Fabtek Inc News Today

The advent of handheld gaming systems also gave rise to a cottage industry of accessory items. Some were ingenious, some were helpful -- and some were not.

Tetris. We can only imagine how many more AA batteries might’ve been sold in the ‘90s if Nintendo’s portable game machine had ended up pulling double duty as a pint-sized productivity powerhouse. To get his hands on the WorkBoy, Robertson did some serious sleuthing. The device was meant to be an officially-licensed accessory produced by Fabtek Inc. and designed by Source Research & Development. Robertson located and interviewed Source Research and Development founder Eddie Gill, who in t...

It may be one of only two prototypes in existence on December 28, 2020, 17:05 9 comments In context: After the Game Boy launched in 1989, it accumulated several accessories. A few were somewhat sensible, like attachable screen magnifiers. Others were not so practical such as the Game Boy Printer. The WorkBoy is arguably the most useful (and most rare) device ever created for the handheld. Gaming historian Liam Robertson has uncovered a never-released access...