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Do Game Boy Color games work on Game Boy?

Special Game Boy Color games designed for use with the Game Boy Color. These are marked as such on their packaging and cannot be run on conventional Game Boys or the Super Game Boy
Super Game Boy
The Super Game Boy (スーパーゲームボーイ, Sūpā Gēmu Bōi) is a peripheral that allows Game Boy cartridges to be played on a Super Nintendo Entertainment System console. Released in June 1994, it retailed for $59.99 in the United States and £49.99 in the United Kingdom.
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. These games can however be played on the Game Boy Advance/Game Boy Advance SP.
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Are Game Boy and Game Boy Color the same?

The Game Boy Color (commonly abbreviated as GBC) is a handheld game console, manufactured by Nintendo, which was released in Japan on October 21, 1998 and to international markets that November. It is the successor to the Game Boy and is part of its product line.
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Are GBC games backwards compatible?

All versions save the Game Boy micro maintain the backwards compatibility function introduced with the classic Game Boy Advance. Backwards compatibility, through the inclusion of Game Boy Color hardware, allows Game Boy and Game Boy Color games to be played on the GBA.
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Can you play Game Boy games on Game Boy Player?

The Game Boy Player (ゲームボーイプレーヤー, Gēmu Bōi Purēyā) (DOL-017) is a GameCube peripheral developed by Nintendo which enables it to play Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance cartridges, allowing those games to be played on a television.
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What Game Boy games work on Game Boy Player?

The Game Boy Player is an accessory for the Nintendo GameCube. As the name implies, it can be used for playing Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games. It also has a link port for linking up to other Game Boy systems and accessories.
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Which gameboys are backwards compatible?

The AGS-101 Game Boy Advance SP was the final Nintendo handheld to have backwards compatibility with Game Boy and Game Boy Color games in North America and Europe.
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What was the last Game Boy Color game?

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (15 November 2002)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Griptonite Games, 2002) was the last game released for the Nintendo Game Boy Color in North America.
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What is the rarest Game Boy Color?

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It's known as the “Pink Heart Gameboy” a Gameboy so rare that there's rumoured to be the only one in the world.
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What is the best Game Boy?

The best Gameboy model is the Gameboy Advance AGB 01. Out of the 118.69 consoles Nintendo Gameboy sold, 81.58 million consoles were the Gameboy Advance. Its popularity is due its form being easy to hold and much more.
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What was the last Game Boy made?

Several redesigns were released during the console's lifetime, including the Game Boy Pocket in 1996 and the Game Boy Light in 1998 (Japan only). Production of the Game Boy continued until 2003, well after the release of its second successor, the Game Boy Advance, in 2001.
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What are the limitations Game Boy Color?

Game Boy Color

Typically sprite palettes share some colors (black, white or others), so the total colors displayed may be less than 56. Though there is a 56 color limit, this in of itself is a palette storage limit and not an actual hardware limitation.
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Why can't the DS play Game Boy games?

There are two main reasons for this: The Nintendo DS is designed for wireless play and lacks a link cable port. Because older games aren't designed to use the wireless features, they can't communicate for multiplayer games. The Nintendo DS lacks the special processor that is required to play these games.
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Do all gameboys use the same cartridge?

There are four different types of Game Paks for the various Game Boy models: Original Game Boy Game Paks, compatible with Original Game Boy, Game Boy Pocket, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance/Game Boy Advance SP and Super Game Boy.
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Are Gameboys still worth it?

The Gameboy is a great gaming machine if you're looking for something on the go and also kid friendly while still being able to play some great games as the years have passed by. The Gameboy has been used for some really cool things, a camera, printer, even a full blown music machine.
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Will Game Boy Advance games work on Game Boy Color?

Game Boy Advance games that were designed specifically for the Game Boy Advance/Game Boy Advance SP and cannot be played on other Game Boy models.
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What was the most popular Game Boy Color?

It is followed by the best-selling Game Boy Color game, Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal, which sold over 29 million units in total.
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How many Game Boy Color only games are there?

The list of Nintendo Game Boy Color games includes 918 licensed releases from the platform's launch in 1998 to the final release in 2003. The last official release for the system was Doraemon no Study Boy: Kanji Yomikaki Master, which was released in Japan on July 18, 2003.
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How many original Game Boy games are there?

List of games. This is a sortable list of 1046 games released for the Game Boy handheld video game system, excluding any cancelled and unlicensed games.
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What is the oldest Game Boy?

The Nintendo Game Boy was released in 1989.
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Can you play original Game Boy games on Game Boy Player?

The Game Boy Player is an extension for the GameCube that allows one to play Game Boy Advance games, as well as classic Game Boy and Game Boy Color games, on a TV screen. Like the Super Game Boy, the Game Boy Player includes the original hardware of the system whose games it is designed to play.
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What replaced Game Boys?

18, 1998: The Game Boy Color. The Game Boy Color was the first true successor to the original Game Boy.
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