Pocket Sonar: Find Fish With a Game Boy!
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 7 окт 2019
- Have you ever wanted to find fish with your Game Boy? Now you can with the Pocket Sonar! Released only in Japan in 1998, Bandai's "Gyogun Tanchiki: Pocket Sonar", aka Fish Finder: Pocket Sonar, hooked up to your Game Boy and contained a fish sonar, fish encyclopedia, and even a fishing mini-game!
▶️ Subscribe | ruclips.net/user/gaminghistori...
Follow Gaming Historian:
🐦 Twitter | / gaminghistorian
💻 Facebook | / gaminghistorian
🕹️ Twitch | / gaminghistorian
📷 Instagram | / gaminghistorian
For a list of sources, visit www.thegaminghistorian.com
#GameBoy #PocketSonar #GamingHistorian 
Игры
That fish didn't know we had this kind of technology... it never stood a chance.
With these upgrades you never stood a chance
@@Dic_Justice69 no u
It's the future all over again
The future is now old man
Check out live scope and some of the more modern equipment made for fishing these days. Live scope is insane.
"Sonar doesn't work with the Super Game Boy"
Darnit. I was just about to carry the TV out to my boat.
Oddly enought thats a good way to catch fish. If you happen to drop your tv in the water that is.
@@boriqua7453 But how can I catch the fish if the Super Nintendo won't tell me where they are? I could end up wasting a perfectly good TV!
You might actually be able to bring it with you if your boat were large enough. I'd imagined and Industrial fishing boat would be large enough to fit a TV and game console.
@@bored_person Any boat (besides a small toy boat) could fit a small flatscreen TV. And the SNES isn't that big either. Its smaller than most modern home consoles (besides the Switch that is)
@@zakuraRabbit won't matter. Any fish in proximity of the tv will come up to the surface.
Now I need a Norm outdoor sportsman series. Norm rock climbing. Norm kayaking. Norm bow-and-arrow hunting.
Uhhh, I guess we're all fine with him just fishing...
But heck that would be awesome
"I always throw my deer back"
Norm! 🍻
"Dammit, Bobby. I told you to leave those dang vidyuh games at home!"
"But dad, it works, look!"
>reels in bluegill
"Baaaahhhhh!"
The fact that you're using a Gameboy to catch fish in 2019 should let everyone know how amazing you are
And it surprisingly works, since he was able to catch a fish being a rather accurate sonar.
30 years
@komo have to imagine japanese fish a ton, most of their diet is seafood, largest fish market in the world probably, surrounded by water in all sides, and it's in every Zelda's game.
The tech is amazing. The user is not. Useful video nonetheless.
Gaming Historian just out here casually catching bluegill with a Gameboy sonar 'game'. A+ content.
Hilarious comment. Had me dying
he forget to catch a Largemouth Bass first to lure off the King Bluegill
Pretty big for a bluegill too.
I don’t know. The yellow belly may make that one a sunfish rather than a blue gill!
@@Lily-the-Dogg Bluegill are a species of sunfish
You know what I love about you? You make a terrible pun at the end of your video but you don't make it a jab at yourself like many other people, you just smile along knowing full in well what you've done. So nice, you're such a wholesome guy. Much love
I’m sad it doesn’t work with the super Game boy because I can just imagine a fishing boat with a CRT TV and a Nintendo SNES on the ocean for a fishing trip
If you think about it in a proper fishing boat it could actually probably work and the CRT would provide a bigger screen
***Grabs my Gameboy
"Honey, I'm goin' fishing..."
Me and the bois on our way to fishing with our Game Boy and Pocket Sonar
Imagine having a Significant she-slime.
this post was made by the lonely slime gang
I always shout "Honey, i'm going fishing!" when i leave my empty man cave.
@@MrProfezzor to remind yourself that you're a sad little troll....?
@@KootenaiKing Forever alone. ;_;
The Game Boy & fishing: Together at last! This was a fun video to make. Lemme know what other whacky accessories you'd like to see covered!
