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I’m not sure there are words to describe the joy this little thing brings me. (That’s what she said.) No, but seriously, a little device that just has a fun little game on it (well, three) and doesn’t need to connect to anything or spy on me or do anything nasty at all? Yes, please!

Not to mention, Super Mario Brothers is one of those magical games I remember from when I was a kid and I loved the original Game & Watches.

PS. I’m definitely better at it now :)

@aral Zelda one is even better (if you’re into rpgs, that is) and I’m still bitter about not getting a pokemon one

@piyuv I am and it’s on my wishlist. Didn’t want to get both at the same time so I could focus on getting better at Mario (and maybe even… egads… finishing it after 40 years) :)

@aral I refurbed two GBA's for my kids for exactly that reason. Its just so much better for everyone. No fancy Internet etc. And cheaper too!

@aral This one in the photo was my first gaming device and, I kid you not, I got blisters due to excessive gaming 😅 I miss those sprites fixed on the LCD screen, I wish they still made them like that. Gotta admire its "purity": a machine made to play Donkey Kong and nothing more, and it does it perfectly.

Source of the image: nerdculture.de/@subetha/111987

@enriquericos I got this one as a kid and loved it. I recently found it in a box and thought I’d use it as an alarm clock. Threw in a new battery and it (the battery) lasted about a day. 🫠

@tripleman Bummer, it would have been such a cool alarm clock. If I knew anything about electronics, I'd offer to try and fix it or mod it in some way.

@aral I have still to this day not beaten the original Super Mario Bros. I hope to do it one day lol.

@aral Very pretty and tempting. I had the original B&W Mario Game & Watch as a kid. It wasn't really very much like the real console game, but I took what I could get back then, lol.

Nowadays I really enjoy using these SBC pocket emulators, and it's nice that there are lots to choose from.

@aral I got for my kid a #miyooMiniPlus and there are many great games that you can have on it ... It's cheap, and you can emulate with OnionOs many consoles :)