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Not mine, but I always enjoy seeing these monstrosities.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago (3 children)

What would actually happen if you used an action replay and a game genie at the same time? Would it not even be able to boot up? Would it work and just one supercedes the other? I only ever had game genie so I couldn't test it. Does anyone know?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago

No, you do not mix AR and game genie but there is a distinct absence of anything Gameboy camera/printer attachment so it's clearly incomplete. I'd also suggest the attachment reading lamp, but I think if that magnifying attachment comes with a light that works, too. Not sure if that particular one does, though.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I always enjoy seeing these monstrosities.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Remember when we all dressed like that 10 years ago?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Remember when we all dressed like that 10 years ago?

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

A game genie and action replay on one unit? I seem to recall that being a very bad idea.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Could someone explain? Can one do this? What evil spells have to be cast for this to work?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Back then? Money. Now? Lots and lots of money.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Not to mention your parental units had to be on board with the whole idea. They were not. :/

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

god damn, forgot about this

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

That's glorious

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

I like this

[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 days ago

Gaming in the 90's was so glorious.

[–] [email protected] 101 points 3 days ago (3 children)

You can almost hear the batteries draining in mere minutes.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

I think one of those attachments are actually for a 12V 70Ah car battery

[–] [email protected] 37 points 3 days ago (5 children)

If you think that's bad, imagine an equivalently-accessorized Game Gear.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

...my game gear case carried an automotive-sized external rechargeable battery...

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 days ago

Imagine a stock game gear

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Ah game gear TV. Battery life meant nothing to you.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I loved that TV tuner cartridge.

Had a pair of NiCad battery packs in the end - folks got sick of buying the 'good' alkaline batteries for it. Always had one on boil while the other was draining.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"one on boil" is such a good expression for charging batteries. Stealing that.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

My gba was like this lol.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

Good game choice, too.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

Transformers.. Robots in disguise

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Imagine showing up in school with that in the 90s!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Well yeah! My uncle works for Nintendo!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Neither the gamegenie nor the action replay look like the are in use, this is probably why it is not powered on.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Imagine the shits you could take with that thing

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago

You’d have maybe 5 minutes before it’d suck the battery dry.

[–] [email protected] 79 points 3 days ago (2 children)

That Gameboy watch really sells it.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 3 days ago (1 children)

“THIS ISN’T EVEN MY FINAL FORM!”

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Rockin' the little watch too, that's legit.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Pretty sure that's the biggest watch I've seen

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Yeah, it's huge compared to other watches!

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