Japan's Weird GameBoy Accessories…

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  • čas přidán 29. 06. 2023
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Komentáře • 215

  • @TheRetroFuture
    @TheRetroFuture  Před 11 měsíci +18

    Get 20% OFF + Free International Shipping + 2 Free Gifts with my promo code "TRF20" at mnscpd.com/TheRetroFuture

    • @RevolutionFalls
      @RevolutionFalls Před 11 měsíci +1

      Not gonna lie Elliot, you without glasses shocked me at first.

    • @Zephfix
      @Zephfix Před 11 měsíci

      We just going to not talk about doing a roll over with the nose/ear hair puller thing.

    • @Zephfix
      @Zephfix Před 11 měsíci

      A roll over is shining something around you thumb

    • @JeffBezosLongLostBrother
      @JeffBezosLongLostBrother Před 9 měsíci

      how do you like your balls shaved :)

    • @MichiganJFrog-dz8qm
      @MichiganJFrog-dz8qm Před 4 měsíci

      Hey man, I've been looking all over for the joy parts and the water proof cases but can't seem to find them unfortunately. Would u happen to have a direct link or the words I have to search for?

  • @James_D.
    @James_D. Před 11 měsíci +221

    Those accessories are so weird that Elliot needed to put his glasses away.

  • @apollolux
    @apollolux Před 11 měsíci +61

    The waterproof cases looked pretty solid! Meanwhile, the DMG Game Boy itself was still rugged enough to withstand a literal bomb explosion and still somehow function by itself, albeit without sound, and that particular unit was on display at Nintendo Store NYC until recently. Apparently it's finally being retired since the screen is starting to give out or something.

    • @Butterscotch_96
      @Butterscotch_96 Před 9 měsíci +2

      I think it worked fine once they replaced the screen. Still amazing!

    • @benamisai-kham5892
      @benamisai-kham5892 Před 7 měsíci

      Awww :( I had really hoped to see it in person one day

  • @YeahRightMCD
    @YeahRightMCD Před 11 měsíci +17

    I had a less janky version of the multi boy. Before back-lit Gameboys, that light was pretty amazing.

  • @Tyc323
    @Tyc323 Před 11 měsíci +30

    Love your videos Eliot ❤
    keep making great content!

  • @Jackpkmn
    @Jackpkmn Před 11 měsíci +14

    I used the rechargeable battery grips for mine a lot actually, mostly for the fact that it was a rechargeable battery not for the grip part. It was especially nice since if you plugged in the power adapter to the gameboy color or gameboy pocket (i never had an adapter for the original so idk) it would often reset due to how the plug worked. But with a rechargeable battery grip you could just plug it in any time with no risk. Unfortunately the absolutely miniscule NiMH batteries inside didn't have much staying power and weren't charged very nicely so they didn't last all that long mine was unusable after just a couple years.

  • @PotatoPCStudios2399
    @PotatoPCStudios2399 Před 10 měsíci +9

    I genuinely couldnt believe the gba could handle 3d games like that

    • @CrustyHead2465
      @CrustyHead2465 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Dude i know. Thats seriously impressive

  • @Tofu3435
    @Tofu3435 Před 11 měsíci +4

    Btw the waterproof case was necessary in Japan because the people often take long bath in bathhouses, and some people probably used they gba there.

  • @SlapNuts4Life
    @SlapNuts4Life Před 11 měsíci +5

    1:05 if you need up to 90 minutes to trim your junk then you're gonna need a lot more than this product😂😳

  • @Kevin-zd5bi
    @Kevin-zd5bi Před 11 měsíci +4

    8:08 I always wanted a BSDM suit for my gameboy.

  • @futureartist9
    @futureartist9 Před 11 měsíci +10

    elliot has been hinting at this video all year. im so excited and i hope it does well

  • @N64Gamer77
    @N64Gamer77 Před 11 měsíci +11

    The Konix GB Holster was released in the UK. And despite the looks, I liked it.

  • @omgubler
    @omgubler Před 10 měsíci +2

    For Christmas one year, my brother got a GBA while I got a GBA SP (he wanted the GBA instead for some reason). I remember he used to have one of those big attachments with the magnifying glass and a light that he's have to constantly change batteries on and I would always just be sitting there on my SP wondering why the heck he wanted a regular GBA lol.

