Nintendo Meets Diabetes Care: The History of the Glucoboy and Didget Blood Glucose Monitors

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  • Опубликовано: 30 окт 2024

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  • @KelseyLewin
    @KelseyLewin  6 лет назад +107

    Sometimes you can do an insane amount of research and still make a really dumb mistake. I used photos of the WRONG ANDY SWANSON in this video so they are now blurred out. Apologies to all Andys involved.

    • @BJ-vp2nz
      @BJ-vp2nz 6 лет назад +1

      @shaun oriley lmao

    • @bpcgos
      @bpcgos 6 лет назад

      Thats fine,kelsey. Btw, congrats for the engagement. Just dont scold him too much for spending thousands of Dollars ,OK.

    • @kccastorena1102
      @kccastorena1102 6 лет назад +1

      Don't sweat it Kelsey, by the way congratulations on your being engaged.

    • @RichardLarge88
      @RichardLarge88 6 лет назад +3

      Really interesting and well made video. I love videos about fairly obscure consoles/peripherals but this video had just that something extra. I think it's because Paul Wessel sounds like a pretty great guy with a noble dream he went to great lengths to accomplish - you don't usually hear any kind of deep personal story behind videogame hardware!

    • @jaridcool
      @jaridcool 6 лет назад

      @shaun oriley nothing to feel bad about.. she is kind of on the cute side. Nothing better than cute intelligent gamer girls who know their stuff.

  • @LGR
    @LGR 6 лет назад +166

    The last company I expected to see brought up was Head Games Publishing, haha. What a strange company they were.
    Nice work, this is something I'd never heard of even once!

    • @geekyblacksheep6027
      @geekyblacksheep6027 6 лет назад +1

      I wonder if softball was any inspiration in the making of Extreme Paintbrawl.

    • @KelseyLewin
      @KelseyLewin  6 лет назад +11

      Thank you! Yes, it’s a strange cameo from a strange company

    • @kato223
      @kato223 6 лет назад +6

      I actually used to work for Sensory Sweep Studios, during the development of Glucoboy. I remember seeing the dev kits for it and the hardware that they were in the process of developing. Then it was a very sad ending to the company. The demise was pretty much done by the owner of the company, Dave Rushton. But a lot of that can be contributed to the Stock Market crash back in 2008. The Stock crash caused one of Sensory Sweep Studios largest publishers, Brash Entertainment, to pull the plug on the development of The Tale of Despereaux.
      They had a mostly completed development of the game at the time but didn't pay anything to Sensory Sweet Studios. They ended up selling the game to Sony Entertainment which they ended up releasing the game that way and sent no money whatsoever to Sensory Sweep. Plus the game was really never completed and was getting poor reviews at the time. www.ign.com/articles/2008/12/23/the-tale-of-despereaux-review
      As far as Glucoboy went, I think I was pretty much gone from the company by then so I never saw what happened to development of it from there.
      Even though the ending was bad for the company, it was a great place to work and met TONS of great people there.

    • @primezone416
      @primezone416 6 лет назад +5

      Of course LGR is here 😂👌

    • @butlergames
      @butlergames 6 лет назад +1

      Brash was a ticking time bomb of wasted money and inexperienced leadership. They were doomed regardless.

  • @skooksreviewks7806
    @skooksreviewks7806 5 лет назад +10

    As a Type 1 Diabetic, this video is extremely interesting. I had no idea Nintendo was involved with blood sugar testing. Thanks Kelsey, great video!

  • @SpaceHamsterGames
    @SpaceHamsterGames 6 лет назад +20

    Really interesting stuff, NEVER heard of this thing before.

  • @digitalsarcomere
    @digitalsarcomere 6 лет назад +11

    As someone with Type 1 Diabetes from an early age I wish this had been around when I was a kid. Thanks for researching and making this video Kelsey. Also, major props to Paul Wessel for looking at things from an incentive led approach to try and genuinely improve the lives of folks like his son. It's like the non-exploitative older cousin of loot boxes ;)

  • @ericgoldberg2311
    @ericgoldberg2311 6 лет назад +5

    As a Type 1 Diabetic who tried to get in touch with you about information about the Digget, I have to say thank you for this video Kelsey!!! And congratulations on your engagement

  • @slopesgameroom
    @slopesgameroom 6 лет назад +53

    Its tbis sorta content that makes me happy im subbed :D

    • @GoreGazzim
      @GoreGazzim 6 лет назад

      Agreed. It was great to see a documentary on something so unique.

