Yes, a Game Boy survived a bombing raid. But as famous as that story is, who's to say it wasn't a fluke? So Wired got Nintendo's old handheld and did some slightly more scientific study on it.
I say slightly because that test involved dropping it a couple of times then having a giant man smash one with a sledgehammer.
Which isn't very scientific at all, but while the hammer was entertaining, that 15-foot drop was impressive. I've dropped phones - made from all kinds of modern, advanced composites and materials not even used in 1989 - from 1/4 of that distance and had them almost disintegrate. Yet the Game Boy was almost unscathed.
Nintendo Gameboy vs. Sledgehammer - WIRED's Battle Damage [Wired]