How to turn an Apple iPod into a GameBoy Color!

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Turning an Apple iPod into a GameBoy Color!
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In today's episode of Retro Renew, we take an old Apple iPod Classic and turn it into a Nintendo Game Boy Color! But that’s only the tip of the iceberg! Can the iPod function as a legitimate gaming platform, and is it a viable retro gaming platform? Let's find out!
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► 1:00 Mod Overview
► 3:25 Features and Operation
► 6:13 Gameplay Footage
► 6:36 Pros and Cons
► 9:42 Conclusion
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@charvelgtrs 3 жыл бұрын

The best April Fools jokes are when they aren't jokes.

@Aaron_Bleu 3 жыл бұрын

I remember rockbox being a thing back when iPods were popular not new at all, the other kids were blown away when I showed them doom on my iPod video and paid me to mod theirs lol. There was also some pretty cool homebrew games you could add and custom themes for the music player

@bland9876 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah most people were just stuck with phallic gun and brick. Lol

@ThenTomorrowBand 3 жыл бұрын

April fool's, it's actually a DankPods video

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Haha!

@hi_tech_reptiles 3 жыл бұрын

Beat me to it haha

@2048Megabytes. 3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@RedMarcus14 3 жыл бұрын

Nugget

@Zack-qo2ne 3 жыл бұрын

This channel is so underrated considering the phenomenal cinematography.

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Zack! Really appreciate bud!

@ventrueinconnu3527 3 ай бұрын

Reminds me a bit of Hardwarecanucks or FortNine.

@TravisNuttall 3 жыл бұрын

I was expecting an April fools prank, but this video was no joke! If only I still had my old iPod to try this out

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Haha, no April fools here! Cheers!

@MrFantastik619 3 жыл бұрын

This nothing new. Me and my friend use to play around with the OG ipod videos 13-14 years ago *feelsoldman*. I am fairly sure (if i remember correctly) emulation worked with no audible/visual issues back then, but maybe remembering incorrectly. Although an old 10-year old hack, it was fun to do this when the handheld hacking scene was relatively small, and even still today.

@michaelkamka6568 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Tito, I absolutely love your videos. The clear explanations and up close shots of solder points make these mods SO much more approachable for newcomers to the hobby. I was wondering, what turntable do you use for those rlly cool spinning shots of your finished products?

@YD_. 2 жыл бұрын

Finally, a nice Apple design to a great handheld console. I never knew how much I’ve wanted a concept like this

@SuperSmashMarco 3 жыл бұрын

how does this vid only have 15k views - you're videos have amazing production quality to them!

@justin-yg9iv 3 жыл бұрын

i did this like 10 years ago. when i was a kid this was the coolest shit ever

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Oh man if I had this when I was a kid I would be so distracted. It’s so cool!

@davidt3563 3 жыл бұрын

Learned something new today, thanks! I had never heard of this. Also once again your presentation skills are amazing.

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you David! So glad I could share something new with you!

@keshudioo 3 жыл бұрын

Will definitely try this out as i haven't used my ipod since music streaming came into picture. Great content Tito, keep it up, i appreciate your work!

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏! So glad you’re enjoying the videos! Cheers!

@DebuggedRobot 3 жыл бұрын

imagine if you change the input in emulator to buttons presses then grab an old 30pin alarm clock (with radio and button that works across the 30pins). Solder the button on a GB board, could even use the speaker.

@bfums 3 жыл бұрын

Rockbox and iPod Linux were my foray into softmodding. Way back in middle school. Thanks for sharing!

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! Cheers Joel!

@ColdSphinX 3 жыл бұрын

I've used rockbox back in 2007 on my Cowon iAudio X5L. This video throws me back in a great era of mp3 players.

@Evercade_Effect 3 жыл бұрын

I think it's awesome that this exists. I geek out and enjoy videos like this.

@_W_74 3 жыл бұрын

The sound in gaming is the most important thing in the world for me. very beautiful idea reminds me of MGS4 iPod xD

@KyleBrinkerhoff 3 жыл бұрын

oh man, you could build a nes controller adapter to work with the 30pin, i believe the signaling for all the buttons was exposed via that huge connector EDIT: its a serial bus, you could do it with a Arduino!

