The Nintendo Game Boy Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary Today
The Game Boy launched 30 years ago today in Japan in 1989 and since then, this little pocket-rocket went on to sell well over 100 million units, allowing gamers all over the world the freedom to play their favorite games – including Tetris, Super Mario, and Pokémon. Having this new-found freedom meant that Game Boy owners could play whenever and wherever they wanted which completely revolutionized the video-game era.
The Game Boy combined features from both the NES home system and Game & Watch hardware and went on to create several models that include The Game Boy Pocket, Game Boy Light, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Advance SP, and Game Boy Micro. The Game Boy started it all with playing on the go and planted a firm path that made way for the likes of the DS, 3DS, and the Switch that we are lucky to own today.
It is probably one of the most recognizable devices from the 1980s which, of course, has made it a cultural icon. Even today there are plenty of gamers who play on the Game Boy, even casting more current handhelds to the side in favor of it. Unfortunately, like most good things, the Game Boy’s life came to an end as it stopped producing in 2001 after the Game Boy Advance made an appearance – which probably means it’s now due for a revival?
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Happy Birthday to the console that began a new era of handheld gaming and started a road to amazing, unbelievable things! A remake of the original game boy would be so fun to see!
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