I Only Played Gameboy for One Month in Japan - [SuperSamBams]

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  • čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
  • During the month of January, I only played Gameboy games...again!
    It has been two years since my original Gameboy for a Month video and I decided to finally make a follow up to it, and this time around I'm living in Japan.
    I'm planning on making more videos in this style so stick around if that interests you.
    #gameboy #retro #nintendo #pokemon
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Komentáře • 95

  • @RhetticusRex
    @RhetticusRex Před 2 lety +28

    Your Pokémon Crystal box is sublimely gorgeous!

  • @AviaKun
    @AviaKun Před 2 lety +22

    The next time you go shopping for games in Japan, try looking for a copy of Mother 3 for the gba

  • @manzoman96
    @manzoman96 Před 2 lety +23

    The simplicity of the game boy color really shines through in this day in age. Cool video!

  • @TXFDA
    @TXFDA Před 2 lety +11

    Polished Crystal is my preferred way to play Gen 2. The Wonder Trading alone is just fun to do, and helps fill your Pokedex up without having to go manually hunt down everything. But in general, it's just a great hack. It's still Gen 2, but...better.

  • @imagineeelego
    @imagineeelego Před rokem +3

    I never actually looked in detail at jp gameboy carts, and they look so good, specially the pokemon

    • @CommanderWiggins
      @CommanderWiggins Před rokem

      I've gotten into collecting Japanese Gameboy games, partially because of their lower price and partially because the cartridge labels are just so much cooler. Link's Awakening is a great example of this. The international releases just have the logo on a plain background, but the Japanese version has a full illustration with all the major characters.

    • @imagineeelego
      @imagineeelego Před rokem

      @@CommanderWiggins I would love to collect like this but the only thing is I like to read the games in English and experience it

  • @POGObiWann
    @POGObiWann Před 2 lety +20

    What an amazing way to start the day!! Great video as always. Love these kinds of videos and can’t wait to see what you put out next!

    • @supersambams
      @supersambams  Před 2 lety +2

      Thanks so much Jacob!!❤️❤️❤️

  • @hammahead101
    @hammahead101 Před rokem +6

    Thanks for the video! There’s nothing better than sifting through old Gameboy games. I don’t live in Japan, but I always get really excited when I see Japanese Gameboy titles at my local retro game stores here in the states. One of my favorite ones I’ve found in the wild is Bomber King Scenario 2.

  • @koolaid33
    @koolaid33 Před rokem +6

    Why did you pass up Kirby Tilt 'N' Tumble?!? That's definitely worth you're time, it's so much fun!

  • @penismightier9278
    @penismightier9278 Před rokem +2

    We actually got that gator pinball game in the US as Revenge of the Gator. It came out like 9 months after the Gameboy got released in the US (6 months in Japan), so it feeling a bit primitive makes sense. Kirby's Pinball Land is easily my favorite of all the pinball video games. No, not just on GB. Period. Such a huge fan of how varied the boards are and all the stuff you get to do. I need to get around to putting more time into Pokemon Pinball, but Kirby's Pinball has a lot of nostalgia too.
    Parodius is awesome, glad you enjoyed it.
    Wario Land is easily my favorite of all the SML games, though SML1 does have the best music of the three.
    Gen 1 and 2 Pokemon are both so hard to get back into. I really need to give them a better chance and forget about the physical special split. And what you said about looking at other people's Pokemon teams reminds me of grabbing copies of Final Fantasy 1-2 GBA and just seeing if I can figure out where in the game they are. It's just fun.
    Mr Driller has no right being that fun.

    • @EpocaDura
      @EpocaDura Před rokem +2

      As a veteran pokemon player scine 99', I highly recommend Fire Red/Leaf Green for your gen 1 replay! The GBA remakes are waaay more than just a visual upgrade. Huge quality of life improvements, added post game content, items and abilities, and all the glitches and bugs are fixed that plagued the originals (the GBA versions have their own brand new exploits to explore haha). Not to mention you can trade all pokémon from GBA games all the way up to the Nintendo switch games. Oh, and avoid let's go Pikachu and Eevee like the plague 👍

    • @penismightier9278
      @penismightier9278 Před rokem +1

      @@EpocaDura I've been playing a hack of gen 2 called Pokemon Crystal Maeson for that. The creator added a bunch of new mechanics and redid the whole type chart.
      Gen 3 is fun but still needs (in my opinion) the physical/special split, so I once again have to rely on hacks. Have yet to find one to work on solely though Pokemon Emerald Rogue is definitely one of the most unique ways to play Pokemon I've ever seen.

