Nintendo Game Boy

Here it is, the handheld that started it all. There’s still something cool about holding one of these relics. Nintendo entered the handheld market with the release of the Nintendo Game Boy in 1989. The original pack-in was Tetris which helped the system fly off the shelf. The Nintendo Game Boy planted the flag for Nintendo’s dominance in the portable gaming world and has not been dethroned yet. There have been attempts, but no one can come close to the wide spread appeal of nintendo’s handhelds. And this was the first.

While many of the games are harder to play these days simply due to the graphic quality, there are plenty that will always stand the test of time. Good battery life, sturdy construction, massive game library and original ipod-like coolness are what it sports. If you don’t own one of these, are you truly a gamer?