Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby

Episode 368 - The Game Boy: Withered Technology Video

Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby

Show Notes

Tyler starts a multipart series on the history of handhelds. Mike and Tyler talk about what made the GameBoy unique for its time. They then briefly discuss the opposite case with the Virtual Boy. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

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