Gaming News This photo of a mother playing Game Boy Mom has been seen by millions of people. It hides a touching story full of nostalgia
This photo went around the world without anyone knowing its origin. A few months ago, a YouTuber shared her touching story.
Do you know “Game Boy Mom,” that popular Internet meme made from a vintage photo that has become a true worldwide sensation? This image, seen below, is from 1989 and shows four children huddled around a Game Boy while the mother appears to be concentrating on what is likely to be a difficult level of a game. For years, a handful of Internet users have been trying to find out the exact origin of this cliché, but in vain. And Now, in October 2023, a few months ago, a YouTuber interested in niche content discovered the family’s identity. Sakura Stardust posted the story behind the photo in a nearly 20-minute video that even includes testimonials from the family.
We therefore learn that this famous image was first posted on Reddit on June 12, 2012 by user u/ZosaCloud in a post titled “My mom helped me beat a very difficult level in Super Mario Land on the day the Game Boy was released.”, which received more than 7,500 likes. “It was just an innocent “Here’s my mom and a cute photo” and it blew up, with millions of views in a matter of weeks, and we never expected it.
In general, Mom loved spending a lot of time with her children, and Nintendo was one of them. She was our best player for Super Mario Land.
Heroin for children
The mother, Debra Tooley, was the only one in the family who was able to complete a particularly difficult level in Super Mario Land for Wolford, his sister Jenna and his cousins Dean and Dustin Millis. “They watched to see how I could do it so they could pass too… There were many times that day where they made me try to beat it (the level), but in the end they did it
