The Nintendo Game Boy (GB) was Nintendo's first proper handheld system, directly inspired by the company's earlier Game & Watch series of standalone handhelds. It was released in 1989 in Japan and the United States and in 1990 in Europe. It was the first major handheld platform. The Game Boy was re-released in 1998 as the Game Boy Color (GBC), which kept the system's appearance but added a color display and increased performance. The Game Boy platforms were huge successes for Nintendo, selling nearly 120 million units combined, and single-handedly created the portable gaming market. Their most notable releases were Tetris, which was bundled with the original Game Boy, and the debut entries in the Pokemon series. The original Game Boy was discontinued in 1999, rendered redundant by the Game Boy Color, while the Game Boy Color was in turn discontinued in 2002 after the release of the Game Boy Advance.
The Greatest Game Boy / Game Boy Color Games of All-time:
10.09.2010
Nintendo Game Boy / Game Boy Color
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10/09/2010
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