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So many days off,
So many lunch breaks,
So many airplane trips,
So many nights supposed to be asleep,
So many recesses
So many Saturday mornings,
So many Sunday's at grandma's,
So many car rides.
icantbelievethiswasactuallyaname
developermct
blackstone459
Advance sp was my favourite, my old one still runs despite sitting in a box for a few years
SgtMichaelCross
So many car rides.. playing in short bursts when illuminated by streetlights, because I couldn't afford the magnifier light attachment.
Nykidemus
I remember playing Kirby's Dreamland like that in like 96.
eliottsworld
How is he taking these pictures?
EsonTheSearcher
I remember I almost suffocated in my sleeping bag because I kept playing my Gameboy, when I was supposed to be asleep at a friend's house.
ZimnyKartofel
I had this![]()
jwill79
"So many Sundays at grandpa's" has me really missing my grandparents now. I think I'm going to go back to sleep now.
ButterflyHeimlich
Can we all just acknowledge the gift that is backlit screens. Those bendable plug-in lights were atrocious for the gba/etc.
IPostAboutVideoGamesAndStuff
The light attachments always produced a glare :(
Insomnia297
I had a game gear for car rides until I eventually got a gba
Nykidemus
the old gamegear was super ahead of its time, but holy mother fuck that thing drank batteries like they were shots.
wingmanofmayhem
My parents bought me one to have during all my surgeries and the recovery time. So. Many. Games. Even had the lighted magnifier. 1/2
wingmanofmayhem
I didn't deserve their kindness to help me through all that.
TheHorseJumpedOverTheFuckingFence
Obvious why the SP was the one you were supposed to be asleep! Glorious backlight
WhatsUpButtercup
How the shit are you taking pictures if both hands are holding the game?!
Skippeh
All my old gameboys and games were stolen, I do miss them
IPostAboutVideoGamesAndStuff
That's unfortunate. I've had to re-buy a lot of games from my youth.
TheifofZ
So many car rides late at night, praying for the streetlights. Because backlit wasn't even a dream for the longest time.
redivulpis
*snap, snap*
mightyfineporcupine
Backlit was a reality for all the super cool Game Gear owners. For the 8 minutes those 16 AA batteries lasted, anyway.
IPostAboutVideoGamesAndStuff
Car rides meant grocery sack full of batteries!
Flurshy
I had a toplit attachment for my GBA. Heavier than the device itself, basically a reading light.
UrbanGhost
I still have my brick...
ChurchillsMug
mysticsevens
The golden age
Shitposting2017
*looks around bored* "ima start a new Pokémon game
jiltedlettuce
My username checks out
IPostAboutVideoGamesAndStuff
Now's just as good a time as any!
Trollslegur
How about Pokemon Uranium?
VeryBoredWithLife
The lag sadly made it unplayable for me ;(
pippen1001
I just started prism... Well it's 31 hours save so relatively
HermanManly
I really want to buy a copy of Heartgold/ Soul Silver... 2nd gen was my favourite and I've never played the new versions... so expensive
Placeboy
DO IT. In those games, your lead Pokemon follows you around in the world.
trustystranger
Why not play it on desmume or something ?
HermanManly
because emulators suck balls. No handheld, no fun
ImgeneralBennet
Is it bad that this post made me emotional and long to be a kid again? lol I had a great family & childhood, why Nintendo hitting my feels!
ImgeneralBennet
(I still have a great family too)
xmaneds
speaking of emotional nostalgia: check out this instant classic GIF from Adam Ellis:
IPostAboutVideoGamesAndStuff
This gif is real.
ImgeneralBennet
I had the huge clunky magnifying glass light combo that took 4 AAA batteries lol
dizuckai
I did too lol
wizeherbsman
Me too xD
foxmsfDD
Hit me right in the chest. To be carefree and young again, when battery life was my biggest concern. It does hurt, but a nice memory.
z3lfmoord
Now let your kids have a great childhood :)
kowarewootNagisa
man, things were so easy as a child...
msbilliejean
I miss all my handhelds????
Faradesti
You're telling me, my childhood was great. And now my whole family is basically being ripped apart. At least I'm in my 20's.
