Also use some second-hand pedal accesory with a hydraulic system that pushes the L button. I mean, sure, you can just solder a wire, but that would be less universal.
That's really clever engineering, thanks for the video too! I love seeing these old peripherals, there's so many diverse ideas out there and some of them can be really interesting!
@@ttwedell I've been to America and somehow our whetherspoons toilets are worse than a gas station bathroom. Hell the biker bars have better bathroom too.
I can imagine this thing would only be usable with a screen lighting mod, because that bulky housing would surely prevent proper outside lighting from getting to the screen.
I'm trying to think of a console that doesn't have racing games lol the virtual boy I think? That shitty Mattel console that uses cards to choose characters forgot the name. Well I think that literally had only two games lol Magnovox Odyssey which only had different versions of pong lol
The problem is that since it's still using the D-pad, you won't get the precision you would expect from a better steering wheel accessory, so something like this would work best if it connected to the extension cord, and even then, it would only work with games designed for it.
The easiest way to open clam shell packaging is with a can opener. You just clamp it in place, turn the crank, and let the blade do its job. I kind of want to see you play Metroid Fusion with this. That would be a crazy video.
That's absolutely amazing .. I thought of building such a device for myself but seeing this exists I will definitely search for that and buy one ... maybe even buy one on my next Italy vacation
Lmao I actually had this as a kid, my parents bought it at Radio Shack and I don't think I even actually asked for it. The original GBA was already hard enough to see as it was, and adding this contraption didn't make things easier and I just chucked it in the closet lol
That makes for a unique display stand for a GBA, when not in use. Attach to mains power, put a game with demo mode on it, and presto, tiny conversational piece on your shelf. Heck, I have something called GBA movie player. Video from CF card. Record some gameplay from various games, and have it play on a loop. Instant art piece! :D
this would be amusing with a gba game called spyhunter, there's a ps2 version but the gba is most memorable for having an inexplicable arcade mode where you have to run over as many chickens as you can within a time limit... yes i don't know either
Only now that the gba consolizer exists can I somewhat justify this… thing Edit: I just realized you wouldn’t be able to attach it, is there a snes wheel? That could work.
The Rally Boy Steering Wheel claims to be "The world's first racing wheel for Game Boy Advance." It's compatible for every Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance games.
I am not going to lie, probably half the software in the world is a the software equivalent of that steering wheel, it is a beautiful physical representation of abstraction.
This could have been really neat, if the Game Boy Advanced had analog pressure sensitive directional buttons then you'd be to steer a little and get small amount of steering in game. Have on/off button hooked to a will must be a bit of a trip.
Wow! I bought a US branded one of these from Best Buy's clearance section for 1 penny about 15 years ago. I completely forgot about it until now. I spent a week trying to convince myself it was worth the single cent I paid.
0:44 "The Gameboy Advance has shoulder buttons, which is not something we'd seen on the previous 4 generations." Wait what? 0_o hmm... DMG, pocket, color, ???. Umm What was the 4th one?
I love your stuff brother! Would you be able to do an updated video with where you use a Gameboy player and the GBA as the controller. This way you can look at the TV screen and use the steering wheel below.
Just to have a laugh, how would the steering game perform while beating a zelda boss for example? Like how hard would it be to play non-racing games using the steering wheel?
You know the one eyed bird in Futurama? I reckon you could GBA up a forearm thingy so you can wear AND play your GBA a treat, bit of leather offcuts on ebay, some stretchy elastic to give it some grip to your forearm, dunno if you could curve a GBA screen but some screens can be curved a little. Get Vince on board to build up some super power hand trigger and motion sensor using sixteen different Chinese connectors and a handy output for making a cup of tea or mowing the lawn... :P
Is the smell the cheap plastic/old electronic smell? I got a GBA speaker/battery/grip/rumble accessory, and it smelled kinda weird, but it went away after a while. It still has an odd smell that's hard to explain, but there is something going on. But I do like the thing I got, called Power Rumble FX, even if just for the extra volume and rechargeable battery. But wow, there were some odd attachments for the GBA, most of them seem pretty good.
