Nintendo Gameboy Camera & Printer

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  • Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
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    In this episode, I take a look at the Nintendo Gameboy Camera and printer accessory.

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  • @TechWalker
    @TechWalker 7 років тому +2044

    I traded in my GameBoy Camera at a store once. Around a year later, I came back to the store and bought a GameBoy Camera because I wanted one again. It was the *same camera* that I traded in.

    • @odeiup
      @odeiup 7 років тому +62

      TechWalker wow just wow

    • @carloscreativity9557
      @carloscreativity9557 6 років тому +271

      bet you payed more the second time

    • @Wow-ds8eq
      @Wow-ds8eq 5 років тому +18

      That’s cool

    • @user-yg4kj2mf1p
      @user-yg4kj2mf1p 5 років тому +42

      @@carloscreativity9557 Well duh, merchandise has to be stored until a buyer is found, employees handling the merchandise have to be paid and the lights have to be kept on. And the seller also has to deal with returns.
      This is what I say to friei who say I shouldn't be selling my old stuff to CeX and I should sell them on eBay instead: when I sell to CeX I don't have to deal with returns and I get cash on hand the moment I decide to sell.

    • @martinreid1510
      @martinreid1510 5 років тому +11

      I bet you paid double to get it back too.

  • @RetroGameView
    @RetroGameView 7 років тому +2905

    That camera would be great for taking Bigfoot pictures.

    • @bakaneko6639
      @bakaneko6639 6 років тому +88

      And ufo pics too

    • @palemacaroon4836
      @palemacaroon4836 6 років тому +41

      Retro Sega Wondershow, it would also be the perfect camera for taking pictures of the Loch Ness monster

    • @PowerOf47
      @PowerOf47 6 років тому +18

      Oh that's Bigfoot time to pull out my trusty Gameboy, *doesn't turn on, adds new batteries* ok now it should work, *turns on but doesn't read cartridge, takes out camera blows on it and reinserts it* finally, wait he saw us he's running away I need to take this quickly, and it's perfect, there is no better camera than this *pulls out new phone* You would not believe what I just saw and I have proof

    • @Lightsoutandawaywego44
      @Lightsoutandawaywego44 5 років тому +3

      Hahahahahah

    • @ryan9990
      @ryan9990 5 років тому +2

      HA!

  • @RealChristopherRobin
    @RealChristopherRobin 6 років тому +340

    "at least a few hours of entertaining"??? Bro, I spent like 3 years playing with this game when I was young. It was amaaaazing!

    • @Flopster101
      @Flopster101 4 роки тому +15

      Then he was _technically_ correct.

    • @Flopster101
      @Flopster101 3 роки тому +9

      @@nateman10 You'd hate to be my friend anyways

    • @SSunkinWater
      @SSunkinWater 3 роки тому +2

      @@Flopster101 ⅕

    • @StaticallyIncorrect
      @StaticallyIncorrect 3 роки тому

      he did say at least

    • @Adamgamer0822
      @Adamgamer0822 2 роки тому

      Fun fact: If you press to run button many times,some creepy peaple are going to appear. And this text: Why are you running from? Or Why are you running?

  • @this_is_patrick
    @this_is_patrick 4 роки тому +246

    Still better than modern CCTV cameras overseeing the most secure financial institutions in the world.

  • @AnthonyOrtale
    @AnthonyOrtale 7 років тому +209

    Fun Fact: The cover art for Neil Young's album "Silver & Gold" was taken by his daughter with the Gameboy Camera!

  • @tasty0rang3
    @tasty0rang3 7 років тому +41

    That dancing Mario is probably one of the most terrifying things I have ever seen in my life.

    • @user-qh6zj4sn1h
      @user-qh6zj4sn1h 2 роки тому +1

      it''s like the photo when camera first born in the earth

  • @sirhendro
    @sirhendro 4 роки тому +32

    I used it mostly for two things:
    - Stopmotion clips.
    - Creating mini games using that function that allowed you to place links to another photo. You could draw a room and if you clicked the door it would load a picture of the room behind that door. Like this you could create a point and click adventure.
    It has been 20 years since i last used it so i don't remember exactly how it all works right now but i had tons of fun with that thing.

  • @GenuinelyJake
    @GenuinelyJake 7 років тому +669

    I love the unique and original feel to your channel. You never try to be like anyone else, and your videos are always well made.
    Never change that.

