Today in Joystiq: April 6, 2007

by Ross Miller { Apr 6th 2007 at 11:59PM }

This damaged Game Boy has been caught on Flickr a few dozen times already (credit goes to Plaid Ninja for the one above). The inscription explains that its modded casing was the result of a bombed barracks in the Gulf War. And yes, it still works (it can be seen playing Tetris). With reliability like that, it brings tears to our eyes every time we see a red ring or blue screen of death. Check out the highlights for today:

Joystiquery
HP wants to bridge PCs and consoles behind the scenes
Today's hand-drawn video: Super Smash Bros.
Today's realistic video: GTA IV trailer in real life

News
Mr. Bean game coming to PlayStation 2
Nintendo sponsors new online Flash game
Sega wants us to Touch Darts
Xbox 360 Guitar Hero II guitar problem and possible common thread
Study: Educational software doesn't work
Awards to recognize best in game media
Original Transformer voices returning for game
Hey Wii Blaster, meet Joytech's Sharp Shooter
360's Guitar Hero II guitar works in Windows, Frets on Fire
For Madden speed, it don't get bester than Hester
Mo mini, mo problems?
GayGamer visited by the Red Ring of Death
Microsoft wants to control all that you see and hear
Lord of the Rings Online free until April 24
Halo novel now in even cheaper paperback

Rumors & Speculation
USB storage coming to Wii? Not so fast ...
Could 'beats.' change the way you play PSP?
Rumor: Every Extend Extra Extreme Extricated in August for $10

Culture & Community
Wii developers talk shop
Beta test Tournament.com, gain the need for gaming greed
Kansas schools ban Pokemon. NOT!
Grindhouse's Rose McGowan loves zombie games
Kit Kat: Your break from recursive MMOs

Tags: daily recap, DailyRecap, game boy, GameBoy, gulf war, GulfWar, tetris

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

shagor360 @ Apr 7th 2007 12:02AM

FIRST!

Antonio @ Apr 7th 2007 12:04AM

I remember reading about that Game Boy in Nintendo Power years ago.

KC @ Apr 7th 2007 12:43AM

THAT, is freakin awesome.

NintendoFanbot @ Apr 7th 2007 12:44AM

PLAYED IT LOUD m i rite? :P

Eric Draven @ Apr 7th 2007 12:54AM

Has Microshaft EVER made anything that is even half as reliable as the typical Nintendo product?

I think not.

hvnlysoldr @ Apr 7th 2007 1:34AM

It's been said Nintendo build things like tanks. Think if they did it literally and really do take over the world.

Tabarnacos @ Apr 7th 2007 1:51AM

Gamecube car drag test :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRhCjglpzh8

Rubang B @ Apr 7th 2007 2:51AM

One time I was walking home from school in the rain and was completedly soaked when I got home. Then I remembered my Game Boy was in my backpack and freaked out. It was soaked, and would not turn on. I almost exploded. I nagged my momz until she took it to a repair center a week later. The repair guy put new batteries in it, turned it on, and it worked fine. It just needed to dry out. And I thought THAT was cool. Then years later I found out about this Game Boy and the GameCube that got dragged by a car. Damn. Nintendo be crazy.

Benjamin Breeg @ Apr 7th 2007 3:10AM

Couldnt that sign be a little more specific? It is a museum after all.

soccerdude21490 @ Apr 7th 2007 9:11AM

Yea I actully have a picture of that gameboy on my computer, I saw it in person at NintedoWorld in NYC! Very cool indeed

bacon @ Apr 7th 2007 9:11AM

i was at nintendo world about a week ago and i saw this and i thought it was weird :P

Luther @ Apr 7th 2007 10:58AM

"Couldnt that sign be a little more specific? It is a museum after all."

Actually, it stays in the Nintendo World store in NYC. They also have the prototype NES for U.S.A (with keyboard and some other accessories), like 30 GBA's with different styles and colors, and at the time, some NES 20th anniversary stuff.

Joshua @ Apr 7th 2007 11:21AM

Yeah, all that stuff at the Nintendo World Store is really cool. It's a small collection, but it's still really cool to see all of it in person.

Kyouryuu @ Apr 7th 2007 12:36PM

When I was younger and had an original Game Boy, I was hauling up a bunch of vacation supplies into a motel room when the Game Boy slipped from a second story balcony and fell onto the concrete sidewalk below. I went down to look at it and, to my surprise, it still worked. Sure, it had a vertical line through the screen, but it amazed me nonetheless. I can't imagine doing that to any portable today - not even the DS line.

coletrain @ Apr 7th 2007 1:21PM

Curious lack of mention of ds lite hinge cracks and Nintendo Wii defective straps.

Poisoned Al @ Apr 7th 2007 1:54PM

lol yeah. If you make near indestructible products, you want to make sure it doesn't go flying into less solid items like your TV.

Freelance @ Apr 7th 2007 1:55PM

And this is why I was 100% comfortable buying my Wii at launch.

Johnny Bloom @ Apr 7th 2007 2:40PM

When I was helping one of my friends move, we had to take down boxes from her third story apartment. I had my GBA SP in my back pocket, and when I bent down to pick up a box, it fell three stories through the air and landed on a hardwood floor. It lasted me for at least two or three more years, until I traded it in to pay for some over priced Collector's Edition game that, if I recall, wasn't even that good.