Analogue's Nightmare: This FPGA Game Boy is Half the Price

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We are finally seeing budget FPGA retro video game consoles come to market with the introduction of FunnyPlaying’s FP-GBC. This is essentially a fully functional Game Boy Color that doesn't use any original Nintendo parts, and utilizes FPGA technology to pull this off. Not software emulation, but rather, “Hardware Emulation”, the same technology that Analogue has employed with their Pocket device and catalog of other consoles. So is this budget FPGA Game Boy a viable option for those that want an authentic Game Boy experience, at a discount, let's find out!
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@kyler247 3 ай бұрын

Analogue needs competition, they've been able to set the prices too high for too long lol

@emiliofahr504 3 ай бұрын

It's really not expensive for what you are getting.

@rope435 3 ай бұрын

Most consumers these days love to be price gouged. Hell, they willingly defend companies. They're just taking advantage of them. A fool and his money are easily parted.

@ainsley6410 3 ай бұрын

@@emiliofahr504maybe not if you're in the US, but with shipping and tax it's basically double the price for UK buyers 😭

@josephhooks1292 3 ай бұрын

They set the price according to what people will pay. If people didn’t buy them up so fast the price would come down. Have to blame the consumer on this one. Plus $200-$250 on average for what their products offer is a fair price honestly.

@keaton718 3 ай бұрын

Two years on and you still can't remap controller buttons. Still no DAC support. Still missing promised cart slots.

@briangilmartin662 3 ай бұрын

Competition was badly needed in field of FPGA consoles and it's great that Funnyplaying is stepping up to the plate. Also, the DIY aspect is tempting since I'd like to try a custom Gameboy build of my own, but don't have the soldering skills to pull it off the old fashioned way

@NoSpamForYou 3 ай бұрын

DS Lite...or a Game Boy Macro DS Lite mod if you want to tinker some.

@jasonviande5053 3 ай бұрын

Honestly I'd love to see more. This FPGA market has always seemed far too boutique for my taste, but I would love to see this shake up that market. Like you said we just need continued support, along with a few more competitors to widen the area.

@caffeinedinosaur 3 ай бұрын

I’ve done their GBA mods (you can do those without Any soldering, gbc requires some for battery mods) and as someone who is very bad at stuff like this, it was totally doable and I imagine this kit would be too. :)

@jasonviande5053 3 ай бұрын

@B2-xx8zj I guess that something that offers a similar product that ultimately takes away sales from the other could be considered competition. Source: Me, when I ordered the FBGBC and then a backlight and battery kit for my 2001 GBA. Sure, neither can play arcade games on a TV through an HDMI, but together they cost less than the AP, and that appeals both to my need for cost savings for my expensive hobby as well as my need to one day get past Dune Course in Mario Golf

@caffeinedinosaur 3 ай бұрын

@B2-xx8zj yes but… the dock and such also cost extra

@kazinwho 3 ай бұрын

Wild. Would be cool to see if they ever did a GBA one, to truly compete with the Analogue Pocket (and give us, presumably, different form factor options. I'd still like an Analogue Pocket in the original GBA style).

@knightsurda 3 ай бұрын

the GBA is all I really need. Since it can do all 3 systems

@eksot 3 ай бұрын

@makho said Funnyplaying told him they will do a GBA but it's probably years away from releasing.

@MachoNachoProductions 3 ай бұрын

Hoping we get a gba version!

@tadeuszmarin5704 3 ай бұрын

Guys. The Revo k101 has been out for 10 years and the latest revision corrected (mostly) the mushy buttons and crapola build quality the og had. Slightly cheaper than the FPGBC in Ali and comes with a flash cart (That for some reason only works with that console). And it's a hardware clone. A decent one at that.

@knightsurda 3 ай бұрын

@tadeuszmarin5704 yea for 80$ at that price your better off just getting an SP from goodwill and replacing the battery. Much less the fact you have to use miniusb to charge it. Not microusb miniusb

@KingArakonGaming 3 ай бұрын

About time someone is competing with Analogue in this space it's definitely needed!

@Vulto166 3 ай бұрын

@StarshipMythic There's already fpga based cartridges.

@KingArakonGaming 3 ай бұрын

@StarshipMythic You are correct on both points, there's nothing like sliding a cartridge into portable hardware.

