Secrets of the Nintendo GBA e-Reader | Punching Weight | SSFF

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☠► The e-Reader is a little remembered card-reader add-on for the Game Boy Advance. Despite the GBA being a massive success for Nintendo, this swiss-army-knife-of-a-peripheral was not. This is Punching Weight, and we're going to investigate what made the e-Reader so great as well as what was its downfall.

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☠Credits ☠
Written by Derek Alexander & Grace Kramer
Shot by Grace Kramer & Derek Alexander
Edited by Derek Alexander & Grace Kramer
Artwork and Bumper by Studio Goblin
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Special Credit to TheUncleBob for the Game & Watch advert scans! They also have a very in-depth FAQ on the e-Reader! Check it out: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ereader...

Chapters
0:00 - Intro
0:46 - Nord VPN
1:17 - The TCG Boom of the late 90's
1:43 - Pokemon e-Reader vs e-Reader +
2:37 - e-Reader Breakdown
3:53 - What do the cards do?
4:55 - How does it work?
6:40 - Balloon Fight, Ice Climber, Excitebike
8:17 - Game & Watch
8:59 - Mario Party e
9:38 - Pokemon TCG
11:08 - Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire
13:16 - Super Mario Advance 4 Super Mario Bros 3 e
16:04 - Animal Crossing
18:02 - Animal Crossing NES Games
19:49 - Japanese e-Reader exclusives
22:32 - Japan-only Pikmin 2 e-Reader mini games
22:49 - Hacking and Homebrew e-Reader
23:28 - Nord VPN
24:05 - Let's play Excitebike!

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