The Secret Life of the Fisher-Price Pixter
Children of the early 2000s spent lots of time begging their parents for a Game Boy Advance. It was a big step up from the handheld consoles that came before it, and every gamer wanted one. You can imagine the emotional rollercoaster these kids experienced when they tore open a Game Boy Advance-sized gift on their birthday only to find a Fisher-Price Pixter inside instead. “It won’t rot your brain,” concerned parents would say. But 2000s kids didn’t care about unimportant things like their future — they just wanted to play Super Mario Advance.
However, the Pixter did grow on those who had one. It certainly wasn’t a Game Boy, but it did have some fun games. And aside from that, the touchscreen and drawing mode were unique for the time, and could entertain a child for hours. Dmitry Grinberg may have come across the Pixter later in life,...
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