Just found your channel today, also just found out there's another person with the name Elliot with one "t" (I don't actually have 3 t's in my name lol) so I had to subscribe.
Dear Retrofuture! I would like to ask you, to make a Digiblast review! Its a really cool competitor from the nintendo ds, Sony PSP ages, and its have many cool functions. And this console was have many licensed games, like spider men, Xmen, and Atari brands. I think this cool handheld deserve an episode in your channel! Thank you and have a nice day!
@The Retro Future I don’t know if you’ll ever see this comment. But after seeing your previous video and watching you restore the TPS-L2 Walkman so well it made me remember my TPS-L2 Walkman. When I had bought it from someone two years ago the battery container was completely corroded. I was a lot younger back then and I had started to dismantle the Walkman and I had started cleaning it and got it to take power again and even run a little. But then disaster struck as I was cleaning one of the battery contacts two of the battery wires fell off. I tried asking a friend to re solder the wires back on but then he ended up disintegrating them also dropping a ball of solder into the Walkman. After that he tried to “fix“ the issue and he ended up hot glueing new but wrong wires back onto the contacts. It left me with a broken Walkman and I’ve never been able to find someone to fix it or fix it myself. I don’t know if you do this but have you ever repaired and restored something for a viewer? I would be willing to pay the costs to repair it and for whatever you needed for restoring it. It also has some of the wear your Walkman had in the video. I don’t know if you do that but maybe it could make a cool video. I’ve just never seen anyone who knows how to restore and repair this model like you. I hope this gets to you. Maybe I could send it via your PO Box if you would be interested in doing the repair and restore of it. I also commented this before on the Walkman video.
I imagine this being a really cool toy for a child at the time. Legit. But the lack of a solution for L and R kills it, Mario Kart and F-Zero are unplayable without them and were probably first and second racing games on the console.
@@IanC14 yeah, i mean first and second on popularity, i don´remember the GBA being a very racing games oriented platform, but still, these two games were very big.
U might have got this alot but I appreciate that u are able to pst such entertaining vedios during this time,wish u could help me with my Gameboy but u seem to be ignoring my Dms .
2:07 * Takes a sniff *
"Smells awful!"
2:11 * proceeds to take another sniff *
"NNAAAAWH"
Haha, nice one bro
@Dorito Picante:v bromo mento mi pana
@@Josuh Uy un papulince
@The Last Nightmare Papulince tu ma, respeta
Exactly my thoughts 🤣
INCREASE THE "WHY" FACTOR BY MAKING IT LONGER AND ADDING A SECOND SCREEN. THIS SHALL BE YOUR MAGNUM OPUS.
Also use some second-hand pedal accesory with a hydraulic system that pushes the L button. I mean, sure, you can just solder a wire, but that would be less universal.
Ato Manowski that’s actually useful though
@@aubreyh1930 gets it
thats just a ds
@@DeathracerXD YOU'RE A DS
Elliot: WHY DOES THIS EXIST!
Also Elliot: Today we are gonna make the original gameboy taller for no reason
or just two screens XD
I had one of these and I loved it. Mine was black though. My favourite was taking it with me on car journeys and playing V-Rally.
My head canon is that his hat is pronounced "why" for this video and not "we"
That's really clever engineering, thanks for the video too! I love seeing these old peripherals, there's so many diverse ideas out there and some of them can be really interesting!
2:07 me when I enter the loos at wetherspoons
i miss spoons
And then you also take a second sniff?
I confess this yank had to google image search this comment to understand it haha. "Bar restroom" for other clueless Americans :)
@Joshes Brioches dont forget the sticky floors and have the toilets having broken locks
@@ttwedell I've been to America and somehow our whetherspoons toilets are worse than a gas station bathroom. Hell the biker bars have better bathroom too.