  • @mostlyghostey
    @mostlyghostey Před 11 měsíci +3

    I would kill for a pikachu light like that for different tech. Maybe a book lamp? Or for the switch somehow? Maybe not a light but that design is just too cute to leave back in the 80’s/90’s.

  • @glumada2
    @glumada2 Před 11 měsíci +2

    I can remember, I had (and still have) this Pikachu Light, but getting it's power from the link cable port I think

    • @TeruteruBozusama
      @TeruteruBozusama Před 11 měsíci

      What I thought too, but it doesn't look that way? Somehow?

  • @NeoSlashott
    @NeoSlashott Před 10 měsíci +1

    That pokemon ぴかつとライト (pikachu light, or pikachu to raito) fits well with a Pokedex Red Gameboy Color at the end. 🥰 Extremely rare that it sold out.

  • @orinokonx01
    @orinokonx01 Před 10 měsíci +1

    When I was a kid, a friend of mine had a DMG GameBoy that he wanted the battery section cut off from because he wanted to mod his discman with a 6v power source (even though it needed 3v...). He said if I can cut it off, I could keep the rest. So I did. I hacksawed the battery section off and kept the rest of the GameBoy.
    I ended up attaching a small set of NiCD batteries, and wired up a small yellow LED over the top of the screen (literally sticking out the top of the case, with the wires bent in such a way that the LED faced the screen), and that is how I played Pokemon Blue for about a year at night in bed with the lights off (so my parents wouldn't know!). It was shockingly terrible, but the alternative was no GameBoy.

  • @LelandHasGames
    @LelandHasGames Před 11 měsíci +1

    I had a worm light for my Gameboy Color when I was a kid and, it plugged into the link port to get power from the Gameboy. I fondly remember playing Pokemon Crystal in bed late at night on a school night, and my mom was trying to make sure I was actually going to bed instead of playing my Gameboy.

  • @RetroPlus
    @RetroPlus Před 11 měsíci +17

    Nothing can compare to the weirdness of the pedisedate, the only gameboy accessory that drugs you

  • @lordferdinand85
    @lordferdinand85 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Thanks for sharing all these awesome accesories, loved your Japan trip series!

  • @ILOVEGOOOOOOLD
    @ILOVEGOOOOOOLD Před 11 měsíci

    9:50 that transparent blue GBC is a beauty

  • @umbrellacorp.
    @umbrellacorp. Před 11 měsíci +1

    The gameboy bags were really nice and the little led light were nice too.
    Great video, Keep up the good work.

  • @theemiyagi
    @theemiyagi Před 11 měsíci

    This Is exactly what I needed after I get home from work, a new upload from Elliot, WHOO!! 😄🙌🏾

  • @macclea
    @macclea Před 10 měsíci

    7:57 i love that kinky rubber outfit for the gameboy colour 🤣

  • @timeline5303
    @timeline5303 Před 11 měsíci +2

    I love your videos you actually got me into modding Gameboys

  • @andychiz105
    @andychiz105 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Elliot cosplaying Ness from Earthbound for this video!

  • @jovedestroyer5422
    @jovedestroyer5422 Před měsícem

    I sometimes keep myself busy with gameboy projects like repairs and customization. And I own a gameboy and game color on my own. Got the game power kinda just so I can plug my gameboy into the wall outlet
    And I got the viditech audio stereo.
    For the gameboy color I got a lamp to they're just awesome

  • @GameJunctionMedia
    @GameJunctionMedia Před 11 měsíci

    Great video and love weird accessories

  • @GaffsNotLaffs
    @GaffsNotLaffs Před 10 měsíci

    Title: “Japan’s Weird GameBoy Accessories”
    Thumbnail: *the most chill and normal GameBoy accessory I’ve ever seen*

  • @b.a.p.4718
    @b.a.p.4718 Před 2 měsíci

    11:20 I'm in love with that case! Much more compact and elegant than the beefy black shoulder bag that the rest of the world got.

