Everyone's got to have it (Nintendo Gameboy (GB))

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Product:	Nintendo Gameboy (GB)
Date:	17/06/01 (9 review reads)
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Nintendo's Colour Gameboy is the latest electronic mini games console. Redesigned for the begining of the 21st centuary, this machine is now available in various colours.
Designed to be handheld and played on the move, the screen is large and easy to see, with the easily accessable joystick controls on the face.
There is an infa red remote port for dual gaming, mains power jack, headphone jack, and link up port.
Battery or mains operated,it costs £65.(Batteries included)

My 9-year old has an old Gameboy that I remember playing as a teenager.
It is bulky and cumbersome, but still works well.
Although black and white, it has served the test of time and has many of the gadgets related to it, but it eats batteries and has quite a small screen in comparison.

Previously the TV was taken up with the Playstation most of the time causing problems with the other children who wanted to watch the TV or videos.

We felt that an upgrade was a great idea for her for christmas, as many of the new games seemed to be for the newer Gameboys.
The choice was pretty easy, I haven't heard much about the Pocket Gameboy, and as this was an expensive present I was happier to go with what I know.
It was easy to find, I could have bought it at just about every toy retailer or high street or electrical store.
The price was pretty much the same accross the board too.

In use it is a doddle, a very small child could easily load, switch on and operate this machine.
The larger screen is a real improvement, with really quite good graphics.
Lets be fair, it is a handheld game, you are not going to get amazing resolution on them, are you?

Using only 2 AA batteries instead of the previous 4, this is not the battery muncher of the past.

It is ergonomically designed, and fits nicely into your hands.
As well as being comfortable to play and like the previous machines the controls are in
just the right place.
The music is still quite plinky plinky, but the other improvements certainly make up for this.

As for add ons, there are many on the market ranging from magnifiers, to powerpacks that fit directly into the battery compartment, and from snake magnifying lights to mains adaoptors and bum bags, the range is immense, and actually fairly priced.
The camera and printer look good, but I have yet to see them in use.

The games however are quite expensive, and at £25 a shot, my daughter has a lot of saving to do.
Also the games do not come with little plastic sleeves, bad one Nintendo.

A downside to the machine is that it doesn't actually come with any games at all, so instantly you have to buy a game to be able to play it.Nevertheless, that does not detract from the overall quality and playability of this machine.
Personally I love the headphone jack myself (Hee Hee, peace!!)
The link up cable(also available at an extra cost) enables two gameboys playing the same games to be linked allowing two player games to be enjoyed to the full.
The infa red comm port does very similar, removing the need for the cable.

My daughter handles the product well, and is more geared to it than anyone else in the family.
However, she can become too engrosed in the game and it becomes quite an anti-social activity.

In my house, it's a hit(in moderation!!!).

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