Game Boy 20th Anniversary

Robert1986 · 30 Jul 2009 at 18:13

July 31 2009

Gameboy Original - 1989 US and Japan | 1990 UK
Gameboy Colour - 1998 worldwide
Gameboy Advance - 2001 worldwide
Gameboy Advance SP - 2003 worldwide
Nintendo DS - 2004 US and Japan | 2005 UK
Gameboy Micro - late 2005 worldwide
Nintendo DS Lite - 2006 worldwide
Nintendo DSi - Nov 2008 Japan | 2009 US and Europe

Wyrdo · 30 Jul 2009 at 18:16

Making me feel old, I had an original GB not long after they came out in the UK.

cheets64 · 30 Jul 2009 at 18:22

Next year for us.

CliffyBiro · 30 Jul 2009 at 18:38

I bought my first Gameboy for a tenner from a car boot sale.

Nanoman · 30 Jul 2009 at 18:44

Always sessioned Gameboys on school trips. The coach journeys were always better than the actual field trip.

Zensuji · 30 Jul 2009 at 18:45

I got the gameboy in 1990 when i was 12-13 for chirstmas and I was so into playing it I actually ****ed myself. I knew I needed the loo but couldnt drag myself away.........

....just thought I'd share

Skyrunner · 30 Jul 2009 at 18:45

I remember getting my first GB.. only had Tetris and Mario I for about two years, may go and dig it out

phil675 · 30 Jul 2009 at 18:47

Zensuji said:
I got the gameboy in 1990 when i was 12-13 for chirstmas and I was so into playing it I actually ****ed myself. I knew I needed the loo but couldnt drag myself away.........

....just thought I'd share

Why didn't you just take it into the toilet? :confused:

Fail, etc.

Robert1986 · 30 Jul 2009 at 18:47

Zensuji said:
I got the gameboy in 1990 when i was 12-13 for chirstmas and I was so into playing it I actually ****ed myself. I knew I needed the loo but couldnt drag myself away.........

....just thought I'd share

You know its portable right? You could have played it while on the loo.

Zensuji · 30 Jul 2009 at 18:54

Robert1986 said:
You know its portable right? You could have played it while on the loo.

I was playing Tetris for the first time.....I was unaware I was dieing for the toilet until it was too late.

Robert1986 · 30 Jul 2009 at 18:59

Zensuji said:
I was playing Tetris for the first time.....I was unaware I was dieing for the toilet until it was too late.

should have played tetris with your bowel movements then.

:/

orderoftheflame · 30 Jul 2009 at 19:10

Happy Birthday Gameboy.

Many great times.

Kreeeee · 30 Jul 2009 at 19:24

My mum used to steal my gameboy at night to play tetris... the cheek!

cheets64 · 30 Jul 2009 at 19:25

I never had one but my sister did so use to steal it, went to Spain and bought one of those 88 games in 1 carts, turned out it was just 20 games repeated.

mithrandir · 30 Jul 2009 at 19:26

The gameboy was one of the best gadgets ever to be released.
Couple this with Tetris and Nintendo had the perfect formula.

Pure genius!

Still got mine somewhere - it came in a clear plastic box I think.

Sinny · 30 Jul 2009 at 22:47

I've still got my Gameboy SP with Tetris plugged in fully charge, it has to be the game that will never get outdated for me. I prefer it to the new Tetris DS for some reason.

all I need is for N to release Pokemon Red and Tetris to the DSi store at an extortionate price and I'll be happy XD

Flibster · 30 Jul 2009 at 23:10

Hmmmm. May be time to flog off some of mine then - could be worth a few quid.

mame · 30 Jul 2009 at 23:13

I was 11 when the gameboy was released. I can remember being in woolworths and they had a stand set up with 4 opposite facing gameboys around a pillar (make sense?) the sound of 4 tetris' still rings in my head and when I think about it, it seems quite special.

Not THAT long ago I managed to import one the back-lit Gameboy SP's (no not the FRONT-lit version with a light skimmed across the screen but a proper back-lit LCD) They never got released here and it was very special

Now I have a PSP and DS (as you can see) and I prefer the DS. The PSP is far superior in terms of graphics but I just prefer the pick up and play factor of the DS with it's casual games. I still can't believe that Nintendo dropped the name 'Gameboy' from it's hand-helds! It's like the Hoover of vacuum cleaners.

Oh and the worst thing about the original gameboy: No save game in mario land

Mahnsikir · 30 Jul 2009 at 23:13

The gameboy only came out in the Uk in 1990? Im sure my gameboy had a date of 88 or 89 on it, definetly 80 somthing.

Weebull · 30 Jul 2009 at 23:16

My Game Boy gave me Tetris dreams

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