Epilogue’s adorable plug-in gizmo turns your laptop into an all-powerful Nintendo Game Boy.

Wide compatibility with any Game Boy, Game Boy Color, or Game Boy Advance cartridges. Supports accessories like Game Boy Camera. Save data backup and transfer tool. Exhaustive list of filters, tweaks, cheats, and emulation tools to experiment with. Bargain price.

The Game Boy family of handheld consoles was groundbreaking, making gaming more accessible to millions worldwide. Nintendo’s portables beat off technologically superior competition from the likes of Sega’s Game Gear and Atari’s Lynx. They became home to foundational moments for the medium, from what is still arguably the definitive version of Tetris to the birth of Pokémon. Yet with the iconic gray monolith launching in 1989, it’s now pushing 40—and playing those important classics gets tougher every year.

If you have a collection of original, physical Game Boy cartridges in 2026, you essentially have two options. One is to hope your original ...