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The WonderSwan was Gunpei Yokoi's last creation before his untimely death. After designing Nintendo's Game Boy and Game & Watch handheld consoles, he went to Bandai were his work competed against the Game Boy Color. Released in 1999 and 2000, initially the WonderSwan and WonderSwan Color saw considerable success against the Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color in Japan, but the release of the Game Boy Advance in 2001 did not do Bandai any favors.

Despite being discontinued in 2003, the Bandai WonderSwan was a fascinating handheld console, and one which is still worth owning today. It ended up getting 103 games, and had incredible third party support resulting in it getting games from series like Final Fantasy, Digimon, and even Mega Man! The console was also a haven for games based off of anime series, including One Piece, Inuyasha, and Gundam.

In this video we are unboxing a special edition WonderSwan Color console bundle which included Final Fantasy II. We also take a quick look at the black and white version of the console before beginning the unboxing. My hope is a great introduction to the console even for those who have no prior knowledge of the console!

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