80Retros GB65 keyboard in Warm Grey with extra modifier and accent keycaps laid out below
80Retros GB65 65% keyboard in Warm Grey with red joystick, top view on a grey background
80Retros GB65 keyboard in Cool Grey with magenta accents and extra keycaps laid out below
80Retros GB65 keyboard in Pink with mint accent keycaps and extra keycaps laid out below
80Retros GB65 keyboard in Warm Grey, angled close-up on a pegboard desk with cassette tapes
80Retros GB65 keyboard in Warm Grey with colourful retro accent keycaps on a rattan tray, top view
80Retros GB65 keyboard in Pink on a pink cutting mat with pixel-art stickers and game cartridges
80Retros GB65 keyboard in Pink, angled view beside a Game Boy and pixel-art stickers
80Retros GB65 keyboard close-up of the red joystick and left side with blue and white keycaps
Three 80Retros GB65 keyboards in Cool Grey, Pink and Warm Grey on pink cutting mats with a Game Boy

Vendor:80Retros

Game1989 GB65 - 65% Aluminium Keyboard

£230.00
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The handheld you grew up with, as the keyboard you work on

For everyone who blew into a cartridge

If you had one in 1989, you remember the weight of it, the click of the power switch, the little red light, and the grey brick riding on the dashboard of your parents' car. 80Retros took that object and rebuilt it as the GB65, a 65% mechanical keyboard, keeping the proportions, the two-tone shell and the small details. The one difference is that this version takes a full day of typing and looks better for it.

It's the kind of retro keyboard people lean over to ask about, and the answers are short: yes, it's a real mechanical keyboard, and yes, the joystick comes off.

Warm Grey, Pink and Cool Grey GB65 keyboards stacked on a pink desk mat

Details only a fan would check

The two-tone look comes from how the GB65's shell is actually built, as an inner frame sitting inside an outer one. The power light is on the front edge where it belongs, and the speaker grille lines sit next to the space bar. Flip it over and you'll find round red feet. Then there's the corner where your thumb used to rest on A and B: a magnetic mount holds a small arcade stick there, which you can pull off whenever you like and put back when you miss it.

80Retros made the Game 1989 TKL before this, but the 80Retros GB65 is the one where they got closest.

Close-up of the GB65 corner with the arcade joystick and the two-tone bezel

Pick your era

Each GB65 comes with retro keycaps fitted and colour-matched to the case, plus ten extra accent caps in the box, so you can swap the arrow cluster, Enter and Escape the way you used to swap cartridges. You can see the spares laid out beside each board below.

Warm Grey GB65 with the extra keycaps laid out beside it Warm Grey

The original, in cream and brown with the red buttons. If you only remember one version, it's this one.

Cool Grey GB65 with the extra keycaps laid out beside it Cool Grey

Light grey with charcoal and purple. This is the quiet one, for a desk that's already grey and black.

Pink GB65 with the extra keycaps laid out beside it Pink

Pink top, pink frame and mint keys. It's the one you wanted and never got.

Built for the day job

Nostalgia might be what gets you to the desk, but the GB65 stays there because underneath it's a proper custom mechanical keyboard. The powder-coated aluminium case weighs about 1.8 kg built, so it won't skate around when you get going. It's gasket mounted, meaning the plate sits on soft gaskets rather than screws, which softens the hard edge of every keypress. HMX Mono linear switches come pre-installed, and they're smooth and quiet. The PCB is hot-swappable too, so when you fancy a different feel you can pull the switches out and push new ones in without soldering anything. The puller in the box is the only tool you'll need.

With a 22 mm front edge and a 5° angle, it sits low enough to type on all day without a wrist rest. You can remap every key in VIA from your browser, and the shortcut layer you set up stays yours.

Warm Grey GB65 on a wicker tray, seen from above

Runs on more than four AA batteries

The tri-mode wireless version has a 3000 mAh battery and connects over the 2.4 GHz receiver or Bluetooth. It can live on your desk during the day and move to the sofa with a laptop or tablet in the evening. If you never unplug anything, the wired GB65 does the same job over USB and costs less.

Both arrive assembled, with the keycaps on and the cable in the box, so you can plug it in and start typing.

Two Pink GB65 keyboards next to a matching numpad

When you want to tinker

The GB65 ships with a plate fitted, but 80Retros also cut POM, FR4 and aluminium plates for it (sold separately). Swapping the plate changes how a mechanical keyboard feels and sounds more than anything else you can do, and on a case this well made it's a satisfying weekend job. Switches, keycaps and plate are all yours to change. The shell is the one part you won't want to touch.

Warm Grey GB65 on a desk among cassette tapes and magazines

Specifications

  • Layout: 65% ANSI
  • Mount: Gasket
  • Case: 6063 aluminium, electrostatic powder coating
  • Switches: HMX Mono linear, north-facing, hot-swap; LEDs south-facing
  • Stabilisers: Plate-mounted, included
  • Firmware: VIA
  • Typing angle: 5°
  • Size: about 332 × 125 × 32 mm
  • Height: about 22 mm front, 32 mm back
  • Weight: about 1.45 kg unassembled, 1.8 kg assembled
  • Foam: 3.5 mm Inoue Poron plate foam, 0.5 mm IPXE switch pad, 2 mm Inoue Poron case foam
  • Battery: 3000 mAh (tri-mode)
  • Colours: Warm Grey, Cool Grey, Pink (pink frame)

In the box

  • GB65 keyboard, assembled, with switches, keycaps and stabilisers fitted
  • Magnetic arcade joystick piece
  • 10 extra keycaps
  • USB-A to USB-C cable
  • 2.4 GHz receiver (tri-mode only)
  • Keycap and switch puller
Cool Grey GB65 retro mechanical keyboard on a desk among film canisters, a photo frame and a cream retro keyboard Pink GB65 on a pink desk mat with pixel-art stickers
Specifications

• Model: GB65 / GAME 1989 65
• Layout: 65% ANSI
• Case Material: 6063 aluminium
• Finish: Electrostatic powder coating
• Mounting Style: Gasket
• Switches: HMX Mono linear (keyboard options)
• Connection Options: Wired or tri-mode, depending on selected model
• Key Remapping: VIA
• Switch Orientation: North-facing
• LED Orientation: South-facing
• Stabilizers: Plate-mounted
• Typing Angle: 5°
• Dimensions: Approximately 332 × 125 × 32 mm
• Front / Back Height: Approximately 22 mm / 32 mm
• Weight: Approximately 1.45 kg unassembled / 1.8 kg assembled
• Plate Foam: Japan Inoue Poron, 3.5 mm
• Switch Pad: IPXE, 0.5 mm
• Case Foam: Japan Inoue Poron, 2.0 mm
• Dedicated Plate Options: POM, FR4 and aluminium (sold separately)

Inside the box

• GB65 keyboard, assembled, with switches, keycaps and stabilisers fitted
• Magnetic arcade joystick piece
• 10 extra keycaps
• USB-A to USB-C cable
• 2.4 GHz receiver (tri-mode only)
• Keycap and switch puller

Compatibility

• Layout: 65% ANSI
• Key Remapping: VIA supported
• Connection Options: Wired and tri-mode keyboard versions available; select the appropriate model
• Stabilizer Mounting: Plate-mounted
• Switch Orientation: North-facing
• LED Orientation: South-facing
• Plate Options: Dedicated GB65 POM, FR4 and aluminium plates available separately

Warranty

1-year manufacturer warranty.
Additional warranty support subject to OZO discretion depending on the case.

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