The Nintendo Game Boy is the most popular handheld gaming console ever. It allowed us to take games like Tetris, Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda. It is with us on-the-go, changing the gaming industry and our free time forever. On the 30th anniversary of its release, Marques Brownlee unboxes and explores how the Nintendo Game Boy came to be, it’s impact on society, and why it’s leaving us feeling so nostalgic.
The Game Boy is an 8-bit handheld video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on April 21, 1989, in North America in August 1989, and in Europe in 1990. In Southern Asia, it is known as the “Tata Game Boy.” It is the first handheld console in the Game Boy line. It was created by Gunpei Yokoi and Nintendo’s Research and Development.
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