Old-School Video Game Consoles That Are Still Totally Awesome

Old video game consoles that still rule so hard

If you’re a person who grew up in the ‘90s, there is surely no greater memory than that of sitting on the living room floor, controller in hand, eyes glued to the TV screen. Classic video games are the absolute best, regardless of whatever some 15-year-old has to say about them today. We still think Sonic is a better adventurer than Nathan Drake, to be honest. And those old video game consoles? They’re actually more amazing than you might think. So throw on your favorite windbreaker and pop some Bagel Bites in the oven. We’re about to take a trip down memory lane. Battletoads included.

Game Boy (1989)

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Sure, full-sized gaming consoles are cool and all, but wouldn’t it be a hell of a lot cooler to have one that fits in the palm of your goddam hand? F— yes it would, and in 1989, Nintendo released the Game Boy, an 8-bit handheld that was the first of its kind. Tetris would never be the same.

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