GBbook - Custom Game Boy Cartridge with Books and Literature Classics
GBbook - Custom Game Boy Cartridge with Books and Literature Classics
Turn your Game Boy into a one-of-a-kind pocket library! Our custom cartridges let you enjoy the greatest classics of literature (and more) right on your favorite console. Each cartridge is tailor-made: choose from novels, essays, and other public domain works in multiple languages, or send us your pre-digitalized book – yes, even your personal PDF can become a cartridge at no further cost!
Each cartridge comes in a retro-style cassette box with personalized artwork, making it perfect for collectors, nostalgic nerds, and book enthusiasts. Compatible with Game Boy DMG/Color, Game Boy Advance, or emulators, these cartridges are the ideal gift for anyone who wants to combine retro nostalgia with a love for books.
Whether you're reading an adventurous novel or a thought-provoking essay, this is the reading experience you didn’t know you needed. Pick your favorite book from our curated list or send me any text file to create your custom cartridge. Make every journey into captivating worlds even more special. It’s the perfect gift for those who love books, retro gaming, and timeless stories on vintage consoles.
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Complete your collection and save! Buy more than one book and enjoy our exclusive discount with the coupon code TRILOGY on Etsy. Whether you’re completing a trilogy or simply exploring new worlds, every book adds another step toward your next adventure. Don’t miss this chance to enrich your library and experience unforgettable stories!
Please note that, as repurposed vintage items, they may not always be scratch-free.
The list of available books is frequently updated with new titles! Add this item to your favorites to stay updated, and contact me if you’d like a book that isn’t listed.
Can't choose?
Let us help you with our playable catalog! It's embedded on top of this page. The keys are the following:
- START, Enter = confirm
- SELECT, Shift = select
- Options, Alt, Z, J = A button, interact
- Control, K, X = B button, go back
- Arrows, WASD = move
The newly added books in alphabetic order and all the books in time order will be added asap.
Find the complete list of available books here.
Can't find your favorite title? Request your favorite book at no further cost!
Development log
- Complete Book List #12 days ago
- Books added #88 days ago
- Books added #714 days ago
- Playable catalog is here!14 days ago
- A lot of new books #621 days ago
- New book added #523 days ago
- New books #134 days ago
- New books added #234 days ago
Comments
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I think you should add the "Oz books", but just the ones Frank L. Baum wrote.
Here's a list:
Hi, thank you very much for your suggestion! I think I'll start with the first one and see how it goes. I can make them all upon request, by the way.
Could you provide the roms please?
Hi, thank you very much for your interest! I really appreciate it. Together with my team, it was decided to remove the sale of the ROM only. We do not exclude including it again in the future, but for now, we prefer to focus on physical cartridges, which return a more authentic experience.
Why?
I'm not going to mince words here your cartridges are expensive and all you have to do is post the rom file.
If you're going to stick to this path I will find an alternative elsewhere.
Because after all this work, there are constantly people trying to resell my content by passing it off as their own, at least this way they have it less easy.
However, if you search on Etsy you will find that the price is perfectly average, in fact many cost A LOT more. I also do time-based special pricing on the Etsy store.
That said, everyone is free to make their own considerations and look for alternatives.
You should also offer .gb files, for people with emulators.
Hi, thank you very much for your interest! I really appreciate it. Together with my team, it was decided to remove the sale of the ROM only. We do not exclude including it again in the future, but for now, we prefer to focus on physical cartridges, which return a more authentic experience.