The Game Boy Printer's Pokémon Secrets

The Game Boy Printer has surprisingly many features through the first two generations of Pokémon. What if we printed 'em all?
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[@liampayne6194]

Im super impressed by you forethought to have planned these from the early 90s and nit missed any event specials

[@SirToastyToes]

Coin Case reaching into the game's code and grabbing Celebi like a misbehaving cat

[@BananaReidy]

I heard cat out the bag, but a cat grabing an onion out of a coin case.

[@grunkycontent]

8:29 that "Gold, Silver, and Crystal" sequence was very nice to watch

[@armorelarmadura7807]

I can't imagine how long that took to set up and time so perfectly, but boy was it satisfying

[@leftysheppey]

Twas good

[@AllergyPuppy]

Despite being a grown adult who owns an actual printer, that work just fine, I am just as enamored with the gameboy printer as I was as a child. My heart still yearns to print lil Pokemon receipts.

[@Fridelain]

I got mine at a second hand shop that was closing and selling everything at a 80% discount. It eats AA batteries like a fiend, and stopped working after a couple months of occasional use for no apparent reason (I suspect capacitors). IIRC there's one emulator with basic printer support.

[@MrWasjig]

Making those framed wall hangings is about the best possible use you could get out of the printer! Bravo!

[@arcuscotangens]

The year the GameBoy Camera came out, my brother and I came back home from the Easter vacations to find one each in our rooms. The following weeks were spent running around with the cameras taking photos of everyone and everything we came across, decorating the pictures in the game, and playing the minigames. Eventually we also got a GB printer. I think we pooled our allowances together to buy one. When I found out I could print stuff from the Pokemon games, there was no stopping me! To this day, on the door to my old room at my parent's house, you can clearly see where the glue from the GB printer cable has stained the paint.

[@Wesley_H]

It never occurred to me that the strange machine in the Pokémon yellow beach house had anything to do with the printer. I learned something today. Thank you.

[@thehat4284]

Oh, another small fun printer fact- the unreleased Pokémon Picross for GBC was also intended to work with the printer to print solved puzzles, as seen in promotional materials. This function works as intended in the prototype rom, too.

[@dersechstetyp]

Man, your Pokemon videos always knock it out of the park. The dedication and research is completely absurd. And the little jokes you throw in always make me laugh. Truly the GOAT of niche Pokemon features.

[@Eryncerise]

The dedication put into this 12-minute video is incredible. I’m so fascinated by these little bits of obscure hardware and software from Pokémon’s history. Thanks for showing all this off!

[@tannerbartyczak2163]

Those wall decorations are awesome. Now I kinda want to get a Game Boy Printer to make my own.

[@SolidIncMedia]

I think Nintendo missed an opportunity to add printer functionality by the way of outputting the document as an image file in the DSi / 3DS gallery. For some, it'd be nice to transfer the image to a computer, then print it out on a modern printer or even a modern thermal printer if you want to go old-school)

[@ThessaTheCat]

That wall decoration is crazy amazing. What an awesome idea.

[@astrid9920]

3:11 my son Votlor he has every disease

[@n0lain]

8:24 Can we take a second to appreciate how clever this shot was??

[@xray8012]

If anyone is curious on what the two unknown prints say in the video: one is just the full Alphabet printed out, and the other is "SirToastyToes"

[@sythe8877]

When I was a kid, I had a strategy guide to pokemon red/blue/yellow. It said that if you have the yellow version, you can do the surfing with pikachu mini game. I played my yellow version and searched far and wide on the beach, went into all houses, talked to all the NPCs, performing various random actions for hours, but nothing worked (also the whole game was in English so I couldn't understand anything). I felt so scammed. But today it finally all makes sense. After 20 years I finally learned how to play the surfing pikachu minigame and that it never was possible for me to achieve as a kid with the limited tech available in the first place. Thank you

[@agata6337]

damn that was a huge ammount of effort for a video, thanks for the documentation 💕💕💕💕

[@HaydenTheHistorian]

I have that Pikachu printer too! Used it to print out my diploma in Pokemon Yellow and some other stuff in other games.