@josephhooks1292 3 ай бұрын

@StarshipMythic I have an original NES that’s had a million carts in and out of it and it still works fine as well as other systems. This idea is actually blown way out of proportion. You’d have to use that single cart everyday and pull it in and out for 30 years to probably ever cause problems with it and the system probably would last longer than that. Why worry about breaking your cart anyway if you never intend to use it? Kind of contradictory a little bit.

@ron.hertzberg 3 ай бұрын

The gb colour has been out for five years

@skins4thewin 3 ай бұрын

Lol buddy... Do you even know what the Analogue Pocket can do? Clearly this device isn't competing with the Pocket. It plays games for two systems, has a FAR worse screen and there's no dock. The Pocket has cores for every retro system imaginable, and on a super high def screen that is one of the most gorgeous displays ever put in a handheld. Seriously, you truly can't appreciate it for what it is til you see this thing in person. Clearly this device isn't meant to even be in the ballpark of the Pocket. The mistake you made was actually being dumb enough to buy into the clickbait. The video title is pretty absurd & everyone who owns a Pocket knows it. This is not a good look for Tito to be honest.... These sorts of video titles make it look like he's trolling for views, or really isn't that bright.

@RetroCrisis 3 ай бұрын

This is the first FPGA device I've been seriously tempted by. The original DMG line of GB's is my favourite handheld console of all time. Thanks for sharing

@armyofninjas9055 2 ай бұрын

I like the GB Pocket. But same sentiment.

@timg2727 3 ай бұрын

When I started watching your videos, I couldn't believe how insane the production value was for such a small number of subscribers. Now you're pushing a quarter million subs and the production is even better. Congratulations on your success!

@HammerStudioGames 3 ай бұрын

I'm right there with you, watching the growth has been awesome

@RetroSho 3 ай бұрын

Have to agree. Literally started watching him when he had maybe 100 subs or so. His level of quality has always been top tier.

@TheGentleCreepers 3 ай бұрын

Now we wait for an FPGBA GBA then the fun starts. 👀

@PaulSpades 2 ай бұрын

The GBA uses an ARM core. All modern ARM CPUs can run most of the GBA code with no issues. There's absolutely no need to emulate or implement a custom core in FPGA, just add a tiny compatibility layer. Grab any of the modern Linux-based consoles for accurate GBA games.

@smashpro1 3 ай бұрын

I'd love for them to move on to an FPGBA.

@MachoNachoProductions 3 ай бұрын

I think we may see something soon

@soloM81 3 ай бұрын

you mean you want them to steal mister cores lol

@codycooper320 3 ай бұрын

I've been waiting for a good wide boy for a while 🤞

@zarkonesmall 3 ай бұрын

+1 to horizontal FPGA GBA. Even though I prefer the vertical format for a lot of games, horizontal is a must for something like MegaMan Zero

@miyakogfl 3 ай бұрын

@@soloM81That's like the whole point of open source though? You can add onto someone else's work without needing to start from scratch.

@border056 3 ай бұрын

Analogue: "Hey, that's emulation!"

@mirabilis 3 ай бұрын

They're also using an FPGA.

@fillerbunnyninjashark271 3 ай бұрын

Yes that's the joke

@alinayossimouse 3 ай бұрын

what? where'd they say that?

@Fran-kc2gu Ай бұрын

@@mirabilis fpga are also emulation, at the software level but still emulation

@mirabilis Ай бұрын

@@Fran-kc2gu What, no? It's emulation at the hardware level.

@pierresakurai4812 3 ай бұрын

Great little FPGA device for the price point. Different league from the Pocket though because: - Has two FPGAs, another one that enables you to play ( no jailbreak, by default) nearly all consoles, computers, handhelds and arcade systems up to GBA (excluding 3D systems). Currently there are 20 consoles, 18 handhelds, and over 100 arcade game cores available. To play on your screen OR on your TV, monitor and projector via the Dock. -Physical cart includes GB, GBC, GBA. And Game Gear, PC engine, Linx with an adapter. -Nearly ZERO issues with console reproduction. Very solid FPGA implementation. Amazing OpenFPGA community. -Bigger battery. Easily removable and very clean components, solid build. -Way higher rez 620 ppi screen that enables crt filters or simulate actual GB screens at the micro-pixel level. -Instant Sleep/Wake functions. Very snappy option filled UI. -For extra money can be docked (dock also has an FPGA) to play on TVs/Monitors. Use wireless controllers. All the filters can be used on your big screen. All that for an extra 100 to 200 (including the dock) isn't too bad (ignoring the weird shipping costs).