    • @wulfang_4219
      @wulfang_4219 6 років тому +3

      It's not original. He still the idea of using the printer and camera from Cinemaassacer. Aka Angry video game nerd

    • @grima5788
      @grima5788 6 років тому +25

      HopeTV Amazing, I've never seen someone not look at upload dates before making a claim like that. This video was uploaded in June of 2017, while Cinemassacre did his video in August of 2017.

    • @616spidey
      @616spidey 5 років тому +17

      @@wulfang_4219 AVGN is from a comedic perspective, 8bit guy is from a technical one

    • @darkhorse5932
      @darkhorse5932 5 років тому +1

      Feels retro, I like it.

    • @gameselectronicsrus3909
      @gameselectronicsrus3909 5 років тому

      @@wulfang_4219 this video was first though

  • @mrsmiter
    @mrsmiter 7 років тому +165

    Fun fact about the Game-boy camera, The software was one of the first pieces of software made by the warioware team. It REALLY shows with its quirks

    • @sperzieb00n
      @sperzieb00n 7 років тому +2

      awesome!

    • @YariCodes
      @YariCodes 7 років тому +2

      I thought it was made by Game Freak? Explain?

    • @Discern4
      @Discern4 7 років тому +13

      Man that software looked like homebrew garbage...and that dancing Mario, what was Nintendo thinking?

    • @WaruiKoohii
      @WaruiKoohii 6 років тому +3

      Yes! That's why the software, as well as the mini-games, are so weird. It's very much an early Wareware title!

    • @jovankabroz6858
      @jovankabroz6858 Рік тому

      @@YariCodes bruh, everyone know Game Freak only made pokemon stuff

  • @alexandergoa2766
    @alexandergoa2766 7 років тому +266

    I can finally afford a printer

  • @Reckoner89
    @Reckoner89 5 років тому +15

    I got mine in 1999 when I was 10 years old, and I loved the heck out of it. I will never forget how I used up all 30 photo slots to create little coherent stop motion films, like shooting 360 degrees around a friend holding a toy gun, trying to look fierce.
    Fond memories.
    Love your stuff, 8BitGuy!
    Greetings from Germany

  • @pauldavis5665
    @pauldavis5665 3 роки тому +25

    This must be the camera that everyone uses to record UFO's and Bigfoot.

    • @kekearif
      @kekearif 2 місяці тому

      Underrated comment

  • @oracleofcourage
    @oracleofcourage 7 років тому +92

    Fun fact: for a time, the Gameboy Camera held the Guinness World Record for smallest digital camera

    • @TheCandoRailfan
      @TheCandoRailfan 6 років тому +12

      Lennon, Do you not realize how big cameras (including digital) were back then? Bigger than a Gameboy.

    • @Wow-ds8eq
      @Wow-ds8eq 5 років тому +2

      Wow

    • @jamesmcjimsey3497
      @jamesmcjimsey3497 5 років тому

      No kidding...

  • @Geeksmithing
    @Geeksmithing 7 років тому +313

    Fun fact: There is a peripheral called the BitBoy was released a couple of years ago that emulates the printer and allows you to off load the images onto a SD card for modern usage.

    • @technologyproductions-ye3px
      @technologyproductions-ye3px 7 років тому +2

      cool

    • @primtones
      @primtones 7 років тому +3

      I visited their site, but everything was sold out unfortunately.

    • @Geeksmithing
      @Geeksmithing 7 років тому +3

      Mats dang. I know they did a second run. if you express interest on their social media, they may do a third

    • @KRAFTWERK2K6
      @KRAFTWERK2K6 7 років тому +2

      that's not a fun fact… but mildly interesting.

    • @Geeksmithing
      @Geeksmithing 7 років тому +4

      KRAFTWERK2K6 Yeah, you are right. That has a better ring to it.

  • @RFrappuccino
    @RFrappuccino 4 роки тому +75

    “One of these geese bite me in the rear end one day”
    Goose: mess with the honk you get the bonk.

  • @steverman2312
    @steverman2312 5 років тому +205

    Are we just gonna ignore the “who are you running from” easter egg?

    • @gamerskills1571
      @gamerskills1571 4 роки тому

      Ooh Ok?

    • @KyrstOak
      @KyrstOak 4 роки тому +5

      Yes! I wanna know why that creepy message is there!

    • @KyrstOak
      @KyrstOak 4 роки тому +2

      @JERRY tm I can't remember if it's in the video, but in the camera if you get into a 'fight' and click the 'run' option, it'll ask that.

    • @Rossilaz58
      @Rossilaz58 4 роки тому +1

      Yes, yes we are.

