I still get that with anything that I don’t buy from Amazon, also game releases that I’ve been following for a while (currently sitting patiently until the Elden Ring DLC finally drops for my time zone).
I didn’t have it myself either (until years later), but a neighbor down the street did. I remember all the kids in the neighborhood playing on that system.
A little while after the Gameboy color came out, I was able to get my hands on a rechargeable battery pack, and I remember thinking that was an absolute game changer.
I don’t miss the days of everything running on batteries.