Celebrate Earth Day with Deep Discounts on Grid, Transforming Your Favorite Handheld into Art

22 Apr at 20:15

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Alice Jovanée
(she/her) is a commerce writer, and she has been writing about gaming and tech since 2005. Prior to Polygon, she worked at publications such as The Verge.

Vintage gadgets find new life with Grid, a company that deconstructs vintage gaming controllers and other accessories, transforming them into clever art pieces. Right now, this purveyor of tasteful video game art is having a sitewide 15% off sale through April 23 in honor of Earth Day. Each of Grid’s shadowbox pieces is made of wholly genuine recycled parts, artfully displayed in a black 13 x 13-inch frame.

While Grid’s catalog includes a vast collection of discontinued gadgets, including phones, tablets, and media players, we’ve highlighted some of our favorite vintage handhelds and controllers below. Just note that due to the nature of these discontinued consoles and controllers, some are available in limited quantities, and Grid may not have your favorite color in stock.

Grid Game Boy Color

$169
$199
16% off

Prices taken at time of publishing.

I couldn’t tell you the color of my socks, but I can remember the color of my Game Boy Color (it was lime green). Grid may not have your favorite color in stock, but you can still find the Grape Purple and transparent Atomic Purple on sale for $169 at Grid (was $199).

$169

at Grid

Grid N64 Controller

$179
$229
22% off

Prices taken at time of publishing.

The weapon of choice for GoldenEye and Star Fox 64 introduced many of us to the concept of the analog stick, which for whatever reason, was placed squarely in the middle of the controller. If you’d like to add the N64 controller to your collection, its currently available in bright yellow, transparent green, and clear purple for $179 from Grid (was $229).

$179

at Grid

Grid Nintendo Gamecube Controller

$149
$179
17% off

Prices taken at time of publishing.

The controller that allowed us to triumph over Mother Brain, save the president’s daughter, and carry us to victory in feuds of Super Smash Bros. can be yours for just $149 at Grid (was $179). The Gamecube controller was an… unique layout to say the least, but holds countless memories for fans of the classic Nintendo console.