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Not mine, but I always enjoy seeing these monstrosities.

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[–] tehn00bi@lemmy.world 21 points 6 days ago (6 children)

How many minutes do the batteries last?

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

I had the GameBoy Color version of the magnifying glass/speaker/fake joystick combo. It ran the speakers and the light off of its own pair of batteries. The speakers were an upgrade (especially for the stereo sound) but everything else was a gimmick. The incandescent bulb was too dim and housing around the screen made it darker and even more difficult to see:

Later on in early 2000s we got the worm light. LED and was powered from the link cable port. It was considerably brighter and hardly affected battery life from what I remember:

We also eventually got magnifying glasses that didn't have the housing around the screen to darken it:

[–] PolydoreSmith@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Those worm lights were the first time I ever saw an LED. It was crazy to me that it was so bright it was blue.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Same but I was 12 at the time so I didn't think much about the bulb tech nor it's color temperature. I was just like "wow that's a bright bulb".

Later on around 2005 I got my first piece of tech with an OLED screen: a Kenwood car stereo. It wouldn't be for nearly another 20 years when I finally got my first OLED TV.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 3 points 6 days ago

I miss the worm lights. My cousin had one, and even though I had the Advance SP, I thought the worm LED was super neat.

[–] everett@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 days ago

About tree fiddy.

[–] AceBridge@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Still longer than the GameGear :(

[–] toxicbubble@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago
[–] Deadeyegai@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This is the ideal Gameboy body. You might not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like (just be sure to have all the batteries nearby).

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 2 points 6 days ago

8AAs, right?

[–] Squirrel@thelemmy.club 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This is what many Steam Deck users seem to pursue.

[–] Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 6 days ago

Can confirm. So far I've gotten an external monitor, keyboard, mouse, docking station and a stand for it so it can be used as a laptop as well while traveling.

It certainly has issues but it's an impressive device.

[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (2 children)

You have a GameShark plugged into a game genie? The hells the point of that.

[–] INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone 6 points 6 days ago

spits

Filthy casual.

[–] PolarKraken@programming.dev 6 points 6 days ago

You've never sharked a genie? What a prude!

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 6 days ago

Cool watch.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

Batteries drained in 5 minutes

[–] aksdb@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

"So I have this ultra portable gaming device..."

[–] M137@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

This is like the Thanos glove with the stones (can't remember the actual names) but for Nintendo in the 80s and 90s. The only thing missing is a power glove which it's all mounted on, and an NES Zapper somehow integrated into it all.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I tried to find a photo of this janky Game Gear peripheral I had, but came across this angelfire website instead: https://www.angelfire.com/games4/icecoldatari/Gamegear.html

I feel like this website may actually be from the 90s... It's literally just a person talking about the cool shit they have for their Game Gear, and the only email address is @aol.com

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 days ago

Where’s the camera?

[–] arararagi@ani.social 3 points 6 days ago

I actually got that kit from a friend as a kid, I used it all the time when playing at home, the fake analog was legit, and I think there's a light on the magnifier too.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 2 points 6 days ago

AVGN is about to meet his match

[–] kender242@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago
[–] buzz86us@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

All this and no Nyko shock and rock?

Cassette Dystopianism

[–] Alenalda@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

this guys dad works for nintendo

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 100 points 1 week ago (3 children)

You can almost hear the batteries draining in mere minutes.

[–] M137@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Minutes? Hah, amateur!

[–] grue@lemmy.world 36 points 1 week ago (10 children)

If you think that's bad, imagine an equivalently-accessorized Game Gear.

[–] the_tab_key@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago

Imagine a stock game gear

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[–] MycarHolmes@quokk.au 78 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That Gameboy watch really sells it.

[–] tyr0sine@mander.xyz 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Noticing it only after parsing the rest of the setup made me giggle a little bit.

[–] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 days ago

Noticing it after reading their comment gave me a hearty chuckle

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago (1 children)

“THIS ISN’T EVEN MY FINAL FORM!”

[–] dalekcaan@feddit.nl 3 points 6 days ago

Final Freeza did look like a pair of Airpods, ngl

[–] technomad@slrpnk.net 32 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Rockin' the little watch too, that's legit.

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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago

Gaming in the 90's was so glorious.

[–] swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 week ago
[–] datavoid@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Imagine the shits you could take with that thing

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