The wooden Game Boy (CNC'ed Walnut Wood)

[@BlueyMcPhluey]

this is the most compelling sales case for a CNC machine I've ever seen

[@Milkex]

A friend saw this and now I'm also CNC'ing a game boy shell out of wood lol

[@MNSweet]

This is what I like to see at this point in Gameboy retro modding. We have advanced so much these past 20 years in components that we are returning to aesthetics. Nice build easily worth $200-300 for just the shell based on wood type. (Math: good resin shells with designs start at $60, lumber isn't cheap, designing the cut paths and labor, trial/error). It's the type of DMG I'd put in a glass case under lights.

[@shootingsolutions1616]

Honestly one of the coolest mods i have ever seen! Top notch craftsmanship

[@minirop]

watching the "holes" expand was quite a mesmerising experience. and the finished product looks so nice.

[@davidpetry7853]

I dont think I have ever seen a video with better fitting music.

[@spot997]

agreed

[@NicksStuff]

This is amazing. It deserves a 30+ min video, though

[@darrenfalconer3267]

there is a youtuber who does things like this, english bloke. it goes above and beyond to become art almost. its really beautiful.

[@lennart9344]

This is super awesome and I want one. You are a hero for documenting and sharing this :)

[@Jani_T]

watching this and appreciating the background music besides the beautiful game boy. In this dark walnut wood, it looks more grown up. More like a Game Man ;D ;D

[@N3KO_79]

This video deserves a lot more views... What a piece of art! I love it ❤️

[@ganondalf8090]

I think it would be fascinating to see how far you could "organify" the gameboy further- you could make the buttons of wood, the membranes out of leather maybe, the screen bezel out of birch bark and capiz shell, etc

[@ThereOughtaBe]

...and an LCD display out of trained ants :D

[@lordmemester8798]

​@@ThereOughtaBethat would be epic lol

[@RestoreTechnique]

​@@ThereOughtaBeStart the training!

[@joedog86]

@@ThereOughtaBe A display screen made of ants? Ever read "Children of Time" by any chance?

[@finnpham6042]

This is exceptional, I would pay good money for this case. Furthermore, If you can do a Gameboy Advance one, It would be a masterpiece

[@RestoreTechnique]

Amazing build, love it. So well made and satisfying to watch 👏

[@DougSalad]

Absolutely gorgeous! Great job, T.O.B.! And thanks for putting me in the video 😃

[@jedixsquare]

Brilliant!

[@RobertKreese]

Great use of a CNC and a perfect combination with Wood and old electronics. I love the result. So beautiful! What's up next? A Wooden NES, SNES or maybee a MiSTer case?

[@Sir_Uncle_Ned]

That is sick! I like the sharp contrast of the buttons and screen bezel against the wood!

[@radishdalek]

This is incredible

[@Zuudo]

7:00 cheeky “oak version” :)

[@donfabio90]

What an incredible amount of work! End product looks amazing! And thank you for providing your source files!

[@PCBWay]

This is so good!

[@ad.i]

This is frikin beautiful

[@AverageMichaelJordans]

That's just downright beautiful. Not just the gameboy itself, but the idea too! I'm probably gonna have to try this out myself for a controller, or my NES case

[@RaffaelePolitano]

This is stunning, thanks for sharing this incredible process!

[@Neol333]

I love everything about it.

[@PixelCherryNinja]

Love it! This may be the ultimate Gameboy 💪

[@LotoTheHero]

I love this, it came out great! The white buttons do look really good, but I think metal ones would have been an interesting consideration as well. The IPS panel looks great in there. 👌

[@EliottNicolle]

Amazing build ! But is there a gentlemen here who knows what is the song at 1:22 ?

[@ThereOughtaBe]

Thanks! And that's a collage of the bits I used. You are probably wondering why they turn before I actually turn on the spindle? Well, I could not make the spindle turn slowly enough to see the rotation, so I turned them by hand in order to make the cutting direction (upwards or downwards) visible. The spindle has a knob at the top to rotate it manually and hence they are rotating unevenly in steps because it is just my hand...