    • @netziguess3507
      @netziguess3507 4 роки тому

      NO!

  • @vnen
    @vnen 7 років тому +141

    You can't really check for dead batteries with a voltmeter. They'll keep their voltage forever and only drop under actual load.

    • @lcrazy8l
      @lcrazy8l 7 років тому +14

      Explains the fading red led effect. Turn on printer and then the load immediately brings them down.

    • @ZaphodHarkonnen
      @ZaphodHarkonnen 7 років тому +3

      Yup, got to test them under load.

    • @TravisTev
      @TravisTev 7 років тому +5

      I've learned that the hard way, too. In my experience, alkaline cells often do show open-circuit voltages roughly corresponding to actual strength, but zinc carbon/chloride and certain other types can be very prone to reading a “full” 1.5 volts when no useful energy actually remains.

  • @Jerkwad152
    @Jerkwad152 7 років тому +13

    The camera makes your selfie look downright diabolical. :D
    It would make a great video game boss sprite.

    • @nrdesign1991
      @nrdesign1991 7 років тому +5

      And that's one of the camera's features - You can take photos which it will use as a "Game Face". In the little space sheooter screen where he selected the games, if you don't shoot any of the ships and let them go away, another space shooting game starts. The bosses are other game faces from the developers, and finally, your own game face.

  • @MrRom92DAW
    @MrRom92DAW 7 років тому +20

    You can actually extract the original bmp data from the cartridges volatile memory if you've got the tools to do it. This gives the highest resolution of the images of course since it is the data actually generated by the camera and not filtered through multiple rendering and capture processes. I'd be willing to send over some of my own GB camera photos, or even help extract the photos on your cart for a future video if you'd like!

  • @sailingakademie
    @sailingakademie 5 років тому +21

    I‘ve had the combo of camera and printer. So lovely 😍 I‘ve took a picture of my first girl friend with that.

  • @ProtoMario
    @ProtoMario 7 років тому +122

    Lucky, I remember playing this at a local Walmart and thinking it was so amazing, works with Pokemon too!

    • @CaroFDoom
      @CaroFDoom 7 років тому +13

      ProtoMario Oh hey, its that one guy who does that thing!

    • @damian9303
      @damian9303 7 років тому +4

      Ugh, this guy

    • @Knix6593
      @Knix6593 7 років тому

      Damian9303 why?

    • @Krong
      @Krong 7 років тому +2

      *JOHN CENA*

    • @noogi3291
      @noogi3291 7 років тому +1

      ProtoMario HI

  • @Koutsie
    @Koutsie 7 років тому +10

    That new intro is SNAPPY! NICE!!

  • @FelipeVentura
    @FelipeVentura 7 років тому +42

    2:46 "one of these geese bit me in the rear end one day when I was at this park" that's... good to know

    • @sentimentalmariner590
      @sentimentalmariner590 2 роки тому

      Hey I got bit by a goose last week figured you would want to know.

  • @peterbustin2683
    @peterbustin2683 5 років тому +1

    I was a bit peeved when you stated that printing pictures nowadays was out of fashion, digital files are preferred, but when I thought about it, your absolutely right! I concluded that in making videos of old tech such as this, you are in fact making a tangible historical reference to such, which is really important. Great stuff!

  • @vandy_vt
    @vandy_vt 7 років тому +324

    "4 shades of gray" - the prequel to 50 shades of gray

    • @Saavik256
      @Saavik256 7 років тому +6

      I almost snorted my tea out my nose reading this. xD

    • @LordvanDarc
      @LordvanDarc 7 років тому +13

      Vanderley5974X 46 shades less, but 10 times more fun :D

    • @Gamma00Ray
      @Gamma00Ray 7 років тому +1

      My inner goddess is doing the dance of the two veils.

    • @AiOinc1
      @AiOinc1 7 років тому +3

      4 shades of olive green*

    • @mikemoos
      @mikemoos 7 років тому

      Go back to 2012, where those jokes were wanted. Got some Twilight jokes whilst you're ahead?