[@kokorikopi]

that edit with the pokewalker theme into the go transfer theme was CLEAN AS FUCK btw

[@PiePie453]

Sick vid bro, going in my nightly rotation for sleep aid

[@thewritegrump]

This was a really interesting look at a somewhat obscure peripheral! As an aside, I was weirdly happy to see the Buyee sponsorship. XD Buyee is how I've gotten most of my merch for Osomatsu-san since it's not popular in the west and all the merch is Japan-exclusive. It's a great service. C:

[@thekingbelow]

I was really hoping you wound up displaying some of your prints and was very pleased to see that awesome wall art. 10/10 instant sub

[@AllergyPuppy]

I’d love a video about the Pokémon Pocket Pikachu. The commercials burned into my child brain and haunt me to this day.

[@confusedcorn1959]

The framed wall decor looks amazing

[@Kaylon1337]

i appreciate your efforts to historically and accurately show what was possible to print.

[@00Krohnos]

The Voltorb @ 3:09 has such chaotic energy

[@SirToastyToes]

Yup, that was one feature of TCG2: including a bunch of promos that weren't in the first game. That one in particular is the Vending Machine promo Voltorb bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Voltorb_(Vending_S2)

[@baronobeefdip8075]

Those are great wall decorations you've got there. I hope they eventually end up in a museum.

[@FrostCatte]

Your Pokemon videos are always top quality Toast. I was delighted when I saw this video in my recommendations today and watched it instantly! I've had a Gameboy Printer lying around for a while but I've not been able to use it since my paper is too old. However I think this video has inspired me to find new paper and print things out with my own games. Keep up the great work! :) P.S. Your Ribbon Master video got me interested in making my own RM as well. I picked a shiny Suicune whom I caught from Venus in Colosseum. Nearly done with Gen 4 atm!

[@Earthyxgamer]

I just came across your channel and I'm hooked! That gameboy printer poked collage is rad!!

[@flyingtypetrainer4072]

great work! I really appreciate the work that went into this. fascinating stuff!

[@osakasim]

I never owned a printer as a kid but the more I look back I really wish I would have printed the certificate. Would of been an excellent piece to add to the collection.

[@jmcbango]

That wall art at the end is badass

[@Mito383]

Alright, well I guess I’m buying a gameboy printer and digging out my old copy of Pokémon Stadium.

[@RoachSongs]

Super interesting video, I completely forgot about this thing. So sick hearing such an indepth dive into something like this! really high quality content

[@Rafael_Oiticica]

Amazing!! Loved to know more about this thing. Thank you!

[@sojuiceeexists]

I really didn't know a lot about the game boy printer, I have only recently saw stuff about it. Really enjoyed what you had to share in this video!

[@Wyrmshield]

That irl wall pokedex of gen 1 and 2 prints is so cool

[@goatbone]

The funest fact is all the paper manufactured for the game boy printer deteriorates over time and will produce a weak print however you can still buy thermal paper and trim it to fit inside or there is a certain type produced by seiko (which if I remember correctly is for a stopwatch that lets you print out times) which is the right size and still good.

[@goatbone]

Seiko S-950. And yes it is for a big ass stopwatch.

[@SirToastyToes]

I bought a few newly made rolls from ebay but the novelty stopwatch is now on my "probably will never buy but want" list

[@TurtMusic]

This was a truly lovely video. The Game Boy Printer is, despite its limited usage, absolutely charming! I understand why it received no more support, being as niche as it is, but I would have loved to see more possibilities explored with the concept of a handheld printer.

[@drauc]

Love the wall deco at the end

[@ObscureOdysseys]

Such fantastic content bro. Really enjoying it!

[@slateportraichu5416]

I've learned so much in these 12 minutes. Amazing job, thank you=)

[@garrettchandler1948]

Now someone needs to mod a real printer to hook up to a game boy and print a 40" by 60" picture of pikachu.

[@EeveeFromAlmia]

3ds games not letting you 'print' is so silly; the machine comes with a camea and SD card! Just export the 'photo' to that!!!!

