Epilogue has released a mobile app, Flashback, for iOS and Android that allows the Game Boy Camera to be used with a smartphone when connected through the GB Operator accessory.
Key Details
- The GB Operator, priced at $50, is a device that connects Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance cartridges to PCs and other devices.
- The Flashback app reads data directly from the Game Boy Camera's sensor, capturing images at 128x112 pixels in four shades of gray.
- The app offers adjustable settings including shutter speed, gain, exposure, sharpness, dither, and grain, plus 32 color palettes.
- A software mode in the app simulates the Game Boy Camera, processing smartphone photos into low-resolution images with dithering and minimal color palette.
- Images are saved to the phone's Camera Roll.
Pricing and Alternatives
- The GB Operator costs $50.
- The Analogue Pocket, another compatible device, costs $240.