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Custom Game Boy - Legend of Zelda ‘Brick’

"Console fully carved . Paint "warm gray" bomb & brushed. Then a black Lavis to bring out the relief.  Shield resin and hand painted, ivy cut from cardboard: acrylic paint and posca , varnish and coated on one side of vinyl glue elasticity. New  lens  with protection.

Duration: Two and a half weeks.” [x]

One of my favorite pieces of Nintendo history is the Gulf War Game Boy. It’s pretty well-known among Nintendo fans but hey! It might be news to you!

After a bombing during the Gulf War, the Game Boy’s owner found it almost completely charred and melted in the wreckage of the blast and sent it back to Nintendo. A Nintendo staff member decided to try to plug it in for the heck of it, and it powered on! Once the screen was replaced it worked like a charm.

The Gulf War Game Boy is a testament to the sturdy design and enduring nature of Nintendo’s handhelds, and it’s pretty amazing to see in action. It’s on display at the Nintendo World Store in NYC, where it spends its retirement playing an endless demo of the original Tetris, adored (but not played on) by all who visit the store. Good job lil buddy, you earned it

Check out this week’s T-Shirt Tuesday at the RT Store.

The inspiration for this shirt came from a lot of things.

From a love of playing Zelda games and remembering how the original golden cartridge for The Legend of Zelda looked when I put it in my NES.

From the memories I have of playing hours and hours of Mario Bros., Pokemon and Kirby on my old Gameboy during road-trips.