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Uh, let’s do it!

@Runningb3ar 3 жыл бұрын

This is good stuff, watching your channel has inspired me to mod an Unhinged SP, cheers!

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome man! It’s one of my favorite mods! You’ll love it!

@No1BRC 3 жыл бұрын

Alwayy enjoying your videos :) Been using Rockbox on my Sansa Clip for ages. Upon buying it(10+years ago) I immediately realized that this little device was so much cut down :( but luckily there was Rockbox. And hey, even Doom runs, lmao- on a two color OLED. Still using it.

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

That’s so awesome dude! Thank you for sharing!

@PUDINHED 3 жыл бұрын

It's probably been almost a decade since I looked into the rockbox project. Great topic and video!

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Johnny! It is really cool, I never knew this existed!

@RWL2012 3 жыл бұрын

@@MachoNachoProductions it makes the device more useful for even music player functionality, because it adds things like support of many more file formats than Apple did (just 2 of which are ogg and FLAC), an actually adjustable equaliser (level control of 10 frequency bands, rather than Apple's "presets"), and more precise volume control (more steps).

@kevinm4x 3 жыл бұрын

was expecting an april fools lol, I was doubtful about doing this to my old ipods, now im going to 100%

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Do it dude! It’s actually pretty neat!

@kevinm4x 3 жыл бұрын

@@MachoNachoProductions I will also get an iflash adapter so I can replace the hdd with an sd card, and a larger battery too

@austingood22 3 жыл бұрын

I had a KZfaq channel in 2009 giving a tutorial on how to dual boot your iPod with rock box. There was also a 3rd operating system you could put on it, but it’s been so long I don’t remember what it’s called. I also remember using a wizard software to apply skins to the default Apple os.

@crappyatlife Жыл бұрын

Ipod linux

@FM4ever 3 жыл бұрын

When I clicked this video, I did not expect to find good old Rockbox. I modded my old iRiver back in the days to run it.

@JayBoyModz 3 жыл бұрын

So Sick! I also thought this was an April Fools vid haha! Definitely need to try this, I have 5 Ipod classics I bought last year to mod and haven't got around to it. Maybe this is this final push I needed 😂🙌🙌

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Nice dude! Yeah, there are so many really neat mods for iPods now. I really want to do the ssd and Bluetooth mods I see folks doing. So cool!

@jhilumdas5228 3 жыл бұрын

I remember putting rock box on my old sansa clip + back in high school. I had Pokémon running on there as well, it was pretty awesome

@mathieuberthalay21 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video

@LitwinOnTour 3 жыл бұрын

Yes I absolutely would be interseted in a tutorial

@Crown987 3 жыл бұрын

Same here

@RestoreTechnique 2 жыл бұрын

Great video

@MattMathisSoftwareGuy 3 жыл бұрын

Seriously though, shout-out to Isaac for lending you the dankest of pods. Very retro hacky, and cool to see the iPod had that much processor in it. Wonder what else rockbox will do in the future.

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree! Really nice person!

@MrMxTech 3 жыл бұрын

Great Job my man

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Dude thank you so much! I hope you’re doing well buddy!

@luiscaballero496 Жыл бұрын

what's the name of that awesome screen saver you have in the background? thanks

@rasmus80g 3 жыл бұрын

Clicked on this thinking it was an april joke. Just wanted to see how much effort you put into it... Then realized it was true... You got me fooled in a strange way :-)

@trulsdirio 2 жыл бұрын

I actually played Wolfenstein on my calculator in school, so this is right up my alley!

@JesusRodriguezCisneros 3 жыл бұрын

Hilarious but super cool to see this at play! Cheers Tito

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Jesus! Cheers buddy!

@raulsanchez9795 10 ай бұрын

The album cover scroll is amazing!!!

