Xreart Take dead consoles and give them new life in the form of artwork. It’s unlikely you’ll get excited about playing a Game Boy Color in 2023, but it certainly has the potential to get you excited. Staring Game Boy Color on the outside and inside. With his Xreart Nintendo Game Boy Color Frame hanging on the wall in teal, I’ll spend a good deal of the next year appreciating the first handheld I’ve owned. Sounds great, but is it worth the price tag?
stylish sentimental
Xreart frames are very stylish and fit well in non-gamer spaces. By exhibiting circuits, it appears to be more technically focused than a “game” with a more mature feel.
Just as consoles age, so do players, so a more mature design works better.
lay out everything
Looking specifically at the Game Boy Color frame, the colored outer shell together with the front, back and battery cover takes up about 50% of the space. Then there are various buttons and speakers. Finally, there’s the motherboard where the volume wheel, power input, and headphone jack are all clearly marked. Very well laid out.
Components are displayed with a black frame on a white background. Tempered glass is used to protect the art and I am happy with the quality overall. Like Grid Studio, this frame isn’t the most premium one, but users can always upgrade themselves later.
Xreart vs Grid Studio
Xreart isn’t the first company I’ve dealt with when it comes to dismantled video game console art, as Grid Studio earned that honor earlier this year. However, Xreart is differentiated by some unique DIY possibilities in addition to product options not currently available on Grid.
do it yourself
The “DIY Series” offers the more adventurous user the opportunity to disassemble and place the components themselves. The DIY bundle includes a frame and tempered glass, and an illustrated background to place the components. Finally, we also bundle the tools you need to open and disassemble tech items.
I think this DIY idea is great. Because the user can immortalize his one of his old tech items in a frame.
Nintendo Game Boy Color Frame Review Sample courtesy of Xreart.
final verdict
Xreart impresses in a very similar way to Grid Studio and is priced similarly. The Gameboy Color frame I have is $220. If you want to buy a frame like this, visit both Xreart and Grid Studio and choose based on price. Because in my experience the quality was equally high.
positive and negative
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It looks great in any room.
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Prices are competitive and discount codes are available regularly.
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Many products to choose from.
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The “DIY series” sounds great.
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The frame feels cheaper than I expected.
