![]() ![]() Undeterred, we sideloaded the app and found that it wouldn't register that a game had been inserted. However, when we tested it with the only other Android smartphone we had to hand with this connection – a Wileyfox Swift 2 – it stated that it wasn't compatible with the companion SmartBoy application. The SmartBoy carries the "Designed for Samsung" certification and appears to have been created with the Galaxy S8 in mind, but it should – in theory, at least – work with any Android device that has a Type-C connection (that's basically any leading phone released in the last 12 months). ![]() Your phone slides into the top and connects to the USB Type-C port, which is spring-loaded so you can adjust it to fit your handset's design perfectly. The unit is a surprisingly complicated piece of kit in pure engineering terms. It also comes with physical controls for a more authentic experience – there's a D-pad which is a close match to the one seen on the original Game Boy line, as well as two face buttons, Start and Select keys and two shoulder triggers. If you haven't been following the development of the SmartBoy then allow us to summarise in short, it's a bolt-on device which connects to your Android-based smartphone via a USB Type-C connection and allows you to temporarily dump ROMs from original cartridges. After two years of research, prototyping and development the SmartBoy is finally here – and we've been lucky enough to get ours hands on one of the first production units ahead of its September launch. "Many a true word is spoken in jest." That age-old saying is very true of Hyperkin's SmartBoy device originally pitched as an April Fool's prank it gradually evolved into something more tangible thanks to online reaction which keenly illustrated a demand in the marketplace for something that allowed you to play old Game Boy games on your smartphone. ![]()
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