Babu Frik’s Tech in The Rise of Skywalker was Inspired by the Game Boy

Concept artist Matthew Savage has shared three design sketches of Babu Frik’s workshop from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker on Instagram, revealing that the hack terminal was “possibly inspired by a Nintendo Game Boy”.

 

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Here’s some propy, set dec elements we designed for babu frik’s work shop in rise of Skywalker… possibly inspired by a Nintendo Gameboy… possibly… – – – – #propdesign #propdesigner #propmaking #industrialdesign #conceptart #conceptartist #3dmodeling #3dmodel #madewithmodo #modo3d #rebelbase #anewhope #starwars #filmdesign #productiondesign #thelastjedi #hardsurfacedesign #starwarsprop #starwarsprops #riseofskywalker #conceptdesigner #babufrik #nintendogameboy #gameboy

A post shared by Matthew Savage (@mattsav.concept) on Jul 4, 2020 at 7:11am PDT

We would say with some certainty that the hack terminal was indeed inspired by a Nintendo Game Boy — let us know what you think….