[@ProfessorRex]

The amount of research and commitment needed to collect all the information for this video is insane. What an amazing video. Adding to my personal list of best Pokémon videos of all time

[@conepictures]

I did print the Diploma back in the day. Fun times.

[@billuminati3867]

I had a surfing pikachu on my childhood copy of yellow I received second hand from a GameCube. I had zero clue how rare it was at the time to have had it and played the surfing pikachu game so much!!

[@CECColumbusOH]

10:35 The Game Boy Printer is fully compatible with the Game Boy Advance/SP They reuse the Game Boy Color/Game Boy Printer's link cable port

[@SirToastyToes]

Yes but not any GBA SP games which use the new cable

[@AzraelThanatos]

With Yellow, there's an additional variation for a 151 pokedex, and Johto games have variants for 250 and 251. If I remember right, Cianwood also has something additional there

[@BlinksAwakening]

I think I still have my old Game Boy Printer, that thing was such a neat and bizarre novelty, but man did I love it.

[@m2pt5]

There was once a cable (a bit of googling tells me it was called the Mad Catz Camera Link) that could connect between a Game Boy Pocket/Color link port (it had the smaller connector, so no GB brick) and a PC parallel port, allowing you to capture prints into image files, but it worked only with the Game Boy Camera. Would have been awesome if it worked with any GBP-compatible game.

[@SirToastyToes]

I know there are emulators these days that let you send printer images as files

[@Ali-gv1yw]

Wow. Im impressed that there is a pikachu surf sprite while surfing

[@moop_moop1]

i had no idea getting a pikachu with surf was such an ordeal 😆

[@TheBogstaverne]

Yo, I've literally just today booted an emulator of the Pokemon Trading Card Game, and in that I saw an option to use a game boy printer, which I've never even known about. Algorithm, you've done it again.

[@naircat]

wow! i never knew the game boy player could do that. so glad this video was recommened to me.

[@PDONeksu]

I've wanted this thing so bad as a kid! It's nice to at least see what it could do in video.

[@maxalmonte14]

That decoration is 🔥

[@lotusqueen440]

wonderful as always

[@sothesalamilidwontfit]

"all pokemon are shiny in greyscale" *mimikyu has entered the chat*

[@enoyna1001]

Great stuff!

[@adamburns1077]

That example of the diploma Pokédex is accurate at 8:02, I have Mew and just need Omastar to have 151.

[@SirToastyToes]

Omastar was the one I needed last as well, what are the odds :)

[@yy-nm1hr]

Hermoso video Agradezco haber descubierto tu canal, me encantan los vídeos de este estilo Sigue así, te admiro Saludos desde Chile

[@randumbyootoobyooser]

Would really like to know where to get Gameboy printer paper nowadays. You can also mention the Pokemon overlays and stamps for photos in Gameboy Camera.

[@SirToastyToes]

There are ebay sellers who sell newly manufactured rolls, they worked perfectly for me

[@thisismyaltaccount4195]

Great video! It brings me endless joy that all these years into the future, there are still little gems of information to be found and talked about. Thanks so much for posting this!

[@ZEXUDO_RECORDZ]

Great Video man!!!!

[@Sam-xu5nv]

Your videos keep making me buy vintage Pokémon stuff this is getting expensive D:

[@LouisZezeran]

That surfing game reminds me of excitebike

[@jbca]

Wow. I never realized it was such an ordeal to get a surfing pikachu. I didn’t remember any of that, but I enjoyed the minigame… I guess I must have used a game shark!

[@phoenixdowner]

I had a GameBoy Printer and I stopped playing Pokemon entirely because I couldn't get all of the Unknown to unlock the print feature. That frustrated me to no end.

[@SpongeKiller42]

Huh, so many years of knowing Toasty through NL and these videos are kind of refreshing. I enjoyed the content Toasty, keep it up 🥳

[@official-juppy]

8:41 lugia's nickname is luigi

[@TooMuchDad]

3:10 why’d they do Voltorb so dirty in his art 😂

[@SirToastyToes]

That is a vending machine promo from Japan that was included in TCG2

[@TooMuchDad]

@@SirToastyToes I love it so much, and now I need one

[@ItchyTastyPlays]

If I had the option to print with Unknown....I'd spell farts.

