Perhaps one of the most impressive accessories Nintendo has ever released is the Game Boy Camera. Back when it arrived on the scene in 1998, camera phones weren't even a thing yet - so to have something like this (especially if you were a bit younger at the time), was pretty neat.
Its legacy lives on via the company's portable line, which eventually incorporated cameras featuring their own mini-games. And just a few weeks ago, we saw how a Game Boy Camera was being used to take some Awesome Retro Canvas Imagery. Now, Twitter user @bernardcapulong has turned his Game Boy Camera into a fully-functioning webcam.
As can be seen in the video above, Bernard is connected to a Zoom call and is recording the footage off a Game Boy Camera slotted into a Super Game Boy 2 cartridge inside a Super Nintendo. It's linked to a bunch of other extra attachments that are "expensive" and he admits it's not exactly a "practical" way to participate in online meetings.
What do you think? Impressed as we are? Leave a comment down below.
[source twitter.com, via gonintendo.com]
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I'm always impressed with how much people can do when sufficiently bored.
Yeah, the game boy camera was really fun as a kid. One of those Nintendo games meant to improve your creativity.
Quarantine was strong with this one.
Nifty. I thought Nintendo returned to the idea on the 3ds, certainly with Face Raiders
@HobbitGamer My bad, I was having a moment there! How could I forget Face Raiders and all those AR games?!
"I live for petty **** like this"
Humanity in a nutshell
Edit: I would say Nintendo needs to make this a thing, but the Switch currently lacks a camera......eyes Switch Pro
wonder what the frames are lol, might steal this idea
This guy is hardly the first person to do this. Lol
Still neat though.
@Xiovanni Wouldn’t you have to tip the whole GameCube at a ridiculous angle to get the GB Camera to work?
GB Camera works great on the 3ds as well
@Kalmaro yep, I personally shaped my backing skills since March... Now the bakery around the corner does not get my money anymore. My bread is awesome! That's my way to see at least SOMETHING positive in the current situation...
That is random, well done.
This is amazing! The Game Boy Camera was one of my favorite things on the GameBoy. I loved that you could make stop motion clips and even music with it.
@Kalmaro I've always said that boredom breeds creativity. Want to get creative, get yourself bored first.
I was wondering this myself, the other day, but this solution seems like cheating.
Also I don't have a Super Game Boy cartridge. Or a (non-mini) Super Nintendo.
@mazzel Funny you should mention that, I'm just now gettk g into making sourdough bread.
@Kalmaro and of course I'm talking about sour dough! Mine is roughly 5 months old now and I wanted to name it "Covy" (due to the circumstances) but my wife don't think that's a funny name. So I'm still looking for a name
@mazzel I'm pretty hyped for it, I'm going to start making my starter this week when I can get to the grocers.
@Kalmaro it's pretty awesome what you can do with just water and flour. Once it's active, you don't need yeast anymore.
For the starter, you just need water and flour and it actually works with with every flour. If later on, you want to "switch" from e.g. all purpose flour sour dough to whole wheat or something, it's also pretty easy. Just feed it with whole wheat flour and done.
It's really cool! Enjoy and don't let failures stop you and drop the project! It's part of it
@Liam_Doolan To be fair, they were pretty forgettable
@CodyMKW Nah. The 3DS line doesn’t have a gb/gba cartridge slot, and the DS models that did were not compatible with GB/GBC carts.
I absolutely am going to do this with my hdmi-enabled GC/Gameboy Player propped at a ridiculous angle.
@CodyMKW Ah, but if you meant the onboard 3D camera, apologies. That thing was so much fun to play with.
@GreenOlimar GB Camera works fine on my 3ds so...
if possible, can someone send me the software and whatnot that is needed to use my gameboy camera as a webcam??
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