Hey norm! Is that Springdale lake? Haven't been down to Belton in a while, but looks pretty familiar
Another new video to keep me "lured" to this channel.
Great video. Seriously want to add it to my collection. I have never seen this before and I thought I knew about all the accessories. Thanks again Norman for putting out another stellar video.
😂OpporTUNAty😂
I'd love if you covered the Solar-Boy add-on for GB and also there was a radio and the GBA had a solar one too. I have the one for GB and it actually worked well for me.
in answer to your question, the only GameBoy accessory that comes to mind is the GameBoy controlled sewing machine. However, there is something else that I have been meaning to ask you about: Could you tell the story of how and why these two GameBoy game trilogys were created?
Donkey Kong Land
Final Fantasy Legend
Gameboy was the first smartphone !
no
that is funny that is funny
And computer (with an add-on)
The add-ons were the apps
You could also take selfies with it. I guess my generation didn't start this s***; they just popularized it.
"Oppor-Tuna-ty"
Hi, Dad!
I was about to unsubscribe 😄 i swear
Legends say we're still groaning
@@hatem3921 that would be a terrible reason
I cringed so hard my gd balls shriveled up inside me.
"I only look slightly ridiculous"
As come on man, the hat isn't that bad.
He was adorable.
the tuna pun was worse than the hat
I thought he looked pretty good
NERD!!!
Norm is like the dorkiest dude I've ever seen... And he's crazy adorable!! Seriously love this dude.
Japan has the coolest and most unnecessary accessories...even cooler when the things work too
I wonder if we could make the ugliest looking game boy possible with all it's accessories with the sonar?
Raider 2747 there was. It was called the Fantasy boy.
@@Gaia_BentosZX5 Well, AVGN did one video about gameboy accessories/peripherals already, maybe you can top that?
I WANNA BE SEDATED WITH A GAMEBOY!
it's not unnecessary
I wish Gaming Historian would get his own television show. I’d love to see what he could do.
I have a good idea of what he’d do, he’d put out a few half assed six minute garbage episodes every few months
@@drunkenmolesterpaul3569 jealous much?
I would tuna in.
I'm looking forward to the Switch version.
Mark my words.
Are you telling me there are no built-in sonar in Switch? Blasphemy!
Fkg... YES OWO
I would buy it!!
Just throw a spare joycon in the water. It'll find something.
Then I will never buy another game console ever
When LGR Oddware meets the Gaming Historian.
Or a colab with AVGN
greetings........
@Pentazer Today we're joined by The Gaming Historian on a fishing expedition...using the Game Boy "Pocket Sonar"
RocketboyX LGR and The Gaming Historian fishing together in a wood grain canoe... 🛶
This would fit right in with SSFF Punching Weight. Just saying.
As a submarine sonar technician, I need this... A tiny hydrophone that plugs into a Gameboy? So rad
"Thanks for your help" *throws back fish*
Literally THREW the fish. I don't keep them, but I'm going to traumatize it a bit anyway 😅
I miss when video game companies would come out with the most outlandish games and accessories. Kids these days have no idea just how cool stuff like this was.
Dude, you should have kept fishing, one of the larger fish probably had a Heart Piece!
Why does your brilliant comment not have more up votes?
joshnickerson Why would it?
@@gappuma7883 And you've just been r/Whooshed.
I dont believe in you
The part where he thanks the fish for helping is so wonderful.
It's not. The fish couldn't care less and was injured for no reason.
ScaryManiac You’re a good time. The wonderful part was he didn’t have to thank a fish, who like you mentioned didn’t know or care what was going on, for helping with the video. It’s intended to be comedic, and I’m sorry you cant enjoy something as simple as that.
@@icanclimbanything6384 that's the problem. It isn't that simple. The fish didn't know or care about the video. He does know though, that he's in pain now. People seem to ignore that it is EXACTLT like reaping your lip out. That is enough to not make me appreciate the "thank you" part.
But it's ok. I also thought in the past that it would be harmless.
