Shiftie

Title: Gameboy Micro Shiftie
Classification: Companion
Date obtained: August 26th, 2024

Description: you know they used to make "iPod socks" for the iPod back in its hayday? of course you don't, they were stupid. even on the Wikipedia page for them, they say that they were "jokingly presented" by Steve Jobs when they were revealed, and were often criticized for being unnecessary and expensive. but as im sure you can tell by this page alone, i like unncessary stuff that debatably looks "cool." and after breaking my custom-shelled Gameboy Advance SP while trying to take it apart, i got sad and looked on Etsy for something else i could customize one of my Gameboys with. you know, to fill the hole that busted SP left in my heart. i was considering getting another shell, but i didn't wanna go through the same heartache i had just been through but with another Gameboy i'm more attached to. i also ruled out getting a custom faceplate for my Gameboy Micro since all the OEM ones were wicked expensive, and the only options for custom ones were just vinyl sticker skins that go over the faceplate you already have, and i don't really have any great experiences with those. and then i saw it. listed on Etsy were these cute little cotton sleeves you could slip your Gameboy Micro into, and they had all these cute variations with custom-made faces. they were fairly affordable too, sitting at only around 15 bucks or so. so i instantly snagged one, and when it finally came, i threw my Micro in there and immediately thought,

wow, that's cool

and then took it back out so i could play more Pokemon Emerald in Japanese. was this purchase at all necessary? did i waste my money on something that probably only four people besides myself will notice and only one of them will think it's cool? is this thing cute as fuck?

i have three answers for you. yes, yes, and yes.