@buddybleeyes 3 жыл бұрын

This is legit cool as hell. Unfortunately my ipod classics drive is dead 😅 this is sooo cool, I might have to look at repairing it or buying one. Got a sub from me, I'd be interested to seem more things like this :)

@wilsonakawislonly4868 2 жыл бұрын

Please don’t buy another iPod just cuz a dead drive there so easy to repair

@usr01 Жыл бұрын

Iflash adapter, Adapts the zif drive to compact flash or sd/micro as.

@Budgetdrifter 2 жыл бұрын

Such a good channel

@cloud8426971305 3 жыл бұрын

The intro is so nice

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@phxdowner 2 жыл бұрын

I’m really into the intro music.

@gumbyx84 3 жыл бұрын

This is not something I thought I'd see on this channel. Great video for April Fools' day. Can we get a link to reddit post?

@dylanmcintyre0502 Жыл бұрын

I love the fact the slash screen showcased The Who and Pink Floyd :))))

@gluedtogames 3 жыл бұрын

What's funny is that this was an actual April Fools prank on a website I used to frequent called Game Revolution. They ran an ad for an iBoy.

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Whoa really!? I need to check that out!

@gluedtogames 3 жыл бұрын

@@MachoNachoProductions I'm trying my hardest to track it down and will report back with my findings.

@thresh- 3 жыл бұрын

Last time i was this early, there were still 151 Pokemon. Also, i hope KZfaqr DankPods can get to see this video. He would be delighted to know an iPod can be modded in such a way.

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Lol! There will ever only be 151 Pokémon to me. It would be so cool to see what dankpods thinks about this mod!

@cesar122111 3 жыл бұрын

he installed Windows already on the ipod, he could run a emulator on top of that will be nice though hahah

@yeepsleep 3 жыл бұрын

DankPods, truly one of the GOATs of KZfaq to me. Oh and Macho Nacho, he's cool too. ;P

@SlapNuts4Life 3 жыл бұрын

I kept waiting for the April fools but it never came! I thought for sure when you were scrolling through that text document showing how many pages there were you would scroll down to 4.1 but nope you stopped at 3.1 Good job dude, you got the best of both worlds, a real thing that plays like an April fools joke😂😂

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks man! This was a total coincidence, I didn’t realize it until like yesterday that this was going to be released in April fools. Cheers!

@SlapNuts4Life 3 жыл бұрын

@@MachoNachoProductions 😂😂

@columbiannecktie9675 Жыл бұрын

So, you can use a windows computer to put files on the iPod through the rock box os? Or do I need a Mac?

@paulfavila5482 3 жыл бұрын

Upon seeing the thumbnail i knew its powered by Rockbox and the best thing about this cfw is the ability to use plug and play (yay no i Tunes), make a ipod to run a fm radio and doom.

@Shady88Italy 2 жыл бұрын

I'm wondering if just rockbox could be installed, and not the ipod's os

@KIP-n2q 2 күн бұрын

I wonder if the control mappings are open source. I think they could be optimized with the click wheel. Basically for an FPS game like Quake, you could remap U/D/L/R to the click wheel.

@onasazi 3 жыл бұрын

Cool! I went to find my old ipod nano... and i have the 3rd gen. Rockbox doesn’t work on 3rd gen! 😞

@SuperSonic-vx7nb 2 жыл бұрын

I have not installed it yet, but the hold button on my iPod is broken.When I switch it,it turns the lock on for a split second but it does not disable the click wheel.Any other way to swap between OS?I have a IPod Nano Gen 2 BTW.

@clydeosterhout1221 Жыл бұрын

How much memory is needed to run the emulator and games? I am modding an IPod with flash memory.

@Shikaku11373 3 жыл бұрын

What was that metal joycon in the opening?

@HUYI1 2 жыл бұрын

used to mod my ipod classic with jailbreak back in the day with audio mods, i may have heard of this custom os back then but never used it, i moved on the ipod touch by then and jailbroke those instead but this is still cool tho

@fabulousfilou7235 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is a throwback. The rockbox OS is as old as the device itself. I got my Ipod waaay back in the late 2000, an i hated the original OS an the fact, that you were bound on Itunes. Installing Rockbox wa the first things i did. I also added Doom. And maybe i give it a try again after this Vid, thanks.

