I’m not even sure this is the correct sub for this… but hopefully someone can help me out. My daughter is very much into Pokemon, and basically is at a perfect age to be introduced to one of the greatest games of all time, red, blue, or yellow (she loves pikachu). I would love to give her a gameboy or if there’s a cheaper handheld way to play? The problem is, I don’t know if she will like it so I don’t want to spend $200 just for her to reject the game… any advice?

  • LotusCSGO@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    For as close as you can get to the original experience without paying too much:

    1. Get a KongFeng GB Boy from Ebay. This is a knockoff Gameboy color with an IPS screen, although it is a slightly distorted aspect ratio. There are other alternatives, but this was popular a few years ago when I was beginning to look into this.

    2. Get a knockoff reproduction of an original gameboy cartridge off ebay.

    Combined this should run you about $50 or so, and give as close to the original experience as is reasonable today. If you have your own stuff, it’s even compatible with trading/battling with original hardware via a link cable.