  • @Ypog_UA
    @Ypog_UA 7 років тому +189

    3:04 and you thought 50 shades of grey was bad

  • @crimemastertoto
    @crimemastertoto 4 роки тому

    Watched this video on my 11 years old son recommendation and now I am glued to this channel with faithful following... Your videos are unique and just fantastic, best wishes

  • @cll1out
    @cll1out 5 років тому +6

    Thank you for helping me revisit my childhood. I had that exact blue one and a printer as well. My family bought it for me when I was 11 for a Xmas gift. It came together as a blister pack combo deal for $99 I think including 3 spare rolls of paper. I spent HOURS at a time on that thing. I probably snapped 1000s of photos and printed 100s. Yah the picture quality was terrible and there were a lot better digital cameras at the time but the wow factor for a child like myself to actually “take pictures on a Gameboy” and to have a camera of my own (without wasting film) was amazing.
    Just seeing you run through the UI brought back a ton of memories. (How did you pipe video to a TV capture device, super game boy adapter on SNES?). That thing had a few other gems on it like alternate frames you could set for the pictures, put your face on the mini game characters, there was a music mixer mode in there somewhere. All kinds of fun.

    • @user-qh6zj4sn1h
      @user-qh6zj4sn1h 2 роки тому

      you have only gb camera but not digital camera cause that you are poor

  • @FairyCRat
    @FairyCRat 7 років тому +258

    How dare you do a 10-minute video on the Game Boy Camera and not even mentioning the scary error face?

    • @4pplecracker606
      @4pplecracker606 7 років тому +1

      Fairy C Rat error? What error

    • @SheepUndefined
      @SheepUndefined 7 років тому +29

      Google "What are you running from?"

    • @KRAFTWERK2K6
      @KRAFTWERK2K6 7 років тому +16

      He also didn't mention that you could use the printer with some other games, to print out artworks… AND that you could also print out panorama shots you have done with the Game Boy Camera. I did that a few times, to get some actual bigger images as prints.

    • @d3jake
      @d3jake 7 років тому +15

      He mentioned all of those things.

    • @DoctaOsiris
      @DoctaOsiris 7 років тому +3

      KRAFTWERK2K6 actually, right at the beginning he did mention it could be used with some other games 😂

  • @darthgumby2406
    @darthgumby2406 7 років тому +254

    The new intro is cool, but I miss that ear wrenching 8-bit sound.

    • @magreger
      @magreger 7 років тому +21

      Darth Gumby Me to! it was so piercing yet satisfying! it will be missed

    • @mishumydog
      @mishumydog 7 років тому +3

      Darth Gumby yeah

    • @paolozago6123
      @paolozago6123 7 років тому +8

      I miss the sounds from the equipment: the "clack" of the drive lever closing, the "clicketiclick" of the keyboard...

    • @dantist06
      @dantist06 7 років тому +17

      I think the old version was way better. This one sounds kind of childish.

    • @Corrodias
      @Corrodias 7 років тому +1

      Nice, I like it as well.

  • @seanshadow
    @seanshadow 4 роки тому +5

    Nostalgia is strong here, loved that stuff as a kid

  • @quiksr20
    @quiksr20 7 років тому +6

    Although a low res review loved the 1080p videos + new intro

  • @weak1ings
    @weak1ings 7 років тому +5

    I've always thought that new intros frequently make people want to go back to the old one... but THIS one was awesome and even better than the original!

  • @simonro9168
    @simonro9168 7 років тому +204

    Wow. I'm here before that one guy who always tries to dislike the 8bit guy first.

    • @Architector_4
      @Architector_4 7 років тому +2

      Next time you'll be faster than him, dislike it yourself! ...And then change it to like in a hour or so.

    • @retrogamer33
      @retrogamer33 7 років тому +3

      Already 8 losers disliked the video

    • @simonro9168
      @simonro9168 7 років тому

      Now it has already 9 dislikes? why..?

    • @jonasmp6663
      @jonasmp6663 7 років тому +1

      +Architector #4 ARE YOU THE GUY?

    • @Memerino-ly7yr
      @Memerino-ly7yr 7 років тому +1

      I disliked too

  • @yvendous
    @yvendous 5 років тому +82

    "Whelp, time to cut the seal."
    I aged 9 years witnessing that.

    • @hackersarchangel
      @hackersarchangel 3 роки тому +2

      Yeah I was like “But my dude, you could just find an already opened one....

    • @Alfonso162008
      @Alfonso162008 3 роки тому +2

      @@hackersarchangel OR... he could just open that box and don't treat the product as if it were a museum piece, only meant to be seen.

  • @cpdxmv
    @cpdxmv 4 роки тому

    Wow this brings me back! I had that same blue one. I spent so many hours playing with that on my Gameboy color.

  • @AShifter
    @AShifter 7 років тому +46

    I think the new intro looked great! 3D ASCII art is always impressive.

    • @AShifter
      @AShifter 7 років тому +1

      Cool outro too!