@lalo2509 3 жыл бұрын

It's official, Doom can be emulated on every platform ever made.

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Totally! That is the benchmark that all electronics are judged on.

@retrac1999 3 жыл бұрын

Might have to buy an old iPod now. This is pretty cool

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

You should totally do it!

@Stoneysalami Жыл бұрын

I remember finding out about rockbox in high-school modded my 1st gen nano into playing videos, turned it into a gamboy as well. Ah the mid 2000s.....

@MISSxSlNlSTER 6 ай бұрын

Will installing Rockbox remove existing data on the device?

@onasazi 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if it would be more better for gaming if rockbox was used on an ipod touch??

@HulksterHogan 3 жыл бұрын

I remember the first experience I ever had with the original Doom was playing it on an Ipod.

@RogueLink64 3 жыл бұрын

Dude I did this in high school in like 2010. Played a ton of pokemon and doom on it.

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! I can’t believe I am just now finding out about this.

@willzybaws 6 ай бұрын

thank you im doing this as we speak

@zigzagjag Жыл бұрын

Does anyone know why my roms aren't showing up on my ipod mini 2nd gen? I have the roms installed in the folder titled "GBC Games", but they just aren't showing up on the ipod. I have rockbox installed, I am on the rockbox title screen. I just wanna play actually FINISHED pokemon games.

@mikeysshortboxshop 3 жыл бұрын

Tutorial? Of course I want a tutorial!!

@daviddinata5256 3 жыл бұрын

I support this channel all the way. Its only a comment but thats the most i can do . Cheers!

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Dude, thank you so much David!🙏 your comments and everyone’s means the world to me! Thanks again! Cheers!

@morganb900 3 жыл бұрын

didnt even know you could do this with rockbox

@pachinko32 3 жыл бұрын

Nice vid as always! But... If your name is 'Tito' why pronounce it 'Tido'?

@Gol_D.r31 Жыл бұрын

Is that on the ipod 5.5 possible?

@harleyellson6899 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, just installed this on my iPod video 5th gen. do you know how to fix the lagging? Games look great but are sadly unplayable due to lag. Thanks :)

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

I think the lag is due to the emulator not being optimized. That’s why I recommend slower paced games like rpgs which can be played with some lag. I hope they optimize the emulator sometime in the near future. That would be great!

@humacao01 3 жыл бұрын

Well that's just outstanding...

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Its definitely a pretty cool use of the iPod!

@SaenGaems Жыл бұрын

was that a wolfenstain bears reference

@fennsk 3 жыл бұрын

Impressive that this can work at all! Speaking of retrofitting old Apple tech, has anyone come across good ways to play retro games on an old iPad? I have a 2nd gen one that's collecting dust. I haven't come across any relevant apps that are supported on that OS yet. Any other interesting uses for an iPad 2 would be appreciated as well.

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

I’m sure there’s some great apps if jailbroken! I may look into that!

@fennsk 3 жыл бұрын

@@MachoNachoProductions Please do! There are a ton of theoretically-functional iPad 2s still out there, but it's really hard to actually put them to use.

@valley_robot 3 жыл бұрын

Ok I’m sure you have tried this but in case you have not , find someone who has a newer device that works today , and ask to use their apple login on your old iPad , get them to download all the software you want on there new device , then login with their details on the old iPad , try to download the software , it will say that it is going to download an older version of the software that is compatible with this device , you can get most apps to run on an old iPad using this method ,using an old iPad as a synthesiser is a great idea , 30 pin to usb connector , connect a cheap usb midi keyboard and your away

@fennsk 3 жыл бұрын

@@valley_robot I had not thought of that, thank you for the advice!

@alexisc5595 2 жыл бұрын

The best you can do to revive this iPad is probably jailbreak it, you could download old version of apps and all sorts of emulator

@lllccc8813 3 жыл бұрын

i forgot about rockbox last time i used it was on my samsung mp3 also this can be done Apple: iPod 1g through 6g (Classic), iPod Mini, iPod Nano 1g, iPod Nano 2g

@welix94 3 жыл бұрын

The iClassic version number is jumping back and forth between 1.0 and 1.1... What happened there? :D Cool video btw!

