Gameboy
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The Game Boy is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo, released in 1989 at $89.95 USD[1]. The Game Boy was the first successful handheld console, and was the predecessor of all other iterations of the Game Boy line.
The Game Boy was originally bundled with the puzzle game Tetris, since Nintendo thought that an addictive puzzle game would get consumers' attention.
Technical specifications
CPU
- Custom 8-bit Sharp Z80 at 4.194304 MHz (has a slightly different instruction set than a standard Z80, and integrated sound generation)
RAM
- 8 kByte internal S-RAM
Video RAM
- 8 kByte internal
ROM
- 256 kbit, 512 kbit, 1 Mbit, 2 Mbit and 4 Mbit and 8 Mbit cartridges
Sound
- 4 channel stereo sound. The unit only has one speaker, but headphones provide stereo sound
Display
- Reflective LCD 160 × 144 pixels
Screen Size
- 66 mm (2.6 in) diagonal
Color Palette
- 4 shades of "gray" (green to (very) dark blue)
Communication
- Up to 16 Game Boys can be linked together via serial ports
Power
- 6 V, 0.7 W (4 AA batteries provide ~35 hours)
Dimensions
- 90mm(W) × 148mm(H) × 32mm(D)/3.5 × 5.8 × 1.3 (inch)
Some well known Gameboy emulators today are:
- helloGB
- REW 11
- TGB Dual
- Visual Boy
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