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In 1998, the [[Game Boy Color]] was released. It was slightly smaller than the original Game Boy (the same size as the Game Boy Pocket), and arrived in a wide array of colors — but the biggest change was in the graphics display, which could now display colors instead of just black and white. The GBC (Game Boy Color) could also play old monotone Game Boy games, and would color them using a color pallet that you could choose by pressing any direction on the D-pad and A or B when a game started up (there are 18 pallets in all). It also had a new infrared port at its top that could be used to link wirelessly with other GBCs if the game being played supported the feature. | In 1998, the [[Game Boy Color]] was released. It was slightly smaller than the original Game Boy (the same size as the Game Boy Pocket), and arrived in a wide array of colors — but the biggest change was in the graphics display, which could now display colors instead of just black and white. The GBC (Game Boy Color) could also play old monotone Game Boy games, and would color them using a color pallet that you could choose by pressing any direction on the D-pad and A or B when a game started up (there are 18 pallets in all). It also had a new infrared port at its top that could be used to link wirelessly with other GBCs if the game being played supported the feature. | ||
The next form of the Game Boy, the [[Game Boy Advance]], was released in 2001. Not only did it look dramatically different (a semi trapezoidal shape compared to the rectangle shape of the original Game Boy and Game Boy Color), but it also contained a powerful processor, allowing it to display SNES caliber graphics and even play voices. | The next form of the Game Boy, the [[Game Boy Advance]], was released in 2001. Not only did it look dramatically different (a semi trapezoidal shape compared to the rectangle shape of the original Game Boy and Game Boy Color), but it also contained a powerful processor, allowing it to display SNES caliber graphics and even play voices. It is considered substantially different to the rest of the series, bearing closeness to the [[Nintendo DS]]. | ||
Later, the Game Boy Advance SP was released, with a front/backlight (depending on the model) and a flippable "clamshell" | Later, the Game Boy Advance SP was released, with a front/backlight (depending on the model) and a flippable "clamshell". A second redesign of the Game Boy Advance was released, the Game Boy Micro. This model is similar in style to the original Game Boy Advance's horizontal orientation, but is much smaller and sleeker. It does not support Game Boy or Game Boy Color games, much like the Nintendo DS. | ||
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