NXpress Nintendo Podcast
NXpress Nintendo Podcast #163: The Game Boy Anniversary and the Difficulty in Games Debate
On April 21st, 1989, Nintendo unleashed the Game Boy proving that power isn’t the most important thing when making a video game console.
The Game Boy was the first internationally successful handheld gaming system, and upon its release in the United States, it sold 40,000 units on the first day and its entire shipment of one million units within a few weeks. It was a global phenomenon and together, the Game Boy and Game Boy Color sold over 118m units worldwide.
This week on the NXpress Nintendo Podcast we look back at 8-bit handheld video game device and its influence on the video game industry – but before that, the NXpress crew chimes in on the recent debate surrounding difficulty in video games. All this and more.
You can listen to our show on Stitcher, iTunes, Podbean, or simply click the play button below.
Playlist
LFXIV – NXpress Intro
Nintendosage: What we haven’t been playing.
Game Boy Commercial Clip
Main Event: The ongoing debate of difficulty settings in video games.
Game Boy Commercial Clip
Bonus Content: Remembering the Game Boy, thirty years later.
Tetris Theme Song
Contact us @ editor@goombastomp.com
Follow Ricky on Twitter
Follow Tim on Twitter
Follow Patrick on Twitter
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Tumblr
Struckd on Windows: Making 3D Games Without Writing a Line of Code
From Arcade Cabinets to Digital Cards: The Psychology of the Push-Your-Luck Mechanic
How to Fix Lag in Games Once and For All
Why Randomness Makes Some Video Games So Interesting
5 Masterful Video Games Where The Element of Chance Shaped the Narrative
Keyboard vs Controller Gaming: Which One Is Better?
Why Sweepstakes Games Are Catching the Attention of Modern Gamers
GTA 6 Arrives Into a World That Plays Nothing Like 2013
This Unexpected Frieren x MapleStory Crossover Looks Too Perfect
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Creator Recommends the Next Hit Action Fantasy Series
From Loot Boxes to Live Experiences: How AI Is Blurring the Line Between Video Games and Interactive Entertainment
The shared design language of video games and interactive digital entertainment
Why Have Animal Characters Taken Over Every Corner Of Gaming?
6 Years Later, Haikyu!! Returns in the Last Way Fans Expected
6 Gaming Platforms That Push Originality to the Forefront
Why Game Culture Needs More Specialist Commentary
-
Anime3 weeks agoThis Unexpected Frieren x MapleStory Crossover Looks Too Perfect
-
Anime4 weeks agoFrieren: Beyond Journey’s End Creator Recommends the Next Hit Action Fantasy Series
-
Features4 weeks agoFrom Loot Boxes to Live Experiences: How AI Is Blurring the Line Between Video Games and Interactive Entertainment
-
Culture4 weeks agoThe shared design language of video games and interactive digital entertainment
-
Features3 weeks agoWhy Have Animal Characters Taken Over Every Corner Of Gaming?
-
Anime5 days ago6 Years Later, Haikyu!! Returns in the Last Way Fans Expected
-
Features3 weeks ago6 Gaming Platforms That Push Originality to the Forefront
-
Features4 weeks agoWhy Game Culture Needs More Specialist Commentary
-
Features3 weeks agoHow Much Does Player Housing Really Cost in WoW Midnight?
-
Anime2 weeks agoAnime You’ll Be Glad You Added to Your Fall Watchlist (Part-1)
-
Features3 weeks agoWhy Gamers Love Predicting What Happens Next
-
Games That Changed Our Lives1 week agoThe Best Ways to Play a Modpack With Friends