[EDIT] I got the GameBoy Color in June of '99, not Christmas of '98.
My Handheld Timeline
Christmas 1994 to June 1999: My dad got me my very own GameBoy (so I would quit whining to play my sister's). Mine looked so much cooler than her silly gray one.
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June (Birthday) 1999 to June 2003: Dad got me a GameBoy Color; my color choice was inspired by my Pokemon obsession at the time.
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June 2003 (Birthday) to Christmas 2004: Dad got me a Game Boy Advance SP, as I was in rebellion against the Game Boy Advance until this shiny new re-body was released (Rechargable batteries and lighted screens gave me reason to upgrade).
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Christmas 2004 to Current: I got caught up in the hype and asked for a DS immediately after it came out. Looking back on it, I should have waited; there was a tiny game pool to select from and the DS Lite came out like a year and a half later. Not to say I don't love my old DS to pieces though, That thing's been with me longer than any other handheld, and it shows it. The poor thing really needs to be retired; I'm just waiting for a legitimate reason to upgrade again. However, seeing as another DS is in the works, I'll be holding off for a while to see what the new one offers. And because a general image doesn't do justice...
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I still own every single one of these systems and they all still work (except the poor original GameBoy. It went through one hell of a childhood).