Natalie the Nerd's blog

It's been a bit! This post is going to be mostly about the new video out feature and some admin stuff. Firstly, I have launched the pre-launch page to back the product here. A quick little tl;dr of why I am doing this through crowd supply: * I...

Retro Gaming is fun. It's something most of us do because it's nostalgic and reminds us of a simpler time when we were young. No worries, just playing with your friends at school, maybe trading Pokemon at recess. It's 2026 and last week, a...

Game Boy board scans, schematics and more...

I finally received the PCBs after they were MIA in China for 2+ weeks. They were already out of date by the time they got to me but I was able to put together the first beta edition of the build with my screen driver. 0:00 /1:20 1×...

First of all, I just want to say thank you for all the support and interest in the project! I initially made it to challenge myself and share with my friends in the Game Boy community - but getting others interested in the Game Boy scene is something I am...

Through my documentation of Game Boy boards, I have drawn up schematics of each device. I know them pretty well. Check out my board scan wiki https://wiki.nataliethenerd.com/ I jokingly made this tweet when the kit was announced, but decided to actually do it....

I finally got around to self hosting my own start page - Glance (thx Jamo)....

I made a pride rom for the Game Boy Advance you can download free! Flick through the different flags by pressing the following buttons:...

In my quest to USB C all the things, I recently USB C'd a wedge 2DS. I like this device as its nice and comfy to hold, definitely gives you the retro feeling more than the clam shell....

The DSi is almost the perfect handheld for DS emulation using Twilight Menu. So of course, it is made better by USB C charging....

Stuff I used: * These USB C female ports * Tamiya basic file set * 32 AWG wire * Kapton/Polyimide tape 0:00 /1:28 1×...

Natalie the Nerd actually originated as a blog. I only had a few posts. I can't remember what site it was on, but it was inspired by this video from Maker's Muse: https://youtu.be/-nesZt9igME...