Self-Taught Modder Crafts Fully Transparent, Functional Game Boy Color Circuit Board — Stunning PCB Pairs Perfectly with Clear Shell

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I stumbled onto this wild contraption built by some genius modder — Natalie something — on X (yeah, that’s what Twitter’s called now, weird, right?). So, she takes a Game Boy Color — remember those? — and makes the whole motherboard clear. Like, see-through. You can actually see all the copper circuits doing their thing. I can’t imagine how long she stared at those schematics. Absolute madness, if you ask me.

Now, here’s the nuts-and-bolts part. She got someone else to whip up the board using this kind of acrylic material. They had to be careful because the stuff melts at just 200 degrees Celsius. Makes you wonder how many times she had to take a deep breath and hope she didn’t mess up while soldering. I mean, I’d be sweating buckets.

Anyway, besides the chips and copper and that little daughter board thingy, she makes almost everything clear. Even uses some cartridge reader from a Game Boy knockoff in China or something, all semi-transparent. Then she slaps that into a shell with translucent keys. Trust me, it’s a sight.

But don’t get your hopes up. This was a one-time project, and unless you want something that could shatter from a frustrated gamer throw — it’s not for daily brawls. It got a few folks thinking though. Like, wouldn’t silver traces be snazzy? Or some backlighting? Honestly, these sound like the kind of ideas you’d think of at 2 AM when you’re on a sugar high.

And this whole see-through craze isn’t just a lone wolf. You got people eyeing every gadget out there, dreaming of peering into their Nothing Phone 2 like it’s a crystal ball. Transparent tech’s kinda having a moment. But, until it stops being fragile like your grandma’s china, it’s stuck in the art project zone.

Still, props to Natalie. That clear Game Boy Color is a masterpiece. It’s this kind of creative chaos that gets applause and makes me appreciate the modding world a bit more. Magic happens when people tinker, honestly.