GameBoy Terrariums
Ok, so this one feels like cheating a little bit. All the previous mods were still functional game systems, whereas Winnie Sumida’s modifications involve fully gutting these handhelds to make room for cutesy game-themed terrariums. Does that still count? I say that still counts.
Sumida constructs custom Game Boy planters under the banner Waku Waku Island, an art project she launched in 2016 that has since grown into a full-time job. For the planter’s base, she uses newly manufactured replacement shells or recycled shells from Game Boys that would have been discarded as part of other modders’ projects. Each piece features ridiculously intricate scenes that incorporate Pokémon figurines, gashapon toys, and other video game miniatures into a tiny garden of artificial plants that are meant to look like they’re growing out of the Game Boy itself.
