There oughta be…

…a blog with awesome projects. A collection of overcomplicated devices nobody needs. A sanctum for all the things that did not get living room clearance, but oughta be seen by fellow nerds.

There oughta be a bullet time video booth.

26 May 2023

For my cousin’s wedding I did not make a photo booth but a video booth. - With an array of DSLRs to create a bullet time effect.

Thumbnail of the youtube video: A cardboard cutout of a wedding couple is surrounded by a curved array of DSLRs. The title Bullet Time Video Booth is floating next to the cardboard couple in big letter. — Click the image to see the video on youtube.com.

Since this is a very visual project, you should really watch the video. This blog post contains the same info with more details, but those details are probably only relevant if you really want to recreate this project, which is not an easy thing to do.

There oughta be a Q&A about the GB Interceptor.

21 February 2023

I collected your questions about the GB Interceptor and made a very long video taking my time to answer them.

Thumbnail of the youtube video: A photo of a Game Boy Color with a stack of cartridges that is several times longer than the Game Boy itsel. The stack consists of three different GB Interceptors plugged into each other and a Game Boy Camera plugged into the last one. — Click the image to see the video on youtube.com.

And sorry if this pops up in your RSS feed several months later. I simply forgot to add a blog entry for this and backdated it.

There oughta be a Game Boy capture cartridge.

20 December 2022

I present to you: The GB Interceptor. It is an adapter that goes between an unmodified Game Boy and the cartridge and offers a video stream of the game via USB.

Thumbnail of the youtube video: A render image of a Game Boy showing a game of Tetris in progress. From its top protrudes the PCB of the GB Interceptor with a Tetris cartridge on top. To the right is a label saying USB and an arrow pointing towards a screenshot of OBS showing the same image as the Game Boy. — Click the image to see the video on youtube.com.

The video above should give you a good overview of what it does, how it works and what its limitations are. This article here goes more into the technical details of how it works. If you are interested in how to order and build your own GB Interceptor, check out github and the order and build video.

There oughta be a Live Q&A about the WiFi Game Boy Cartridge.

28 January 2022

There will be a Live Q&A session about the Game Boy WiFi cartridge on Friday 9pm (CET). Ask anything!

Thumbnail of the youtube video: A photo of a Game Boy Color, an original Game Boy and an Analogue Pocket with a picture of me showing on the Game Boy Color. — Click the image to see the video on youtube.com.

I have never done this before and am quite curious on how it will turn out and how many will attend. See you on Friday!

There oughta be GTA5 for the Game Boy.

13 January 2022

When I presented my WiFi Game Boy cartridge a few weeks ago, I only had very few simple text-based demos. This post and especially the accompanying video now deliver more. In fact, I might have gone a bit too far, as I managed to stream full resolution video and even play games via WiFi. But see for yourself:

Thumbnail of the youtube video: A photo of an Game Boy showing the GTA 5 title screen with a render of the WiFi cartridge behind it. — Click the image to see the video on youtube.com.

So, as usual, you have two alternatives to start here: Watch the video or read the article. If you are just curious and want to see what I did, definitely check out the video. If you want to understand exactly how it works and if you want to reproduce it or find tricks for your own projects, go for the article and the linked code. In any case, if you have not seen the previous article and/or video on the cartridge itself, you should start there.