Game Boy Light Astro Boy, 1998 Nintendo
Now, this is something of an exotic looking Game Boy! The GB Light never got a UK release and I’m not sure it ever got released anywhere outside of Japan, which is a shame because it’s a lovely thing to hold. It’s got a similar form factor to the GB Pocket, so not quite as brick like as the original Game Boy but the real draw is the electroluminescent backlight :-) No crappy front-light here like the original GBA SP, this thing glows like some sort of radioactive isotope! It’s great, not quite GBA SP AGS-101 great but very funky nonetheless.
The Astro Boy branding is the icing on the cake really, as is the transparent body, which is very cool in a late 90’s way!
High Res versions of the photos can be found on my Flickr page: https://www.flickr.com/…/alan_meal…/albums/72157712835383086
Selections from various issues of Seventeen Magazine (2002)
Mark Hamill’s autographs are hilarious
Part 2 of the autographes: https://bit.ly/3CFiHzc
moodboard. the c00l boy by @st4rboiiiii | pinterest
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Pikachu illustrations from “Pocket Pikachu! Kacha Kacha BOOK”.
PaRappa The Rapper (1996) Playstation north america / japan / europe
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