    • @leonardohenriquez7814
      @leonardohenriquez7814 6 лет назад

      “Let’s go back to the beginning!” Love your work Slopes! Keep it up!

  • @diegoduran9509
    @diegoduran9509 6 лет назад +14

    She's really good at these videos. It's like combining product review, educational, and collection videos all in one.

    • @MMackey27
      @MMackey27 6 лет назад

      Gorilla Press she's a natural. Absolutely could see her doing reporting and editorials one of these days. That said, I think her passion for the subject matter is what makes it work best. She's very talented and obviously quite driven. Kudos!

  • @EduCrossHands
    @EduCrossHands 6 лет назад +8

    Great vid Kelsey, it's awesome that you could get in touch with important people in this project, and provide never before seen footage. I hope one day the full product can be displayed and the ROM can be played, we need to preserve those things!

  • @NintendoCade
    @NintendoCade 6 лет назад +20

    Kelsey, I consider myself pretty savvy with Nintendo knowledge but Glucoboy is totally new to me. Thanks for doing the research and producing such a high quality video. 😃

  • @MMackey27
    @MMackey27 6 лет назад +6

    Congrats on another awesome historical video about video gaming, Kelsey. You, MJR, and the whole gang help spread the word, enlighten, and inspire. Your reporting techniques and production quality are at the top of RUclipsrs I watch. Stay awesome and congrats on your recent engagement!

  • @mutegamevideos1705
    @mutegamevideos1705 6 лет назад +2

    Congratulations Cody and Kelsey! I wish you guys a long and very retro marriage!

  • @AdventureBlur
    @AdventureBlur 6 лет назад +1

    Thanks for making such a great video! I'm a type 1 Diabetic, so the story behind the Glucoboy and Didget is something I've been wanting to learn about for a while now. Most people don't cover it, especially as well as you did. Keep up the great work!!

  • @WrestlingWithGaming
    @WrestlingWithGaming 6 лет назад

    Wow. I know this is just echoing many other comments, but I had never heard of this before. Fantastic job Kelsey!

  • @flyback777
    @flyback777 6 лет назад +2

    Thanks Kelsey :) Congrats on your engagement!! You're definitively a keeper.

  • @retrovision7218
    @retrovision7218 6 лет назад +1

    Congrats girl! Wishing only the best for both you and your husband!

  • @chrisbridges7408
    @chrisbridges7408 4 года назад

    You can tell alot of time and research went into this video. My favorite bid on the channel. I learnt alot.

  • @hunterross3538
    @hunterross3538 6 лет назад +2

    I’m personally type 1 diabetic and I collect videogames so this is very cool for me personally!thanks Kelsey nice job!

  • @CapnCwby1969
    @CapnCwby1969 6 лет назад

    I don't know where you get these ideas for your videos, but I love it!!! Keep up the great work!!

  • @beawareprepare5348
    @beawareprepare5348 5 лет назад +1

    This was a great watch! Thank you

  • @DMDFerry
    @DMDFerry 6 лет назад +1

    This was such a great idea for kids with diabetes, can't believe I'd never heard of it before, great video!

  • @Chidoro41
    @Chidoro41 6 лет назад

    The research and genuinely interesting hard to find topics about this industry continue to teach and impress me.
    Just a great piece.

  • @friskygato
    @friskygato 6 лет назад +1

    Great coverage! Thanks for putting in so much work into this video.

  • @Drakhenmoor
    @Drakhenmoor 6 лет назад

    Congratulations to You and Cody, just saw the MJR-Vid a few minutes ago.
    Wish you Harmony and immortal Love. Greetz from Austria

  • @neoprime33
    @neoprime33 6 лет назад +5

    I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2006 and wanted this! I am an adult and wanted the incentive to play games when I tested my blood! Thank you so much for doing a documentary on this! You are rockin these types of projects!

  • @Davey_Cakes
    @Davey_Cakes 6 лет назад +1

    As soon as I watch your SNES Excercise bike vid, you upload another vid about something that I had no idea about. Great timing!

  • @bulldogbateson
    @bulldogbateson 6 лет назад +1

    Amazing work Kelsey! I never cease to learn with you!

  • @jeff97ish
    @jeff97ish 6 лет назад +1

    Congratulations to you and Cody! Happy for you two.

