H4/V4 - listening practice 'Game Boy'

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H4/V4 - Listening practice: Game Boy

Do you know what a
Game Boy is?

Have you ever played on a Game Boy?

Yes!

No

No, but I'd love to try it!

Do you have any handheld consoles
at home? Which one(s)?

For the gamers: who makes the best consoles?

Sony

Nintendo

Microsoft

Sega

PC gaming is the best!

Retro Tech: Game Boy

You are going to watch a video documentary made by Marques Brownlee. He makes videos about ‘old’ technology and posts them on Youtube to great success. 

Today, he is going to show you more about the Nintendo Gameboy and how it has influenced our modern technology and games.

Retro Tech: Game Boy

Watch the introduction up until 7:16. Take notes as you watch. Then, answer the following five questions.

1. Has Marques ever used a Game Boy before?

2. Why is Marques making a video about the Game Boy?

3. What do the interviewees tell you about gaming in the 1980s?

4. What made Nintendo ‘the king of video games’?

5. What made the Game Boy so popular?

Answer these questions about the first part of the video (until 7:16) :

1. Has Marques ever used a Game Boy before?
   
2. Why is Marques making a video about the Game Boy?
   
3. What do the interviewees tell you about gaming in the 1980s?
   
4. What made Nintendo ‘the king of video games’?
   
5. What made the Game Boy so popular?
   

Watch the rest

Continue watching the video. It will pause at certain moments and give you a question to answer. Make sure you type in your answer before continuing to watch. 

08:21

What does Marques want to find out here?

10:59

How did they test the durability of the Game Boy? What was the result?

12:11

What is the story of the game Tetris here?

13:16

What is Marques going to test in the Dope or Nope segment?

14:10

What does this accessory do?

15:23

What does this accessory do?

16:39

What does Marques think of the printer?

18:04

What made the Game Boy's design so good?

21:06

What is Marques's conclusion after learning to make music with Game Boys?

23:16

Which 2 things do they say the Game Boy led to?