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{{Console infobox
|name=Game Boy Color
|jname=ゲームボーイカラー
|jtrans=Game Boy Color
|image=Game Boy Color.png
|caption=A Game Boy Color
|jprelease=October 21, 1998
|narelease=November 18, 1998
|eurelease=November 23, 1998
|aurelease=November 23, 1998
|korelease=2000<ref>[http://bbs2.ruliweb.daum.net/gaia/do/ruliweb/default/nds/84/read?bbsId=G003&itemId=5&articleId=1372618 게임보이 발매 25주년 | Daum 루리웹] ([https://archive.today/CJqGo archived copy])</ref>
|specs=
*160×144 pixel resolution
*Shows up to 56 different colors simultaneously on screen from its palette of 32,768
*32 {{wp|Kilobyte|KB}} RAM.
*[[Infrared]] communications port
*{{wp|Game Boy Color#Specifications|Full list}}
|congen=5
|pokegen={{gen|I}}, {{gen|II}}
|type=Handheld
|colors={{colorswatch|008080|Teal}}{{colorswatch|FF69B4|Strawberry}}{{colorswatch|9370DB|Atomic Purple{{tt|*|Transparent}}}}{{colorswatch|FFD733|Dandelion}}{{colorswatch|78C850|Kiwi}}{{colorswatch|3E2F84|Grape}}{{colorswatch|FFD733|Pikachu & Pichu|Sp}}
|sw=yes
|nw=yes
}}


The '''Game Boy Color''' is [[Nintendo]]'s handheld gaming system which succeeded the [[Game Boy|earlier model]]. It was released on October 21, 1998 in Japan, in November, 1998 in North America, and 1999 in Europe. The main feature of this model, as the name says, is the color screen. The first Pokémon game to this handheld was the English version of [[Pokémon Yellow]].
The '''Game Boy Color''' (Japanese: '''ゲームボーイカラー''' ''Game Boy Color'') is [[Nintendo]]'s 8-bit gaming handheld which succeeded the [[Game Boy]]; it was later succeeded by the [[Game Boy Advance]]. It is slightly taller and thicker than the [[Game Boy Pocket]]. The main feature of this model, as the name suggests, is the color screen. It is also the first Game Boy not to include a contrast knob. Its most popular games are {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, selling approximately 14.51 million copies in Japan and the US combined. The Game Boy Color was discontinued in 2003, shortly after the release of the [[Game Boy Advance SP]].


The processor, which is an 8080 work-alike with a few extra (bit manipulation) instructions, has a clock speed of approx. 8 MHz, twice as fast as that of the original Game Boy. The Game Boy Color also has four times as much memory as the original. The console boasted an impressive palette of 32,768 colors and was capable of simultaneously displaying 56 colors at once. It could also add basic four-color shading to games that had been released for the ordinary Game Boy. Additionally, a new pixel-change feature was added for original Game Boy games; by holding the B button and any one of the directional arrows, the user could change the basic color palette for the game, the most popular being B+Down, which inverted all colors for the entire game.
Like all systems in the Game Boy family, it is not [[Software region|region encoded]].


The Game Boy Color was later succeeded  by the [[Game Boy Advance]].
==Console colors==
The logo for Game Boy Color spelled out the word COLOR in the five original colors in which the unit was manufactured. They were named:
{{colorswatch|FF69B4|Strawberry}}{{colorswatch|3E2F84|Grape}}{{colorswatch|78C850|Kiwi}}{{colorswatch|FFD733|Dandelion}}{{colorswatch|008080|Teal}}
 
Several other colors include:
{{colorswatch|9370DB|Atomic Purple{{tt|*|Transparent}}}}{{colorswatch|FFD733|Pikachu & Pichu|Sp}}
 
Other colors were sold as limited editions or in specific countries.
 
