When thePokemonvideo games first released, they were made available to the public on the Nintendo Game Boy platform. At the time, it seemed that many within the community were enamored by the title, and since then, The Pokemon Company has grown its legacy with a wide variety ofPokemonvideo game releasesand merchandise. Now, thePokemonfan base seems interested in doing their part in keeping the love for the series alive, with one fan even creating a nostalgic Game Boy cartridge that can function as a Pokedex.
Many within thePokemoncommunity are quite familiar with thePokedex and its functions. The device logs information about Pokemon which the player can easily refer to when they want to know more details about a certain pocket creature. Information about a Pokemon is gathered when a trainer encounters or spots a Pokemon, but more detailed data is recorded onto the device when the trainer is able to capture said Pokemon. Though the Pokedex’s physical form changed throughout the years, its main function relatively stayed the same.
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On Reddit, user QueenL3fah shared a video of thecustom Game Boy cartridgethey created that functions as a Pokedex. The footage includes the Redditor showcasing what the cartridge looks like on the back of the Game Boy and also what the screen looks like when booting it up. QueenL3fah also demonstrated how they were able to input letters, typing in the word “Bulbasaur,” and finally showing the Pokedex entry of the Pokemon. Though there are still many kinks to the Pokedex Game Boy cartridge, the engineering work and attention to detail is very impressive.
According to QueenL3fah, they referred to an outside source when producing the Game Boy cartridge. However, they did put in a lot of effort to modernize or replace other components used in their source due to some of them being unavailable. Comments on the Reddit thread also asked QueenL3fah if they would be interested inproducing more of the custom Pokedex deviceand putting them on sale. Unfortunately, the original poster does not seem keen on doing so, given the expense and difficulty in creating the cartridge.
The Redditor did seem interested in sharing their knowledge with the rest of thePokemoncommunity. They plan to make a document that details the process and outlines what others can do if they want to recreate the project. With manyPokemonfans also interested in tinkering with technology, it is likely that some will take QueenL3fah’s offered knowledge and experiment in making a Pokedex cartridge of their own.