ScaryManiac It sounds like you have a problem with fishing in general, not the comment. Which, I understand, it does seem pretty cruel, but hunting and fishing is important for population control in certain ecosystems. But it definitely isn’t for me.
@@icanclimbanything6384 but hunting for food is one thing and I do understand that. Hurting the fish just for sports and putting it back in, is another. He did say that he uses to throw it back in, so he does it occasionally (not only for this video). That is the stupid part. The fish gets injured for no reason at all.
P.S. I do like that guy, but it's really uncalled for.
"opporTUNAty"
You're too pure for this world, Norman
It’s really awesome seeing how your channel and production quality have matured in such a short time. The outdoor segment was especially well done!
Drowning in stress and anxiety.
"Oh, Norm has a new video."
All is well.
Yeah word, Girlfriend abandoned me and my child 6 months ago so learning about quarky stuff is basically what I live for now.
Yes in deed.
@@BenderBendingRodriguezOFFICIAL Sorry about that for you, that sucks. This is the perfect channel for quirky oddities!
@@BenderBendingRodriguezOFFICIAL Shouldn't have hit her
Dylan Smith - Hope things get better for you soon man.
So we just going ignore Garfield just underwater?
1:33
Yes
And Mr. Dink from Doug as a fish.
@@RenTimH holy shit I didn't see that.
Cat fish?
@@vsm303 lol yes
This will probably be lost in the comments, but I'm having some personal issues and these videos help me escape, even if it's just for 15 minutes. Gonna watch the Tetris video now.
Everthing gonna be alright!
Stay Strong man...
@@FaustoValdair Thank you! I really appreciate your nice comment.
Your comment did not get lost
“Oppor-tuna-ty”
I think you just turned into my favorite youtuber.
I’m suddenly inspired to take my Wonderswan Handy Sonar out to Lake Washington
Gonna look for some stray heroine needles, eh?
@@robbhays8077 you my friend win the internet today, atleast from this washingtonians point of view
with the new boat you bought after selling stadium events 👍
@@robbhays8077 You mean heroin needles? Don't think many female heroic figures get turned into syringes rofl.
Hey Kelsey how are you
Gaming Historian: "Bandai"
Australians: "Bondi?"
Bring your Bandai to Bondi
Australian's are worse at pronouncing Japanese words than the British. o-O
@@SakuraAvalon my mother came home from her Japan holiday. Her pronunciations were terrible.
Ram-en 😣
:/ Dang. Though, that's kinda funny in its own way.
@@SakuraAvalon my ears hurt when I hear it
@0:36 "so it's an o'fish'ally, licensed product aswell" ;)
"thanks for your help" best line ever
1:15
All i got out of this is there's an official way to get some mad GAMEBOY BLING
"OpporTUNAty"? Come on, that joke was carp.
He had us reeling though
I agree this joke _cod_ have been better
You could tell he was really fishing for a clever phrase to go with it.
Ayu kiddin me ?
Oh My Goldfish... That joke
I absolutely love this channel. There is nothing even remotely like this that compares to the level of quality.
@3:21
*FISH: "OMG I can't believe I got in one of the Gaming Historian's videos!"*
Just imagine if this gadget was able to detect Magikarp
it woukd be awesome
I was just about say someone hand me an Old Rod & play some classic red & blue route music XD
I just used the pocket sonar, It wasn't very effective...
GOL - groaned out loud. “Oppor-tuna-ty”
I will not acknowledge this pun.
I laughed a lot more than I should have
My toes curled and i stopped the video. Cringelevel over maximum....
I will not acknowledge this pun
He was WAY too proud of that joke. lol
Unsubscribed
This is why i live you. And appreciate the long wait for your videos. Dude thank you. I like gaming for smart people.
This is the most consistently great RUclips channels. Thanks for keeping the same style since you first started on here.
Next you'll be telling me there's a Gameboy suppository.
It uses 1 D battery.
That’s just the gameboy camera and a lot of lubricant
I mean, Nintendo actually came up with the idea of "Wii Vitality Sensor", so it's not too unlikely.
