Jeremy Parish
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Game Boy Works Vol. 2 001: The Game Boy
🕑 Added 2024-04-03 11:46:46 +0000 UTCGood morning. First, a couple of apologies are in order. I'm sorry that I did not post a bonus video this past weekend, for those who subscribe to such things; I've been dealing with an ongoing family health concern for the past few weeks, and that situation has absolutely wrecked my schedule and made it a struggle for me to simply keep up with work. I only finished this video yesterday, where I try to work a video or two ahead of the Patreon posts. It doesn't help that this is the fourth half-hour-long video I've produced in less than two months, which is a little much. And I need to prep for my live presentations at MGC this weekend, so things aren't looking any lighter for the next few days. But I will post double bonuses some weekend soon and respond to outstanding messages as soon as I can.
Second apology: The voiceover sound quality in this episode is not great. My mixing board has been on the brink of death for a couple of years, but until now I've been able to fudge it by swapping mic ports. Alas, that no longer works, and I had to record several takes on this very lengthy script before I could even manage this. My replacement board should arrive today, so the blown-out audio is a one-time quirk. But it's still annoying and disappointing, especially when this was meant to be a 10th anniversary Video Works episode that marks the beginning of a new phase for this project. Thanks for nothing, universe.
Yes, 10 years. I'll be posting more about that soon. In the meantime, here's a look at the Game Boy from the U.S. NES chronology perspective—a very different point of view from the retrospective I posted a decade ago, which focused on the Japanese launch.
Comments
Kevin Quillen
Jeremy, don't feel the pressure. Health and self first, so you may care for those in need around you.
frankie coleman
You've been giving the world lovely and intelligent videos for a decade! Health and family always come first! Take all the time you need!
Marcus Trapp
No apologies necessary for prioritizing health and family! We can all sympathize. Meanwhile, that was a fantastic summation of a truly iconic system. Just a note that contrary to the line at 24:38, Nintendo Switch Online does now offer both Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games on their service. I assume this may have been written earlier. Finally, the "go full ship-of-Theseus on their devices" line gave me a real laugh. Thanks for your commitment and hard work, your videos are always a bright spot in my day.
Lucien Hoare
Family and health comes first. We’ll be here regardless. Always look forward to your videos popping up here. 🥰