ImgeneralBennet
That's terrible and I'm sorry :( I'm glad you made it to adulthood first at least.
IPostAboutVideoGamesAndStuff
The nostalgia is strong with this post. I started out just wanting to show off my handhelds, but then I started 'membering.
shadowbannedforsomereason
NoLongerALurker89
i just fired up the emulator for yellow version...time for a trip down memory lane
RelativeVelocity
mybrothersmario
Are you going to add the Switch to your collection?
IPostAboutVideoGamesAndStuff
Eventually. It looks cool.
WhoComesUpWithaGoodUsernameAnyway
Bro, not gonna lie; nintendo hits me so hard with nostalgia sometimes that I want to cry. Them feels is reals.
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WhoComesUpWithaGoodUsernameAnyway
AlexisWalker
Tfw my fam was so poor that I didn't get my first console (N64) until the Wii was already out and we had to go dumpster diving to find a TV.
AlexisWalker
And I'm old enough I coulda had the consoles on time with their release... We were just THAT poor.
cptunderpants
How were you taking the photo?
thetoshjosh
LostLogic12
We're not going through this again
ProfessorPritt
I know im old because i didn't even know wtf the first 3 were. I only had the one at the bottom
Canisiel
TBH, I know what they are but only upon second look. Designs are quite similar.
CorneliusCornwall
This is like an oddly beautiful poem. I feel, emotions.
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dissapointingcomment
Still know this?
IPostAboutVideoGamesAndStuff
*Sundays. Sorry, my phone.
Mechlai
I have nearly the same collection, except mine is GB, GBC, GBA, DS, DS Lite, DSI, 3DS, 3DSXL, New 3DSXL. Never getting rid of them.
AlwaysTrustTheManInABigWhiteVan
I'm not your phone, buddy
AR33
IPostAboutVideoGamesAndStuff
I like this
AidenT92
You just flashed my life before my eyes
LunarApocalypse
And this year, time to switch it up
Groose
Was expecting a ton of "switch sucks" comments,glad there were none
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mirrorz
I had this.
LonelyOneironaut
Neat
FrankLake
Nice lcd. I had
watchmn
I had this soviet copy of some japanese game:
p3pp3rs
DANG Y'ALL RICH FOLK http://imgur.com/UG79nJv
mirrorz
I said "I had this." Never said I "I bought this."
maincarrot
MikkelFox
I had one of these! Solved everyting except my sleep deprivation. http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/images/g/Sz0AAOSw6n5Xv2-6/s-l225.jpg
thecanadianhero
Cammo353
I had the McDonald's hand-held games from back when McDonald's toys were good.
mirrorz
Only McDonald's toys I remember were the Fragglerock race cars. Pretty much the last time I went to McDonald's.
TheComputerScientist
Oh shit yes, I had the crash bandicoot one. I got really really good during the car trips.
thejadedcynic
Holy crap I haven't seen that in years!
SuckMyGif
I had this. https://imgur.com/z44rU2G
FedericoAstica
FUCK THAT!
wakbat
Fixed it for you:
IseeallofthesepeoplewithlongusernamesandIdecidedtotryitout
Does that lead to the Danger Zone?
benzalstonemason
Donkey Kong twin screen woohoo
benzalstonemason
Nintendo game and watch
yaotzin
I once scored 999 points. I was furious, since 1,000 would have made the score go back to 0. I think it was the last time I played it...
jakethetao
"In the arms of an angel starts playing" for just 30¢ a day...
JettSenpai
Ooooooooooooooo
Sauroctonus
Blip... Blip... Blip-blip... Blip... BEEPBEEPBEEP!
biggreencow
http://globaltoynews.typepad.com/.a/6a0133ec87bd6d970b01b8d24f3873970c-500wi
FoxSanYosuke
This was such a great game!
SanchoLibre
This http://imgur.com/KMAOE74
mybrothernumpsay
I had this
vipe650r
I had the x-men one.
adaylateandaeuroshort
I had the X-men one with the swipe cards
ISmellManFlesh
Holy shit I forgot about those little handheld games! That car one used to stress me the fuck out.
