. I like to plan something more adventurous for the first half, then something relaxing the second half. For instance, when we went to Vietnam in November 2019, we did an amazing two-day trek through Sapa, followed by a relaxing two-day cruise along Ha Long Bay. What book do you plan on bringing with you to read on your next vacation? I normally load up my e-reader and browse through the Libby app for books that are available now. I'm about to leave for Japan, so just did this, and was very excited that Alix E. Harrow's 'Starling House' was available. I'll also continue Makana Yamamoto's 'Hammajang Luck' on audio. Advertisement If you could travel with one famous person/celebrity, who would it be? Marie Kondo, since I think she would be a lot of fun to watch pack. What is the best gift to give a traveler? I gave my mom a portable hot water kettle recently. It's silicon so can fold down and pack well. A lot of hotels only have coffee makers as a means to heat water, but then your tea tastes like coffee. What is your go-to snack for a flight or a road trip? On a road trip I usually buy sour worm gummies. The sourness keeps me awake. For flights, when I was a kid, the shuttle to the airport would pick up outside the Asian Food Market, and I would load up on Pocky, which is great because they're so compact and not messy. What is the coolest souvenir you've picked up on a vacation? When I was in London at the Victoria and Albert Museum, I picked up this illustration by Lisa Jones of a Advertisement What is your favorite app/website for travel? I like What has travel taught you? To be present, to go with the flow. What is your best travel tip? Get a debit card that doesn't charge an out-of-network ATM fee, then use the local ATMs to get cash for much better rates and convenience compared to buying the currency at home or at the airport. Juliet Pennington can be reached at
Business Wire
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Business Wire
Nintendo Download: Tales of Stars, Swords and Storms
REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This week's Nintendo Download includes the following content: Game Boy – Nintendo Switch Online SURVIVAL KIDS – Put your survival skills to the test! In this survival-role-playing title released in 1999 on the Game Boy Color system, you play as the young child of a renowned explorer. A vicious storm hits while you're on a cruise with your dad, and you're left stranded on an uninhabited island. Now, with no help in sight, the only one you can rely on is yourself! Search the island for food and water, and combine items to create the tools you need to survive. If you scour every corner of the island, you might find a way to escape! SURVIVAL KIDS is available now for Nintendo Switch Online members*. GRADIUS THE INTERSTELLAR ASSAULT – The odds of your survival are one million to one. In this side-scrolling shooter released for Game Boy in 1992, the battle is over, and the alien bile on your flight suit has dried. Your fingers twitch as if wrapped around the trigger of your ship's guns. Suddenly, BLAM! Fire erupts on all sides. A swarm of doomships is closing in! With the three available weapons – MISSILE, DOUBLE and LASER – you'll need to shape your attacks to each stage's terrain and enemies. Just remember DOUBLE and LASER weapons can't both be equipped at once! GRADIUS THE INTERSTELLAR ASSAULT is available now for Nintendo Switch Online members. The Sword of Hope – The story of Prince Theo, who bears the mark of the chosen one. This role-playing game was released for the Game Boy in 1991 and features Prince Theo as its protagonist, who was born with a dagger-shaped birthmark on his arm – the mark of the chosen one. As the chosen one, you must set out to find the Sword of Hope, which is said to have the power to defeat the darkness. With it, you will save the land from the king, once good and mighty, but now possessed by evil. Press on using the magic and weapons at your disposal to defeat the creatures who block your path. Three commands will be essential for your adventure. LOOK allows you to inspect people and your surroundings to get information, and OPEN allows you to open treasure chests to find precious items. Using HIT carelessly may lead to someone getting angry with you – but sometimes it can yield unexpected results! The Sword of Hope is available now for Nintendo Switch Online members. Kirby's Star Stacker – Join Kirby as he stacks the falling stars with help from his friends: Rick, Kine and Coo (who look like a hamster, sunfish and owl, respectively) in this puzzle game. Blocks rain down constantly from above, while whole lines appear with unrelenting clock-like regularity from below. Sandwich the stars between Kirby's pals and you'll be on your way to a high score. Watch out for King Dedede – he's out to stop you! But with a few quick moves and a well-timed strategy, you can outwit him and move on to the next challenging level. Kirby's Star Stacker is available now for Nintendo Switch Online members. Pre-orders: Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – In this reimagined Rune Factory experience, you will call upon the forces of nature to restore the land and gods of the eastern region of Azuma. In this brand-new adventure, you'll use your power as an Earth Dancer to fight corruptive forces, rebuild seasonal-themed villages to inspire villagers to return, and experience Rune Factory staples like romance and farming. Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition will be available June 5. Pre-order is available now on Nintendo eShop. SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS – SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 system! Sonic the Hedgehog is back with a classic and modern take in this collection featuring two unique experiences. Play as Shadow in a story campaign with abilities that demonstrate why he's known as the Ultimate Life Form. Speed through iconic stages from Shadow's history, discover hidden secrets in an expansive hub world and unlock new powers to take on Black Doom and save the world. Also experience SONIC GENERATIONS, a time-traveling adventure featuring a greatest-hits collection of 3D and 2D Sonic stages, now with upgraded visuals and new bonus content. SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS launches on Nintendo Switch 2 June 5. Pre-order is available now on Nintendo eShop! Fast Fusion – Get ready for the fastest anti-gravity racing game! Race your antigrav vehicle through brilliant tracks like the beautiful Redwood Forest, the storm planet Tempesta or through the lofty heights of Yama Crest. Use your 'Fusion' ability to create hundreds of unique racing machines by fusing your favorite vehicles into new ones, with cool upgrades and unique