• Admiral Patrick@dubvee.org
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    8
    ·
    6 months ago

    Yeah, it was a cool concept, but the execution was terrible. For all its faults, the one I can’t overlook is the fact that it required 6xAA batteries (that it would chew through in 2-3 hours). LIke, WTF? Its design literally required you to use it on a table/stationary location. They sold an AC adapter for it, but it was a separate purchase.

    • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      6 months ago

      If you had a super nintendo it was the same cord. Just like the game gear used the genesis cord.

      But they never designed AC cords with the regular game boy. Which still makes me mad. NES or SNES power cord, and I’d have been happy as a kid…

      • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.org
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        6 months ago

        Was it? The one I remember clipped onto the back of the controller in place of the battery box. Or did it have a power port on the unit itself ?(it’s been forever lol)

        My OG Game Boy had a 6v DC input on the side. My off-brand rechargeable pack for it plugged in there instead of clipping into the battery compartment.

    • Socsa@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      6 months ago

      Yeah I remember a friend got one for Christmas and we all went over to play with it at a sleepover and it just sucked down all the batteries in the house.