Category Archives: Game Boy

The Story of… Pokémon

Posted on February 28, 2015 by frankeivind

In 1996 some small animals appeared on the Nintendo Game Boy in Japan. These Pocket Monsters is later known as Pokémon when the games was released in USA and Europe some years later. In Pokémon you controll the main character … Continue reading →

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Retron 5 review

Posted on September 13, 2014 by frankeivind

With Retron 5, you get a hardware that plays 9 different consoles out of the box: NES, Famicom, SNES, Super Famicom, Genesis, Mega Drive, Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance. And with the Power Base/Master System-converter, you … Continue reading →

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Happy 25 to the Game Boy

Posted on April 21, 2014 by frankeivind

It was in 1989 on April 21 that the Nintendo Game Boy was released in Japan. That makes this small wonder 25 years old. The handheld was released in the US on July 31 the same year, while the Europeans … Continue reading →

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Pre-ordered Retron 5

Posted on February 20, 2014 by frankeivind

The multi-console RetroN 5 from Hyperkin was supposed to come out last year, but if all goes well, the console will be out in April 2014. With RetroN 5 you can play games from Nintendo NES, Famicom, SNES, Super Famicom, … Continue reading →

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Get Super Mario Bros. Deluxe for free

Posted on January 24, 2014 by frankeivind

You still have one week to get Super Mario Bros. Deluxe for free. Remember the Nintendo 3DS firmware update in December last year? If you register a Nintendo Network ID, or link a your Wii U created account, on the Nintendo … Continue reading →

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Retrocast #01: Tetris (Game Boy)

Posted on November 30, 2013 by frankeivind

This is the first edition of Frank’s Retrocast. I take a quick look at Tetris on Nintendo Game Boy. The game was released in 1989 (thou I say 1988 in the video). I’ve probably have a lot to improve in … Continue reading →

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