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Game Boy

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Game Boy hardware shown in the reference photograph
Nintendo · 1989

Game Boy

Monochrome cartridge hardware and the smaller Pocket revision.

3 registry entries · Released
Transparent purple Game Boy Color with screen off
Nintendo · 1998

Game Boy Color

Colour Game Boy hardware that also plays original Game Boy cartridges.

6 registry entries · Released
Game Boy Advance hardware shown in the reference photograph
Nintendo · 2001

Game Boy Advance

Horizontal 32-bit handheld with shoulder buttons and AA batteries.

9 registry entries · Released
Blue first-generation Game Boy Advance SP, opened
Nintendo · 2003

Game Boy Advance SP

Clamshell GBA with rechargeable power and illuminated display.

11 registry entries · Released
Game Boy Micro hardware shown in the reference photograph
Nintendo · 2005

Game Boy Micro

Tiny backlit GBA-family hardware with reduced backward compatibility.

1 registry entries · Released
Silver Game Boy Light handheld
Nintendo · 1998

Game Boy Light

Game Boy Light is the Japanese monochrome handheld with a factory backlight, released before Game Boy Color. The silver and gold models shown here are documented in Nintendo’s original Japanese product page.

2 registry entries · Released

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