Kane99 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 No way, I guess there was a game boy color addon where you could kinda get the internet. It wasn't much, but you could potentially see the weather, read the news, and even send pictures with the game boy camera. It was called the page boy. Withywarlock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 I guess it was kind of their start of switch like device. Must be worth a lot toady as it's one of the rare item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 AVGN did a video on all the crazy things Nintendo came out with for the game boy. Some of them were so far beyone insane, that I honestly can't believe they were even thought up. Withywarlock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 I heard there are plenty of design tests done for the joystick in the past. Interesting to see till the touch screen a lot of tests were done on how we use our fingers. Heatman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 This would have been a game changer if it came out in the late 90s, but I'd wage it would have been astronomically expensive if it was able to deliver all those features. On top of that it would definitely require a monthly service fee, even Sega Channel was a paid service. Or it might have been a huge flop. One of those "You guys aren't ready for that yet, but your kids are gonna love it" situations. Who knows! Withywarlock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazycrab Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 16 minutes ago, Empire said: This would have been a game changer if it came out in the late 90s, but I'd wage it would have been astronomically expensive if it was able to deliver all those features. On top of that it would definitely require a monthly service fee, even Sega Channel was a paid service. Or it might have been a huge flop. One of those "You guys aren't ready for that yet, but your kids are gonna love it" situations. Who knows! I'd have to disagree there. This add on might have made it possible for the Gameboy to access the internet but it doesn't mean it was fit for that purpose. The Gamecom came out around that time with that capability and it still failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin11 Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 The Gameboy I played in the past as a child didn't have internet enabled. Even if I show interest due to what I've seen @kane state, I wouldn't still get the game. Because, I'm not thinking about having Nintendo at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Withywarlock Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 8 hours ago, Empire said: This would have been a game changer if it came out in the late 90s, but I'd wage it would have been astronomically expensive if it was able to deliver all those features. On top of that it would definitely require a monthly service fee, even Sega Channel was a paid service. Or it might have been a huge flop. One of those "You guys aren't ready for that yet, but your kids are gonna love it" situations. Who knows! I would wholeheartedly agree with it being a gamechanger if it wasn't a Nintendo product. They've only just caught up to recognising internet connectivity as a good thing rather than a begrudging necessity, seeing the benefits of Mario Kart's online racing, Animal Crossing world sharing, and Splatoon's versus multiplayer. It's doubtful that it would've taken off with their management at the time, let alone - as you say - the cost to consumers it would take, limiting its audience dramatically. "You guys aren't ready for that yet, but your kids are gonna love it" is the best thing I've read on the forum today. That's quite an inspiring quote! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
