The Retro Song Bird plays just the music from your favorite Game Boy cartridges
Andrew Liszewski is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid.
The Retro Song Bird may look similar to devices like Epilogue’s GB Operator with a slot on top for Game Boy cartridges, but it’s not designed for playing retro games. The featureless box is instead a media player designed to play through all the music and sound effect files on Game Boy cartridges using a basic set of play controls on board for skipping tracks and adjusting the volume of its built-in speaker. It’s like a reimagined Sony Walkman that trades cassette tapes for your childhood game carts you refused to get rid of.
Created by a talented builder simply known as BJ, the Retro Song Bird includes additional functionality. While the built-in speaker reproduces the tunes close to how they...
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