@ross4329 3 ай бұрын

That's a fact!!!!

@DisguisedPigeonLOL 3 ай бұрын

I agree 100%. I wonder if all these other commenters have even used the Analogue Pocket? It's expensive for a reason and that screen is freaking eye candy, not to mention dockable and easily paired with wireless controllers. This FunnyPlaying kit is nice, but serves a totally different market and purpose than the Analogue Pocket. Plus CRT filters, save states, etc.

@ebs777 3 ай бұрын

weird shipping costs? i got a bunch of stuff from analogue just a few days ago and picked their fastest shipping and it was only 25$. but i ship a lot of stuff so im used to how it all costs. not surprising

@jomichael1060 3 ай бұрын

Now all we need is one for the GBA as well. 😎

@raganx7108 3 ай бұрын

I just lightly modded my GBC after not using it for almost 20 years switching the dandelion shell to a transparent orange and replacing the screen with a IPS screen, it's smaller than original but I didn't have to solder. It cost me $100 including shipping then another $23 on ali express for a EZ-Flash Jr clone. Same price but smaller screen and no rechargeable battery. Though the nostalgia is literally in my hands because it's the same Gameboy I had since I was 10.

@Manuelx98. 3 ай бұрын

I definitely want an fp-gb micro version

@jayrosgameboymodz5438 3 ай бұрын

I want to buy one, but I'll wait for their hardware revisions to settle down first. I believe v1.1 is hardware rev 3 already.

@joemann7971 3 ай бұрын

I think that's one of the advantages of using an FPGA is that you can do a "hardware revision" via firmware update. Its incredibly unlikely they'll change the design. All the changes will likely just be via firmware updates to update the FPGA.

@jayrosgameboymodz5438 3 ай бұрын

I sure hope so, because they've already gone through a pre-release board, v1.0, and now v1.1, that's 3 board revisions already. I won't buy one until they settle down, because I don't want a new version come out a month later, ya know? I always get bit in the ass like that, it's just my luck. Same thing happened to me when I bought Bennvenn's MBC3000. I bought the v3, and then a day or two later, the v4 dropped with the ability to flash and play between 2 different ROMs. I'm just tired of getting the shaft with my purchases of hardware.

@altheapolyam Ай бұрын

Hey thanks for the video! I love how you approached the analysis and the DIY part is super useful, I'll be sure to save this video for later on :)

@gabrielcaviness 3 ай бұрын

Every time, I make sure to check if the Lynx in the intro jumps slightly to the left. It's gone from tiny nitpick to oddly comforting.

@alexgonzales89 3 ай бұрын

Pcb way is the raid shadow legends of retro youtube ads and i love it lol. Also this kit is quite awesome for its price point it offers crazy value. :)

@callme_Sweetpea 3 ай бұрын

I have been using the GB Boy Colour for years, and it continues to be my go to GB/GBC alternative for original games to this day. And I choose it over the Analogue Pocket every day of the week.

@reverseretro1961 3 ай бұрын

It's also more accurate than the Analogue Pocket, in terms of CPU functionality. It only runs slightly slower, has that wrong aspect ratio and lacks IR due to cost cutting measures. I made my own replacement board that uses the clone CPU and restores the IR, correct clock speed and correct aspect ratio using all new parts. While it's a good DIY solution to supercharge your GB Boy Colour, it isn't cheap and it's pretty difficult to put together.

@speedlolita 3 ай бұрын

If only the screen aspect ratio were correct it would be a contender for me.

@crolodon8024 3 ай бұрын

Bro you don't even own a Pocket. GB Boy is trash.

@callme_Sweetpea 3 ай бұрын

@@crolodon8024 lol! Ouch? Just because I prefer a GB Boy, I don't own a Pocket? Would you be so kind and explain your thought process?

@reverseretro1961 3 ай бұрын

@@callme_Sweetpeathe build quality and surrounding circuitry is mediocre, but the CPU is the diamond that makes it shine. It's actually more accurate than the Pocket in terms of the CPU, they don't know what they're talking about.

@AdrianLabs 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the review, this sounds promising, I have an analogue pocket but could not resist and just ordered my kit, about 150 bucks with gunmetal gray buttons, case, membranes, taxes, shipping and insurance, I think it was a good deal!

