Nvidia · The Verge
In 2020, Bates introduced the Arduboy FX with an extra flash chip on board that could hold 250 games
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It’d be nice if the FX-C had a color screen, a proper D-pad, dedicated volume buttons, an improved sound chip, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and even a microSD card slot, but none of those upgrades feel necessary.
Key facts
- The piezoelectric speaker is high pitched but more than loud enough, and its 1.3-inch, 1-bit OLED screen is bright enough to be playable outdoors
- In 2020, Bates introduced the Arduboy FX with an extra flash chip on board that could hold 250 games
- While the 37-year-old original Game Boy could display four shades of greenish-gray, the Arduboy FX-C’s screen is monochromatic and limited to only white pixels
- Equally limiting is the FX-C’s ATmega32u4 processor that’s paired with 2.5KB of RAM
Summary
The latest version of the Arduboy comes with over 300 games in a handheld still small enough to hide in your wallet. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. As handheld consoles continue to grow and push the limits of what you can hold in your hands, the Arduboy FX-C comes in a refreshingly pocketable package. The original Arduboy was a Tetris-playing business card created by Kevin Bates to show off his electronics skills. After over a decade of minor iterations, the Arduboy FX-C looks much like the original.