Transforming a GameBoy console into a cold wallet! Repurposing old consoles into a cryptocurrency wallet project

Tech company Keyp founder @CupOJoseph Joseph Schiarizzi has announced a cool project: "The Game Wallet," which transforms any nostalgic handheld GameBoy into an offline cold wallet. It can generate mnemonic phrases as you move and complete tasks in the game. "The Game Wallet" aims to return digital sovereignty to your hands by creating an offline hardware wallet that will not receive firmware updates.

Note: GameBoy is a handheld game console developed by Nintendo in 1989 and discontinued in 2003.

GameBoy Transformed into a Wallet: Outdated Device Works Well

"The Game Wallet" believes that devices that cannot connect to the internet are inherently more secure, as a device that existed before the emergence of cryptocurrencies cannot be susceptible to digital phishing attacks.

GameBoy Wallet to Be an Open Source Project

"The Game Wallet" states that this project will be open source, and they will provide information on the GitHub repository.

Developer Joseph Schiarizzi felt the need to complete this early project after seeing other hardware wallets deviate from their cold storage promises, possibly in response to the Ledger incident.

For more information on the Ledger controversy, please see: Ledger Mnemonic Recovery Controversy Overview

GameBoy Wallet Will Not Have Firmware Updates

"The Game Wallet" states that there will be no firmware updates, and all updates will be released as a game.