Terrific video from the Real Engineering YouTube channel, showcasing the many technical hurdles Nintendo engineers (and game developers) overcame to bring their ideas to life, from screen voltage to screen refresh, music to memory, even a clever copy protection scheme. I remember the Game Boy was the handheld gaming system of the late ’80s/early ’90s; it was seemingly everywhere. I never had one though—I’d already moved on to drinking and smoking.

(Via Daring Fireball.)