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| − | | align=center colspan=2|<font size="2">'''''Game Boy Color'''''</font> |
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| + | |release = [[Image:Japan.gif|15 px]] October 21, [[1998]]<br>[[Image:America.gif|15 px]] November 18, [[1998]]<br>[[Image:Europe.gif|15 px]] November 23, [[1998]] |
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The Nintendo '''Game Boy Color''' was the successor of the [[Game Boy Pocket]]. Slightly larger than the Pocket, but significantly smaller than the original [[Game Boy]], its defining feature was a colour screen able to display 56 colours simultaneously. In addition it possessed more powerful hardware than the Pocket, with a processor of twice the speed and quadruple the memory. A large number of new games were released to exploit the capabilities of this new console, which was also backwards compatible with every previous Game Boy game with only a handful of exceptions. |
The Nintendo '''Game Boy Color''' was the successor of the [[Game Boy Pocket]]. Slightly larger than the Pocket, but significantly smaller than the original [[Game Boy]], its defining feature was a colour screen able to display 56 colours simultaneously. In addition it possessed more powerful hardware than the Pocket, with a processor of twice the speed and quadruple the memory. A large number of new games were released to exploit the capabilities of this new console, which was also backwards compatible with every previous Game Boy game with only a handful of exceptions. |
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Revision as of 19:13, 20 August 2009
The Nintendo Game Boy Color was the successor of the Game Boy Pocket. Slightly larger than the Pocket, but significantly smaller than the original Game Boy, its defining feature was a colour screen able to display 56 colours simultaneously. In addition it possessed more powerful hardware than the Pocket, with a processor of twice the speed and quadruple the memory. A large number of new games were released to exploit the capabilities of this new console, which was also backwards compatible with every previous Game Boy game with only a handful of exceptions.
A unique feature of the Game Boy Color was its infra-red wireless link-up port. Seldom used by any software, it was consequently dropped for future Game Boy iterations.
Some were surprised that Nintendo released such an apparently underpowered system, as the Game Boy Color was not even as powerful as the GameGear, which was released way back in 1990. However, the Color, as with its predecessors, was notably more portable, more affordable and had a greater library of games than any of its competitors, as well as many years of carefully-built brand recognition behind it. As such it dominated the market, and destroyed all competition.
Key Games
First Party
- Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
- Game & Watch Gallery 2
- Game & Watch Gallery 3
- The Legend of Zelda: Oracale of Ages
- The Legend of Zelda: Oracale of Seasons
- The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening DX
- Pokémon Gold & Silver
- Wario Land 3
- Tetris DX
- Wario Land II*
- *Released on Game Boy originally, but remade on GBC to take advantage of the new hardware.
Third Party
Harvest Moon 3
The last 2 games were originally released on the NES.
See Also
- Nintendo Game Boy Color Games