Game Boy No. 1
| Game Boy No. 1 | |
|---|---|
 Cover of the issue | |
| Publisher | Valiant Comics |
| Label | Nintendo Comics System |
| Original language | English |
| Release date |  1990[1] |
Game Boy No. 1 is the first issue of the Game Boy comic series. It was released by Valiant Comics in 1990.[1] The cover art features Rick surprised by Mario having come out of his Game Boy and now standing on it as Tatanga and various Super Mario Land enemies come from the right, referencing the comic In the Palm of Your Hand..., which is featured in this issue. Unlike later issues, this issue does not have an International Enquisitor section, instead having an editorial statement discussing the premise of the series:
"You're just little bytes of data from a chip!"
So says a confused and frightened Herman Smirch to Pionpi, who is standing on Smirch's chest at the time. It's true enough. Pionpi, Tatanga, Princess Daisy and even good old Mario himself are merely tiny flecks of energy organized in precise patterns.
But, on some level, aren't we all? Aren't our thoughts and feelings mere flickering of electricity along the circuitry of our brain? Isn't all this real, ultimately and fundamentally, an organization of energy?
We draw a line between the real and the imaginary. We, the imaginers, who are patterns of energy, declare that our imaginings, which are patterns of energy, are not real.
But, what if one of them stood on your chest one day and said 'Hmmph! You seem rather improbable to me, giant! Now, then... what is this place?'
This place is whatever we imagine. It's as real as we believe. It's GAME BOY. Power in the palm of your hand. Believe it.
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Notes[edit]
- Rick is depicted with brown hair on the issue's cover, whereas he is depicted with blond hair in In the Palm of Your Hand...
- While a Piranha Plant appears on the issue's cover, no Piranha Plants appear in In the Palm of Your Hand...
