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title: "Game Boy Color on My Conference Badge"
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published_at: "2026-10-27T19:34:18.000Z"
category: "Releases"
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source_urls: ["https://simonwillison.net/2026/Oct/27/game-boy-color-on-my-conference-badge/"]
summary: "At GitHub Universe, conference badges featuring color screen computers were hacked to run a full NES emulator, as well as Game Boy and Game Boy Color emulators, allowing users to play games like The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening on the badge, which includes built-in game controller touch buttons."
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# Game Boy Color on My Conference Badge

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**Published:** 2026-10-27T19:34:18.000Z
**Category:** Releases
**Topics:** google, coding

## Summary

At GitHub Universe, conference badges featuring color screen computers were hacked to run a full NES emulator, as well as Game Boy and Game Boy Color emulators, allowing users to play games like The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening on the badge, which includes built\-in game controller touch buttons\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://simonwillison.net/2026/Oct/27/game-boy-color-on-my-conference-badge/>)

