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Daniel Spagnoli
04/22/09

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Nintendo didn't start off make Playing cards, they made Hanafuda cards...get your facts strait. thx.
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Rabid Penguin
04/22/09

@Daniel Spagnoli: Hanafuda cards are playing cards. Just not the type of playing cards depicted in the picture ;c)
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Jordan Lund
04/22/09

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Missing the Turbo Express as well (1990).

[en.wikipedia.org]

And the Neo Geo Pocket. (1998)

[en.wikipedia.org]

Neo Geo Pocket Color. (1999)

[en.wikipedia.org]
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Rabid Penguin
04/22/09

@Jordan Lund:

It is labeled as The Definitive Game Boy Timeline. So It really didn't even need the Lynx or Game Gear, etc. But it probably should have mentioned the Super GameBoy and the GameBoy Player.

Because as far as other handhelds go, it's also missing the Wonderswan, Wonderswan Color, and a bagillion others.
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gunbu
04/22/09

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Great time line, I printed it out. I would have included a couple of things though. Nintendo started making hanafuda playing cards in 1889 (and they still do), not western style poker cards.

Also, would have included the Turbo Express, since you have the Lynx and Game Gear on there. First to play console games on-the-go, and it also had an awesome TV Tuner adapter, which allowed you to have a handheld TV which was pretty revolutionary.

And also the death of Gunpei Yokoi in 1997, shortly after the release of the Virtua Boy.
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Rabid Penguin
04/22/09

@gunbu: I actually have a set of Nintendo Hanafuda playing cards. They were originally hand made though, and I doubt my 1990's set is ;c)

I believe Nintendo also had a brief stint in the cab (taxi) industry, making instant noodles, and making love machines for sex hotels.
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Sora57 is OK
04/22/09

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I remember Mattel came out with a handheld for Electronic Football. You controlled LEDs moving across a screen/football field. That was about 1982 and it was very popular.
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ceilingFANBOY
04/22/09

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zOMG! Jesus hazors teh Sony!

Not even a mention of the PSP?
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ictiosapiens
04/22/09

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@ Jesus Diaz:

Nice timeline, but just checking, have the DSi cameras really got 3 Megapixel resolutions??? I thought they were just crappy 0.3 MP ones...
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Platypus Man
04/22/09

@ictiosapiens: They are 0.3 MP and the timeline says that, although the decimal point might be a bit hard to read.
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Platypus Man
04/22/09

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I fail to see how the Game Boy Micro is the best version of the GBA. It was released after the DS and couldn't play GB and GBC games. I prefer the design of the SP, along with its ability to play all Game Boy games. The Micro honestly just felt like a cheap last effort to sell a few more systems and I would rather have the SP over the Micro any day of the week.
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NaeemTHM
04/22/09

@Platypus Man:

I agree the SP is superior (since it can play EVERY Gameboy game in existence) but you just can't beat the portability of the Micro.

I picked one up a year ago and still throw it in my pants pocket for the hell of it. It's so tiny you just forget it's there until you want to kill a few hours.

The DS, PSP, and even the SP are waaaaay to bulky to carry around in your pocket. Plus as a 25 year old man it's hard to whip out the ol DS with out someone giving you the stink eye. Where as if I play my Micro most people stop to say how cool it is.

Ummm....you're never reading this are you? Welp at least I killed 5 minutes at work!
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Platypus Man
04/22/09

@NaeemTHM: Unlike some people on the site, I try to read replies to my posts.

Yeah, the Micro is very portable, but so is the SP. Check out this size comparison if you haven't put them next to each other: [nintenblog.free.fr]

With the SP closed, it would only be about twice as long as the Micro, and about the same width, and I'm sure it's got more depth. So yeah, it's not as big, but I'd still consider it portable.

That said, it depends on what you want it for. If you want it to play games on whenever, then I'd say the SP is superior. However, if you want to take it with you and maybe kill some time later, then the Micro is more what's needed. See, I usually play my portable games in my room or around the house or whatever, and sometimes take it with me, but if you would rather take it with you often, then the Micro would probably work out better.

