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Game Boy Color emulator deployed on conference badge at GitHub Universe 2026

1 reports1 sources10/27/2026 updated

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Simon Willison deployed Game Boy and Game Boy Color emulators on conference badges at GitHub Universe 2026, in collaboration with Steve Francia and Gemini, enabling gameplay of titles like The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening when a ROM is obtained.

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  1. 1Unclassified fact stationOct 27, 00:00recorded Oct 28, 03:47single sourcerevised

    Game Boy Color emulator deployed on conference badge

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    Subject:
    Simon Willison
    Action:
    deployed an emulator for both the Game Boy and the Game Boy Color
    Object:
    Game Boy and Game Boy Color
    Occurred (fact side):
    Oct 27, 00:00
    Simon Willison ↗Report pageRevision 2 · currently revised
    Published (valid side):
    Oct 28, 03:34
    First seen (known side):
    Oct 28, 03:47
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  1. Simon WillisonRelated fact: single sourceSource report revised
    GitHub Universe badge runs Game Boy and Game Boy Color emulators, including Zelda: Link's Awakening

    Report first recorded Oct 28, 03:47

    At GitHub Universe 2026, the conference badge features a full-color screen and can run Game Boy and Game Boy Color emulators. Steve Francia and Gemini previously ported a full NES emulator to the badge, and the latest work extends this to Game Boy titles. This means users can run games like The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening on the device by loading a ROM.

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