Self-Taught Modder Creates Fully Transparent Game Boy Color Circuit Board with Stunning Design in Clear Shell

Oh wow, okay, where to start with this? So, this modder, Natalie—who clearly has way more patience than I do—went and made a Game Boy Color motherboard that you can see through. Yep, she turned the good old PCB into something like a ghost of its former self, all clear and shiny. I think she posted about this on X (aka what we used to call Twitter before the world went weird), and get this, she created her own schematics. Not joking. She even ditched the ground zone for some cosmic reason, which I suppose means something important to tech wizards but just sounds like sci-fi to me.

Now, don’t ask me how, but she spoke to some third-party magic makers, and they crafted this see-through board thing using something acrylic-like. Feels like sci-fi, I tell you. It’s got a melting point that’s not that hot—200 degrees Celsius, which sounds warm enough to me but probably makes her sweat bullets when soldering. Can you imagine doing that? I’d melt it in a heartbeat.

Anyway, back to this ethereal Game Boy. It’s basically transparent except for these tiny bits like the chips and copper stuff. Even the cartridge bit, which took a little trip to China via a clone, is half-see-through. And she paired it with, you guessed it, a clear shell. It’s got translucent keys and the whole nine yards. Pure witchcraft if you ask me.

But here’s the kicker—this beauty is a one-off. You can’t just go and buy it, sorry to break it to you. It’s like a fancy art project for gamers. Plus, the thing’s about as sturdy as a soap bubble, so probably not wise to whip it out during a rage-quit session.

Some folks had the brainwave of throwing in silver instead of copper. Like, cool, but who’s got the time? Or maybe lighting it up from the inside—definitely something someone on TikTok might do next. There’s this whole underground club she’s involved with, so who knows?

Also, folks have these grand dreams about doing the same see-through thing with other gadgets. There’s talk of trying it out on a Nothing Phone 2—don’t expect me to test it out. But hey, clear gadgets are having a moment. Just fix the strong-and-cheap problem and maybe, just maybe, they’ll roll out mainstream.

Anyway—or wait, maybe I should circle back—we gotta hand it to Natalie. She’s like the Picasso of the gaming world or something. This is why we love modding—it’s creative chaos at its finest.