Nintendo Game Boy – Clear The clear Game Boy refers to a transparent-cased version of Nintendo’s original handheld console, the DMG-01. While the original Game Boy launched in Japan on April 21, 1989, and later in other regions, clear or transparent variations were part of the “Play It Loud!” series, which introduced various vibrant and…
Pickups 259 – Lion King
The Lion King – Nintendo Game Boy Advance (2003) The Game Boy Advance version of The Lion King offers a platforming adventure that loosely follows the plot of the beloved Disney film. Players primarily control Simba, progressing from a young cub to his adult self as he navigates various levels inspired by movie locations like…
Pickups 258 – Green Game Boy Color
Lime Green Game Boy Color I have been on the lookout for one of these for a while. I was gifted the box and manual for a lime Green Game Boy Color over a year ago by a fellow collector friend, and with the actual console now purchased, I can complete it. Here she is…
Pickups: 257 – Super Game Boy Book
Super Game Boy Player’s Guide The Super Game Boy Player’s Guide, often linked with Nintendo Power, was Nintendo’s official guide to using the Super Game Boy peripheral for the SNES. It detailed how to set up the adapter, access its menu, and utilize features like selecting colour palettes and screen borders for original Game Boy…
Pickups: 256 – The Doctor Is In
Dr. Mario – Nintendo Game Boy (1990) In Dr. Mario for the Nintendo Game Boy, Mario takes on the role of a doctor attempting to eradicate viruses from a medicine bottle. The gameplay involves strategically dropping and rotating two-coloured capsules to create lines of four or more matching colours with the viruses, causing them to…
Pickups: 255 – Manuals
Decided to pick up a couple of manuals to complete 2 of my Top 10 Quest Games. Kirby’s Dream Land – Nintendo Game Boy Manual Only £6.25 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island – Super Nintendo Manual Only £10.08
Pickups: 254 – Sega Control Stick
The Sega Control Stick (1987) The Sega Control Stick for the Master System offered an alternative input method to the standard directional pad, aiming to replicate the feel of arcade controls. Technologically, it functioned using a digital mechanism, registering movement in eight directions through a physical joystick that activated microswitches beneath. These switches corresponded to…
Pickups: 253 – NES Sports
Track & Field II – Nintendo NES (1988) Track & Field II on the NES takes the Olympic-themed sporting events of its predecessor and expands upon them with more realism, allowing players to represent a specific country in a grand sporting spectacle. There isn’t a traditional story, but the “Olympic” mode sees athletes competing across…
Pickups: 252 – Master System
Sega Master System (1986) The Sega Master System 1 emerged from Sega’s earlier foray into the home console market with the SG-1000 series. Initially released in Japan as the Mark III in 1985, it was redesigned and launched as the Master System in North America in 1986 and Europe in 1987. Facing stiff competition from…
Pickups: 251 – Game Boy Bundle
Casper – Nintendo Game Boy (1996) The Game Boy version of Casper is a top-down action-adventure game where you play as the friendly ghost himself. Loosely based on the 1995 film, the story involves Casper trying to help the living inhabitants of Whipstaff Manor, particularly the young Kat, while dealing with his mischievous uncles, the…