Modder Gets GTA 5 Onto An Original Game Boy
When it comes to getting games to run on systems that the game was not designed to be compatible with, Doom often takes the crown on that front. There have been so many weird things that Doom has been ported to that it's basically become a meme at this point. However, that may be fine for a game that came out in the mid-1990s, but someone out there has posed the question of whether or not it's possible to get Grand Theft Auto 5 to showcase on a console that came out in the late 1980s.
In a recent video uploaded to YouTube, Sebastian Staacks has been demonstrating a WiFi-enabled cartridge that slots into the back of an original Nintendo Game Boy. Among numerous things, Staacks has shown that it's possible to play GTA 5 through the 33-year-old system. Of course, it should be pointed out that the console isn't actually running the game using its own hardware. A technical breakdown of how it works has been uploaded by the creator, with the code available for others to use.
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Still, it really does look like the game is running on the classic 1989 Nintendo handheld system, complete with monochrome green graphics, and even enabling the use of the console's buttons to control the game. As well as this, Staacks was also asked to showcase Crysis and, of course, the original Doom running in the same way, which they were able to do with decent frame rate.
The Game Boy was a landmark piece of gaming technology at the time, being something of a phenomenon upon release, and selling more than 118 million units worldwide. Those who missed out on it can still get the Analogue Pocket which runs all of the Game Boy's back catalog.
Overall, Staack's video is very
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