  • @nikoxenos6237
    @nikoxenos6237 6 лет назад +4

    There was a lot of original research in this video! I really like this series of weird hardware videos.

  • @questionblock8949
    @questionblock8949 6 лет назад +50

    congratulations on your engagement kels! she's officially off the market fellas

    • @PACKERMAN2077
      @PACKERMAN2077 6 лет назад +8

      Goodbye cruel world...
      Jumps off of Mount Chiliad

    • @itsPoogitoons
      @itsPoogitoons 6 лет назад

      I refused to believe that :(

    • @SteOver9000
      @SteOver9000 6 лет назад +2

      Nerds all over died a little inside

    • @joshua7426
      @joshua7426 5 лет назад

      NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

  • @jeremylimmusic
    @jeremylimmusic 6 лет назад +1

    I'm seeing a bunch of my favourite channels write in the comments, and I totally see why. Great content and presentation. I've never heard of ANY of this, so I can only imagine how much research you had to do. Thanks so much for the video! Subscribed!

  • @MoonlitSlime
    @MoonlitSlime 6 лет назад +3

    I love that these games look so solid! Like they could have farted out some shovelware onto it, but the animation quality and gameplay look pretty good. I really like the way the girls eyes shut when she shoots in Knock Em Downs for example

  • @PixelsLtd
    @PixelsLtd 6 лет назад +1

    Excellent in depth video Kelsey, fascinating stuff. These games actually look surprisingly good!

  • @CoolVids19
    @CoolVids19 6 лет назад +2

    More videos please. I love these in-depth historical videos.

  • @LindaTheGAMERGal
    @LindaTheGAMERGal 6 лет назад +3

    Great video. Your videos are always packed with so much info.

  • @JDcooper37
    @JDcooper37 6 лет назад +1

    Awesome video! I love these obscure gaming artifact videos! Keep up the great work! :)

  • @nathan-st2br
    @nathan-st2br 6 лет назад +1

    I'm type 1 diabetic wasn't diagnosed until I was 21 and this is pretty neat. I do want to get captain novolin the game sucks but for some reason I want it maybe I can find it at mo game con. Congratulations on you and Cody's engagement.

  • @secondleasegamer8312
    @secondleasegamer8312 6 лет назад +17

    Grats on getting engaged at PRGE!

    • @Metal-Possum
      @Metal-Possum 6 лет назад +1

      Well, that crushes my dreams.

    • @viscountalpha
      @viscountalpha 6 лет назад +1

      I streamed it and clipped that for people.

    • @SteOver9000
      @SteOver9000 6 лет назад

      @@viscountalpha would you like a cookie?

  • @butlergames
    @butlergames 6 лет назад +2

    You nailed it! Great vid Kelsey!

    • @jonathanclarke2164
      @jonathanclarke2164 6 лет назад +1

      Couldn't believe they had "Raccoon Get!" then I saw your goonish face.

  • @matthewhirt6092
    @matthewhirt6092 6 лет назад

    Awesome video Kelsey! Grew up with my dad being type 1 diabetic so this was especially super interesting for me!

  • @13jasonkm
    @13jasonkm 6 лет назад +3

    Congratulations on the engagement proposal!

  • @MarsHock
    @MarsHock 6 лет назад +6

    I was fully expecting YOU to be the owner of the elusive 2nd Glucoboy. I'm really amazed and impressed you got the devs on board for this video, but considering how passionate Paul and Brad are about this product, it makes sense. Kudos and thanks to all three of you for making this happen, this was fascinating to learn about.
    One thing I wondered about - was there concern about little kids wanting to rack up Glucopoints too quickly, so they prick their fingers too much? Was there a built-in daily limit for how often you could earn points?

    • @KelseyLewin
      @KelseyLewin  6 лет назад +3

      Thank you! There is a built in limit! I believe it was 6 times per day but I'd have to check my notes...it's whatever the maximum recommended amount is.

    • @erinbigler7584
      @erinbigler7584 5 лет назад +2

      Hey, I was one of the lead designers on this project from the software side (games and interface with the glucoboy) and making sure that healthy use of the system was a pretty big priority for us. It was a while ago so I don't remember all of the details but I believe it locked the user out from gaining any more points after a certain number of uses in a day. We even thought of not letting them play any more if they tried to abuse the system but we figured that would be mean so we just capped the number of points per day and number of times points could be awarded per day if memory serves.

