In his latest video, Ken takes a closer look at the Game Bub, an open source FPGA handheld console that was recently successfully crowdfunded. While the version that backers will receive uses a horizontal layout, the project originally started with two earlier vertical revisions, designs that never went into mass production.
What makes this video particularly interesting is that the original developer has released the full source files for those early vertical versions. Using that material, Ken sets out to recreate the vertical Game Bub from scratch, documenting the entire process on camera. The result is a fully assembled and fully functional unit, showing that the abandoned form factor wasn’t just a prototype on paper, but a complete and working design.
The video highlights both the strength of open source hardware and the flexibility of FPGA-based consoles. It also serves as a neat piece of preservation, bringing an earlier, unseen revision of the Game Bub to life and proving that even designs left behind during development can still have value when shared with the community.