If we're being biased, then the Game Boy Advance SP is the best model in the Game Boy Advance series. It's sleek, elegant, came in lots of different editions, and you could put stickers on the back cover! Oh, and the backlight was cool too, we suppose.
But you know what we were missing in the GBA SP series? One made out of cardboard. That's where YouTuber Peter Knetter steps in. Peter is known for his "YouTube In" series, where he creates content on old computer operating systems or consoles, but he's also been creating life-sized Pokémon, the Kirby Car, and checking out tons of weird and wonderful video game merch.
Fans have long been creating custom Nintendo systems for years — some that glow in the dark, some even transform their flip phones into DS' — but a cardboard GBA SP sounds like it could be pretty fiddly. And Peter uses tenacity and stubbornness to get the job done.
Creating the system looks like a pretty fiddly process, as Peter first has to take the SP apart to retrieve all of the innards that make the thing work. Then he uses the shell to trace the new cover for his recyclable system, including poking holes for the speakers, the pause button, the backlight switch, etc.
To make this fully functioning, the SP obviously needs to fold, so Peter glues lots of small pieces of cardboard together to create a sort-of tube that's solid, and pokes a dowel rod through it. Okay, that's not cardboard, but we'll let him off.
Once the system is all put together, Peter turns the system on — and it makes that joyous little sound. He also plays a little bit of Tony Hawk Underground on his little cut-out system, and it's pretty successful. The little frayed cardboard edges, the janky buttons, and the fact that it's a little chunkier than an actual GBA SP just add to the charm. Colour us impressed! Though we're disappointed Peter abandons decorating his new system — you could've put a Triforce on there!
This isn't the first time Peter has made a custom game console, either. Earlier in the year, Peter turned an old Boombox into a Wii with a screen attached! And last year, he created a Switch Lite out of wood — and it looks like something you'd find in a British country mansion — as well as transforming a Hello Kitty CD player into a GameCube. We're glad he didn't fold making this new addition to his wonderful, unique console collection!
You can watch the full video on how Peter makes this cardboard creation below! And make sure to check out his channel for all of his other creations.
RPG lover first and Nintendo fan second, Alana is often found overthinking battle strategies, characters, and stories. Fortunately, she’s also easily pleased by anything Yoshi-related, creepy-but-cute Pokémon, and SEGA air pirates.
This is like a billion (at least!) times better than the Labo
Whoa, he needs to patent that cardboard screen!!!
@Zuljaras : Understatement of the year! It’s at least one billion and one times better than Labo!
But I’d much rather build a functional one with plastic (Lego?) over freaking cardboard!
@Silly_G Yeah but it is made for fun not functionality
You know, real fun, because it is only one and the other products is mass produced
Love it. It's like when we were kids, wanted a gadget, but didn't have it, so we made a fake one out of crafting materials. Only this one works
I don't have a hard time believing that you substituted a plastic shell for a cardboard shell. It's cool though and I haven't seen it before.
Why not try something like, a wooden shell, a glass shell, or a stone shell? That would be cool. Aluminium shells are something you sometimes see too, like with Anbernic's handhelds.
He’s come a long way since his days as a sonic YTP specialist… made a portable N64 in a Tupperware case too!
The Game Boy Advance SP had a frontlight, not a backlight. Only the revised model (AGS-101) that wasn't widely available had a backlight.
Are my eyes deceiving me? Seems like Peter is actually on a news site! That's... surprising, to say the least.
I love these kinds of projects, really cool process
Not really random or surprising; they built a guitar out of cardboard years ago.
Pretty neat! And hopefully sturdier than it looks. Just don't add water!
Peter keeps coming up with these cardboard things, I think he did City Escape last time.
The problems with things like this are two fold.
I won't begrudge anyone for amusing themselves with whatever little projects they enjoy, but... I'm not sure why anyone else would care about this.
Some people are just too brilliant for words
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