# Ep 200: Happy New Year, the Ultimate Game Boy, and Python All the Things

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2023-01-06
- Length: 1h 05m
- Episode: 200
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-01-06-ep-200-happy-new-year-the-ultimate-game-boy-and-python-all-the-things
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-200-happy-new-year-the-ultimate-game-boy-and-python-all-the-things

## Summary

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi review the week's top hacks, including Stephen Bennett's DIY Dyson Light Cycle lamp, Bucket Mouse's ultimate Game Boy restoration, and HSGW's Python-defined macro pad. They discuss a minimalist 6502 breadboard computer, an Ollie Krauss SMD soldering jig, and updates to the NABU retrocomputer. The episode concludes with a 2022 year-in-review covering the chip shortage, the rise of cyberdecks, and the societal impact of generative AI tools like ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-01-06-ep-200-happy-new-year-the-ultimate-game-boy-and-python-all-the-things#t=1) Introduction: Episode 200 Celebration and Podcast History
- [4:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-01-06-ep-200-happy-new-year-the-ultimate-game-boy-and-python-all-the-things#t=295) Stephen Bennett's DIY Dyson Light Cycle Lamp
- [14:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-01-06-ep-200-happy-new-year-the-ultimate-game-boy-and-python-all-the-things#t=858) Bucket Mouse's Ultimate Game Boy Restoration
- [21:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-01-06-ep-200-happy-new-year-the-ultimate-game-boy-and-python-all-the-things#t=1278) HSGW's Python-Defined Macro Pad and Code-Based Hardware
- [29:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-01-06-ep-200-happy-new-year-the-ultimate-game-boy-and-python-all-the-things#t=1775) Minimalist 6502 Breadboard Computer and SMD Soldering Jig
- [39:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-01-06-ep-200-happy-new-year-the-ultimate-game-boy-and-python-all-the-things#t=2343) NABU Retrocomputer Update and Quick Hacks
- [49:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-01-06-ep-200-happy-new-year-the-ultimate-game-boy-and-python-all-the-things#t=2944) 2022 Year in Review: Chip Shortage, Cyberdecks, and AI

## Topics

- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Dyson (product)
- Game Boy (product)
- Game Boy Color (product)
- Skittle (tool)
- PCB Flow (tool)
- CAD Query (tool)
- KiCad (tool)
- OpenSCAD (tool)
- 6502 (chip)
- 6507 (chip)
- 6532 R.I.O.T. (chip)
- Atari 2600 (product)
- NABU (product)
- ChatGPT (other)
- GitHub Copilot (tool)
- Raspberry Pi (product)

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