TheRealBertyz
Duuude I had the nascar race wheel that was loud as fuck trying to play.
piraterobotninjacowboy
Me too! I kept taking them apart.... but i couldn't put them back together.
Zasep
Your parents thought you were a casual.
mirrorz
? That was cutting edge technology at the time.
Charzarding
I had the sonic one that came in a kids meal
TheRicM
So many sittings in the living room
rockstarjesus
Had that one too. Thanks for the memories, bro! +1
MadeOfSteel
I had a Sega Gamegear
kongfuchicken
I had the huge rechargeable battery pack that hooked to both sides. Still never managed to beat mickey mouse's castle of illusions.
MadeOfSteel
My brothers rechargeable battery pack caught fire and ruined his Gamegear
FlyinHawaiian13
Gamegear master race reporting in. But only as long as I'm close enough to an outlet to use my AC adapter.
MrRandomUK
car lead dude... car lead.
ocnarfk
How oooold are you?
mirrorz
450 months.
ritzberg
https://imgur.com/T7eBdym
OliverClothesoff70
Yep. That was my Gameboy. Spent an entire summer once having that as the best toy I had access to. Fun times.
FrankLake
Not as easy as you'd think either.
mirrorz
I had that at one point too. Hand-me down that I got from my cousin
DukeDarkwood
I had those!
airstrike
You guys are so high tech... I had this
quarky
Shit was sick as fuck.
fskn
Cool. I had the basketball one.
wakbat
Two buttons? What a luxury!
damnitdan
dude, that shit was sick! +1
photog
I had one of these
FlintstonesChewableMorphine
This predates Log
TheTechAdmin
Is it the numbered limited edition?
umbrellamaker
I had this identical one. Got it for World Cup '94
airstrike
'80s kids represent!
umbrellamaker
well born in the 80s at least
EverybodyAtCostcoLovesUsSoHard
I had this
Calicoastin818
I totally remember this run run run
AquaManic
It's touchdown sound made a Supertramp song (Breakfast in America?)!
SatoriEnlightenment
Right. Right. Right. Right. Right.
herpopottomas
My daughter saw a walkman for the first time and asked if it was like an iPod. /facepalm
sweetbeatdown
Knew I was old and outdated when my cousin asked what a VCR was after i was looking for one. Had Lion King on vhs.
ColorblindMonk
Perfect analogy. Was definitely the iPod, before the iPod.
JewishMonk
So you told her "Yes, it's just like an iPod.", right?
SergeantFecesProcessor
Well shes not wrong, it is like an ipod (portable music). Also i assume shes young and doesnt know cassettes are a thing. Cut her some slack
herpopottomas
No! I beat her within an inch of her life for this insult. Yoloswagasaurusrex.
FWAKADATHOOM
Did you use jumper cables?
CatsReallyDoTasteGoodInStew
DurendaI
floxsyu
i had to sell my gameboy colour (purple) with Pokemon yellow, the ladies child asked if he could play Wii games in it...
PacoShard
Did you smack the little girl across the face with his new gameboy?
floxsyu
i immediately wanted to tell them to leave but 10 bucks is better than no food for the week
TehStoner
Im impressed you can eat off of 10 bux in a week
drickanderson
Mine looked like this:
PianoMan2112
(I think mine was blue.)...wait, I might be thinking of something else: "2 right, 1 in sequence! Doctor, help me break the habit!"
rockstarjesus
Had that as well! Thanks for the memories, homie! +1
OliverClothesoff70
Whoa. I had one of those and completely forgot about it until you made that comment. Thanks for the memories!
Domnokalaka
Honestly can not even recognize that as a device it's looks almost alien to me, like I actually feel bad
virtuacor
Hello, fellow middle aged person.
batmanslittlebrother
Yes! Merlin! Greatest games ever (at that time) especcialy the puzzle one where you had to switch the 3x3 grid LEDs on and off so that
batmanslittlebrother
only the outer ring of LEDs was lit.
scatmanCrothers
My man Merlin, it had several different games. Worth a watch: https://youtu.be/AY8K9s8tRpE
IPostAboutVideoGamesAndStuff
Milton handheld. Never played one, was it amazing?
