When I think of local multiplayer, I do not at all think of the Game Boy. Portable systems tethered together with a cable was never my thing. I always favoured on-TV multiplayer on SNES and n64.

My nephew is getting on of these for X-mas (he's 11) and rather than have him sit around like a lump all day by himself and play games (as I would) I thought I'd pick up on of these for myself so ...

But instead of modifying the game cart itself, the hack cleverly leverages Game Boy Tetris’ multiplayer mode which relied on the Game Link Cable accessory to physically link two consoles together.

Move over, Xbox and PlayStation. A new foe has appeared in the world of online multiplayer gaming! It’s the… uh, Game Boy. As in that unbreakable, gray, 4.19Mhz tank from 1989.

I wish I could play ANY Game Boy games' multiplayer modes easily. I do own multiple Game Boys, a link cable and multiple copies of many of the games, but it's still a hassle even in 2021.

The video shows how you can use your Game Boy for multiplayer games with anyone in the world using the Internet. For that to be accomplished, the hacker had to create a “USB to Game Boy Link ...