Another etsy find, and this one make me snort with laughter. It's so brilliantly impractical, I love it:
the vintage GameBoy iPod case - and the controls work too! With a remote!
Lots of work went into this:
Works with a nano, too, and the last sentence cracked me up:
The front buttons are wired into a remote control so you can change the song and the volume with the case screwed closed. It has been tested to work with an original ipod mini and also a nano.
Got questions? I made it, so maybe I can answer them!
Wow. Just... wow.
Posted by: Nathan | June 03, 2007 at 12:27
That poor Gameboy, being sullied by the presence of an ipod inside of it!
Posted by: Tom | June 03, 2007 at 18:16
It is 100 percent impractical, that's what made me interested in making it...
Not as nice as the iboy that was the inspiration for it, but not too bad.
Thanks for the mention.
Posted by: cavco | June 03, 2007 at 20:08
If you had one iPod which you only used in your car it would actually be pretty cool. Still, I think we should make these gaming-themed iPod cases progressively *more* impractical, just to keep people on their toes. XBOX 360 as an iPod case. A Commodore 64 as an iPod case. Possibilities are endless.
Posted by: Le Driver | June 04, 2007 at 02:38
That's a cool way of bringing your old and beat up gameboy back to life. ^_^
Posted by: Kabalyero | June 05, 2007 at 17:10
THAT is truly horrific :-) http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/youare.php :-P
Posted by: JohnnyD | June 10, 2007 at 00:47
We are not worthy.
Posted by: Hazel | November 25, 2008 at 16:41
Wouldn't that defeat the purpose of having a Nano?
Posted by: Droj | November 27, 2008 at 15:25
i see that these are sold out. are you making any more?!
Posted by: Skye | November 27, 2008 at 22:31
Is there any way to charge the ipod without taking the case apart to unplug the port?
Posted by: Wika | November 28, 2008 at 07:37
It would be a good idea to place a PS3 inside the gamegoy instead of a nano ipod, ok? this thing that you invented it just doesn't make any sense at all, is silly and innocuous. Ah, and is useless too, If U dont want your gameboy better give it away to somebody, ok??
Posted by: Jay | November 29, 2008 at 07:11
lol, this amuses the hell out of me.
good job. :D
Posted by: | December 01, 2008 at 01:28
what a useless thing
Posted by: gala | December 03, 2008 at 23:48
That's epic.
It's uselessness amuses the hell outta me.
x3
Posted by: Jaeger | December 04, 2008 at 00:07
@Jay
"it just doesn't make any sense at all, is silly and innocuous"
You should probably learn what big words mean before you use them because you definitely didn't mean innocuous. Innocuous means harmless or benign.
I think it's a hilarious idea. Yes to all you idiots it is bigger than an ipod which makes a nano pointless, but that doesn't stop it from being fun and novel.
Posted by: Vocabuman! | December 04, 2008 at 04:16
That thing is hot. Don't listen to the haters. Truly creative.
Posted by: Andrew | December 06, 2008 at 01:34
Better idea: figure out how to install RockBox on a Game Boy cartridge and use that as a digital audio player. EH?
Posted by: Kahlil | December 06, 2008 at 11:59
What a loser!!! no need to do this..
you wasted your life on such a thing!!HA
Posted by: Singh | December 08, 2008 at 02:14
I laughed at it, but it is wonderful in its own way. It's just funny because it's a Nano, and a Classic would have made a lot more sense.. even so, that old gameboy was fat.
Posted by: Anon | February 09, 2009 at 21:00
"What a loser!!! no need to do this..
you wasted your life on such a thing!!HA"
So she/he's a loser for being inventive, but you, going around on the Internet looking to insult people; what are you?
Also I don't think it took a lifetime to make, so chances are he/she hasn't his/her entire life.
Posted by: Garth | February 09, 2009 at 21:02
Pretty neat mod for your iPod. A Gameboy case disguises the iPod and the controls on the Gameboy work.
* Fla
Posted by: boston | February 17, 2009 at 05:38
who would want somthing like this what a usless product and a waste of time absolute nonsence
Posted by: stacy | March 06, 2009 at 02:43
I want to know how to make one!!!
Posted by: niall | December 22, 2010 at 08:35