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[[Image:100px-Game Boy Color.jpg|thumb|left|Game Boy Color]] | [[Image:100px-Game Boy Color.jpg|thumb|left|Game Boy Color]] | ||
The '''Game Boy Color''' is [[Nintendo]]'s gaming system which succeeded the [[Game Boy|earlier model]]. It was released on October 21, 1998 in Japan, in November, 1998 in North America, and 1999 in Europe. The main feature of this model, as the name says, is the color screen. The first Pokémon game to this hand-held was the English version of {{game|Yellow}}. | The '''Game Boy Color''' is [[Nintendo]]'s gaming system which succeeded the [[Game Boy|earlier model]]. It was released on October 21, 1998 in Japan, in November, 1998 in North America, and 1999 in Europe. The main feature of this model, as the name says, is the color screen. The first Pokémon game to this hand-held was the English version of {{game|Yellow}}. It and the Game Boy combined have sold 118.69 models worldwide, with its most popular games being ''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions]]'', selling approximately 14.51 million copies in both Japan and the US combined. | ||
The processor, which is a Z80 work-alike with a few extra (bit manipulation) instructions, has a clock speed of approx. 8 MHz, twice as fast as that of the original Game Boy. The Game Boy Color also has four times as much memory as the original. The console boasted an impressive palette of 32,768 colors and was capable of simultaneously displaying 56 colors at once. It could also add basic four-color shading to games that had been released for the ordinary Game Boy. Additionally, a new palette-change feature was added for original Game Boy games; by holding the B button and any one of the directional arrows, the user could change the basic color palette for the game. The original Game Boy is also able to play some Game Boy Color games in monochrome (most notably {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}.) | The processor, which is a Z80 work-alike with a few extra (bit manipulation) instructions, has a clock speed of approx. 8 MHz, twice as fast as that of the original Game Boy. The Game Boy Color also has four times as much memory as the original. The console boasted an impressive palette of 32,768 colors and was capable of simultaneously displaying 56 colors at once. It could also add basic four-color shading to games that had been released for the ordinary Game Boy. Additionally, a new palette-change feature was added for original Game Boy games; by holding the B button and any one of the directional arrows, the user could change the basic color palette for the game. The original Game Boy is also able to play some Game Boy Color games in monochrome (most notably {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}.) | ||
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Although the English {{game|Yellow}} has GBC features, it is officially classified as an original Game Boy game by Nintendo. | Although the English {{game|Yellow}} has GBC features, it is officially classified as an original Game Boy game by Nintendo. | ||
==Other non-Pokémon games for Game Boy Color== | |||
These are some popular games ''not'' related to Pokémon: | |||
* Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons | |||
* Lego Racers | |||
* Madden NFL 1999-2002 | |||
* Magical Tetris Challenge | |||
* Mario Golf | |||
* Mario Tennis | |||
* NASCAR Heat | |||
* NFL Blitz 2000 | |||
* Pong | |||
* Rayman 2 | |||
* Super Mario Bros. Deluxe | |||
* UNO | |||
* Vigilante 8 | |||
* Wario Land II | |||
* Wario Land 3 | |||
* Yu-Gi-Oh! series | |||
==Pokémon Specials== | ==Pokémon Specials== | ||