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| {{articleabout|the game console|the micrograme of the same name in ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames!]]''|[[Game Boy (microgame)|here]]|the gamebook series of the same name|[[Game Boy (book series)|here]]}}
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| |Image=[[File:Gameboy.jpg|250px]]
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| |Rel={{releasedate|Japan|April 21, 1989|USA|July 31, 1989|Europe|September 28, 1990}}
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| |Dis=1999
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| |Pre=[[Game & Watch]]
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| |Suc=[[Virtual Boy]]<br>[[Game Boy Color]]
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| {{LLQuote|Now you're playing with power. Portable power.|The Game Boy slogan}}
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| [[File:Game Boy logo.png|left|230px]]The '''[[nwiki:Game Boy|Game Boy]]''' is [[Nintendo]]'s second handheld console. The Game Boy is one of the best selling game systems of all time, Containing a processor 2.345x faster than the NES and selling around 64,420,000 units worldwide. It was so popular that Nintendo actually pushed back production of the [[Game Boy Color]]. It was discontinued in 1999 but is famous to collectors. It is the handheld counterpart of the NES and SNES. It has 8-bit graphics (similar to the NES).
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| The Game Boy has the {{button|gb|A}}, {{button|gb|B}}, {{button|gb|start}} and {{button|gb|select}} buttons and the {{button|gb|Pad}} which make the controls similar to that on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]. In 1995 a new version of the Game Boy, as part of Nintendo's [[:File:GBPIL x16.png|"Play It Loud!"]] campaign, was released. This version is exactly the same as the original; the only difference is the color of the system. Game Boy games are also avalable on the [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Virtual Console]].
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| ==Hardware Specifications==
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| *CPU: Z80 8-bit CMOS
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| *CPU Speed: 4.19 Mhz
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| *RAM: 8 Kbyte
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| *Maximum Resolution: 160 x 144 pixels
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| *Colors: Grayscale (four shades of gray; olive green in some cases) (in Color, they get 32,768 colors + 56 colors maximum on screen)
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| *Maximum sprite size: 8 x 16 pixels
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| *Maximum number of sprites on screen: 40 sprites, 10 per line
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| *Minimum/Maximum cart size: 256 Kbit - 16 Mbit
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| *Sound: 4 Channel
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| ==Remodels==
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| ===Super Game Boy===
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| The ''[[Super Game Boy]]'' is not an actual system; rather, it is a [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Nintendo]] cartridge that one could insert Game Boy cartridges into, thus enabling people to play Game Boy games on their television screens through the Super Nintendo. Certain games have additional colors that can only be seen while played on a Super Game Boy. [[Donkey Kong '94|Donkey Kong]] has a special color palette designed for the Super Game Boy, as well as a special border designed to resemble the original arcade cabinet. Game Boy Color games with black cartridges can be played on the Super Game Boy. These features are not avalible on the 3DS versions due to using a Game Boy emulator rather then a SNES emulator.
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| ===Game Boy Pocket===
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| [[File:GB Pocket Plata 01.jpg|thumb|left|150px|The 1st release Game Boy Pocket]]
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| The ''Game Boy Pocket'' is the second system of the Game Boy line. As the name implies, it is a pocket-sized Game Boy with its same features, and it was lighter in weight, with a clearer screen and a longer battery life. It requires two AAA batteries rather than four AA batteries in order to play games. The first release had no battery light indicator and it was rapidly replaced with a second release with the battery light due to customer complaints. The second release made its way into markets in several different colors (red, blue, green, yellow, black, etc.).
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| ===Game Boy Light===
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| [[File:Game Boy Light.jpg|thumb|right|150px|A silver Game Boy Light]]
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| The ''Game Boy Light'' is the third system in the Game Boy line. It was released only in Japan in April 14, 1998 because Nintendo decided to make the Game Boy Color as Western gamers wanted ''color, not light'', but said system was also released in Japan. The system is slightly bigger than a Game Boy Pocket and came only in two colors, gold and silver. Its main function, as the name implies, is the ability to produce backlight in order to play games in low light conditions. There were several special editions such as the Astro Boy edition.
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| At the time, it was the rarest ''Game Boy'' system only available in Japan, but due to online websites such as [http://www.ebay.com/ eBay] the system became widely available in the entire world.
