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· Jun 25, 2025 at 9:48 AM
A software engineer made a version of the game that runs off code printed onto a small card.
A software engineer in Michigan has coded a version of Balatro that runs off playing cards. The un-released demake of the popular video game is a prototype meant to run on the Gameboy Advance through an e-Reader, a 2000s era accessory that loaded games onto the console via a strip of dot code printed onto a card.
The Balatro e-Reader port is the work of Michigan-based software engineer Matt Greer, a man with a love for both the addictive card game and Nintendo’s strange peripheral. Greer detailed the Balatro prototype on his personal blog and published a YouTube video showing off a quick round.
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