  • @ninguynl
    @ninguynl 6 лет назад

    Why did I miss this. Having diabetes since '05 and being a kid/ teen during these days...
    I need this in my collection!

  • @shiv2nite
    @shiv2nite 6 лет назад

    your original research is really impressive. it stands out a lot from other people's content.

  • @BJ-vp2nz
    @BJ-vp2nz 6 лет назад +1

    Comments
    50% jokes
    30% Kelsey is beautiful
    20% about video

  • @pendragnx
    @pendragnx 6 лет назад +1

    1) Great video 2) Dang, those games actually looked pretty fun .. and 3) wonder if the GlucoBoy proto I saw at PAX East a few years ago had different games.. that would be pretty neat

  • @Smeighl
    @Smeighl 2 месяца назад

    Weird little knick-knack with a wild story! Fascinating.

  • @marcelpetrus3381
    @marcelpetrus3381 6 лет назад

    Congratulations for your coming soon wedding! I wish you a wonderful life full of happiness! THX for the nice video BTW!

  • @DuoBeard
    @DuoBeard 6 лет назад

    Thanks Kelsey, I love learning something new

  • @Eliminator5555
    @Eliminator5555 6 лет назад

    Really interesting product to do a video on. I had not ever heard of this.

  • @YourNewBuddy
    @YourNewBuddy 6 лет назад

    Dang! I forgot about this, only saw it in Nintendo Power. Thanks for putting all of this together!

  • @alexgarbe1971
    @alexgarbe1971 6 лет назад

    As always, a fascinating video! Who knew this stuff even existed? The research effort you put in is quite impressive, and your production is excellent. This is why yours are among the only videos I watch as soon as I can when they're uploaded. Thanks for all the work!

  • @TheWiccanSuperstar
    @TheWiccanSuperstar 6 лет назад +1

    Thanks for the sharing. Being Type 2 kinda wish this was more common because believe me it's not a highlight of my day to check my blood sugar. But turn it into a game and I might actually look forward to it.

  • @joeh258
    @joeh258 6 лет назад

    The work you put into your videos is awesome. Thanks.

  • @AlterRaigo
    @AlterRaigo 6 лет назад

    I love these historical type videos. Thanks Kelsey! Keep up the good work! :)

  • @Stan64
    @Stan64 6 лет назад

    I love these videos. Makes me want to highlight stuff from my collection in similar videos! Really good work! :D

  • @aaron71
    @aaron71 6 лет назад +1

    nice in depth video about something i've never heard of!

  • @CandisClassicGameShrine
    @CandisClassicGameShrine 6 лет назад

    Great in-depth video on a very obscure peripheral/game. I've heard about it but never knew much about it.

  • @velvetwoods9399
    @velvetwoods9399 6 лет назад

    That was a very interesting and informative video. I had never heard of it before but what an interesting concept. Thanks for another great video.

  • @rodrigolinq1536
    @rodrigolinq1536 6 лет назад +2

    I love your videos! keep em coming please!

  • @worldofretrogameplay6963
    @worldofretrogameplay6963 6 лет назад +1

    Congratulations on your engagement! ☺️😊

  • @velvetbear7184
    @velvetbear7184 3 года назад

    All the type 1 Diabetics thank you for the support and heads up on this product!!!

  • @danielc5647
    @danielc5647 3 года назад

    This is the BEST video of the topic and you're amazing thanks you

  • @SheikhSoundz
    @SheikhSoundz 9 месяцев назад

    This is actually amazing game design and if elevated would make an amazing project

  • @JohnnyCProduction
    @JohnnyCProduction 6 лет назад +2

    Very interesting video Kelsey. Learned something new.

  • @RaccoonHenry
    @RaccoonHenry 6 лет назад +1

    I need that "RACCOON GET!!!" sound clip to use as a ringtone!

  • @hemangchauhan2864
    @hemangchauhan2864 6 лет назад

    Thanks for covering this.
    Things like this are so interesting.

  • @elblanco5
    @elblanco5 6 лет назад

    Awesome video! Love the research and history.

  • @RockYeahh
    @RockYeahh 5 лет назад

    This was your best work yet.

  • @birdman4birdlegs
    @birdman4birdlegs 2 месяца назад

    Between this and Captain Novolin on the Snes my diabetic needs really were covered. Thanks Nintendo!

  • @northofnashira2575
    @northofnashira2575 6 лет назад +11

    Wait... you mean there is something out there related to video games that John Hancock doesn't own?

