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[IbizaPocholo]

 

[Dacvak]

Oh cool, this is the guy who makes all those videos about airplane engineering and stuff. I’ll definitely check this out later tomorrow.

 

[Soodanim]

Another good one, cheers Poch.

A nice small insight into some of the technical stuff behind Pokemon at the end, too.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Not really insane, but the history of the system‘s making is worthy of a movie.
In-house jealousy, Nintendo backing out of contracts that seemed already in the pocket, big boss Yamauchi getting mad at his old protégé when he tried the prototype and couldn’t see shit, Yokoi being on the brink of breakdown but still never letting the project go, the GB finally launching and trumping the competition while being the absolute underdog. All of this intertwined with the mind-boggling story of the rights to Tetris, the undisputed cornerstone of the system’s success. That little grey brick has possibly the most interesting background of any gaming system ever made.

 

[Hudo]

Not really insane, but the history of the system‘s making is worthy of a movie.
In-house jealousy, Nintendo backing out of contracts that seemed already in the pocket, big boss Yamauchi getting mad at his old protégé when he tried the prototype and couldn’t see shit, Yokoi being on the brink of breakdown but still never letting the project go, the GB finally launching and trumping the competition while being the absolute underdog. All of this intertwined with the mind-boggling story of the rights to Tetris, the undisputed cornerstone of the system’s success. That little grey brick has possibly the most interesting background of any gaming system ever made.

It is also a industrial design triumph. And easily on the same level as Dieter Rams' work he did at Braun.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

 

[Kiya's Guard]

Oh I like this channel. Thanks for the heads up.
It's crazy what yokoi and the others had to do to develop these machines

 

[IbizaPocholo]

From its Game & Watch inspirations, to the risky pack-in title Tetris, and its tumultuous development filled with twists, betrayals, and even its cancellation. This is the story behind the creation of the original Game Boy.


00:00 - Intro
01:18 - Book Plug For History Of Nintendo
02:03 - The DMG Is Born
05:05 - Screen Selection
10:56 - R&D1's Internal Battle
15:59 - Sharp's Game Boy?
19:27 - The Death Of The Game Boy
22:34 - The Game Boy's Resurrection
27:07 - The Game Boy Launches
33:27 - Game Boy Accessories
36:17 - Game Boy's Reception And Legacy
40:03 - Why Haven't I Posted?/Credits

 

[hybrid_birth]

Ah Gameboy. Loved my Gameboy back when Pokémon games were good.

 

[Randall365]

Just a perfect balance of graphics, battery life, price, heat, playability and controls. The Gamegear and Lynx never stood a chance.

A fun system to play on and then you have that Zelda game come out

By contrast the Gamegear’s big release was an expensive converter to let you watch 30 mins TV on it and Atari sold a brick to upgrade the Lynx to a doorstop.

 

[German Hops]

Interesting look into the Gameboy desu.

 

[Caffeine]

one of the greatest devices ever made.

 

[Fart Knight]

Why wasnt it called Gamegirl

 

[German Hops]

Why wasnt it called Gamegirl

Game/they/them/non-binary

 

[ReyBrujo]

Obligatory then (timestamp at Nintendo)...

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Obligatory then (timestamp at Nintendo)...

One of, if not my favorite video from Gaming Historian's YouTube channel.

 

[Neff]

the history of the system‘s making is worthy of a movie

Don't forget Sony flipping the fuck out and firing a bunch of engineers because they didn't invent it first.