Game Boy's Creation and Legacy w/ Bryan Vore

This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by former Game Informer editor Bryan Vore to celebrate 35 years of Nintendo's iconic Game Boy handheld device. After tracing the lineage of the beloved system to its predecessors, they look at the launch and library of the Game Boy before talking about their favorite Game Boy games of all time.

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00:00:00 – Introduction

00:01:30 – The History of the Game Boy

01:00:41 – The Launch and Legacy of the Game Boy

01:58:45 – Game Boy Designers: Where Are They Now?

02:05:48 – Definitive Ranking: Game Boy Games

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