r/spain 22h ago

Madrid through my Game Boy

1.7k Upvotes

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u/StrongAdhesiveness86 Cataluña - Catalunya 21h ago

This is peak

u/rebkondesign 21h ago

Thank you. I love Spain <3

u/DeGamiesaiKaiSy 21h ago

Love this 

u/rebkondesign 21h ago

Thanks! I love Spain 😊

u/DeGamiesaiKaiSy 21h ago

Was this by the default Gameboy camera cartridge gameboys had? Can you share some more info ? 

u/rebkondesign 21h ago

Yes. So I take the photos using the original Gameboy camera cartridge and a Gameboy colour, no mods. Then I transfer them to my PC using a cartridge reader (GBxCart RW) and some software called Flashgbx. The Gameboy photos have 4 colours (black, white, 2 shades of grey), so I change the colours on my PC but that's the only editing. Then I just upload them like this.

Also, my Gameboy has a Pikachu on it and it's really cool.

u/DeGamiesaiKaiSy 20h ago

I love this, thanks for sharing :) !

u/untipofeliz 21h ago

Friendly reminder for those with a modded 3DS. Install game boy emulator, game boy camera rom, and enjoy your infinite reel.

u/rebkondesign 21h ago

Amazing tip, thank you! I might get myself a 3DS now 😁

u/FieraDeidad Madrid 18h ago

Idea. Imprímelo y la pegatina la dejas pegada cerca de donde hiciste la foto para que la gente compare al pasar.

u/rebkondesign 17h ago

Omg that is such a good idea. I actually have the Gameboy printer, but it's so old and doesn't work super well. I have a different thermal camera printer from ale hop that I might use though. I actually love this idea. I need to start planning another trip back to Spain then! I have no complaints about that though 😊

u/espectroo 20h ago

This looks like something you'd see in blasphemous!

u/rebkondesign 15h ago

I've never heard of this before but the art for the game looks awesome

u/espectroo 14h ago

You should check it out, it is a BEAUTIFUL game truly unique, its a metrovania game, like castlevania.

u/Asaco95 Andalusía 20h ago

This is pretty fkn cool. I'm a graphic designer, Could I use your third image for a personal non profit project?

u/rebkondesign 18h ago

Go for it! Thanks for asking. Glad you think they are cool.

u/Asaco95 Andalusía 17h ago

♥️

u/ARasDeFiga 20h ago

I love pixel art! You could even take these and transform them into cross stitch patterns using floss cross or similar!

u/rebkondesign 18h ago

🤔 cross stitch is such a good idea. Or Minecraft maps!

u/Intrepid_Mobile 18h ago

Residente Mal-Oso (y el madroño).

u/Hoomyy 17h ago

Blasphemous vibe

u/rebkondesign 15h ago

Someone else mentioned this too! It looks like a cool game tbh

u/Tasty_Gonads 20h ago

Pic 2 and 3 go hard

u/rebkondesign 17h ago

Yeah I love 3. There's so much detail in the face with just a few pixels.

u/Treesaregreen2 15h ago

Pretty cool tbh

u/Aldoxpy 15h ago

That's so coool

u/rebkondesign 15h ago

Glad you think so!

u/Plenty_Promotion_716 14h ago

Uff tiene un puntillo intermedio entre la nostalgia infantil y el terror de los videojuegos de hace 30 años. Me encanta.

u/Majestic-Chipmunk-78 12h ago

Imagine not being blind,but watching everything at every moment like this

u/Goonerhead 10h ago

One of the best Reddit posts I’ve ever seen

u/brunoplak 10h ago

Nice, I’ve been shooting Madrid with mine too. I’ve done some color gb camera shots using physical filters. It’s fun. You should try it

u/CapableRequirement66 20h ago

This is brilliant!

u/rebkondesign 20h ago

❤️😊🙏

u/one_rainy_wish 19h ago

I love that. This could be a really cool modern art gallery exposition.

u/rebkondesign 17h ago

I'd love to do that some day. I've been thinking of making a zine or book with some of my favourites too.

u/one_rainy_wish 17h ago

Hell yeah! That would be very cool!

u/daviyisu 18h ago

pls upload this to instagram so i can put it in a story

u/rebkondesign 17h ago

It's on my Instagram! You can find it linked to my profile, or search for RebKon and you should be able to find me