@adrian_orozco 3 ай бұрын

I've had my FPGBC since early January and absolutely love it! After doing a firmware update, it plays beautifully. Great video.

@KeiRetroGaming 3 ай бұрын

I agree that this is likely the future of Retro Gaming and a good budget alternative to the Analogue Pocket if you want Gameboy games specifically. Not sure if Tito noticed it on his unit, but everyone I've been in contact with about theirs has experienced a few certain faults on their hardware. I had a screen issue on mine (as shown in my review), but the most notable is the speaker hissing. The 3.5mm audio jack also buzzes if you use headphones with it. This issue has been noted on the 1.0 and 1.1 board revisions. The person who does the firmware has mentioned that this is likely due to Funnyplaying maxing the speaker volume on the hardware itself and then muting it down with the software, which produces the buzzing. Minimum speaker volume is also pretty loud. All that aside, I do want this project to succeed, as custom Gameboys are very expensive to buy or build; thankfully, this offers a very good option for a cheaper price. If you get a chance, Tito, maybe try the original GBC speaker or a different 3.5mm audio jack to see if the hissing on the speaker and the buzzing on the 3.5mm audio jack remain. Excellent video as always!

@_x_x_o_x_x_ 3 ай бұрын

There an ugly hissing sound with mine too and it stays constant whatever volume value is set. Saw your vid about it and you get a new subscriber for being the only one (I saw) mentioning it.

@VanguardRaven 3 ай бұрын

It may be common sense to some, but I'm glad you actually suggested testing the screen/kit before installation. You tend to gloss over that step in your other install guides. A great kit at an affordable price. I'm very interested. FP GBA would be the next logical step - Funnyplaying already have their own GBA motherboard, after all.

@stephenshelottiii3272 3 ай бұрын

Great video. I like the DIY aspect of this project. You can build the GBC you always wanted. Different colored shells, membranes and buttons allow you to truly customize it your way. Not to mention the rechargeable battery. I hope this does well so they move on to the GBA.

@SpikeSlania Ай бұрын

Figured I would add my experience here. After watching this video I decided to try assembling one myself. I have no experience with gameboy mods at all and have only built modern Windows 10 PCs before. So this was a brand new experience for me. As someone completely new to the Gameboy world of mods I have a few tips to leave other newbies that might be interested in trying this kit. First is make sure you have tri wing screwdrivers, I ended up ordering a set to open some gameboy repros I ordered off Etsy to take a look at the chips inside so got lucky I had a set before my kit arrived. Another tip is if you order metal buttons which I did, don't spend a half hour trying to figure out why the membrane for start and select won't fit, if you read the page for the metal buttons carefully it will say you will have to cut the membrane shorts for the mod to work. That said my first attempt I didn't cut the start button short enough so after I assembled everything I realized my mistake and had to disassemble and cut the membrane shorter. Granted now it feels like I may have made it a bit too short, but it works no problem, just feels squishy and more soft then I would have liked, but that's just a learning experience for me. Also I didn't order any of the stickers to put on the back because I didn't feel like spending the little bit extra, but now that I have it and looking at, since I used to play gameboy alot growing up looking at the back without the stickers just looks wrong to me now, I recommend getting the stickers if you grew up with the GameBoy or else it just won't feel right.

@churchofthelambofsat 3 ай бұрын

Interesting. It's always good to have competition.

@Splarkszter 3 ай бұрын

Yes. All those fanboys that get offended because they bought that specific product shouldn't have freedom of speech.

@HighPower64 3 ай бұрын

⁠⁠@@Splarkszterthis is KZfaq, a privately owned company, you don’t have freedom of speech here 🤦🏾‍♂️

@ianfairbanks1318 3 ай бұрын

I would be all over this if it was GBA SP software.

@blisphul8084 3 ай бұрын

That console would be called the fpgba btw.

@Phathom0 3 ай бұрын

Keep the quality content coming!

@enochbrooks633 3 ай бұрын

I had to buy it, one of the first shells they released was a Godzilla shell. Easiest GBC mod I've ever done. Need to get me some plastic tweezers like yours. Great video, thanks for the guide!

