It was the game that defined a revolution in handheld gaming, but during the countless hours you spent playing Tetris and neatly organizing falling tetrominoes, did you ever stop and wonder how many of those pieces you'd need to build a full-size house? Probably not, after all what kid spends their time imagining about …
Here Are All of Nintendo's Video Game Consoles
Nintendo has an eternal soft spot in my heart. The NES, SNES, N64, GameBoy and DS had a lasting impact on my childhood. The original Wii was the most fun I had playing video games in a long time. Nintendo probably means the same for you! (unless you were a Sega and Sony guy). Watch this video to see the all the…
Sensor-Filled Umbrella Turns Raindrops Into a Retro 8-Bit Soundtrack
Nintendo may have long since abandoned the Game Boy platform, but it hasn't stopped artists with a passion for retro 8-bit sounds from using it to still create music. Like Alice Zappe, whose love of Game Boy chiptunes also inspired her to create this umbrella that turns rain drops into bleeps and bloops.
Museum of Endangered Sounds Ensures Your Kids Will Know What a VCR…
Its collection isn't exactly what we'd call comprehensive just yet, but one day the Museum of Endangered Sounds could be the de-facto place to go to teach your kids about technologies of yesteryear. Or at least teach them what those technologies sounded like.
Legos and Gameboys and Transformers Collide in This Toy of Our…
If I had to sum up my favorite things from my childhood, this would be it EXACTLY. Lego: the best kid's toy—bar none. Soundwave: the awesomest and most imitated Decepticon. And Game Boy: the first handheld gaming system that didn't suck. (I'm looking at you Tiger Electronics.)
Wrap Your iPad in an Overgrown Game Boy Case
The iPad 2 is swell enough, but you know what would make it even swellier? This distressingly freaking awesome Game Boy case. It's your iPad with a gigantic Game Boy on the back. What isn't incredible about that?
Turn That iPhone Into a Game Boy Camera
Everyone had a friend whose parents bought him everything—including a Game Boy Camera, which could take photos in that lovely pixellated look, and even print them out instantly if they'd sprung for a printer too. Now you can throw two fingers your friend's way, because for $1 you can shoot photos in the exact same…
I Forgot How Portable the Game Keeper Made the Game Boy
Do you remember the Game Keeper? I definitely do. It was a godsend! This vintage ad shows how "keeping the Game Boy portable was tough...until now." But wait a minute, what the hell, was it always that bulky?
