Game Boy

I may not put much thought into Christmas lists today, but back when I was a kid they were practically an art form. From the presentation to the content itself, I pulled out all the stops to draw attention to whatever it was I coveted at the time. Thanks to the magic of Never Throwing Anything Away, we can now take a trip back to 1994 to see how well my wants, needs, and frothing demands stack up today. When I first found this relic, I was instantly transported to more carefree days. While it may indeed be “just another…

The Game Boy might be over 30 years old, but it remains one of the most beloved retro systems. Despite its age, there’s been a steady increase in indie releases, thanks in part to GB Studio — a drop-and-drag tool for making games and an influx of new retro-focused handhelds. But 2023 has been a particularly strong year for the console. An upcoming Game Boy Color title, Dragonyhm, looks set both to raise the bar for the current wave of titles and round off a stellar year for fans of Nintendo’s iconic handheld.We can thank…

Image: AnalogueAnalogue has just relaunched the Pocket in some new, charming colors. It brought back the OG colors of the Game Boy Advance and Pocket to its new Classic Limited Edition consoles. These colors are blue, green, indigo, spice orange, pink, red, silver, and yellow.Panic’s Playdate Handheld is Almost HereAccording to the press release, these have been “carefully color-matched” to look like the colors of the original Game Boys. For instance, the red unit takes inspiration from the Game Boy Pocket, while the…

The Steam Deck OLED aren't the only new handheld gaming variants you can snap up this week. The Analogue Pocket will soon be available in eight fresh colorways. Analogue says they're color matched and manufactured in eight classic Game Boy Pocket and Game Boy Advance colors: blue, green, indigo, spice orange, pink, red, silver and yellow. They all look just lovely.Pre-orders will open up on November 17 at 11AM ET on Analogue's website. The company will start shipping these models on November 20. So, if you want to gift…

Video games are now one of the largest forms of media. In this guide, we break down the bestselling video games from the NES to the current console generation. Video games are now one of the largest forms of media. In this guide, we break down the bestselling video games from the NES to the current console generation. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary…

Nintendo First impressions are important. That’s true both in people and video game consoles. The first time you boot up a new gaming system can be a magical moment when done right. There’s always a built-in bit of tension anytime you get a new video game console, as you gingerly unbox it and set it up. That prelude can feel like an orchestra tuning its instruments, building anticipation for the moment where you’ll finally get to power it on and hear the opening notes of a long symphony. And I’m not just speaking in…

There are lots of affordable consoles on the market that will let gamers play thousands of classic retro titles, but most also require users to have a large collection of legally gray ROM files on hand. That’s where the new Super Pocket is different. It’s a Game Boy-sized handheld that comes with a small selection of iconic retro games built-in, which can be further expanded through additional cartridges.Panic’s Playdate Handheld is Almost HereAs much as we’re fans of handhelds like the Anbernic RG35XX, or the Miyoo Mini,…

Twenty-five years after the Game Boy Camera first debuted back in 1998, fans are not only still enjoying lo-fi, black and white, pixelated photography, they’re also re-engineering the camera to make it better, even going so far as to shrink it down to the size of a regular Game Boy cartridge.Panic’s Playdate Handheld is Almost HereThe last time we had checked in with Christopher Graves, a Game Boy Camera fan who knows their way around a 3D printer and a circuit board, they were showing off a custom creation called the…

As companies like Asus, Logitech, and Sony continue to push the limits of handheld gaming devices (seriously, Sony, an eight-inch screen?), companies like Anbernic are making them smaller and smaller. Its latest, the RG Nano, looks to be smaller than a pack of playing cards, but still capable of playing thousands of retro games.The Playdate Is Unique, Charming and Full of PotentialAnbernic is a Chinese company that’s been making handheld emulation devices for quite a few years now, and having been reviewing them for just…

Nintendo’s Super Mario series is so monumental to the medium of video games that you might even think of the mustachioed plumber when you hear “video games” mentioned at all. From his earliest days as “Jumpman” battling Donkey Kong, to his latest adventures on the Nintendo Switch, to his latest movie appearance in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Mario has consistently been one of the greatest characters in video games. He’s such an iconic character that countless video games have had him as the star, and we attempted to…