  • @BeefJerkey
    @BeefJerkey Před 11 měsíci

    I had a rechargeable handgrip thingy for the GameBoy Color when I was younger, but it was quite a different design. I also had one of those weird kits for the GBA with a screen magnifier and button extensions and stuff and that was actually a cool one, it looked a _lot_ better than the GBC one you looked at here.

  • @hennydarmse
    @hennydarmse Před 20 dny

    On a sidenote, that transparant purple GBA looks awesome!

  • @u0lucky
    @u0lucky Před 11 měsíci +1

    I used to have that stereo speakers with a magnifier glass, but watching that screen was difficult back then

  • @nonchip
    @nonchip Před 11 měsíci

    i can imagine a big issue with that steering wheel being lag: imagine you just turned it left to go left. now you wanna go right. so you start turning right. and left is still pressed. and you keep turning. and now left stops being pressed finally. and you keep turning. and now right starts being pressed. in a real steering wheel controller the game always knows the exact position of the wheel, but here it can't even distinguish between "resting at left", "being actively turned left" and "being turned right but not for long enough". at least with the "joystick" you have to push the direction you want to go (even if it's still just buttons internally so you can't distinguish "more up" from "less up", but at least from "down now").

  • @jamus9_games967
    @jamus9_games967 Před 11 měsíci +1

    I LITERALLY don't recognise this handsome man but he makes an excellent gameboy accessories video

  • @michbegl
    @michbegl Před 10 měsíci

    Love it mate

  • @NipplesTheEnchilada2323
    @NipplesTheEnchilada2323 Před 11 měsíci +1

    I remember having a GBA SP accessory that gave it a customizable thumbstick and raised buttons, similar to the GBA one shown here.
    One of the most useless accessories I've ever owned, since you can't close the SP.

  • @_Riad_Haj
    @_Riad_Haj Před 11 měsíci +1

    WOOOOO RETROFUTURE UPLOAD!!!

  • @SailorLoonie
    @SailorLoonie Před 11 měsíci

    I ADORE that Mori Shoulder Bag case, and I cant find it anywhere, not even on Sendico

  • @notdumbanimations
    @notdumbanimations Před 10 měsíci

    0:46 Your balls will thank you got me on the floor

  • @Dr.-Smart
    @Dr.-Smart Před 10 měsíci

    nothing tops the solar gameboy charger and the sewing machine kit. ;)
    i have one of the gameboy solar thingies for 4 years now and it still works amazing

  • @Houndawesome
    @Houndawesome Před 11 měsíci

    Elliott's girl told him how cute he looked without glasses and a backwards hat on; so he decided to bless his viewers.🙏

  • @mme725
    @mme725 Před 11 měsíci

    12:20 I had one of those from Blockbuster in the US!
    I liked the jank, personally lol

  • @SuperBinjuice
    @SuperBinjuice Před 10 měsíci

    Man I had the GB holster back in the day. Nostalgia overload

  • @JM_Solo
    @JM_Solo Před 11 měsíci +1

    Oh god. My heart broke watching you submerge that GBA in a case you knew wasn’t fully waterproof (meaning you shouldn’t submerge it). You could see the bubbles coming from the speaker… 😱

  • @VGoetz5352
    @VGoetz5352 Před 11 měsíci

    Hand in hand(held console) absolutely fantastic pun my good Sir

  • @toomanymonsters1715
    @toomanymonsters1715 Před 11 měsíci

    I loved the pikachu worm light ❤.

  • @Elions
    @Elions Před 11 měsíci

    Well i never expected this sponsor on your channel😂

  • @kacywatson6314
    @kacywatson6314 Před 11 měsíci

    Worm light! Love them!

  • @JelloFluoride
    @JelloFluoride Před 11 měsíci +4

    Oh shit! Elliot busted out the Driver 2 for this one! Never thought I'd see that played under water 😆

  • @Evercade_Effect
    @Evercade_Effect Před 11 měsíci

    Fun stuff!

