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The WorkBoy is a curiosity of accessories. This device was intended to fill a gap between gaming devices and computers. Like how, in Japan at least, Nintendo had a keyboard, modem, etc available for their NES console. Unfortunately, this add-on was not going to feature online connectivity of any kind. That would limit what you […]
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WorkBoy Long Lost Nintendo Game Boy Accessory Discovered
December 26th, 2020 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Game Boy, News, Portables 
Tags: 1992, FabTek, PDA, Personal Data Assistant, Source, WorkBoy 
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Game Boy Pac-Man Sees Two Update Patches Released
December 20th, 2020 Carl Williams Pac-Man is a venerable franchise. He has also branched out in just as many genres as Mario has. Nintendo still holds the prize for the platforming and kart racing genres. Namco’s yellow dot eater certainly has laid down a formidable challenge in nearly ever other genre though. The Nintendo Game Boy release in 1990 was […]
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Castlevania The Adventure Marks Game Boy Debut for Franchise – December 6th, 1989 – Today in Video Game History
December 5th, 2020 Carl Williams Castlevania The Adventure for the Nintendo Game Boy marks the first time the franchise went portable. Konami was all in with Nintendo at this time and the Game Boy had just launched. Bringing Castlevania to those new gamers was an easy choice to make. Thus, we got our first taste of the whip cracking franchise […]
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Dr Mario Does House Calls with Nintendo Game Boy – December 1st, 1990 – Today in Video Game History
December 1st, 2020 Carl Williams Dr Mario is an anomalous release by Nintendo. On the surface, everything has the Nintendo feel to it. If you look slightly below the surface though and you see something more going on here. For one, we seem to have jumped forward in Mario’s life as he is now a doctor. Gone is the Mushroom […]
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Mortal Kombat Sees Super Nintendo Sega Genesis and More Ports – September 13th, 1993 – Today in Video Game History
September 12th, 2020 Carl Williams Mortal Kombat is iconic. It started life as an arcade game attempting to do the impossible. Take on Capcom’s Street Fighter II machine which had been ruling arcades. The key to the success of Mortal Kombat was the imagery and match endings. Ed Boon and John Tobias knew they had to stand out and stand […]
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Posted in Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, News, Nintendo, Portables, Sega, Super Nintendo Tags: acclaim, censorship, Digitized Graphics, fighting, mortal kombat, one on one fighting, Play It Loud, port No Comments »
Upcoming Game Boy Game Where is My Body Successfully Funded on Kickstarter
August 16th, 2020 Carl Williams Where is My Body is now fully funded on Kickstarter. This new title is for the Nintendo Game Boy. The original Game Boy. The developer states the story has a very Maniac Mansion feel to it. Yep, this is an adventure title. That is great considering the original Game Boy screen is not suited for […]
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Classic Gaming Platforms New Gaming Experiences – Shooter Edition
March 28th, 2019 Carl Williams Today the scrolling shooter is not all that mighty but back in the day, man, you could measure the power of a platform by the scrolling shooters released for it. For years Thunder Force III was the game, at least in my neck of the woods. Other classics I have fond memories of include Space […]
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Posted in Comp, Dreamcast, Game Boy, Genesis, News, Portables, Sega, ZX Spectrum Tags: Battle Crust, Dangan, Redshift, Thunderbolt II No Comments »
Nintendo Game Boy Could be Your Next Wireless Controller
January 3rd, 2019 Carl Williams When it comes to wireless controllers gamers have plenty of options, few being cross platform though. One fan of not only wireless controllers but the Nintendo Game Boy brand has taken things into his own hands. I apologize, I could not help myself there. Anyhow, what has been created is a cartridge for the Game […]
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Into the Blue Released for Nintendo Game Boy, Not a Tetris Attack Clone
August 5th, 2018 Carl Williams If you are a familiar with Tetris Attack then you are already familiar with Into the Blue. The difference between this newly released independent homebrew title and the Nintendo classic is, well, subtle to say the least. While the two games appear to be identical, they are quite dissimilar at the same time. Not just […]
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Game Boy Color Game Airaki Released
February 14th, 2018 Carl Williams When it comes to the Game Boy the selection of independently developed and released titles is quite a mixed bag. Some games are simply stunning while others are, well, the Game Boy line was a great portable lineage wasn’t it? Airaki is one of those more interesting titles. Just check out the gameplay video below […]
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Posted in Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color, News, Nintendo Tags: airaki, bejeweled, game boy, game boy advance, game boy color, puzzle No Comments »