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

I noticed that too. It would jump back and fourth when ever I jumped back into the Rockbox OS. It would eventually settle into the 1.1. Guess it’s not a totally stable version yet.

@sergiopalma7180 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know if it's possible but it would be hilarious to see an iPod with a Zune operating system

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Haha, that would be so crazy!

@Ustaleone 3 жыл бұрын

Wolfensteen... :D

@daftward9292 3 жыл бұрын

Oh, that audio is pristine, Gameboy taped to an industrial fan quality. Far beyond the comprehension of our mortal ears.

@LitwinOnTour 3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, it does not work for the 3rd generation Nano :(

@MrPufins 6 ай бұрын

way back when i had a 1st gen ipod nano. that i used to play though pokemon yellow and crystal

@carefulman3673 3 жыл бұрын

Did you ever fix the q5 tilted screen?

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Haha, not yet, but I will soon!

@JohnSmith-lf8kg 2 жыл бұрын

Hey tito any updates on this?

@bloodyreaper7 2 жыл бұрын

can you make a video where you mod an apple ipod by yourself as tutorial for us?

@hi_tech_reptiles 3 жыл бұрын

Wheres Frank...? 🐍

@doafan455 3 жыл бұрын

Holly shit I still have my first iPod inside an old backpack 😱

@dekillerxd777timo5 2 ай бұрын

i have one myself i like it

@bigemugamer 3 жыл бұрын

yup, action games on devices with this kind of setup are gonna be difficult, but turn based RPGs will work well. was playing Shining Force on my old google nexus 2 a while ago, got far playin' it at night next to my sleeping girl but fell away from it. Some devices are great for RPGs but not action games. awesome mod, anytime video game scan be played on a device not originally designed for them is cool. =D

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree dude! Cheers!

@Alitlittlehedgehog 8 ай бұрын

The ultimate 1 handed poke device.

@atariforever2002 3 жыл бұрын

Count me in for a tutorial as well!!

@xSGTBONGRiiPPxxADVENTURESx 3 жыл бұрын

brb gotta tell dankpods to get on this lol i was hoping he would have a pinned comment on here.lmao

@Finallypeople 3 жыл бұрын

Post a tutorial please on how to install

@Gaiaran 3 жыл бұрын

next time you should convert a pc game play into a video file and play it on a nintendo ds. Like cyberpunk DS. "Doesnt run on a console, but works on a potato handheld". Would be awesome.

@cirkulx Жыл бұрын

now that I actually own an iPod, this will be much cooler.

@vinnytheplayer5500 3 жыл бұрын

I wish the monochrome gen 4 could have this

@JohnSmith-lf8kg 3 жыл бұрын

A tutorial would be nice. 👍

@JuicyJakeRepairs 3 жыл бұрын

the old ipods are so awesome

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree!

@Adamladd 9 ай бұрын

used to use my ipod nano to play pokemon yellow in church.

@xero110 3 жыл бұрын

Quake and Doom are running native ports with no emulation, while GBC is running on a ported emulator. The system requirements are much higher for emulation vs native code.

@MachoNachoProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Makes sense. I’m hoping there will be a native port for the gbc emulator

@xero110 3 жыл бұрын

@@MachoNachoProductions Oops, I guess I wasn't very clear, my bad. Both are native ports, but emulating GBC games is harder than running a native port of Quake on such low-end hardware.

@RWL2012 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah Quake and Doom are running *"directly"* (via the OS) on the iPod's ARM-based CPU (in the low hundreds MHz if that), whereas with the GBC emulator the iPod's ARM-based CPU is having to *emulate* the GBC's 8.3MHz Z80/8080-based CPU in software. The inefficiency of software-based emulation of one instruction set architecture on another is also the reason smartphones struggle to run Windows 95 (x86 on ARM in that case).