I got an atomic purple gameboy color when I was a child along with six games.
In 2015 I found it back in a box and that got me into collecting consoles, games and into modding for few years.
I haven’t bought anything regarding gameboy in a while (due prices being crazy mostly 🫤) but though of sharing again to get interesting discussions going on.
What is your favourite console for playing?
For me at home I’ve used a lot the backlited gameboy advance as it’s quite good ergonomic-wise. For commuting I’ve played usually fire emblem in the GBA SP and the tetris in the pokemon mini, super good ones and battery lasts a lot! 😎
Gameboy advance all day, plus the one you have is the same model/color I had before I lost it on a park’s playground at 10yo, ahh nostalgia
It might be sacreligous to say but my favorite actual Gameboy to play on these days is the GBA Player GameCube attachment. I’ve found myself preferring playing these game on a couch with a comfortable controller for longer periods.
Handheld I currently prefer bringing my hacked 3ds out and about, but the further that slides into retro the more afraid I’ll be of bringing it out of the house like my actual Gameboys
Never owned a gamecube to try this, but sounds fair 😁 Like in the Switch playing in docked mode in the TV.
I also have a hacked 3DS to play when travelling further, I like to think these consoles are for playing, never gonna be retro enough to leave them at home
Mt favorite is my red SP. I put so many hours into that thing playing Fire Red and Zelda. My first gameboy was a green GBC, but I tried to “mod” it with a rechargeable battery in highschool, and ended up frying it :(
I still have my red SP, but I can’t play it because the screen is atrocious. I find it hard to believe that I was ever able to play on that thing! I also don’t want to risk modding it (even though I’m much better at that stuff than I was in HS lol)
My SP is unmodded as well. I found it very friendly in the eyes to play in the 7.30AM bus with the darkness.
Try to get yourself an used GBA (or GBC if you want some sort of closure) and mod it, even if more expensive now, should be doable
The original Game Boy, unmodded. 🤓 More recently I got a Game Boy Pocket, which I always dreamed of owning. It’s nice, I appreciate the really large screen (even bigger than the Game Boy Color screen!). But the size and screen and nostalgia of the DMG will always be my favorite.
