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Save 15% on Grid art featuring vintage Game Boys, Nintendo controllers

Vintage gadgets find new life with Grid, a company that deconstructs vintage gaming controllers and other accessories, transforming them into clever art pieces. Right now, this purveyor of tasteful video game art is having a sitewide 15% off sale through April 23 in honor of Earth Day. Each of Grid’s shadowbox pieces is made of wholly genuine recycled parts, artfully displayed in a black 13 x 13-inch frame.

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While Grid’s catalog includes a vast collection of discontinued gadgets, including phones, tablets, and media players, we’ve highlighted some of our favorite vintage handhelds and controllers below. Just note that due to the nature of these discontinued consoles and controllers, some are available in limited quantities, and Grid may not have your favorite color in stock.


Grid Game Boy

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The original Game Boy remains one of the best-selling consoles of all time, even 35 years after its initial launch, and is largely responsible for the massive success of games like Tetris. The original beige brick is currently on sale at Grid for $269 (was $300).

Grid Game Boy Color

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I couldn’t tell you the color of my socks, but I can remember the color of my Game Boy Color (it was lime green). Grid may not have your favorite color in stock, but you can still find the Grape Purple and transparent Atomic Purple on sale for $169 at Grid (was $199).

Grid Game Boy Advance

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The flatter, wider follow-up to the Game Boy Color, the Game Boy Advance, is currently available in its vibrant indigo glory for just $199 at Grid (was $249).

Grid N64 Controller

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The weapon of choice for GoldenEye and Star Fox 64 introduced many of us to the concept of the analog stick, which for whatever reason, was placed squarely in the middle of the controller. If you’d like to add the N64 controller to your collection, its currently available in bright yellow, transparent green, and clear purple for $179 from Grid (was $229).

Xbox Duke Controller

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Before we got the sleek and svelte Xbox controller design, we were introduced to Microsoft’s console with the gargantuan “Duke” controller with its completely useless Xbox logo fitted squarely in the center. If you’d like to hang this royal controller on your wall, you can pick one up from Grid for $169 (was $199).

Grid Nintendo Gamecube Controller

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The controller that allowed us to triumph over Mother Brain, save the president’s daughter, and carry us to victory in feuds of Super Smash Bros. can be yours for just $149 at Grid (was $179). The Gamecube controller was an… unique layout to say the least, but holds countless memories for fans of the classic Nintendo console.


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