  • @CIAwsome526
    @CIAwsome526 7 років тому +46

    I've owned 2 game boy cameras, and even today it can hold my attention. There are so many little secrets on the cartridge, and it was fun playing and unlocking the games, as well as adding pictures of my friends into the games (game face). I love the gameboy camera, and it feels like such a unique thing to even use, since it can't be emulated. Anyway, great video on such an interesting piece of technology, but you did leave out a lot of detail on the best features. I never really enjoyed taking 'hi-res pictures' with the camera, since i never enjoyed it for its "great applications" in photography. My friends and i more enjoyed that you could take pictures on at all on such a device, and we would still have fun taking, editing, and sharing photos with it, then playing the built in games with them, features you mostly didn't even mention. You only really talked about taking pictures which is only half the experience.

    • @ZX3000GT1
      @ZX3000GT1 5 років тому

      It can be emulated! Use this :
      drive.google.com/file/d/1xD0OZg1ny77KYQByoxh8urXwIvIHix-0/view?usp=drivesdk

    • @90sNath
      @90sNath 5 років тому

      My OldBoy! For Android can emulate it easily

    • @junehanabi1756
      @junehanabi1756 4 роки тому

      The reason it can't be emulated is because emulators have major design flaws and when pointed out the creators turn the other way and don't listen. there's nothing difficult at all about emulating the gameboy camera but try to emulate with emulators now and sure it's pretty complicated.

    • @2degucitas
      @2degucitas 4 роки тому

      Do a video!

  • @kao7143
    @kao7143 3 роки тому

    i love how your game boy pocket's color fits so well with the game boy camera's color

  • @brylelee4833
    @brylelee4833 5 років тому +1

    your channel makes me feel nostalgic over stuff that i had never experienced or even seen before...

  • @aarongrooves
    @aarongrooves 7 років тому +7

    Just became a patreon supporter. Love this channel!

  • @dormcat
    @dormcat 7 років тому +25

    At 5:21, the Japanese text on AA batteries 使用推奨期限(月-年)底面に表示 literally means "recommend using (the battery) before [month-year] printed on the bottom."

  • @The_Potionist
    @The_Potionist 5 років тому

    Dude this is so cool. I still have thr Gameboy Camera. NEVER was able to find the printer sadly! Very cool to see it now. Thanks and subbed!

  • @blankpage9277
    @blankpage9277 4 роки тому

    Oh a stealth unboxing video! It just adds to the experience of learning about these things when you get to see how they looked out of the box.

  • @cojsxd
    @cojsxd 7 років тому +157

    That new intro is amazing!

    • @tabbypears
      @tabbypears 7 років тому

      Cosík Cosiáš Codster Productions profile copy,

    • @lifeincolour09
      @lifeincolour09 7 років тому +3

      And the video is in 1080p :D.

    • @christopheralthouse6378
      @christopheralthouse6378 7 років тому +1

      Really like the new intro... Starting to look like a real show now, KEEP IT UP! :D

  • @TheAwkSquad4490
    @TheAwkSquad4490 7 років тому +8

    Sick! I've been waiting you to do an episode on this!

  • @ma9c
    @ma9c 7 років тому

    Aww 😢 I had this. I just realized that this would have been my first digital camera. I always wanted the printer. So much nostalgia, thank you for doing this video!

  • @albertdraper1157
    @albertdraper1157 2 роки тому +1

    I had this in the late 90s and it was great! Classic fridge photos, memories of old

  • @JeremyDonoghue
    @JeremyDonoghue 7 років тому +552

    Love the new intro.

  • @CEO100able
    @CEO100able 6 років тому +94

    I didn't know there were camera and printer accessories for the Game Boy.

    • @jkillings772
      @jkillings772 3 роки тому +6

      34 years old and this is my first time seeing this camera

    • @CEO100able
      @CEO100able 3 роки тому

      @@jkillings772 Interesting.

    • @popefrancis8153
      @popefrancis8153 3 роки тому +1

      Same I wonder if there is a game boy fridge or something

    • @NicVandEmZ
      @NicVandEmZ 3 роки тому

      I had both when I was little

    • @owoberon4947
      @owoberon4947 3 роки тому +1

      @@popefrancis8153 no but there's a sewing machine (don't even ask)

  • @robbielosee
    @robbielosee 7 років тому

    I remember having wanted one of those. Neat to finally get to see how they worked. Thank you!

  • @giacjack
    @giacjack 5 років тому +2

    When I was a child the printer was one my dreams 😅, but in my city it was really hard to find.
    Thanks for your videos!

