When planning a wedding, it’s always important to add in those personal touches where you can.
And one couple went the extra step to include their own nerdy love for Game Boy in their big day.
Instead of spending a fortune on fancy card invitations, the couple chose to custom-make their own gaming handhelds.
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The groom, Mo Rahman, explained how the unique invites were perfect for him and his bride-to-be.
He said: “Twenty years ago, my spouse-to-be and I met and became friends. During the pandemic, we got engaged and wanted to create a unique and memorable wedding invitation for our friends and family.”
The happy couple created their own game called ‘Camp Crossing’ that gave family and friends the details about their wedding day.
The Game Boy Color-style game allowed players to move around a wedding venue set in a glamping environment where they were able to interact with NPCs (non-playable characters) who explained all of the information about the upcoming real-life event.
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Each custom-made invite was made up of a device built on a Adafruit EdgeBage and PyBade LC board.
The boards are around the size of a bank card and were given a color display, gaming buttons and even mini speakers for sound.
Box art was designed by artist Jake Lawrence to make the invites even more authentic to their video game theme.
Working out how to build the game proved to be a fun challenge for Rahman.
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He added: “I had to do some research and bust out some old video game tricks, like efficiently utilizing the same assets and dividing the map into many seamless “levels” that would be triggered and quickly loaded.
“This was both fun and challenging for someone who typically does bioinformatics work.
“The music for the game was also a fun project. For the end of the game, I created a MIDI cover of a Depeche Mode track.”
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Even though the wedding took place back in 2022, the game is still available to play online on the MakeCode Arcade website.
Rahman hopes that its mix of “retro charm with cutting edge tech” will give inspiration to others hoping to add a personal flair to their own wedding invitations.
It’s crazy to think that Game Boy has been around for 35 after its original launch took place in 1989.
Nearly four decades later, the iconic device is still loved and finding a place in fans’ important milestones.