Even so, it’s amazing to see mods like this appear, and it makes you think of what could have been had Nintendo come up with the Switch concept two decades ago. Of course, this new-look GBA SP is a lot less mobile that it was previously, and the process of pairing the Joy-Con is a little less elegant than it is with a Switch – you have to do it every time you want to play, too. Unlike the Joy-Con grip bundled with the Nintendo Switch system, the Joy-Con charging grip can recharge the Joy-Con while you play, so you never have to worry about running out of power. Oh, and there’s a 2,000 mAh battery inside, which is required to juice-up all of the extra tech that isn’t native to the 18-year-old portable. Attach Joy-Con (L) and Joy-Con (R) to this charging grip and use it like a traditional controller. Using a pre-existing mod which allows the GBA to output to a television, Macho Nacho Productions’ Tito and Kyle Brinkerhoff created a 3D-printed rear bodywork which includes rails for the Joy-Con, as well as a custom PCB (complete with Raspberry Pi Zero) that allows the Joy-Con to wirelessly control the on-screen action. This new mod turns the Game Boy Advance SP into a Switch-style system complete with Joy-Con support, a 3D-printed dock and even the ability to play on your TV. We’ve covered the incredible work of Macho Nacho Productions before on this site, but the channel’s latest project is one of its most ambitious yet.

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