GameDadGrant Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 The first true mobile video game system, the first system I ever bought with my own money, and home to some of the best games on the planet! What are your favorite memories of the One Handheld To Rule Them All? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 I liked that magnifying glass add on they had for it. I never had one though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 I had a bunch of the original Nintendo Game & Watch -- those were the original mobile gaming systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 I still have mine somewhere. I think it still works too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurdyb1 Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Wow. That's amazing and makes me feel old, lol. Loved that little thing but thank goodness for innovation over the years to gradually upgrade that little box to what we have now from Nintendo portable offerings. I've owned every Nintendo portable since the Game boy to now with the 3DSXL. Let Nintendo release the rumored, standalone Switch that doesn't dock, and I will have that as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamer.tv Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 The console my mother bought for me when I was 3 and we started to go on longer car journey's. In her words "I don't think I could handle you talking and asking questions the entire time we were driving". I'm thankful and along with the Mega Drive, the Master System and the Commodore 64, set me on the path to loving games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Many things have made me feel old well before this anniversary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggydoo Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 My mom bought me a game boy so she can "borrow it" to play Tetris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 3 hours ago, mikechorney said: I had a bunch of the original Nintendo Game & Watch -- those were the original mobile gaming systems. This is the one that makes me feel old, because it came out roughly 5 days after I was born (I actually own one now). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 3 minutes ago, chakoo said: This is the one that makes me feel old, because it came out roughly 5 days after I was born (I actually own one now). You’re young. I was 8 when Popeye (the first one we had) came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 1 minute ago, mikechorney said: You’re young. I was 8 when Popeye (the first one we had) came out. I like how 36 is young. So you would have been ~10 when Mario Bros G&W hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodimus Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 I didn't remember the Gameboy coming out this early in the year. I thought I would have remembered asking for it for my Birthday in July that year. I defiantly remember asking for it for Xmas. I was walking around the house with a actual size photocopy of one. I never got one. I got an Atari Lynx a year later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 I don't really feel old at all until I can start remembering things that happened 30 years ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 The Gamboy turning 30 is a Happy, "Your Old" moment. My daughter being legal to drive in just 8 more days, less so! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Here's a weird nostalgic childhood story: This was a few years after release but my sister's boyfriend at the time bought her a Game Boy. She tortured the shit out of me with it by not letting me touch it of course. About a week into it she begged me for money to buy cigarettes in a withdrawal fit and I told her only if she traded me the Game Boy for some packs. She agreed out of sheer terror my mother would find out she was regularly smoking so I promptly ran down to the store where they still sold them to really young kids, bought three packs with my allowance and had a Game Boy shortly after. A week later my sister broke down, confessed to my mother and demanded her Game Boy back because of this "unfair, stupid" trade. My mother told her tough shit, you made the deal, think it through next time and that was that. What a life lesson that was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 The GameBoy was the first Nintendo system I bought at launch. My parents were very anti-gaming and I had to buy everything myself. I saved for like 2 years to buy an NES. Was older when the GB launched (14) and able to mow lawns and do more so it took less time. I remember being so excited. I had my cash ready to go for day one. I still remember being somewhat let down by how simplistic most of the games were at the time. It eventually just became a Tetris machine... but that was okay, because Tetris is one of the best games of all time. I'm sure that there are many many many people way better than Tetris than I, but back in the day... man was I good at that shit. I could school anyone. I was a Tetris machine. I lost my Gameboy at some point and that makes me sad. I still have a Gameboy pocket(and color), but my original is lost to the ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 10 hours ago, Rodimus said: I didn't remember the Gameboy coming out this early in the year. You wouldn't be wrong for thinking this...April 21 is the Japanese release date. It didn't hit North America until July or August of 1989. And even later for PAL regions. I just wanted to celebrate the original release date. Maybe I'll revive this thread once the North American release date rolls around later this year... 9 hours ago, Bloodporne said: A week later my sister broke down, confessed to my mother and demanded her Game Boy back because of this "unfair, stupid" trade. My mother told her tough shit, you made the deal, think it through next time and that was that. What a life lesson that was. I enjoyed this story, and I respect the lesson your sister was taught. Good on ya. Tobacco is a hell of a drug. 8 hours ago, ort said: I lost my Gameboy at some point and that makes me sad. I still have a Gameboy pocket(and color), but my original is lost to the ages. I had a similar story about acquiring the Gameboy. My parents were also anti-gaming, so I had to buy the handheld with my own money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclyp Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 I got a Gameboy when I was probably... 10-11 years old? It was my introduction to Zelda, which was just a magical experience. I had no reference point for the series, knew nothing about it and just came into it with no expectations. It remains one of my favorite games ever. Mario Land 2, Kirby’s Dream Land 2, the Wario Land games (supremely overlooked), that Mario vs DK puzzle game are some of my other faves. And of course it had an incredible version of Zelda. My unit still works, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Have several units lying around, including one minty in box. Never had one as a kid, though. My younger brother had a GBC he played Pokemon Gold and Blue on, I used to sneak around and play it on the DL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 I gave my original game boy to the lady who was cleaning my house. I did it because I had a GBC so didn't feel like I needed the OG anymore. But she always brought her kid over and I think he stole my copy of River City Ransom for the GBA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 I mean I dunno what you define as "first true mobile video game system," but I'd assume the defining characteristic would be that you can play different games and it wouldn't just be Mattel's original LCD sports games systems where it was just one game. In that case, we're talking Microvision. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microvision Quote According to Satoru Okada, the former head of Nintendo's R&D1 Department, the Microvision gave birth to the Game & Watch after Nintendo designed around Microvision's limitations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickey Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Oh man, dont remember getting the gameboy, but I do remember the story how it was stolen. I was at my grandmas and we needed to make a trip out of the house. I begged and begged to let me take my gameboy with me. She convinced/told me to leave it at the house. Well in the small amount of time to get back it was stolen (whole house was robbed). She felt super bad, so since she lived in canada, I got the canadian gameboy set for my birthday! Which wasnt the same sadly (different case, not the same games). Still have it and tetris though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo1518 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 I still have my gameboy, I love it! I swear that thing and the night light attachment is what turned me into a niteowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 6 hours ago, Xbob42 said: In that case, we're talking Microvision. God damn it @Xbob42. Don't come in here shitting on my Gameboy thread with your facts and history! ....but wow, seriously...Microvision? Never heard of it! But pretty cool bit of video game trivia. Neat, thanks for sharing! 6 hours ago, Stickey said: I got the canadian gameboy set for my birthday! Which wasnt the same sadly (different case, not the same games). Still have it and tetris though! Whoa, didn't realize the Canadian Gameboy was different! I'm learning a lot today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Yeah, I love me some Game Boy, but I also found the Microvision interesting enough to share! I bet it sucked ass, but still fun to see the lineage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 I had one of those Tiger Handhelds, the ninja turtle one. Specifically this one: I remember annoying some lady on the plane with it because of the obnoxious sounds it made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodimus Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 @GameDadGrant That sound about right. I'm guessing it dropped in my area after my birthday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 @Keyser_Soze Oh snap, I had that one! Loved the voices it made. COW-a-BUNG-AAAAHH!!! KEY-YAAAH! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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