Amazing revolution for its time! (Nintendo Gameboy (GB))

Member Name: ktbainbridge

Product:	Nintendo Gameboy (GB)
Date:	21/05/09 (3 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Revolutionary.

Disadvantages: Basic graphics and games.

The original nintendo game boy revolutionised gaming as we know it. It was the first hand held console of its type and children and adults everywhere had it on their christmas list. The standard game that it came with was tetris, which was great fun and to this day people are still playing more modern versions on all sorts of gaming consoles including PCs. There were various accessories available which could aid the gaming experience. You could get a magnifying screen to stick over the original screen if you had bad eyesight or didnt want to strain your eyes. You could also play two player games if you had another friend with a game boy (and you both have to have the same game). You could get a lead which connects between the two and would give you hours of competitive fun, so long as you didnt move to far from each other. The gameboy was a very expensive battery consumer though. It took AA batteries and used them up very quickly.

Obviously the tons of amazing advances made since mean that the only reason to buy this console would be for nostalga value, or for a collectors item, or incase it played a game that you just couldnt get on any other modern day console.

Summary: Wonderful-for its era, now a great collectors piece.