@rasteroide 3 ай бұрын

If you could use it to dump roms and saves this would be a must buy

@tylerdean980 3 ай бұрын

Just use the OSCR

@bunnybreaker 3 ай бұрын

This is actually a great idea. 👍🏽

@pspsmallz 3 ай бұрын

Glad you brought attention to this. Other fpga alternatives need more coverage like this, especially the mister.

@DrJ3RK8 3 ай бұрын

While my Analogue Pocket is a "pry it from my cold, dead hands" device, I love seeing more. This is very cool! Would love to see a Turbo Express or Lynx built like this.

@clopixelgamers 3 ай бұрын

Nice Video, I want to build one soon! Those Gold buttons set it off nicely, It be cool if they make a Turbo Express or a NGPC

@dwightdixon8508 3 ай бұрын

This is an excellent option but to be perfectly honest the Analogue Pocket is well priced when you take into account for cost of inflation vs original GB/GBC/GBA hardware as well as the other consoles it can play physical cartridges from.

@themantimeforgotx 3 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. I have the analogue with the dock and its a complete replacement for several of my retro consoles.

@turnbasedtoddy7664 3 ай бұрын

It’s not the price people don’t like. It’s their terrible business practices and bad customer service.

@RolandKoller90 3 ай бұрын

@@turnbasedtoddy7664funny, I emailed them and they got back to me the next day. And I got my unit as promised on their website. A lot of times consumers who have zero business knowledge bad mouth companies and create a negative view. Gotta grow up and look past that silly stuff. Love my analogue pocket 👌🏼

@tadeuszmarin5704 3 ай бұрын

@@turnbasedtoddy7664It costs almost $400 shipped to Europe with our stupid 23% vat to imports, and you have to wait almost a full year. The price is definitely a factor lmao. Also, it's a strange thing that is not an emulator nor faithful to the original console. It objectively looks better on its hi-res screen than the original GBC. So does my RG35XX. But it's too detached from the OG experience to be considered more "real" than just emulating with runahead set to 1 (which defeats its negligible advantage on input lag). It's the same reason RGB modded NES looks strange. It's not how the games were displayed back on the era, so it doesn't evoke any nostalgia, which is half of the retro gaming experience.

@gluttonousmaximus9048 3 ай бұрын

@@turnbasedtoddy7664 Funnyplaying is WAY worse in this regard.

@ENNEN420 3 ай бұрын

This is awful! What is Analogue gonna do now that they can't put their prices 5x what they should be? How are they going to be able to hold you upside down and shake every dime out of you? I sure hope Limited Run Games isn't the next company to have this happen to them!

@MrMxTech 3 ай бұрын

its been a while and glad to see how far you have come my friend ;).

@JoshHatfield 3 ай бұрын

Awesome kit and video. I literally groaned when he said tri point screws.

@Nate.mp4 3 ай бұрын

Analogue's Nightmare: Any Reasonably Priced Device

@Vidalburgos 3 ай бұрын

Half the price and half the functionality/screen resolution lol

@isiahlane8924 3 ай бұрын

Yeah I was gonna say like … the pocket doesn’t only do Gameboy games.

@Vidalburgos 3 ай бұрын

@@isiahlane8924 ha yeah the pocket does so freaking much. Is more expensive but I literally game on my TV perfectly with every retro console

@thefaultinourpizza1513 3 ай бұрын

more like 1/3 of the price, not to mention $70 is a lot more affordable for a lot more people

@Vidalburgos 3 ай бұрын

@@thefaultinourpizza1513 $70 is all in man? I get what you’re trying to say. Doesn’t mean both aren’t true.

@axelkusanagi4139 3 ай бұрын

I'm just happy it plays Gameboy color games.

@RetroRick1990 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video, I’ve watched other content creators and your video is by far the best. Very informative 👍👏

@Passion1111 2 ай бұрын

Definitely got my sub this information is so important for anyone looking to build their own handheld

@TrimmTrab 3 ай бұрын

I don't think this is Analogue's nightmare at all.

@theofficialwileyk774 3 ай бұрын

Why is that? Competition is good for the consumer, and adds complications for a manufacturer who’s primary motivation is to make profit, regardless of a products true value.

@TrimmTrab 3 ай бұрын

@@theofficialwileyk774 Competition is good. I do not believe this is a nightmare for Analogue at all. Their Analogue Pocjet is scores above this product in many different ways.

