GBC

The Game Boy Color (also referred to as GBC) was Nintendo's successor to the Game Boy. It featured a color screen, and was only slightly larger than the Game Boy Pocket. The processor was twice as fast as a Game Boy's, and had twice as much memory. It featured infrared communications port for wireless linking.

The GBC was a response to pressure from game developers for a new system, as they felt that the Game Boy, even in its latest incarnation, the Game Boy Pocket, was insufficient. The resultant product was backward compatible, a first for a handheld console system, and leveraged the large library of games and great installed base of the predecessor system.

Specifications

• CPU: 8-bit Z80, ran in single mode (4 MHz) and double mode (8 MHz)
• RAM: 32 kbit (plus 128 kbit on cartridges)
• ROM: Catridges up to 64 Mbit were made
• Video RAM: 16 kbit
• Sound: 4 Channel FM stereo
• Video: Highly reflective TFT LCD, 160x144 pixels made by Sharp
• Color Palette: 32,768 colours; Supports 10, 32, or 56 simultaneous colors on-screen
• Controls: 8 directional D-Pad, A, B, select, and start buttons.
• Communication: Serial or Infrared
  • Serial: 512 kbit/s; up to 4 consoles at a time
  • Infrared: Less than 2 metres at 45 degrees
• Power: 2 AA batteries provide ~13 hours. An AC Adapter (DC 3V) was also available.

See also

• List of Game Boy Color games
• Game Boy Advance
• Game Boy