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So, old SOB.
I remember the GB. I also had the big plastic case, the plastic light ring, the plastic lense, and the plug in cord for both wall outlets and for cigarette lighters. That thing chewed through AA batteries, but what I haven't seen here is anyone praising the Gamegear. That was the first and most beautiful color screen...that aged like fine milk. I then moved to the GBA SP and eventually the DS. So we are clear, this progression missed the gameboy color, micro, advanced, and the 3DS. That said, it's why people have that nostalgia for Nintendo.
All of this said, the joy of handhelds is for children. I drive now, so no playing games on road trips. I set vacations, and virtually everywhere has WIFI, so if I wanted to play computer games I've got a laptop. Flying is an opportunity...but I usually try to sleep on planes. It's not like I want to lug a computer outside to try and play games beneath a tree...because if I'm there what I want is to leave behind literally everything that makes me use my brain. I...quess I'm just too old to want what a handheld delivers, but not old enough that I can just screw off and fill life with whatever I am feeling like...IE retirement.
All of that said, whenever I'm older I do want to get back to a handheld PC. A part of me wants to sit outside of a school and play video games to taunt the children.
I remember the GB. I also had the big plastic case, the plastic light ring, the plastic lense, and the plug in cord for both wall outlets and for cigarette lighters. That thing chewed through AA batteries, but what I haven't seen here is anyone praising the Gamegear. That was the first and most beautiful color screen...that aged like fine milk. I then moved to the GBA SP and eventually the DS. So we are clear, this progression missed the gameboy color, micro, advanced, and the 3DS. That said, it's why people have that nostalgia for Nintendo.
All of this said, the joy of handhelds is for children. I drive now, so no playing games on road trips. I set vacations, and virtually everywhere has WIFI, so if I wanted to play computer games I've got a laptop. Flying is an opportunity...but I usually try to sleep on planes. It's not like I want to lug a computer outside to try and play games beneath a tree...because if I'm there what I want is to leave behind literally everything that makes me use my brain. I...quess I'm just too old to want what a handheld delivers, but not old enough that I can just screw off and fill life with whatever I am feeling like...IE retirement.
All of that said, whenever I'm older I do want to get back to a handheld PC. A part of me wants to sit outside of a school and play video games to taunt the children.