Nintendo Camp Boy

The Nintendo Camp Boy was a camping accessory produced by Nintendo and bundled with "Camp Boy" accessory packs included with some models of the Game Boy.
Designed to highlight the portability of the Game Boy, the Camp Boy was a self-contained cooking device similar to how the Game Boy was a self-contained entertainment device. Initially available in two colors, Blue and Red, all the red models were subject to a mandatory recall and only blue models are known to exist today.
==Design==
The Camp Boy was a portable, self-contained stove with 3 burners that burned a specially formulated liquid fuel to facilitate cooking at campgrounds and other austere locations.  All components were made of steel and coated with an enamel paint which could resist the heat produced by the burners.  Each of the burners could be controlled individually and a full tank of fuel could last for up to 14 hours of burning with a single burner at its lowest setting.
The stove featured chrome plated, removable grills and windproof burners.  The burners were also able to resist some rain, although Nintendo advised against using it in wet conditions as the steel body of the stove, when heated, was prone to rapid corrosion.
==Recall==
Due to a mistake at the paint company, the Camp Boy factory was sent red paint that was exceptionally flammable.  Upon lighting the burners for the first time, the paint would catch fire and burn vigorously.
The stoves had been available for only 3 days before the company was ordered by the Bureau of Consumer Protection to recall and replace the red models with the safer blue models. Though there were no lives lost, the recall cost Nintendo nearly $20,000 in lost revenue and millions more in ensuing lawsuits.
Because of the reputation of the red models and to prevent confusion among consumers, no more red models were produced and none are currently known to exist.
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