Released in 1998, the Game Boy Color took Nintendo’s hugely successful handheld formula and gave it a brighter, more expressive identity. Its compact design, distinctive colour range and enormous library helped make it one of the defining pieces of portable technology of the late 1990s.
Display
Reflective TFT colour LCD
160 × 144 pixel resolution
Up to 56 colours displayed simultaneously from a palette of over 32,000
Processor
8-bit CPU
8 MHz
Memory
32 KB RAM
Power
2 × AA batteries
Up to 10 hours of battery life
Dimensions
133.5 × 78 × 27.4 mm
Weight
138 g
Game Media
Game Boy and Game Boy Color cartridges
Compatible with most original Game Boy games
Audio
Built-in speaker
Stereo audio through headphones
Connectivity
Game Link Cable port
Infrared communication
Model Number
CGB-001
Release Year
1998