  • @TheCarDemotic
    @TheCarDemotic 4 роки тому +8

    I’m totally gonna buy one. Your “review” makes me want the Gameboy camera so badly lol

  • @spacefolder
    @spacefolder 7 років тому +3

    Although it seemed impossible, music is getting better and better! Cheers!

  • @kurtownsj00
    @kurtownsj00 5 років тому +1

    I still have mine! Never owned the printer, though my friend did (who always got EVERYthing it seemed) so I'm thankful to have a clear memory of the experience when it first came out. :D

  • @scottm8914
    @scottm8914 3 роки тому

    I remember being a 10 year old kid a year before my grandma passed and her buying the camera and printer for me for christmas 98' , thank you for this video🙌 !

  • @yeadontwearitout
    @yeadontwearitout 7 років тому +3

    That printer is old school, perfect retro design!

  • @ondrejsedlak4935
    @ondrejsedlak4935 3 роки тому +6

    I think the reason the original paper had an adhesive backing would have been to do with Japanese photo booths (Pri-Club) which dispensed adhesive backed mini photos which people then stick on all their stuff (phones, diaries, etc...). Very popular among the younger crowd in Japan, even these days.
    Might have been aimed at that market.
    Edit: The stamping function is definitely inspired by Pri-Club, leading me to believe this was intended more for the Japanese market.

  • @Tyler_B.
    @Tyler_B. 4 роки тому

    I had both the camera and printer as a kid. I spent hours playing the games and taking photos. I remember there was a way to screen grab with the printer from Pokémon yellow in the hall of fame box.

  • @xdavebmx
    @xdavebmx 7 років тому

    I still have and still love my Gameboy Camera. So many great childhood memories on that thing!

  • @AllUsernamesTaken
    @AllUsernamesTaken 7 років тому +19

    Love the new intro! A big improvement!

  • @shepardpower
    @shepardpower 7 років тому +472

    Who are you running from?

    • @boualemsam6482
      @boualemsam6482 6 років тому +35

      MrWafflesNBacon I was disapointed he didnt cover that creepypasta

    • @DSFII
      @DSFII 6 років тому +2

      Boualem Sam If you don’t mind me asking, what is the creepy pasta?

    • @pearlbestwaifu8753
      @pearlbestwaifu8753 6 років тому +35

      DSFII if you select shoot and after selecting shoot you select run appears some weird images and the message "who are you running from?" this is just a easter egg

    • @bluedragon9925
      @bluedragon9925 6 років тому +15

      You are now crossing the equator. Jambo Nintendo!

    • @baragonkunfan94thesecondar60
      @baragonkunfan94thesecondar60 6 років тому +10

      MrWafflesNBacon I’m running from the ROBLOX fan base.
      edit: i made this comment when i was 12 or 13 (between anywhere in very late 2017 - february 2018), i’m 15 now lol. how did this get 3 likes?

  • @arcadegaming7222
    @arcadegaming7222 6 років тому

    I love the shadows, that should be a kind a photography because I love it

  • @311mdub
    @311mdub 3 роки тому

    My cousin had one of these as a kid, I was fascinated by this wonder technology.. now look it’s completely retro vintage

  • @eduardorg1125
    @eduardorg1125 3 роки тому +4

    6:38
    You can change the exposure before printing by pressing Select and Up, you can adjust it if you want to print it light or darker
    And of course, you missed even many more options and functions (if we talk about taking photos), such as add giant frames to the photo, put a description and be able to print it next to the photo, change the palette before taking the photo, turn dithering on or off, change the sound when taking the photo and flip the photo c:
    Still, good video!

  • @reedo456
    @reedo456 7 років тому +299

    Who else is watching this on their game boy

  • @NathanielChristopher
    @NathanielChristopher 5 років тому +2

    2:18 That memorial is a beautiful and touching tribute to the memory of those who were killed in 9/11. Thank you for sharing this corner of your community with us.

  • @Alscyom
    @Alscyom 6 років тому

    I had this in 99 when 13 years old. This was such a treat for me, loved it.

  • @mangogod8664
    @mangogod8664 7 років тому +5

    LOVE the new intro!

  • @Markimark151
    @Markimark151 7 років тому +6

    You could actually print digital pictures at that time, there were places to develop them from capturing them on a viewer machine. Game boy camera was monochrome, but we like it for actually taking pictures without film, my cousin hated waiting to develop. He mostly saved some of his photos on floppy disk.