  • @JackyBoiTV
    @JackyBoiTV Před 3 měsíci +1

    Keep one original Gameboy that’s sentimental, then get one for cheap to mod the crap out of! That’s what I did. Kept my DMG original and put it in a display case. Then I got a used Gameboy Color off eBay and opened it up / cleaned it. New shell, brighter bigger screen, usb-battery, audio amp, etc.

  • @marklowery8193
    @marklowery8193 Před 2 lety +2

    It’s weird how red and green let’s you do crazy stuff

  • @AngelCopout
    @AngelCopout Před 10 měsíci +1

    This is literally me right now. Been buying out the Super Potato GB section. Just bought Castlevania Legends and Burning Paper... my waller hurts now...

  • @larrytaylor2692
    @larrytaylor2692 Před 2 lety +5

    Wario land was one of the last games I played on gameboy and I loved it so much such a great game.

  • @Izzybsides
    @Izzybsides Před 2 lety +2

    dude this vid was great, good vibes

  • @RivalIndigo
    @RivalIndigo Před 2 lety +2

    Fantastic video, Gameboy Color is still one of the best all-time in my opinion. Still have a nice purple one I need to get games for.

  • @maxalmonte14
    @maxalmonte14 Před rokem

    Man, you're in Japan, playing with my favorite console of all time, trying new games, that's heaven right there.

  • @schmidsgamebox5883
    @schmidsgamebox5883 Před 2 lety +2

    japanese prices for GameBoy Games are too wild to handle for europeans :D
    Very cool Video! Never heard of polished crystal, I have to check that out - maybe I'll find the time in April.

  • @idxman01
    @idxman01 Před 2 lety +2

    Great video, looking forward to another on the Gameboy. I’ve only started collecting since last year, was mostly playing on the super gameboy, but then picked up a GBA and GBC. I have to say I really enjoy using my GBC and don’t plan to do an IPS mod.
    As a funny coincidence I finalized payment on revenge of the gator today. I have to assume that’s the same game. I also picked up Pinball Dreams recently which is a cool game as well with great music.
    This video reminds me that I should also get back to Wario Land and WL II soon. They’re seriously high quality games. 👍

    • @supersambams
      @supersambams  Před 2 lety +1

      Revenge of the gator!!! That’s what the game was called in English! Thank you! Lol and yes I definitely plan on checking out the other Wario land games in a future video!

    • @idxman01
      @idxman01 Před 2 lety

      @@supersambams lol, that’s the one. I think I happened to see a video on it a few weeks ago and forgot how much I liked pinball games. Now if I could get Jaki Crush without crazy shipping/delays from Japan that would be awesome.
      That’s cool on Wario Land, looking forward to it. I have WL4 on WiiU VC, but need to look into WL3.

    • @idxman01
      @idxman01 Před 2 lety

      @@supersambams OMG, revenge of the gator is a cool little game! Just got it today, cleaned the cart and gave it about 5 minutes. While I think the music is better in Pinball Dreams and there’s 3 boards, I think the gameplay and movement is better on gator. I like the multiple screens and the breakout clone at the top. 👍👍

  • @Squirrelsquid
    @Squirrelsquid Před 2 lety

    Good video. One should know, about the gator pinball game, that it was released way before Pokemon Pinball or Kirby's Pinball Land. It might not look like much by comparison, but when it released it was probably the best pinball title on the system

  • @IamR3D88
    @IamR3D88 Před 2 lety +2

    You make great videos, surprised your channel is so small. Just came from the other gameboy for a month videos, and you get a subscription from me!

    • @supersambams
      @supersambams  Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks so much for watching!

    • @IamR3D88
      @IamR3D88 Před 2 lety

      @@supersambams you said you were afraid of messing up a gameboy while modding. Some GBA screen mods don't require soldering if you don't need brightness controls. Worth looking into. I know 3 guys (me and 2 others) who did just that.

  • @mr.midnight1683
    @mr.midnight1683 Před 2 lety

    What a gift! A new Super Sam Bam vid!

  • @lordmarculus4747
    @lordmarculus4747 Před 9 měsíci

    Tor Eckman! Played by the fantastic Stephen Tobolowsky. Classic.