[@Timbobs]

Looks super neat and clean ❤

[@iNimbleSloth]

OMG, I ❤❤❤ your case, it looks fantastic 😍😍 Such great work.

[@StereoBucket]

You son of a birch. Wood you look at that. That would've been a pine in the ass if you didn't have the CNC. This video deserves more views. Hope it becomes poplar. Fir real.

[@kr8771]

that is genuinely cool. now i gotta see if there's an online service that CNCs wood with (reasonable shipping)

[@ThereOughtaBe]

Let me know if you find one. Others might be interested as well. So far I have only seen metal, acrylic and such. I suspect that wood is too "variable" for most services.

[@schublade4]

Sehr beeindruckendes Projekt

[@TheSepharos]

Hey Sebastian, i just read your blogg about this project and i wonder if you can tell me the noices the CNC does while working in your system? Is there a big difference with doors cloesd/open? Did you maybe meassure the dB?

[@ThereOughtaBe]

Sorry, I don't have numbers, but the doors make a difference. When they are closed, the shop vacuum is definitely the loudest part of the setup. If I open the doors, it depends on the current job.

[@Prof.Herb_]

Sehr gelungen. Auch der Herstellungsprozess ist sehr sehenswert. Weiterhin viel Erfolg

[@cadoo]

wow this looks really great. nice video man!

[@1Rot]

Back at it again

[@nickstuffinc]

Have you looked into wood stabilization using resin? Its mostly used in knives but I think it would work wonders for making high detail wooden parts.

[@Evercade_Effect]

Geeked out over this!

[@djjaydee7706]

This is a master piece!

[@elgooGmirrorExists]

Where did you get the Tetris remix in the background?

[@ThereOughtaBe]

Made it myself. You can get it here: there.oughta.be/music

[@elgooGmirrorExists]

@@ThereOughtaBe Cool!

[@moshawnla]

So dope, not nearly enough views

[@lordmemester8798]

What song is the tetris remix? it sounds really cool

[@ThereOughtaBe]

I made it for the video. Originally, I planned to just use my "signature sound" (the three notes when the title is shown) and the chord progression I use for the outros, but when I ran out of ideas for the long CNC timelapse, I threw Tetris into the mix...

[@lordmemester8798]

@@ThereOughtaBe that's awesome. are you releasing it anywhere?

[@ThereOughtaBe]

Sure. It is not really mixed to be listened to as a standalone song, but if people like it I can place an mp3 somewhere. However, I think I would like to wait a few weeks before doing that. This may sound a bit silly, but I hope that people might rewatch parts of the video for the music, which would be registered by the KZbin algorithm. Not sure if it really works that way, but I would like to get that additional view time for a week or two while there still is a chance for the algorithm to promote the video :)

[@ThereOughtaBe]

Sorry, took a while, but it is available now. Check there.oughta.be/music for a simple free mp3 download or links to streaming services.

[@lordmemester8798]

I just found out you worked on Phyphox. I love that app! Thank you @@ThereOughtaBe

[@andywest5773]

This is a thing of beauty.

[@mme725]

Damn, another awesome video! There oughta be/a/nother 😜 Also love the theme A remix, it was so fitting!

[@WinterworksDicecraft]

This is soo cool, really love it!

[@KevinOsborne1987]

That's awesome!!!!

[@bentsound]

It's beautiful!

[@OnnieKoski]

Beautiful!

[@mroelfass]

You Sir are one crazy M***f***. Respect. I'd buy it!😊😊

[@kevinstemmer9248]

Geiles Teil

[@DanielT]

Must feel great in hand's

[@some_haqr]

Well I've just checked my history, I've never viewed a single one of your videos yet I'm subscribed.. strange but I actually like you r content so I'll keep it 😅 Strange that tho

[@grandeotos]

Very classy

[@Madblaster6]

This would go great with My Boxy Pixel aluminum GB

[@kush-tv_ukraine]

Wow, cool bro 😮

[@cho4d]

amazing!

[@yetzt]

What is that epic tetris remix during the cnc montage?

