Summary
Green Day is releasingDookie Demasteredon aGame Boycartridge. While almost no one expected theGame Boyto turn up in the latest video game news, the part where Green Day is involved may have also shocked many fans. It has been a couple of decades since the last Game Boy cart was made and released, so Green Day’s announcement may seem like a huge surprise to both the music and gaming communities.
Green Day and video games aren’t total strangers to each other. 2010 saw the punk triofeatured inGreen Day: Rock Band, a spin-off from theRock Bandfranchise which some consider to be an awesome tribute to the band. While many say that the game didn’t really break any barriers, some fans enjoyed the opportunity to play as Billie Joe Armstrong, Tre Cool, and Mike Dirnt. The game allowed players to perform various songs, including the full American Idiot and Dookie albums. However, it looks like a song from Dookie might be making a comeback to a gaming platform.
Green Day has announced thatDookie Demasteredwill be available in the US.Dookie Demasteredis a collection of nostalgic unique items that will play tracks from the band’s 1994 album, Dookie. The items include a floppy disk which plays Having a Blast, a doorbell that plays Longview, and a Game Boy cartridge that plays Welcome to Paradise, among other memorabilia. Each piece is limited to 25 copies only, with the Game Boy cartridge selling at $39. The cartridge is not an actual game, although it willplay the song in Chiptune formaton an actual Game Boy.
Items That Are Part Of The Dookie Demastered Collection
The website has a full list of items along with a short preview of the songs they’re associated with. Cartridges are known to have small capacities, so this in itself is quite a feat. WhileGame Boy Advance cartridges can theoretically carry movies, the original Game Boy’s cartridges have far less storage space.
With how influential Green Day has been in the music community, it’s no wonder that some fans are still trying to perform their songs using different mediums. OneStardew Valleyfan even performed American Idiotin-game using flute and drum blocks. That in itself is an impressive achievement that shows that even some gamers enjoy popular music in the games they play. It’s possibly part of the reason why Green Day chose the Game Boy cartridge as a unique item to be part of theirDookie Demasteredcollection.
Nintendo Game Boy
Nintendo’s original Game Boy was part of the fourth generation of consoles and was the first time the company attempted to create a handheld gaming system. It was beloved by players and managed to spawn a successful line of upgraded Game Boys in the future.