LikeTotallyNotTheNSA
https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/199121980/milton.jpg
IPostAboutVideoGamesAndStuff
Lulz
drickanderson
It was called 'Merlin' and I remember it being fun at the time. You could even play tic-tac-toe with a friend! :)
IPostAboutVideoGamesAndStuff
I have a lot of games to remember lmao
Eaglemk4
Fuck yes my dad still has 2
IPostAboutVideoGamesAndStuff
Merlin! I don't know why I said Milton lol.
ian1035nr
I can't find my Merlin *anywhere*. At least my Super Merlin is around for those days when I want to annoy my family with endless beeping
dareisaybeans
Just learned from a meme dump this week that DS stands for Dual Screen. ...and people say imjur is a waste of time, packed full o learnins!
zarkingphoton
Well, considering that you're wrong, I'm going to have to go with "waste of time" on this one.
cicknave
Imjur face!
GoldyBronzyIrony
YogaQuotesErmIMeanYodaQuotes
In France we had this iconic car the Citroën DS (which sounds the same as goddess in French) and I always thought it was related
TheCarolingian
Sounds like goddess in French! Thank you.
RandomRanger
I'm genuinely surprised at how many of you didn't know this.
OfMiceAndMenus
Gonna get beat up for your fake internet points if you spell Imgur like that...
bustrpoindextr
Bless your heart
nmoose
My dad had us convinced it stood for Dad System
xeseyer
thank you..didn't know that either.
thisisthefirstoneitried
Developer's system
supernintendo64
Also SP stands for Super Play.
Somanyquestions
Many games uses DS as initials. Advance Wars Dual Strike. A protagonist was "Derek Styles", etc.
chubbypotatobread
3ds three dual screens....where the f are tbe rest of my screens
Jollytothegreen
As in three dimensions
twentysecondpil0t
My boyfriend just read this over my shoulder and exclaimed 'DS stands for....WHAT? I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FANCY NAME? WOW'
BahamutBBob
Play more Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon, it's clearly called Dual Scream.
AStrong4
THANK YOU
ThisWasATriumph
The first mockups were hilarious- https://minicastle.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/nintendo-ds-mockup-490w.jpg
mybrothersmario
There are always hilariously bad unofficial "leaks" for consoles. I love them so much.
Shermansky
"Nintendo BS"
Acefowl
Fun fact, it only stood for Dual Screen because of the fans, Nintendo originally said it stood for Developer's System.
frombolognaa
Wtf. TIL. I can't believe I didn't know that x)
Xenarion
And my parents thought it was "Dream Station".
Pirsquar
Although it's in-house development name was "Nitro". This can be seen in the parts numbers for the DS, all of which start "NTR".
limecatmaster
I can't believe the DS is a cuck
Acefowl
Source link: http://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3904/~/what-does-ds-stand-for%3F
Srcsqwrn
Nintendo has the worst names for things...
Acefowl
Hi, I'm Acefowl, and this is Acefowl Ruins Everything!
derkoenigsm
Adam?!
Acefowl
No joke, I'm not Conover, but my name is actually Adam! So I love the show just for the name!
ShutUpAndTakeMyMeme
Here's your sauce
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PolarBears91
r/lipsthatgrip
StretchRiprock
I should have expected that. I'm not entirely sure what else I thought it would have been at this point.
L4dead2
I never knew that. What does SD stand for
muahahahahaha
Secure Digital
RodionRomanovichRaskolnikov
Like SD cards? Secure Digital
TheCarolingian
Like SD cards? Super Duper.
CactusFantastic0
Secret dungeon.
thisisthefirstoneitried
super deformed
jrva1213
suck dick
jrva1213
sick duck*
LordOfTheDownvotes
Saftey Dance
HouseOfEvil
You can save if you want to...
Sylviastout
Screen dual, duh
RodionRomanovichRaskolnikov
Like SD cards? Secure Digital
GigavoltFox
Honestly always thought it stood for SanDisk
GoogleFucker
I genuinely did not know that!
