Looking back on the Game Boy’s impact 30 years later
WEBApr 21, 2019 · The Game Boy, like the NES and arcades before it, was a breeding ground of new ideas and talent, with the likes of Masahiro Sakurai, who is now best known for painstakingly working on the Super...
Game Boy - Wikipedia
WEBFollowing the success of the Game & Watch single-game handhelds, Nintendo developed the Game Boy to be more like a portable console, with interchangeable cartridges. The concept proved highly successful and the Game Boy became a cultural icon of the 1990s and early 2000s.
Thirty Years Ago, Game Boy Changed the Way ... - Smithsonian Magazine
WEBJul 29, 2019 · Game Boy was a game-changer. When Nintendo’s handheld unit exploded on the U.S. market on July 31, 1989, it unleashed the power of video games in a transportive way. Now, players could take ...
IGN Presents the History of Game Boy
WEBJul 27, 2009 · It wasn't until 1996, seven years after the original Game Boy was released and two past the system's expected life, that Satoshi Tajiri found an entirely new way to exploit the handheld...
The Nintendo Game Boy at 35 - A retrospective - Destructoid
WEBAug 10, 2024 · On July 31, 1989, Nintendo released the Game Boy to the US, a gray brick of a handheld console that would go on to dominate the market for years to come.
Game Boy Turns 30: Remembering Nintendo's Famous Handheld
WEBApr 20, 2019 · Nintendo's iconic Game Boy Handheld first launched in Japan on April 21, 1989, and since then, portable consoles have played a large role in both Nintendo's bottom line and society at large.
Hardware Classics: Nintendo Game Boy | Nintendo Life
WEBFeb 6, 2013 · Incredibly, the original DMG-01 design would last until 1996, when Nintendo produced the Game Boy Pocket. Essentially the same system in a sleeker case, it also boasted an improved screen and...
The Making of the Nintendo Game Boy - Feature | Nintendo Life
WEBMar 13, 2010 · Nintendo of America's CEO Minoru Arakawa witnessed a demonstration of the puzzler at a trade show in 1988 and moved quickly to ensure that Tetris would become the Game Boy’s first ‘killer app’.
Game Boy - the history of the Nintendo’s iconic handheld console - BBC
WEBA look at the many shapes and forms Nintendo's legendary handheld has taken over the years. When the console’s creator, Gunpei Yokoi, designed the original Game Boy, he knew that the system...
The History of the Game Boy: A Complete Guide
WEBAug 11, 2023 · What was the Game Boy? The Game Boy was a Nintendo-based portable game system that was released in 1989 and was available until 2003. Who invented the Game Boy? Gunpei Yokoi, creator of the Nintendo Game & Watch system was the inventor of the Game Boy.