Unboxing a Game Boy Color From 1998 - S.T.E.G!

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  • Recently bought an amazing old-school item at a great gaming shop while at university and thought I'd show it to you all... How many boxed Game Boys are still around today, eh?
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  • @1Ksheffi
    @1Ksheffi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I had that exact Game Boy color back in the day. Played it all day and all night, loved it.

    • @RichieLanderos
      @RichieLanderos 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I swear everyone had this color lol. Those were the days when the fun colors were mass produced and not just limited editions that sell out in minutes.

    • @AshleyGrabowski-ru3hp
      @AshleyGrabowski-ru3hp 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Most of my classmates had either the atomic purple or grape Gameboy color. I had the atomic purple

  • @WildVoltorb
    @WildVoltorb 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Atomic Purple, oh the feelings

    • @SamTheEnglishGamer
      @SamTheEnglishGamer  6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Even the name is retro AF - Not many people say "atomic" these days!
      Maybe in 20 years time, people will have stopped saying "on fleek".

    • @WildVoltorb
      @WildVoltorb 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      SamTheEnglishGamer Purple on Fleek Switch confirmed :)

  • @teamextreme86
    @teamextreme86 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    first time viewer , last time viewer , cant watch anymore after u shash the game boy on the table like that omg .;

    • @megantucker5670
      @megantucker5670 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you have held one you would know they are durable, and you would really know if you took it apart

    • @YaBoyNoob
      @YaBoyNoob 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@megantucker5670 they are very durable, but that gameboy is in amazing mint condition, and smashing it on the table like that can scratch it.

  • @McLeanAmy
    @McLeanAmy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I always wanted that clear one!

  • @KBXband
    @KBXband 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This exact Game Boy was my first Game Boy ever!!! And Donkey Kong Country was one of my first games along with Yoda Stories and Super Mario Bros. Deluxe!

  • @dondifelice3860
    @dondifelice3860 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sweet video man, really enjoyed it :) I still have my atomic purple GBC!

  • @saerudayo
    @saerudayo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I had to watch an unboxing after seeing one in Tokyo today. First gaming device I ever had. That startup sound man

  • @deanwinchester6666
    @deanwinchester6666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was 9 in 1998, when i got this for Christmas. This very one. Talk about the feels.

  • @YOUNGBRADLEY
    @YOUNGBRADLEY 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was my first gameboy. I just bought one and it will be here in a week. I am so excited!!!

  • @emptyspotlight
    @emptyspotlight 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    im watching this in 360p or lower for that 90s feel

    • @SamTheEnglishGamer
      @SamTheEnglishGamer  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I've still got the VHS-C camcorder my parents had in the 90s which works with a replacement battery... Need to get a blank tape though.

  • @m1k3l1f3
    @m1k3l1f3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Just reshelled my originally teal GBC to a clear shell. Not Atomic Purple, just pure clear. It looks like new now and I love it. Through I haven't put on the back serial number sticker. I like the look when you are able to see the full cartridge artwork.

    • @SamTheEnglishGamer
      @SamTheEnglishGamer  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Niceeee, and the fact that you see more of your cartridges with a clear case is also quite awesome as well.

    • @reececameron5070
      @reececameron5070 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have that as well, with orange buttons

    • @scottmorrison147
      @scottmorrison147 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice. The OEM clear shell was actually a Japanese exclusive.

  • @MeatNinja
    @MeatNinja 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really nice to see one in such good condition! Mine is quite worn out and the colour of the plastic is fading ever so slowly. I actually just got done doing the atomic purple d-pad mod on my Nintendo Switch and looks amazing! Now if I could play Pokémon silver on it that would make it perfect.

    • @SamTheEnglishGamer
      @SamTheEnglishGamer  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hoooly shit I've heard about those atomic purple mods before online! They look really sick and definitely have that old-school 90s aesthetic.
      This is the third Game Boy Color in my collection and the first one me and my brothers had growing up has the battery case missing and all the stickers gone. Still playable though.

  • @seacrezt
    @seacrezt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    *Pristine Gameboy Color*
    Seconds later: 7:59

  • @jesuscabrera3466
    @jesuscabrera3466 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Memories....

