Remember the joy of seeing this for the first time?

Todd_the_Wraith · 5 months

I can hear the sound in my head.

GMAucr · 5 months

And it was always followed by Gengar and Nidorino beating the shit outta each other. Good times.

Pokeadot · 5 months

I feel old now because THIS is how I remember it...

Sammyguy576 · 5 months

and then it stays on the screen longer than normal... and then I noticed there actually is not a game in the slot... fuck.

Zoklar · 5 months

When I first got it and the light was green...amazing

aryst0krat · 5 months

My family didn't have a lot of money, so when I got my gameboy at first it was just the gameboy.

I used to just turn it on and stare at that screen, then turn it off and on again and repeat.

packerschris · 5 months

The colors and graphics of the GBA when it first came out blew me away! Such a step up from the GBC. Still couldn't play in the dark though...

mang3lo · 5 months

I remember being so excited that it was in color! (and not some battery power sucking device like the Game Gear)

Max45a · 5 months

Before the game starts i mess with the buttons and it turns into different colors.

therealjgreens · 5 months

Obligatory

schwebz · 5 months

I just opened up my drawer where my GBA SP is and am now reveling in all the memories...

SC13 · 5 months

http://25.media.tumblr.com/lzHBTRNzqoe07qu8Wd28ZyM0o1_400.jpg

How did people even use this?

Choppa790 · 5 months

DOES ANYONE REMEMBER SOMETHING THAT HAPPEN IN THE EARLY 90S IN A SITE FILLED WITH 21+ YR OLDS.

Keksus_ · 5 months

Nope. Never had a gameboy color. The only gameboy I own is the first one.

snomtn · 5 months

then mine broke...it was a sad day gba games are the reason I own a ds

DeathWeed · 5 months

Nostalgia. Nostalgia everywhere.

Feuerstien · 5 months

Don't you mean the joy of seeing it EVERY time?

ReachAndCalibrations · 5 months

Never owned a game boy in my life =(

TheApeGorilla · 5 months

Did anybody else hear the ding?

apollo84 · 5 months

nope never had one in color, i had the very first one when it first came out parents said i was to old when color came out.

the_real_darth_vader · 5 months

I would hold start+select as I turned on my gba and enjoy the beauty of it

SerDelta · 5 months

As I watched the logo I heard the da-ding sound in my head. So many good times with the gameboy color.

Meroman · 5 months

actually no, I was too poor for one..

kaddar · 5 months

Hey guys does anyone else like video games? Herp derp

PleaseHelpMeNeedHelp · 5 months

Felt like a sir when I had to play under a lamp at night.

ncuday · 5 months

Oh man, I remember my Gameboy Advanced. It was basically a late Easter present, late because my mom was saving it for a road trip to Disney World (keep me busy and quiet for the 20+ hours on the road, and all).

I knew about it though and turned in some hardly ever played Gameboy Games and got Super Mario World. Man I was so excited about that. SMW was my very first game period, I was so stoked to be able to play it anywhere. I also got Wario Land 4, because Mario Party and Mario Kart gave me a Wario obsession.

I was so excited to turn it on. Seriously, my mom was awesome and got me everything I could need, a case, a game, an awesome light that looked like a UFO and flashing lights up its back. I still have that GBA, even though I eventually got an SP. Sweet memories...

planterspeanuts · 5 months

No, the original real joy involved a monochrom nintendo sliding down until you heard a ping

Darsley · 5 months

To this day when I boot up handhelds I say "Badadum... Ding!"

shadyconcepts · 5 months

Take a trip down memory lane.

moonstripe11 · 5 months

Honestly, after 3 years of playing everyday, I was still glad to hear it.

SassyShorts · 5 months

Everytime*

Picture_Me · 5 months

I nevr had a gameboy so the "sega" intro was in my head. ( i didn't have a sega either)

PossiblyAnEngineer · 5 months

The intro to Pokemon Red/Blue is now playing in your head.

fishbiscuit13 · 5 months

You just kindled a little fire of nostalgia in my heart. Thank you for that <3

phider · 5 months

When I got my GBA I didn't have enough money for games. Until I got some for Christmas that year my only source of entertainment was watching the logo appear over and over. But I was just so happy to have a gameboy.