  • @kuddel928
    @kuddel928 Před 11 měsíci

    That Pikachu wormlight is adorable! :3

  • @SlapNuts4Life
    @SlapNuts4Life Před 11 měsíci +3

    Where has Freya been? Haven't seen her in forever

  • @AlienSnowflake
    @AlienSnowflake Před 10 měsíci +1

    I bought that pokeball light months ago for $20 haha. All sealed like yours

  • @FreeTheDimples
    @FreeTheDimples Před 11 měsíci

    I get the vibes if I accidentally got lost and showed up to his house to ask for directions he’d have me in for some tea and biscuits before paying my Uber to my destination.

  • @noahboat580
    @noahboat580 Před 11 měsíci

    I think the gameboy shoulder bag is my favorite. Reminds me of a cover that they make for tiny televisions, i got one thats by sony.

  • @ssjaken
    @ssjaken Před 11 měsíci

    Its always tranquil hearing people from the Commonwealth pronouncing Nike "Naik"

  • @delenius_z
    @delenius_z Před 11 měsíci +1

    damn, elliot looking cold without glasses

  • @AQWBlaZer91
    @AQWBlaZer91 Před 11 měsíci

    That Shield Boy Advance Accessory looked really cool.

  • @m2pt5
    @m2pt5 Před 11 měsíci

    Most worm lights didn't have a battery, they powered off the link port, and some even had a passthrough so you could still use the link cable.

  • @TheSkaldenmettrunk
    @TheSkaldenmettrunk Před 11 měsíci

    All those weird accessories but I do like last one the most too.

  • @carlmora22
    @carlmora22 Před 10 měsíci

    My boy looking clean af today

  • @tlazohtlalia
    @tlazohtlalia Před 11 měsíci

    Elliot with a striped shirt, baseball cap, and no glasses = his 90s look

  • @alessandromazzini7026
    @alessandromazzini7026 Před 11 měsíci

    ohhh the pikachu lamp! i was looking at it and was going to buy it than disappeared, i guess now i know where it went 😂

  • @jackfrost3910
    @jackfrost3910 Před 11 měsíci

    That accessory at 8:04 honestly looks like a gimp suit for a Game Boy.

  • @QuintusAntonious
    @QuintusAntonious Před 10 měsíci

    I had the American version of the Multiboy for years. I actually really liked it and used it the entire time I had a compatible Game Boy.

  • @merman1974
    @merman1974 Před 11 měsíci

    Elliott playing with his Joy Parts again... Some very interesting stuff there, but I would be really nervous about putting water anywhere near those devices. I wouldn't put my Game Boy into the GB Buttocks either.

  • @skatepunker
    @skatepunker Před 11 měsíci

    9:07 im literally crying

  • @nubatman
    @nubatman Před 11 měsíci +1

    I might catch some hate for this, but I really want that GBA splash shell for my Raspberry Pi. I've been looking around for something that would feel right in my hands and it seems perfect.

  • @Doomguy1377
    @Doomguy1377 Před 2 měsíci

    Bro unboxed the OG, fully sealed gba waterproof case😭🥺

  • @radiorob7543
    @radiorob7543 Před 11 měsíci

    Hi Elliot! Subscriber since your Walkman days. I'm 56, and and recently started having problems with arthritis. Those grip things are the only way I can play my GBA SP nowadays.

    • @TheRetroFuture
      @TheRetroFuture  Před 11 měsíci

      Very sorry to hear that! I wish you all the best!

    • @radiorob7543
      @radiorob7543 Před 11 měsíci

      @@TheRetroFuture Thank You. Stay cool.

  • @Juno10111
    @Juno10111 Před 11 měsíci

    Ths literally put smile in my face

  • @willistired
    @willistired Před 11 měsíci +1

    so cool

  • @dodgydruid
    @dodgydruid Před 11 měsíci

    Watching this as I play with two new Seiko arrivals, a 7009 oval DX and a 1971 Seiko 6119, waiting on a rare as jeff Pulsar 7S26 to arrive and a Bulova Accutron from 1978, also got today a really rare Kinetic Pulsar G10 spec titanium... man I have so many Seiko's now O.o Only one left to find in my grails list that being a 6139 chrono then I will consider my Seiko group part of the collection complete :D

  • @yesdear9453
    @yesdear9453 Před 11 měsíci

    its weird seeing this man without glasses on

  • @kolmo3182
    @kolmo3182 Před 10 měsíci

    The rubber one was probably a shock case

  • @PowerSynopsis
    @PowerSynopsis Před 11 měsíci +5

    Elliot lookin' extra cool today. I wonder what he's done different?

