Modder "streams" GTA 5 to Game Boy

Thanks to that little Wi-Fi cartridge, Staacks could stream GTA 5 running on a PlayStation to the Game Boy, which would display the game with stunning dot matrix graphics at around 20 frames per second, which is honestly a lot more than we would have expected. What's more, the Game Boy's buttons actually supply input, allowing limited control of the game.

Nintendo's classic and beloved handheld isn't the only device which supports the Wi-Fi cartridge - the Analogue Pocket nostalgia console is also compatible, albeit with a few graphical glitches that aren't present with the original hardware.

So what's the point of all this? Very little beyond novelty - this is hardly an ideal way to experience GTA 5, but it is fascinating that it is possible in the first place, much like how nobody would actually play DOOM on fridge, but they're determined to make it work anyway.

Funny as seeing GTA 5 on a Game Boy is, this is perhaps the most effective demonstration of the benefits of streaming services - while many valid concerns about their effects on the industry and its own economy have been raised, in a world where hardware is so difficult to source and expensive, streaming is a much needed alternative that makes games accessible to many who otherwise wouldn't be able to afford the hobby.

This also goes to show just how ridiculously accessible streaming makes games - sure, Staacks had to hack together a Wi-Fi cartridge and do more, which you can read about on his blog, but we're still seeing evidence that you essentially just need a device with a screen and some buttons and you can play just about anything.

We can't help but wonder, though - does it run Crysis?