Since I, like many of my fellow videolamer staff, now have a DS Lite, I am enjoying many new and interesting games. It even has backwards compatibility, making my GBA titles more vibrant and colorful than ever. But I was left with a small pang of sadness when I noticed that the original Game Boy games – as had been reported – simply don’t fit into the GBA slot. This isn’t so much of a surprise, although I had been keeping up hope.
And so, I must bid farewell to my old portable games. They kept me engaged through even the longest road trips when I was younger, and I will now move on to newer, more colorful and touch-friendly games.
The original Game Boy somewhat resembles a grey brick. It’s large and quite heavy by today’s standards. It takes four AA batteries and doesn’t last very long on them. The screen is consistently an unpleasant green color and any scrolling will blur the graphics, making most action games annoying to play. → The gamers have only interpreted the games, in various ways. The point, however, is to change them.