HANDHELD ERA
GAME BOY
The gray brick that started the handheld revolution — July 31, 1989, Tetris in the box, four AA batteries in the back, and a pea-soup screen that somehow ate 15 hours of your bus ride. 118 million Game Boys later, the world still hasn't put it down.
NA LaunchJul 31, 1989Price$89.99CPU8-bit · 4.19 MHzRAM8 KBNA Library506 games
01HARDWARETHE MACHINE
Specs and official accessories for the Nintendo Game Boy.
SYSTEM SPECS
| CPU | Sharp LR35902 (custom 8-bit, 8080/Z80 hybrid) @ 4.19 MHz |
| Screen | 160×144 dot-matrix LCD · 4 shades of gray-green |
| Backlight | None — play near a lamp like a true pioneer |
| RAM | 8 KB work RAM + 8 KB video RAM |
| Audio | 4 channels — 2 square, 1 wave, 1 noise |
| Power | 4× AA batteries · ~15 hours of play |
| Media | Cartridges up to 8 Mbit (1 MB) · save batteries inside |
| Lifespan | 1989–1998 · 118M+ Game Boy family sold |
OFFICIAL ACCESSORIES
Link Cable1989
2-player Tetris. Friendship destroyer
Rechargeable Pack1989
Skip the AA aisle with the battery pack
Game Boy Camera1998
The 0.014-megapixel digital camera
Game Boy Printer1998
Thermal prints of your pixel face
Game Boy Pocket1996
The slim redesign with the crisp screen
02GAMESNORTH AMERICAN RELEASES
Every licensed Game Boy game officially released in North America — from 4-in-1 Fun Pak to Zoop.
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