Nintendo GameBoy "Original"/Nintendo GameBoy Pocket
GameBoy "Original" was Nintendo's first handheld system (it was released in 1989). It had a monotone black LCD screen and was powered by four AA batteries.
GameBoy Pocket (first released in 1996) was a smaller version of the original one that could easily fit in a pocket in contrast with its big ancestor. It had a quite larger screen and was powered by two AAA batteries.
GameBoy Light is a rather unknown system since it was only released in Japan. It looked a lot like GameBoy Pocket but also featured an indigo backlit screen.
Hardware Details
- CPU:
- 8-bit (Similiar to the Z80 processor.)
- Main RAM:
- 8K Byte
- Video RAM:
- 8K Byte
- Screen Size:
- 2.6" black and white
- Resolution:
- 160x144 (20x18)
- Clock Speed:
- 4.194304 MHz
- Sound:
- 4 channels with stereo sound
- Power:
- DC6V 0.7W
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GameBoy Series Games
- Color Generation
- Metal Generation
- Advanced Generation
- Others