The Retro Song Bird plays just the music from your favorite Game Boy cartridges

<figure> <img alt="The Retro Song Bird music player with a cartridge inserted in front of a pile of Game Boy Carts." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Retro Song Bird" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/songbird.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The <a href="https://www.retrosongbird.com/">Retro Song Bird</a> may look similar to devices like <a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/987972/epilogue-gb-sn-operator-review-nintendo-game-boy-snes">Epilogue's GB Operator</a> with a slot on top for Game Boy cartridges, but it's not designed for playing retro games. The featureless box is instead a media player designed to play through all the music and sound effect files on Game Boy cartridges using a basic set of play controls on board for skipping tracks and adjusting the volume of its built-in speaker. It's like a <a href="https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/7/1/20677636/sony-walkman-anniversary-tps-l2-cassette-music-player-portable-mp3-evolution">reimagined Sony Walkman</a> that trades cassette tapes for your childhood game carts you refused to get rid of.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Created by a talented builder simply known as BJ, the Retro Song Bird includes additional functionality. While the b …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1007926/retro-song-bird-nintendo-game-boy-cartridge-music-player">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>