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The Nintendo Game Boy was one of the first commercially viable handheld game systems on the market being released in 1989. The Game Boy was released in North America in August, 1989, in Japan on April 21, 1989, and in Europe in 1990. The Game Boy was the first in the Game Boy line. It was created by Gunpei Yokoi, as well as the same team that had developed Nintendo's Game & Watch series. The Game Boy pack-in game was Tetris, a little known puzzle game from Russia that would soon explode in popularity due to this. Despite the Game Boy's handicap of being able to only display two colors, it was significantly more successful than other full color handhelds such as Atari Lynx and Sega Game Gear. Part of this was due to the fact that the batteries for Game Boy lasted a significantly longer times than those used for other full color handhelds, possibly from the fact that it used four AA batteries. 1998 saw Nintendo introduce the Game Boy's successor the Game
Boy Color; the two systems games were actually compatible with each
other, with the entire Game Boy line up playable on the Game Boy Color
and a select few Game Boy Color titles playable on the original Game
Boy (although not in color).
In 1994 Nintendo released an adapter for the Super Nintendo entitled the Super Game Boy, which allowed Super Nintendo players to play Game Boy games on their TV with a limited amount of colors. The adapter did not require the owner to own the original Game Boy system, just the adapter, despite this Game Boy remained as popular as ever. In 1996 Nintendo released a slimmer more compact version of the Game Boy entitled Game Boy Pocket.
Features
The Game Boy's control was very similar to that of the original Nintendo Entertainment System. It had a D-pad, A and B buttons, and a Select and Start button. On the side of the Game Boy was a volume control, a contrast control, a link cable port, and a jack for rechargeable batteries (instead of just the regular batteries). The link cable port could also be used for the Game Boy Printer. Despite originally being designed to only allow multiplayer in Tetris, the link cable eventually supported games such as Pokémon Red/Blue and Pokémon Gold/Silver.
Nintendo's first handheld gaming console was immensely popular among gamers, selling millions. Despite its grayscale color scheme, it still got support from developers and publishers.
Overview
The Game Boy
The Nintendo Game Boy was one of the first commercially viable handheld game systems on the market being released in 1989. The Game Boy was released in North America in August, 1989, in Japan on April 21, 1989, and in Europe in 1990. The Game Boy was the first in the Game Boy line. It was created by Gunpei Yokoi, as well as the same team that had developed Nintendo's Game & Watch series. The Game Boy pack-in game was Tetris, a little known puzzle game from Russia that would soon explode in popularity due to this. Despite the Game Boy's handicap of being able to only display two colors, it was significantly more successful than other full color handhelds such as Atari Lynx and Sega Game Gear. Part of this was due to the fact that the batteries for Game Boy lasted a significantly longer times than those used for other full color handhelds, possibly from the fact that it used four AA batteries. 1998 saw Nintendo introduce the Game Boy's successor the Game
Boy Color; the two systems games were actually compatible with each
other, with the entire Game Boy line up playable on the Game Boy Color
and a select few Game Boy Color titles playable on the original Game
Boy (although not in color).
The Game Boy
In 1994 Nintendo released an adapter for the Super Nintendo entitled the Super Game Boy, which allowed Super Nintendo players to play Game Boy games on their TV with a limited amount of colors. The adapter did not require the owner to own the original Game Boy system, just the adapter, despite this Game Boy remained as popular as ever. In 1996 Nintendo released a slimmer more compact version of the Game Boy entitled Game Boy Pocket.
Features
A Game Boy cartridge
The Game Boy's control was very similar to that of the original Nintendo Entertainment System. It had a D-pad, A and B buttons, and a Select and Start button. On the side of the Game Boy was a volume control, a contrast control, a link cable port, and a jack for rechargeable batteries (instead of just the regular batteries). The link cable port could also be used for the Game Boy Printer. Despite originally being designed to only allow multiplayer in Tetris, the link cable eventually supported games such as Pokémon Red/Blue and Pokémon Gold/Silver.
A Game Boy cartridge
Technical Specifications
- CPU: Custom 8-bit Sharp LR35902 core at 4.19 MHz
- RAM: 8 kB internal S-RAM
- Video RAM: 8 kB internal
- ROM: On-CPU-Die 256-byte-bootstrap; 256 kb, 512 kb, 1 Mb, 2 Mb, 4 Mb, and 8 Mb cartridges
- Sound: 2 Square Waves, 1 programmable 32-sample 4-bit PCM Wave, 1 White noise, and one audio input from the cartridge.
- Display: Reflective LCD 160 x 144 pixels
- Screen size: 66 mm (2.6 in) diagonal
- Power: 6 V, 0.7 W
- Dimensions: 90 mm (W) x 148 mm (H) x 32mm (D) / 3.5" x 5.8" x 1.3"
Game Boy games
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| Platform Name: | Game Boy |
| Release Date: | April 21, 1989 |
| Online Support: | False |
| Install Base: | 118,690,000 |
| Original Price: | $179 |
| Producing Company: | Nintendo |
| Total Games: | games |
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Mario first in Donkey Kong |
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Dr. Wily first in Mega Man |
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Mega Man first in Mega Man |
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Kirby first in Kirby's Dream Land |
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Spider-Man first in Spider-Man |
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King Dedede first in Kirby's Adventure |
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Wario first in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins |
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Batman first in Batman |
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Dracula first in Ghost House |
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Rush first in Mega Man 3 |
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New York first in |
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Space first in Spacewar! |
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The United States of America first in The Oregon Trail |
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Japan first in |
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Cave first in |
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Chicago first in |
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Jungle first in |
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Miami first in |
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Underwater first in |
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Desert first in |
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Jump first in Donkey Kong |
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2D first in Tennis for Two Simulator |
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Cheat Code first in Manic Miner |
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Tie-In first in |
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Side-Scrolling first in |
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Game Over first in |
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Death first in |
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Anthropomorphism first in |
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Health first in |
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Virtual Console first in |
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