Federico Viticci: ‘I Used a Game Boy Camera for FaceTime Video Calls in iPadOS 17’ →

Last night, Federico sent a wild-looking screenshot to the Connected iMessage thread and I urged him to blog about it.

Ticci on a Game Boy Camera on an iPad

Thankfully, he did:

I have an Analogue Pocket, which is an outstanding modern take on the Game Boy that can play original Game Boy cartridges. I also have the Analogue Pocket dock, which lets me play Game Boy games on a big screen by taking advantage of the Pocket’s excellent upscaling mode for Game Boy graphics. And, of course, Nintendo made everyone’s favorite camera from the late 90s, which you can get pretty cheap these days on eBay. If I could use the Game Boy Camera on a Pocket and send the video feed from the console to the iPad Pro, would I then be able to do a FaceTime call with someone while looking like a character straight out of a Game Boy game?

The answer, my dear readers, is a glorious, resounding Yes.