The affordability and portability made it hugely accessible for both consumers and developers. Updated on January 22, 2021, By Reyadh Rahaman: The original Game Boy hit the market at the perfect time to receive a ridiculous number of games. To see the rarest Game Boy games (and how much they're worth), keep reading! But, since the console came out 30 years ago, a lot of the games have become pretty rare. RELATED: 10 Game Boy Games That Deserve A Remakeīecause the Game Boy has become such an important part of console history and a really nostalgic handheld console for gamers that grew up in the 1980s and 1990s, the games for this console have become pretty collectible. The console was discontinued in 2003 but is a favorite for collectors of retro gaming consoles. The original Game Boy was Nintendo's second handheld console and has a green dot-matrix screen with a number of buttons on the face. It's the first console in the Game Boy line, a line of consoles that Nintendo expanded on through different handheld consoles like the Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance. The Game Boy is an 8-bit console that was released by Nintendo in 1989.
