Game Boy

''This article is about the game console. For information about the gamebook series of the same name, see'' Game Boy (book series)

The Game Boy was Nintendo's first portable console. The Gameboy was one of the best selling game systems of all time, selling around 118,690,000 units world wide. It was so popular that Nintendo actually pushed back the Gameboy Color because the sales for the Gameboy were so good.

Hardware Specifications
CPU: Z80 8-bit CMOS

CPU Speed: 4.19 Mhz

RAM: 8 Kbyte

Maximum Resolution: 160 x 144 pixels

Colors: Grayscale

Maximum number of colors: 4

Maximum sprite size: 8 x 16 pixels

Maximum number of sprites: 40 sprites

Minimum/Maximum cart size: 256 Kbit - 16 Mbit

Sound: 4 Channel