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Boomer's Adventure in Asmik World. Castlevania: The Adventure. Fist of the North Star. Toei Animation. Malibu Beach Volleyball. Tonkin House. Master Karateka. Pachinko Time. Coconuts Japan. Q Billion. Revenge of the 'Gator. Mickey Mouse. After Burst. America Oudan Ultra-Quiz. Astro Rabby. Ayakashi no Shiro. Battle Bull. Battle Ping Pong. Battle Unit Zeoth.

Bionic Battler. Boxxle 2. Capcom Quiz: Hatena? Card Game. Chibi Maruko-Chan Okozukai Daisakusen! Cosmo Tank. Daedalian Opus. Vic Tokai. Dead Heat Scramble. Copya Systems. Double Dragon II. Dragon Slayer I. Fighting Simulator: 2-in-1 Flying Warriors. Final Fantasy Legend II.

Fish Dude. Towa Chiki. Flappy Special. Gremlins 2: The New Batch. Hal Wrestling. Head On. Heavyweight Championship Boxing. Heiankyo Alien.

Hero Shuugou!! Pinball Party. Hong Kong. Ishida Masao no Tsumego Paradise. Ishido: The Way of Stones. Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor. Kininkou Maroku Oni. Koro Dice. King Records. Kung Fu Master. Lock n' Chase. Lunar Lander. Maru's Mission. Mercenary Force. Monster Maker. Monster Truck. Dragon Tail. Navy Blue ' Nekojara Monogatari. Super Chinese Land. Painter Momopie. Parasol Henbee. Penguin Land. Pipe Dream. Pocket Stadium. Ponta to Hinako no Chindouchuu. Power Mission. Pri Pri.

Rolan's Curse. Otokojuku: Meikoushima Kessen. Scotland Yard. SD Sengokuden: Kunitori Monogatari. Soccer Mania. Square Deal. Sunsoft Grand Prix. Taikyoku Renju. Tasmania Story. The Tower of Druaga. Trump Boy. Trump Boy II. TwinBee Da! Volley Fire. World Bowling. Zoids Densetsu. Amazing Tater. America Oudan Ultra-Quiz 2.

Aretha II. Asmik-kun World II. Banishing Racer. Battle City. Battle of Kingdom. Blaster Master Boy. BurgerTime Deluxe. Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge.

Cave Noire. Chacha-Maru Panic. Chachamaru Boukenki 3: Abyss no Tou. Chibi Maruko-Chan 2. Dodge Boy. Doraemon: Taiketsu Himitsu Dogu!! Dragon's Lair. Family Jockey. Fastest Lap. Final Fantasy Adventure. Final Reverse. Fleet Commander Vs. G-Arms: Operation Gundam. Ganbare Goemon: Sarawareta Ebisumaru! Gem Gem. Nemesis II. Hiden Inyou Kikouhou: Ca Da. Yonezawa PR Ippatsu Gyakuten: DX Bakenou. Janken Man. Jikuu Senki Mu.

Jinsei Game Densetsu. Jungle Wars. Karakuri Kengou Den Musashi Lord. Kingyo Chuuihou! Kitchen Panic. Knight Quest. Koi wa Kakehiki.

Legend: Ashita he no Tsubasa. Little Master. Magical Taruruuto-kun. Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge. Mikineko Holmes no Kishi Michi. Momotarou Densetsu Gaiden. Namco Classic. Nekketsu Koukou Dodgeball-bu: Soccer-hen. Ninja Boy 2. Ninja Taro. Onigashima Pachinko-Ten. Pachinko Seiyuuki. Game Boy history starts with the original 8-bit device with only five buttons to complete many diverse functions on hundreds of games.

To understand the technological advantages of the Game Boy, you should understand the history of the Game Boy — where it has been and where it is going.

Because this was such revolutionary technology at the time, it can be considered one of the flagship consoles in the gaming industry. When the gaming industry was starting to take off again in the s, developers were trying many gimmicks and tricks to get their gaming systems to be purchased by the newly born gaming culture. Though few of these developers were successful, Nintendo hit a gold mine with the Game Boy. The original Game Boy was roughly 1. The Game Boy was a revolutionary piece of technology selling nearly a million units before its third year of production.

In , Nintendo tried to rectify the problem of the heaviness of the gaming console by releasing the new Game Boy Pocket. STN is a technology that was cheaper and more established than the higher quality TFT, although it did mean that the response rate was poor, causing ghosting on many games.

This minor redesign came in black, green, red, and transparent casing, with a white version being exclusive to Japan and Toys R Us in the UK. There was a European-only Blue version which is quite sought after now. The range followed after a number of limited edition variants such as a UK-only model coming in red with the Manchester United logo, and a Japanese-only Toyota branded model that was given as a free gift with car purchases.

The next major revision came with the Game Boy Pocket in Smaller and lighter, this version took only two AAA batteries, but still managed to squeeze about 10 hours of gameplay from them. The screen was now pure black and white compared to the green tinted display of the original model, and thanks to LCD technology improving it has a much better refresh rate, meaning less ghosting.

Early models had no LED to indicate if the unit was powered on or not, but after complaints, one was added. Released in Japan in , this iteration is slightly bigger than the Pocket and as the name suggests it comes with a backlight. This is considered one of the best ways to play Game Boy games in poor light situations.

This was the first major upgrade to the playing experience as it added a colour LCD to the mix. The cartridge style was retained, meaning full backwards compatibility. There was also often forwards compatibility, as many Game Boy Color games could still work on the black and white Game Boy models. You can tell which games are which from the colour of the cartridge, with games that only work on the Color coming in transparent casing because the 90s. These games generally made use of the faster processor in the machine, which ran at around double the speed of the original, but was able to underclock itself to play older games.

It was however that saw the greatest leap in Game Boy technology, with the launch of the Game Boy Advance. Nestled within all of this was the good old sharp LR that had been in use since , but this time it was only there to keep backward compatibility with titles from the OG system. The screen remained in colour but now it was a much higher quality TFT, and it was wider, featuring a resolution of x pixels. All of this and it still managed 15 hours on two AA batteries. This was the first Game Boy model that was released in landscape format, with this orientation seeming to suit the wider screen.

Advance games came on smaller PCBs which were physically but not electrically compatible with the original design the main difference being a change from 5v to 3v power. No version of the GBC was released with a built-in light, but a front-light not a backlight mod can be added. In my opinion, it ruins the experience. It was better than not having a light at all, but it was still extremely hard to see.

All SP models came with a rechargeable battery built-in. The difference is so huge, that it feels like an entirely new console altogether, not just an upgrade. Click on the picture to the left for a comparison to the non-lit model and click the picture on the right to see how a GB game looks.