I can imagine this thing would only be usable with a screen lighting mod, because that bulky housing would surely prevent proper outside lighting from getting to the screen.
Just imagine, playing F-Zero in this thing.
My first thought
its a shame he didnt try that
I eat cockroaches
incredible
absolutely phenomenal
agree
No one :
Elliot mid driving making sound effects : Waaaaaaahhhhhhhhh
Oh, this is the first episode of Why? that I've caught. I dig the format, love watching your channel grow!! Keep it up Elliot
*Almost every console had a steering wheel. Even if it doesn't have racing games.* (Trust me, that could happen)
Because why not? It’s actually wonderful for any driving game like GTA
Need for speed gba games is cool.
I'm trying to think of a console that doesn't have racing games lol the virtual boy I think? That shitty Mattel console that uses cards to choose characters forgot the name. Well I think that literally had only two games lol
Magnovox Odyssey which only had different versions of pong lol
@@jonnyOysters hyperscan is the console with cards.
@@Izhen_UwU yeah that's it
Well, that “steering wheel” is made way more complex than it seems...
I had this when I was younger. I really enjoyed it with GT Advance II
The problem is that since it's still using the D-pad, you won't get the precision you would expect from a better steering wheel accessory, so something like this would work best if it connected to the extension cord, and even then, it would only work with games designed for it.
Imagine carrying this around 😄 You have a sponsor proud mom tears 😆😆
@Jaden Bissell That would be funny don't you think? GB and a steering wheel.
@Jaden Bissell ...
Your his mom
F
"Why?!" *begins furiously slapping head* "Here's why!"
Simon is life
Nice
The easiest way to open clam shell packaging is with a can opener. You just clamp it in place, turn the crank, and let the blade do its job.
I kind of want to see you play Metroid Fusion with this. That would be a crazy video.
2:45 "[...]You just chuck it in your pocket, where is THIS going?"
In the trash. The answer is in the trash.
My first thought when I saw this video was "oh God he's made a steering wheel, too." Honestly, I kinda wish you did.
@theretrofuture ur my best friend during this troubling time
Thats why i love retro stuff.
That's absolutely amazing .. I thought of building such a device for myself but seeing this exists I will definitely search for that and buy one ... maybe even buy one on my next Italy vacation
GT advance and V Rally 3 were both great GBA installments for racing fans.
How dare you
As someone who owned one of these, thank you for the Nostalgia trip!
If it weren't for the shoulder buttons, that could have become a popular accessory. Gadget Racers would be fun to try.
Lmao I actually had this as a kid, my parents bought it at Radio Shack and I don't think I even actually asked for it. The original GBA was already hard enough to see as it was, and adding this contraption didn't make things easier and I just chucked it in the closet lol
You know I've been watching you for a while now, and it's been fun to watch your speaking confidence go up
That makes for a unique display stand for a GBA, when not in use. Attach to mains power, put a game with demo mode on it, and presto, tiny conversational piece on your shelf. Heck, I have something called GBA movie player. Video from CF card. Record some gameplay from various games, and have it play on a loop. Instant art piece! :D
For this "Why" video, I appreciate that you wore your "Why" hat.
Something that would have been nice is if they had a way to simulate analog control for steering.
this would be amusing with a gba game called spyhunter, there's a ps2 version but the gba is most memorable for having an inexplicable arcade mode where you have to run over as many chickens as you can within a time limit... yes i don't know either
*Opens the packaging* immediately inhales it
Awesome video hope to see more random accessories for the game boy 😁 keep up the great contest!
Wow, what a neat little thing. I was expecting something like those Wii bundles of 'sport' items (golf club, tennis racket etc).
I’d love to see someone playing on this with GameCube link cable function
ELLIOT about 2 days before you posted this video, I bought 3 of these sealed for about $10! They’re so neat!
I thought this was another custom mod video
Only now that the gba consolizer exists can I somewhat justify this… thing
Edit: I just realized you wouldn’t be able to attach it, is there a snes wheel? That could work.