[@dowottboy5889]

I cannot believe I've been trying to complete the Pokedex on Pokémon Red to print out the diploma only to find out it's only possible in Yellow...

[@SirToastyToes]

At least you can trade over some of the harder to obtain ones from Red, and you'd need to play through Red for the other Fossil as well

[@dowottboy5889]

@@SirToastyToes true, but I need to get yellow then, which I was going to do anyways but still kinda annoying

[@user-kn1st4vj6m]

The artwork is really cute! I wonder who drew them.

[@cartoonistanonymous]

3:10 Mom: We have Voltorb at home.

[@SUE.ROGERS]

it was the gb printer that inspired me to print my scarlet and violet diploma and frame it

[@asra-5180]

Now I wonder if it can print glitched Pokemon boxes...

[@ToxicognathHugs]

What took the most time to do? Finishing the Pokedex in 4 different games or getting the high score in Yellow?

[@pcm1011]

Love this

[@CritikalJari]

Another weirdly obscure pokemon video lets goo

[@leftysheppey]

Apparently you make good videos. I've not watched this yet, but I've subscribed. You better be as good as people say ;)

[@SirToastyToes]

I'm curious and flattered that someone is recommending me :)

[@TheDarkSoul97]

As others have said, really fascinating!

[@wolfetteplays8894]

I really wish that there was one of these for the switch / 3DS

[@lazydictionary]

Took me way too long to read SirToastyToes in Unknown

[@angeloireland576]

The Pikachus beach mini game in pokemon yellow is designed after the nes game excite bike

[@KennyKowalski]

Every time I think I know all there is to know about something in Pokémon, you create a video that shows me something completely unexpected! Fantastic work 💕

[@UnarmedNPC]

I once had a whole shoe box full of prints but over time they faded away. At least I still have my memories.

[@aaayjay]

The framed dex is so cool

[@aaayjay]

How did you make it

[@SirToastyToes]

@@aaayjay I printed out every entry, then ordered frames and matboards. One mat I cut holes into, then attached the dex entries so they show through each opening.

[@aaayjay]

@@SirToastyToes thanks, that’s such a creative idea

[@Nukatha]

What paper do you buy for your game boy printer? I have some original paper, but it has all gone bad.

[@SirToastyToes]

I just found some listings on eBay that said it was newly made which worked perfectly

[@CRAETION_]

love it!

[@hnavarro9504]

Does the print fade away with time? If so, how can one preserve it? Is it possible to scan them, save them in a laptop and have them printed in a better paper/quality?

[@SirToastyToes]

Some emulators let you send the images to regular file formats, which you could use to print them in a more lasting fashion

[@_____7704]

Please scan the Printer box! :)

[@JomasterTheSecond]

We should bring back printers for game consoles. Playstation 5 Printer when, Sony?!

[@SirToastyToes]

Fujifilm did make a Nintendo Switch printer a few months ago

[@scaleonkhan183]

1:02 Ah yes… Charizard…

[@SirToastyToes]

The printer itself, not the box art

[@scaleonkhan183]

@@SirToastyToes That makes so much more sense LOL

[@nousukas]

Will the prints stay on good shape behind the glass?

[@SirToastyToes]

They've barely faded so far, I keep them out of direct sunlight

[@AdmiralLatias]

i actually had beaten that score 4 years ago at 7,650 points with every combo

[@SirToastyToes]

I eventually gave up at 7k because I think past a point it's just about getting good RNG with the waves

[@AdmiralLatias]

@@SirToastyToes just gotta believe in yourself thats how i came out success

[@KaiserJek]

Sir toasty toes

[@DJCosmicLatte]

9:35 Shut up and take my like and subscribe lmao

[@rulosystar5877]

Unown ! and Unown ? were introduced in gen 4's DPPt games, not gen 3 FRLG ; ;

[@SirToastyToes]

bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Tanoby_Chambers

[@rulosystar5877]

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa @@SirToastyToes