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Manufacturer: Nintendo
Designer: Gunpei Yokoi
Generation: Fourth
Bits: 8-bit
Year Released: 1989(Japan), 1990(Europe), 1989(North America)
Units sold: Over 100 million worldwide
Media: Game Boy Cartridge
Summary: The Game Boy originally created by Gunpei Yokoi is an 8-bit handheld console developed by Nintendo. It was released in North America on July 31, 1989 and is the first handheld console of the Game Boy's.
History
The Game Boy is their second handheld following the Game & Watch series. It has features from both the NES and Game & Watch. It was originally bundled with the puzzle game Tetris.
The Game Boy was a tremendous success. The Game Boy and The color version combined have sold 118.69 million units worldwide. Upon its release in the United States, it sold its entire shipment of one million units within weeks.
Hardware
ORIGINAL GAME BOY
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Tech Specs:
CPU: Custom 8-bit Sharp LR35902[22][unreliable source?] core at 4.19 MHz which is similar to an Intel 8080 in that all of the registers introduced in the Z80 are not present. However, some of the Z80's instruction set enhancements over the stock 8080, particularly bit manipulation, are present. Still other instructions are unique to this particular flavor of Z80 CPU. The core also contains integrated sound generation
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. The unit only has one speaker, but headphones provide stereo sound (for further information, see Game Boy Music)
Display: Reflective LCD 160 × 144 pixels
Frame Rate: Approx. 59.7 frames per second on a regular Game Boy, 61.1 on a Super Game Boy
Vertical Blank Rate: Approx 1.1ms
Screen size: 66 mm (2.6 in) diagonal
Color Palette: 2-bit (4 shades of "grey" (green to (very) dark green))
Communication: Up to 2 Game Boys can be linked together via built-in serial ports, up to 4 with a DMG-07 4-player adapter. More than 4 players is possible by chaining adapters.
Power: 6 V, 0.7 W (4 AA batteries provide ~14-35 hours)
Dimensions: 90 mm (W) x 148 mm (H) x 32 mm (D) / 3.5" x 5.8" 1.3" (in)
Controls & How it Works:
The Game Boy has four buttons "A", "B", "SELECT", and "START", as well as a directional pad. There is a volume control dial on the right side of the console and a slider on the left side to adjust the contrast. Aswell as a sliding on, off switch and the slot for the Game Boy cartridges on the top.
External Hardware
Add-ons:
link cable – connects to other game boy's to play head-to-head.
Notable Qualities
Was a superior handheld when it was release, it was a huge success as most of Nintendo's releases, they sold out, over 1 million shipments within weeks.
Notable Titles
Poke'Mon
Super Mario Land (1989-1994)
Tetris (1989)
Bomberman (1994-1996)
Castlevania (1989- 1992)
Donkey Kong (1994)
Mega Man (1991)
Final Fantasy (1990-1991)
Mortal Kombat (1993)
Metroid (1991)
Zelda (1993)
Kirby's Dream Land (1992)
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