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JEMC on 21 April 2014

That's right, today is the anniversary of the Game Boy! The handheld was launched on Friday, the 21th of April of 1989 in Japan.

The very first console to pass the 100 milion mark.

So let's celebrate it! How many of you had it? And which version? Which is/was you favorite game(s)?



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AZWification on 21 April 2014

Happy Birthday to the Game Boy. It was such a influential handheld!



                
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Conegamer on 21 April 2014

This thread gets my endorsement. Great system, and I still love the games today.

Party time!



 

Here lies the dearly departed Nintendomination Thread.

kekrot on 21 April 2014

Wow, happy birthday to Game Boy! I never got one myself though even though I wanted it so bad.. but I played on my friends ones often.



Yep.

Zisbest on 21 April 2014

So, my brother's (and my) beloved black original model turns this old already? Damn, time just flows by so fast. Pokemon Yellow and Red along with with many others made the system into what it's known for today! (The original Pokemon games are also my system favourites)

Long live the Gameboy!



                                                                    Lyrics: He He He He Ha Ha Ha!                                                                  

  

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Jizz_Beard_thePirate on 21 April 2014

All the good old memories



                  

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novasonic on 21 April 2014

We had two of the original models. One had to be thrown away because batteries exploded in it.. R.I.P.. I played Tetris, Ultra Golf, Super RC Pro-Am, and Pokemon Blue to death.




8th gen predictions. (made early 2014)
PS4: 60-65m
WiiU: 30-35m
X1: 30-35m
3DS: 80-85m
PSV: 15-20m

oldschoolfool on 21 April 2014

I was 9 when this first came out. that's how old I am.



Poliwrathlord on 21 April 2014

Happy Birthday!



foxtail on 21 April 2014

It's not a party without some music, so here's a couple classic tracks from the old boy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmD9WnLYR5I - Star Maze

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhZBDNQ3gas - Robocop theme

 

The above track was so universal that they used it for a tv commercial that sold home appliances.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUVs7vXNZiw