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## gameboymode

*get it, like boymoding? you get it.*

did you know that the 8bitdo Zero Two is just the right size to use as a gameboy? this thing is tiny but you can strap it to the front of your phone with two rubber bands and hey you've got a gameboy.

<img src="/a/gameboymode-1.jpg" alt="a cell phone, an 8bitdo Zero Two gamepad, and a piece of 3d printed plastic" title="a cell phone, an 8bitdo Zero Two gamepad, and a piece of 3d printed plastic">

except instead of two rubber bands im using [this 3d printed jig](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5998094) thanks to WadaKatsu on thingiverse! wow! its held on by a rubber band.

<img src="/a/gameboymode-2.jpg">

for the software, i am using retroarch for android. i changed the menu theme to 'rgui' which is designed for small screens, and conveniently defaults to taking up just the top half of the screen, so it works perfect for this setup.

<img src="/a/gameboymode-3.jpg">

for added immersion i tried a bunch of the shaders that come with retroarch and the best one is *handheld/gb-dot-matrix-DMG*, it's a beautiful replica of the pea-soup green gameboy I remember from my childhood.

<img src="/a/gameboymode-4.jpg">

games this thing runs: i mean, *all of them*, it's an emulator. but the ones I've enjoyed the most are

- Tetris (gb)
- Pokemon Pinball (gb)
- Pokemon Puzzle Challenge (gbc)
- Game and Watch Gallery 4: Modern Chef (gba)
- Pokemon: Too Many Types (gba)
- WarioWare: Mega Microgame$ (gba)

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- purple dualsense
  - aka "klay royal"
    - altho im considering renaming it

- black gold dualshock
  - aka "jehauri"

- thoughts on dualsense edge
  - it's overpriced

- weird joycon issues
  - man i hope android adds support for the directional keys on the left joycon, it's only been broken [since 2019](https://xdaforums.com/t/potential-fixes-for-the-joy-con-issues.3952972/)
  - needs a range extender to work with steam deck
  - seriously the bluetooth is terrible i hope they fix this on the switch 2
    - not that i actually want a switch 2 but I *do* want better joycons

- the steam deck
  - its awesome
  - valve is unfortunately less awesome these days
  - but damn they sure did make a console thats mod-friendly and they get props for that
