ReBoi - Raspberry Pi, in a GameBoy!

A project in London, UK by james Sargent
000days 
:
00hours 
:
00minutes 

Funding Successful

A no-soldering-required kit, to replace the guts of a GameBoy with an entire computer.
DIY Electronics
Backers: 306
Average Pledge Per Backer: £97

Funded: £29,779 of £15,000
Dates: Dec 11th -> Jan 25th (45 days)
Project By: james Sargent
Tags:
Aw shucks, no tags yet. +Suggest

Suggest Tags

Begin typing to search or pick from a list. You can add multiple tags at the same time!
  • 2-player
  • 3d
  • 3d printing
  • action
  • action rpg
  • adventure
  • africa
  • african american
  • aircraft
  • aliens
  • android
  • animals
  • animation
  • anime
  • anthology
  • apparel
  • arduino
  • art
  • audio
  • bedding
  • beer
  • bees
  • big band
  • bluetooth
  • board game
  • books
  • camping
  • candy
  • card game
  • casual
  • cats
  • chocolate
  • classical music
  • clothing
  • cnc
  • coffee
  • comedy
  • comics
  • community project
  • component
  • conservation
  • console
  • cooperative game
  • country
  • craft
  • craft beer
  • creative commons
  • cyberpunk
  • cycling
  • dance
  • dice
  • dice game
  • diy
  • documentary
  • dogs
  • dragons
  • drm-free
  • dungeon crawler
  • dystopian
  • e-reader
  • eco
  • educational
  • ergonomics
  • expansion
  • fantasy
  • fashion
  • festival
  • fiction
  • film
  • first person shooter
  • folk music
  • food
  • furniture
  • gadget
  • game design
  • gardening
  • geocaching
  • gizmos
  • graphic design
  • graphic novel
  • handcrafted
  • headphones
  • health and fitness
  • hip hop
  • historic
  • home automation
  • horror
  • housewares
  • illustration
  • indie
  • indie rock
  • indigenous
  • instrument
  • ios
  • ipad
  • iphone
  • irish music
  • jazz
  • jewelry
  • kids
  • knit
  • lgbt
  • lighting
  • linux
  • locally sourced
  • lovecraft
  • mac
  • machining
  • magic
  • magnetic
  • maps
  • miniatures
  • minimalist
  • mmo
  • monsters
  • music
  • music video
  • native american
  • nature
  • ninjas
  • noir
  • non-fiction
  • oculus rift
  • open source
  • opera
  • organic
  • outdoors
  • ouya
  • painting
  • parody
  • party game
  • pc
  • pens
  • perceptual computing
  • periodical
  • pets
  • photography
  • pin-up
  • pinball
  • pirates
  • platformer
  • playing cards
  • podcast
  • point and click
  • pop music
  • post-apocalyptic
  • prehistoric
  • present-day theme
  • prints
  • programming
  • ps4
  • psvita
  • pulp
  • puppets
  • puzzle
  • racing
  • rap
  • raspberry pi
  • real time strategy
  • repurposed
  • retro
  • robots
  • roguelike
  • romance
  • rpg
  • sandbox game
  • scandinavian
  • science
  • science fiction
  • simulation
  • single-player
  • sleep
  • smartwatch
  • soccer
  • software
  • space
  • speakers
  • spiritual
  • sports
  • steampunk
  • stop motion
  • strategy game
  • stylus
  • superhero
  • survival
  • suspense
  • tabletop game
  • tarot
  • television
  • terrain
  • theatre
  • tile placement
  • timepiece
  • tower defense
  • toy
  • trading cards
  • travel
  • turn-based
  • uspcc
  • utopian
  • vehicle
  • video game
  • voxel
  • wallet
  • war game
  • watch
  • web series
  • wifi
  • wii u
  • wireless charging
  • world music
  • ww1
  • ww2
  • xbla
  • zombies
SubmitCancel

What is tagging? || Have a new tag we should add?
Saving your suggestions...
Suggestion Saved Successfully
Thank you for your help! The Kicktraq gnomes will get to work on your suggestions very soon.

Please keep in mind not all suggestions may be used, and repeated re-submissions may result in being rejected automatically (and we don't want that to happen).

If you have any questions, have a good idea for a tag, or a more in-depth suggestion - please feel free to let us know!

Ok
Hrm... something went wrong.
Hey, bad things happen to the best of us. Don't worry, the gnomes have been dispatched. Maybe try again in a little while.

Ok

£29,779

current pledge level
Last Updated: January 25 @ 05:03 -0500 GMT

198%

of goal
funding period ended

£0

trending toward
Trends are not projections. Read More >>

0%

of goal

(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)
Latest News

This DIY Kit Could Turn Your Game Boy Color Into a Mini Gaming PC

January 23rd - via: gizmodo.com
Those who remember playing their Game Boys by the staccato glow of passing streetlights while sitting in the backseat of their parent’s cars sure have a bevy of retro handheld revivals to choose from. Though we’ve had plenty of strong contenders, nothing really beats the original Game Boy Color design with its perfectly pocket-shaped shell. So, if you happen to have one of your old Game Boy Colors lying around gathering dust, a London-based DIYer is offering the chance to transform it into a pure emulation engine. (Read More)

ReBoi replaces the internal components of a GameBoy Color with a Raspberry Pi

January 22nd - via: notebookcheck.net
The ReBoi DIY kit is the first successfully funded Kickstarter project by London-based hobbyist and developer James Sargent. Buyers of his kit, which costs 95 Euro and is scheduled for worldwide delivery in August 2024, will need a real or replica GameBoy Color cabinet and the Raspberry Pi Zero. Everything else is included in the plug and screw ReBoi kit. (Read More)

Fully Funded!!

December 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Everyone. We made it, the ReBoi is going to be a real thing, I cant tell you how happy it makes me to know i get to do this properly, take the time and care to make it really slick, and get it done economically by leveraging the buisness-magic... (Read More)

Whoa, we're halfway there!

December 18th - via: kickstarter.com
I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has supported my little project. We've reached the 50% mark, and I'm genuinely amazed that we've come this far. Niche ideas always carry the risk of failure, making this achievement all the... (Read More)

If you have additional news that doesn't appear here, shoot us a link!