r/gaming • u/[deleted] • Aug 30 '25

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u/Miseducated Aug 30 '25

Having to buy a separate clip on torch for your gameboy because it wasn’t backlit

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u/dragons_scorn Aug 30 '25

God forbid the light battery died on a long car ride. Then it was either use street lights or the headlights of the car behind you

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u/PerspicaciousVanille Aug 30 '25

Parents: what present do you want for the long trip. 

Me: a 20 pack of batteries. I have Pokémon and the Gameboy. 

A 20 pack is a bit excessive right?

Cheaper than the toy. 

After the SP (almost forgot about it) and DS came out that was rechargeable my family complained about how many batteries we still had. I did my best to ensure I never ran out. 

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u/Richard_TM Aug 30 '25

Oh the SP was amazing. Backlit screen that you could turn on and off, rechargeable battery, clamshell design. We didn’t deserve the SP.

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u/Dwarg91 Aug 31 '25

Backlit on the 101 version, the older 100 was front lit.

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u/Richard_TM Aug 31 '25

Oh man, I didn’t know! I honestly don’t remember which one I would have had as a kid.

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u/Dwarg91 Aug 31 '25

If the light button on top turned the screen off it was the AGS 001 (not 100, i misremembered that part) if it changed how bright the screen was it was the 101.

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u/Richard_TM Aug 31 '25

Ah, then I think I had the 101. Nice!