  • @zane.fritts
    @zane.fritts 6 лет назад

    Boi where was this when I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when I was 16. This would have been awesome. I would be lit checking my blood sugar. No but seruously I couldn't imagine how rough it would be to be diagnosed as a young child I'm glad i was able to be free of it through my young childhood. Good job Nintendo for being the company to literally do anything.

  • @carlcouture1023
    @carlcouture1023 6 лет назад

    Great video, glad to see forgotten parts of gaming history getting recognized.

  • @KingOfApoc
    @KingOfApoc 6 лет назад +2

    Congratulations on your engagement!

  • @softpiglet
    @softpiglet 6 лет назад

    Congrats on the engagement Kelsey! :)

  • @chriswells2583
    @chriswells2583 6 лет назад

    Awesome video Kelsey! Very intriguing.

  • @PhilTeoli
    @PhilTeoli 6 лет назад +2

    Awesome video as always

  • @RetailArchaeology
    @RetailArchaeology 6 лет назад +1

    What a sweet video 🙂

  • @stevendurrant1724
    @stevendurrant1724 6 лет назад +7

    Most niche video title of the day.

  • @xalrons4831
    @xalrons4831 6 лет назад

    Great video,I always love learning about weird stuff that I never knew existed.

  • @killergee21
    @killergee21 6 лет назад +2

    Excellent video 👍

  • @artbell259
    @artbell259 6 лет назад +4

    This makes Kelsey 'GlucoGirl' - nice video

  • @mannyr1823
    @mannyr1823 6 лет назад +2

    Great video Kelsey...!!

  • @lonestar3045
    @lonestar3045 6 лет назад

    Nintendo handhelds have some pretty wacky additions, never heard of this one before though. Great video!

  • @GoreGazzim
    @GoreGazzim 6 лет назад

    Now that was a great video. Hopefully some of these products will surface.

  • @WaveMurray
    @WaveMurray 6 лет назад

    I love the randomness of these videos.

  • @SusuperHands
    @SusuperHands 6 лет назад

    Amazing content as always!

  • @beezle1976
    @beezle1976 6 лет назад

    Weirdly despite mentioning "oddball stuff" a lot less than many other gaming centric channels I've probably only encountered stuff I wasnt aware of through you.
    Both this and that exercise bike add-on/controller/however_you_want_to_define_it come to mind.

  • @uberbok
    @uberbok 6 лет назад

    Much luvs Kelsey! Y'all making some good stuffs- Keep on keeping on girl xx

  • @PSTrooper
    @PSTrooper 6 лет назад

    You're awesome at finding out about stuff I've never heard about.

  • @ps-lover8380
    @ps-lover8380 5 лет назад

    Wow great research calci You're videos are awesome

  • @nimrodlevy
    @nimrodlevy 6 лет назад

    Great research! As always, great interesting content! Your docos are awesome. And above all, Mazal tov for your engagement! May you be happy together 4ever!

  • @RetroR0bbie
    @RetroR0bbie 6 лет назад +2

    Always well researched informative videos.

  • @Rolando590
    @Rolando590 6 лет назад

    I had no idea about this, very interesting and great video!

  • @BreakRoomArcade
    @BreakRoomArcade 6 лет назад +2

    Why isn't the Glucoboy around now? I'd use it all the time! Great video, Kelsey! Type-1 here!

    • @erinbigler7584
      @erinbigler7584 5 лет назад

      The original wasn't released in the US to my knowledge and the largest market it had was Australia.. it never had a large scale release if memory serves. But there was a second, completely different release done for the DS (the original Glucoboy hardware only fit on the GBA if memory serves, the second version hardware was for the DS). The second version had a much larger release and I had already left the dev team at this point but from what I heard, even though it had a slightly larger market, it still was a pretty limited release item and fairly rare.

  • @Infamouslbx
    @Infamouslbx 2 года назад

    Raccoon Rancher! Alan if you see this we need to play this again. So cool to see your work getting discussed online

  • @Momo4060i
    @Momo4060i 6 лет назад +1

    Love your videos :) I always learn something new.

  • @gaelnea4871
    @gaelnea4871 6 лет назад

    Dude, I am so jealous of your shelves!

  • @eeksgames1800
    @eeksgames1800 5 лет назад +1

    Cool video, I enjoyed this.

  • @mitchelvalentino1569
    @mitchelvalentino1569 6 лет назад

    This is actually really interesting. Thanks!