Video game hardware can be used in many exciting ways outside of their intended purpose. While a developer might want players to use the controller for their game, some fans have other ideas in mind. Recently, one dedicated man named Gautier Hattenberger was able to use his original Game Boy to fly a drone.

To get the device to respond properly, he had to modify the Game Boy’s link cable port so that it could be connected to an Arduino circuit board and FTDI chip. This allows the portable gaming system to send information to his computer about which buttons are being pressed. Hattenberger has also controlled the drone with a homemade arcade gamepad, which he said was “not really handy for outdoor flight.”

Hattenberger teaches flight mechanics and researches in UAV systems at the French Civil Aviation University and plans to program a SEGA Genesis controller to be able to fly his drone as well. You can check out the drone being controlled by a Game Boy in the video above!

What kind of projects do you know of that use video game hardware in interesting ways? Let us know in the comments below!

Source: Digital Trends

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