Razer’s 20th Anniversary Boomslang mouse is packed with retro appeal (and fake leather)
Retro tech is all the rage at the moment — look at 8BitDo’s excellent offerings, or those wonderfully transparent new Analogue N64 clones. Razer’s no stranger to retro appeal, but the new 20th Anniversary Edition of the Boomslang mouse might just be a masterpiece. The retro indulgence mirrors the original shape, but adds new guts, wireless charging, and even faux leather accents.
The new version of the Boomslang mouse really does look odd two decades later. (Correction: the original design is actually from 2000, 25 years ago — the “Anniversary” is referencing Razer’s 2005 re-incorporation after being spun off from Karna, LLC.) It’s very low, very wide at the bulbous top where the primary buttons spread out, and the ambidextrous side buttons (one on the left and one on the right) aren’t exactly in vogue. But maybe that’s what you’d like, if you want to relive memories of Battlefield II.
But despite the dated looks, this is a modern mouse. You get full wireless, plus wireless charging (sort of, it has Qi coils but it looks like it needs a stand), a frankly ridiculous 45,000 DPI sensor, and the latest Razer optical switches for the primary buttons. The RGB lighting strip on the bottom is practically reserved by Razer’s 2025 standards, which is more than I can say for the “PU leather” (polyurethane is Latin for fake) on the primary and side buttons and wrapped around the rear. Though I must admit, I’m curious to see how that feels in the hand.
When can you get one? How much will it cost? The answers are “I don’t know” and “probably a lot.” Razer says it’s only making 1337 of these (yes, I did in fact see what you did there) for the entire world, with individual serial numbers. There’s no date for when it drops, and no price is mentioned.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see a less bombastic version of this Boomslang be made available, perhaps minus the PU leather accents — new toolings and parts for just a thousand mice and change wouldn’t make sense. But if you don’t want to roll those particular dice, Razer is happy to take down your email and let you know when pre-orders go live.
