Tetris was packed in, but that game was decidedly grown up. Puzzle games, however, really shined on the system, because you could keep scratching the itch with quick play sessions whenever and WHEREever you had a free moment. The first Game Boy iteration’s creamed spinach-colored monochrome LCD screen blurred every time there was a lot of movement onscreen, so sidescrollers and action games didn’t really make the transition so well. Mario – Nintendo introduced the revolutionary Game Boy hardware at the very end of the 80’s, and I don’t think I’ve traveled for more than an hour without a handheld system since then. Be sure and check out Part 1 if you haven’t already.ġ989 – Dr. Hurray continuity! Welcome to Part 2 of the retrospective.