However, with the DSi losing its GBA slot, if you have a DSi and an SP or old GBA, you can play every DS and GBA game between the two of them. I have an (original) DS and I'm thinking about getting a DSi at some point, but if I didn't have my SP, I would be more reluctant.

Now, the real question is this -- will you ever read this?
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Cordfucious of Tech Clan
04/21/09

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Totally off topic.... But Jesus what software do you use to do those timelines... I am back in school and I need to make one. Your timelines are always nice and snazzy..
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macpatrik
04/21/09

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Where and the hell did my parent's buy me a Gold Game Boy Light? Did they ever sell them in the states?
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Platypus Man
04/22/09

@MacPatrick: Nope. I remember seeing those NCL's website when they came out in Japan and they just never came this way. I really wanted one, but they just never saw the light of day out of Japan.

Ha, "light of day."
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TennysonPate
04/21/09

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Oh my. I forgot about my virtual boy until just this second. That thing is awesome I need to get it out. I hope i'm not too old now and it'll give me a headache like everyone else who played it.
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John King
04/21/09

@TennysonPate: i still love my virtual boy..played Nester's Bowling, Mario Tennis and Wario World.
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Nutchromeo
04/22/09

@John King: Well, you had to play those...as that was basically the entire library.
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macpatrik
04/21/09

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Yet to see a timeline with my old Gold edition Game Boy lite.
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madog
04/22/09

@MacPatrick: I'm just glad it doesn't include the timeline of ME with a gameboy. Starting out as a young, playful boy with many hopes and dreams and aspirations slowly growing up into an old, wrinkly, acne-ed, balding fatass because I've been playing with my No-friend-o GameBoy all these years.
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ElemenopEE
04/21/09

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Should have compared it to the Sega Game Gear, which ALMOST destroyed it.
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Jesus Diaz
04/21/09

@ElemenopEE: The Game Gear is there. Almost destroyed it? HAHAHAHAHAHA.

Ha.
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ZLevee
04/22/09

@ElemenopEE: Not even close. But the Atari LYNX, had it gotten any real 3rd party support (stupid Atari execs fault), could have as it had the hardware muscle none of the other systems had at the time.
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the7k
04/22/09

@Jesus Diaz: Lasting seven years is considered 'not competing'?

I dunno, I think I'd be pretty satisfied with a system that can last for seven years.
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Jesus Diaz
04/22/09

@the7k: It never approached the Game Boy. It kept struggling until it died. I had the Lynx-which to me was the best hardware-and the Game Gear. Never had a Game Boy until Game Boy Color.
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the7k
04/22/09

@Jesus Diaz: So, after this generation is over, are we going to dub the PS3 and Xbox 360 failures because they never came close to making the Wii's sales figures worldwide?

I don't like dubbing a system a failure in relation to another system; a system failure should be looked at as a failure on its own. And there are plenty of examples. The Atari 5200, the Jaguar, the 32X, the Virtual Boy and 3DO are all examples of how the companies that made the systems made sure their system would die early.
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SegamanXero
11/18/08

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its a TI-84 plus silver edition.

Its like a suped up version of the now geriatric TI-83 plus/plus silver edition. What they did that I know of is add a clock and more ram to it, I assume they also added a slightly faster processor... but I am unsure about the last part.

I personaly prefer my 83+ anyday, as it saved me so many times in durring my high school years. (which was 3 years ago, LOL)
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Curves
11/18/08

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Less likely to get stolen as a calculator than a Gameboy. Criminals dont generally need to do Calculus and the fence resale value on hot TIs had to be nil unless its at a Giz meet up or the parking lot of NASA or something.
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WrecklessRich
11/18/08

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Latin class, do you mean Spanish class or are you 100 years old.
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ripfire
11/18/08

@WrecklessRich: If you want to become a doctor, chances are you would be taking latin classes.

Unless it's latin dance classes. Salsa!
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