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Nintendo is the electronics brand you don’t expect to see on a boat while you’re fishing. Once upon a time, we’re talking about the 1990s, however, between Super Mario and Pokemon something like the Pocket Sonar, the fishfinder for the Game Boy Pocket, also popped up. Produced by Bandai, it was known only in Japan, as the only market where it was sold. A device that allowed the classic Game Boy Pocket to be used as a fishfinder (up to 20 meters).
How did it work? Simple, the Pocket Sonar emitted sound waves that bounced off objects underwater, returning information about their location and depth. All of this was displayed on the Game Boy screen, allowing players to “see” what was lurking beneath the surface. Today imagine that kit can be found online (on Ebay) for over €950. This refers to an open, never used product that is more than 25 years old. In short, a treat for vintage lovers and certainly not something to “really” use also because for that amount of money one can find well other state-of-the-art electronic fishing tools. The other catch is this product, being designed for Japan and that’s it, uses the language of the contents and manuals almost exclusively in Japanese.
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