    • @Markimark151
      @Markimark151 7 років тому

      OM G yeah, it was impressive when our photo lab started printing photos from VHS tapes and floppy disks. That was for printing screenshots of home movies and video games scores. Now it's easy to use a digital format to print.

    • @shessometimesdoublechocola5410
      @shessometimesdoublechocola5410 7 років тому

      We've always been able to print digital photos.

    • @shessometimesdoublechocola5410
      @shessometimesdoublechocola5410 7 років тому

      Um, OMG, you're wrong on a few levels:
      1. We didn't even have digital photography until the mid-'90s at the earliest.
      2. Analog photos were and are still printed, either digitally or analogously.
      3. You just contradicted yourself with "dot[-]matrix printers can only print text, though you can print images..." If they can print images, then they can print more than text.
      4. Computer printers are all digital (except maybe a daisy-wheel printer that converts a digital text signal into typewriter-quality, text-only prints).

  • @wilurbean
    @wilurbean 5 років тому +1

    I was the target audience for that camera. Born late 1989. I can tell you, as a 7 or 8 year old, in the mid 90s that it provided endless entertainment. And it was amazing to have a photo on a game boy in school or at a friend's house of something.
    Brother and I even used it with the long timer to take pictures of the tooth fairy. 11/10 for the time and price point. You also missed some games in there.

    • @jamesparker223
      @jamesparker223 5 років тому +1

      I was born 1990. When I saw the thumbnail my brain exploded from memories of that awful printer lol.
      I loved it.
      Do you remember when Walkman came out with the waterproof walkman??? Shortly before CD became the thing to have?

    • @wilurbean
      @wilurbean 5 років тому

      @@jamesparker223 lol I don't. I had that yellow discman that was rubberized and tough. That and a Sony portable tv that was in a black square housing, with a thicc nylon rope to hold it around your neck. Antenna in there. Saved up a lot of grass cutting money to "have my own tv" lol

  • @Ite33331
    @Ite33331 6 років тому

    Thanks for bringing nice memory back again

  • @calebbennetts3559
    @calebbennetts3559 7 років тому +8

    Wow, new theme song! Very cool!

  • @jesty86
    @jesty86 7 років тому +5

    I had so much fun making music with my Game Boy Camera. PLEASE do an 8-bit keys video about this as well.

  • @SUPERMONJ
    @SUPERMONJ 5 років тому

    Discovered you channel in 2018 , I wish I found your videos before . Amazing . Many thanks

  • @robintst
    @robintst 7 років тому

    Nice video! Whenever one of my favorite UA-camrs cover the Game Boy Camera, I'm always reminded of the fact that Neil Young used one to take the photo for the cover art of his "Silver and Gold" album.

  • @Laytonthek
    @Laytonthek 7 років тому +22

    I love the new intro!!!!

  • @anastashshliopoulos9621
    @anastashshliopoulos9621 7 років тому +42

    Love the New intro. Have you ever considered doing an episode about the Commodore PET

  • @kurtownsj00
    @kurtownsj00 4 роки тому +1

    Still got mine! My buddy (who got EVERYthing) had the printer too, and we had a lot of fun printing stickers! For about a day. Then we just tried to figure out how to make the naughtiest/funniest printouts.

  • @tomghzel
    @tomghzel 3 роки тому

    I had a lot of fun with this when I was young. I used to make photos with the effects of some stuff in the living room, and my mom had to guess what it was, and after a few picture we switched roles. Also I played the games a lot, and there is an option to make music with the gameboy sounds. That's something I really enjoyed to do.

  • @pablohle
    @pablohle 7 років тому +6

    both neil young and paul mccartney used photos from the gameboy camera for album covers, jtlyk. cheers , love your videos

    • @kanerussell8304
      @kanerussell8304 5 років тому

      Paul's album was actually a Casio watch camera.

  • @stewiegriffin6503
    @stewiegriffin6503 7 років тому +25

    be careful, the Rubik's cube on your shirt starts melting

  • @mrstrongjohn4684
    @mrstrongjohn4684 7 років тому

    You're videos are getting better and better, keep it up! :)

  • @Hacks4AllVideos
    @Hacks4AllVideos 7 років тому

    Nice intro, it's different. Also, great video and nice to see your effort going out and taking pictures for us to see the quality.

  • @Nargaroth
    @Nargaroth 6 років тому +5

    "one of these geese bit me in the rear end.." line of the entire video lmao

  • @hipperbob
    @hipperbob 7 років тому +530

    Anyone else died a lil bit inside when he cut the seal?

    • @symphoniez
      @symphoniez 7 років тому +5

      yes!!!

