stuff and i came across one of my most prized possession at the time the Nintendo Game Boy
It still is given its sentimental value and I still remember the first day that I got this
so my Dad came back from his travels and whenever he would travel he would always bring us something
so when he popped this out of his bag and i was just absolutely awe-struck it was like a million
Christmas gifts into one i was the happiest kid ever countless hours were spent on this
device and worth every minute of it so let's get it unboxed again they said it wasn't humanly
possible but now you can have all the power and excitement of Nintendo right in the palm of your
hand introducing game boy it's portable it's in stereo and its games are interchangeable plus game
boy comes with the outrageous new game tetris and for head-to-head competition use the revolutionary
video link and blow your opponent to work game boy only from nintendo now you're playing with
power portable power so this is the original game boy box that I've had for a long long time now
oh it has a seal of quality it's showcasing games like kirby dreamland and super mario land and as
you can see the box is a little worn out over the years inside it has the instruction manual
and the game boy itself now this is what i call a robust system
look at it i'm sure this thing will survive anything you throw at it on the front it has
a directional pad two game buttons a start and a select button a single speaker with simple lo-fi
audio let's take a look at the left-hand side it has a contrast dial and a power adapter jack on
the right-hand side it has a volume dial and a game link port to connect with another game boy
on the bottom it has a microphone jack on the top
it has an on off switch with lockout to prevent you from removing the cartridge when it's on
on the back this is where it takes four double AA batteries let's pop them in
now this is the game pac this one has 105 games in one a huge deal at the time
now let's fire this bad boy up
Nintendo first came out with the game boy in April 1989 so it's been about 33 years now boy does that
make me feel but it was amazing living through that era and witnessing how the game boy became
one of the most popular portable gaming consoles ever and also witnessing how Nintendo changed
gaming history in the 80s gaming was mostly in the arcades and then home consoles like the Atari 2600
came along and they were absolutely revolutionary oh and by the way countless hours were spent on
that device as well with my brother and friends and oh my god that joystick we broke it and fixed
it so many times but i digress that's a story for another day Nintendo started taking over the
gaming industry in the 80s with games like mario zelda duck hunt and so many more the game boy
was designed by Nintendo's chief engineer Gunpei Yokoi and Nintendo's R&D team as the story goes
Gunpei Yokoi was on a train in japan and he saw a businessman playing with his calculator
that's when he had the idea why not have a mobile gaming device that you can take with you
everywhere and then they came up with the game and watch more immeasurable hours on that one as well
they were really great and then took that concept even further to what evolved into the game boy
internally it was known as the dot matrix game referring to its dot matrix display the game boy
propelled Nintendo into new heights they hyped it up like no other and it was so cool and to top it
off they paired it with the perfect game tetris i can still hear the tetris tune in my head right
now Nintendo came up with back to back game hits and it clawed its way into the American zeitgeist
it was everywhere from famous people to kids everyone was playing at the time game boy was
competing against devices from Atari and Sega which had color screens and they were really
cool but it cost you in battery life Nintendo was like Steve Jobs' Apple they stripped out
the unnecessary fancy and flashy things that were not mature enough and that you didn't need for a
robust system all it had were five controls a directional pad two game buttons a start and
select button a slot to put your cartridge a game link port and a single speaker all
packaged in the durable system it was a perfect example of minimalism in tech it was a clean and
efficient design you turn it on and you hear the Nintendo beep that's it you're ready to have a
great time the Game Boy's legacy is undeniable a device that went on to sell 118 million units
it had a huge influence in our culture and was the stepping stone to all the major tech that we have
today it truly changed technology forever without the game boy we wouldn't have the modern phones
or the myriad of tech that we have available today so thank you game boy for being a part of
my life growing up it will always have a special place in my heart and thank you for watching
peace