Episode #1: Game Boy Color

With the leading handheld console leading the end of the 90s and early 00s gaming market, the Game Boy Color comes with a load of variety (and very specifically a bunch of colors)! What does Gunpei Yakoi, high color mode, and a goose have in common? This episode tells you everything you need to know about Nintendo's prized gem!

 

Sources: 

• Iwata Asks, script; iwataasks.Nintendo.com
• Game Boy Color history composites; Elly Awesome, Kelsey Lewin, Scott the Woz, Modern Vintage Gamer (Youtube excerpts)
• Game Boy Color Hardware Technical Information; Nintendo.co.jp (Translated)
• Game Boy Color Accessories; Bulbapedia.com
• "Get Into It!" Commercial Ad footage, US; Games Radar (Youtube excerpts)
• Game Boy Color Commercial Advertisements, Japan; 83ChrisAaron (Youtube excerpts)
• Game Boy Color Sales Figure Estimates; Bandit2 (Reddit)

Produced by Tyler Vittitow (@TwoTimesTyler)

Intro and Outro music is "Nightshade" by AdhesiveWombat

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