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Unboxing the Original Game Boy!

2016-10-04
hey guys this is Austin and today I'm here with a really fun one this is an original 1989 Nintendo Gameboy not a smartphone oh no this is the old-school the original portable handheld if you hadn't noticed I am a giant fan of Game Boys and nothing gets me more excited then what's been something that's been literally sitting in the box for 27 years first of all this box is an incredible condition so we've got official gameboy compact video game system in case you were looking for the unofficial Gameboy the Gameboy system features a complete library of exclusive Nintendo game packs we've got Super Mario Land baseball and tennis and recall ever playing baseball or tennis on the Gameboy that sounds exciting popular accessories a hip touch because you know you want a fanny pack for your Gameboy nothing says 1989 like keeping your Gameboy and a fanny pack all right we've got some styrofoam which again looks really nice for something that's been sitting in the box for over 20 years hey this is no joke though like unbelievably well preserved we have a custom 8-bit CMOS CPU in 2 X 64 kilobits static RAM cutting edge right there comes with a link cable there weren't actually a ton of Game Boy games that took advantage of this and of course for me Pokemon was the big one and there it is so unlike the fancy new systems of today which come with this cool new invention called rechargeable batteries the original Gameboy was rocking for doublea's up front we have what is the most important part of the Gameboy the kind of terrible screen so this was before you had a backlit screen on Nintendo handhelds so first of all you're completely reliant on like trying to find that one little bit of light from the window to be able to actually see what you were doing and on top of that it's entirely green something you definitely don't get on with modern gaming on smartphones are these just incredible controls like the actual feedback you get from them I mean sure they're a little bit rubbery they're a little bit springy but like just that feel mmm can't beat it whose coolest part of this cutting-edge 1989 technology is it it has something that even some of the latest hottest most expensive new gadgets don't have a headphone jack we also have Tetris itself Wow oh I feel like I'm like a spa top know what kind of game is this this is called the original office right so okay 10 out of 10 would not forget going back now that's time for something a little bit more my speed Pokemon it's crazy no matter how many times I play with the original Gameboy there's something special about this and of course I know a lot of it's the nostalgia talking but the idea of being able to have a portable system that was yours right like when I was a kid I didn't have my own game system I had to share it right but this was my thing so it for product information service repair please call 1-800 to 55 3700 hi thank you for calling Nintendo let's connect you to a specialist quickly yeah that's it yeah I can't get on Netflix it it's just Wi-Fi is not working
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