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  game boy - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
The original Game Boy was released on April 21, 1989 in Japan and in August, 1989 in the United States.
Game Boy Advance SP Main article: Game Boy Advance SP The SP version (launched in early 2003) featured a new smaller clamshell design with a flip-up screen, an internal frontlight (not a backlight), and rechargeable battery, but was otherwise unchanged.
Nintendo has stated the Nintendo DS is not a "new Game Boy" but rather a new type of handheld, and thus a "third pillar" for the company, with the TV consoles and the Game Boys as the other two pillars.
www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/game-boy   (1239 words)

  
 Game Boy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Game Boy was the first successful handheld console, and was the predecessor of all other iterations of the Game Boy line.
The Game Boy was the brainchild of long-time Nintendo employee Gunpei Yokoi.
A screenshot from Tetris (1989) for Game Boy.
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 Game Boy line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
When Gunpei designed the original Game Boy, he knew that, to be successful, the system needed to be small, light, inexpensive, and durable, as well as have a varied, recognizable library of games upon its release.
The original Game Boy was released on April 21, 1989 in Japan and in August 1989 in the United States with an MSRP of US$100.
The horizontal orientation was later used for the Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Micro and the clam shell design of other games was used for the Nintendo DS.
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 Game Boy - Bulbapedia
Game Boy Pocket was released in 1996 as a replacement for the original Game Boy.
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 palletes in all).
Later, the Game Boy Advance SP was released, with a front/backlight (depending on the model) and a flippable "clamshell" design.
bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net /wiki/Game_Boy   (469 words)

  
 Game Boy Advance - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
The Game Boy Advance is backwards compatible with most games previously released for the Game Boy or the Game Boy Color, as well as new software developed to take advantage of the new technical capabilities of the system.
Early games had very dark color palettes because the display in the development kits was much brighter than the one in the production units; the production display has a gamma value of 4.
An aftermarket internal lighting kit known as the Afterburner was briefly popular before the introduction of the Game Boy Advance SP, and influenced the development of the new model.
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 Wikinfo | Game Boy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Super Game Boy was favoured by software developers and testers since they could use a larger television screen while working, instead of the small Game Boy screen.
The Virtual Boy, a companion console, was released in 1995 but was a dismal failure.
This will freeze the game and may cause weird things to happen to it, such as rows of zeros appearing on the screen and the sound at the same pitch that it was the second the game got pulled out.
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 Nintendo Fire - Cheat Codes for Nintendo DS, GameCube, Game Boy, Super NES, NES, GBA, N64 - Game Genie Codes and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
He used to be Light's lab assistant before stealing 8 robots to counter megaman in the first game.
As part of a testing procedure to prevent him from becoming dangerous, X lay dormant for thirty years, during which Dr. Light apparently died (though he lives on in the form of a sentient hologram) and the events of the original series were forgotten.
There are two Battle Network games with a third coming out, all for Game Boy Advance; another game in the series, set between the first two, is being developed for the Nintendo GameCube.
www.nintendofire.com /Nintendo-Encyclopedia/Mega_Man.html   (1953 words)

  
 The Strange (and Rare) Videogame Pics Page
The Game Boy Light should not be confused with an accessory made by Vic Tokai and called Light Game Boy: it was a Light/Magnifier optional marketed in Japan and USA during the early life of the Game Boy (it was compatible only with the first model of the GB, not with the Pocket version).
Game Boy Light is not very easy to find but neither impossible: in Europe several well known gray importers (from UK, France, Italy) are actually distributing it in good numbers.
Game Boy and other names used are ™ of Nintendo CL and Nintendo of America.
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 LADYDRAGON.COM - GAME BOY ADVANCE
Starting with the first generation "Game Boy", and continuing on with "Game Boy Pocket", "Game Boy Light", and the color screen version "Game Boy Color", with only minor alterations to our specifications, we have managed to top the "100 million units shipped" mark to locations worldwide.
This proves how the Game Boy has continued to be the benchmark for the game industry.
Capturing the imagination of both developers and users as the next generation of game entertainment, there is no doubt that the Game Boy Advance will continue to be the benchmark for the game industry as the new breed of Game Boy.
www.ladydragon.com /a-gameboyadvance1.html   (340 words)