@ebs777 3 ай бұрын

its clickbait title

@ebs777 3 ай бұрын

@@theofficialwileyk774 because its not even in the same peague as the pocket in anyway

@theofficialwileyk774 3 ай бұрын

@@ebs777 it’s half the price and provides hardware emulation of GBC/GB. With further advancements to come.. Competition is healthy, and this is clearly showing that other organization have a vested interest to provide hardware emulation for Nintendo handhelds. You’re trying to hard to be contrarian and not seeing the actual value of a product like this in the retro game market.

@CarltonSmith45 3 ай бұрын

I've been waiting for something like this :D Ironically the competition oughta be good for analogue too in a way. That is, so long as they respond correctly and become more accomodating to the average buyer in terms of product distrobution

@screwthenet Ай бұрын

Over the years I have thoguth mroe and more how often there will eb custom tech to reproduce the ffects and feel of nostalgic retro gold like consoles and handhelds, and this is genuinely osmehting I could see being a stepping stone towards even better stuff in the near future and beyond. Good stuff!! ^

@DNAMobileGaming 3 ай бұрын

Sold I used your link expect my take on it whenever it arrives as I love this!!!

@JonnyReaper 3 ай бұрын

I'm super impressed with this! FunnyPlaying really are awesome. Thanks for another great video Tito!

@segare-trop-vieux3932 3 ай бұрын

Your videos are so satisfying to watch even when you talk about a device that I don’t care at all ( like the GameCube). Fantastic presentation as usual.

@ameliorategrey 3 ай бұрын

I noticed that you (and Mahko or anyone who reviewed the FPGA GBCs) didn't mention the sleep function with long holding the menu button, which was a pleasant surprise to find by mistake. (I have firmware 1.04.) But, wanted to say this was the video that convinced me to buy it, so thank you for that! Also there's some parts with GB_ClrFix that pull the palettes and designs of the Super Gameboy stored on the card (like the Pokemon Silver title screen) so that was a fun Easter Egg to notice.

@human4491 3 ай бұрын

This is so cool, I really hope they support the DMG and GBP form factors in the future.... I'm so keen for a DMGBC

@James_D. 3 ай бұрын

That’s awesome. I will definitely grab one! 👍🏻

@tigheklory 3 ай бұрын

Love the video as always Tito!

@Ghaleonh41 3 ай бұрын

This certainly caught my eye! Will definitely be keeping this in mind in the future!

@fiffy6572 3 ай бұрын

this build is so plug and play! i love it hope they will make a gba or gba sp kit too

@thx3188 2 ай бұрын

before you put the screen in place I was already dumbfounded at how easy this was! wild

@Sqwerks 3 ай бұрын

Yes i’ve been needing a video like this

@monchopr3511 3 ай бұрын

Amazing! 😮 Looking forward for mote updates. 🤗 My only concern is the lack of compatibility with EZ-Flash Jr. 😞 Hope they address that soon. Great content as always Tito. Every single detail covered and the honest opinion as you always do. Blessings man. 😇

@jenartzie4563 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! You're video helped me build mine c:

@hicamajig 3 ай бұрын

I love everything funny playing is doing to keep the classics alive.

@RubyRoks 3 ай бұрын

I had a teal GBC like the one you showed early in the video as a kid and loved it to bits, but it ended up getting lost on a trip sometime in the mid 00s. Super cool to see something specifically remaking the GBC, although it doesn't appear an opaque teal shell is an option (yet). Nice to see Analogue get some competition in the space, as their hardware has ALWAYS been overpriced for what they offer.

@BigJoker 3 ай бұрын

This opens up interesting possibilities. I'd like to see them do a sideways orientation of the PCB and shell. A GBC advance perhaps.

@heroinpenguin666 3 ай бұрын

Competition is always good. Analogue sells great products. I own an Analogue Pocket and am very happy with it. The great thing about the openFPGA OS that's on the Pocket is that you can get many cores running that already work for MiSter. Right now you can get all major consoles up to and including the 16-Bit era as well as many arcade cores up to Capcom's CPS III for example and some old computer hardware. For the amount of money that the Pocket costs it's very versatile. The MiSter is more powerful and can do more, but it's also quite a step up in price and requires more tinkering.

@kumarp3074 3 ай бұрын

This is really cool. Though at some point I'd really like to see an open FPGA project like the MiSTer but in a handheld form factor.

@tolikha4683 3 ай бұрын

You have a real great channel!

