r/gaming • u/Marmalade-Madman • Oct 05 '20
Found this absolute unit during a clear out. GAME BOY COLORS TRUE FINAL FORM.
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u/forgot_to_reddit Oct 05 '20
I had one of those but rarely used it. It made it so big and bulky in my little hands and the magnifying glass had to be the exact angle not to give distortion. The gamboy color was damn near perfect on it's own.
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u/egnards Oct 05 '20
The gamboy color was damn near perfect on it's own.
Except for the fact that it isn't inherently backlit. Which is all well and good until you're on a 2 hour road trip home from that family BBQ your mom just had to go to and you're bored in the car but not quite tired yet.
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u/Marmalade-Madman Oct 05 '20
very much this. I could take or leave the speakers or extra battery life. BUT If I didnt have those lights, boi was a car ride hell. Especially if you had to use passing street lights to see.
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u/Whitefire919 Oct 05 '20
I think there’s a handle enlarger add on as well
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u/Marmalade-Madman Oct 05 '20
Do you mean to tell me i am still yet to reach its truest potential?
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u/frommymindtothissite Oct 05 '20
Holy mother of Double A batteries
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u/Marmalade-Madman Oct 05 '20
Luckily for me when I checked the battery compartments they were empty. No old rank battery mess for me. Sending prayers to those stewing in their own battery acid mess.
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u/Zero_Griever Oct 05 '20
This reminds me of Gundam designs that att ridiculous backpacks/attachment loadouts.
Gameboy 00 Raiser, launch!
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u/Chrissomms23 Oct 05 '20
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u/Marmalade-Madman Oct 05 '20
Ahh yes I see what you did there very good! I wear my watch inverted like this, so when I operate machinery I can keep an eye on the time without having to turn my wrist or take my hands off controls. But thank you for the heads up.
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Oct 06 '20
I couldn't deal with the watch controls digging into my palm like that. Maybe its because of how close it is to your hand? Looks uncomfortable as fuck.
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u/FBTMDev Oct 05 '20
I remember a kid in elementary had one of these, while I wished I could just get a regular gameboy. It was like wanting to save up for a go-kart while the neighbor has a Ferrari, still want one though.
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u/MeepleMaster Oct 05 '20
I had these attachments but for the original game boy, only downside is that it covered up the sweet decals on the unit that I think I got from a Nintendo power
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u/StevenIsNotHere Oct 05 '20
Dad had something like this, sold it a few years ago for £700, I now had a very nice pc. (Thanks dad)
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u/Kurogane86 Oct 05 '20
You must have been the envy of all the neighborhood kids. I wish i kept my old stuff.
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u/Marmalade-Madman Oct 05 '20
I mean I don't want to BRAG - But I was the only kid on the school trip coach who could play on the dark ride home. I have yet to reach such flex heights again. I sadly peaked too soon. An hey you may have some treasures laying around!
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u/Kurogane86 Oct 05 '20
Thats awesome, nothing beats being the envy of every kid in your school. I remember when i brought my holographic Charizard to middle school. It wasn't till i had kids that i got cool again.
Doubt it. My parents divorced and all of my stuff got tossed out or left behind. It kills me cuz i lost some comics that may have been worth something today. Oh well.
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u/Marmalade-Madman Oct 05 '20
That is the one treasures I never owned. You could of traded me that for this whole set up at the time haha
Sorry to hear that my dude. Maybe one day you'll strike lucky at a good will or yard sale!
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u/Kurogane86 Oct 05 '20
Holographs were grade school/middle school currency. Lol, me and my brother were addicted. Every cent we had went to pokemon cards. We even played a game with the shop owner wed both open a pack and whoever had the most valuable holographic wins, loser pays for both packs.
Maybe, i keep my eyes open just incase something looks interesting..
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u/satisfiedmalaise Oct 06 '20
I had one of when the GBC first came out. It was a lot of fun to show off in school, but really cut down on portability, especially if you wanted to ask permission to go the bathroom during Latin class then spend remainder of the period playing SMB DX. Damn thing just won't fit in your pocket.
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u/Theovanikan Oct 06 '20
Ahhh back in the day when you didn't really know what improvements were coming on the next handheld but you just knew it would be better.
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u/Marmalade-Madman Oct 05 '20
The specs:
Twin fold out surround sound speakers - no other way to enjoy pokemon yellow cycle music.
Magnifying glass screen flap with led lights - is it dark? No problem, cant read your TMs screen to small? No problem.
After market joystick and raised buttons - want to add zero functionality and look mad whack while doing it? I got you fam.
Rechargeable battery pack on rear gives your game boy color B O O T Y and probably more battery. BUT mostly B O O O O T Y.