@HL - Hombres Libres MGTOW
"surely you realize the gameBoy is not meant to be played by girls."
That's just a very stupid thing to say.
@@MrEnte3000 it might benefit you to learn how to recognize when somebody's trolling you
You testing this product on-location is a fantastic and necessary idea. I was expecting a verbal explanation, but you and a camera person made sure to demonstrate it. GREATLY appreciated.
I've watched a handful of your videos and your awesome dad joke at the end earned my subscription. Keep up the great work!!
I absolutely love your videos, and a great thing is that they have high replay value. I find myself catching tidbits of info I missed on previous views with each additional view. Can’t wait for the next video!
I'm legit impressed you hooked a bluegill that nice first try.
You know how video editing works?
@@carlrygwelski586 The fact he even caught that using a gameboy sonar is pretty good
@@PurpleAlzir have you ever been fishing??
@Pobert Eii I don't think there is a party here, I am sitting at home. Probably gonna jerk off pretty soon
@@carlrygwelski586 Like one time a while ago. I do suppose something will eventually bite if it is sitting in the water long enough.
"I want a sonar for fishing"
"we got sonar at home"
Sonar at home:
@@dogeokwhat What about their stupid? *you're
@Gary Oak - I keep seeing this meme (recently). Can you tell me what/where it started, because it doesn't make immediate sense to me? Thanks in advance...
@Gary Oak - thanks
There is!!
@Gary Oak can you explain it to me now?
I really enjoyed this one. I can tell you had fun making it too. Cheers, man.
I love this video. I've seen a few about videos the Gameboy Sonar. All very well done and informative. But this is the only video that actually tests it out
1:34 The fish in the left is Mr. Dink, minus the glasses, from the show "Doug".
That's an oppertunaty for ya!
Very expensive Brian
YOU
BROKE
MY
SONAR?!
ZyxthePest YOU BROKE MY GILL?
The art having the Garfield statue and Mr. Dink fish were great additions. Informative and entertaining as always. It was really great to see the thing in action.
This is amazing. I would have never thought that a fish sonar existed for the Gameboy
I have been binge watching this channel for the last two days. So many good videos. Thanks
I see you Kraken' those fish jokes my boy
Get the carp out of here with that nonsense.
Quit squidding around.
I hate these puns with no bassis in reality.
Stop fishing for puns already.
I think we all should really clam down!
1:28 I see what ya did there artist. Must've attracted that particular fish because the accessory was "Very Expensive". And I'm sure everyone else noticed the Garfield phone.
It's garfield
WHY IS MR DINK A FISH?????
Primordial relative. @@HYPOCRITFILMS
That pun at the end was ridiculous and I love you for it.
I respect the fact that you committed to the dad joke at the end and kept your composure. :)
this was so charming. I got genuinely excited when you caught a fish!
This was so good!!
Good to see you filming outdoors! I'm surprised this sonar even exists. Very cool what they accomplished back then!
We need more videos. Ive watched all of your videos and youre my favorite channel. Really brings back my childhood
"The first sonar-enabled peripheral for a gaming device." And the last, I imagine.
Nope, they mention the second one in this same video lol.
@@elblogdelfeno To add to this, it should be noted both Android and iPhone devices have versions of the fishing sonar peripheral and those too can be counted.
Throwing that fish back into the water unceremoniously made me laugh so hard
I gave it a like before even watching your video. Thats how much i enjoy gaming historian 👍👍
Your editing is becoming a lot better from the beginning, the improvement is noticeable
Good video as always, can’t wait till you make a documentary type video, those are the best
Missed an opporTUNAty to say: "You sir.... are a fish!"
I'm digging the outdoor 😁😎👍 setting!
Aww man norm, you are a gem and you have to know that ok. This video was great! I had no idea what was I expecting from it but it was good ahahahah
At first I thought this would be complete garbage when I first heard about it on AVGN. I am glad y'all went through the trouble of making a video on this product. Another great video!
