Nintendo · Handheld Console · 1998
Game Boy Color
The Game Boy Color is an 8-bit handheld game console developed by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on October 21, 1998, and in international markets the following month. Compared with the original Game Boy, the Game Boy Color features a color TFT screen instead of monochrome, a CPU running at up to twice the speed, and four times as much memory. It is backward compatible with games developed for its predecessor. The Game Boy Color was released during the fifth generation of video game consoles and competed with Bandai's Japan-only WonderSwan, SNK's Neo Geo Pocket Color, and Sega's North America-only Genesis Nomad.
Media
- Format
- Game Boy Color / Game Boy cartridges (backward compatible)
Memory
- Work RAM
- 32 KB
- Video RAM
- 16 KB
Battery
- Life
- ~13 hours
- Power
- 2x AA batteries
Display
- Size
- 2.28 in reflective TFT color LCD
- Resolution
- 160 x 144 px
- Aspect ratio
- 10:9
Physical
- Type
- Handheld game console
Processor
- CPU
- Sharp LR35902 (custom 8-bit, Z80/8080-like), 4.19 or 8.38 MHz modes
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