The Nintendo Game Boy Is Now Old Enough To Drink
That’s right, folks. They sure do grow up quick, don’t they? Of course, it wouldn’t be proper for our good friend the DMG-01 — whose status as a retro icon was earned by setting innumerable milestones in portable gaming and even helping revive interest in chiptune music — to experience his 21st without having a huge party full of friends, booze and killer tunes.
Luckily, The Tank is throwing a such a bash in celebration of the 8-bit wunderkind’s coming of age: Tomorrow night at Pulsewave, NYC’s monthly chiptune showcase, we’ll be partying it up in honor of Gunpei Yokoi’s favorite son with live musical performances from SadNES, Nonfinite and Battle Lava and visuals by NO CARRIER! As if you needed convincing. After all, you wouldn’t wanna miss your 8-bit buddy’s 21st birthday, would you?
For more Game Boy history, check out the article I wrote last year celebrating 20 years of Game Boy.
