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Nintendo Game Boy Square Frame (1989) - Photo 1
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Nintendo Game Boy Square Frame (1989)

$209.00

  • Worldwide shipping to your door
  • Genuine original device parts
  • Handmade in Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Arrives in a gift-ready box
  • Secure, encrypted checkout

One of a kind. Built from a real device, not a print, so no two pieces are exactly alike.

Still have the original? We can frame your own device

About this piece

The original Game Boy in a square frame.

In 1989 Nintendo and designer Gunpei Yokoi released a gray brick with a green dot-matrix screen, four AA batteries and a copy of Tetris in the box. It went on to sell well over 100 million units together with its successors and became the console that started portable gaming as we know it, from Super Mario Land to the first Pokémon Red and Blue.

Square frames featuring the Game Boy Pocket, original Game Boy and Game Boy Color Pikachu Edition above a TV showing Tetris 99 on Nintendo Switch

01 / On the wall

The original Game Boy takes center stage.

Game Boy Pocket, original Game Boy and Game Boy Color Pikachu Edition. On screen: Tetris 99 (Nintendo Switch).

Product photos in illustrative room scenes · approximate scale.

13.5 × 13.5 × 2 in
Approx. 34 × 34 × 5 cm

Original Game Boy square outer frame · width × height × depth

The square original Game Boy frame near the back left of a walnut gaming desk beside a monitor showing Tetris 99
On a desk · The square frame beside a Nintendo Switch gaming setup.
Square original Game Boy and Game Boy Color Pikachu Edition frames beside a retro cartridge console and a CRT showing Super Mario World
In the retro console corner · Super Mario World on CRT
Portrait close-up of the original Game Boy shell, buttons and circuit boards in the square frame

02 / Inside the frame

Look closer.

WHAT’S IN THE FRAME

  • Genuine Nintendo Game Boy (original DMG-01) parts: real and original, not prints or replicas
  • The dot-matrix screen, main circuit board, Sharp CPU, D-pad, A/B buttons, rubber button contacts, speaker and the classic gray shell, laid out so you can see how it all fits together
  • Every part hand-disassembled, cleaned and mounted one by one
  • Shadow box frame, ready to hang on the wall or stand on a desk or shelf
  • Size: 13.5″ x 13.5″ x 2″ (approx. 34 x 34 x 5 cm), square frame
  • Comes in a gift box, ready to give
  • Handmade by the FunBox Design studio in Los Angeles

A NOTE ON CHARACTER

Each piece is built from a real pre-owned device, so light scratches or small signs of age may show. We think they are part of its story.

FunBox Design workbench with precision tools and a disassembled first-generation iPhone laid out for framing

03 / From the workbench

Made by hand in Los Angeles.

We know how much a Game Boy can mean, because we grew up with them too. Every piece starts with a real device that our studio team disassembles by hand, cleans part by part, lays out and mounts in our Los Angeles workshop. It is slow, careful work, and it finally lets you see the engineering hidden inside the device you once spent countless hours with. This is how we bring it a second life.

FunBox Design gift packaging with a branded insert and a framed teardown inside the box

04 / The gift box

Ready to give.

PERFECT FOR

Gaming wall art, game room and man cave decor, home office and desk setups, and a one-of-a-kind gift for gamers and collectors, especially Nintendo and Game Boy fans. A memorable birthday, Christmas, Father’s Day, anniversary or graduation gift.

An arrangement of framed Game Boy handheld teardowns on display

05 / More from the collection

More from the Game Boy family.

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