  • @lucasferes3519
    @lucasferes3519 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, you're lucky. Mine is not working anymore and it has a lot of scratches and such. I played it A LOT when i was a kid. I wish i could find a new one just like urs, same color and at least good condition to replace my beloved GBC.

  • @tl9528
    @tl9528 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just found this at my thrift shop for 10$ I’m so happy it’s not mint condition but still working with no problems couldn’t be happier

  • @weltvonoben
    @weltvonoben 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    7:59 that hurts to watch 😢

  • @sheldup9924
    @sheldup9924 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I got the same one still working, and I just played Batman chaos in Gotham and street fighter 2, amazing

  • @stereomonovici5796
    @stereomonovici5796 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I wonder why Nintendo didn't use the word "Colour" for the European release

    • @SamTheEnglishGamer
      @SamTheEnglishGamer  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Would've been a bit of a headache to create new logos and advertising for the countries that use our spelling I guess.
      Still its not all bad. One of my favourite albums of all time is "In Colour" by Jamie xx and that spelling is the same all over the world.

    • @wyattsutton1363
      @wyattsutton1363 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SamTheEnglishGamer maybe they also didn’t want another color for the letter u. The color in the logo is all of the available colors at launch

  • @alanluscombe8a553
    @alanluscombe8a553 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Game oh color was pretty cool

  • @VermilionStudios
    @VermilionStudios 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I still have one of these, complete with the original box (mine is a solid purple one rather than a transparent one though). I received mine for Christmas in 1998 along with a copy of Harvest Moon (also received Ocarina of Time and Toca 2: Touring Cars).

    • @SamTheEnglishGamer
      @SamTheEnglishGamer  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ahh nice! I was only a month old during that Christmas - Must've been crazy to experience Ocarina of Time when it was brand new, similar to when Breath of the Wild came out I suppose... Can't really say the same about Toca though.

    • @VermilionStudios
      @VermilionStudios 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Toca was a great game, it was the first serious racing series Codemasters produced, and i was really into touring cars at that time as i'd been to the race track to see them live. Day 1 of Ocarina is certainly memorable, it didn't have the pure wow factor that Day 1 Mario 64 had, but did come pretty close.

    • @SamTheEnglishGamer
      @SamTheEnglishGamer  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice - It's really cool talking to someone who was around when stuff like the N64 was brand new! I remember when the Wii was huge and everyone had one.
      I do have a Toca game as well, might be the same one actually but I bought it second hand at Blockbuster six years ago.

    • @VermilionStudios
      @VermilionStudios 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I almost didn't get an N64 at launch, on day 1 Nintendo royally messed up as only 20,000 consoles were made available. The shop mine came from were allocated just 2, and i was third in the reservation queue. Then someone dropped out and i was able to claim it for myself. Also back then, i used to write to a lot of different companies asking for free stuff which means that tucked away in an old poster tube, i have a ton of original N64 game posters that were used in shops. By the time Ocarina came out though they were becoming much harder to find so i had to source mine from woolworths instead.

  • @TheNerdyPikachu25
    @TheNerdyPikachu25 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just snagged an atomic purple gameboy color fresh in box! It's japanese too, so the manual and everything is in japanese 😂 saw an amazing deal while at a convention so I made sure I got it before anybody else!

  • @Pim080
    @Pim080 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Any gameboy just screams Pokémon and Tetris

  • @JHM117
    @JHM117 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I use to have that exact same one. Always played Pokemon Yellow on it.

  • @generalofg3377
    @generalofg3377 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    general sam, what have they done to you!?

