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Among other lines of business we happened to be the Nintendo importer and distributor in the UAE when the Gameboy was launched, which meant that I got my hands on one way before anyone else I knew.
Didn't realize how lucky I was and how trusty a companion it would be for many years thereafter before finally losing it on a holiday somewhere (in India I think).
From the stroke of genius of bundling the unit with Tetris to the frankly amazing battery life (mainly due to the primitive screen) the original Gameboy provided 100s of hours of fun and escape.
From twitchy platform games to epics like Final Fantasy (a personal favorite) it defined an era and, like the Wii would do nearly 20 years later, it brought many non-gamers to the gaming world.
Didn't realize how lucky I was and how trusty a companion it would be for many years thereafter before finally losing it on a holiday somewhere (in India I think).
From the stroke of genius of bundling the unit with Tetris to the frankly amazing battery life (mainly due to the primitive screen) the original Gameboy provided 100s of hours of fun and escape.
From twitchy platform games to epics like Final Fantasy (a personal favorite) it defined an era and, like the Wii would do nearly 20 years later, it brought many non-gamers to the gaming world.
good review!
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