===Special Pokémon editions===
*Pokémon Yellow Game Boy Color: A yellow and blue GBC was decorated with {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Jigglypuff}}, and {{p|Togepi}}. It retailed for US$109.99.
*Clear Green Pokémon Game Boy Color: A clear green GBC was decorated with {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Jigglypuff}}, and {{p|Togepi}}. It was sold in {{pmin|Greater China|Taiwan}}.
*Clear Blue Pokémon Game Boy Color: A clear blue GBC was decorated with {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Jigglypuff}}, and {{p|Togepi}}. It was sold in {{pmin|Greater China|Hong Kong}}.
*Pikachu and Pichu Silver Game Boy Color: A silver GBC that is decorated with {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Pichu}}
*Pokémon Gold and Silver Game Boy Color: A gold faded to silver GBC that was decorated with {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Pichu}} was released in 2001 to celebrate the release of Pokémon Gold and Silver. It retailed for US$99.99.
*Pikachu and Pichu Game Boy Color: A yellow version of the special Gold and Silver Game Boy Color was released and sold separately.
*Orange and Blue Game Boy Color: An orange (front) and blue (back) Game Boy Color featuring {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, and {{p|Squirtle}} released to celebrate Pokémon's third anniversary (Japan only)
*White Game Boy Color: A white Game Boy Color featuring {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Chikorita}}, {{p|Cyndaquil}}, and {{p|Totodile}} released to celebrate Pokémon's third anniversary (Japan only)
 
<gallery>
File:Pokémon Yellow Game Boy Color.png|Special edition Game Boy Color that was bundled with Pokémon Yellow
File:Pokémon Game Boy Color clear green.png|Special edition Game Boy Color sold in {{pmin|Greater China|Taiwan}}
File:Pokémon Game Boy Color clear blue.png|Special edition Game Boy Color sold in {{pmin|Greater China|Hong Kong}}
File:Silver Pichu GBC.png|Special edition silver Game Boy Color
File:Game Boy Color Gold and Silver edition.png|Special edition Game Boy Color that was bundled with Pokémon Gold and Silver
File:Pikachu Pichu Game Boy Color.png|Yellow Pikachu and Pichu Game Boy Color
File:Orange Blue Game Boy Color.png|Orange and blue Game Boy Color released to celebrate Pokémon's third anniversary
File:White Pokémon Game Boy Color.png|White Game Boy Color released to celebrate Pokémon's third anniversary
</gallery>
 
==Color palettes used for original Game Boy games==
When playing an original Game Boy game on a Game Boy Color or [[Game Boy Advance]] (including the [[Game Boy Advance SP]] and the [[Game Boy Player]]), the user can choose which [[wp:List of video game console palettes#Game Boy Color|Game Boy Color color palette]] is used. This is achieved by pressing certain button combinations, namely either A or B (or neither) and a direction key while the Game Boy logo is displayed on the screen.
 
These palettes each contain up to ten colors. In most games, the four shades displayed on the original Game Boy would translate to different subsets of this 10-color palette, such as by displaying movable [[wp:sprite (computer graphics)|sprite]]s in one subset and backgrounds, etc. in another. The grayscale (Left + B) palette produces an appearance essentially identical to that experienced on the original Game Boy.
 
Some licensed Game Boy games have a special default palette. [[Pokémon Red and Blue]] use primarily red and blue palettes, respectively.
 
{| class="roundy" style="border: 2px solid #777; background: #CCC; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px"
! class="roundytl" style="padding:2px; background: #EEE" | Button combination
! class="roundytr" style="padding:2px; background: #EEE" | Palette
|- style="background: #fff"
| Up
| {{colorswatch2|844204|EC9A54|Brown}}
|- style="background: #fff"
| Up + A
| {{colorswatch2|AC2624|EC8A8C|Red}}
|- style="background: #fff"
| Up + B
| {{colorswatch2|947A4C|C4AE94|Dark Brown}}
|- style="background: #fff"
| Down
| {{colorswatch2|9C92F4|EC8A8C|Pale Yellow<ref>[http://replacementdocs.com/download.php?view.5441 GBC Manual]</ref>/Pastel Mix<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/agsmanual_english.pdf GBA Manual]</ref>}}
|- style="background: #fff"
| Down + A
| {{colorswatch2|FC3204|F4FE04|Orange}}
|- style="background: #fff"
| Down + B
| {{colorswatch2|844204|F4FE04|Yellow}}
|- style="background: #fff"
| Left
| {{colorswatch2|0432FC|7CAAFC|Blue}}
|- style="background: #fff"
| Left + A
| {{colorswatch2|4432A4|9C92F4|Dark Blue}}
|- style="background: #fff"
| Left + B
| {{colorswatch2|747274|BCBABC|Gray}}
|- style="background: #fff"
| Right
| {{colorswatch2|FC3204|04FA04|Green}}
|- style="background: #fff"
| Right + A
| {{colorswatch2|0432FC|04FA04|Dark Green}}
|-
| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|5px}}" | Right + B
| style="background: #fff; {{roundybr|5px}}" | {{colorswatch2|F4FE04|04A2A4|Reverse}}
|}{{left clear}}
 
