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Why did Game Boy Pocket cost more than Game Boy? Shouldn't it be cheaper because it's smaller?

>> No.5752524

>>5752516
Back in the 80s and 90s smaller electronics meant more money. Unlike now where bigger phones means more money.

Welcome to /vr/.

>> No.5752526

>>5752516
It had a significantly better screen and better battery life.

>> No.5752535

Better screen.

>> No.5752542

Bigger screen, no grey tint, less motion blur and contrast slider. I love my GameBoy pocket.

>> No.5752554

>>5752542
Meant green tint.

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>> No.5752565

>>5752563
I believe I've experienced this. Thanks for showing it to me again, never get that on emulators

>> No.5752576

>>5752565
Pretty sure that's because it's from dirty cartridge contacts.

>> No.5752614

>>5752526
>better battery life.
It has worse battery life.

>> No.5752624

>>5752542
Pocket's screen is 1mm smaller.

/vr/ is a fountain of false knowledge.

>> No.5752626

>>5752516
GAME BOY POCKET
STICK IT IN YOUR POCKET

>> No.5752635

>>5752542
I think my Pocket actually has more blur than my original GB. Guess the screen hasn't aged as well or it was a dud from the get-go.

>> No.5753186

>>5752563
Dat filename.

>> No.5753215

>>5752563
That's just from low battery you retard.

>> No.5753216

>>5753215
Nope.

>> No.5753463

>>5752624
>/vr/ is a fountain of false knowledge.
Yeah, because you post here.
https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Support/Game-Boy-Pocket-Color/Product-information/Technical-data/Technical-data-619585.html

>> No.5753621

>>5752516
should be cheaper because of its power-issues

>> No.5753651

>>5753463
You're right. Wikipedia gave me the wrong info. They have DMG at 66mm diagonal and pocket at 65mm diagonal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy#Technical_specifications

>> No.5753678

>>5753651
Wikipedia has their dimensions completely screwed up for Gameboy and as a result, most of the technical diagrams of their cases are also fucked because the dipshits that crank out diagrams go by Wikipedia. I realized this early in a project where I'm using a GBP case.

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>>5753621
I don't remember whether I had this one or my brother eventually got one for his Color.

>> No.5753685

>>5753215
I promise you it's not. I took that picture of the LCD after inserting a particularly crappy copy of Killer Instinct

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>>5753681
I had this one before that, with my red Pocket. I got it for playing pokémon instead of the old green DMG I was given years earlier, didn't choose the color, it's what FuncoLand has refurbished. I chose red because it's the color of a pokédex and I liked how it contrasted with the blue cartridge.

A kid at school kept going 'eheheh nubby' any time he saw it.

>> No.5753903

>>5752563
Just have to (blow in the cart) re-insert the game. This is nothing.

>> No.5753962

>>5753621
It was worth it considering it takes two AAA batteries down from four AA ones that accounted for a lot of the size and weight.