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Hardware · Updated 28 Oct, 01:04 am IST

GitHub Universe badge runs NES and Game Boy Color emulators

Image: Simon Willison

Why it matters for readers: An easy-to-understand demo of how powerful tiny devices can be and what mods people make.

  • This year's GitHub Universe badge is a full-blown colour-screen computer.1
  • Steve Francia collaborated with Gemini to port an NES emulator to the badge.1
  • The developers then deployed emulators for the Game Boy and Game Boy Color on the badge.1
  • With a valid ROM, you can run The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening on the badge.1
  • The badge supports an upside-down play mode using touch-based game controller buttons built into its body.1
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