looks. Risk it all by mastering the new antigrav hyper jump technology to get ahead of your opponents! Fast Fusion races onto Nintendo Switch 2 June 5. Pre-order is available now on Nintendo eShop. Nintendo Music: Activities: My Nintendo – LEGO Mario Kart Race to Win! Sweepstakes – Rev your engine and get ready to speed into fun with the My Nintendo – LEGO Mario Kart Race to Win! Sweepstakes***! Enter from now until Sept. 3 at 11 p.m. PT for a chance to win an ultimate prize for building and racing fans: LEGO Super Mario: Mario Kart – Mario & Standard Kart set (72037). For more information, visit Nintendo eShop sales on Nintendo Switch: Check out the full list of deals available this week at Also new this week on Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch: Another World Series -Slit Mouth Woman VS AOONI- Arcade Archives RYUKYU Bubble Trouble: Adventures – Available May 30 Bunny Cubed – Available June 4 Call of Glory – Critical Warfare Cipher Monk Coral & The Abyss Dad's Coming Deep Under – Available May 30 Escape game R00M04 Escape Game The Empty School Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3 Ghost Frequency Hill Climb on a Motorcycle – Available May 30 Jamjam – Available May 30 Lunara: Planet IX – Available May 31 Maniac MYSIDE REALITY Mystery Lover 2: Forgotten Truth Narcissus – Available June 4 Nice Day for Fishing Paint & Panic Bundle Penguin Flight: Beyond The Clouds Pinball Spire Rally Arcade Classics – Available June 1 Ramen! Road to Mastery Remnants of the Rift REPORT:Horror Haul Shikhondo: Youkai Rampage Spin Around Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure Submersed 2 – The Hive Superation The JerryMaya Detective Agency Theater Unrest Two Strikes Vasilisa and Baba Yaga – Available May 31 Welcome to Empyreum Werewolf Hunter – Survive The Howl Wilmot Works It Out Wizard's Fortress: Tower Defense * Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required for online features. Membership auto-renews after initial term at the then-current price unless canceled. Not available in all countries. Internet access required for online features. Terms apply. ** Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required. Not available in all countries. Internet and compatible smart-device required to use app. Data charges may apply. Terms apply. *** NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. Open to legal residents of the United States and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 13 years old or older. Sweepstakes begins 12:00 p.m. PT on 5/15/2025 and ends at 11:00 p.m. PT on 9/3/2025. To enter, you must (1) have a Nintendo Account (if you do not have a Nintendo Account you can register for one at (2) visit (3) sign in to your Nintendo Account, and (4) redeem 10 Platinum Points per entry at the My Nintendo – LEGO® Mario Kart ™ Race to Win! Sweepstakes page ( as stated in Official Rules. There will be three (3) winners. Each winner will receive one (1) LEGO® Super Mario™: Mario Kart – Mario & Standard Kart set (72037) (ARV $169.99 USD). Total ARV of all prizes: $509.97 USD. A Nintendo Account is required to receive and redeem points. Terms apply ( Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. Details and restrictions apply. For Official Rules, visit Sponsor: Nintendo of America Inc., 4600 150th Avenue NE, Redmond, WA 98052. Nintendo Switch Online is a paid membership service that allows members to team up or face off online in compatible Nintendo Switch games, such as Splatoon 3, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Nintendo Switch Sports and Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Members also enjoy a curated library of classic NES, Super NES and Game Boy games, including Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Metroid, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Kirby's Dream Land, among many others. To find out more about the benefits that come with Nintendo Switch Online, to view membership options and to learn about a free seven-day trial for new users, visit With a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership, players get access to even more benefits, including a library of Nintendo 64 games with added online play for up to four players (additional accessories may be required for multiplayer mode; sold separately), a library of select Game Boy Advance games, Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Happy Home Paradise DLC, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC, Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion DLC (full version of game required to use DLC for that game; sold separately) and retro SEGA Genesis games. Nintendo eShop is a cash-based service that features a wide variety of content, including new and classic games, applications and demos. Users can add money to their account balances by using a credit card or purchasing a Nintendo eShop Card at a retail store and entering the code from the card. All funds from one card must be loaded in Nintendo eShop on the Nintendo Switch family of systems. Customers in the U.S. and Canada ages 18 and older can also link a PayPal account to their Nintendo Account to purchase digital games and content for the Nintendo Switch family of systems both on-device and from the Nintendo website. Remember that Nintendo Switch features parental controls that let adults manage some of the content their children can access. Nintendo Switch players who register a Nintendo Account gain access to free-to-start games and free game demos from Nintendo eShop, and also get the latest news and information direct from Nintendo. For more information about parental controls on Nintendo Switch and other features, visit and Note to editors: Nintendo press materials are available at a password-protected site. 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The Verge
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Verge
May 23, 2025 at 8:25 AM EDT
Some Game Boy games for your long weekend. Nintendo just updated its Switch Online subscription service with a nice mix of four retro handheld titles: the survival game Survival Kids, sci-fi shooter Gradius: Interstellar Assault, puzzler Kirby's Star Stacker, and RPG The Sword of Hope.
The Verge
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Verge
The Chromatic Game Boy is getting native Discord streaming support.
ModRetro is releasing a firmware update for its high-end Nintendo Game Boy remake that adds the ability to stream gameplay to Discord without the need for any additional software such as OBS. Once connected to either a Windows or macOS PC the Chromatic can be selected as a video input device in Discord and will function as a webcam outputting video at a resolution of 160x144 pixels — the same as the original Game Boy and Color.