BrianFlanagan · 5 months

That was my first time seeing that ever.

My gameboy screen was greenish-brown with black lines and the device was so heavy it could be considered a weapon in schools these days.

BandBoots · 5 months

Dude, that shit was in COLOR. I remember having the original and being amazed by Metroid, but having color was fucking amazing.

pieguyfry22 · 5 months

The hugest smile just formed on my face just now. So much joy has been associated with this :D

WilsonHanks · 5 months

Anyone remember the trick where you press start and select and the same time, and the Mario noise plays?

JaWaLa · 5 months

Realizing you can spin the Gamecube logo when you first turn it on was quite an experience as well. I remember holding down a button nonchalantly and seeing the logo spin and thinking "WHAT DID I JUST DO?"

cse621 · 5 months

THIS SHIT MAKES MY DICK ROCK HARD

meatwad75892 · 5 months

2nd best gaming system startup next to the Dreamcast.

nondescriptshadow · 5 months

TIME TO MAKE A NEW BOOT ANIMATION!

GMBeats95 · 5 months

Nothing compares to this in my book

Also TIL that sega is italian slang for handjob, go figure

GardenStater · 5 months

Nope, but I remember the joy of my Game Gear.

sebastiang071 · 5 months

i had no childhood :(

Chm_Albert_Wesker · 5 months

i also remember the despair when the nintendo logo didn't appear under 'gameboy'

Sciurusdoomus · 5 months

Remember hitting Start and Select and making the Nintendo disappear and showing all your friends? I do.

DownVotingCats · 5 months

Yeah, I remember it, but it said "Nintendo" and it was all green with black writing.

WiseGuySteve · 5 months

I was a bit confused when I didn't hear the sound...then I realized twas but a gif. The child in me is sad...

threeetwo · 5 months

OHH sweet baby jesus, thats like crack, I just want to watch it over and over and over

niskai · 5 months

I'm playing through Zelda: Minish Cap on the 3DS... every time I select it, I hear the sound, but don't see this visual... :(

Kinda bums me out.

3eiwj29m · 5 months

So much....NOSTALGIA

[deleted] · 5 months

REMEMBER SUPER MARIO?!!?? shut the fuck up

Jayce84 · 5 months

I don't usually nostalgia, but when I do...

shzadh · 5 months

I remember this better

pcd84 · 5 months

Remember the joy of seeing this for the first time? [FIXED] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZy08NsG2FM

ImJango · 5 months

GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!

jewstan · 5 months

I could smell the new Gameboy smell in my head.

mista-botwiggles · 5 months

Quickly followed by the start up screen of advance wars this is one hell of a good memory!

final_count_down · 5 months

I remember the joy I feel seeing this EVERY time.

bcris003 · 5 months

My parents bought me one for my early birthday present and hid it under my seat in the car the day we left for a road trip. I had one game, and I played it all the way from Yorktown, VA to Orlando, FL.

emphaticleech · 5 months

I remember still being pissed when it was first released and still didn't have a backlit screen.

lawofmurphy · 5 months

Obligatory Game Gear reference.

McSquiggles18 · 5 months

Oh mn, I watched this... HHHNNNNNGGGGGGG!!!!

McDuble · 5 months

i love the reflection that goes across it near the end.

DeafGuy · 5 months

I was 12 when it came out. Found one at Toys R Us the day it launched, but the only one they had was the pink one. I didn't care so i bought it. I didn't have enough money for a game, so I stared at the Game Boy animation for a week straight until I could buy a game.

Best portable ever.

