Game Boy Pocket Silver

[3rdStrongestMole | 430]

Can anyone tell me about this Game Boy release? Cant find comps on ebay for pricing. Also, what is up with the 'O' in Nintendo? I am trying to decide if I want to buy it, and know very little about Game Boy.

Thanks in advance.

Edited September 16, 2023 by 3rdStrongestMole

[Jfreakofkorn | 282]

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1313&_nkw=gameboy+pocket+&_sacat=0

[Splain | 2,571]

Here's a comp: https://www.ebay.com/itm/155720508628

Might be more, I just searched "silver game boy pocket case"

Look in all 4 corners of the case, there's a plastic nub sticking up. That's distorting the O and it's normal.

[3rdStrongestMole | 430]

22 hours ago, Splain said:

Here's a comp: https://www.ebay.com/itm/155720508628

Might be more, I just searched "silver game boy pocket case"

Look in all 4 corners of the case, there's a plastic nub sticking up. That's distorting the O and it's normal.

Ah, perfect.  Don't know how I didn't spot that one. And also, good to know on the corner thing. That clears everything up for me. Thanks!

[Tanooki | 4,934]

The O is warped by the plastic.  It's the launch edition of the GBP as they first came out that way, also annoyingly had no i power LED for the battery.

[portabello | 99]

This was the exact release I first purchased back in 1996. Of course I trashed mine as a kid does, but years ago I decided to re-buy and had a hard time finding one in good condition. I ended up paying $50-$75, they are not as easy to come by as one would think!

Edited October 18, 2023 by portabello

[RH | 4,910]

8 hours ago, portabello said:

This was the exact release I first purchased back in 1996. Of course I trashed mine as a kid does, but years ago I decided to re-buy and had a hard time finding one in good condition. I ended up paying $50-$75, they are not as easy to come by as one would think!

I had one too but as a teenager, and as a kid who took care of his stuff, I treated it well.  I also didn't use it much for long because once the GBC came out, I upgraded then too. I don't know how long that time span was but I didn't use this unit for more than a couple of years.

But even with my care and keeping my device in an old GB hard shell case on my shelf, I seem to recall that metallic paint was super-easy to scuff.  It's a minor detail for Nintendo to have cared about since it doesn't affect gameplay, but I feel that pseudo-anodized metallic look from the 90s might have been cool but wore off with almost any amount of normal game use.  That said, I can see why finding a mint unit could be tough to find.

[3rdStrongestMole | 430]

On 10/18/2023 at 7:34 AM, RH said:

I had one too but as a teenager, and as a kid who took care of his stuff, I treated it well.  I also didn't use it much for long because once the GBC came out, I upgraded then too. I don't know how long that time span was but I didn't use this unit for more than a couple of years.

But even with my care and keeping my device in an old GB hard shell case on my shelf, I seem to recall that metallic paint was super-easy to scuff.  It's a minor detail for Nintendo to have cared about since it doesn't affect gameplay, but I feel that pseudo-anodized metallic look from the 90s might have been cool but wore off with almost any amount of normal game use.  That said, I can see why finding a mint unit could be tough to find.

The one I saw was at a local shop,  and was overpriced compared to that Ebay copy,  at least.  The condition was probably comparable, though I never took it out of the box to examine it. I guess if I could talk the guy down to 150 it could be worth it. Just loved the look of it in the clear box, tbh.