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| It was the only ''Game Boy'' system to have proper backlight until the release of the [[Game Boy Advance SP]].
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| ===Successors===
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| The Game Boy has had a number of remakes.
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| *The [[Game Boy Color]]
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| *The [[Game Boy Advance]]
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| *The [[Game Boy Advance SP]]
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| *The [[Game Boy Micro]]
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| ==Appearances in the ''Mario'' series==
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| [[File:WartGameBoy_CN.jpg|thumb|left|The batteries of "[[Wart]]'s" Game Boy expire.]]
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| In the ''Game Boy'' comics mini-series by [[Valiant]], Game Boys acted as gateways between the Mushroom World and Earth.
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| The [[Club Nintendo]] comic "[[Wart steht unter Strom]]" is about [[Wart]] (who is [[Bowser]] erroneously labeled as "Wart") who is playing Game Boy. The power of the batteries expires, so Wart carelessly throws the batteries away. [[Mario]] reminds him that they should be disposed of in containers instead.
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| In the [[Nintendo Adventure Book]] ''[[Doors to Doom]]'', Mario and Luigi can encounter Wart, who is relaxing in his lair and playing a Game Boy, having mellowed out and become a skateboarder since his last encounter with the heroes.
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| In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', Mario is able to buy a Game Boy from a [[Beetle Mania Toad|Toad]] in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]].
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| In ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'', there is a [[Boo]] called Game Boo, which is probably a pun on Game Boy or its series.
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| In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', there is an oversized Game Boy as the scoreboard in the [[Pianta Parlor]].
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| In ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'', [[9 Volt]] has a giant Game Boy in his house.
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| A stage that takes place in a Game Boy system, [[Dream Land (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS)|Dream Land]] (based on ''[[wikirby:Kirby's Dream Land|Kirby's Dream Land]]''), appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''. Additionally, during the Classic mode credits minigame, hitting the Nintendo logo towards the end plays the Game Boy start-up sound.
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| ==Galleries==
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| ===System Gallery===
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| <gallery>
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| File:Manchester Game Boy.png|A red Play It Loud! Game Boy with the Manchester logo at the center.
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| File:GameBoy Group.jpg|Different types of Game Boys. Notice the red Game Boy with the Manchester logo at the left.
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| File:GBPIL x16.png|Eight Play It Loud! Game Boys
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| File:Game Boy logo.png|The Game Boy's logo.
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| File:GBC Camera.jpg|[[Game Boy Camera|Pocket Camera]] played on the Game Boy Pocket
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| </gallery>
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| ===Game Gallery===
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| <i><gallery>
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| File:Alleywaycover.png|[[Alleyway]]
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| File:Dmgdqa.jpg|[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]
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| File:Donkey_Kong_Land_Box_Art.jpg|[[Donkey Kong Land]]
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| File:Donkey_Kong_Land_2_Box_Art.jpg|[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]
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| File:Donkey_Kong_Land_3_Box_Art.jpg|[[Donkey Kong Land III]]
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| File:DrMarioGBCover.jpg|[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]
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| File:GameWatchGallery.jpg|[[Game & Watch Gallery]]
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| File:Game Boy Gallery 2 JAP cover.jpg|[[Game & Watch Gallery 2|Game Boy Gallery 2]]
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| File:Marios_Picross.jpg|[[Mario's Picross]]
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| File:MarioPicross2.jpg|[[Picross 2]]
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| File:SarasalandBoxArt.png|[[Super Mario Land]]
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| File:Supermarioland2logo.jpg|[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]
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| File:TA_GameBoyCover.jpg|[[Tetris Attack]]
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| File:WarioB_Cover.jpg|[[Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!]]
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| File:WarioLandBoxArt.jpg|[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]
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| File:WarioLand2.jpg|[[Wario Land II]]
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| File:Y_Cover.jpg|[[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi]]
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| File:Yoshi's Cookie batter quality Box 65.jpg|[[Yoshi's Cookie]]
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| </gallery></i>
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| ==Trivia==
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| *To commemorate the 100th issue of [[Nintendo Power]] an exclusive golden Game Boy Pocket with a Nintendo Power logo and a 100 next to the system's logo was bundled with the issue.
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| *The Game Boy is the only Nintendo console that can play some of its [[Game Boy Color|successor's]] games, albeit in gray scales.
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