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The '''Game Boy''', Nintendo's flagship handheld console, was first released in 1989, and even today is the best selling handheld console of all time. | The '''Game Boy''', Nintendo's flagship handheld console, was first released in 1989, and even today is the best selling handheld console of all time. | ||
The console's first incarnation was large and | The console's first incarnation was large and grey, with a monotone dot matrix screen and mononual sound . | ||
In 1998, the Game Boy Color was released. It was slightly smaller than the original Game Boy, and arrived in a wide array of colors — but the biggest change was in the graphics display, which could now display colors instead of just black and white. | In 1998, the Game Boy Color was released. It was slightly smaller than the original Game Boy, and arrived in a wide array of colors — but the biggest change was in the graphics display, which could now display colors instead of just black and white. | ||
The current form of the Game Boy, the Game Boy Advance, was released in 2001. Not only did it look dramatically different (a semi trapezoidal shape compared to the rectangle shape of the original Game Boy and Game Boy Color), but it also contained a powerful processor, allowing it to display SNES caliber graphics and even play voices. | The current form of the Game Boy, the Game Boy Advance, was released in 2001. Not only did it look dramatically different (a semi trapezoidal shape compared to the rectangle shape of the original Game Boy and Game Boy Color), but it also contained a powerful processor, allowing it to display SNES caliber graphics and even play voices. | ||
Revision as of 12:03, 22 February 2005
The Game Boy, Nintendo's flagship handheld console, was first released in 1989, and even today is the best selling handheld console of all time.
The console's first incarnation was large and grey, with a monotone dot matrix screen and mononual sound .
In 1998, the Game Boy Color was released. It was slightly smaller than the original Game Boy, and arrived in a wide array of colors — but the biggest change was in the graphics display, which could now display colors instead of just black and white.
The current form of the Game Boy, the Game Boy Advance, was released in 2001. Not only did it look dramatically different (a semi trapezoidal shape compared to the rectangle shape of the original Game Boy and Game Boy Color), but it also contained a powerful processor, allowing it to display SNES caliber graphics and even play voices.
