I have extensive history with the console & games, but my first was a green Game Boy Pocket. I still have it and it still means so much to me, probably more than my first console (which was SNES, though the first ones I played were Genesis & NES which were my brother's that I inherited.)
I'm interested in getting a modded Pocket with these upgrades. I don't want to operate on my childhood one so I'd either get one already together or get a secondhand Pocket and do the mods myself. It will be a while though because I don't have quite the disposable income for it. I would get a different color besides green (though I love the green!) There's so many choices. My first game was Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3!
I can reiterate what everyone else has said, there's nothing quite like the feel of these systems which is why I would want to do it in the first place. It might be harder to mod though, I haven't looked into Pocket mods yet so I don't know how readily available those are compared to the original Game Boy.
Thank you for sharing this. It makes me think a little bit about Pokemon Crystal's mobile phone capability. It's weird to feel nostalgic for those times before smart phones. Even for keitei which I didn't actually experience. Makes me think of Satellaview too.
If the headset had been $49.99 I probably would have gotten it. It's current price is just way too much for me and I'm not sure if the $24.99 cardboard is comfortable enough to justify the purchase. Truthfully I want the full experience with the headset. Maybe I can eventually get one secondhand.
Really excited to watch this footage and very thankful for all the efforts to document and preserve stuff like this. It really is like a time capsule to a different time and place. The period of when I was a child but didn't have access to anything like this at all is very magical.
Thank you so, so much for this interview, Time Extension & Leslie Swan. I live off of stuff like this. It's one of few really good looks behind the curtain and I'm glad it was able to happen. There's a lot that feels like it gets lost as time goes on so this is almost like a preservation effort.
Leslie Swan says she was lucky to work at Nintendo, but I think we are lucky that we got her. I owe so much to her, Gail, Bill, and many others I'm sure. Not just "my childhood" but "my life." I'm more familiar now than I was when I was younger, but I still can't help but think about all the times I've seen her name as the credits roll on countless games I've finished. Animal Crossing for Nintendo GameCube is a part of my life I will never, ever forget and I appreciate all the work it took to get it translated and get it over here for us. This felt so personal. I had to make an account just to show my appreciation for this interview. So thank you!
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I have extensive history with the console & games, but my first was a green Game Boy Pocket. I still have it and it still means so much to me, probably more than my first console (which was SNES, though the first ones I played were Genesis & NES which were my brother's that I inherited.)
I'm interested in getting a modded Pocket with these upgrades. I don't want to operate on my childhood one so I'd either get one already together or get a secondhand Pocket and do the mods myself. It will be a while though because I don't have quite the disposable income for it. I would get a different color besides green (though I love the green!) There's so many choices.
My first game was Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3!
I can reiterate what everyone else has said, there's nothing quite like the feel of these systems which is why I would want to do it in the first place. It might be harder to mod though, I haven't looked into Pocket mods yet so I don't know how readily available those are compared to the original Game Boy.
Re: Learning From The End Of i-mode, The "Life Infrastructure" That Revolutionised Japanese 'Keitai' Gaming
Thank you for sharing this. It makes me think a little bit about Pokemon Crystal's mobile phone capability. It's weird to feel nostalgic for those times before smart phones. Even for keitei which I didn't actually experience. Makes me think of Satellaview too.
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Thats a very concept, I might have to check it out.
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Color me surprised as well, I had no idea this existed until now and I consider myself very well informed on the Blue Bomber.
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If the headset had been $49.99 I probably would have gotten it. It's current price is just way too much for me and I'm not sure if the $24.99 cardboard is comfortable enough to justify the purchase. Truthfully I want the full experience with the headset. Maybe I can eventually get one secondhand.
Really excited to watch this footage and very thankful for all the efforts to document and preserve stuff like this. It really is like a time capsule to a different time and place. The period of when I was a child but didn't have access to anything like this at all is very magical.
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I backed this as soon as I heard of it. Love the premise and visuals, can't wait to play
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Thank you so, so much for this interview, Time Extension & Leslie Swan. I live off of stuff like this. It's one of few really good looks behind the curtain and I'm glad it was able to happen. There's a lot that feels like it gets lost as time goes on so this is almost like a preservation effort.
Leslie Swan says she was lucky to work at Nintendo, but I think we are lucky that we got her. I owe so much to her, Gail, Bill, and many others I'm sure. Not just "my childhood" but "my life." I'm more familiar now than I was when I was younger, but I still can't help but think about all the times I've seen her name as the credits roll on countless games I've finished. Animal Crossing for Nintendo GameCube is a part of my life I will never, ever forget and I appreciate all the work it took to get it translated and get it over here for us.
This felt so personal. I had to make an account just to show my appreciation for this interview. So thank you!