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{{Infobox|console | {{Infobox|console | ||
| logo = [[File: | | logo = [[File:Game Boy DMG logo.png|400px]] | ||
| | | image = [[File:Gameboy.jpg]] | ||
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| game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]'' | | game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]'' | ||
| release Original model (DMG-001) = {{Region|jp|y=1989|m=4|d=21}}<br/>{{Region|us|y=1989|m=7|d=31}}<br/>{{Region|eu|y=1990|m=9|d=28}}<br/>{{Region|au|y=1990}} | |||
| release Super Game Boy = {{Region|y=1994|m=6|d=}} | |||
| release Game Boy Pocket = {{Region|jp|y=1996|m=7|d=20}}<br/>{{region|na|y=1996|m=9|d=2}}<!--<br/>{{region|eu|y=|m=|d=}}--> | |||
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| counterpart_header = Home Console Counterpart | |||
| counterpart = [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]<br/>[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] | |||
| next = [[Game Boy Color]] | |||
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}} | }} | ||
The '''Game Boy''' was the first handheld video game system developed by [[Nintendo]]. It | The '''Game Boy''' was the first handheld video game system with interchangeable game cartridges developed by [[Nintendo]], a ''de facto'' sequel to the [[Game & Watch]] line. It supported only 2-bit "colour", represented as four shades of green in the original model, and four shades of grey in the upgraded Game Boy Pocket rerelease. The games could also be played on a TV using the Super Game Boy accessory for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]], with limited added features and colour in some cases. | ||
It was succeeded by the [[Game Boy Color]], a mildly upgraded version; then by the all-new [[Game Boy Advance]]. | |||
==Games== | ==Games== | ||
There was one | There was one [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''Zelda'']] game developed for the Game Boy: ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]''. | ||
===Link's Awakening=== | ===''Link's Awakening''=== | ||
{{Main|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening}} | {{Main|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening}} | ||
{{Cat|Consoles}} | {{Cat|Consoles}} | ||
{{Cat|Handheld Consoles}} | {{Cat|Handheld Consoles}} | ||
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Super Game Boy | June 1994 | |
Game Boy Pocket | ||
April 21, 
July 31, 
September 28, 
The Game Boy was the first handheld video game system with interchangeable game cartridges developed by Nintendo, a de facto sequel to the Game & Watch line. It supported only 2-bit "colour", represented as four shades of green in the original model, and four shades of grey in the upgraded Game Boy Pocket rerelease. The games could also be played on a TV using the Super Game Boy accessory for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, with limited added features and colour in some cases.
It was succeeded by the Game Boy Color, a mildly upgraded version; then by the all-new Game Boy Advance.
Games
There was one Zelda game developed for the Game Boy: Link's Awakening.
Link's Awakening
- Main article: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening