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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Coconuts Japan | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Coconuts Japan]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1993 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1993 | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Aisystem Tokyo]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1994 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1994 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Generations: July 4, 2020 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Generations: July 4, 2020 | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Pachio-kun | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Pachio-kun Game Gallery]]'' | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Included on [[Retro-Bit Generations|Retro-Bit Generations II]]. | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Included on [[Retro-Bit Generations|Retro-Bit Generations II]]. | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Pachio-kun | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Pachio-kun Puzzle Castle]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Marionette]] | ||
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[[Category: Computers and consoles | [[Category: Computers and consoles designed by Nintendo Research & Development 3]] | ||
[[Category: Computers and consoles designed in Japan]] | [[Category: Computers and consoles designed in Japan]] | ||
[[Category: Computers and consoles manufactured by Nintendo]] | |||
[[Category: Computers and consoles released in 1989]] | [[Category: Computers and consoles released in 1989]] | ||
[[Category: Computers and consoles released in 1990]] | [[Category: Computers and consoles released in 1990]] | ||
[[Category: Fourth-generation video game consoles]] | [[Category: Fourth-generation video game consoles]] | ||
[[Category: Handheld computers and consoles]] | [[Category: Handheld computers and consoles]] | ||
[[Category: Handheld computers and consoles by Nintendo]] | [[Category: Handheld computers and consoles designed by Nintendo Research & Development 3]] | ||
[[Category: Handheld computers and consoles by Nintendo | [[Category: Handheld computers and consoles manufactured by Nintendo]] | ||
[[Category: Handheld computers and consoles released in 1989]] | [[Category: Handheld computers and consoles released in 1989]] | ||
[[Category: Handheld computers and consoles released in 1990]] | [[Category: Handheld computers and consoles released in 1990]] | ||
[[Category: Physical items not owned by WEC Museum]] | [[Category: Physical items not owned by WEC Museum]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:25, 8 January 2024
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| Game Boy | |
| Designer | Nintendo R&D3 |
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| Manufacturer | Nintendo |
| CPU | 4.19 MHz Sharp LR35902 |
| Graphics | 160 × 144, monochrome |
| Memory | 8 KB Main RAM (can be extended to 32 KB) 8 KB Video RAM |
| Media | Game Pak |
| Released | Game Boy JP: April 21, 1989 NA: July 31, 1989 EU: September 28, 1990 Play It Loud!/Game Boy Bros. WW: March 20, 1995 Game Boy Pocket WW: July 21, 1996 Game Boy Light JP: April 14, 1998 |
| Added to Museum | Not yet |
The Game Boy was a line of handheld video game consoles that constituted the second handheld video game platform released by Nintendo. It was preceded by the Game & Watch series of handheld consoles.
It was succeeded by the Game Boy Color, which was released in 1998.
Models
Game Boy
The original Game Boy had a monochrome, green-tinted screen. It was released in Japan on April 21, 1989, in North America on July 31, 1989, and in Europe on September 28, 1990.
Play It Loud!
Nintendo's Play It Loud! line of Game Boy consoles contained the same hardware specifications but was sold in different color cases, including transparent. This line of Game Boy consoles was known as Game Boy Bros. in Japan. They were released on March 20, 1995.
Game Boy Pocket
The Game Boy Pocket was a smaller Game Boy unit that required fewer batteries. It was released on July 21, 1996.
Game Boy Light
The Game Boy Light was only slightly bigger than the Game Boy Pocket and contained a backlit screen. It was released only in Japan on April 14, 1998.