@robertlawrence9000 3 ай бұрын

Dude!!! That's hella RAD!!! I can't wait to see more FPGA systems!!! One day, maybe we can have affordable FPGA systems for all of our old dying consoles.

@Mchenrygames 3 ай бұрын

glad we are seeing some competition

@SumDumGy 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for this!

@bkacjios 3 ай бұрын

I'm pretty salty about this. I bought one a few months ago and got a 1.0 board, but now they put out a new 1.1 board with better timing. Not only that, they seemed to have dropped firmware support for the older boards. I'd like to know that if I upgrade they wont be dropping support for an even better version again. Feels like they rushed a shoddy product and gave a middle finger to the early adapters.

@MachoNachoProductions 3 ай бұрын

This is something FunnyPlaying needs to get out of the habit of. They release products too early and consumers are doing the beta testing

@HighPower64 3 ай бұрын

I have contacted them about this and their response was that v1.0 is still supported but the firmware won't be released until it has been "stabilized"

@bkacjios 3 ай бұрын

@@HighPower64 That's cool, but still doesn't really solve the problem I have with FunnyPlaying. When will things be "stabilized?" What are their goals to reach this fabled stabilized state? 1.11 still has unpopulated spots on the board for an IR blaster/sensor. Is there going to be a 1.2 that has this functionality fleshed out? I'd just appreciate a little communication on what all their plans are rather than keeping all this info under wraps, expecting all of us to buy into an incomplete product. As Tito put it, I don't like being their "beta tester."

@HighPower64 3 ай бұрын

@@bkacjios you can contact them and ask? They also offered me the new revision at a lower price as I had already purchased the earlier one. I took them up on this as it was a great deal and I like seeing how the development process works. Very little was actually changed between them and 1.0 works fine.

@_BELMONT_ 3 ай бұрын

well said on the conclusion Tito! Fantastic Video!

@Madblaster6 3 ай бұрын

I love it. A few quirks but great progress.

@mathieuberthalay21 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for tour video 🤩

@MoonsOfEmpire 3 ай бұрын

Those brass buttons are so sick!

@majesticglass 3 ай бұрын

great video as always. I would probably buy a DMG colour, still hate how the cartridge sticks out with the analogue pocket

@JustinEmlay 3 ай бұрын

That screen is amazing!

@leaf-side 2 ай бұрын

Recently built one and I'm really happy with it. Their rubber button membranes were too low quality though, A button felt like it was stuck because the rubber didn't allow much travel. Swapped to original GBC membranes and now it feels great.

@StaticFox64 Ай бұрын

Thanks to this video, I bought two of these and they're incredible.

@centurioneyt9235 3 ай бұрын

Tito, that's fire 🔥

@Jadisons 3 ай бұрын

I have an AP. I enjoy it greatly, the build quality is nice, and for the price, I think it's worth it. But I definitely think we need something more affordable, and actually in stock for more than a few weeks.

@hawkfeather6802 3 ай бұрын

This is really cool. You can have "new" GBCs now!

@dwightdavis1153 3 ай бұрын

Epic intro music. Felt like I was watching a MLiG video

@extremawesomazing 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for showing us this! Looks promising and it's a decent price imo. I'd love to see a jailbreak.

@Jokerwolf666 3 ай бұрын

If they make a GBA model 1 I am 100% down. Hate the OG Gameboy shape with adult man hands. Great video!

@AbeyantHero 3 ай бұрын

Take em down a notch, Funny Play! I'm so pumped even though I already own the Analogue Pocket

@manuelkelly8728 3 ай бұрын

As an FPGA engineer, i always love seeing the new ways people use these platforms. I know analogue has been making these for a while, but it makes me happy seeing new contenders in industry.

@Runes4Pures 2 ай бұрын

Damn this is the exact video I needed, I was looking for a game boy colour or alternative. To buy a used one + the AMOLED kit would've been £100+ anyway, and the Analogue is always sold out and being resold for £330-ish here in the UK. I was also a bit turned off by the fact that game boy colour can't play game boy advance games, but it seems like with the use of the core swapping of the FPGA it may be possible to remedy that at some point. I've gone ahead and ordered one thanks to this review. The shipping alone is $30+ but, still seems like the best option I have, considering it comes with USB-C and people usually charge extra for that! Thanks 🙂

@starship_01 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, this can do only gb/gbc. Analogue pocket can do a lot more and it can play your cartridges and it can communicate with older/other compatible consoles.

