How's it going guys?
I got this toy a week ago during Lazada's
May 17, 2019 Women's Day sale.
Bought this for P459 pesos (that's around
9 US dollars) with P50 pesos shipping (around
a little under a dollar) with an additional
bit of discount from vouchers.
The box has a picture of the unit, with icons
that look like those on the PS One controller.
It has no other branding save for the 3" LCD
and "8 Bit Classic" on the upper left.
This distinguishes it from its 2.5" brethren.
I actually saw Lazada sellers getting rid
of their 2.5" inventory during the big Lazada
sale this March 2019 at fire sale prices.
This 3 inch one cost a bit more at that time.
Now, late May 2019, the 3 inch model is being
sold at the price the 2.5" one was during
the March 2019 sale.
It comes with a micro USB cable for charging
and AV cables for connecting to the TV.
The 3.5 mm end goes into the gadget and the
red and yellow RCA plugs go into your TV.
It uses a BL-5C 1,020 Mah Li-ion battery like
the Nokia phones of days past.
That's nice because if/ when the battery dies
out you can replace it easily, as many 3rd
party sellers still sell this battery unit.
This is the user manual.
It says 168 game 3" LCD 8 Bit classic on the
cover, but that's for an older version of
this toy, the G1.
This is an updated version, the G4, which
has 400 games.
I got this info from browsing around Lazada
for the best price.
I don't know if there's a G2 or a G3.
There's no other "G4" branding elsewhere on
the unit or on its box.
Just pause the screen if you'd like to read
this in detail.
On the lower left there's a volume rocker.
The top has the power switch, micro USB port
for charging, and a 3.5 mm jack for connecting
to the TV.
There's very faint etchings marking the select
and start buttons.
All right, let's turn on this puppy.
The first thing you see is language options.
After picking English, I'm taken to the list
of 400 games on this unit.
I'm now gonna run through the list of games
quickly so you'll see what's on this unit.
Just pause the screen if you need to read
it line by line.
I'd like to note that while this has a Gameboy
form factor, a lot of these games weren't
really from the original Gameboy, but from
various other old games like arcade games
or games from older Nintendo consoles.
I've never heard of most of these.
I didn't really get to play video games in
the 80s and 90s when I was a kid.
I only bought this unit out of curiosity when
I saw it dropped in price during the May 17 sale.
It seems to work well enough.
The resolution is surprisingly clear.
I don't really know how to play so I'm just
randomly mashing buttons while I test this.
There is a little red LED on the left side
of the screen that lights up while the unit
is being charged.
Let's see how it looks on the TV.
Once plugged in to the TV, the display on
the unit stays off.
The visuals are pretty clear on the TV too!
Adjusting the volume on the unit doesn't seem
to affect the sound coming from the TV, so
you'll have to use your TV remote for that.
Well, I'm off to try out each of the 400 games
in this retro quote unquote Gameboy.
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