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 Game Boy 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

Remakes

Game Boy Pocket

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A Game Boy Pocket.

The Game Boy Pocket was the second system in the Game Boy line. It had the same specifications as the original Game Boy, but it was smaller, lighter, and had a longer battery life and required less batteries (two AAA's as opposed to it's predecessors four AA's).

Game Boy Light

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The Game Boy Light.

Game Boy Light was an only-released-in-Japan Game Boy. Nintendo decided that United States consumers wanted "color, not light" so they came up with the Game Boy Color for America. The Light is about the same size as the Pocket and has a backlit screen for improved vision.

The Light used to be the rarest Game Boy variant outside of Japan at one time, but due to websites such as eBay, the system has become more widely available. It was the only handheld Nintendo produced with an independently lit (backlit or frontlit) screen until the release of the Game Boy Advance SP.