  
 Got A Light? - Game Boy Advance Light Peripheral Round-Up - GameCritics.com
Nintendo's eagerly anticipated Game Boy Advance launched without a hitch this past June in the U.S. There were plenty of units and quality games available on launch day and the $99 price point was not at all prohibitive to potential consumers.
Since the light is much brighter than the original Worm Light and the Game Boy Advance screen is so much larger, I found it rather easy to position the glare-dot off screen and produced what I consider to be more than acceptable results.
The problem is that the light, for all of its maneuverability, casts an unforgiving glare that lies in the middle the screen.
www.gamecritics.com /feature/report/gbalight/page01.php   (1612 words)

  
 Vidgame.net: Nintendo Game Boy
The 2” screen of the Game Boy, although not backlit, was a 8-bit monochrome (4 shades of gray) reflective LCD display that was 160x144 dots.
It was not so much of a battery muncher, as was the Game Gear and Atari Lynx of the same period, it could run about an average of 35 hours on four AA batteries.
The Game Boy Printer required a link cable to go from the Game Boy unit, but with it, you were allowed to print images on sticker paper directly from the game boy camera.
www.vidgame.net /NINTENDO/GB.html   (578 words)

  
 Game Boy
The gaming device was the brainchild of long-time Nintendo employee Gunpei Yokoi, who was the person behind the Ultrahand, an expanding arm toy created and produced by Nintendo in 1970, long before Nintendo would enter the video game market.
When Gumpei designed the original Game Boy, he knew that, to be successful, the system needed to be small, light, inexpensive, and durable, as well as have a varied, recognizable library of games upon its release.
A second Game Boy Advance redesign (third design), the Game Boy micro is four inches wide, two inches tall and less than an inch deep and weighs 2.8 ounces, by far the smallest Game Boy created.
www.gametoplay.freegames.eu.com /games/Game_Boy.html   (2902 words)

  
 Castlevania: Circle Of The Moon - GameCritics.com
It is highly regarded as the finest launch title of the Game Boy Advance and a notable entry in the franchise.
A substantial portion of the gaming population (consisting mostly of older gamers), to this day, still believes that games of yesteryear had more innovation and "magic" than the current crop of CG-intensive big-budgeted clone-athons.
Circle Of The Moon, a launch title for the Game Boy Advance, is an obvious throwback to the "run-and-jump platform" games of the past.
www.gamecritics.com /review/castlevancircle/main.php   (825 words)

  
 Game Boy Light   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Now Game Boy owners can enjoy some of the features that Atari Lynx, Sega Game Gear, Sega Genesis Nomad and NEC TurboGrafx Express owners have been enjoying for years; backlighting.
The Sega Game Gear, Sega Genesis Nomad and NEC TurboGrafx Express all have the backlight on whenever the system is turned on.
The Game Boy is a stand-alone platform, so a Game Boy is going to play Game Boy titles no matter where you purchased the system OR the games.
www.studio42.info /GameBoy/light.shtml   (625 words)

  
 NYKO's Worm Light Plus Hardware Review
As the evening approaches, and the house lights are dimmed, Game Boy Advance owners are normally stuck with only one option: saving their game, if they can see it, and turning the system off for tomorrow.
A small, purple, plastic LED light balanced on an adjustable coil spring, it clips onto the top of the Game Boy Advance and projects a sheet of white light down onto the game screen.
Turn out all the lights in the room and you'll find that the Worm Light doesn't give you enough illumination to fill the whole screen, and the reflection of the bulb creates a huge glare that is difficult to see around.
www.gamenationtv.com /hardware/wormlightplus.shtml   (741 words)

  
 Crusade to light Game Boy Advance | Tech News on ZDNet
Along with posting a petition asking Nintendo to reconsider its decision not to include an internal light in the portable powerhouse, Curtis' Web site includes a detailed history of his quest to find a way for him and fellow hardware hackers to install a light in the game player.
Lighting has been an ongoing issue with the Game Boy since its introduction in 1989.
The Game Boy Advance runs up to 15 hours on a pair of AA batteries; the addition of a backlight would trim that to just four hours.
news.zdnet.com /2100-9595_22-530118.html   (884 words)

