This week marks the 30th anniversary of Game Boy’s release in North America, making it older than Taylor Swift, Brie Larson, and Rob Gronkowski. All three will be turning 30 this year, and Swift wrote an essay for Elle on the 30 things she learned before turning 30. She’s changed a lot since the days of the original Game Boy, and so has her generation.

In 1989, Nintendo released the hand-held video game console that became a staple for kids waiting to be picked up after soccer practice. Before that, many gamers had to stay home to entertain themselves with Super Mario. Now they could take their games anywhere.