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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
“These kids never leave the damn basement just watch the TV and play Nintendo all day”. Then gameboy was invented. Honestly it seems different than iPads at first to me too, but speaking for myself and people I knew it really was used in basically the exact same situations. 

I saw someone mention iPads and car trips. I know at least 5 people (myself included) who had bought little light attachments to be able to light the screen enough for car trips lol
gpt
Back then, they wanted to be sure you brought that Gameboy so you wouldn't annoy them for the entire trip lmao. Not much has changed!