==Technical specifications==
The processor, which is a Z80 work-alike with a few extra (bit manipulation) instructions, has a clock speed of approx. 8&nbsp;MHz, twice as fast as that of the original Game Boy. The Game Boy Color also has four times as much memory as the original. The console boasted an impressive palette of 32,768 colors and was capable of simultaneously displaying 56 colors at once. It could also add basic four-color shading to games that had been released for the ordinary Game Boy. Additionally, a new palette-change feature was added for original Game Boy games; by holding the B button and any one of the directional arrows, the user could change the basic color palette for the game.
 
Game Boy Color games cannot be played natively on the [[Nintendo DS]] or [[Nintendo DS Lite]] handheld. The Nintendo DS lacks the Game Boy's {{wp|Zilog Z80|Z80}}-like {{wp|microprocessor}}, as does the [[Game Boy micro]]. Game Boy Color cartridges also do not fit in the Game Boy Advance slot of the Nintendo DS.
 
==Pokémon games==
These are games made for the Game Boy Color. Non-Japanese {{game|Yellow}} has Game Boy Color features, but is officially classified by Nintendo as an original [[Game Boy]] game.
{{consolegames}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{vg|Pokémon Trading Card Game}}
| Card game
| 1998
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Pinball]]
| Pinball
| 1999
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}
| Core series RPG
| 1999
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Puzzle Challenge]]
| Puzzle
| 2000
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{game|Crystal}}
| Core series RPG
| 2000
|-
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybl|5px}}" | [[Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!]]
| style="background:#FFF" | Card game
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | 2001
|}{{left clear}}
 
===By backwards compatibility===
Due to backward compatibility, all Pokémon games from the original [[Game Boy]] are also playable.
{{consolegames}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{game|Red and Green|s}}
| Core series RPG
| 1996
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{game|Blue| (Japanese)}}
| Core series RPG
| 1996
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{game|Red and Blue|s}}
| Core series RPG
| {{tt|1998|Based on the North American release date, as the games were released under different names in Japan}}
|-
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybl|5px}}" | {{game|Yellow}}{{tt|*|non-Japanese versions are Game Boy Color enhanced}}
| style="background:#FFF" | Core series RPG
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | 1998
|}{{left clear}}
 
===Unreleased===
{| class="roundy" style="float:left; border: 2px solid #777; background: #CCC; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px"
! style="padding:2px; background: #EEE; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Title
! style="padding:2px; background: #EEE; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Genre
|-
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybl|5px}}" | {{OBP|Pokémon Picross|Game Boy Color}}
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | Puzzle
|}{{left clear}}
 
==Trivia==
* Although the walls of [[Fuchsia Gym]] are normally invisible in the [[Generation I]] [[core series]] [[Pokémon games]], the Game Boy Color exposes them when using a multi-colored palette.
* If [[Pokémon Puzzle Challenge]] is being played, it is possible to input a code at the title screen that boots the game into [[Game Boy]] mode which will allow the player to input a code to play {{wp|Panel de Pon}} as the game was mostly left intact while being remade into Pokémon Puzzle League.
 
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{-}}
{{Consoles}}


===Pokémon games for Game Boy Color===
*[[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions]]
*[[Pokémon Crystal Version]]
*[[Pokémon Card GB]]
*[[Pokémon Card GB 2]]
*[[Pokémon Pinball]]
*[[Pokémon Puzzle Challenge]]
*Due to backward compatibility, all Pokémon games from the original [[Game Boy]] are also playable.
Although the English [[Pokémon Yellow Version]] has GBC features, it is officially classified an original Game Boy game by Nintendo.
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