The Holy Grail of Gameboys: Super Rare Pickup!

[indieseoul]

I really don't want to give too much away so I suggest you just click on this here video and find out what I managed to pick up yesterday. Many of you probably know what this is but I bet that some of you have never heard of this rare line of game boys that was only ever released in Japan. This is not some mail order only device. NO no no! This was actually released as a commercial product. So without further ado Stalking the Retro introduces: The Holy Grail of Game-boys!



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[random_dave]

nice score, I don't think i ever saw any data on how well the battery life held up on them, so i'd be interested in what it's like. I'm always torn between whether i'd want to get one because of the rarity, or be more sensible and put my own backlight in a GBPocket for less money and more tinkering time

[indieseoul]

It's a pretty rare system that sells for outrageous prices on eBay. However I picked mine up for 40 bucks which makes it my score of the year. I wouldn't recommend paying the outrageous eBay prices but if you get lucky like I did it's an awesome find! From what I have heard you get 12 hours of game play with the back light and 20 hours without but since I just bought it I'm not positive that this is correct. The back light is the same one used on Timex indiglo watches back in the day so it still maintains that greenish hue that I love about the original gameboy.

I was lucky and found a shop where the guy didn't know what he had. I plan on writing a blog on this site about how super lucky I was to find it at this price. Especially since here in Korea retro gaming is even more rare than other countries. Thank you for watching my video!

What is your youtube channel? I would like to subscribe and see all of the awesome mods that you have made.

[random_dave]

I don't get to make any videos, i was looking at trying to get some surveillance like socal uses for his swap meets (at least i think that's what i read/heard somewhere) then I could use them for videoing me trying new games and tinkering with things and it's be a lot easier than trying to work out which steps need photos along the way, and then forgetting to do anything with them (although then Scott could laugh at me about my piss poor soldering technique)

[random_dave]

oh, and 40 bucks! you one lucky bucker!

[SubaruBrat]

What a sweet find!

[retroshaun]

Awesome! I had completely forgotten about this and now I want one

[indieseoul]

I don't think i ever saw any data on how well the battery life held up on them, so i'd be interested in what it's like. I'm always torn between whether i'd want to get one because of the rarity, or be more sensible and put my own backlight in a GBPocket for less money and more tinkering time

I was surprised to discover that the GBPocket gets only 10 hours of gameplay on three AAA batteries whereas the Game Boy Light gets 20 hours without the back light and 12 hours with it on. Another cool factor, that you can see in the video, is that the battery cover is raised in the shape of the two AA batteries that it uses. This gives you a cool grippy back that makes it easier to hold.

Oh and I finally wrote a little blog about the discovery of this unique gem. Make sure you give it a read.

[Chewchilla]

Nice find! I bought a Game Boy Light when it was released in 1998, but I didn't hold on to it for very long - like most of the portable gaming systems I have purchased over the years.

[seanyboyuk]

I can never understand why Nintendo never released the gameboy light global. It was a great product idea.