As a kid I would have loved to have this on fishing trips
With all the *negative gaming news* permeating the platform i really appreciate some *relaxing and informative* content like this. Thanks Historian. 👍
I love how a bit of this episode is just Norman fishing. I need more of just him doing things
A great video and an even better wordplay at the end. :) Thanks Norm! I'm not sure but I think I read you were testing out omiting the background music with this one. I think I prefer the productions with music. Keep up the good work!
That fish be like
"How about you place me back gently you asssssssss..."
Throwing them like that can actually result in death...
"Throwing a fish back into the water is likely to greatly decrease the fish's chances of survival.
The major problem with tossing a fish back into the water is that the fish can go into shock, and float belly-up."
www.bishfish.co.nz/articles/general/releaserules.htm
also "Lifting a fish out of the water, dramatically decreases its survival chances. "
My cat would be like, "Shut up, food, I'm going to eat you"!
He should have killed it and eat it. Sport fishing is so senseless
facial expression at 2:39 ... "What am I doing with my life"
This is straight up goofy and amazing.
EDIT: opporTUNAty.... -_- brilliant.
that was a fun video! the fishing segment was pretty cool! way to diversify your content
That is hands down, the coolest video game accessory I have ever seen reviewed
Someone needs to make a translated version of this because I want a sonar on my hypothetical game boy
Ever since the Nerd Episode I was very curious as to what was this about
I know James did a AVGN show on seaman... I didn't know he did one for this
@@adventureoflinkmk2 I think he mentioned it and showed a picture
A claaaasssiiiic nerd ep.
Almost nostalgic? Hmm
I WANNA BE SEDATED BY A GAAAAAAAAAAMEBOY
This was definitely one of the coolest things ive learned about on the channel lol. Great stuff man love the vids ❤
this is the coolest thing i saw this past and this decade...
this is some actual Pokemon go right here !
Gear like this, that I’ve never owned is why at 41, I’m a devoted Nintendo fan boy. Nintendo had some bombs, but it’s because they experiment!
This idea, however, is pure damn genius, and someone at Bandai Namco should have had the common sense to have marketed this game/device, not only in international places where river and lake fishing is popular, but also made it available for use in the other GB and GBA formats.
Although it's about as useful as my Game Gear TV adapter, I love it!
This episode has such a tranquil vibe to it and I love it for that.
5:45 great Dad joke there, Gaming Historian lol
Never have I clicked a notification so fast.
Oppor-TUNA-ty. All day.
Also, looked like a Hylian Bass.
best content on youtube never has learning been more fun also that editor's note was great
You deserve million likes on this video man.You even caught a fish with a gameboy!!
This is so cool, in a fishy way.
Fuck off
Fuck off
@@southpolaroid5 fight me
... Well, THAT escalated quickly! O.o
Chill out people it’s literally just a joke
So weird! I would have been interested to see how that product fared even in a test market of where I live. Everybody fishes in Minnesota
It is a little surprisning to see the sub count, this channel is so well produced. Keep up the great work, all this stuff is so interesting.
Man, now this is a bonkers accessory. Always awesome to learn about something new.
"Beautiful belton missouri"? XD have you been to downtown belton? Lol
I lived in Raymore for the first 4 years of my life and remember going to Belton Pool more fondly than almost anything else in my early childhood. Nevertheless Belton as a town sucks and always has. Raymore was just a few houses and nothing at all in the early 90s, while Belton was just barely a suburb (and an ugly one at that). Good times lol.
3:20
What happens to your notes when you pass your class.
The way you threw the fish back so majestic
This is so cool. You can officially say you've used a Gameboy to catch a fish. Not many people can say that!
You didn't even have to FISH for that pun at the end, just REEL it in!
There was something fishy about that pun at the end.
Finally someone is willing to point out the hard facts. Thank you good samaritan.
Game Boy accessories never cease to amaze me. Add this to the list!
I also appreciate your pun! :)
This video led me to research on whether or not fish feel pain, which in turn took me on a tangent and as soon as I knew I was reading about Gestalt and phenomenology on Wikipedia.
I love the internet.