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Game Boy

By Nintendo
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The Nintendo Game Boy was an extremely popular handheld gaming system, which sold 64.42 million units worldwide by 1997. It had a monochrome display and originally retailed for $89.95, with Tetris bundled.

Description
  • Status: Discontinued
  • Availability date: 08/1989
  • Price at launch: $89.95

Availability
  • Form Factor: Slab
  • Length: 5.83 inches
  • Width: 3.54 inches
  • Thickness: 1.26 inches
  • Weight: 0.49 pounds
  • Color: Gray, Clear, Black, White, Red, Green, Yellow, Blue
  • Primary orientation: Portrait

Hardware
  • Screen size (diagonal): 2.6 inches
  • Technology: LCD
  • Resolution (longer): 160 px
  • Resolution (shorter): 144 px

Display
  • CPU speed: 4.19 MHz
  • Cores: 1
  • RAM: 8 KB

Performance
  • Controls: D-Pad

Input
  • Speaker(s): Mono

Audio
  • Game media type: Cartridge

Software
  • Headphone jack: 3.5mm
  • Data connections: Proprietary

Ports
  • Removable battery: Yes
  • Battery type: Disposable
  • Disposable type: AA
  • Quoted use time: 30 hr

Power
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