Nintendo's Game Boy turns 25
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It was more or less muscle memory: put in a fresh pair of double-A batteries, slide in the square, gray cartridge of your favorite game into the open slot, then flip on the little power switch on the top. Then, it was time to smile as the red light fired up on the left side of the green-tinted LCD screen as the word “Nintendo” descended from the top of the screen and stopped in place
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The 25 Best Game Boy Games Of All Time - Game Informer
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The Game Boy is 25 Years Old, and Deserves Its Place in Gaming History - Talking Point
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Game Boy - Wikipedia
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Game Boy Micro - Wikipedia
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For reasons no one can fathom, McDonald's has released a new Game Boy Color game
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gameboyconsoles – SQUARE PORTAL
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