Max has been an enthusiast of computers ever since first laying hands on his family's home PC over 20 years ago, playing and even creating custom mods for his favourite games, such as Counter-Strike, ...

Julián F.L. is a Video Game & Anime expert, historian & journalist with a lot of passion for these subjects and over 10 years of experience in writing about them. He knows every single Pokémon by ...

Remember 1989? Game Boy turns 25 today. April 21, 2014 — -- intro: Before there were apps and iPads, there was Game Boy. Twenty five years ago today, Nintendo released its first Game Boy in Japan ...

Long before the handheld market was saturated with options, Nintendo ruled the scene. From 1989 to 2004, the words “Game Boy” were synonymous with gaming on the go. And while competitors tried to ...

Handheld video game systems have come a long way over the years. Here are several classic systems that, while groundbreaking ...

Rivalries can bring out the best in us. Whether we’re talking comic book heroes, sports franchises, or personal grudges, not-so-friendly competition can inspire all sorts of feats and innovation.

The Game Boy Color is one of the most successful handheld consoles and an excellent mid-life upgrade to the original Game Boy. With everything from updates of Game Boy classics to vibrant titles that ...

Like probably most people, I stopped tracking new releases for Game Boy Color at least 20 years ago, but my love for that iconic family of Nintendo handhelds never waned. The recent resurgence of ...

A remake of a classic 1990 Nintendo Game Boy game is coming to Nintendo Switch, and PC, on March 27, 2025. While Nintendo fans will know the 1990 release as a Game Boy game, it actually debuted three ...

How Big Is the LEGO Game Boy? At 421 pieces, the LEGO Game Boy is the smallest of the available video game console sets LEGO has issued over the years, but in spite of a relatively small brick count, ...

In a nutshell: Nintendo is slowly but surely bringing its classic game systems to the Lego universe. In 2020, the Japanese gaming giant partnered with the plastic construction toy company on a ...

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