Game Boy Pocket
Smaller, sharper, and finally a screen you can read.
Market price
Loose $65
Boxed $170
Checked on 2026-11-05. Not live, a rough guide only.
The story
Seven years in, Nintendo shrank the Game Boy to something that actually fit a pocket. The Pocket is lighter, runs on two AAA batteries instead of four AAs, and most importantly ships with a proper black-and-white screen instead of the original's murky green.
That true grayscale display is the Pocket's quiet superpower, games look crisp in a way the DMG never managed. Early units shipped without a battery indicator LED; Nintendo added it back after complaints.
It is a favourite base for clean, understated mods: the smaller shell is comfortable, and a modern IPS screen makes it close to perfect.
Specs
- CPU
- Sharp LR35902 @ 4.19 MHz
- Screen
- 2.56" reflective STN LCD, 160 × 144, 4 shades of grey (true black)
- Power
- 2 × AAA (about 10 hours)
- Plays
- Game Boy
- Headphone jack
- Yes
Special editions
- Silver, black, green, red, yellow, clear
- Pikachu Yellow edition
Mods for the Game Boy Pocket
See all mods you can doWe don’t have a step-by-step guide written up for the Game Boy Pocket yet. In the meantime, browse the full list of mods the community takes on, from screen swaps to fresh shells and rechargeable power.