  • @tomypower4898
    @tomypower4898 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    cool tetris game boy color

  • @thatretrogeek.
    @thatretrogeek. ปีที่แล้ว

    I am getting that exact one for christmas

    • @thatretrogeek.
      @thatretrogeek. 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh well I have had it for months now! 😂

  • @sergiom.5910
    @sergiom.5910 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Still impressive

  • @kobz1609
    @kobz1609 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    N64-“I’m the most powerful and best 3D console ever!”
    Pc-*laughs*

  • @jooniethebest3709
    @jooniethebest3709 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Noice

  • @cryptonize2105
    @cryptonize2105 ปีที่แล้ว

    Had the same one 😊

  • @chevyb0195
    @chevyb0195 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Finally got Pokémon edition

  • @christo6068
    @christo6068 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    nice video

  • @DiegoP1990
    @DiegoP1990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Este gameboy es hermosoo

  • @sergiom.5910
    @sergiom.5910 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow I got kiwi game boy color to except it’s pikachu and pichu edition

  • @itzdasause5249
    @itzdasause5249 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Getting one tomorrow and I 😊

    • @SamTheEnglishGamer
      @SamTheEnglishGamer  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hopefully you get a Game Boy Color in good nick. If its boxed too then that's bonus

    • @itzdasause5249
      @itzdasause5249 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      SamTheEnglishGamer I’ll see what I get

  • @Kiruasu
    @Kiruasu 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had a 2017 game boy that was orange. What it was a year back

  • @atoms3751
    @atoms3751 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    1:41 unboxing starts.

  • @matthewcunanan2092
    @matthewcunanan2092 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am getting my today at chick fil a 😊

  • @krmiistudios2479
    @krmiistudios2479 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man they really need to add gbc Games to Switch

  • @thefireking5729
    @thefireking5729 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Which is best? Made in China or Japan !??

  • @Smugiree
    @Smugiree 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I thought his battery's were beans

  • @raphaelbaudet5129
    @raphaelbaudet5129 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    1995 fanon

  • @thrillhausen8858
    @thrillhausen8858 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What were you thinking 8:00

  • @ycr2626
    @ycr2626 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My girlfriend got me one of those from Japan, oh yeah and it’s made in Japan !

    • @SamTheEnglishGamer
      @SamTheEnglishGamer  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ayyye sounds like you're in love with a great person! Also if its a Japanese copy of the Game Boy Color then the box will look different from its European and US counterpart.

    • @ycr2626
      @ycr2626 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      SamTheEnglishGamer unfortunately there is no box....

    • @SamTheEnglishGamer
      @SamTheEnglishGamer  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well that's not surprising because most people back in the day would've thrown their boxes away. Still, you've got a lovely old school Game Boy to play around with! What games have you got?

  • @dawson60901
    @dawson60901 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    They didn’t spell color with a u because the colors of the word color coordinated to the colors of the GameBoy colors

  • @iYessicaH
    @iYessicaH 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How much did you pay for that Gameboy?

  • @loganfields6385
    @loganfields6385 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    My atomic purple game boy color isn’t that deep of a purple

  • @ian22813
    @ian22813 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where did you buy that

    • @tomypower4898
      @tomypower4898 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Green Pika-mon Yes fresh

  • @Adrenn7415
    @Adrenn7415 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was already opened. Not fresh.

  • @Speed_IOT
    @Speed_IOT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:01 weird, it says made in China. 🤔

  • @sergiom.5910
    @sergiom.5910 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Don’t wanna show off tho

  • @alabamaniger4206
    @alabamaniger4206 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tryna sell me it?

  • @sergiom.5910
    @sergiom.5910 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Srsly I actually got a new condition pikachu and Pichu game boy color in 2019

    • @SamTheEnglishGamer
      @SamTheEnglishGamer  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jheeeze that sounds awesome! You can make a video on it if you want to, that's a great discovery.

    • @sergiom.5910
      @sergiom.5910 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey thanks

    • @sergiom.5910
      @sergiom.5910 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      WAAAIT A YT REpLY OMG except the plastic is a bit loose but still it’s SHINY NO DUST sooo yeah

    • @sergiom.5910
      @sergiom.5910 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      SamTheEnglishGamer it’s already opened I can’t make opening video 😢but thanks for the idea

  • @JamesBond-et8ez
    @JamesBond-et8ez 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Anyone selling a atomic purple gameboy ?$$$

  • @princecaducio4267
    @princecaducio4267 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey man whre did you buy it tell me

    • @SamTheEnglishGamer
      @SamTheEnglishGamer  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I do state in the video that I got the boxed Game Boy Color from "Level Up Games", a shop in Canterbury in the UK.
      facebook.com/levelupgamescanterbury/