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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 | The '''Game Boy Color''' is [[Nintendo]]'s 8-bit gaming handheld which succeeded its [[Game Boy|earlier model]]. It was released on October 21, 1998 in Japan, in November, 1998 in North America, and November 23, 1999 in Europe. The main feature of this model, as the name suggests, is the color screen. The first Pokémon game to be released on the Game Boy Color 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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The Game Boy Color was later succeeded by the [[Game Boy Advance]]. | The Game Boy Color was later succeeded by the [[Game Boy Advance]]. | ||
Game Boy Color games cannot be played on the [[Nintendo DS]] handheld | Game Boy Color games cannot be played on the [[Nintendo DS]] or [[Nintendo DS Lite]] handheld. The cartridges don't fit in the Game Boy Advance slot of the DS, and because the DS lacks the Zilog Z80 chip, which the GBA had (the [[Game Boy Micro]] also lacked the Zilog processor.) | ||
==Pokémon games for Game Boy Color== | ==Pokémon games for Game Boy Color== | ||
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*{{g|Puzzle Challenge}} | *{{g|Puzzle Challenge}} | ||
*Due to backward compatibility, all Pokémon games from the original [[Game Boy]] are also playable. | *Due to backward compatibility, all Pokémon games from the original [[Game Boy]] are also playable. | ||
Although the English {{game|Yellow}} has GBC features, it is officially classified as an original Game Boy game | Although the English {{game|Yellow}} has GBC features, it is officially classified by Nintendo as an original Game Boy game. | ||
==Other non-Pokémon games for Game Boy Color== | ==Other non-Pokémon games for Game Boy Color== | ||
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==Pokémon Specials== | ==Pokémon Specials== | ||
*Game Boy Color: A yellow and blue GBC was decorated with Pokémon and packed in with {{game|Yellow}} | *Game Boy Color: A yellow and blue GBC was decorated with Pokémon and packed in with {{game|Yellow}}. It retailed for $109.99 USD[http://www.vidgame.net/NINTENDO/gbc.html] | ||
*Game Boy Color: A gold faded to silver GBC that was decorated with Pokémon from the Gold and Silver edition game packs was released in 2001 to celebrate the release of Pokémon Gold and Silver, it retailed for $99.99 USD[http://www.vidgame.net/NINTENDO/gbc_poke2.htm] | *Game Boy Color: A gold faded to silver GBC that was decorated with Pokémon from the Gold and Silver edition game packs was released in 2001 to celebrate the release of Pokémon Gold and Silver, it retailed for $99.99 USD[http://www.vidgame.net/NINTENDO/gbc_poke2.htm] | ||
*Game Boy Color: A yellow version of the above special GBC was released and sold separately[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pok%C3%A9mon-Special-Game-Boy-Color/dp/B00005AFUD/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1216993483&sr=1-12] or bundled with Pokémon Crystal[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pok%C3%A9mon-Crystal-Console-Bundle-Color/dp/B00005RULC/ref=pd_sbs_vg_h_?ie=UTF8&qid=1216992393&sr=8-16] | *Game Boy Color: A yellow version of the above special GBC was released and sold separately[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pok%C3%A9mon-Special-Game-Boy-Color/dp/B00005AFUD/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1216993483&sr=1-12] or bundled with Pokémon Crystal[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pok%C3%A9mon-Crystal-Console-Bundle-Color/dp/B00005RULC/ref=pd_sbs_vg_h_?ie=UTF8&qid=1216992393&sr=8-16] | ||
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*Game Boy Color Accessory: A special edition link cable was released. The box was decorated with Pokémon[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Game-Boy-Universal-Link-Cable/dp/B00004TNM8] | *Game Boy Color Accessory: A special edition link cable was released. The box was decorated with Pokémon[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Game-Boy-Universal-Link-Cable/dp/B00004TNM8] | ||
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[[Category:Electronic devices]] | [[Category:Electronic devices]] | ||