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Hardware

The Game Boy family

Seven handhelds across sixteen years, from the grey DMG-01 brick to the tiny Micro. Each page has honest specs, a short story, special editions and a dated market price.

1989 → 2005

Timeline

  1. 1989Game BoyDMG-01
  2. 1996Game Boy PocketMGB-001
  3. 1998Game Boy ColorCGB-001
  4. 1998Game Boy LightMGB-101
  5. 2001Game Boy AdvanceAGB-001
  6. 2003Game Boy Advance SPAGS-001 / AGS-101
  7. 2005Game Boy MicroOXY-001

7 consoles

All consoles

Game Boy

Game Boy

1989 · DMG-01

The original. A green screen and a dream.

Loose $60

Game Boy Pocket

Game Boy Pocket

1996 · MGB-001

Smaller, sharper, and finally a screen you can read.

Loose $65

Game Boy Color

Game Boy Color

1998 · CGB-001

Colour at last, and a whole new library to go with it.

Loose $80

Game Boy Light

Game Boy Light

Japan only

1998 · MGB-101

The Pocket, lit from within. Never left Japan.

Loose $260

Game Boy Advance

Game Boy Advance

2001 · AGB-001

32-bit power, turned on its side.

Loose $75

Game Boy Advance SP

Game Boy Advance SP

2003 · AGS-001 / AGS-101

Clamshell, rechargeable, and finally a light you'll actually use.

Loose $110

Game Boy Micro

Game Boy Micro

2005 · OXY-001

The smallest of them all. Tiny screen, gorgeous screen.

Loose $200

Beyond the handhelds

Accessories

  • Super Game Boy

    1994

    A cartridge adapter that plays Game Boy games on the SNES, in colour, with custom borders.

  • Super Game Boy 2

    1998

    Japan only

    An improved Super Game Boy with a link port for two-player games and more accurate timing.

  • Game Boy Player

    2003

    A base for the GameCube that plays Game Boy, Color and Advance cartridges on your TV.