This modern Game Boy concept needs to happen now

Who's lucky enough to have had an original Nintendo Game Boy? Launched over twenty-five years ago, Game Boy was one of the first commercially viable handheld video game devices. While you won't find it on a regular electronics shop these days, there are still existing units available on eBay.

What if that iconic portable console was redesigned and reimagined into a new model fit for use now? Munich-based graphic designer and illustrator Florian Renner has put together this concept and I really wish it was real. Unfortunately, the additional buttons and the bigger, wider screen are all computer-generated imagery.

[h/t: Creative Bloq]

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