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

☠► Start protecting your internet experience today with 66% off a 2 year plan by using code ‘STOPSKELETONS’ at https://NordVPN.com/STOPSKELETONS ☠► 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. ☠Subscribe! ☠ ► https://go.stopskeletons.com/subscribe ☠Support us on Patreon! ☠ ► https://bit.ly/SSFFpatreon ☠T-Shirts and Merch! ☠ ► https://www.pixelempire.com/collectio... ☠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 ☠► https://www.studiogoblin.co.uk 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! #stopskeletons #nintendo #gba