[@ThereOughtaBe]

Well, that just happened to come together nicely... I had that drum pattern in mind early and edited the video to a matching 120 bpm in blocks of eight bars to match the music later. Then I played the drum part and edited the typical chord progression from my outros and the signature sound from my titles into the mix. And when I ran out of ideas, the Tetris theme saved the day :D

[@I.____.....__...__]

@@ThereOughtaBe I think the OP was asking what it was because they want a copy of it. They're not the only one.

[@yetzt]

@@ThereOughtaBe it's marvellous, i wouldn't mind listening to it standalone. let us know if you put it out there.

[@ThereOughtaBe]

@@yetzt Sorry, took a while, but it is available now. Check there.oughta.be/music for a simple free mp3 download or links to streaming services.

[@EffySalcedo]

When will this be available?

[@ellaquin]

Where did you find that gameboy, I have never heard of a white gameboy with blue text, or a grey gameboy with black buttons, let alone one with black A and B buttons, but grey Start and Select, with blue text on the shell.

[@ThereOughtaBe]

I am quite sure that the previous owner replaced the buttons after a mishap with a drink or something. The buttons looked rather ok compared to the terrible state of the rest of that Game Boy. There actually was a mold on the silicone pads. I pretty much bought the cheapest Game Boy on ebay in which I was still confident to find a working mainboard. (The seller reported the game to start and play sound despite a broken screen.)

[@tolstoj_]

I'm pretty sure this is the tradirional white Game Boy from the "Play it Loud" series from 1996.

[@tolstoj_]

Oh, now I see. Play it loud had black font and a darker start select pad... nevermind! 👍

[@ThereOughtaBe]

Yeah, that's why I thought that the buttons were changed (along with the desolate state of the silicone below them). Although, I really did not get the impression that the seller would have even thought of doing any repairs. But then again, that could already have been a second hand shop combining two broken Game Boys long before my seller even got it, who knows...

[@khiclark31]

Beautiful 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@killerdante12345]

Legitimate question, can I Buy one?

[@ThereOughtaBe]

Nope, I am not producing these for sale. It takes so much time on my hobby setup and I do not have enough experience with wood to guarantee that it will not crack at some point if the wood shrinks or grows due to humidity difference.

[@guyug6940]

nice

[@pluto9000]

They should make one from straw too.

[@TheRealEvilSink]

Game buttons tend to be the same size or close enough to bullet casings. Making custom buttons with them is fun. I feel like it would look cool, since wood and hunting.

[@doskater56]

Do you sell this?

[@ThereOughtaBe]

Nope, sorry, takes way too long on my hobby setup. But I share the design files on my blog, so someone with a CNC and some experience can recreate it.

[@rexthesheep]

there oughta be ➡ wooden it be nice

[@YaBoiSmurf]

If you could please release STL/3MF files for the models 😭😭 would gladly buy you 3 coffees for it (in support of the creator)

[@ThereOughtaBe]

The production files are linked in the blog post in the video description ("more details"). It was made in Belnder with the Blender CAM Plugin. If you are specifically asking for an STL (or 3MF) I am not really sure what you are hoping to get. CNC machines are not like 3D printers where you just dump an STL into a slicer and press "go". You should find the 3D model I created as a basis in the blend files and can easily export it to STL from Blender, but you will still have to set up toolpaths around it, find a strategy to flip the models (unless you have a more fancy CNC router than I have) and (depending on the CAM you use) figure out the more specific paths like for example chamfering or the vcarving of the logo. You should definitely have a look at the blog post where I go through all the individual paths to get an idea of how you could adapt it to your machine and your available tools.

[@Madblaster6]

Now let's make the interceptor out of wod.

[@dschaedler]

Nintendo is gonna sue the hell out of you for using their logo

[@ChrisWijtmans]

Now make the PCB out of wood.

[@SweetTodd]

Could had been called the wood boy

[@Peterjameslewis69]

If you ever want to sell shells drop me a message, iv always wanted a wooden gameboy.

[@jancriztler]

Can you do psp street shell made of metal if anyone agree fill this com section ❤

[@arubberroomwithrats]

uwu

[@Rechenmaschine9752]

this guy cant be german