  • @aidanmatthews425
    @aidanmatthews425 Před 2 lety

    I’m kinda shocked to see this is under 1k views! 10/10 video man

  • @themixmusicandmore6280
    @themixmusicandmore6280 Před 2 lety +2

    If I were already rich I might live in Japan but jeez

  • @Bigcockcarlos
    @Bigcockcarlos Před 2 lety +2

    When are you playing more of the luigis Mansion Rom hack?

  • @Monsuco
    @Monsuco Před 2 lety

    I'm just happy to see someone else out there besides me picked Bulbasaur.

    • @supersambams
      @supersambams  Před 2 lety +1

      Bulbasaur has always been my favorite Gen 1 starter!

  • @RetroMoments
    @RetroMoments Před 2 lety +2

    Great video, man! The Wario Land games have some of my favorite memories with the Game Boy!
    00:36 whats that store called? Ive been wanting to check it out myself.

    • @supersambams
      @supersambams  Před 2 lety +2

      It’s called Ojama kan! I know of one in Kyoto and one in Gifu. Not sure where else they are though!

    • @RetroMoments
      @RetroMoments Před 2 lety

      @@supersambams Right, that was the name of it. Someone recommended that one before since I'm often visiting Nagoya, which is kind of close to Gifu.

  • @Parnolm
    @Parnolm Před 2 lety +3

    Really wish they would do more with Wario instead of him being stuck in just smash and wario ware and more games like wario land and wario world feel like Nintendo is sleeping on a missed opportunity

  • @K1llerB333
    @K1llerB333 Před 2 lety +2

    I wish American stores had as many retro Games being sold around. I totally would have also done this challenge. I feel like japan still appreciates these Games. For curiosity sake are the prices ridiculous or fair?

    • @supersambams
      @supersambams  Před 2 lety

      Compared to American prices these days, they are insanely fair (usually)

  • @lewcehjitl3282
    @lewcehjitl3282 Před rokem +1

    Do you recommend upgrading the screen? Pokémon gold and silver and crystal are my favorite!!

  • @gamers7800
    @gamers7800 Před 2 lety

    Ya the prices for older titles are definitely off the charts. Maybe if you live in Japan you can find older games at a reasonable price but here in the states forgot it. I turned to repros to keep by wallet safe. As for modeling your game boy It’s not that difficult, there are countless videos on CZcams that walk you thur it, I even did mine. Since you live in Japan you probably can pick up a spare Game boy for really cheap. In the videos I’ve seen of the stores there they seem to be falling from the shelves.

  • @curiouszaku9537
    @curiouszaku9537 Před rokem

    sad mew noises at that explosion lol

  • @owlhatch3812
    @owlhatch3812 Před 2 lety +1

    That red version is likely in the state of item and pokemon swap? Not sure if it was fixed in JP red though

    • @owlhatch3812
      @owlhatch3812 Před 2 lety

      Alternatively it's a save corruption of sorts where it saved correctly enough but didn't save the proper pokemon data,though I can't remember if it would give a error and state loading a previous save.

  • @rpggames2453
    @rpggames2453 Před 2 lety

    Wario Land was my first gameboy game... just an awesome game

  • @Zontar82
    @Zontar82 Před 2 lety

    i got a gameboy advance and put also gameboy games there and played those for a week straight

  • @nathanglynn7443
    @nathanglynn7443 Před 8 měsíci

    When’s the next 30 day challenge? :)

  • @JackyTran
    @JackyTran Před 11 měsíci

    Would you happen to have the address of that thrift store you mentioned at 10 minute? I’m going to Tokyo and Osaka soon and would like to visit this place

  • @kanpaifighto
    @kanpaifighto Před 2 lety +1

    I used Dewgong in FireRed :(

    • @supersambams
      @supersambams  Před 2 lety +2

      Oh don’t worry I respect the GONG. I was just pointing out that it was a unique choice and I respect that!

  • @kevinvanneste2500
    @kevinvanneste2500 Před 2 lety

    Hopefully you will follow-up with a 3de game boy month

  • @Zontar82
    @Zontar82 Před 2 lety

    Pokemon pinball was the shit, why in the holy fuck they stopped making those is beyond me

  • @Berci-ts2pk
    @Berci-ts2pk Před měsícem

    What case do you use for your gameboy color?