Mod it with the paddles for shoulder buttons and pedals which activate a and b using cables.
you gave " don't drive and text " a new and retro view
The Rally Boy Steering Wheel claims to be "The world's first racing wheel for Game Boy Advance." It's compatible for every Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance games.
Come to Italy, we have the wheels for the GBA!
Cosa? 😂
We do? Lol
Come to the States, we have potholes for the GBA!
I am not going to lie, probably half the software in the world is a the software equivalent of that steering wheel, it is a beautiful physical representation of abstraction.
This is extremely interesting for some reason. Thanks for the awesome content!!
Couldn't be a more accurate time since *NASCAR* just came back again
Darlington raceway was packed today. I have to live next to that noise.
@@InfamousAMH Its music to someone's ears haha
"The only race is the human race"
"wHat AbOUt nAScAr?!"
@@airplane6417 Its a part of "Human Race"
@@calvinrogers6652 Do you remember vine?
Yooo this is actually really interesting to see, and the Why? series name is perfect for it!
This could have been really neat, if the Game Boy Advanced had analog pressure sensitive directional buttons then you'd be to steer a little and get small amount of steering in game. Have on/off button hooked to a will must be a bit of a trip.
V-Rally 3 is my favorite GBA game, so I immediately bought one of these on EBay lol
He smells it once, hates it, smells it again, Hayes it again, then you can hear him smell it throughout the rest of the video. Nice, Elliot
Wow! I bought a US branded one of these from Best Buy's clearance section for 1 penny about 15 years ago. I completely forgot about it until now. I spent a week trying to convince myself it was worth the single cent I paid.
I wonder if a game cartridge could have support for steering, like the tilt controls in kirby’s tilt and tumble for game boy color.
I didn't know that, THING, existed. Great video!
*_I WANT YOUR WII HAT PLEASE_*
*_where did you get it_*
0:44 "The Gameboy Advance has shoulder buttons, which is not something we'd seen on the previous 4 generations."
Wait what? 0_o hmm... DMG, pocket, color, ???. Umm What was the 4th one?
Gameboy Light maybe? (backlit pocket) don't know
Pokemon Mini
Now time to play some Metroid on it.
His hat has the answer
Wii
Yes
The answer to why is yes
There is ONE game I know of that this is useful for.
Yoshi's Topsy-Turvy.
I love your stuff brother! Would you be able to do an updated video with where you use a Gameboy player and the GBA as the controller. This way you can look at the TV screen and use the steering wheel below.
I'm quite surprised Metal Jesus Rocks has never found this and done a video on it 😂 he's always talked about how much he loves his GBA racing games
I'd like to see something like this but a little better built, and more modern in construction.
Just to have a laugh, how would the steering game perform while beating a zelda boss for example?
Like how hard would it be to play non-racing games using the steering wheel?
I used to have a wheel for the n64. I've got a couple stars with it in Mario 64. Not ideal 🤣
Bro love ur vids keep up the amazing work
You know the one eyed bird in Futurama? I reckon you could GBA up a forearm thingy so you can wear AND play your GBA a treat, bit of leather offcuts on ebay, some stretchy elastic to give it some grip to your forearm, dunno if you could curve a GBA screen but some screens can be curved a little. Get Vince on board to build up some super power hand trigger and motion sensor using sixteen different Chinese connectors and a handy output for making a cup of tea or mowing the lawn... :P
Petition to rename this channel to odd Nintendo hand held accessories?
I too look completely to the side when greeting people
Pointless Project idea: make a full racing chair setup with this
Elliot: takes a good whiff of the box
Also Elliot: OOOOOOOOH thats AWFUL
Is the smell the cheap plastic/old electronic smell? I got a GBA speaker/battery/grip/rumble accessory, and it smelled kinda weird, but it went away after a while. It still has an odd smell that's hard to explain, but there is something going on. But I do like the thing I got, called Power Rumble FX, even if just for the extra volume and rechargeable battery. But wow, there were some odd attachments for the GBA, most of them seem pretty good.
this thing awesome, great overview of the item
*smells awful*
goes back for a second sniff....
