Game Boy Color

Game Boy Color
The Atomic Purple version
Also known asGBC / CGB-001
DeveloperNintendo Research & Engineering
ManufacturerNintendo
Product familyGame Boy[1]
TypeHandheld game console
GenerationFifth
Release date
  • JP: October 21, 1998
  • NA: November 18, 1998
  • EU: November 23, 1998
  • AU: November 27, 1998
Introductory priceUS$79.95 (equivalent to $140 in 2022)[2]
DiscontinuedYes; date undisclosed
Units shipped118.69 million (including the Game Boy)
MediaGame Boy Game Pak
Game Boy Color Game Pak
CPUSharp LR35902 core @ 4.19/8.38 MHz
Memory32 KB RAM
16 KB VRAM
DisplayTFT LCD 160 x 144 pixels, 44x40 mm[3]
Online servicesMobile System GB[4]
Best-selling gamePokémon Gold and Silver, approximately 23 million units
Backward
compatibility
Game Boy
PredecessorGame Boy[5]
SuccessorGame Boy Advance[5]

The Game Boy Color (commonly abbreviated as GBC) is an 8-bit handheld game console, manufactured by Nintendo, which was released in Japan on October 21, 1998[6] and to international markets that November. It is the successor to the Game Boy and is part of its product line. Critics like IGN consider it more akin to a hardware revision than a next generation product.[7]

The handheld features a color screen rather than monochrome, but it is not backlit. It is slightly thicker and taller and features a slightly smaller screen than the Game Boy Pocket, its immediate predecessor. As with the original Game Boy, it has a custom 8-bit processor made by Sharp that is considered a hybrid between the Intel 8080 and the Zilog Z80.[8] The American English spelling of the system's name, Game Boy Color, remains consistent throughout the world.

The GBC is part of the fifth generation of video game consoles. The Game Boy and the Game Boy Color combined have sold 118.69 million units worldwide making them the fourth best-selling system of all time.[9][10] Its best-selling games are Pokémon Gold and Silver, which shipped 23 million units worldwide.[11][12]

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