Totally 1337 Game Boy loot

by Joystiq Staff { Jun 24th 2006 at 5:35PM }

For those who are so filthy stinking rich that they just can't give their money away fast enough, Swiss Supply Direct has created the ultimate in wastefulness -- the $25,000 Game Boy. That's right folks, a Game Boy for $25,000. As the company says, this thing is the "ultimate in cool." This is what your $25K will buy you:

Pave diamond set on display screen
Diamonds set on/off buttons
Exceptionally heavy -- Solid 18K yellow gold
Original cables and extra game cartridges
Original blue leather display briefcase

All in all, this thing weighs 27 ounces and surely it's worth every penny. C'mon, who wouldn't want to sit around and play an outdated gaming system encrusted in diamonds and gold?

[via Born Rich]

Tags: Game Boy, GameBoy, Gold Game Boy, GoldGameBoy

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

J @ Jun 24th 2006 5:40PM

just so you know this actually is old news, because its been on joystiq before, here u go: http://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/03/the-golden-game-boy-old-skool/

007craft @ Jun 24th 2006 5:42PM

Hey joystiq... did you know "Gold" rhymes with "Old"?

Sorry. I couldent resist

T-Bag @ Jun 24th 2006 5:43PM

That's Gangsta!

Even though 99.9% of gangsters wouldn't ever be able to afford it. Unless of course you match drug dealers with the mafia. Which of course would change the percentage immensely. In fact I think it's going to be mandatory for ever Mafioso to own one of these babies by 2007. Especially since Mario represents both the Italian and Russian mafia.

Shalazar @ Jun 24th 2006 6:08PM

Yeah, this is an outdated system. If anyone bought this, it would be more of a flaunt of their wealth than anything else. There is no other point to own it!

obo @ Jun 24th 2006 6:18PM

Welcome to Joystiq, Robert Summa!

We know you haven't been here long, but you may want to search the archives and check with the other editors before posting something that doesn't have a definate time-sensitive element. It may have been posted before!

Thank you for your work! Good luck!

1up_clock @ Jun 24th 2006 6:20PM

Fah.

I'll take a gold DS Lite over this outdated crap.

idioteraser @ Jun 24th 2006 6:36PM

Didn't 50 cent get a DS like this one a while ago? Paris Hilton and other celebs have had custom designed DSs made for them.

Robert Summa @ Jun 24th 2006 6:37PM

Well don't I feel stupid now. I curse the person who sent in that tip!!!

anon @ Jun 24th 2006 6:47PM

Update 1: We F'd up.

Robert Summa @ Jun 24th 2006 6:53PM

Think of this post as a more detailed update of last year's initial offering. At least, that's how I'm gonna look at it, so I can sleep at night.

anon @ Jun 24th 2006 7:05PM

word, i was just thinking that. no hard feelings, keep up the good work. :)

Geraldo Figueras @ Jun 24th 2006 9:15PM

Actually, that's not the first system to come in a "gold edition", the Game Gear before that did it, back in ol' 80s.

n8dogg @ Jun 25th 2006 1:12AM

Hey, at least this post reminded me of the admittedly weak, yet still enjoyable third Austin Powers film.

Tell me, Mr. Summa, are you Dutch? ;)

Rafi @ Jun 25th 2006 1:47AM

Who wouldn't want to carry around a $25000 Game Boy! Pfft, screw the DS Lite's new philosophy of cheap cost, sleek design and Apple like simplness, its all about the bling now, baby!

Manoel Balbino @ Jun 25th 2006 10:00AM

While some postesd about this being old news, it's obvious they don't know how old this actually is.

I remember reading this "news" in a magazing in the early '90s ('92 or '93, can't remember now I was only a pre-teen back then).

So it seems someone found some of those 12+ years old golden gameboys while cleaning the storage room and decided to re-announce them...