=> 👽 marval

Today I discovered this extremely weird thing called GB KISS, a functionality developed by Hudson Games (Pokemon TCG, Bomberman, mario Party) that allowed GameBoy games to interact using a IR port implemented in the cartridge.

It is something that never left Japan, but apparently enabled email on Nintendo stuff years before the GB Mobile Adapter.

Also, probably allowed the first DLC for an handheld console.

Also also there is only one website (and exactly two webpages afaik) that talk about this.

Now I need a freaking Robopon cartridge.

http://nectaris.tg-16.com/GB-KISS-LINK-FAQ-2-hudson-gameboy-nectaris.html

2 years ago · 👍 tigercarnival, staticvoid

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=> 👽 indieterminacy

Fascinating, a real niche back in the days! · 2 years ago

=> 👽 marval

The Robopon cartridge deserves a whole post for itself, since it had a real time clock, an IR port (in the cartridge) and a speaker (IN THE FREAKING CARTRIDGE) that beeped when some in game events triggered.

Events that were time based.

So they could trigger when the Game Boy was off.

SO THE FREAKING THING JUST BEEPED AT 3 AM WHILE YOUR GB WAS OFF AND THE CARTRIDGE WAS NOT EVEN IN.

YOU THOUGHT FURBIES WERE SCARY? TRY A GAME BOY GAME THAT JUST REMINDS YOU THAT AN EVENT JUST HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. · 2 years ago