    • @thefray123
      @thefray123 Před 11 měsíci +7

      Definitely used some ball toner spray on his face 😎

    • @James_D.
      @James_D. Před 11 měsíci +2

      This chad is wearing Manscaped boxers. That’s why he‘s looking extra cool today.

  • @_Uh_Oh_
    @_Uh_Oh_ Před 11 měsíci

    I love how the GBA one said splash proof and you just dumped it in the bath still :D

  • @PickleJuice_107
    @PickleJuice_107 Před 10 měsíci +1

    POV-the 9yr that just wanted to watch about Gameboy accessories and didn’t wanna see ball shavers:😨

  • @kbramlett6877
    @kbramlett6877 Před 11 měsíci

    Watch those lights that plug into the Link Cable port. They put additional strain on the batteries.

  • @HProtagVtuber
    @HProtagVtuber Před 10 měsíci

    Oh my god I had one of those pouches back in the day LOL

  • @thomtom3070
    @thomtom3070 Před 3 měsíci

    Ngl the water proof ones are pretty cool

  • @cyrus649
    @cyrus649 Před 11 měsíci

    I had something very similar to the Multi-boy but mine was gray and claim to make it like an arcade.

  • @Smeltz247
    @Smeltz247 Před 11 měsíci

    His gameboy has got a bakery.

  • @robsquared2
    @robsquared2 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Elliot did you know a 14 year old has taken over your channel? (j/k, the lack of glasses just took me by surprise)

  • @tenchuu007
    @tenchuu007 Před 11 měsíci

    Going to the beach with your GBA makes sense. Only place you can see the damned screen.

  • @KenPlaysBass02
    @KenPlaysBass02 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Hi Eliott! Love your work! Sorry if I spelled your name wrong

  • @hafist1
    @hafist1 Před 10 měsíci

    I just wonder myself everytime where my gameboys are i think some "friends" stole it

  • @NyAppyMiku22
    @NyAppyMiku22 Před 10 měsíci +1

    I miss your glasses, you look so good in them~

  • @DrySushi
    @DrySushi Před 11 měsíci

    We don't like backwards hat Elliot, we want no hat with glasses Elliot.

  • @justavivi3386
    @justavivi3386 Před 11 měsíci

    It's weird to see Elliot without glasses...

  • @johnpacheco4059
    @johnpacheco4059 Před 11 měsíci

    Cool stuff . I wish they released this in the US back in the day .😊

    • @joeblow5214
      @joeblow5214 Před 10 měsíci

      MadKatz and another brand related a lot of plastic garbage in packs for $20 to $40 range back in the day for GBC all the way through the GBA SP and Wii era. I still have a worm light and lighted magnifier somewhere in storage, I think, if I didn't tear them apart to figure out how they worked in a late night sugar and autism med episode.

  • @colinmartin9797
    @colinmartin9797 Před 9 měsíci

    Manscaped specifically sponsored the gameboy bum. The bum boy. The boy bum.
    Heh. Boy bum. I'm such a child.

  • @qistinasofian
    @qistinasofian Před 11 měsíci

    "These accessories is much better when u dont have it on" 😂😂😂

  • @Punmaster9001
    @Punmaster9001 Před 11 měsíci

    I do have big hands, so anything that helps me hold a small console is very much appreciated. As it is, I had to get joycon grips, and thankfully they fit on the OLED perfectly

  • @TightPantsJack
    @TightPantsJack Před 11 měsíci

    Missing from this video: official NERF cases.

  • @AlKaseltzer87
    @AlKaseltzer87 Před 11 měsíci

    I thought that pouch was JNCO for a second.

  • @htepple
    @htepple Před 11 měsíci

    They really take their Gameboy's seriously over there.

  • @VOLTRONDEFENDER4440
    @VOLTRONDEFENDER4440 Před 11 měsíci

    Eliot looks younger without his glasses

  • @PowerSynopsis
    @PowerSynopsis Před 11 měsíci

    GB Holster? GB deez nuts