Game Boy

The Game Boy

This article is about the game console. For information about the gamebook series of the same name, see Game Boy (book series)

The Game Boy was Nintendo's first portable console. The Gameboy was one of the best selling game systems of all time, selling around 118,690,000 units world wide. It was so popular that Nintendo actually pushed back the Gameboy Color because the sales for the Gameboy were so good.

Hardware Specifications

CPU: Z80 8-bit CMOS
CPU Speed: 4.19 Mhz
RAM: 8 Kbyte
Maximum Resolution: 160 x 144 pixels
Colors: Grayscale
Maximum number of colors: 4
Maximum sprite size: 8 x 16 pixels
Maximum number of sprites: 40 sprites
Minimum/Maximum cart size: 256 Kbit - 16 Mbit
Sound: 4 Channel
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