Retsy Series 1 · Card 0550 · 90-TEC

Battery Gobbler GX

Real arcade action in your backpack.

A boomerang-shaped translucent handheld with a backlit color screen that drained eight double-A batteries in one afternoon.

Card no.: 0550 of 1,280
Set: 90s Tech & Gadgets · 90-TEC
Year: 1998
Type: Handheld game console
Found at: Electronics store game counter
Cost back then: $99.99

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Nostalgia9/10

Hype9/10

Weirdness5/10

Trade value7/10

The story · 1998

The story of Battery Gobbler GX

The Battery Gobbler looked incredible: see-through lime plastic, a glowing color screen and a link cable for battling your cousin. The catch was in the name. Eight batteries lasted one car ride, so families bought them in bulk and parents rationed play time by the battery. Kids learned to hunt for outlets at every rest stop.

Fun fact

The optional wall plug cost almost as much as the console, and every kid who owned one guarded it like treasure.

Six finishes

187 copies of Battery Gobbler GX exist

Battery Gobbler GX comes in six finishes: 100 Base, 50 Holo, 25 Laser and 10 Gold copies, plus one Super Laser and one Misprint that exist exactly once. Every copy is minted to the wallet that rips it, with its own serial number.

Battery Gobbler GX, Retsy card 0550 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Battery Gobbler GX, Retsy card 0550 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Battery Gobbler GX, Retsy card 0550 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Battery Gobbler GX, Retsy card 0550 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Battery Gobbler GX, Retsy card 0550 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Battery Gobbler GX, Retsy card 0550 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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