Nintendo "GAME GEAR" Accessories rabbit hole

[tetrobroyg]

So I been on the " Snake road Hell" path of finding and encountering Rare finds and hidden features that came a long way from Personal Add-ons To Older Consoles to Hand helds? So currently my finds started and wasn't Covered in a Scott the woz Video on YouTube when it all started with ... :
The Radio Tini Turner Accessories for the game boy color

After that was the Handy pak Attachment for the Gameboy Color
It comes with a Light
Two speakers for the gaming experience and a magnifying enhanced screen for the game boy?

But what makes it unique and unusual these Add on Accessories? Well it was innovative for their Respected Era and times
But also there are more out there as listed in these

Some were taken from the e Bay listings and personally I recommend to get before they become as one would call... "LOST MEDIA"
After the Gameboy color and well older Gameboys the later model GB Advance had more add ons as well as the Gameboy Advance SP

Some were Also Store Exclusive that was actually Cool to still find and remember they existed before
But overall These weren't that much featured in bigger YouTube channels and I been on a personal journey to find more out there
These were the names I came across
[ Cyber gadgets] for Nintendo DS Accessories from Japan
[ Intec gear Compnay] for any Gaming accessories
[ Dream gear ]
Gamer gear Standalones and also just Other value packs that are the norm

Later also hand held are included for both PlayStation Portable "PSP" And "PSPGO" and "PS Vita"

But I been so DOOMslayer Bent on finding the rare Radio FM turner for the Nintendo DS seeing it's just so fun to randomly listen to the radio and Well get any Emergency Broadcast in case when traveling... That's why they Feature the term survival Pak for the Gameboy models

Sure we got other gaming accessories to include like Either Stylus pens
Travelling Cases Headset gear and earbuds/earphones
Like these and also Personal Gear to have in any occasion like the CD player and portable Cassette player


But I can't nor well compare the both sides to hand helds
Where the Gameboy Advance had the unique approach to listen to music while gaming
The PSP had both a TV Turner and a FM turner as well to which TV turner is exclusive in Pal and Asian countries
The PSP had the Online radio to which was how I could make it work from a Reddit post going towards the way back machine to download the FM channels

So what can I say about being on a personal journey to Experience that Gamers gaming experience of the ultimate Thrill where later Hand held Like Nintendo switch can't do like older Gen Consoles? Is finding Obscure and lost thru time accessories to just fully appreciate how far we can (did) when traveling and annoying our parents/ older siblings/older folk to let us have and say we were the cool kid title to ourselves ? (':

~ Good times ~
Thanks Scott the woz and other YouTubers that sent me down this rabbit hole of finding lost Artifacts called Hand held gaming Accessories

My personal favorite of finding was the 3ds Handy pak that included the Grip speakers Definitely recommend to get
Overall All these are recommended to get before they are gone thru time and forgotten

Thanks for reading will update on future findings

 

[MasterEn]

pretty cool stuff that you found. i think i must have had one of the gameboy accessories. the one that acts like the joycon holder; yours is the red one in the second row; mine was green. forgot about until i saw your pic. never knew the psp could be turned into a tv of sorts. have you tried it out yet?

 

[RetroProf]

Did you type that high? I have no idea what any of it means.

 

[MasterEn]

this might be his first thread post like this. it takes a while to get used to the layout and what all you can do. i had some trouble when i made my first few threads.

 

[Egg (McMuffin) Man]

I just saw this yesterday in an old issue of Famitsu, Konami used to sell these cases for the original Game Boy. I actually want one, but unfortunately I wouldn't be able to use it with the Analogue Pocket or the Game Boy Color

 

[tetrobroyg]

I'm still getting used to making a thread [Will improve as I go in time with all here ]but I wanted to at least share first hand the rabbit hole lore I was led into For Nintendo/Other gaming Companies for Dream Game Gear Accessories/Add-ons that just is a Weird world to discover and how they just wanted the Gamer Audiences and us to enjoy the ultimate Thrill To enjoy first hand the Experience of being a co!
Also mine was the blue 3ds Speaker grip MasterEn :D

The PSP TV turner sadly only works if there's a ?️ satellite ?️ still working out there or a ComCast in Japan and Korea saw some Videos showcasing it that it works in a way people who travel can be updated on the "GO!"

Also to RetroProf comment I wish I was "High" when I wrote all that seems more interesting if I wasn't when I was waiting in the rain for the Gameboy Handypak Speaker Magnifier To be delivered and to not get it destroyed by the water ... Old time accessories weren't meant for Wet Rainy seasons or harsh weather conditions. Ooo how much we Approved in time to save our Gaming consoles from rain seasons

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There was also a TV Turner for the Nintendo DS still not sure how that would work can't really put my opinion without experiencing first hand how it worked

 

[Egg (McMuffin) Man]

There was also a TV Turner for the Nintendo DS still not sure how that would work can't really put my opinion without experiencing first hand how it worked

The same way it worked for Game Gear, it's an antenna. Or possibly a one-seg tuner. But you can't use it anymore because of the change to digital broadcasts.

 

[tetrobroyg]

I just saw this yesterday in an old issue of Famitsu, Konami used to sell these cases for the original Game Boy. I actually want one, but unfortunately I wouldn't be able to use it with the Analogue Pocket or the Game Boy Color

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This is also how much deeper the rabbit hole lead me to believe and from others Buying and using during the early days of Nostalgia Gaming That the YouTubers Videos of Nintendo Accessories/ ADD-ONS wasn't covered nor reviewed since they probably didn't have time to Try or experience it and also lead me to believe how they Became lost media lore for Ads in Nintendo Power Magazines and GameInformer Promos to win during a contest ???

[If any of that makes sense ?]