Reflective LCDs would have been equally blurry, in full color, and still tolerated optional tennis-ball-green frontlights for playing under the covers.
The real surprise came a decade later when everybody except Nintendo missed that active TFTs made color a decent option.
First thing that popped into my mind as well.
It was ridiculous how fast it could go through those 6 batteries.
Eventually my parents got sick of having to buy them and I was only allowed to play using a power adapter.
Yeah I wanted the power back but really I just stopped buying games for it and went back to my game boy. The main reason I wanted it was for the TV card and never ended up getting that.
Game Gear
That color screen made those motherfuckers chew through batteries. My brother had one, and it drove him crazy.
Color wasn’t to blame. It was the cold-cathode backlight.
Tbf, given the time and available tech, any other options would’ve been worse, considering there were any.
Reflective LCDs would have been equally blurry, in full color, and still tolerated optional tennis-ball-green frontlights for playing under the covers.
The real surprise came a decade later when everybody except Nintendo missed that active TFTs made color a decent option.
First thing that popped into my mind as well.
It was ridiculous how fast it could go through those 6 batteries.
Eventually my parents got sick of having to buy them and I was only allowed to play using a power adapter.
Yeah I wanted the power back but really I just stopped buying games for it and went back to my game boy. The main reason I wanted it was for the TV card and never ended up getting that.
The last boss of Sonic was that red light
Yes! I remember getting one for my birthday, and the damn thing died in 2 hours.