The Chaotic Making Of The Game Boy | The Masterpiece Nintendo Hated

FYI - at about 37:20 I meant to say "Color Game Boy," not just "Game Boy." (Good catch, Bastien!) Follow Florent Gorges on Twitter - twitter.com/FlorentGorgesFR Follow me on Twitter - twitter.com/WrestlesGaming Patreon - www.patreon.com/wrestlingwithgaming LowspecGamer's Game Boy video - https://youtu.be/9Ki-kH751_8?si=uB-7lNTTxmvbCJME Historicnerd's channel - youtube.com/@HistoricNerd?si=O1UK0sGCQhK5u8x2

Finally! So glad you're back

Wow, I don't remember the production values being so high nor the information so obscure. I'm a Nintendo fanatic and never heard this story, it was enthralling. Excellent job.

Very glad to see this channel active again. Just a couple of weeks ago I was looking at my subscriptions to thin them out, saw this one, and decided to still keep it on my list, just in case. The decision is already paying off. Looking forward to watching this video ASAP.

So the Game Boy basically came about from Yokoi saying "Fuck Yamauchi, we're doing this anyway." What a mad lad.

"I know I haven't posted a video in a loooong while..." Yes, but it was TOTALLY worth the wait. You've still got the magic sir. You've still got the magic.

I was lucky enough to have a Gameboy Pocket back in the day. The screen was super nice, as the image was sharper and the screen size was actually a bit larger than the original Gameboy screen.

The quality of the visuals is just outstanding!

You're back!! Excited to watch this and hope all is well for you - welcome back!

No one: Absolutely no one: Bandai: "You know what the Game Boy needs? That's right! A fish finder!"

The editing and special effects are truly amazing. I'm proud to have been able to watch your channel grow and improve in front of my eyes. Fantastic video as always.

The Citizen-GameGear-betrayal story sounds so incredible weird, I heard it the first time and thought "Yup, that's something Nintendo could have done". Maybe I should keep on honing my French skills and buy "L'Histoire de Nintendo". Anyway, I'm glad you're back! 🎉

I recently checked your channel to make sure I was still subbed because I randomly remembered that I haven't seen any new content from you in a while, and now you finally drop a new video. Divine timing! Welcome back.

I wouldn't be the gamer I am today if not for the GameBoy. I always preferred playing games on my own, wherever I was. Many of my fondest gaming memories are car trips where the hours would widdle away playing Tetris, Mario Land, Operation C and much later, Zelda and Pokemon. I might honestly consider the GameBoy Color to be my favorite gaming device, ever. The minimal colorization of the pre-set pallets the GameBoy Color had that made sprites a different color than the background seemed like voodoo to me, as this was something even the Super GameBoy couldn't do. It made games that I had played in green monochrome come alive in the way watching rare color film of WWII makes that time in history come alive.

The top subject WITHOUT A DOUBT who conspired against the GameBoy with Yamauchi was Shigeru F. Miyamoto, since he was the one who continued fighting against it even after release, one of those instances was by "not blessing" the first Mario Land. Miyamoto has and will always be jealous of Yokoi's and other people's capabilities, and it's been shown through the decades every time he cancels games and stuff that is not Mario or Zelda.

13:28 Nice details on the wear and tear on the GameBoy boxes! Dude, the visuals are amazing, as always. These details are a visual feasts. I also liked this detail, and I did rewind it to ensure that I saw what I saw: 8:07 Shaking hands with two hands. **Was this a conscious choice?** 13:53 13:54 This transition is stellar. Going from the DevKit to the GameBoy is genius. Moreover, initially, I did not know what I was looking at. But since you placed about the DevKit's next to the screen, it made everything clear (and allows me to identify it in this comment) 14:34 WRESTLING WITH GAMING Dot Matrix Screen. (Initially, I was going to write about your impressive attention to detail. Having read "WRESTLING WITH GAMING Dot Matrix Screen" I think your sense of humor also shines. (Usually see this in some of your bloopers) For me, I literally laughed while writing this. No idea why, but this was hella funny.. 15:21 Titling the Japanese articles 90 degrees and overlaying the English text. Good touch! 35:13 speaking of humor, "Lucky you!🎉 I guess."😅 Seriously, though, GB Pocket's screen was a major improvement over the original's. I wonder if any companies made these abmisnal attachments for the GB Pocket. 39:58 " Not too shabby for a cancelled and hopeless project." *** Nice touch with pairing visual storytelling wiith your narration***" "It's all ready, it is!" As if the GameBoy finally came together at the end. Which it did. Wonderful summati

Great to see another video! It's crazy to see how rocky of a history the development of this was. It definitely put a lot of things into perspective. On a somewhat related note, this video put me over the edge on getting another classic DMG model. I had been thinking about one for a while, but bit the bullet today and am having a backlit mod done to it as well. Thanks! Haha.

33:18 Had atleast two third party magnifying glasses with lamps for my old GBC. Always felt like they just got in the way, made the picture worse, and just created even more screen glare.

Knew it was only a matter of time before we got another awesome documentary. Going to set aside some time tonight to watch after dinner. I already know I’m going to love it!

Excellent video! It's like a late Christmas with you and @HistoricNerd releasing new videos!