Gadgetory

hey guys this is Austin today me with a review of the original Game Boy released by Nintendo in 1989 I think it's safe to say this is one of the most important video game console releases ever let's see what it's all about the first thing you'll notice is that the original Game Boy was big it's still pocketable but by today's standards it's a break while you definitely won't forget it's in your pocket there are some advantages to its size it fits well on the hand and everything has a very solid feel that you don't find often in newer systems like the 3d s most Game Boys came in great over in 1995 Nintendo released the play at lab models which brought new close to the line including blind in my favorite transparent while the Gameboy wasn't the first portable console to use cartridges it was the first to bring into the mainstream compared to its bigger brothers cartridge downright tiny was storage between 32 kilobytes and a whopping 1 megabyte unsurprisingly face-melting graphics weren't part of the equation the game will rocks a four point one nine megahertz 8-bit CPU and eight kilobytes of RAM despite entire games taking a far less space than a single low quality mp3 they won't have bad looking at all with over 800 games made during the 10-year lifespan of the Gameboy you had everything from racing games to RPGs one part where the nostalgia michigan gives up a bit is with the screen the og gameboy sports a 2.6 inch screen with a resolution of 160 by 144 the size and resolution are just fine the problem is is that it's green really really green you can adjust the contrast with the dial on the left side of the system but even then you're limited to four shades of green like most game boys it's not backlit so you'll need to play near source of life but for most games it works alright something that made the Game Boy a bit unique was the addition of a link cable port this allowed you to connect to Game Boys together to compete or trade something that Pokemon took full advantage of one of the reasons the Game Boy is so large is because it needs four double A batteries this might seem like overkill today but this along with the modest technical specs gave the system anywhere between 10 and 14 hours of battery life whereas competitors like the game gear and links required six double-a batteries and only managed four or five hours in fact the game gear and links are great examples of the game boys massive success how many of you have honestly heard of either of these consoles before with games like Tetris and Pokemon Nintendo had a runaway success from nearly 15 years sunny finally entered the PSP into the ring to compete and even today the 3ds is still the most popular dedicated console of this generation he may not have had the best screen or been the slimmest console but there's a little about the gameboy helps shape gaming as we know it today now if you'll excuse me I'm going to go back to being 6 years old again