This Game Boy Runs Windows 3.1, Plays Music, Minesweeper, and Even Has a Blue Screen of Death - Yanko Design

"We really did get Windows on the Game Boy before we got GTA VI! Ever stare at a Game Boy Color and think, "This thing needs Windows"?"

"GBS Windows by Ruben Retro is a ridiculous, beautiful, perfectly unnecessary but deeply satisfying piece of nerd culture."

"Designer: Ruben Retro. GBS Windows comes loaded with a faux-multitasking interface that lets you navigate between a media player, Minesweeper, a piano keyboard, an arcade-style cannon defense game."

"Every interaction is deliberately clunky in the most loving way. You have to double-click icons to launch, and launching apps has noticeable load times."

Ruben Retro's GBS Windows transforms the Game Boy Color into a retro Windows 3.1 experience, complete with a fake GUI and classic applications like MS Paint. This 512KB cartridge allows for clunky interactions reminiscent of early computing, where navigating apps requires double-clicking and waiting for load times. Although the Game Boy was designed for simple gaming, GBS Windows brings a delightful homage to 90s computing culture, highlighting its unnecessary yet satisfying functionality and charm.

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