The 8-Bit Handheld Console Was Dismantled On The 30th Anniversary For Original Game Boy By Nintendo
The original Game Boy service by Nintendo marks its 30th year this year as Nintendo’s Original Game Boy: Dismantling The 8-Bit Handheld Consol; although its penetrability back in 1990 was only the market in Europe. Players can get hold of the sophisticated technology and keep it in their pockets at an affordable price.
You can get a special teardown for the console fro iFixit on the 30th anniversary of the device as fans get the opportunity to traverse down the memory lane so that they get a chance to know the original game boy.
At the start of the device, a code name appears which is called dot matrix game or ‘DMG’. The game was initially designed in such a way so that it is accessible and low cost.
It has been declared by the project head Gunpei Yokoi that the design of the console is done in such a way and the idea on which it is based is of withered technology with lateral thinking. He wants his team to work in such a way that the commercial off-the-shelf components or COTS be utilized with a method that is quite innovative.
Back in those days, there was no backlight in the device and was not built into it and the four pieces of double-A (AA) batteries make it powered up.
There is a single feature in the device which gives an upper hand to Nintendo in those days was the choice of the team of Yokoi and himself for using the Sharp processor in the console. Although in modern days this is a clear choice but back in the 80’s it was not the same.
The handheld console needed evolution in the market with fixed games as seen by the company and the team. Between the period 1980 to 1991 the progress of handheld electronic games like Game & Watch in the company’s series whose progress is led by Yokoi back then.
The approach was so modern that the impact still echoes even after the death of Yokoi. as compared to its competitors Playstation and Xbox it was not as powerful technologically, gamin experience of wide range is provided having its control over several COTS components at a very low price.
When Game Boy was dismantled by iFixit engineers a ‘Keep Out’ nod was given to welcome them which till today is a practice. The six tripoint screws which are attached to the case have also been found by the team.
Many components have been fastened securely which include speaker cables and ports, headphone port along with the screen. It gives the impression that replacement is easier than repairing the device. The action is however considered acceptable as the issue on electronic waste was not addressed back then.
Most of the components are removable as the board was held in place by the Phillip Screws typically found by the team.
The helpline telephone number by Nintendo quite surprisingly was located at the device’s rear panel which is working still today.
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