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Quick Facts
Founded
2019
Started In
Bucharest, Romania
Core Team
6
Years of R&D
9 years
Countries Served
97+
Mission
Preserve Gaming History
Who We Are
We build hardware and software that lets you play your old cartridges on modern PCs. No piracy - just your games, your saves, your memories.
Started in 2019 in Bucharest after watching too many save batteries die and childhood memories fade. We figured there had to be a better way to keep these games alive.
Every Operator we make is built around three ideas: Play (your cartridges on the big screen), Preserve (back up saves before the battery dies), and Develop (test your own homebrew on real hardware).
What Every Operator Does
Play
Experience your cartridges on big screens with modern controllers. Powered by respected emulation cores (mGBA, bsnes) for pixel-perfect accuracy.
Preserve
Never lose precious save files to dying batteries. Create personal archives of games you own with seamless save synchronization.
Develop
Test your own game creations on original hardware. Join the creative retro community with development tools like GB Studio.
Our Products
GB Operator
RELEASEDUSB-C device enabling native play and save management of Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance cartridges on modern computers.
- • Compatible with 3,000+ games
- • Region-free gameplay
- • Game Boy Camera as webcam support
- • Real-time save synchronization
- • Counterfeit detection
- • RetroAchievements integration
SN Operator
NEWOur latest device brings Super Nintendo and Super Famicom cartridge support to modern systems with the same three-pillar philosophy.
- • SNES/SFC cartridge support
- • Region-free gameplay
- • SA-1, Super FX chip compatibility
- • Real-time save synchronization
- • Counterfeit detection
- • RetroAchievements integration
Playback Software
ACTIVELY DEVELOPEDFree cross-platform companion app to interface with Operator devices, built for low-latency gameplay and seamless cartridge interaction. Continuously enhanced with community-requested features.
- • Cross-platform (Windows, macOS, Linux)
- • Native performance with respected cores (mGBA, bsnes)
- • RetroAchievements integration
- • Advanced controller support
- • Shader effects & filters
- • 4K output support
- • Community-driven development
░▒ Operator
COMING Q4 2026Currently in development, the ░▒ Operator will bring ░▒░▒░▒ cartridge support with the same dedication to accuracy and preservation.
- • You tried copy and pasting this huh? Are you @thick-Tension-6076?
- • Nothing to see here yet, nice try though
- • Play ░▒ cartridges on modern PCs
- • Region-free gameplay
- • Enhanced resolution rendering
- • Real-time save protection
Story Angles
1. The Preservation Powerhouse
A digital guardian for your physical collection - focus on archiving, preserving and safekeeping entire childhood Pokémon teams, old Game Boy Camera photos of loved ones or anything in between. With plug-and-play functionality and our intuitive Playback software, it doesn't get any simpler than this!
2. Best of Both Worlds
Switch seamlessly between your original console and the Operator. Enjoy the nostalgia of a retro device, and also the modern comforts of playing on a big screen with a Bluetooth controller. With the Operator's transparent design as a nod to the original's impeccable taste, it looks as good on your shelf as it does in action.
3. Solving a 30-Year-Old Problem
Few things are riskier than still relying exclusively on the original game battery, as it nears its 20-30 year shelf life expectancy. Bridging the gap between physical retro games and digital storage on modern PCs, the Operator protects your save data while you replace the aging battery and give your cartridge a second chance at life.
4. A Global Phenomenon with Humble Beginnings
Bursting on the retro gaming scene in January 2021, GB Operator is the brainchild of two young Romanian entrepreneurs. It took shape during a global pandemic, while stuck in a studio apartment on the edge of Bucharest, same place where the first units would later be assembled by hand, with help from friends and family. The wild success story that followed brought Operators to customers across 97+ countries, defying all odds which are often stacked against bootstrapped start-ups.
Recent Coverage
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SN Operator lets you play actual SNES carts on your PC, pre-orders open Dec. 30th, 2025
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Le Journal du Lapin
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July 2024
The Verge
The Game Boy Camera will soon get a second life as an awful webcam
July 2024
Tom's Hardware
You can now use the Game Boy Camera as a webcam for your PC — 26-year-old camera gets new life with the sleek GB Operator dock
July 2024
Engadget
Your next webcam could be a Game Boy Camera
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PC Gamer
The Game Boy Camera can now be used as a webcam, providing 16,000 pixels of grainy black and white glory
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XDA Developers
You can soon use your Game Boy camera as a webcam, making it the coolest and worst way to enter a video call
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PetaPixel
Venerable Game Boy Camera Reborn As a Fun Lo-Fi Webcam
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NotebookCheck
Epilogue's upcoming update will let the GB Operator use the Nintendo Game Boy Camera as a webcam
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Gigazine
'GB Operator' allows you to use a pocket camera that can be used with a Game Boy as a webcam
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Game Boy Camera Revived as 'The Best and Worst Webcam'
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Time Extension
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TechRaptor
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Play real Game Boy cartridges on Steam Deck / Linux with GB Operator
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Rock Paper Shotgun
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Steam Deck Can Now Run Game Boy Cartridges
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The GB Operator Offers Excellent Retro Handheld Fun on Your PC
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Irrational Passions
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GamesRadar+
GB Operator lets you play classic Game Boy games on your PC from the cartridge
July 2021
Inverse
GB Operator review: A super-powered Game Boy for PC and Mac
July 2021
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Legal Name
Parametric Semiconductors S.R.L.
Registration
EUID: ROONRC.J40/15227/2019
VAT Number
RO41873908
Address
Electromagnetica Business Park
Calea Rahovei 266-268
Bucharest, Romania
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