Game Boy
Nintendo
Handheld · 1989
The Game Boy, is an 8-bit handheld video game device developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on April 21, 1989, in North America in August 1989, and in Europe on September 28, 1990. It is the first handheld console in the Game Boy line, and was created by Gunpei Yokoi and Nintendo Research & Development 1—the same staff who had designed the Game & Watch series as well as several popular games for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
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Ere: 16-Bit Era
Specifiche
| Processor · CPU | Sharp LR35902 @ 4,19 MHz |
|---|---|
| Graphics · GPU | 160x144 pixels, 66 mm (2.6 in) diagonal screen with 2-bit (4 shades of "gray" {light to very dark olive green}) |
| Memory · RAM | 8 KB S-RAM |
| Storage · Storage | 8 MB |
| Storage · Media | Game Boy Cartridge |
| Audio · Audio | 2 pulse wave generators, 1 PCM 4-bit wave sample (64 4-bit samples played in 1×64 bank or 2×32 bank) channel, 1 noise generator, and one audio input from the cartridge |
| Connectivity · Connectivity | 2 Game Boys can be linked together via built-in serial ports, up to 4 with a DMG-07 4-player adapter. And 16 in maximum. |
| Graphics · Display | 160 × 144 |
| Altro · Max controllers | 1 |
Varianti
- Game Boy Light · 1998
- Game Boy Pocket · 1996
- Initial version · 1989
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