DokktorMedic · 5 months

My grandpa gave me one when I was 10 for Christmas, it was some Mario game I loved. I lost / got it stolen a few years later... played the fuck out of that game, but never beat it. I'll have to buy a silver GBASP and Super Mario Bros just for the nostalgia.

reacharound565 · 5 months

I have ruined my keyboard...

madjackrogers · 5 months

When I first bought a DS, I didn't actually have any DS games, only some color ones (though it was fantastic seeing those in color rather than the green of classic chunky game boys). With old games, they used the old splash screen instead of this. I once started the DS without a game cartridge, though, and this came up.

I turned it off and on for a while, even going around to show my friends, because I was so happy about this.

8nate · 5 months

Oh I do. And I still have mine as well so I can listen to it whenever I want

james9075 · 5 months

i was sitting on my couch. under the light on the side table. my parents told me to turn it down.

ChinatownDragon · 5 months

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

Ilikepineapplez · 5 months

I'm holding my gameboy right now. Unfortunately, years of usage has pretty much wrecked the thing.

moderndayvigilante · 5 months

Nostalgia feels so good. On a related note, my brother hooked up the PS1 today... the start up sound/video sent shivers up and down my spine to when I was 8.. me and my younger brother would sneak into my older brothers room while he was at school so we could play PS1 for an hour before he got home.

deuteros · 5 months

The last Game Boy I owned was a Game Boy Pocket. :(

Shamborsky · 5 months

And every time after the first.

Sr_DingDong · 5 months

Never owned a Gameboy so no.

Jayson182 · 5 months

Nope. Guess i'm too old.

es080994 · 5 months

You just gave me a Nostalgiagasm.

conjabo · 5 months

Gave me a genuine smile :) +1

serial_thought · 5 months

Jesus christ, now I feel old. My first GameBoy memory was when that shit was black and white and the only games I had were Tetris and Mario Golf.

pipboy_warrior · 5 months

Of course I remember that sound, I just finished replaying Final Fantasy 6 Advance on my DS Fat like a week ago.

Nutellasaurus · 5 months

I used to always play with the sound off so that I wouldn't disturb anybody. However, I always turned it up so that I could hear the little ding at the end. So much joy associated with a little sound.

MattBootyBulan · 5 months

I remember playing Mario Tennis and the jungle game with the guy and the sling shot!! :D oh the memories

shavedhagrid · 5 months

twas a simpler time..

InDriverSeat · 5 months

Yup, followed by the Pokemon sounds!

CleansingSanchez · 5 months

More like the joy I felt EVERY time I saw that!

donuthell · 5 months

The Sears in my hometown started selling them early so my mom surprised me and my brother with a GBA each before we flew off to Greece for a month, still love playing F-Zero X

DrRedditPhD · 5 months

No. :(

r_kay · 5 months

Chu-Chu Rocket was my 1st

somecallmejrush · 5 months

mmm, delicious pokemon

manifold_curiosity · 5 months

no, I was too excited to play pokemon for the first time.

CleverMouse · 5 months

I remember hating seeing this whenever I was so into playing Pokemon that I didn't pay attention to the state of my batteries until it was too late. Oh the frustration..

staypuftmallows7 · 5 months

Now, THIS is good nostalgia.

mightystu · 5 months

Never had one of any kind. Parents couldn't afford it. Feelsbadman.jpg

N04H · 5 months

That amazing sound reminds me of my best times with my friends, I remember opening the box on Christmas and playing Frogger for the first time on it and the. Playing so many other games and them the best part was playing multiplayer with my friends.

Good Times

wenwen79 · 5 months

In colour?....no.

SlaminYou · 5 months

Thank you! you reminded me of my good old childhood! :)

reverse_cigol · 5 months

Nope. Was I the only kid who didn't have one?

Deceptitron · 5 months

I could have sworn I wasn't that old. People getting nostalgic over Game Boy Advance? I still have my see-thru original Game Boy. How the fuck has it already been more than 10 years since GBA came out? Jesus.

yesmanapple · 5 months

The link didn't load properly for me, so I had to refresh the window while blowing into the back of my laptop.

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