let s set the scene for survival. 1989 was the watershed year of dawn of the dot-com boom. george bush sr. became america s 41st program. iran s supreme court leader ayatollah khomeini died, chinese students stood up to their leaders in tiananmem square and the berlin wall came tumbling down. the cosby show was most popular show on tv and the batman was the biggest box office leader. some things don t change. the energizer bunny introduced to the public and it s still going and going. get this, unleaded gas $1.12 a gallon. bring that back, right. before the game boys you could find game machines at arcades and bars. and in the mid 80s, some people were hooking up consoles to their tv. but with the game boy you could have the power in the palm of your hand. who wouldn t want one after seeing this, the first game boy commercial.