game boy
In Real Life

Nintendo: It’s For Dresses, Now

Honey, if I bought this for you, would you wear it for me? This Game Boy-themed tube dress costs about as much as the original device — $US70. It’s made by HereandThereVintage and available on Etsy.

June 7, 2011
Nintendo

How To Create A Game Boy… Virtually!

The Nintendo eShop launched in the latest 3DS update, bringing with it the handheld’s Virtual Console. Players can buy Game Boy titles like Super Marioland.

May 14, 2011
In Real Life

This Handheld Shadow Of The Colossus Is A Beautiful Dream

Kotaku reader Maxwell passed along this wondrous mixture of old and slightly less old without any sort of source, so I’ll just assume it sprang forth from the unspoken desires of gamers everywhere.

May 4, 2011
In Real Life

Shit Game Snap Judgment

Recently, some internet person picked up an unmarked Game Boy game at retailer Hard-Off for a mere ¥105 ($1.29). It’s not actually unmarked, with the label scratched completely off. The cartridge’s back reads “unko” or “crap” in Japanese.

Retro

This Game Boy Has Been To Space. For Real.

In 1993, Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr A. Serebrov blasted off for a trip to the Mir space station. Onboard his Soyuz rocket was this Game Boy, and it can now be yours.

April 21, 2011
Nintendo

Michael Jackson’s Golden Game Boy Is Only $75!

According to the bill of sale, this Game Boy was owned by Michael Jackson. He used it to court Macaulay Culkin. Culkin even set Tetris records on it. So $US75 to call it your own is quite a steal!

April 16, 2011
In Real Life

Rebecca ‘Friday’ Black Hits Game Boy Color

If this were a real game, it would be the best game ever made. I can already see the ads; Which seat will YOU take?

April 12, 2011
In Real Life

A Game Boy’s Worth 1000 Words

OK, maybe there aren’t 1000 words here, but there is just about every classic Game Boy game ever released (via it 8-bit)

April 11, 2011
Retro

LittleBigPlanet 2 Does A Good Job Of Babysitting With This Game Boy Remake

Drive up the volume for this user-created level from LittleBigPlanet 2, an homage to World 1-1 from Super Mario Land on the Game Boy. Creator Junkvxxl loaded the level three days ago; it became a developer favourite two days ago; it’s been played more than 36,000 times in that span. If you have the game, perhaps you should try it for yourself.

April 10, 2011
In Real Life

Guy Who Casket-Robbed A Game Boy Is Headed To Jail

Jody Bennett of Mentcle, Pa., whose coffin-burgling of a Game Boy back in December managed to get the gaming handheld described – for purposes of criminal charges and possibly the first time ever – as a “venerated object,” got two months of probation for his ugly deed. He’s still going to jail, but on unrelated charges.

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