@arc789 3 ай бұрын

Exactly my thought. How would this be a nightmare for Analogue when it can do one of the 10-20 things the Pocket can? Clickbait title imo.

@tigheklory 3 ай бұрын

I would love it if it supported SGB pallets for those games that had enhanced color on the SGB, like Donkey Kong '94.

@NotPayton 3 ай бұрын

Tito is such a legend.

@zarkonesmall 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video! I'm always waiting for a new episode and watch it with great pleasure. And one more thing. After reading comments, I just want to say that I don't think it is a competitor to Pocket for a couple of reasons. Also, I don't agree that Analogue prices are too high, it is quite the opposite. This is why their support suffers I think. I like this device, but I don't think it makes much sense to compare them seriously

@mr.timezone1336 3 ай бұрын

Yes!!! This is the game changer I’ve been waiting for!!!

@MrMegaManFan 3 ай бұрын

It’s great that Analogue has some competition in this space, but part of the cheap price is that you have to assemble it yourself. They need a fully assembled option.

@jessietomich8043 3 ай бұрын

I like mine. Most of the time it just serves as a conversation piece on the coffee table, but the quality of life features make this thing worth it. Plus you can make it any color you want.

@kipters 3 ай бұрын

You know what would make this A LOT better? Being available in the GB Pocket form factor!

@TheIshikawaRin 3 ай бұрын

Hardware emulation is so cool and it's great to see more products in that space.

@ssmart1367 3 ай бұрын

This was great video, and it inspired me to make the same build you did, but I'm a little disappointed that you didn't mention how the brass buttons didn't come with a power switch cover and that the start and select membranes need to be trimmed to accommodate their brass counterparts. You're usually fairly thorough so this surprised me.

@mikeh.9954 3 ай бұрын

This kit is fantastic!

@krayozmines Ай бұрын

Cant wait for my fpgbc to come in. Its being shipped atm

@icyds 3 ай бұрын

It's all about the accessories like my larger clip on buttons and magnifying glass :P

@ozstrider 3 ай бұрын

I hope Funny Playing can take this great start and expand on it. They have a solid base from a hardware standpoint, if they can expand to custom shells with more buttons and allow GB/GBC/GBA compatibility, I think the “DIY Retro Handheld” market is a great money maker.

@leecollins5479 2 ай бұрын

mine was delivered the other day an im loving it!

@adonian 3 ай бұрын

FPGA IS the future... Hope someone (funnyplaying) can make a SNES, Genesis, TG16 etc... but not as EXPENSIVE as Analogue.

@MachoNachoProductions 3 ай бұрын

Excited to see what else they release

@eksot 3 ай бұрын

There is a SNES core for a really cheap FPGA development board from Sipeed (Tang Primer 25k) which is about $20 for the board alone and another $20-30 for SDRAM, controller board, DVI. Sipeed uses a Gowin FPGA just like Funnyplaying with the FPGBC (not the same chip though) and Sipeed has another board, the Tang Mega 138k which should be able to handle much more consoles I think.

@Hallkardia 3 ай бұрын

And simply available: Instead of having to buy them in a 10 minute time window on a set day and then having to wait for at least half a year to receive it..

@skins4thewin 3 ай бұрын

Oh buddy.... If you think Analogue products are expensive, then clearly you haven't been part of the FPGA scene nearly long enough. FPGA hardware is NOT cheap, nor is properly programmed lagless HD upscaling for 240p or lower res sources. Both of these things are rare & take serious knowledge & time. The prices Analogue charges have always been extremely reasonable for what you're getting. You truly would have to have NO idea what you're talking about to think their prices are unfair or high. If you expect others to release full FPGA consoles with proper lagless 1080p upscaling for less than what Analogue charges, then you're going to be waiting for a very, very long time. It's very, very unlikely.

@eksot 3 ай бұрын

@@skins4thewin lil bro why are you responding in such a hostile way? You're clearly not in the FPGA scene outside of Analogue if you think there is no cheap FPGA hardware. Take a look at NESTang and SNESTang, they are not only incredibly small, but also cycle accurate and have HD output. You can buy the hardware for $50, heck the FPGA core board is only 15 bucks. I don't wanna say that Analogues products are outrageously expensive as they build unique products for a niche market, but it's clear to me that you habe NO idea what you're talking about.