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Re:At 30, Game Boys live on in unexpected ways by Abishek_Muthian on Sunday April 21, 2019 @12:59PM (#19713078)
Game Boy didn't have state of the art hardware when it released, it had reliable hardware. Its competitors had color screen and what not; they all failed.
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Re:At 30, Game Boys live on in unexpected ways by huffmsa on Sunday April 21, 2019 @02:13PM (#19713574)
Common mistake the phone market is still making today.

People don't buy for the tech, they buy for the [games | experience | brand]

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Re:At 30, Game Boys live on in unexpected ways by tlburke on Sunday April 21, 2019 @04:26PM (#19714363)
Yeah the original BW gameboy used a modified Z80 which was old even in 1989. It took 4 AA batteries and had twice the battery life of the 6-battery (?) Game Gear.
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