  
 N-Sider.com: Game Boy Light   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
The Game Boy Light cut the life of its two AAA batteries almost in half compared to the normal Pocket systems.
Since the unit was released only in Japan it is also the rarest version of the Game Boy and will often be sought by collectors for hundreds of dollars.
The Game Boy Light and accessories contain model numbers beginning with the letters MGB and ending with a consecutive number system.
www.n-sider.com /hardwareview.php?hardwareid=24   (155 words)

  
 Category:Game Boy - StrategyWiki
The Game Boy has undergone two redesigns in the form of the Game Boy Pocket and the Game Boy Light (Japan only).
Its light was able to turn off, and it used 2 AA batteries which lasted roughly 20 hours of gameplay with the light off and 12 with the light on.
It is about the size of the Game Boy Pocket and only played Game Boy games (not Game Boy Color games).
strategywiki.org /wiki/Game_Boy_Light   (91 words)

  
 Nintendo Game Boy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
On the left is the Game Boy Light, a backlit version of the Game Boy Pocket.
Game Boy games can also be played on the Super Nintendo (SNES) using the Super Game Boy system.
The Super Game Boy is a cartridge that plugs into the SNES, and accepts Game Boy cartridges.
www.computercloset.org /NintendoGameBoy.htm   (147 words)

  
 Mario Kart: Super Circuit - Parents' Info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Games rated "E" are suitable for persons age six or older.
You'll need as many GBAs as there are players and enough GBA Game Link Cables to hook all of the systems together.
TM, ® and Game Boy Advance are trademarks of Nintendo.
www.gameboy.com /mariokart/parents.html   (190 words)

  
 DemiKids: Light Version for Game Boy Advance - MobyGames
In order to do this, the two must use their own demons to fight and defeat the creatures that have been let loose, and repair the rift before time itself is destroyed.
DemiKids Light Version has you playing the role of Jin as you travel the land in search of demons to fight and collect.
There are no game credits on file for this release of the game.
www.mobygames.com /game/demikids-light-version   (219 words)

  
 eBay Store - Merz67: Game Boy Advance: New Ipod Video AV Retractable Cable TV I Pod 30 GB 60   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Game Boy Advance Nascar Heat V-Rally 3 Racing Wheel P
Game Boy Advance Maximum Velocity Antz Toca Wheel B
Game Boy Advance Mario Kart Driver 2 Racing Wheel B
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 Game Boy Pocket   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Gunpei Yokoi was the creator of the Nintendo Game Boy - Virtual Boy - Famicom - NES - the Metroid series.
Game Boy is the most successful video game system ever developed...
Game Boy Micro requires adapters for some peripherals...
www.gameboy-today.com /game-boy--pocket.html   (193 words)

  
 eBay - game boy light, Accessories, Systems items on eBay.com
GAME BOY COLOR, GAME LIGHT and MAGNIFIER and SHIELD
GAME BOY COLOR LIGHT and MAGINIFIER and SPEAKERS and leads
Nintendo Game Boy Advance Gameboy Console MINT + Light
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 Vidgame.net: Game Boy Light
The Game Boy Light was a system that was released only in Japan.
Similar in size and weight to the Game Boy Pocket, the Game Boy Light is different because of an indiglo backlight.
Besides the light, the Game Boy Light contains all the other functions of a normal Game Boy (batteries, contrast, etc.)
www.vidgame.net /NINTENDO/gb_light.htm   (165 words)

  
 GameSpy: DemiKids: Light Version
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Jin (main character of Light Version), Akira (main character of Dark Version), and Lena are 6th grade friends who have grown up together.
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 Yet Another Video Game Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
I do not support or endorse Game Genie and/or Game Shark for any system.
If it's not built into the game as-is, then to be honest, I don't need it.
I'll gladly use any cheats built into the game, but I won't use a third party device to "assist" me.
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 IGN: Reader Reviews For: Cima: The Enemy
IGN » Games » Game Boy » Reader Reviews » Cima: The Enemy
Provide your own feedback on the game and write a review.
So, I bought the game and started it.
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