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hey guys this is Austin and today I'm here with a review of the Nintendo Game Boy light as the first Gameboy with a backlit screen it's definitely interesting so let's take a look this was a Japanese only release from 1998 and was mostly based on the Gameboy pocket comparing the two you'll see the light is both taller and a bit thicker up front you'll find the same 2.5 inch monochrome display with a resolution of 160 by 144 as this is still a Game Boy it will play all original Gameboy cards but not the newer Game Boy Color games in fact the Game Boy Color is the reason why the light never made it outside of Japan when it launched the original Game Boy was coming up on its ninth birthday and the color proceeded to be released only six months later effectively killing the light before it even got started that said it was still a solution to one of the biggest drawbacks to game boys the lack of the lip screen anyone playing game boys and the 90s can attest to the black hole like tendency of gameboy screens to suck in light while still being dark with the light you've got an electroluminescent backlight which gives a fairly dim and green light but it is still playable in the dark beyond the screen it's a normal Game Boy you can still use it without the backlight to improve the battery life and the addition of double A batteries means the rear get some grips which are actually fairly comfortable unfortunately you can still run into ghosting issues on the display but overall it's still a solid choice and a great game boy they are a bit hard to get your hands on these days as most are still in Japan and cost quite a bit more than ordinary game boys but regardless they're definitely an interesting look how Nintendo was working on a lit screen years before they hit the mainstream if you enjoyed definitely be sure to leave a thumbs up if you're interested in more videos like this be sure to subscribe