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Advantages: great games, great graphics(for his age)
Disadvantages: size, not so pocket size, sometimes dodgy sounds and graphics(but that's the game developers mna!)

I have owned an original gameboy now for ten, nearly eleven, whopping years. And althoug I play it a lot less than I used to, it's the best buddy a gal(or guy) can have on long, or even short twenty minute, journeys, especially, when like me, you get a little bit green from reading in the car. If Sony is the dominant one among the big boys, Ninty is definitely the dominant one among the little boys. The lynx was the first to fall, then the game ... Read review

Advantages: Good Fun (Oh no that was Andrea)
Disadvantages: Monocrome display!!!

Game boy!!! Woo hoo!!! I had many fun hours in Skate hire with this gadget. Oh no sorry, Im getting it confused with Andrea and Clare again!!! These little machines in 1992 were taking over the world!!! I had an original gameboy that was cool!!! It was good playing head to head down the little link cable. I was a little Tetris Champion. I was!!! Made the little russian men dance at the end and watched the Space shuttle take off. If you never owned ... Read review

Advantages: great comfort in times of need
Disadvantages: a few

...I thank God for the Nintendo game boy! I never even thought of buying one until I was in hospital for six months. After all there is only so many times you can look at a ceiling or wall before getting bored! A friend loaned me a game boy console with a few games. One of which was ‘Tetris’. Once I had conquered the initial doubts and worries of any new games, I began to enjoy playing on my newfound toy. So much so, that I asked my wife ... Read review

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Disadvantages: o

Here is the moment you've all be waiting for ( waiting for in fear that is): Muddy trousers. Now on to my review. Firstly, this is a review about the ORIGINAL game boy and not that stupid Game Boy Colour thing ( I refuse to Say color and turn in to an american. DON'T GIVE IN TO THE URGE). Okay, so the GBC isn't so much of a bad thing but hey, I need material for these reviews. The gameboy, for all of you not-in-the-know is the worlds favourite ... Read review

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Disadvantages: see text

My parents bought me my first game boy when I was eleven, and boy did I like it. Slowly I made them buy me games and all the other accessories that go with it like a genie which you attach at the top and it helps you by giving you hints. I remember it being very handy and when it used to be the last day of term we would be allowed to take it to school and I and the other kids would take them in and play each other games. We used to travel ... Read review

Advantages: It's a cool travelable consult
Disadvantages: not enough good games

I've had my gameboy for two years now, it's really good although I wish I could find some good games though! My sister has two Marios but they seem to be the best I can find! Gameboys are good value for money, they are mini games consults which you can take with you on trips from small car journeys to long holidays. They are light weight and in most cases they take two triple "A" Batteries or a small re-chargeable unit. Games cost roughly between ... Read review

Advantages: It's just "black and white"
Disadvantages: you can play for hours

...has Tetris in mind,but since Nintendo wasn't really sure if the Game Boy was to survive,they had not invested much money in the cartridges,it was just the same with the Super Nes,because it cost a lot as well. I can remember that the cartridges I bought at Jouéclub,were pretty expensive...after a few months and with a wider range of games,you could notice the difference between a one-month old game and a brand new one...35 or 40 quid for a brand ... Read review

Advantages: Small, easy to use, fills boredom gaps.
Disadvantages: Pins and needles.

I know it's not a new product but it still deserves a mention as I have just recently discovered it all over again whilst moving house. There it was, along with all the games I used to play on it. Abandoned but still boxed and sat right against the back wall under my bed, completely buried. I dusted it off, removed it from the box, found four batteries and off I went. I must have sat there on the floor for a good hour, swapping the games around ... Read review

Advantages: What a classic
Disadvantages: Old, tired and a lot of competition

I got my first game boy when I was very young. i remember being really excitied about getting it, as it was the first type of computer I'd ever own myself. At the time, it was state of the art, top of the range technology. It's weird to look back now and think how popular they really were. I don't think there was a single child in my class who did have one or who didn't have a brother or sister who had one! they were quite expensive when they first ... Read review

Advantages: Great fun on your own.
Disadvantages: Horrible little screen.

...most addictive game ever, Pokemon. Nintendo made it in the 80s, and it is still selling tremendously well even now. The ability to play where ever you go is a great benefit of the system, and the batterys will last for hours. I lost a good percentage of my childhood to the gameboy, and even now, I still play it. So its not just a toy, and some of the games are a great laugh. The incarnations of the gameboy are, The old gameboy: Good ol' grey, black ... Read review

Compared to newer models, it's bulkier, and four AA batteries make it heavier! Only capable of displaying four colours, strong battery life (at least ten hours) was a reason for holding off the competition. That's not to suggest the monochrome palette limited the quality; the Game Boy had plenty of good games, and in Tetris was a killer app. An advantage of playing some close NES ports would be smoother scrolling. As a 2D console, Faceball 2000 technically stood out - an FPS! The ill-green coloured screen wasn't back-lit, so may be positioned poorly for a view in good light, though the likes of magnifiers and light devices somewhat help. Head-to-head was catered for via link-up, and through special adaptors multiplayer support - up to sixteen simultaneously in Faceball 2000! However, the GB Color and GB Advance models at least can play GB titles more-or-less perfectly, so collectors only.

Advantages: a classic console, MASSIVE selection of games
Disadvantages: Current GB games no longer compatible, how on earth did I ever see the screen? black & white screen, not backlit.

I bought my first Nintendo Gameboy around October 1991 (just to show how old this thing is now) with the pocket money I'd saved with the original intention of replacing my shagged out Raleigh Grifter XL bicycle with a brand spanking new Raleigh Lizard Mountain bike. I've still got one (having had to replace me first 2 after breaking them), though if I remember rightly the battery compartment doesn't work anymore, I think from using an AC adaptor ... Read review