  • @Fullkornen
    @Fullkornen Před 2 lety

    Good video.

  • @t1naftore
    @t1naftore Před 2 lety

    you should try pokemon crystal clear and pokemon wilds

  • @neptunemacaw3354
    @neptunemacaw3354 Před rokem

    what did you record this on?

  • @blinkingjarl482
    @blinkingjarl482 Před rokem

    I saw a video about japan outlawing hacking consoles and modifing savefiles about 2 years ago is it true?

    • @supersambams
      @supersambams  Před rokem

      I think it’s just illegal to sell modded consoles in Japan. But if someone in Japan were to mod a gameboy and keep it for themselves it wouldn’t be a problem. But then again, I never saw the video you’re talking about so don’t take my word for it haha

  • @yofiwood2592
    @yofiwood2592 Před rokem

    How did you translate the Japanese to English?

  • @myanimeroom9350
    @myanimeroom9350 Před 5 měsíci

    Wow

  • @user-pp1qk7zq6z
    @user-pp1qk7zq6z Před 2 lety

    Video is great, but I say his first video was more enjoyable........ Not that this video is bad, but first one was more interesting.

  • @giancarlofriedrich5031

    Can u do another one of these pls

    • @supersambams
      @supersambams  Před rokem

      I definitely will. I finally ordered a backlit gameboy color and I plan on doing another month of gameboy using it!

    • @giancarlofriedrich5031
      @giancarlofriedrich5031 Před rokem

      @@supersambams pls do

  • @nathanglynn7443
    @nathanglynn7443 Před 2 lety

    Please do a month of original unmodded dmg 🙏

    • @supersambams
      @supersambams  Před 2 lety +1

      That actually would be a challenge lol

    • @nathanglynn7443
      @nathanglynn7443 Před 2 lety

      @@supersambams but definitely epic! I feel like there's a lot more to gain from it being that it'll be harder, but also it goes back to the roots of it all!

  • @grafvinestarry
    @grafvinestarry Před 2 lety

    What's your opinien about Romhacks like Pokemon Prism or Crystal Clear?

    • @supersambams
      @supersambams  Před 2 lety

      I think they look amazing and I’ve been meaning to get around to them for a long time now. Thought about playing crystal clear for this video but decided to go with something closer to the original crystal. Maybe I’ll tackle them in a future video!

  • @FzeroVaporeon
    @FzeroVaporeon Před 2 lety

    Did you play Metroid II yet?

  • @islandofmisfitnoise8070

    Naw the ips screens worth it bro. Especially when it has hdmi output

  • @james441
    @james441 Před 2 lety

    I messaged on twitch but it’s not showing I sent anything, just here to say great content and keep it up man

    • @supersambams
      @supersambams  Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks so much! Yeah I haven’t used twitch in a long time but I really appreciate the comment! Thanks for watching!

  • @cristianthecoolkid8211

    Play Mr L Mansion Please

  • @rhen1215
    @rhen1215 Před 2 lety

    Wait may I ask why you moved to japan?

    • @supersambams
      @supersambams  Před 2 lety

      I got a job teaching English there!

    • @rhen1215
      @rhen1215 Před 2 lety

      @@supersambams really cool.

    • @rhen1215
      @rhen1215 Před 2 lety

      @@supersambams czcams.com/video/uZ_xFqe7ZWg/video.html also the glitch is only in the Japanese version of red and green it’s called the item swap here’s a video on it

    • @rhen1215
      @rhen1215 Před 2 lety

      @@supersambams also “glitch 3” in this video and the guy explains it czcams.com/video/askAzXG2Pgw/video.html

    • @rhen1215
      @rhen1215 Před 2 lety

      @@supersambams also sorry for so many replies but this is also a speed run strategy!

  • @playalot86
    @playalot86 Před 2 lety

    Are you studying Japanese, too?

    • @supersambams
      @supersambams  Před 2 lety +1

      I studied it in college for 4 years!

    • @playalot86
      @playalot86 Před 2 lety

      @@supersambams すばらしいー!I love the Gameboy. I’m a beginner in Japanese.

  • @gravysamich
    @gravysamich Před rokem +1

    the "in japan" is totally irrelevant...

    • @supersambams
      @supersambams  Před rokem +1

      No it isn’t. I only played games I found a local shops where I live. That’s why it’s in the title.