GTA 5 Can Now Be Played on the Game Boy. Seriously.

Someone managed to get GTA 5 running on a Game Boy. Yes, the 'Skyrim will be ported to a fridge'-joke is becoming awfully real. GTA 5 on a Game Boy? Seriously? Yeah... seriously.

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Yup... you can play the game on your 1989 Game Boy. | © Rockstar, Nintendo

What a time to be alive: GTA 5 on a Game Boy. Also, what a waste of time, because who the f*** wants to play GTA 5 on a Game Boy? I guess sometimes, we just do things to prove we can do things, and Sebastian Staacks is one of those people that obviously has way too much time on his hands: The German physicist put his degree to good use and gave us the gift of GTA 5 on a 1989 Game Boy. Wow.

GTA 5 Can Be Streamed On The Game Boy

In order to get this going, you have to do a little work and set up your own streaming cartridge, because that's what it all revolves around: Data being sent to the Game Boy via the internet – via streaming. From there on, Sebastian Staacks worked some magic to get the modern full-screen images rendered into the 20 FPS not-so-full-screen Game Boy display. There's a whole video on how he accomplished it, and, if you're also one of those people with a lot of time on their hands, it's worth watching:

If you follow his steps and get the streaming cartridge, you can not only play GTA 5 on your Game Boy, but basically any game. Since Pokémon Arceus is right around the corner, and its graphics are straight outta 1989 anyway... the timing couldn't be better.

Amidu Njiemoun

Amidu is a Brunel University graduate, and former published novel & screenplay writer turned gaming journalist and show host. He was a Senior Content Creator and Content Co-Lead at EarlyGame....