Stay golden lol
Loving the wii hat
This thing might be perfect for OutRun from the Sega Arcade Gallery...
Just found your channel today, also just found out there's another person with the name Elliot with one "t" (I don't actually have 3 t's in my name lol) so I had to subscribe.
This is the best we have ever seen you play Mario kart.
Hi, Elliot! Please do a video on a custom modded original 2ds. I would like to see the physical mods you can do to it.
Don’t break the steering wheel, you might end up breaking the internet
ayy I had one of these as a kid
Because this era of video games was very saturated with near useless peripherals, and that’s why I love it
Dear Retrofuture! I would like to ask you, to make a Digiblast review! Its a really cool competitor from the nintendo ds, Sony PSP ages, and its have many cool functions. And this console was have many licensed games, like spider men, Xmen, and Atari brands. I think this cool handheld deserve an episode in your channel!
Thank you and have a nice day!
You live on Jersey? Man what’s it like over there? Have you always lived there?
I would love to see a platform we played on this thing
@The Retro Future I don’t know if you’ll ever see this comment. But after seeing your previous video and watching you restore the TPS-L2 Walkman so well it made me remember my TPS-L2 Walkman. When I had bought it from someone two years ago the battery container was completely corroded. I was a lot younger back then and I had started to dismantle the Walkman and I had started cleaning it and got it to take power again and even run a little. But then disaster struck as I was cleaning one of the battery contacts two of the battery wires fell off. I tried asking a friend to re solder the wires back on but then he ended up disintegrating them also dropping a ball of solder into the Walkman. After that he tried to “fix“ the issue and he ended up hot glueing new but wrong wires back onto the contacts. It left me with a broken Walkman and I’ve never been able to find someone to fix it or fix it myself. I don’t know if you do this but have you ever repaired and restored something for a viewer? I would be willing to pay the costs to repair it and for whatever you needed for restoring it. It also has some of the wear your Walkman had in the video. I don’t know if you do that but maybe it could make a cool video. I’ve just never seen anyone who knows how to restore and repair this model like you. I hope this gets to you. Maybe I could send it via your PO Box if you would be interested in doing the repair and restore of it. I also commented this before on the Walkman video.
Sounds awful! Sorry, but I do not do work on viewers items.
That’s ok. Thanks for the great videos.
I imagine this being a really cool toy for a child at the time. Legit. But the lack of a solution for L and R kills it, Mario Kart and F-Zero are unplayable without them and were probably first and second racing games on the console.
F-zero was first. Konami had a Kart racing game before Nintendo on the GRA too.
@@IanC14 yeah, i mean first and second on popularity, i don´remember the GBA being a very racing games oriented platform, but still, these two games were very big.
Wow I didn’t know that To ship it’s 13 pounds it looks a lot lighter than that
"WHY" -TheRetroFuture 2020
Good- Zelda.
2:50
"Where's this going?!"
😏
Good question
Oh hello
@@glaciiz ay a fellow cultured humsn who watches both crossing Channel and the retro futre
@@Nintentoad125 correct you are!
What knife is he using? It looks really cool
Imagine playing the whole Super Mario Advance series with THIS...
or Sonic advance series
What happens when you realize mid way now.you always have to set up cameras incase it is actually ok.
"Where's this going?"
I think you and I both know where it's going.
U might have got this alot but I appreciate that u are able to pst such entertaining vedios during this time,wish u could help me with my Gameboy but u seem to be ignoring my Dms .
Did you purchase the game boy in the thumbnail on eBay recently?
Give this man a couple million subs
i think the racing wheel is sort of awesome actually
I remember a Ford Rally Carr Racing game on GBA that i used to play
I remember this you should review also the game duck....
Wonder how you could press down on the dpad to fire items behind you in Mario kart?
You have the paisley telecaster??