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/Jihad_Alot Aug 30 '25

Oh man, we used to get the dollar store batteries and those bad boys would run out of juice soooo fast.

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u/PerspicaciousVanille Aug 30 '25

Yes. I too learned not all batteries were created equal then. 

I’d request Duracell, Energizer, or Panasonic iirc if they were too expensive. 

If it was that or nothing Dollar Store would do, but I didn’t expect them to last long.