I blame the Game Boy for my lasting obsession with handhelds. Even though they're not great for the health of our eyeballs, there's something undeniably convenient about portable gaming, and it all ...

The original Game Boy, released in Japan in 1989, was a major game-changer for Nintendo and the industry at large. It was the first proper, cartridge-based portable game console, a far cry from those ...

Josh Speer has been writing about videogames for more than a decade now, but he's loved them since he was a small boy. He grew up with Mario and Mega Man, moved onto RPGs with Chrono Trigger and Final ...

If you've been a part of the Nintendo online ecosystem for any amount of time, you know just how dubious it has been. I've been a member of that world since the 3DS, and while the current system isn't ...

Anyway, we all know Contra, Super Contra, Contra III: The Alien Wars and all the rest. They're stone cold classics. But today ...

The days are getting shorter. Sooner than you know, that familiar orange glow will overtake your neighborhood. Leaves will fall, and your hands will chill to the very fingertips. The smell of smoke ...

The ModRetro Chromatic sold out quick when it launched in 2024. An unapologetic Game Boy clone packaged in a slick, tough new shell, it delivered the perfect dose of gaming nostalgia alongside a few ...

AYANEO's luxurious Game Boy, the Pocket VERT, features a hidden touchpad and a premium build, and it's available for ...

With the announcement (and subsequent delay) of the Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo's handheld consoles are back in the limelight. In 2025, finding someone toting around a Switch on a plane or on public ...

Anthony Taormina is an original member of the Game Rant team, having been part of the publication for 15 years. He coordinates content for all facets of the site and manages its social media, PR, and ...

GBS Windows is what happens when retro computing and retro gaming collide. Developer RubenRetro has created a Windows 3.1 clone for the Game Boy Color, complete with Minesweeper and MS Paint clones, ...

What was Nintendo's tiniest console? If you're thinking Game Boy Micro, you wouldn't be far off, but the actual answer is the Pokemon Mini, a Tamagotchi-sized device that the publisher built in ...