    • @TheSimpsoys
      @TheSimpsoys 7 років тому +19

      A little?? I cried

    • @dateddelvings1695
      @dateddelvings1695 7 років тому +18

      I didn't but I knew there would be a comment like this!

    • @TheMetalButcher
      @TheMetalButcher 6 років тому +29

      Nope. I was happy to see some hot garbage be used for what it was meant: being hot garbage.

    • @vierspartan117
      @vierspartan117 6 років тому +2

      I screamed

  • @ek8710
    @ek8710 4 роки тому +1

    I had both as a kid on release and back then, i thought it was the best thing ever :D

  • @NonEss3ntial
    @NonEss3ntial 5 років тому

    This was great. I always wondered about this peripheral. You are the best.

  • @qbmac2306
    @qbmac2306 7 років тому +323

    WHO ARE YOU RUNNING FROM?

    • @Ameto
      @Ameto 7 років тому +23

      I was expecting him to show some of those creepy stuff, really glad he didn't

    • @Sixxpounder92
      @Sixxpounder92 7 років тому +5

      Incubators fuck off

    • @goju09alt9
      @goju09alt9 7 років тому +8

      He should had showed that.

    • @riflemanm16a2
      @riflemanm16a2 7 років тому +9

      That stuff was pretty eerie as a kid. Not quite terrifying, but somewhat unsettling.

    • @theLuigiFan0007Productions
      @theLuigiFan0007Productions 7 років тому

      Is that Kyubey?

  • @DoctaOsiris
    @DoctaOsiris 7 років тому +29

    I almost cried 😢 when you cut open that seal! 😂

    • @gamerskills1571
      @gamerskills1571 4 роки тому

      was It Gross?

    • @swainmusiclessons
      @swainmusiclessons 4 роки тому +1

      Let's just devalue this 1 second... boom!

    • @guitarpro248
      @guitarpro248 4 роки тому +1

      @@swainmusiclessons EXACTLY! sad part is it wasn't even worth it, probably worth like $150 bucks now, $20 lol I mean that's just a guess but I know people pay crazy prices for unopened stuff

  • @moad8794
    @moad8794 6 років тому +1

    Ahh I had these as a kid! Brings back memories.

  • @MrJohnnyMarbles
    @MrJohnnyMarbles 6 років тому

    man i love the gb camera as a child. so much fun and so many memories.

  • @cs512tr
    @cs512tr 4 роки тому +5

    honestly, kids these days dont appreciate how easy it is to take photos at the drop of a hat and at basically no cost instant snap.
    i take heaps of photos, not to be annoying, but because i grew up thinking 'i wish i was able to get that on camera' now , everything is on camera :D

    • @A37392
      @A37392 3 роки тому

      Ok boomer

  • @Sirdiggar
    @Sirdiggar 4 роки тому +4

    Printer is like a receipt maker

  • @raviormetal1653
    @raviormetal1653 7 років тому

    I like the new intro! And the Video was also very good, interesting weird tech. Love that!
    Just at some times I felt that the audio mixing in the video was off where the music was much louder than the previous audio track at the very end.

  • @silvaalex35
    @silvaalex35 2 роки тому

    I love your videos, so have so much commitment for your suscribers and it's noticeable, thanks for that, amazing

  • @KuruttaKoibito
    @KuruttaKoibito 6 років тому +124

    Still better then the 3ds camera

    • @sunkyswirled
      @sunkyswirled 6 років тому +8

      This comment gives life

    • @JomppuV
      @JomppuV 6 років тому +17

      Bruh look at the DSi then

    • @Khetamine
      @Khetamine 6 років тому +3

      True

    • @EastDallasKicks
      @EastDallasKicks 6 років тому

      Landon Datillo ds, ds lite, dsi, 3ds, 2ds, 2ds xl

    • @irving7137
      @irving7137 5 років тому +7

      @@EastDallasKicks what about the *NEW NINTENDO 3DS XL*

  • @MassEffectFan113
    @MassEffectFan113 5 років тому +14

    HOLY CRAP THIS GUY IS IN KENNEDALE?!!??! OMG!

  • @archangelmichael5908
    @archangelmichael5908 4 роки тому

    I was a kid when I played this. As a kid, I really enjoyed this and the nostalgia is powerful. 3:35 That purple one is my GB. The owner of this video complained a lot about this product, but when I was a kid I loved and played with it everyday.

  • @gemstar3824
    @gemstar3824 7 років тому

    Great video as usual. I dig your channel!