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'''Now You're Playing with Portable Power!''' was a [[Spirit Board]] [[List of Spirit Board events|event]] focused on [[spirit]]s that debuted on the Game Boy or Game Boy Color. It ran from 6 a.m. on September 25, 2020 to 6 a.m. on September 28, 2020 ({{ | '''Now You're Playing with Portable Power!''' was a [[Spirit Board]] [[List of Spirit Board events|event]] focused on [[spirit]]s that debuted on the Game Boy or Game Boy Color. It ran from 6 a.m. on September 25, 2020 to 6 a.m. on September 28, 2020 ({{iw|wikipedia|UTC}}), and was repeated on the following dates: | ||
*6 a.m. on April 22, 2022 to 6 a.m. on April 25, 2022 (UTC) | |||
*6 a.m. on April 21, 2023 to 6 a.m. on April 24, 2023 (UTC) | |||
*6 a.m. on April 19, 2024 to 6 a.m. on April 22, 2024 (UTC) | |||
During the event, defeating spirits on the Spirit Board which were part of the event awarded more {{b|Gold|collectible}} than usual. | |||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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:Spirits that made their debut on Game Boy or Game Boy Color are coming to the Spirit Board! Defeat them in battle to earn extra gold. | :Spirits that made their debut on Game Boy or Game Boy Color are coming to the Spirit Board! Defeat them in battle to earn extra gold. | ||
:Legend-class spirits will also appear at set times. Play it loud!</i><ref>[https://www-aaaba-lp1-hac.cdn.nintendo.net/en-US/e8ad8e0f/index.html North American event page]</ref> | :Legend-class spirits will also appear at set times. Play it loud!</i><ref>[https://www-aaaba-lp1-hac.cdn.nintendo.net/en-US/e8ad8e0f/index.html North American event page]</ref><ref>[https://www-aaaba-lp1-hac.cdn.nintendo.net/en-US/a63bb418/index.html North American event page (repeat)]</ref> | ||
===PAL regions=== | ===PAL regions=== | ||
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:Characters that made their debut on Game Boy or Game Boy Color are coming to the Spirit Board! Defeat them in battle to earn extra gold. | :Characters that made their debut on Game Boy or Game Boy Color are coming to the Spirit Board! Defeat them in battle to earn extra gold. | ||
:Legend-class spirits will also appear at set times. Play it loud!</i><ref>[https://www-aaaba-lp1-hac.cdn.nintendo.net/en-GB/e8ad8e0f/index.html PAL region event page]</ref> | :Legend-class spirits will also appear at set times. Play it loud!</i><ref>[https://www-aaaba-lp1-hac.cdn.nintendo.net/en-GB/e8ad8e0f/index.html PAL region event page]</ref><ref>[https://www-aaaba-lp1-hac.cdn.nintendo.net/en-GB/a63bb418/index.html PAL region event page (repeat)]</ref> | ||
==Periodically appearing spirits== | ==Periodically appearing spirits== | ||
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== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{Langtable | {{Langtable | ||
|ja={{ja|君とならどこまでも GB初出のスピリッツ|Kimitonara Doko Made mo GB Hatsude no Supirittsu}} | |ja={{ja|君とならどこまでも GB初出のスピリッツ|Kimitonara Doko Made mo GB Hatsude no Supirittsu}} | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Similarly to [[Classics!]] in PAL regions (known as "Now You're Playing With Spirit Power!"), the event's title references the Game Boy's slogan used by commercials, which was | *Similarly to [[Classics!]] in PAL regions (known as "Now You're Playing With Spirit Power!"), the event's title references the Game Boy's slogan used by American commercials, "Now you're playing with portable power!", which was a modified version of the {{iw|wikipedia|Nintendo Entertainment System}}'s slogan, "Now you're playing with power!". | ||
**The event's description references "[[wikipedia:Nintendo marketing#Play It Loud!|Play It Loud!]]", a slogan used by a series of more edgy and often grotesque US advertisements aimed at a teen audience released late in the Game Boy and Super Nintendo Entertainment System's lifespans between 1994 and 1996. | |||
**Meanwhile, the Japanese title of the event references the phrase said in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELSGUH9Fi5Q the first commercial for the Game Boy itself]. | |||
**The Spanish PAL version of the Spirit event references the lyrics of a rap song sung in a [https://youtu.be/PuzcN9dD_ZM Spanish commercial] for the Game Boy. | |||
**Both French versions reference a [https://youtu.be/CMT3vE1XQrY French localization] of a [https://youtu.be/VN0PPEELpHA UK Game Boy commercial]. | |||
**The Spanish NTSC version references [https://twitter.com/Yo_Yams/status/1065488281020772352 the Mexican localized version] of the Game Boy Color's US slogan, "Get into it". | |||
*In contrast to other Spirit Board events based on a specific console (such as [[Classics!]] and [[Get N or Get Out]]), the majority of spirits included in this event use artwork that are not used for Game Boy games. Of the 33 spirits included in the event, only 12 of them use artwork originally used for a Game Boy game. | *In contrast to other Spirit Board events based on a specific console (such as [[Classics!]] and [[Get N or Get Out]]), the majority of spirits included in this event use artwork that are not used for Game Boy games. Of the 33 spirits included in the event, only 12 of them use artwork originally used for a Game Boy game. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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