L4dead2
No the Gameboy SD
KnightOfRuefulCountenance
Do you mean the SP? If you do, SP stands for special
GigavoltFox
Honestly always thought it stood for SanDisk
SilverAura
Even the non-SanDisk ones?
GigavoltFox
Yeah, for real; I thought SanDisk had humbly named the standard after themselves, and never thought to question it
supernintendo64
Also SP stands for Super Play.
CHIDDY95
Screen protection
Nize426
Shit really? I thought it was "special"
supernintendo64
I was wrong, it does stand for special.
Nize426
Phew. Was about to have the foundation of my childhood shook.
supernintendo64
My bad, it stands for SPecial. A friend told me that it stood for Super Play and I didn't fact-check.
TheresComfortInTheBottomOfASwimmingPo
Im what?
AnotherLowski
Immature
romvesen
sexy
dareisaybeans
I'm going to blame the jif/gif war that's going on for that... but really, whoops.
MayorMcWeed
Wait, that's what the war is all about? The pronunciation?
SquidJesus
No, it's actually just movie clips with a few of the words swapped around.
thissitestealswhatcouldvebeenmyproductivity
Grrr
GeneralSturgeonWarning
I thought I was crazy for pronouncing it this way D:
showmanic
YOU ARE
TheCowMove
I thought it was the only way to pronounce it.
thewhifflingtit
It's how I pronounce it.
bsArtst
3DS worth it for someone who just doesn't care for Pokemon? Sincere inquiry; feeling nostalgic for my old Gameboy and wanna relive it kinda.
AlexCory21
The 3ds has monster hunter. One of the best games ever imo. Smash, Kirby, Mario, any other games on top of that just make it better.
eliottsworld
Being able to play ports of Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask was worth it for me. Smash Bros, Hyrule Warriors and others sweetened the deal
bsArtst
Yeah, maybe. I mostly want a 3DS to play on the go and thus I want to steer away from story/commitment games, but Smash fits my needs.
FunkyFunkyJones
I own more than 50 ds games, not counting downloads. It's a good get.
UrbanGhost
God yes, Zelda, Mario 3d HD remakes, Metroid, Kerby, etc, all in portable format
bsArtst
You sold me on Metroid. I completely forgot about Metroid. http://imgur.com/LZXVNCc
storm199
What games did you like? There are always Mario, Zelda, Kirby, tons of RPGs, new/lesser known series...
storm199
But keep in mind the successor (Nintendo Switch, home console/handheld hybrid) comes out in 2 months. The 3DS is six-year-old by now.
bsArtst
That's fine. I've never been with the curve. For games: anything that doesn't require commitment. Think Super Mario World; pick a level 1/
bsArtst
and play for a couple minutes then get back to whatever. Got my eyes on Contra, Shovel Knight, and maybe Monster Hunter (for when I time). 2
TastyTastyScience
But that's precisely the best time to buy a handheld. All the good games are already out, and you're not missing out on anything.
KaboomKrusader
There's tons of old Game Boy and NES games available digitally on the 3DS eShop. SNES too if you get the "New 3DS" model (which you should).
KaboomKrusader
SEGA's even put Game Gear games on there, and their amazing SEGA 3D Classics line on the 3DS is great too.
bsArtst
I was actually looking into Vita (homebrew) for just those reasons, but was deterred by the $103 64GB propriety memory card. Fuck that.
KaboomKrusader
Tell me about it, Sony really screwed the pooch on that one. I was lucky to find a good deal on a 32GB card when I got my own Vita.
IPostAboutVideoGamesAndStuff
Definitely has good games that aren't Pokemon. 999 is a pretty good game for the ds, has a sequal on 3ds. Probably should do research on it1
IPostAboutVideoGamesAndStuff
As it's not for everyone, Shin Megami Tensei 4 is a great RPG by Atlas, Zelda: Link Between Worlds... lots of great games.
bsArtst
I'm not really in that demo, but I've found a few that fit my needs. Just looking for quick session games that require no time commitment.1/
bsArtst
Games like Shovel Knight, Mario Kart, or Advance Wars (if I can find a copy that isn't $70). Thanks for the ideas though! 2/2
DrIvoRobotnik
The two Kirby 3DS games are great.