I’m currently at my parents’ house in Virginia, and I was rooting through some old things in the basement. I stumbled upon this magnificent jewel of the past. My mom got this for me back in like 1989 on a cold Saturday morning after Korean school. It was purchased from a Kiddie City Toys. The original set of four AA batteries lasted all of three days as I, my sister and one of my cousins sought 100 lines in Tetris.
I can’t believe I remember all these little details. It’s also hard to believe that the handheld division of Nintendo started with this brick, which actually doesn’t feel so much like a brick any more. Granted, compared to an SP, it’s monstrous, but in my hands again, it didn’t feel like I was holding a hoagie or anything. What an amazing journey it’s been for Nintendo in this regard; what started out as the puke green brick, ended up being the only thing keeping the entire company afloat when Pokemon games continued to sell in the midst of the CD-based console wars, and now Nintendo is among the triple crown of game companies all over again. And now it’s called The 3DS.
But there would be no 3DS if not for this Game Boy. Funny how things work out.
