Game Boy video conferencing camera

Even after 26 years, the Game Boy camera still has a group of loyal followers, especially those who see a unique aesthetic in its video image. Epilogue, however, now wants to use it for video conferencing.

They will do this by using the GB Operator USB Dock, which allows you to run Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance games on your PC (or Steam Deck) via the Playback application and the open source mGBA emulator. The connector also allows you to back up saved game data or easily retrieve photos taken with the Game Boy camera.

Epilogue, the company behind the project, shared a short video of the new feature on the X social network.

"We now have live streaming from the Game Boy camera, but we still need to tweak some things and enable configuration options." The new feature has also been described as "the worst and best webcam you'll ever have."

A previous attempt to convert a Game Boy camera to a webcam required a whole bunch of hardware, including a Super Nintendo, a Super Game Boy cartridge, a composite video to HDMI converter, and a PC video capture card. Epilog's solution looks much simpler and painless, except for those who will have to see their colleagues in a resolution of only a few pixels.

In addition to the Game Boy-bound GB Operator, Epilogue recently shared the first images of the upcoming SN Operator, which offers the same functionality and PC connectivity but for Super Nintendo games. We don't have a release date yet.