Nintendo Game Boy |
The Game Boy is an 8-bit handheld video game device developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on April 21, 1989 (1989-04-21), in North America on July 31, 1989 (1989-07-31), and in Europe on September 28, 1990 (1990-09-28). In Southern Asia, it is known as the "Tata Game Boy" It is the first handheld console in the Game Boy line. It was created by Gunpei Yokoi and Nintendo's Research and Development 1—the same staff who had designed the Game & Watch series as well as several popular games for the NES.
The Game Boy was Nintendo's second handheld system following the Game & Watch series introduced in 1980, and it combined features from both the Nintendo Entertainment System and Game & Watch. It was also the first handheld game to use video game cartridges since Milton Bradley Company's Microvision handheld console. It was originally bundled with the puzzle game Tetris.
Despite many other, technologically superior handheld consoles introduced during its lifetime, the Game Boy was a tremendous success. The Game Boy and Game Boy Color combined have sold 118.69 million units worldwide. Upon its release in the United States, it sold its entire shipment of one million units within weeks.
NINTENDO GAMEBOY |
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5 | £4.20 | 51m | |
Nintendo Game Boy Micro Console |
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2 | £10.00 | 1h 11m | |
Game boy + 16 games, Carry-all Dlx, Euro AC Adapter |
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15 | £12.59 | 2h 30m | |
NINTENDO GAMEBOY COLOUR - POKEMON EDITION RARE! |
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3 | £7.50 | 3h 12m | |
ORIGINAL NINTENDO GAMEBOY CAMERA BOXED |
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£19.99 | 3h 22m | |
ORIGINAL NINTENDO GAMEBOY ACCESSORY KIT BOXED |
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£19.99 | 3h 24m | |
ORIGINAL NINTENDO GAMEBOY COLOUR RAYMAN HOLIDAY KIT |
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£19.99 | 3h 26m | |
ORIGINAL NINTENDO GAMEBOY PRINTER PAPER |
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£14.99 | 3h 27m | |
ORIGINAL NINTENDO GAMEBOY CARRY ALL HARD PLASTIC CASE |
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£10.00 | 3h 29m | |
Original Nintendo Game Boy, Nemesis 2 (rare) and more |
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1 | £20.00 | 5h 10m |
The Game Boy has four operation buttons labeled "A", "B", "SELECT", and "START", as well as a directional pad. There is a volume control dial on the right side of the console and a similar knob to adjust the contrast on the left side. A sliding on-off switch and the slot for the Game Boy cartridges are located at the top of the Game Boy Normally, users leave the cartridge in the system as recommended by Nintendo to prevent dust and dirt from entering the system.