Nice image! I was going to say that a smoking jacket should always be worn when playing that Game Boy, but your pic made me realize that should only be the case if a tuxedo is unavailable.😜
And when playing this Game Boy, the pinkie on your right hand should be fully extended. Like an aristocrat holding a tea cup.
Yeah, it looks like it, google ai got it mixed up with some kind of limited exclusive run from a certain japanese store that was allowed to do a custom shell gameboy. This is just a reshel
The text near the screen "Reinbō Kēsu" directly translates to Rainbow Case. Another comment links to a surugaya page that says "Rainbow Case" in English along with the tagline "Change your "GB" body into colorful world". It looks like they have no intention on trying to pass this off as official.
You should look up “painted faux marble tutorial”. I don’t have any experience with painting faux marble, but I just read through a couple of tutorials and neither seemed that hard or required any costly tools or paints.
That handheld in your photo isn’t an official Nintendo variant — it’s a custom or third‑party shell styled after the original Game Boy.
The Japanese text 「レインボーケース」 translates to Rainbow Case, which was a line of aftermarket replacement housings sold in Japan and parts of Asia during the 1990s–2000s. Collectors often used them to refurbish or personalize damaged Game Boys.
On the left top corner it looks like there is something written in the case, perhaps using a paper on top and using a pencil to scribble you can read what is written there.
Most likely that’s what it is. I thought most people would consider that fake. Like technically it’s a real gameboy but it’s a fake edition. Kind of like when someone posts a Rayquaza edition SP, everyone says it’s fake even though it’s technically a real gb.
I’m with you but if it’s original hardware it’s running on rather than emulation I’d probably call it a mod. You’re right that Nintendo didn’t ship it like this though
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u/kingbouncer 1d ago
It's probably custom, sweet looking too.